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The Court called for a shift from occasional seminars to continuous professional learning and proposed a full-time National Legal Academy to strengthen advocates’ skills, ethics, technological competence, and long-term development.
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The instant dispute arose from Canara Bank’s allegation that the appellant’s legal opinion wrongly certified the entire mortgaged property as belonging to the guarantor, despite prior sale deeds affecting part of it. The Bank treated the alleged omission in title verification as negligence that exposed it to financial risk.
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The proceedings arose out of a public speech delivered by Congress MP Kumbakudi Sudhakaran on 3 August 2019. During the speech, he made remarks concerning the Judges who had rendered the judgment.
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Delhi High Court held that Ravi Kishan’s name, image, likeness, voice, and other distinctive personality attributes constitute valuable personality rights deserving legal protection. Granting an ex parte ad interim injunction, the Court restrained the unauthorised use of his identity, including through AI-generated content and deepfakes, and directed the removal of objectionable online material.
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The Court held that a PIL seeking disclosure of the scientific archaeological survey of the Somnath Temple site was not maintainable where it was founded on unverified media reports, contained incorrect factual assertions, and failed to disclose the petitioner’s bona fides and credentials.
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The case underscores that when attesting witnesses are unavailable, a will can still be proved through other admissible evidence under Sections 69 and 71 of the Evidence Act, provided the execution and testamentary capacity of the testator are established.
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The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 does not create a special forum for deciding title disputes or declaring conveyance deeds void merely because the dispute involves a senior citizen. The Court reiterated that property disputes falling outside the limited scope of Section 23 must be adjudicated before the competent civil court.
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The Bombay High Court directed restoration of custody of a minor child to her father in habeas corpus proceedings, observing that emotional attachment with the maternal aunt could not override the father’s undisputed legal right without any evidence showing that custody with him would be detrimental to the child’s welfare.
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The Delhi High Court had held that seeking hotel stay and call record details to prove the charge of adultery would not violate right to privacy.
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“The case in point is an exemplary instance of misconstruction of intent and a parochially narrow understanding of religious philosophy.”
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The Court clarified that the Madras High Court’s view in R. v. B., (2024) 1 HCC (Mad) 531, requiring Part B to be signed exclusively by Section 79-A-notified Examiner of Electronic Evidence shall not operate as a binding precedent.
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A suit for recovery of possession and mesne profits resulted in a decree dated 09-01-2024, which was declared a nullity by the Division Bench on the ground that it had been decided by a Judge lacking the requisite commercial roster under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015.
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It was contended that since the boy had not attained the age of 21 years at the time of marriage, the said marriage was not a valid one.
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Supreme Court held that once money is staked on an uncertain outcome, the nature of the underlying game becomes irrelevant and the activity constitutes betting and gambling.
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Delhi High Court directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police to inquire into the circumstances in which the investigating officer sought permission to search and arrest an accused despite the subsistence of interim protection from arrest in an anticipatory bail matter.
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The Tripura High Court quashed the Inspector General of Prisons’ communication and directed reconsideration within three months.
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After the High Court upheld the grant of bail to Sonam Raghuvanshi on 29 June 2026, the State of Meghalaya approached the Supreme Court on 1 July 2026 challenging the order. The matter was first heard on 3 July 2026 and has been listed for further hearing on 9 July 2026.
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The case arose from a homelessness application made by a disabled applicant who was assessed as requiring accommodation within the London Borough of Lambeth or near his treating hospital. After being placed in out-of-borough temporary accommodation for a prolonged period, he brought proceedings alleging breach of the duty to make reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act, 2010.
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In a writ petition challenging an order of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directing payment of balance gratuity to a retired employee, the Court held that disputes relating to gratuity and other service benefits arise out of an employer-employee relationship and do not give rise to a consumer dispute under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.
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Delhi High Court ruled that an earning husband is entitled to claim compensation under the head of loss of dependency for the death of his earning wife, holding that dependency extends to the deceased spouse’s contribution to the household corpus and is not negated merely because the surviving spouse is also earning.
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