HC Raps Advocates For Professional Misconduct: Finds Prima Facie Stock-Trading Swindle
The Bombay High Court recently rejected an anticipatory bail application by practicing advocates accused in an investor fraud case, holding that promises of abnormally high profits in share trading (10-15% per month) indicate a prima facie dishonest intention from the very outset. Justice Amit Borkar observed that such guarantees, being unrealistic in any genuine or […]
SC Calls Out Reckless Media Spin On AI 171 Tragedy: Warns Pilot-Blame Narrative
The Supreme Court bench of Justice Surya Kant & Justice N. Kotiswar Singh has expressed serious concern over the selective leak of the preliminary inquiry report into the tragic crash of Air India Flight AI171. The accident, which occurred shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on June 12, 2025, claimed the lives of 260 people. […]
Stay Offline: HC’s Rare Social Media Prohibition For Teen Accused Of Circulating Explicit Content
The Rajasthan High Court, in an order of Justice Ashok Kumar Jain, recently granted bail to a 19-year-old accused of circulating sexually explicit material and intimidating the complainant on social media. While allowing the bail, the court imposed an unusual condition: he was prohibited from using any social media platforms- whether under his own name […]
Widow’s Right To Live In Shared Household Affirmed: HC Labels Denial ‘Domestic Violence’
In a pivotal judgment , Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke of the Bombay High Court’s Nagpur Bench, partly allowed a criminal revision application holding that refusing a woman the right to live in her shared household amounts to domestic violence under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. FACTS : The applicant before the High […]
SC Reclassifies Offence: Touching Minor’s Private Parts Is Sexual Assault, Not Rape
In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India has clarified that the mere act of touching the private parts of a minor does not amount to rape or penetrative sexual assault under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The Court emphasized the need for precise […]
NRI Husband Wins in SC: FIR Filed After Divorce Decree Termed Abuse of Process
The Supreme Court delivered a significant ruling cautioning High Courts against their tendency to dismiss petitions to quash First Information Reports (FIR’s ) purely based on their contents. The court emphasized that it is crucial for the courts to consider the broader context and circumstances surrounding the filing of an FIR. The judgment delivered by […]
Marriage During Appeal Period Not Void When Earlier Divorce Remains Unchallenged: HC
The Kerala High Court has recently held that a marriage solemnised during the statutory period for filing an appeal against a decree of divorce will not be rendered invalid, provided the decree remains unchallenged by the former spouse. The case required an interpretation of Section 15 read with Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, […]
Chyawanprash Clash Intensifies : HC Slams Patanjali Appeal, Calls It ‘Luxury Litigation’
Patanjali Ayurved, has escalated its battle to the Delhi High Court by challenging a single judge’s directive that restrains the company from airing advertisements allegedly criticizing Dabur’s Chyawanprash. This case was recently presented before a division bench comprising Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla. Signalling their scepticism about the merit of this […]
Bombay HC Confirms Pravin Gandhi College of Law Registration: BCI Website Error Corrected
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court bench of Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge and Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe addressed the plight of law graduates whose applications for provisional sanads were stalled after their college was shown as “unapproved.” Background: The fact of the matter was that these graduates, from a Mumbai-based law college affiliated […]
Landmark Ruling: Nationwide Rules for ‘Anand Karaj’ Registration; SC Issues Time-Bound Mandate
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India has directed 17 States and 7 Union Territories (UTs) to frame rules under the Anand Marriage Act, 1909, for the registration of Sikh marriages (Anand Karaj) within four months. The Court noted that decades of non-implementation of the Act had created unequal treatment of Sikh citizens […]