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Rejection of Jurisdiction Plea under Section 16 Arbitration Act Not Challengeable under Section 34 Till Final Award: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Draws Line: No Mid-Game Challenges to Arbitrator's Jurisdiction RulingsIn a pivotal clarification for arbitration practice, the Supreme Court of India has ruled that when an arbitrator rejects a plea questioning their jurisdiction under Section 16 of th...

30 Apr 2026

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Delhi HC Holds YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja Guilty Of Criminal Contempt Of Court For Making Scandalous Comments About The Judiciary

While taking a very stern view of scandalous remarks made about the judiciary without having any valid proof, the Delhi High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Court On Its Own Motion Vs Shiv Narayan Sharma Adv and Ors in CONT.CAS.(CRL) 3/2025 & CR...

28 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Unverified Derogatory Remarks Against Judges via YouTube Videos Amount to Criminal Contempt u/s 2(c): Delhi High Court

YouTuber's Reform Crusade Turns Contempt: Delhi HC Draws Sharp Line Between Criticism and ScandalIn a strongly worded judgment, the Delhi High Court has convicted YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja ofcriminal contemptfor uploading videos and inflammatory banners o...

23 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Rajasthan

Student Challenges Rajasthan University of Health Sciences: Rajasthan HC Case Highlights Education Dispute

Student Takes on Health University: Rajasthan HC Enters the Fray in Ankita Singodia Case In a case that could resonate with thousands of aspiring medical students, the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan has been approached byAnkita SingodiaagainstRajasthan University o...

23 Apr 2026

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Lucknow Bench Of Allahabad HC Orders Rescheduling Of Lucknow Bar Elections For Implementing 30% Reservation For Women As Per Apex Court Directions

It really disappointed me most extremely that the 33% reservation of seats for women in the Lower House of Parliament that is Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for women failed to muster majority after Centre could not secure the votes that were needed for its passage in the Lok Sabha on April 1...

19 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Conviction for Completed Aggravated Sexual Assault Invalid if Charged Only for Attempt under Section 9(m) POCSO: Delhi High Court

Delhi HC Delivers Nuanced POCSO Verdict: Attempt Charge Trumps Full ConvictionIn a measured intervention, theDelhi High Courtpartly allowed an appeal by Sudarshan, convicting him forattemptto commit aggravated sexual assault on a 4½-year-old girl under ...

17 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Convicted Persons with Tainted Antecedents Barred from Managerial Roles in Co-op Societies: Delhi High Court Directs Rule Framing

Delhi High Court Cracks Down: No More Convicts as CEOs in Coop SocietiesIn a significant push for integrity in Delhi's cooperative sector, theHigh Court of Delhihas directed theGovernment of NCT of Delhi (GNCTD)to frame rules barring individuals with criminal convict...

15 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

No Adverse Inference For Refusing Handwriting Sample If Court Doesn't Disclose S.73 Evidence Act Invocation: Delhi High Court

Delhi High CourtOverturns Divorce: Handwriting Trickery Violates Natural JusticeIn a significant ruling for matrimonial law, theDelhi High Courthas set aside a Family Court divorce decree granted to a husband on grounds of cruelty, slamming procedural lapses including a covert handwriting com...

15 Apr 2026

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An Advocate Or Self-Represented Litigant Cannot Justify An Inordinate Delay Due To Failure To Understand Court Order

In a very significant development, we need to note that the Delhi High Court in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Ajit Kumar Gola Vs State (GNCTD) And Anr in CRL.M.C. 1913/2024 and cited in Neutral Citation No.: 2026:DHC:2829 that was reserved on 13.03.202...

12 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Rajasthan

Rajasthan HC Calls TG OBC Inclusion 'Eyewash', Directs Committee & 3% Mark Weightage to Enforce NALSA Reservations

Rajasthan HC Strikes Down 'Eyewash' OBC Tag for Transgenders, Paves Way for Real Affirmative ActionIn a landmark ruling, the Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur has declared the state's 2023 notification lumping transgender persons (TGs) into the Other Backward Classes (OBC) list as a "mere facad...

03 Apr 2026