Top Legal Developments This Week [6-12th April, 2026] | Justice Yashwant Varma’s Resignation; Revised VDA Rates; Sathankulam Custodial Deaths; and more
A quick roundup to cover all the important legal developments and cases this week.
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Family Law February 2026 Roundup: Key Rulings on custody, alimony, adoption, succession, and more
This month saw several significant rulings from the Supreme Court and High Courts on custody, maintenance, adoption, property disputes, and personal law.
Child’s Welfare over Father’s financial capacity: Chhattisgarh HC denies custody to Father Living with Second Wife without Divorce
“This Court cannot be oblivious of the future aspect that there is no certainty that the child will get better love, affection, and good atmosphere from his step-mother, in comparison to what he has been receiving from his mother since birth.”
Custody with compassion: Calcutta HC mandates Child Access and Custody Guidelines coupled with shared parenting plan
“Most often the worst sufferers of the familial disruption are the helpless children who are entrapped in the bitter feud between two warring couple without any fault of their own.”
Family Law September 2025 | Important Case Law and Judicial Updates
Explore the key family law developments of September 2025, featuring the Supreme Court and various High Courts on adoption, annulment of marriage, custody, divorce, maintenance and much more.
‘Writ of Habeas Corpus not substitute for meticulous determination of custody disputes’: P&H HC refrains from imposing costs on mother
‘The extraordinary jurisdiction of a writ Court should be invoked when the foundational jurisdictional fact of child being in illegal custody is demonstrably established or such exercise of jurisdiction is warranted by welfare of the child.’
Family and Personal Law July 2025: Major Judgments and Legislation Updates!
Covering all the important family law cases across various High Courts and the Supreme Court as well as the legislative updates, this roundup provides a quick summary of cases, latest legal updates in family law and links to other roundups.
FAMILY LAW ROUNDUP: A quick recap of the latest Family Law rulings from June 2025
Stay informed about the latest rulings from the Supreme Court and various High Courts in June 2025, covering key aspects of family law, including divorce on grounds of cruelty, maintenance rights, child custody, and the interpretation of personal laws.
“Gender-sensitive, emotionally intelligent, & child-centered judicial approach required in custody of minor girls”: Allahabad HC grants minor daughter’s custody to mother
“The principle that the father is the natural guardian of the minor child-boy or unmarried girl, and after him, the mother is primarily derived from section 6 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, though seminal at its time. Now it smacks patriarchal bias, therefore, become obsolete in the progressive realities of 21st- century in India”
Couples may be divorced as husband and wife, but never as parents, their responsibilities continue for life: Kerala High Court
“The way out in our minds is that the parents must find peace with each other and be involved with the child’s progress together as partners.”
‘Love, company, protection and guidance of both parents are basic human rights and need of child’; Orissa HC upholds father’s visitation right
The child is always the victim in the custody battles and in the fight of egos and acrimonies between two spouses, but the childhood of such child is the worse sufferer, and such childhood is spoiled due to the alter egos’ of the spouses.
‘Magistrate may ascertain arrestee’s condition through video conferencing or personal visit’: Gauhati HC grants bail to hospitalised arrestee not produced in 24 hours
‘Unless an order of remand under Section 187of the BNSS is passed, the initial arrest of the arrestee beyond the period of 24 hours from the time of his arrest will become illegal.’
Operation Sindoor| Read why Bombay HC ordered release of student, who was taken into custody for her alleged Instagram post on India-Pakistan war
At the most, the petitioner’s act of sharing the post can be termed as an indiscretion by a young student still taking education, but still the Sinhagad Academy of Engineering rusticated her.
‘Indian Courts not for sidestepping jurisdictional proceedings by foreign nationals’; P&H HC grants custody to Canadian woman whose husband allegedly abducted their son
“Permitting the husband to retain the custody of the minor son, despite an unequivocal foreign custody order to the contrary, would be antithetical not only to the legal rights of the petitioner but also to the rule of law, international comity, and, above all, the welfare of the child.”
HIGH COURT APRIL 2025 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Stories on Hauz Khas ‘Social’; Nepal Student’s Death; Karuvannur Bank Scam; Harley-Davidson trade mark; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
‘Child becomes unintended victim in custody battles’: Gujarat HC refuses relief to father who claimed custody after previously agreeing to give child to mother
“When the parents are in conflict, the child’s well-being should remain of paramount concern, the Court must ensure that the minor child is not treated as an object to be passed back and forth, but rather a person whose stability and security must carefully be protected.”
‘Long incarceration can lead to depression, anxiety, drug abuse’; Bombay HC grants bail to a man in custody for over 9 years
Inmates face social stigma which can disrupt relationships with family and friends and the incarcerated persons often suffer long-term consequences from having been subjected to pain, deprivation, and extremely atypical patterns and norms of living and interacting with others.
HIGH COURT FEBRUARY 2025 WEEKLY ROUNDUP | Stories on Delhi Riots; Bar Association Elections; Fake Anti-Cancer Drug; NOVARTIS Trade Mark; and more
A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
‘Misogynistic, sexist, archaic’: Kerala HC quashes Family Court order denying custody to mother stating she is of loose morals, cites several flaws
“Hearing these cases, we realize how much rigid gender roles and patriarchy have trickled down into societies and guide our thoughts and actions, even in ways we do not understand, at times. We unfortunately continue to follow and perpetuate such unconsciously, which surely warrants continuous education and close introspection.”
Custodial statements under Section 50 PMLA are inadmissible; MP High Court grants bail
“The arrest should be rational, fair and as per law and shall not be merely based upon guilt of accused established from inadmissible evidence.”