India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Holds Respondent Guilty of Contempt for Violating Undertaking Against Commercial Exploitation of Captive Elephant

Breaking Silence:Supreme CourtTakes Custody of ‘Raman’ After Contemptuous BreachIn a stern message regarding the welfare of voiceless animals, theSupreme Courtof India has held a respondent guilty ofcontemptfor violating a formalundertakingregarding thecommercial exploitationof acaptive eleph...

13 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Market Value Overrides Contractual Caps for NDMC Public Land: Delhi High Court Upholds Licence Fee Revision

Market Value Trumps Contractual Caps: Delhi High Court Green-lights NDMC’s Licence Fee Revision In a sweeping judgment that underscores the fiduciary duty of municipal bodies, the Delhi High Court has ruled that the New Delhi Municipal Council

22 Apr 2026

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Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Rajya Sabha Nomination Rejection

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Against Rajya Sabha Nomination RejectionIn a significant reinforcement of constitutional immunity for electoral processes, the Supreme Court of India recently dismissed a writ petition filed by ...

12 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Denying Video Conferencing to Elderly Witnesses Impedes Access to Justice: Punjab and Haryana High Court

Technology Over Tradition: High Court Rules for Elderly WitnessesIn a landmark directive aimed at modernizing judicial accessibility, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a lower court order that denied a 78-year-old witness the right to testify via vi...

12 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Contribution of Homemakers Is Invaluable: Calcutta High Court Enhances Compensation for Deceased Woman in Motor Accident Case

Beyond the Clock: Calcutta High Court Recognizes the "Invaluable" Worth of Homemakers in Motor Accident ClaimsIn a significant judicial pronouncement, the Calcutta High Court has reinforced the legal weight given to the role of a hom...

12 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Madhya Pradesh

Habeas Corpus Not Maintainable When Accused is in Statutory Custody Under Valid FIRs: MP High Court

Habeas Corpus Not Maintainable When Accused is inStatutory Custody: MPHigh CourtIn a significant ruling addressing the boundaries of judicial intervention, theHigh Courtof Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur has clarified that awrit of habeas corpuscannot be invoked when an individual is held instatut...

11 Jun 2026

India - Supreme Court

Homemakers Are 'Nation Builders': Supreme Court Fixes ₹30,000 Monthly Compensation for Loss of Domestic Care

From 'Housewife' to 'Nation Builder': Supreme Court Redefines Dignity and CompensationIn a landmark decision that promises to reshape India’s judicial approach tomotor accident claims, theSupreme Court of Indiahas moved beyond traditional economic methodologies to grant overdue recognition to...

11 Jun 2026

India - Supreme Court

Paternity Determination via DNA Test Permissible Despite Previous Criminal Acquittal: Supreme Court

The Quest for Truth: Supreme Court Settles Long-Standing Paternity DisputeIn a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India has clarified that a criminal acquittal un...

10 Jun 2026

India - Supreme Court

Commercial Wisdom of CoC in Approving Resolution Plans Is Non-Justiciable: Supreme Court

Commercial Wisdom Reigns Supreme: The Supreme Court’s Verdict on Insolvency ResolutionIn a landmark ruling that reinforces the core philosophy of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), the Supreme Court of India has emphatically declared t...

10 Jun 2026

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Police Officers In UP Are More Loyal Towards Ruling Dispensation Than Constitution: Allahabad HC

It has to be taken most seriously that none other than the Allahabad High Court which is the biggest High Court in not only just India among all the States, in not only just Asia, in not only just few continents but also in all the continents all over the world in a most learned, laudable, la...

09 Jun 2026