India - High Court of Bombay

Does Marriage Discord Disqualify Pension Rights Under Bombay High Court Law For Widowed Families?

Does Marriage Discord Disqualify Pension Rights Under Bombay High Court Law For Widowed Families?In a significant ruling, the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad, has reaffirmed that a surviving spouse’s right to family pension cannot be unilaterally nullified by unproven ...

26 Sep 2025

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Pendency Of Criminal Cases Bars Retiral Benefits For Retired Government Servants In Allahabad High Court

Pendency Of Criminal Cases Bars Retiral Benefits For Retired Government Servants In Allahabad High CourtAn important legal question regarding the timely disbursement of retiral benefits to government employees has been addressed by the High Court of Judicature at Allahab...

31 Jul 2026

India - Latest News

Disability Rights and Legal Recognition in India How Cultural Inclusion Strengthens Modern Jurisprudential Standards

Disability Rights and Legal Recognition in India How CulturalInclusionStrengthens Modern Jurisprudential StandardsThe global landscape ofdisability jurisprudencehas undergone a profound transformation, shifting away from stagnant, pity-driven perspectives toward a dynamic,rights-based framewo...

31 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules Married Daughters Eligible for Compassionate Appointment, Declaring Policy Exclusion Unconstitutionally Discriminatory

Supreme Court Rules Married Daughters Eligible forCompassionate Appointment, Declaring Policy ExclusionUnconstitutionally DiscriminatoryIn a significant judgment addressing gender equality, theSupreme Court of Indiahas struck down a restrictive government policy that deniedcompassionate appoi...

31 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Karnataka

Karnataka High Court Stays Conviction Of Former Minister Vinay Kulkarni In Murder Case Appeal

Karnataka High CourtStays Conviction Of Former Minister Vinay Kulkarni InMurderCase AppealIn a significant development concerning the legal standing of elected representatives, theKarnataka High CourtonJuly 31exercised itsappellate jurisdictionto grant substantial relief to formerCongressMLA,...

31 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Insurance Coverage Under CMAWS Contingent Upon Policy Activation: Delhi High Court Affirms Claim Rejection

Insurance Policy Timelines: Why Policy Activation Remains the Bedrock of Coverage In a recent ruling, the High Court of Delhi has reinforced a fundamental principle of insurance law: the sanctity of policy commencement dates. The Division Bench, comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhya...

18 Sep 2025

India - High Court of Delhi

Use of Notional Interest on Terminal Benefits for Ex-Gratia Eligibility Upheld: Delhi High Court

Assessing Financial Need: Delhi High Court Validates Use of Notional Interest in Ex-Gratia Claims In a significant ruling regarding the interpretation of welfare schemes for the families of deceased employees, the High Court of Delhi has affirmed that banks may calculate "notional interest" o...

26 Sep 2025

India - High Court of Delhi

Death Gratuity Payable to Deceased Employee’s Estate is Attachable in Execution of Decree: Delhi High Court

Unclaimed Death Gratuity Part of Deceased Estate, Subject to Legal Attachment: Delhi High Court In a significant clarification on the intersection of terminal benefits and civil execution proceedings, the High Court of Delhi has ruled that death gratuity remaining unpaid at the time of an emp...

20 May 2025

India - High Court of Allahabad

Section 20(4) RPD Act: Allahabad HC Mandates Alternative Employment for Government Employees Who Acquire Disability During Service

Preserving Human Potential: Allahabad HC Upholds Duty to Reassign Disabled Federal Employees In a significant judicial intervention addressing the rights of government employees who acquire disabilities during their service, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that a state institution cannot s...

22 Sep 2025

India - Latest News

Special Court in Bhopal Rejects Bail for Giribala Singh in Serious Dowry Death Investigation Case

Special Court in Bhopal Rejects Bail for Giribala Singh in Serious Dowry Death Investigation CaseIn a significant judicial development, a special court in Bhopal on July 25, 2026, denied the

27 Jul 2026