Soumya Yadav, Author at SCC Times

Madras High Court orders MS Dhoni to pay Rs 10 lakh towards translation of CDs in Rs 100 crore IPL betting defamation suit

“In normal circumstances and in a suit filed by the plaintiff, it is the plaintiff who has to do the above work and file the documents along with his plaint.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Technical objections can’t defeat Covid-19 compensation to Frontline Municipal Worker’s Family; Bombay HC directs immediate release of ₹50 Lakh ex-gratia benefits

“In such trying times when the employee contracted Covid, to expect him to be admitted only in a government hospital for claiming an entitlement, is arbitrary and unjust.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Resignation on medical grounds entails forfeiture of service: Madras HC clarifies distinction between resignation and voluntary retirement

“The resignation of an employee entails forfeiture of service, and a clear distinction can be drawn between resignation and voluntary retirement, as both are disparate in terms of their operation and consequence, and therefore unlikely to hold an equivalent character.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC commutes POCSO convict’s life sentence to 12 years; cites his constructive participation in education and Gandhian thoughts

“The accused was only 20 years of age at the time when the offence took place, as reflected in the FIR, and was not released on bail even during Covid-19.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Abortion rights extended to unmarried women up to 24 weeks: Bombay HC directs wide of circulation of Supreme Court ruling across State authorities

“The woman is in unique and often difficult circumstances with respect to her physical, mental, social, or financial state, and all the different categories of women seek an abortion after twenty weeks either due to delay in recognizing the pregnancy or because of some other change in their environment.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Perfunctory public notice vitiates permission to fell trees; Bombay HC directs strict compliance of Maharashtra Trees Act

“We see no difficulty in such details being included in the newspaper, when a notice is published, so that adequate opportunity can be availed by those who are interested in raising objection, out of environmental concern or for any other reason which a person deems appropriate.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Permanent alimony does not absolve husband’s sacrosanct duty of financial support: Jharkhand HC upholds Rs 24,000 maintenance under S. 125 CrPC

“She is entitled in law to lead a life in the similar manner as she would have lived in the house of her husband, as that is where the status and strata come into place, and that is where the obligations of the husband, in case of a wife, become prominent.”

Case Briefs High Courts

“Sanitation is a Basic Human Right under Article 21”: Bombay HC orders Adequate Toilets in Mumbai Slums

“Making adequate provisions for toilets / sanitation facilities concerns the basic human rights under Article 21 of the Constitution/”

Case Briefs High Courts

Criminal Antecedents Have Societal Impact, Cannot Be Brushed Aside; Orissa HC Denies Bail in Extortion-Arms Act case

“The criminal antecedents of an accused cannot be brushed lightly as it has got definite impact on the society.”

Orissa High Court expunges affidavit against Advocate General

Case Briefs High Courts

“Purity is the hallmark of justice”: Orissa High Court expunges DSP’s affidavit against Advocate General, restrains media

“The trust of the people upon this institution should not be believed by encouraging wild litigants to make scurrilous remarks against constitutional functionaries in defiance of the Courts’ orders.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Jharkhand HC Orders FIR in Alleged HIV-Infected Blood Transfusion to Minor Thalassemia Patients; Reaffirms Police Duty to Register FIR

“There cannot be any cavil with the legal proposition that the police is under the statutory duty to lodge FIR when the complaint discloses a cognizable offence.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Orissa High Court upholds Two-child norm disqualification; rules protective proviso inapplicable to Panchayat membership termination

“The proviso was introduced by way of amendment effective from 18-04-1994, whereas the appellant’s third child was born on 11-03-1993 and the fourth on 06-11-1994, thus, the case is one of Textbook for attracting the disqualification clause, the protective proviso remaining miles away.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC: 645-day delay in review petition not condonable; reasons such as counsel search, court’s vacation, and family wedding not ‘sufficient cause’

“The attempt was not made within the limitation period provided under the Limitation Act, but almost after 1 year from the date of the impugned judgment and much after the expiry of limitation period.”

Legal RoundUp Topic-wise Roundup

Service Law January 2026: A Look at Key Decisions of the Month

Bringing together significant service law rulings from the Supreme Court and various High Courts, this roundup offers brief summaries of the month’s important cases along with references to related roundups.

Case Briefs High Courts

Adopted child entitled to caste status of adoptive parents when biological parents unknown: Bombay High Court

“When the process of adoption is completed, the adopted child becomes the legitimate child of the parents and all rights, privileges and responsibilities are bestowed on him which are attached to that relationship.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court sets aside municipal notice under MMC Act; highlights omission to specify violation fatal to jurisdiction

“The impugned notice did not specify as to which of the provisions of the MMC Act was contravened for empowering the Commissioner to initiate proceedings.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Auction consideration reflects true market value; Bombay High Court quashes Collector’s order demanding duty on independent valuation

“If a property is sold in a Court auction, after following a rigorous process aimed at discovery of the optimum price, such price, in effect, represents the price of the property at which a willing buyer was prepared to purchase the subject property.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Unilateral cancellation of registered trade mark by Registrar Without Rectification Proceedings is illegal: Madras High Court

“If this certificate has to be cancelled for any reason, the appellant ought to have been put on notice and an opportunity must have been given to the appellant, failing which, such cancellation will be construed as a nullity in the eye of law.”

Events/Webinars News

From Distressed Financing to Cross-Border Insolvency: Insights from 3rd IBBI & INSOL India International Conclave 2026

The 3rd IBBI—INSOL India International Conclave 2026 brought together leading domestic and international experts to deliberate on out-of-court restructurings, distressed acquisitions, and cross-border insolvency frameworks within the context of India’s evolving insolvency ecosystem.

Case Briefs District Court

Child below 12 cannot be held criminally liable without sufficient proof of maturity: JJB Sonipat absolves 11-year-old in murder case

“No interview was carried out during investigation or inquiry, no psychological assessment was conducted, and no effort was made to find out the mental capability of child in conflict with law”