India - High Court of Calcutta

Abuse of Process: Calcutta HC Quashes Section 498A/307 IPC Case Due to Parallel Complaints and Vague Allegations

When Matrimonial Disputes Turn to Legal Abuse: Calcutta HC Steps In In a significant ruling aimed at curbing the misuse of criminal machinery in matrimonial warfare, the Calcutta High Court has quashed a criminal proceeding pending against a husband and his family. Justice Chai...

25 Apr 2025

India - High Court of Gauhati

Misappropriation of Public Funds Does Not Qualify as 'Official Duty': Gauhati High Court Upholds Section 409 IPC Conviction

Misappropriation of Public Funds Is Not an 'Official Duty': Gauhati High Court Affirms Teacher's Conviction In a significant ruling addressing the boundaries of legal protection for public servants, the Gauhati High Court has upheld the conviction of a former Hea...

04 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Gauhati

Occupancy Tenants Bound to Pay Rent Under Assam Tenancy Act, Rules Gauhati High Court in RSA 79/2023

Occupancy Tenants Duty-Bound to Pay Rent: Gauhati High Court Decides In a significant judgment regarding land tenancy rights, the Gauhati High Court has reaffirmed that occupancy tenants under theAssam (Temporarily Settled Areas) Tenancy Act, 1971are mandatorily ...

29 May 2026

India - High Court of Gauhati

Minor Omission in Section 164 Statement Does Not Vitiate Victim's Testimony in POCSO Cases: Gauhati High Court

Testimony of Child Victims: Gauhati High Court Clarifies Evidentiary Standards in POCSO Cases In a significant judgment regarding the protection of minors, the Gauhati High Court has reinforced the legal principle that a child victim’s testimony—if found to be in...

29 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Declines Urgent Hearing on Fake Advocate Plea

Supreme CourtDeclines Urgent Hearing on Fake Advocate PleaTheSupreme Courtof India recently signaled a pragmatic approach to the dual provocations of systemic professional fraud and digital-age satire when it refused to grant an urgent hearing on a plea concerning the proliferation of "fake" ...

26 May 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Founder Challenges Blocking of Cockroach Janta Party Account

Founder Challenges Blocking of Cockroach Janta Party AccountThe intersection of judicial observation, online satirical activism, and the state’s exercise of executive power has reached the corridors of the Delhi High Court. Abhijeet Dipke, th...

26 May 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Consent to Sexual Acts Does Not Immunize One From Blackmail Charges: Delhi High Court Denies Bail in Rape Case under Section 376 IPC

Beyond Initial Consent: Delhi High Court Denies Bail in Case of Coerced Digital Exploitation In a significant ruling regarding the limits of consent in the digital age, the Delhi High Court has denied bail to an individual accused of using non-consensual intimate recordings to engage in sexua...

17 Jan 2025

India - High Court of Gujarat

DCP-Level Inquiry Ordered by Gujarat High Court Into Allegations of Selective Police Conduct in Criminal Investigation

Seeking Equality in Custody: High Court Orders Probe into Police Bias Allegations In a significant order addressing the bounds of police discretion, the Gujarat High Court has mandated an administrative inquiry into claims of selective treatment during a criminal investigation. The court’s in...

17 Jan 2025

India - Supreme Court

Failure to Grant Hearing Before Cognizance Under BNSS Vitiates PMLA Proceedings: Supreme Court

The Rights of the Accused: Supreme Court MandatesPre-CognizanceHearings Under BNSSIn a pivotal ruling that reinforces the constitutional protections of the accused in money laundering cases, theSupreme Court of Indiahas held that aCourt of SessionorSpecial Courtcannot takecognizanceof an offe...

19 May 2026

India - High Court of Gauhati

Surrender of Official Railway Quarter Bars HRA When Vacant Entitled Accommodation Available: Gauhati High Court

When Leaving Government Housing Means Losing the Rent AllowanceA Division Bench of theGauhati High Courthas clarified that railway employees who voluntarily surrender their official quarters and move into private homes remain ineligible for House Rent Allowance (HRA) as long as accommodation ...

15 May 2026