“What Kind of Useless Policy Is This?” SC Questions Maharashtra’s Two-Child Election Rule.
The Supreme Court recently questioned whether Maharashtra’s two-child rule for Panchayat elections still serves any purpose in today’s India. The rule disqualifies people who have more than two children from contesting Panchayat and other local body elections in the State. The Case: A Bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe was hearing […]
The One Legal Requirement That Turned a Bank Merger Into an Eviction: Supreme Court
In a significant judgment delivered by Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, the Supreme Court of India answered an important legal question about what happens to tenancy rights when one bank merges with another. Bank Merger and Eviction: The Court held that if a tenant bank merges with another bank and its tenancy […]
The One Legal Requirement That Turned a Bank Merger Into an Eviction: Supreme Court
In a significant judgment delivered by Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh, the Supreme Court of India answered an important legal question about what happens to tenancy rights when one bank merges with another. Bank Merger and Eviction: The Court held that if a tenant bank merges with another bank and its […]
Your Case Was Quashed. Should Your Name Stay Online? Bombay HC Answers
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has directed its Registrar General to mask the identity of a petitioner from judgments and orders available on the Court’s website. Privacy Right: The Court ordered that, in future, instead of displaying the petitioner’s name in the cause title, pleadings, citations, judgments or orders, the petitioner […]
The Missing Link That Cost the Prosecution a Murder Conviction: Supreme Court
In a significant judgment delivered by Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Prasanna B. Varale, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the law relating to cases based entirely on circumstantial evidence. The Court reiterated that suspicion, no matter how strong, can never take the place of legal proof. While dismissing the appeals filed by the State of Maharashtra, […]
Bombay HC’s Blunt Take on Mumbai Flooding: “We Grab Lands, Block Gutters… What Will the Corporation Do?”
The Bombay High Court made several strong oral observations about Mumbai’s recurring monsoon flooding. The Court said that the city’s waterlogging problem is not the responsibility of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) alone, but is also the result of widespread encroachments and the civic behaviour of citizens. Citizens Also Responsible: A division bench of Acting […]
Can a Registered Will Still Be Rejected? SC Says Yes, If Suspicious Circumstances Remain Unexplained.
The Supreme Court has held that the burden of proving a Will always lies on the person who relies on it (the propounder).Simply proving that the Will was executed in the manner required under Section 63 of the Succession Act and Section 68 of the Evidence Act is not enough. The propounder must also prove […]
Lured Rohingya-Origin Girls Into India on False Marriage Promises, Then Sold Them? Rajasthan HC Refuses Bail to Three Accused.
The Rajasthan High Court has refused to grant bail to three accused, who are alleged to be residents of Myanmar, in a case where they are accused of illegally bringing Rohingya-origin girls into India by deceiving them with false promises of marriage and later selling them. Bail Refused/Court’s View: A Division Bench of Justice Inderjeet […]
American Citizen Denied a Hindu Devotee’s Rights? Madras HC Says Faith, Not Nationality, Is What Matters.
The Madras High Court has held that an American citizen who has embraced Hinduism cannot be denied the rights available to a Hindu woman devotee merely because of her name or foreign nationality. The Court observed that a person’s genuine faith and conduct—not their name or citizenship—determine their religious identity. Background: Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy […]
Judge Sentences Seven Men to Life in Lynching Case. Then Come the Death Threats: Madhya Pradesh HC Steps In.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the threats made against Additional District and Sessions Judge Tabassum Khan after she sentenced seven men to life imprisonment in a case of 2022 related to the lynching of a truck driver accused of cattle smuggling on 1st July, 2026. Police Protection Ordered: A […]