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Defamation Complaint Over Impotency Allegations Made in Matrimonial Disputes Quashed: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has dismissed a defamation case filed by a Mumbai man against his estranged wife and her family members over allegations...

Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder: Delhi HC Refuses to Stay Release of Film 

The Delhi High Court has declined to grant an interim stay on the release of the film “Udaipur Files: Kanhaiya Lal Tailor Murder”, rejecting...

Criminal Allegations Don’t Bar Arbitration In Fraud Cases: Supreme Court 

The Supreme Court dismissed a batch of appeals filed by the Bihar State Food and Civil Supplies Corporation and held that criminal allegations do...

Supreme Court Revokes Order Removing Justice Prashant Kumar from Criminal Bench After CJI’s Intervention

In a notable reversal, the Supreme Court on Friday withdrew its earlier directive removing Justice Prashant Kumar of the Allahabad High Court from handling...

Apple Sued for Allegedly Stealing Trade Secrets to Build Apple Pay

What Happened?Apple Inc. has been hit with a major lawsuit by fintech firm Fintiv Inc., accusing the tech giant of stealing trade secrets to...

Supreme Court Slams Criminal Proceedings in Purely Civil Dispute; Pulls Up Allahabad HC for ‘Mockery of Justice’

The Supreme Court has slammed the Criminal Proceedings in Purely Civil Dispute and has pulled up Allahabad High Court for ‘Mockery of Justice’.In an...

No More Bail on Monetary Undertakings: Supreme Court Slams Misuse

The Supreme Court dismissed a criminal appeal filed by Gajanan Dattatray Gore, who had failed to comply with a bail condition tied to a...

Adverse Inference Can’t Override Right to Cross-Examination in Commercial Suits: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has held that adverse inference for non-production of documents cannot justify the denial of the fundamental right to cross-examination during...

Bombay High Court Raps Dept. for Denying Land Mutation Due to Lost Registered Conveyance

The Bombay High Court has directed the City Survey Officer, Borivali, to proceed with the mutation of land records in favour of the petitioner,...

Delhi Bar Council  Warns ‘Reel Lawyers’ and Legal Influencers for Online Advertising

The Bar Council of Delhi has issued a stern notice warning lawyers, particularly those active as "reel makers" and self-styled legal influencers, against advertising...

Accrued Property Rights Can’t Be Defeated By Retrospective Policy Changes; Mutation Denial Struck Down: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta High Court has held that rights lawfully accrued property rights under a previous government policy cannot be nullified by later executive orders...

UDIN By CA For Documents Relating To Audit Reports Is Implicit In Tender Conditions: Andhra Pradesh HC

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that  the requirement of mentioning the Unique Document Identification Number (UDIN) provided by chartered accountant (CA) is...

Advertisements by Advocates is Prohibited: What Amounts To “Advertisement”?

The legal profession in India, revered for its ethics and decorum, stands on a strict code when it comes to public image and professional...

Supreme Court Overrules High Court’s Bail Condition Requiring Man to Resume Marital Relations

The Supreme Court of India has quashed a controversial ruling by a state High Court that had granted anticipatory bail to a man on...

Karnataka Lokayukta Stumbles Upon ₹30 Crore Wealth Belonging to Former Clerk with ₹15,000 Salary

In an astonishing development, Karnataka Lokayukta officers uncovered a massive cache of unaccounted assets—worth nearly ₹30 crore—owned by a former outsourced clerk who once...

Delhi Woman and Boyfriend Arrested for Husband’s Murder; Body Disposed in Haryana Drain

In a shocking case of premeditated murder, Delhi Police have arrested a 34-year-old woman and her 28-year-old partner for allegedly conspiring to kill her...

Former MP Prajwal Revanna Sentenced to Life Imprisonment in Rape Case

In a major legal development, former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, the grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, has been sentenced to life...

BREAKING | Bombay High Court to Establish Bench in Kolhapur from August 18 [READ OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION]

The Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, Justice Alok Aradhe, has issued an official notification designating Kolhapur as an additional venue where Judges...

MP Judge Quits, Cites Harassment and ‘Judiciary’s Betrayal’ in Scathing Resignation Letter

In a rare and explosive development within India’s judiciary, Aditi Kumar Sharma, a civil judge (junior division) in Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh, has resigned from...

2008 Malegaon Blast Verdict: All 7 Accused Acquitted as Court Flags “No Credible Evidence”

A Special NIA Court in Mumbai acquitted all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast—among them Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad...

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