Lavish Alimony Demand Of Educated Wife Rebuffed : SC Grants Flat In Mumbai Instead
Recently, the Supreme Court made a notable ruling in a contentious matrimonial case, compelling a man to provide his ex-wife with an apartment in Mumbai as alimony. The decision was delivered by a bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai, alongside Justice K Vinod Chandran, who granted divorce to the couple based […]
DHFL’s Ex-Boss Wadhawan Kingpin Of Colossal Fraud; To Remain In Jail: HC
In a significant development pertaining to banking fraud investigations, Justice Ravinder Dudeja of the Delhi High Court has declined to grant regular bail to Kapil Wadhawan, former CMD of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Limited (DHFL), who stands accused of masterminding one of India’s largest financial scams. Facts: The case originates from a First Information Report […]
Litigants First, Not Lawyers: SC Snubs Lawyer Pushback Against Court Relocation
The establishment of new courts often faces opposition from lawyers, but as the primary purpose of courts is to serve litigants and ensure access to justice, resistance by lawyers to relocation is unjustified and untenable, observed the bench of Chief Justice of India(CJI) B R Gavai and Justice K. Vinod Chandran. The court made these […]
Justice Gone Wrong : Livid SC Strips HC Judge of Criminal Assignments
The Supreme Court has pulled up Justice Prashant Kumar of the Allahabad High Court and as part of a disciplinary action, the bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice R. Mahadevan has not only set aside his order, calling it untenable in law, but has also directed the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court […]
Vaccine Work Too Vital To Halt: HC Stays Conviction Of Scientist
The Uttarakhand High Court, presided over by Justice Ravindra Maithani, recently stayed both the conviction and the execution of a sentence of a vaccine scientist found guilty by a trial court for allegedly abetting his wife’s suicide. The Court noted that suspending the conviction was in the interest of greater public health, stressing the appellant’s […]
“Were You There?’’ SC Rips Rahul Gandhi’s Galwan Comments
“…If you were a true Indian, you would not say all this.” expressed the Supreme Court bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice AG Masih during the proceedings of the defamation case against Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi over comments made by him about the Indian Army in the context of the 2020 Galwan Valley […]
Bombay High Court : Kolhapur Becomes Fourth Seat
In a significant development, the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Alok Aradhe with the concurrence of the Governor of Maharashtra, has issued a notification designating Kolhapur as a place of sitting for the Judges and Division Benches of the High Court. The said notification shall come into effect from 18th August, 2025, upon […]
Friends Can’t Be Dragged Under 498A: Rules HC
The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has clarified the legal interpretation of the term "relative" in the context of allegations of cruelty under the Indian law in its ruling. They determined that a friend does not fall within the legal definition of a "relative" as defined by the law. Accordingly, the friend of […]
WhatsApp Notices Barred: SC Mandates Personal Service
In a notable ruling that reinforces procedural safeguards during criminal investigations, the Supreme Court has held that electronic service of notice under Section 35 of the BNSS, 2023 is not permitted. Any change would require legislative amendment, not judicial interpretation. The decision reinforces that technology cannot override personal liberty. Although efficiency is important, basic legal […]
Letter To Deputy CM Topples Valid Lease: HC Reverses Arbitrary Revocation
This is a brow raising case of a valid lease, granted in 2013, to one Rakesh and three others following a resolution by the Land Management Committee (subsequently approved on April 12, 2023), that was cancelled, solely on the basis of a private communication by an advocate, Sanjiv Kumar, practicing at Farrukhabad, who wrote a […]