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Fundamental Rights -- Disciplinary Action for Expressing Dissent -- Fine imposed on university students for cheering or smiling in support of a demonstration stayed as it curbs a valuable right to express dissent

Constitution of India, 1950, Art.19(1)(a) -- Fundamental Rights -- Disciplinary Action for Expressing Dissent -- The right of a student to express dissent, demonstrate, or show support for a demonstration by cheering constitutes a valuable right which cannot be curbed or interdicted. An act of merel...
Delhi High Court
22 Sep 2026 13:19 PM

Maintenance to Wife -- Contradictory Statements on Date of Marriage -- Maintenance proceedings cannot be quashed where the nature of the marital relationship requires determination through evidence at trial

Maintenance to Wife -- Contradictory Statements on Date of Marriage -- Maintenance proceedings cannot be quash
Gauhati High Court
22 Sep 2026 13:03 PM

Motor Accident Claim -- Parked Vehicle Hit From Behind -- No negligence attributable to a vehicle parked on the roadside when the colliding vehicle had sufficient time to exercise due care

Motor Accident Claim -- Parked Vehicle Hit From Behind -- No negligence attributable to a vehicle parked on th
Gauhati High Court
22 Sep 2026 12:59 PM

Motor Accident Claim -- Permissive User of Borrowed Vehicle -- Permissive user who borrows a vehicle steps into shoes of owner and cannot claim compensation under Section 163A against the owner

Motor Accident Claim -- Permissive User of Borrowed Vehicle -- Permissive user who borrows a vehicle steps int
Gauhati High Court
22 Sep 2026 12:56 PM

Quashing of FIR -- Termination of Pregnancy Without Husband's Consent -- Investigation stayed where FIR registered same day as complaint without scrutiny inspires no confidence

Quashing of FIR -- Termination of Pregnancy Without Husband's Consent -- Investigation stayed where FIR regist
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
22 Sep 2026 12:52 PM

Maintenance to Wife -- Wife Employed and Earning -- Wife is not entitled to interim maintenance for the period during which she was employed and earning

Maintenance to Wife -- Wife Employed and Earning -- Wife is not entitled to interim maintenance for the period
Delhi High Court
22 Sep 2026 12:50 PM

Stay of Complaint Case -- Pendency of Investigation into Separate Offence -- Stay under Section 233 BNSS applies only when the complaint case and pending police investigation concern the same offence

Stay of Complaint Case -- Pendency of Investigation into Separate Offence -- Stay under Section 233 BNSS appli
Kerala High Court
21 Sep 2026 13:44 PM

Quashing of FIR -- Direction by Civil Court to Register FIR -- Civil Court has inherent power under Section 151 CPC to direct registration of FIR in cases of serious forgery

Quashing of FIR -- Direction by Civil Court to Register FIR -- Civil Court has inherent power under Section 15
Madhya Pradesh High Court
21 Sep 2026 13:39 PM

Child Custody -- Removal of Child in Breach of Foreign Court Order -- Child removed to India in violation of foreign court's custody orders must be returned, following principle of comity of courts

Child Custody -- Removal of Child in Breach of Foreign Court Order -- Child removed to India in violation of f
Telangana High Court
21 Sep 2026 13:31 PM

Criminal Cases
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Maintenance to Wife -- Contradictory Statements on Date of Marriage -- Maintenance proceedings cannot be quashed where the nature of the marital relationship requires determination through evidence at trial

(i) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.144 -- Maintenance to Wife -- Contradictory Statements on Date of Marriage -- In a proceeding under Section 144 BNSS, it is sufficient to establish a relationship in the nature of husband and wife, and such relationship can be established only through ...

Gauhati High Court
22 Sep 2026 13:03 PM

Motor Accident Claim -- Parked Vehicle Hit From Behind -- No negligence attributable to a vehicle parked on the roadside when the colliding vehicle had sufficient time to exercise due care

Motor Accident Claim -- Parked Vehicle Hit From Behind -- No negligence attributable to a vehicle parked on th
Gauhati High Court
22 Sep 2026 12:59 PM

Quashing of FIR -- Termination of Pregnancy Without Husband's Consent -- Investigation stayed where FIR registered same day as complaint without scrutiny inspires no confidence

Quashing of FIR -- Termination of Pregnancy Without Husband's Consent -- Investigation stayed where FIR regist
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
22 Sep 2026 12:52 PM

Maintenance to Wife -- Wife Employed and Earning -- Wife is not entitled to interim maintenance for the period during which she was employed and earning

Maintenance to Wife -- Wife Employed and Earning -- Wife is not entitled to interim maintenance for the period
Delhi High Court
22 Sep 2026 12:50 PM

Stay of Complaint Case -- Pendency of Investigation into Separate Offence -- Stay under Section 233 BNSS applies only when the complaint case and pending police investigation concern the same offence

Stay of Complaint Case -- Pendency of Investigation into Separate Offence -- Stay under Section 233 BNSS appli
Kerala High Court
21 Sep 2026 13:44 PM

Quashing of FIR -- Direction by Civil Court to Register FIR -- Civil Court has inherent power under Section 151 CPC to direct registration of FIR in cases of serious forgery

Quashing of FIR -- Direction by Civil Court to Register FIR -- Civil Court has inherent power under Section 15
Madhya Pradesh High Court
21 Sep 2026 13:39 PM

Narco Analysis Test -- Compulsion at Instance of Complainant -- Complainant cannot compel an unwilling accused to undergo Narco Analysis Test without his consent

Narco Analysis Test -- Compulsion at Instance of Complainant -- Complainant cannot compel an unwilling accused
Delhi High Court
21 Sep 2026 13:22 PM

Immoral Traffic -- Customer at Brothel -- Not liable for keeping brothel or procuring for prostitution

Immoral Traffic -- Customer at Brothel -- Not liable for keeping brothel or procuring for prostitution
Gujarat High Court
21 Sep 2026 13:17 PM

Hypothecation -- Repossession Without Notice by Force -- Repossession of hypothecated vehicle without notice and by force violates right to fair procedure and attracts compensation

Hypothecation -- Repossession Without Notice by Force -- Repossession of hypothecated vehicle without notice a
Supreme Court
19 Sep 2026 12:16 PM

Civil Cases
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Fundamental Rights -- Disciplinary Action for Expressing Dissent -- Fine imposed on university students for cheering or smiling in support of a demonstration stayed as it curbs a valuable right to express dissent

Constitution of India, 1950, Art.19(1)(a) -- Fundamental Rights -- Disciplinary Action for Expressing Dissent -- The right of a student to express dissent, demonstrate, or show support for a demonstration by cheering constitutes a valuable right which cannot be curbed or interdicted. An act of merel...

Delhi High Court
22 Sep 2026 13:19 PM

Motor Accident Claim -- Permissive User of Borrowed Vehicle -- Permissive user who borrows a vehicle steps into shoes of owner and cannot claim compensation under Section 163A against the owner

Motor Accident Claim -- Permissive User of Borrowed Vehicle -- Permissive user who borrows a vehicle steps int
Gauhati High Court
22 Sep 2026 12:56 PM

Child Custody -- Removal of Child in Breach of Foreign Court Order -- Child removed to India in violation of foreign court's custody orders must be returned, following principle of comity of courts

Child Custody -- Removal of Child in Breach of Foreign Court Order -- Child removed to India in violation of f
Telangana High Court
21 Sep 2026 13:31 PM

Divorce -- Cruelty -- Wife's Wish that Husband Live as Gharjamai -- Not cruelty

Divorce -- Cruelty -- Wife's Wish that Husband Live as Gharjamai -- Not cruelty
Jharkhand High Court
21 Sep 2026 13:10 PM

Motor Accident Claim -- Territorial Jurisdiction of Insurer's Place of Business -- Place of business of insurer does not confer territorial jurisdiction on Claims Tribunal under Section 166(2)

Motor Accident Claim -- Territorial Jurisdiction of Insurer's Place of Business -- Place of business of insure
Supreme Court
19 Sep 2026 12:20 PM

Rejection of Plaint -- Admissibility of Unregistered Document -- Admissibility of a document relied upon by plaintiff cannot be adjudicated while considering rejection of plaint

Rejection of Plaint -- Admissibility of Unregistered Document -- Admissibility of a document relied upon by pl
Supreme Court
19 Sep 2026 11:40 AM

Purchaser Pendente Lite of Suit Property -- Purchaser of suit property during pendency of suit from an impleaded defendant is a necessary party to suit for declaration of tenancy

Purchaser Pendente Lite of Suit Property -- Purchaser of suit property during pendency of suit from an implead
Supreme Court
19 Sep 2026 11:31 AM

Dishonour of Cheque -- Vicarious Liability of Office Bearers -- Mere designation as office bearer insufficient; specific material linking to transaction required

Dishonour of Cheque -- Vicarious Liability of Office Bearers -- Mere designation as office bearer insufficient
Supreme Court
18 Sep 2026 13:38 PM

Transfer of Petition -- Divorce Petition Sought to be Transferred by Consent -- Transfer by consent of parties in furtherance of justice deserves to be allowed

Transfer of Petition -- Divorce Petition Sought to be Transferred by Consent -- Transfer by consent of parties
Allahabad High Court
18 Sep 2026 13:14 PM

Service Cases
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Pensionary Benefits -- Service Rendered Prior to Regularization -- Must be counted as qualifying service

(i) General Principle (Service Law) -- Pensionary Benefits -- Service Rendered Prior to Regularization -- Must be counted as qualifying service -- Service rendered by an employee on contract, ad hoc, daily-wage or work-charge basis prior to regularization must be counted as qualifying service for re...

Supreme Court
12 Sep 2026 09:51 AM

Family Pension -- Entitlement of Widow -- Arises from date of death of husband, not date of approaching Tribunal

Family Pension -- Entitlement of Widow -- Arises from date of death of husband, not date of approaching Tribun
Supreme Court
12 Sep 2026 09:43 AM

Compassionate Appointment -- Applicant Crossing Age Limit Due to Delay by Employer -- Benefit cannot be denied on ground of age exceeded due to delay in processing application

Compassionate Appointment -- Applicant Crossing Age Limit Due to Delay by Employer -- Benefit cannot be denied
Supreme Court
02 Sep 2026 13:17 PM

Compassionate Appointment -- Claim by Younger Son Over Elder Daughters -- Policy of first child is gender-neutral, does not favour son

Compassionate Appointment -- Claim by Younger Son Over Elder Daughters -- Policy of first child is gender-neut
Madhya Pradesh High Court
22 Aug 2026 13:08 PM

Selection Grade -- Adverse Entry Confined to Specified Period -- Service rendered thereafter counts towards ten years satisfactory service

Selection Grade -- Adverse Entry Confined to Specified Period -- Service rendered thereafter counts towards te
Allahabad High Court
11 Aug 2026 13:26 PM

Permanent Absorption in New Cadre -- Financial Benefits of Earlier Cadre Cannot Be Withheld

Permanent Absorption in New Cadre -- Financial Benefits of Earlier Cadre Cannot Be Withheld
Allahabad High Court
05 Aug 2026 13:10 PM

Family Pension to Wife -- Nomination of Another Woman -- Cannot Override Statutory Entitlement

Family Pension to Wife -- Nomination of Another Woman -- Cannot Override Statutory Entitlement
Gauhati High Court
04 Aug 2026 12:21 PM

Promotion -- Annual Confidential Report—Non-Availability of ACRs Due to Wrongful Discharge -- Consequential Benefits to Judicial Officer -- Entitlement assessed on basis of remaining valid ACRs

Promotion -- Annual Confidential Report—Non-Availability of ACRs Due to Wrongful Discharge -- Consequential
Supreme Court
01 Aug 2026 11:11 AM

Compassionate Appointment -- Exclusion of Married Daughters -- Policy restricting eligibility to divorced or deserted daughters unconstitutional

Compassionate Appointment -- Exclusion of Married Daughters -- Policy restricting eligibility to divorced or d
Supreme Court
01 Aug 2026 11:05 AM

Consumer Cases
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Consumer Dispute -- Arbitration Clause in Agreement -- Jurisdiction of consumer forum not ousted

Consumer Protection Act, 1986, S.3 -- Consumer Dispute -- Arbitration Clause in Agreement -- An arbitration clause in a private agreement cannot oust the jurisdiction of a consumer forum. The Consumer Protection Act creates a special statutory remedy that is additional to and not in derogation of ot...

Supreme Court
24 Jun 2026 04:07 AM

Co-operative Society -- Recovery of Deposits -- Consumer Protection Act 2019 remedy available despite mechanism under Co-operative Societies Act

Co-operative Society -- Recovery of Deposits -- Consumer Protection Act 2019 remedy available despite mechanis
Kerala High Court
12 Jun 2026 04:04 AM

Banking Service--Cheque Collection--Failure to Re-Present Cheques on Available Working Days Resulting in Staleness Constitutes Deficiency in Service

Banking Service--Cheque Collection--Failure to Re-Present Cheques on Available Working Days Resulting in Stale
Supreme Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Banking--Cheque Collection--Failure to Re-Present Cheques Within Validity Period Constitutes Deficiency in Service

Banking--Cheque Collection--Failure to Re-Present Cheques Within Validity Period Constitutes Deficiency in Ser
Supreme Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Commercial Purpose--Earning Interest On Fixed Deposit Does Not Constitute Commercial Purpose

Commercial Purpose--Earning Interest On Fixed Deposit Does Not Constitute Commercial Purpose
Supreme Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Consumer -- Housing-- Possession Without Occupancy Certificate Is Deficiency in Service -- Contractual Clauses Capping Compensation for Delay Are Unfair Trade Practice and Cannot Bind Homebuyers

Consumer -- Housing-- Possession Without Occupancy Certificate Is Deficiency in Service -- Contractual Clauses
Supreme Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Consumer -- Housing -- Leasing Out Purchased Flat Does Not Ipso Facto Exclude Buyer from 'Consumer' Definition Unless Dominant Commercial Purpose Proved

Consumer -- Housing -- Leasing Out Purchased Flat Does Not Ipso Facto Exclude Buyer from 'Consumer' Definition
Supreme Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Consumer -- Award of Damages -- Requires Trustworthy Evidence, Not Photocopies of Unproven Documents; Compensation Cannot Rest on Presumptions in Absence of Cross-Examination

Consumer -- Award of Damages -- Requires Trustworthy Evidence, Not Photocopies of Unproven Documents; Compensa
Supreme Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Consumer--Housing-- Mere Leasing of Residential Flat Does Not Categorise as Commerical Purpose

Consumer--Housing-- Mere Leasing of Residential Flat Does Not Categorise as Commerical Purpose
Supreme Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Statutes
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The Use of Electronic Communication and Audio-Video Electronic Means Rules, 2026

Pursuant to the ‘Model Rules on Video Conferencing (Nyaya Shruti)' forwarded by the Government of India, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, hereby, makes the following Rules....

Punjab & Haryana High Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Minimum rates of wages in the State of Haryana

Minimum rates of wages in the State of Haryana
Haryana Government
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Haryana Superior Judicial Service (Amendment) Rules, 2026

Haryana Superior Judicial Service (Amendment) Rules, 2026
Haryana Government
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Punjab Revenue Patwaris (Group C) Service (Amendment) Rules, 2026

Punjab Revenue Patwaris (Group C) Service (Amendment) Rules, 2026
Punjab Government
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026

Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026
Punjab Government
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Societies Registration (Delhi Amendment) Act, 2026

Societies Registration (Delhi Amendment) Act, 2026

09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026

Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026
Central Government
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Punjab Regulation of Crusher Units, and Stockists and Retailers (Amendment) Rules, 2026

Punjab Regulation of Crusher Units, and Stockists and Retailers (Amendment) Rules, 2026
Punjab Government
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Punjab Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2012

Punjab Compulsory Registration of Marriages Act, 2012
Punjab Government
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Evidence Cases
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Test Identification Parade -- Unexplained Delay and Procedural Non-Compliance -- Evidentiary Value Undermined

(i) Evidence Act, 1872, S.9 -- Test Identification Parade -- Unexplained Delay and Procedural Non-Compliance -- A test identification parade is corroborative evidence intended to test the memory and veracity of a witness who claims to have seen an unknown offender, and not substantive evidence in it...

Allahabad High Court
05 Aug 2026 13:44 PM

Evidence -- Identification of Accused -- Dock Identification Without Test Identification Parade -- Not fatal where circumstances lend assurance to witness testimony

Evidence -- Identification of Accused -- Dock Identification Without Test Identification Parade -- Not fatal w
Supreme Court
24 Jun 2026 10:32 AM

Evidence -- Testimony of Approver -- Corroboration in Material Particulars -- Rule of prudence, not a rule of law

Evidence -- Testimony of Approver -- Corroboration in Material Particulars -- Rule of prudence, not a rule of
Supreme Court
24 Jun 2026 10:27 AM

Paternity of Child -- DNA Test -- It cannot rebut presumption of Paternity if Spouses Had ‘Access’ to Each Other During Marriage

Paternity of Child -- DNA Test -- It cannot rebut presumption of Paternity if Spouses Had ‘Access’ to Each
Allahabad High Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Handwriting Sample--Refusal of--Adverse Inference Impermissible Without Prior Disclosure of Purpose of Comparison

Handwriting Sample--Refusal of--Adverse Inference Impermissible Without Prior Disclosure of Purpose of Compari
Delhi High Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Non-Appearance of Plaintiff --Adverse Inference Against Plaintiff for Non-Appearance in Witness Box Stands Displaced Where Cogent Evidence Proves the Claim

Non-Appearance of Plaintiff --Adverse Inference Against Plaintiff for Non-Appearance in Witness Box Stands Dis
Supreme Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Electronic Evidence--Absence of Certificate Under Section 65-B Renders Records Inadmissible

Electronic Evidence--Absence of Certificate Under Section 65-B Renders Records Inadmissible
Supreme Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Production of Documents -- Cross Examination-- No Separate Application Required to Produce Documents for Confronting Witness in Cross-Examination Under Evidence Act

Production of Documents -- Cross Examination-- No Separate Application Required to Produce Documents for Confr
Bombay High Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Witness-- Mental Illness Alone Does Not Render A Witness Incompetent; Inability To Understand Questions Or Answer Rationally Is The True Test

Witness-- Mental Illness Alone Does Not Render A Witness Incompetent; Inability To Understand Questions Or Ans
Kerala High Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Constitution Cases
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Helmet Exemption to Sikhs -- Challenge Under Article 14 -- Exemption held a reasonable classification, not violative of equality

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, S.129 -- Helmet Exemption to Sikhs -- Challenge Under Article 14 -- Exemption granted to Sikhs from wearing helmets rests on reasonable classification and not on religion or caste. Article 14 prohibits class legislation but permits reasonable classification founded on intel...

Bombay High Court
06 Jul 2026 12:24 PM

AI-Generated Precedent -- Hallucinated Case Citations -- Decision based on fake AI-generated material is no decision in law

AI-Generated Precedent -- Hallucinated Case Citations -- Decision based on fake AI-generated material is no de
Supreme Court
04 Jul 2026 12:47 PM

Scheulded Caste-- SC&ST Act Protection Unavailable to person professing a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism

Scheulded Caste-- SC&ST Act Protection Unavailable to person professing a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhis
Supreme Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Habeas Corpus -- Wife Eloped with another Man -- Writ Does Not Lie Where Alleged Detenue Has Voluntarily Left Matrimonial Home Of Her Own Free Will

Habeas Corpus -- Wife Eloped with another Man -- Writ Does Not Lie Where Alleged Detenue Has Voluntarily Left
Madras High Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Euthanasia--Right to Die With Dignity Under Article 21 Invoked for First Time -- Supreme Court Permits Withdrawal of Life Support in Permanent Vegetative State

Euthanasia--Right to Die With Dignity Under Article 21 Invoked for First Time -- Supreme Court Permits Withdra
Supreme Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Writ Jurisdiction -- SARFAESI -- PAlternative Remedy Under SARFAESI Act No Absolute Bar To Writ Jurisdiction Where Section 14 Procedure Is Violated

Writ Jurisdiction -- SARFAESI -- PAlternative Remedy Under SARFAESI Act No Absolute Bar To Writ Jurisdiction W
Kerala High Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Right To Life -- Public Urinal And Open Dustbin Adjacent To Residence Violates Article 21 Right To Clean Environment

Right To Life -- Public Urinal And Open Dustbin Adjacent To Residence Violates Article 21 Right To Clean Envir
Delhi High Court
09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Excerpts

Excerpts
Supreme Court
18 Nov 2025 09:19 AM

Practise & Procedure

Practise & Procedure
Punjab & Haryana High Court
18 Nov 2025 09:19 AM

Advocate Cases
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Advocate Fees -- Liability of State -- Cannot be evaded after accepting benefit of professional services

(i) Constitution of India, Art.226 -- Advocate Fees -- Liability of State -- Cannot be evaded after accepting benefit of professional services -- The State cannot escape liability to pay professional fees to an advocate after accepting and benefiting from his services in litigation on its behalf. Pe...

Delhi High Court
07 Sep 2026 12:49 PM

Advocate -- Professional Misconduct -- Disclosure of Confidential Client Information --Duty of confidentiality is not conditional upon continued good behaviour of the client towards the advocate. -- License Suspended

Advocate -- Professional Misconduct -- Disclosure of Confidential Client Information --Duty of confidentiality
Supreme Court
28 Aug 2026 12:20 PM

Advocates -- Professional Misconduct -- Law Officer bringing relevant facts to the notice of the Court though unfavourable to client -- Not Misconduct

Advocates -- Professional Misconduct -- Law Officer bringing relevant facts to the notice of the Court though
Madhya Pradesh High Court
04 Aug 2026 13:13 PM

Defamation -- Complaint Against Advocate Made in Good Faith to Competent Authority -- Protected under doctrine of qualified privilege

Defamation -- Complaint Against Advocate Made in Good Faith to Competent Authority -- Protected under doctrine
Madras High Court
17 Jul 2026 05:54 AM

Professional Misconduct -- Disciplinary Jurisdiction over Advocates -- Caution List by Bank -- Cannot be invoked to punish professional misconduct of advocate

Professional Misconduct -- Disciplinary Jurisdiction over Advocates -- Caution List by Bank -- Cannot be invok
Supreme Court
14 Jul 2026 12:13 PM

Deficiency in Service -- Legal Services by Advocate -- Not maintainable under Consumer Protection Act

Deficiency in Service -- Legal Services by Advocate -- Not maintainable under Consumer Protection Act
Andhra Pradesh High Court
11 Jul 2026 13:24 PM

Threat Allegation Against Advocate -- Interim protection from coercive action granted pending plea for quashing of FIR

Threat Allegation Against Advocate -- Interim protection from coercive action granted pending plea for quashin
Kerala High Court
06 Jul 2026 12:13 PM

Forgery -- Bail-- Advocate as Mastermind of Forgery -- Bail Denied where risk of tampering with evidence exists

Forgery -- Bail-- Advocate as Mastermind of Forgery -- Bail Denied where risk of tampering with evidence exist
Gujarat High Court
04 Jul 2026 12:56 PM

Advocate Fee -- Retention of Compensation Received on Behalf of Client -- Counsel liable to return amount and recover agreed fee by adjustment, not by retention

Advocate Fee -- Retention of Compensation Received on Behalf of Client -- Counsel liable to return amount and
Delhi High Court
30 Jun 2026 04:51 AM

News
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Dera Chief Ram Rahim Acquitted in Chhatrapati Murder Case; Three Co-Accused Convictions Upheld

Conviction in a murder conspiracy requires reliable evidence establishing the role of each accused beyond reasonable doubt. Where the prosecution fails to prove the specific role of an accused to the requisite standard, acquittal follows, even if co-accused are found guilty on the same record....

09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Judges Must Honour Judicial Dharma Over Career Prospects, Personal Liberty Cannot Be Sacrificed For Collective Interest: Justice Nagarathna

Judges Must Honour Judicial Dharma Over Career Prospects, Personal Liberty Cannot Be Sacrificed For Collective

09 Jun 2026 08:27 AM

Sikh Lawyer Canada: Forcing new lawyers to swear an oath of allegiance to King Charles III Unconstitutional

Sikh Lawyer Canada: Forcing new lawyers to swear an oath of allegiance to King Charles III Unconstitutional

27 Dec 2025 12:20 PM

Probate : No Longer Mandatory for Establishing Rights Under a Will

Probate : No Longer Mandatory for Establishing Rights Under a Will

27 Dec 2025 12:06 PM

Responsible Use of Online Case Law Information

Responsible Use of Online Case Law Information
Punjab & Haryana High Court
20 Dec 2025 05:44 AM

PIL Challenging Designation of Police Stations in Haryana as Venues for Online Witness Examination

PIL Challenging Designation of Police Stations in Haryana as Venues for Online Witness Examination
Punjab & Haryana High Court
20 Dec 2025 05:20 AM

Bombay High Court: Commuter Standing Near Train Door During Peak Hours Cannot Be Branded Negligent

Bombay High Court: Commuter Standing Near Train Door During Peak Hours Cannot Be Branded Negligent
Bombay High Court
09 Dec 2025 13:12 PM

Supreme Court Directs Nationwide Implementation of Disability-Inclusive Framework Across Prisons

Supreme Court Directs Nationwide Implementation of Disability-Inclusive Framework Across Prisons
Supreme Court
09 Dec 2025 12:15 PM

30% Reservation for Women in State Bar Council Elections

30% Reservation for Women in State Bar Council Elections
Supreme Court
04 Dec 2025 12:24 PM

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