pendency of cases
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court stated that this dialogue became very popular because it was the perception of a common man, but the reason for it, of course, was not the judicial officers alone, but the State and its police, as a judicial officer can’t decide the cases without sufficient staff and police cooperation.

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No Embassy-issued NOC Required for Marriage
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Relying on earlier precedent, the High Court directed authorities to process the marriage immediately after the statutory notice period.”

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Yatin Oza's Contempt Conviction
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The Court wields considerable authority, yet the true essence of judicial magnanimity lies in restraint. Measured reprimand and corrective guidance remain the wiser course over sheer penal consequence.”

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Dismissal for securing Appointment through Fraud
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“If individuals entrusted with enforcing the law themselves secure entry into service through deception and fabricated credentials, it would seriously erode the Rule of Law.”

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cheque number mandatory demand notice Section 138 NI Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Cheque number is the most essential part of the demand notice filed under Section 138 NI Act for insufficient funds. Without it, notice falls short of legal requirement.”

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Electricity plant depreciation cost calculation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court denied the electricity distribution company the depreciation cost for the Plant’s technical useful life, instead of the regulatory recovery period under the tariff framework.

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Cruelty Divorce Alimony Employment Pregnancy Compromise
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“A wife’s income or employment does not automatically disqualify her from receiving alimony, it is not an absolute rule. Courts determine maintenance based on the wife’s actual need compared to the lifestyle she enjoyed in her matrimonial home.”

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CLAT UG 2026
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Dismissing a law aspirant’s challenge to three questions in CLAT UG 2026, the Allahabad High Court finds the examiner’s answers on logical reasoning and deduction correct in all three instances.

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Formaldehyde units environmental clearance judgment
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court allowed appeals by formaldehyde manufacturing units in Rajasthan and Haryana and quashed NGT closure orders over absence of prior Environmental Clearance under the EIA Notification, 2006.

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higher pension rights of exempted employees
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Quashing EPFO’s rejection orders, the Karnataka High Court holds that employees who contributed to Provident Fund on actual wages are entitled to exercise joint option for higher pension under EPS 1995, regardless of whether Trust Rules of their exempted establishment permitted pension fund contributions on higher wages.

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salary grants for children's homes
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The High Court noted Maharashtra extends financial assistance under Ladki Bahin Yojana hence, it cannot deny salary grants to staff caring for children in need of protection, failing the test of reasonableness under Article 14.

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IBC not for adjudicating individual contractual disputes
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The present case does not involve a straightforward financial debt-fault scenario warranting initiation of CIRP. The facts disclose a dispute which is predominantly contractual in nature and is subject matter of the proceedings before the DRT-the appropriate forum for recovery.”

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withdrawal of prosecution
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court noted that the record also revealed that an opinion for withdrawal of the prosecution was given based on the material provided to the Advocate General of the State of Uttar Pradesh.

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'Pick and Choose' policy in judgments
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Where a ruling by a Single Judge has held the field for a significant duration without being disturbed or reversed, it attains the character of a settled position of law and should not ordinarily be unsettled, as doing so would undermine judicial stability, unless the decision is demonstrably per incuriam or palpably erroneous.”

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girls don't get married to Be Killed for Dowry
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court emphasised that dowry death cases carry statutory presumptions under Section 118, Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 which cannot be ignored.

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'Hon'ble' honorific
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court stated that the “Hon’ble” is an honorific which no functionary, howsoever high, who is a civil servant and not the holder of a sovereign constitutional office, is entitled to use.

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Co-accused right of hearing on pardon application
Case BriefsDistrict Court

“It is worthwhile to mention that CBI has been doing somersault and blowing hot and cold, with regard to the role of applicant/A-23.”

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permissive clause partnership deed arbitration agreement
Case BriefsSupreme Court

At the hearing, it was contended that the said clause was permissive in nature and does not constitute a binding arbitration agreement within the meaning of Section 7.

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BR Ambedkar in TN school curriculum
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The tragedy of our times lies in confining such a towering national figure within narrow caste-based perceptions. Dr Ambedkar’s larger-than-life legacy is too often reduced to a sectional emblem, when in truth he belongs to the entire nation, to every classroom, every court, every institution of learning, and every citizen who cherishes dignity under the law.

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proportional allocation of VJNT vacancies
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bombay HC rules on inter-transferability of unfilled VJNT vacancies under Section 4(3), Maharashtra State Public Services Reservation Act, 2001.

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