Sonali Ahuja, Author at SCC Times

Inadequate Teachers in MP Govt Schools: Madhya Pradesh HC seeks data on vacancies

The petitioner contended that 499 schools were inadequately staffed and 102 schools had no teachers available.

Domestic Events & Collaborations ILA Conference

From Group Insolvency to Modified Universalism: Experts provide insights on Day 2 of the 4th ILA Conference

Taking Day 2 of the 4th Insolvency Law Academy (“ILA”) Annual Conference further, the panellists and guests delved into topics such as cross-border insolvency, future of restructuring, group insolvency, hybrid insolvency, and much more.

Domestic Events & Collaborations IBBI & INSOL India International Conclave

Register Now for the 3rd IBBI-INSOL India International Conclave!

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India and INSOL India are hosting their 3rd International Conclave on 28th Jan 2026 at Le Meridien, New Delhi.

Domestic Events & Collaborations ILA Conference

“Way forward is not radical reinvention but institutional course correction”: Justice N.V. Ramana speaks at Day 1 of the 4th ILA Conference

Day 1 of the much-awaited 4th ILA Conference featured erudite addresses and insights from leading insolvency experts and distinguished dignitaries on insolvency law and policy, global trends in restructuring, the changing geopolitical landscape, and cinema as a lens and mirror for the economy.

maintenance to wife whose brother shot her husband

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Granting maintenance would be grave injustice’; Allahabad HC denies woman’s claim after her brother shot her husband, leaving him incapacitated

“If a wife, by her own acts or omissions, causes or contributes to the incapacity of her husband to earn, she cannot be permitted to take advantage of such a situation and claim maintenance.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Indore Water Contamination Crisis: Madhya Pradesh HC directs safe keeping of relevant records, case documents

The respondents contended that there was a possibility of manipulation of the original relevant record relating to the tender of laying a separate drinking water pipeline in Bhagirathpura and sample reports of M.P. Pollution Control Board.

Enforcement of Orders under S. 24 of UP Revenue Code

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad HC flags “systemic inaction” by revenue authorities; Issues guidelines for Enforcement of Orders under Section 24 of UP Revenue Code, 2006

“Despite having successfully navigated the statutory procedures, undergoing summary inquiries, site inspections, and obtaining final execution orders for affixation of boundary marks, the petitioners find themselves to be in a situation where the end relief remains illusory.”

Case Briefs District Court

Delhi Court convicts Dukhtaran-e-Millat Chief Asiya Andrabi & associates for promoting secession of Kashmir – Full Judgment Explained

“They have been vociferously endorsing, supporting, and promoting the sentiments as well as provoking the people of Kashmir. So much so, in their posts, the accused have called for a boycott of elections and to reject the candidate who comes with the idea of development.”

High Court Round Up Legal RoundUp

HIGH COURT WEEKLY ROUNDUP 2026 [12- 18 Jan] | Rohingya Funding Syndicate; MP’s Missing Girls; Bharat Mata Portrait Row; and more

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

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2026 SCC Vol. 1 Part 1

2026 SCC Vol. 1 Part 1: Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases on Constitution’s Articles 200 and 201.

Case Briefs High Courts

Alleged Misuse of Police Powers under Gangsters Act: Allahabad HC slams UP Home, Police Department for non-compliance with Court orders, flags “lackadaisical approach”

“Such an approach seemingly proceeds on the erroneous assumption that the power to issue notifications, being vested in the executive branches, may be exercised without due application of mind, by resorting to unfettered discretion and without examining the consequential effects thereof.”

abduction & rape of 14-year-old girl in Kanpur

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of reported abduction and rape of a 14-year-old girl in Kanpur

The NHRC sought detailed reports from the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh, on the matter within two weeks.

compassionate appointment if family member earns

Case Briefs High Courts

Can Compassionate Appointment be claimed if a Family Member is Earning? Chhattisgarh HC answers

“Sympathy or hardship, howsoever genuine, cannot be a ground to direct compassionate appointment in contravention of the governing circular.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Minor found using Manjha? Parents, Guardians could face action as MP HC CRACKS DOWN on Chinese Nylon Thread

On 08-12-2025, the Court took suo motu cognizance of the illegal sale and use of Chinese Nylon Thread (Manjha), which was causing injuries and casualties.

Case Briefs High Courts

Chhattisgarh HC denies anticipatory bail to two men for staging demonstration, manhandling police inside Courtroom in Ashutosh Chaitanya Case

“The discretionary relief of anticipatory bail is not meant to shield persons who, prima facie, appear to have participated in acts undermining public order and the sanctity of judicial institutions.”

Case Briefs High Courts

“No such restriction placed on her”: Allahabad HC directs Trial Court to grant passport NOC to Sapna Choudhary

“The impugned order is premised on the foundation that restrictions were placed on the rights of Sapna to travel abroad, whereas no such restrictions appeared to be placed on her, even in the bail order.”

Case Briefs High Courts

“Forced unnatural sex by husband is cruelty under S. 498A IPC, not rape”: MP HC quashes Rape, Section 377 IPC charges

“Forced unnatural sex by a husband on his wife amounts to cruelty under Section 498A of the IPC, but cannot be prosecuted as rape under Section 376 of the IPC as in a Section 377 context, marital rape concept is not recognized under current law because of the express marital exception in Section 375.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Allahabad HC “shocked” at “widespread corruption’ as man manipulates DOB by 11 years; Directs registration of FIR

“The present state of affairs is shocking. The extent of fabrication of documents, which is directly the result of widespread corruption, is disturbing.”

Case Briefs High Courts

“Shocking! Girls missing for 10+ years, Police unable to trace them”: MP HC pulls up SP, IGP for laxity in finding missing minor girls in MP

“It is really shocking that some of the girls are missing for the last more than 10 years, but still, police are not in a position to find out their whereabouts.”

insertion of father's name in son's school records

Case Briefs High Courts

“Biological father’s parental rights can’t be undermined due to matrimonial discord”: MP HC directs insertion of father’s name in son’s school records

“Parental rights of a biological father cannot be undermined at the altar of dispute between the couple. A child should not suffer the dispute, either emotionally or educationally/ socially.”