India - Supreme Court

Does Settlement Obligation Persist? Supreme Court Rules On Vijayalakshmi Versus C. L. Balaji Claims Outcome

Does Settlement Obligation Persist? Supreme Court Rules OnVijayalakshmi Versus C. L. BalajiClaims OutcomeTheSupreme Court of Indiahas brought finality to a contentious decade-long dispute, ruling that a comprehensive divorce settlement between an estranged couple constitutes afull and final d...

23 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Rajasthan

Employer Is Best Judge of Qualifications for Recruitment: Rajasthan High Court Upholds Subject-Specific NET Requirement

Employer Is Best Judge of Qualifications for Recruitment:Rajasthan High CourtUpholds Subject-Specific NET RequirementTheHigh Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at its Jaipur Benchhas dismissed a batch of sevenwrit petitionsfiled by candidates who sought to participate in the recruitment proces...

22 Jul 2026

India - Consumer

ICICI Lombard to Pay Rs 50 Lakh Claim, Can't Add Conditions: Kurnool Consumer Court

ICICI Lombard to Pay Rs 50 Lakh Claim, Can't Add Conditions: Kurnool Consumer CourtIn a significant ruling protecting policyholders frompost‑contractualhurdles, theDistrict Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kurnool, has directedICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limitedto pay₹50 la...

21 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Upholds Rajasthan High Court's Minimum Viva Voce Cut-Off, Dismisses Manoj Goyal's Appeal

Supreme Court Upholds Rajasthan High Court's Minimum Viva Voce Cut-Off, Dismisses Manoj Goyal's AppealIn a ruling that reinforces the autonomy of High Courts to prescribe qualifying benchmarks for judicial recruitment, theSupreme Court of Indiahas dismissed an appeal by Manoj Goyal, an aspiri...

20 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Rajasthan

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Cancellation of Illegal Residential Pattas Granted Within Defined Green Belt Areas

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Cancellation of Illegal Residential Pattas Granted Within Defined Green Belt AreasIn a significant order reinforcing the sanctity of urban planning, theHigh Court of Judicature for Rajasthan at Jaipurhas upheld the cancellation of land pattas (lease deeds) granted...

18 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Why The Supreme Court Ruled That Government Departments Must Speak With One Single Voice

Why The Supreme Court Ruled That Government Departments Must Speak With One Single VoiceThe principle that the State, acting through its various departments and agencies, must maintain a unified stance is a cornerstone ofadministrative consistency. In the landmark case ofVadilal Chemicals v. ...

18 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

High Court Intervention in Section 16 Arbitration Challenges Restricted by Supreme Court

High CourtIntervention in Section 16 Arbitration Challenges Restricted by Supreme CourtIn a significant ruling aimed at preserving the sanctity of the arbitration process, theSupreme Court of Indiahas held that High Courts should not exercise theirsupervisory jurisdictionunderArticle 227to en...

15 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Custom Permits Issueless Jat Proprietor to Bequeath Ancestral Property for Services Rendered: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Beyond Bloodlines: Court Affirms Right of Issueless Landowners to Reward CaregiversIn a significant judgment regardingcustomary lawin Punjab, theHigh Courtof Punjab and Haryana has reinforced the rights of an issueless proprietor to bequeathancestralagricultural land to individuals who provid...

14 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Jurisdiction in Matrimonial Cruelty: Calcutta HC Rejects Plea to Quash Section 498A IPC Case

Jurisdiction in Matrimonial Cruelty: Calcutta HC Rejects Plea to Quash Section 498A IPC CaseIn a significant ruling addressing the reach of domestic abuse litigation, the Calcutta High Court has affirmed that a woman who leaves...

13 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Rejection of Amendment Application Doesn't Preclude Raising Legal Contentions Already on Record: Allahabad High Court

Beyond Redundancy: Allahabad HC Clarifies the Scope of Amendment AppealsIn a significant ruling regarding the procedural boundaries of litigation, the Allahabad High Court has affirmed that the rejection of an amendment application under Order VI Rule ...

13 Jul 2026