Malika Bhola, Author at SCC Times

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of alleged abuse of toddlers at Bengaluru IT company creche; issues notices to Karnataka Chief Secretary and DGP

NHRC has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports alleging abuse of toddlers at a Bengaluru IT company creche and has sought a detailed report from the Karnataka Chief Secretary and DGP within two weeks

AI-generated fake precedents Supreme Court

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Reliance on AI-Generated Fake Precedents Vitiates Adjudication; Zero Tolerance for Hallucinated Citations

Supreme Court held that reliance on non-existent, AI-generated or hallucinated judicial precedents vitiates adjudication, rendering the decision void in law and warranting its setting aside.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Counsel cannot enter into compromise affecting property rights without express authority; Limitation cannot validate illegal compromise decree: Supreme Court

Supreme Court has held that a compromise under Order 23 Rule 3 CPC must be signed by the parties or a duly authorised representative, and that an advocate cannot bind a client to a compromise affecting valuable property rights solely on implied authority

High Court Round Up Legal RoundUp

High Court Roundup June 2026: Telegram ban for NEET-UG 2026, Khan Sir Defamation, Anil Ambani Black Money Case, “Workplace” Under PoSH Act and More

A quick roundup to cover all the important High Court legal developments and cases this month including Telegram ban for NEET-UG 2026, Khan Sir Defamation Suit, MakeMyTrip trade mark, “Workplace” Under POSH Act and other rulings in June 2026.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC declines to interfere with Indian Dressage Team selection for 20th Asian Games; reiterates limited scope of judicial review in sports selections

Delhi High Court dismissed challenges to the Indian Dressage Team selection for the 2026 Asian Games, holding that the EFI followed the prescribed Selection Criteria and reiterating the limited scope of judicial review in sports selections.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC directs AITA to amend Constitution in line with Sports Governance Act, orders fresh elections by 30 September 2026

Delhi High Court issued interim directions for reforming the governance framework of the AITA, directing amendment of its Constitution in accordance with the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 and the Sports Governance Rules, 2026, followed by fresh Executive Committee elections by 30 September 2026.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

1957 Registered Sale Deed Not Void for Alleged Violation of S. 154, U.P. Zamindari Abolition Act; 1982 Amendment Cannot Apply Retrospectively: Supreme Court

Supreme Court rules a 1957 registered sale deed is not void under pre-1982 UPZA & LR Act, restores appellants’ revenue entries, and clarifies Section 154

Legal RoundUp Weekly Roundup

Top Legal Developments [22-28 June]: Concerns on Lack of proper Ladies’ Bar Rooms, Rejection of Nomination Papers, POSH, Drugs Controller’s Licensing Condition, MACT compensation Other Key Verdicts & Policy Updates

A quick roundup to cover all the important legal developments and cases this week.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC Modifies Family Court Order Granting Overnight Custody On Finding Child Had Never Stayed with Father; Says Direction Inconsistent with Findings on Child’s Comfort Level

Delhi High Court held that overnight custody was not warranted where the child had never stayed overnight with the father and required further time to acclimatise, the Court thus modified the Family Court’s order and granted the father extended daytime custody instead.

HC cannot substitute injunction with compensation

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court: High Court Cannot Substitute Mandatory Injunction with Compensation When No Such Relief Is Claimed

Supreme Court held that a High Court cannot substitute a decree of mandatory injunction with monetary compensation in a second appeal when such relief was neither sought nor consented to by the plaintiff.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court: Acceptance of Pagri Does Not Render Tenancy Perpetual or Confer Ownership Rights on Tenant

Delhi High Court held that acceptance of pagri does not make a tenancy perpetual or confer ownership rights on a tenant. Upholding an eviction decree, the Court held that filing of the suit itself amounted to notice of termination and found the Delhi Rent Control Act inapplicable to the premises.

30-day notice period under Special Marriage Act

Case Briefs High Courts

Can the 30-day notice period under the Special Marriage Act be waived? Delhi HC answers

Delhi High Court ruled that the mandatory 30-day notice period under the Special Marriage Act cannot be relaxed merely because one of the parties is required to join employment abroad, emphasising that courts cannot bypass express statutory requirements.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

5-year-old’s tragic death leads Supreme Court to declare the right to walk on safe footpaths a fundamental right

In a judgment arising from a five-year-old child run over by a tanker while walking to school, the Supreme Court declared that Urban Development Authorities, Municipal Corporations and Panchayats bear an enforceable duty to provide pedestrian infrastructure, with remedies independent of the Motor Vehicles Act.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of alleged illegal confinement of minor as adult inmate in Gautam Budh Nagar jail

Taking suo motu cognizance of media reports, NHRC has sought reports from U.P. authorities and ordered a spot inquiry into the alleged detention of a minor in an adult prison

Right of Residence in Sister-in-law Property

Case Briefs High Courts

Marital Discord Cannot Penalise a Sister-in-Law Who Opened Her Home in Good Faith: Delhi HC Rejects Wife’s Shared Household Claim Over Sister-in-Law’s Property

Delhi High Court ruled that a daughter-in-law cannot continue occupying her sister-in-law’s property merely because she resided there with her husband. Once the husband’s permissive right ended, she had no independent right to remain in possession.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Compassionate Appointment Cannot be Kept in Abeyance by Invoking Rule Applicable Only to Financial Assistance: SC upholds Haryana Rule

Supreme Court clarified that compassionate appointment and compassionate financial assistance are distinct benefits under the Haryana Compassionate Assistance Rules, 2019, and held that Rule 23(1) cannot be invoked to defer a claim for compassionate appointment during the pendency of criminal proceedings.

Title Suit Not Barred by Constructive Res Judicata

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Constructive Res Judicata Cannot Bar Title Suit When Right Was Not Previously Under Threat: Supreme Court

A man who had owned land since childhood under a 1960 deed was nearly stripped of his entire property through a doctrine designed to prevent re-litigation, the Supreme Court stepped in, holding that constructive res judicata cannot be used to produce harsh or inequitable consequences.

Probate revocation limitation Supreme Court

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Probate Revocation Plea Filed 27 Years After Grant of Probate Barred by Limitation; Notice in Mutation Proceedings Constitutes Constructive Notice: Supreme Court

Holding that wilful abstention from inquiry after receiving a court notice attracts constructive notice, the Supreme Court ruled the respondents’ 2022 revocation application hopelessly time-barred under Art. 137, Limitation Act, and restored the Single Judge’s dismissal order.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC Holds “GLASS SKIN” Descriptive; Directs Removal of Trade Mark Registration in Class 3

The Delhi High Court while allowing a rectification petition filed by Renee Cosmetics (P) Ltd held that the mark “GLASS SKIN” is descriptive of skincare products and directed cancellation of its trade mark registration, finding it hit by Section 9(1)(b), Trade Marks Act, 1999.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC Directs Immediate Takedown of “Scandalous” Social Media Posts Against Sitting Judge; Restrains Further Dissemination in Criminal Contempt Case

The Delhi High Court, in a criminal contempt petition under Article 215, held that freedom of speech does not protect scandalous and unsubstantiated allegations of corruption and criminality against a sitting Judge, as such publications undermine the administration of justice.