India - Supreme Court

Bank Liable for Consumer Compensation After Delay in Cheque Presentment Causes Stale Instruments: Supreme Court

Failure to Present: Supreme Court Penalizes Bank for Negligent Cheque Handling In a significant ruling for banking consumers, the Supreme Court of India has upheld the determination that a bank’s failure to re-present cheques in a timely manner—strictly adhering to validity per...

15 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Bombay

Right to Sanitation Under Article 21 Mandates MCGM to Provide Adequate Slum Facilities: Bombay HC

A Call for Dignity: Bombay High Court Mandates Sanitation for Slum Dwellers In a landmark decision reaffirming the intersection of fundamental rights and urban governance, theBombay High Courthas declared that access to adequate, clean sanitation facilities is an essential component of the "R...

03 Feb 2026

India - Supreme Court

Mere Non-Communication Between Spouses Does Not Constitute Cruelty Under Section 498A IPC: Supreme Court

Silence is Not a Crime: Supreme Court Redefines Marital 'Cruelty'In a significant ruling that provides clarity on the threshold for criminal cruelty in estranged marriages, the Supreme Court of India has set aside the conviction of a husb...

12 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

HC Issues Notice in Tahir Hussain's Delhi Riots Appeal

HC Issues Notice in Tahir Hussain's Delhi Riots AppealThe Delhi High Court has taken a significant step in the ongoing legal discourse surrounding the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots, issuing a formal notice to the Delhi Police

10 Jun 2026

India -

Police Officers In UP Are More Loyal Towards Ruling Dispensation Than Constitution: Allahabad HC

It has to be taken most seriously that none other than the Allahabad High Court which is the biggest High Court in not only just India among all the States, in not only just Asia, in not only just few continents but also in all the continents all over the world in a most learned, laudable, la...

09 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Public Sanitation Infrastructure Under Article 21 Overrides Individual Objections: Andhra Pradesh High Court

Balancing Private Comfort and Public Health: High Court Clears Path for GVMC Sanitation ProjectIn a significant ruling affirming the government's duty to provide civic amenities, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh has declined to block the con...

09 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Gauhati

Continued Work Orders Preclude 'Fresh Case' Classification for Expired Lease: Gauhati High Court

When Continuity Trumps Expiration: Gauhati HC Rulings on Railway Land Licensing The Gauhati High Court has provided critical relief to companies operating on railway land, ruling that the mere expiration of a formal lease agreement does not automatically reset a legal arrangeme...

02 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Gauhati

Unexplained Delay and Lack of Due Diligence BARS Review Under Article 226/Section 114 CPC: Gauhati High Court

Unexplained Delay and Lack of Due Diligence BARS Review: Gauhati High Court Rejects Citizenship Plea The Gauhati High Court has firmly declined to entertain a review petition filed by Musstt. Monowara Khatun, reaffirming that the judiciary’s review jurisdiction i...

29 May 2026

India - High Court of Gujarat

High Court Dismisses Writ Plea for FIR in Custodial Death Case: Mandates Exhaustion of Statutory Remedies under BNSS

Judicial Restraint vs. Constitutional Accountability: Gujarat HC Rules on Custodial Death Plea In a significant ruling concerning the limits of writ jurisdiction in criminal cases, theHigh Courtof Gujarat at Ahmedabad has dismissed a petition seeking an immediate FIR in a custo...

29 May 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Court Rebukes UP Bureaucracy Over Systemic Police Overreach

Court Rebukes UP Bureaucracy Over Systemic Police OverreachIn a series of landmark observations that have sent ripples through the administrative and legal circles of Uttar Pradesh, the Allahabad High Court has delivered a scathing indictment of the state’s law enforcement and ...

06 Jun 2026