Justice Dipankar Datta
Know thy Judge

Justice Dipankar Datta served as a Judge in the Calcutta High Court, and as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court, prior to being sworn in as Supreme Court Judge on 12-12-2022.

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claim to be made and petition under Section 11 Arbitration Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The issue with regard to the time barred claim is not to be gone into at the reference stage under Section 11 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 but can be seen only by the Arbitrator/Arbitration Tribunal at the relevant stage.”

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Family Law January 2026
Legal RoundUpTopic-wise Roundup

Explore the key family law developments of January 2026, featuring the Supreme Court and various High Courts on adoption, annulment of marriage, custody, divorce, maintenance and much more.

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Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the case at hand, a news was telecast on News 18 Punjab/Haryana/Himachal Pradesh allegedly projecting IPS officer, Amitabh Yash, to be involved in earning illicit money from criminals.

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High Court from January 2026
Legal RoundUpWeekly Roundup

A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.

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police encounter routine firing at accused's leg
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Although this Court recognizes that police personnel also have the right of private defense and may use force in appropriate circumstances, it is well settled that where death occurs or grievous injuries are caused to the accused, the procedure mandated by the Supreme Court must be strictly followed.”

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victim allegedly eloped willingly
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the case at hand, it is evident from the Medical Ossification Report that the victim’s age is between 16-18 years.

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IVF when a couple has one living child
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The primary purpose of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 is to regulate and supervise the Assisted Reproductive Technology clinics and banks, so as to prevent their misuse and avoid unsafe and unethical practices.”

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lawyers on strike over working Saturdays
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“When lawyers boycott the Courts, it directly violates the rights of the litigants to speedy justice, as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.”

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man accused of terrorist activities
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Accused 4 was actively involved in conducting reconnaissance and arson activities in and around Mangaluru. It has been established that he received funds through Cryptocurrency from online handler affiliated with the terrorist outfit and these funds were subsequently utilized to carry out the terrorist activities.”

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Advocate not a mouthpiece
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Court repetitively requested the learned Counsel for the petitioner to refrain from wasting the time of the Court and to raise his pleas before the DRT where the securitisation application is pending but due to his insistence, the Court had to decide the petition by this detailed judgment, which has resulted in unwarranted wastage of the precious time of the Court, which could have been utilized for deciding some other matter.”

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High Court Cases from January 2026
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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.

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recall of witness in POCSO case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

A witness who has already been examined and cross-examined, cannot be recalled and re-examined to deny the evidence he has already given before the trial court and no opportunity at a later stage can be given to him to completely efface the evidence already given by him under oath.

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closure of Madarsa
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Madarsa will not be entitled to claim any government grant till it is recognized, and the Madarsa Education Board will not be obliged to permit the students of the Madarsa in examination conducted by the Madarsa Board.”

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doctor's prosecution without obtaining competent medical opinion
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Professor of Surgery who was supervising the treatment of the victim deposed in his sworn deposition that it was not a case of negligence on the part the doctor who had operated her.

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forcing arrestee to strip
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The right to dignity does not evaporate upon arrest. Even a person accused of an offence continues to be clothed with basic human rights.”

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FIR Against husband family quashed
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Minor skirmishes that happens in the family between the husband and the wife are projected to become a crime for offences punishable under Section 498A of the IPC or even under Section 504 IPC”

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Reinstatement does not preclude conducting enquiry
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The nature of the misconduct proved against the petitioner, viewed in the context of the duties and responsibilities attached to the post held, cannot be said to be trivial or inconsequential.”

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Bail to husband to support wife after child birth
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the case at hand, the petitioner’s wife had just given birth to a female child, thus, he approached the Court for bail to look after their well-being.

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women's sacrifice of employment
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The statutory right of the wife to maintenance cannot be permitted to be parted away and infringed by setting up a case that she had the capacity to earn.”

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