India - High Court of Bombay

Non-Disclosure of Partnership Firm & Tax Dues in Form 26 Creates Triable Issues Under Sec 100(1)(b),(d) RP Act: Bombay HC

Sangamner Seat Standoff: Bombay HC Greenlights Trial Over Alleged Hidden Firm Ties and Tax ArrearsIn a pivotal ruling from its Aurangabad bench, theBombay High Courthas dismissed an application by victorious Maharashtra Legislative Assembly candidate Amol Dhondiba Khatal to summarily throw ou...

03 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Contractual Employees Entitled to Maternity Benefits Under Section 27 of 1961 Act Despite Service Contracts: Bombay HC

Bombay HC Delivers Motherhood Win: Contractual Doctor Secures Maternity Benefits from BMCIn a landmark ruling emphasizing women's dignity and economic independence, theBombay High Courthas directed theBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)to extend full maternity benefits to a contractual a...

28 Feb 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Bombay HC Directs State to Decide Student's Excessive Fee Refund Plea Against ILS Law College Within 2 Months

Bombay High CourtPushes State to Act on Law Student's Fee Refund Battle Against ILS CollegeIn a procedural win for student rights, theBombay High CourtonFebruary 12, 2026, disposed of awrit petitionfiled by Mayur Suhas Garud against the Principal ofILS Law College, Pune, and others. The bench...

17 Feb 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Promotions Based on Feeder Cadre Seniority List Under Seniority-cum-Merit, Not Initial Joining: Bombay HC

Bombay HC Sides with Seniority: Quashes PMC's Promotion Snub, EnforcesFeeder CadreListIn a significant boost for service rules adherence, theBombay High Courthas quashed aPune Municipal Corporation (PMC)Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC)order that sidelined four Executive Engineers from p...

14 Feb 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

No Presumption of Wife's Earning Capacity at Interim Maintenance Stage: Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court Rules No Presumption of Wife's Earning Capacity in Interim Maintenance Proceedings Introduction In a significant ruling for family law practitioners, the Delhi High Court has held that courts cannot presume a wife's earning capacity or ability to maintain herself at the inter...

07 Jan 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Writ Jurisdiction Can't Enforce OTS Benefits: Kerala High Court

Writ Jurisdiction Cannot Be Invoked to Compel One Time Settlement Benefits: Kerala High Court Reiterates In a significant ruling for banking and cooperative law, a division bench of the Kerala High Court has firmly held that borrowers cannot use writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Cons...

07 Jan 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Reassessment Notice to Non-Existent Firm Invalid Under Section 148 IT Act: Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court Quashes Reassessment Notice Issued to Non-Existent Firm, Reinforcing Limits of Tax Authority Powers Introduction In a significant ruling for tax jurisprudence, the Bombay High Court has quashed a reassessment notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, issued to a ...

07 Jan 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Law Cannot Change with Bench Change; Upholds SEZ Customs Exemption

Supreme Court: Law Cannot Change with Bench Change; Upholds SEZ Customs Exemption Introduction In a significant ruling reinforcing the doctrine ofstare decisis, the Supreme Court of India has held that the law cannot fluctuate with changes in judicial benches, particularly emphasizing the bin...

06 Jan 2026

India - Supreme Court

Indian High Courts Deliver Landmark Decisions Weekly

Indian High Courts Deliver Landmark Decisions Weekly As 2025 concludes, Indian High Courts across the nation have rendered a series of pivotal judgments from December 29 to January 4, 2026, spanning arbitration enforcement, criminal bail conditions, intellectual property protections in the di...

06 Jan 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

From Deepfakes to Arbitration: High Court Highlights

From Deepfakes to Arbitration: High Court Highlights In a bustling week for Indian jurisprudence, High Courts across the country delivered a series of landmark rulings from December 29, 2025, to January 4, 2026, addressing everything from commercial arbitration disputes to the burgeoning thre...

05 Jan 2026