News & Judgements

NCLT Dismisses Indian Bank Insolvency Plea Against Mantri Developers: The National Company Law Tribunal NCLT dismissed the insolvency plea filed by Indian Bank against Mantri…

Myntra Turns Profitable in FY24 with 15% Revenue Growth: Myntra, the leading Indian fashion e-commerce platform, reported a profitable financial year in FY24, with a 15% increase…

Kerala HC Slams Devaswom Board for Flex Boards in Temples: The Kerala High Court criticized the Devaswom Board for allowing the display of flex boards featuring photos of…

Supreme Court to Question Property Rights of Women under Hindu Succession Act: The Supreme Court has referred the issue of property rights for women under the Hindu Succession Act…

Kerala HC CI CPIM MV Govindan Roadside Political Meetings: The Kerala High Court addressed a petition questioning the conduct of roadside political meetings led by M.V. Govindan,…

Kalindee Rail Moves NCLT for Insolvency: Kalindee Rail Nirman moved the National Company Law Tribunal NCLT seeking insolvency proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.…

Telangana HC Upholds Former MLA's Citizenship Cancellation: The Telangana High Court upheld the cancellation of former MLA Chennamaneni Ramesh’s citizenship, ruling that he had…

Bombay HC on Insurance Claims Settlement: The Bombay High Court emphasized the need to enforce insurance ombudsman orders for settlement of claims. The case involved a…

Rajasthan HC Family Pension Claim for Widowed and Divorced Daughters: The Rajasthan High Court ruled that widowed and divorced daughters of government employees are eligible to…

Chhattisgarh HC Premature Retirement Order: The Chhattisgarh High Court ruled that an employee’s entire service record, including character rolls and confidential reports, must be…

Karnataka HC BS Yediyurappa POCSO Case: The Karnataka High Court rejected a petition to quash an FIR filed against former CM BS Yediyurappa in connection with a POCSO case. The…

Gujarat HC Denies Bail in Wife Murder Case: The Gujarat High Court denied bail to a husband accused of misleading the investigation into his wife’s murder. The Court found that…

Madhya Pradesh HC on FIR Registration and Lawyer Threats: The Madhya Pradesh High Court addressed a case regarding the registration of an FIR for threats made against lawyers. The…

Delhi HC Interim Bail in Unnao Rape Case: The Delhi High Court granted interim bail to Kuldeep Sengar, a former BJP MLA, in connection with the Unnao rape case, where he was…

Kerala HC Conviction of Riyas Aboobakkar Under UAPA: The Kerala High Court upheld the conviction of Riyas Aboobakkar under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act UAPA for his…

Allahabad HC on Alternative Remedy and Gratuity Dispute: The Allahabad High Court ruled that when an alternative remedy exists, a writ petition is not maintainable. The case…

Kerala HC Rent Control Act and Commercial Tenancy: The Kerala High Court ruled on the application of the Rent Control Act to commercial tenancies. The case centered around whether…

Madhya Pradesh HC on Executing Court's Role: The Madhya Pradesh High Court ruled that an executing court cannot modify or declare an arbitral award void while enforcing it. The…

Gauhati HC Expedited Hearing of Criminal Cases Against MPs/MLAs: The Gauhati High Court directed an expedited hearing of pending criminal cases involving Members of Parliament MPs…

Bombay HC Bail in Mira Road Communal Riots Case: The Bombay High Court denied bail to an accused involved in communal riots in Mira Road. The riots led to significant communal…

Allahabad HC Denies Bail in Gang Rape Case: The Allahabad High Court denied bail to the accused involved in the gang rape of a 14-year-old girl, stating that the charges were…

Kerala HC Personal Appearance Police Circle Inspector Contempt Case: The Kerala High Court addressed a contempt case involving M.V. Govindan, the state secretary of CPI M . The…

Karnataka HC FIR against Madarsa Trustee POCSO Case : The Karnataka High Court upheld the registration of an FIR against a Madarsa trustee and teachers for the sexual assault of a…

The Kerala High Court has ruled on a case under the POSH Act Prevention of Sexual Harassment regarding allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace. The complainant had…

The Tripura High Court has upheld the termination of an employee for unauthorized absence from service. The case involved an employee who had been absent without proper…

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled on pension rules, clarifying that the applicability of pension benefits should be based on the date of voluntary retirement application and…

The Allahabad High Court has questioned the Uttar Pradesh government regarding the construction of educational institution buildings for the Magh Mela, terming it "unfortunate."…

The Kerala High Court has taken up the issue of the Waqf Board's tenure expiry and the need for elections. The case arose after there were delays in holding elections for the Waqf…

The Karnataka High Court has heard an appeal from a law student challenging the revaluation standards of the Karnataka State Law University. The student argued that the…

The Kerala High Court has ruled in favor of a bank in a case where borrowers breached an OTS One-Time Settlement scheme. The bank had entered into an OTS agreement with the…

The Calcutta High Court has ruled that the basic purpose of Order XVIII Rule 17 of the Civil Procedure Code is to clarify the position of parties in a case and not to fill gaps in…

The Rajasthan High Court has ruled in favor of an employee who was terminated due to submitting a fake MBA degree. The court upheld the employer's decision, stating that the act…

The Delhi High Court has issued a stay on the removal of Sanjeev Nasiar as Vice-Chairman of the Bar Council of Delhi BCD . The move comes after a legal challenge was raised…

The Rajasthan High Court has taken suo-motu cognizance of a case involving the termination of pregnancy for a rape victim beyond 24 weeks of gestation. The case came to light…

The Telangana High Court has taken suo-motu cognizance of a PIL regarding the quality of mid-day meals served in schools and the hospitalizations of students. The PIL highlighted…

The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to Darshan Srinivas and Pavitra Gowda in the Renukaswamy murder case. The court ruled that while the case was serious, there were no…

The Delhi High Court has ruled in favor of Nadeem Khan in a case involving the Delhi Police. The case concerns allegations against the Delhi Police for wrongful action against…

In a significant development, the Supreme Court has requested data from the states and Union Territories on the overcrowding of prisons and vacancies in jail staff. The issue of…

The Supreme Court of India has reserved its judgment on a plea seeking the formulation of a national policy for the free distribution of sanitary pads to school-going girls. The…

Common Cause, a public interest group, has argued before the Supreme Court that the draft rules proposed by the Bar Council of India BCI are insufficient to prevent strikes by…

The Supreme Court has sought a formal affidavit from the Income Tax Department regarding allegations of tax evasion by Karnataka's Deputy CM, DK Shivakumar. This comes after…

The Supreme Court of India has called for a report from the Principal District Judge of Mathura regarding the administration of temples in Uttar Pradesh. The case centers on…

The Supreme Court observed that Section 498A of the IPC is often misused by wives or their families to make unreasonable demands. The court highlighted the increasing trend of…

The Supreme Court ruled that mere possession of property by a mortgagor does not make a mortgage by conditional sale a simple mortgage under S-58C of the TPA. The case involved a…

The Supreme Court referred the matter of female Hindus’ rights under S14 of the Hindu Succession Act to a larger bench. The case raised conflicting opinions regarding the rights…

The Supreme Court ruled that individuals do not need to file separate cases for relief granted to others in similar cases against the government. This decision simplifies the…

Madhya Pradesh HC ruled that interest cannot be awarded by an arbitrator if prohibited under the contract. The case involved an arbitration proceeding where the arbitrator awarded…

Madhya Pradesh HC ruled that an executing court cannot go behind an arbitral award to modify or declare it void. In this case, the executing court was asked to examine the…

NCLAT has ruled that amounts seized by the Income Tax Department prior to the initiation of CIRP are not considered assets of the corporate debtor. The case involved a dispute…

NCLAT has clarified that relinquishing security interest and not paying liquidation costs in accordance with Regulation 21A 3 of the Liquidation Regulations leads to legal…