India - High Court of Bombay

Bombay HC Voids Time-Bar Clauses in Health Insurance

Bombay HC Voids Time-Bar Clauses in Health Insurance, Protecting Genuine Claims from Procedural RejectionsIn a significant victory for policyholders, theBombay High Courton 20 April 2026 ruled that insurance companies cannot reject health insurance claims merely on the grounds of delayed fili...

30 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Telangana

No Ratification of LLB Degree Pursued Without Prior Permission: Telangana High Court Dismisses Employee's Plea

No Green Light for Unauthorized LLB: Telangana HC Shuts Down Court Staffer's Validation BidIn a firm rebuff to repeated pleas from a judicial employee, the Telangana High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking ratification of a three-year LL.B. degree pursued without prior...

30 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Deletion Under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC Not Akin to Suit Withdrawal; Pendente Lite Purchaser Bound by Decree: Bombay HC

Deleted from Suit, But Not from Decree: Bombay HC's Verdict on Pendente Lite BuyersIn a significant ruling for property decree holders, theBombay High Court Bench at Aurangabadhas clarified that removing apendente lite purchaserfrom a suit underOrder 1 Rule 10 CPCdoes not shield them from exe...

24 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Strikes Down Haryana Ad-Hoc Regularization Policy

Supreme Court Strikes Down Haryana's Arbitrary Ad-Hoc Regularization PolicyIn a significant reinforcement of constitutional mandates on public employment, theSupreme Court of Indiahas struck down Haryana'sJuly 7, 2014notifications aimed at regularizing ad hoc, contractual, and daily wage empl...

20 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Veil of Partnership Lifted to Uncover Illegal Sub-letting Under Karnataka Rent Act: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Tears Through Partnership Facade: Illegal Sub-Letting Can't Hide Behind Firm ReconstitutionIn a significant ruling on rent control laws, the Supreme Court of India has empowered courts to "lift the veil" of partnership arrangements suspected of masking unauthorized sub-letting. ...

11 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Karnataka

Karnataka HC Surprised by Frenchman's 15-Year Tourist Visa Stay

Karnataka HC Expresses Shock Over French National's 15-Year Tourist Visa Stay and Business OperationsIn a striking courtroom exchange, theKarnataka High CourtonApril 6, 2026, voiced profound surprise at a French national's prolonged 15-year residence in India on a mere tourist visa, during wh...

07 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Locus Irrelevant for Section 7-A RBO Act Proceedings When Fraud in Building Permission Evident: Allahabad HC

Fraud Can't Hide Behind Prior Writs: Allahabad HC Revives Building Sanction ProbeIn a significant ruling for urban development enforcement, theAllahabad High Court at Lucknowhas quashed an order dropping proceedings underSection 7-A of theRegulation of Building Operations Act, 1958 (RBO Act),...

04 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Madhya Pradesh

Merit-cum-Preference Rules Bind Candidates Post-Allotment, No Change Allowed: Madhya Pradesh HC

'Domino Effect' Looms: MP High Court Slams Bid to Swap Secured Job for Lower PreferenceIn a stark reminder that high merit doesn't entitle candidates to rewrite their choices post-selection, the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Indore dismissed a writ petition by Jitendra Mewade...

03 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Queries Centre on Cadets' Ex-Servicemen Status

Supreme Court Queries Centre on Cadets'Ex-ServicemenStatusIn a significant development for service law and veterans' rights, aSupreme Court of Indiabench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan onApril 2, 2026, directly questioned the Union Government on whether officer cadets me...

03 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Bombay HC Dismisses Advani's Khanna Marriage Plea

Bombay HC Dismisses Advani's Khanna Marriage PleaIn a ruling that brings closure to over a decade of protracted litigation, theBombay High Courthas dismissed actor Anita Advani'sFirst Appealseeking legal recognition of her relationship with the late Bollywood icon Rajesh Khanna as a "marriage...

01 Apr 2026