India - Supreme Court

No Automatic Rescission of Specific Performance Decree for Delayed Deposit Under Section 28 SRA: Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Specific Performance Decrees Don't Vanish on Delayed Deposits—Equity Calls the ShotsIn a landmark ruling that breathes new life into delayed specific performance executions, the Supreme Court of India has held that courts aren't handcuffed by time limits in decrees. A bench ofJ...

09 May 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Administrative Lethargy No Ground for Condoning 1600-Day Delay in Appeal: Delhi High Court

"No Room for Slumber": Delhi HC Slams DDA's Epic 1600-Day Delay, Tosses AppealIn a scathing rebuke to bureaucratic foot-dragging, the Delhi High Court has dismissed an appeal by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) against a trial court order directing flat allotmen...

09 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Prolonged Consensual Cohabitation Negates False Marriage Promise Rape Charge Under Section 376 IPC: Supreme Court

'Happily Cohabited for 4 Years': Supreme Court Quashes Rape Case Over 'Soured' RelationshipIn a significant ruling on consent and deception in sexual offence cases, the Supreme Court of India has quashed criminal proceedings against Shaileshbhai Govindbhai Makwana, accused of rape under a fal...

05 May 2026

India -

Politicians Can’t Be Allowed To Judge Judicial Competence: Delhi HC

It is definitely a matter of paramount significance that while sending a very loud and unequivocal message to “all politicians in particular” and to the ‘people in general’, the Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising of Hon’ble Dr Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in a most learned,...

28 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Unsuccessful Party Can Invoke Section 9 Post-Arbitral Award for Interim Relief: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Opens Section 9 Door for Losing Arbitral Parties – With a Cautionary NoteIn a landmark ruling that resolves a decade-long rift among High Courts, the Supreme Court has declared that even parties who lose in arbitration can seek interim r...

27 Apr 2026

India -

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 - Supreme Court

Conversion to Christianity Strips Scheduled Caste Status, Bars SC/ST Act Protection: Supreme Court

Pastor’s Prayer for Justice Halted: Supreme Court Upholds Loss of SC Status on Conversion to ChristianityIn a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India dismissed an appeal by Chinthada Anand, a pastor from Andhra Pradesh, upholding the High Court's decision to quash criminal ...

26 Mar 2026

India - Supreme Court

Christians Professing Faith Lose Scheduled Caste Status Under Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950: Supreme Court

Pastor’s Prayer for Justice Halted: Supreme Court Rules Christian Converts Forfeit Scheduled Caste ProtectionIn a landmark verdict that draws a firm line between faith and caste-based protections, the Supreme Court of India has dismissed an appeal by Chinthada Anand, a Christia...

25 Mar 2026

India - Supreme Court

Conversion to Christianity Ends Scheduled Caste Status, Bars SC/ST Act Protection: Supreme Court

Pastor’s Prayer for Justice Halted: Supreme Court Upholds Loss of SC Status on Conversion to ChristianityIn a landmark ruling on March 24, 2026, a bench comprisingJustices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohanof the Supreme Court of India dismissed an appeal by Chinth...

24 Mar 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Directs Strict Adherence to June 2026 Timeline for Tripura Village Committee Elections

Supreme Court Greenlights June 2026 Deadline for Tripura's Village Polls, Demands No SlippagesIn a decisive push to end prolonged delays in local elections, the Supreme Court of India on March 18, 2026, endorsed the Tripura State Election Commission's proposed timeline for Village Committee e...

20 Mar 2026