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The Accidental Path to Global Legal Success

The Accidental Path to Global Legal SuccessThe image of a lawyer is often cast in shades of deterministic certainty—a career path carved out through years of preemptive ambition, law reviews, and a singular focus on the courtroom. Yet, for many of the most influential figures in the global le...

13 Jun 2026

India - Supreme Court

SC Upholds Conviction Based on Approver Testimony, Modifies Sentence to Period Already Undergone: Gopi Chand v. State

Justice After Four Decades: Supreme Court Resolves 1984 Truck Hijacking CaseIn a significant ruling delivered on May 29, 2026, the Supreme Court of India has brought a decades-old ...

09 Jun 2026

India - Supreme Court

Consensual Premarital Relationships Do Not Bar Police Service: Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for Moral Turpitude

Consensual Premarital Relationships Do Not Bar Police Service: Supreme Court Clarifies Standards for Moral TurpitudeIn a significant judgment regarding the rights of candidates seeking public employment, the Supreme Court of India<...

08 Jun 2026

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...

08 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Narrows Sabarimala Reference Scope Day 13

Supreme Court Narrows Sabarimala Reference Scope on Day 13In a pivotal clarification during Day 13 of the Supreme Court of India's 9-Judge Constitution Bench hearings on the Sabarimala Reference, the apex court emphasized that it isnot reviewing the 2018 Sabarima...

07 May 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

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Higher DA Enhancement for Serving Employees Than DR for Pensioners Violates Article 14: Supreme Court

Inflation Knows No Retirement: Supreme Court Mandates Equal DA/DR Hikes for KSRTC Employees and PensionersIn a landmark verdict emphasizing constitutional equality, the Supreme Court of India has ruled that states cannot shortchange pensioners with lower Dearness Relief (DR) in...

11 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Madhya Pradesh

Muslim Man's Second Marriage Not Bigamy Under Section 494 IPC Due to Muslim Personal Law: Madhya Pradesh High Court

When Personal Law Trumps Bigamy: MP High Court Shields Muslim PolygamyIn a ruling blending criminal law with religious personal laws, theHigh Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpurpartly allowed a petition by Mohd. Arif Ahmad Jahagir Khan, quashing bigamy charges underS...

18 Mar 2026

India - Supreme Court

Mere Use of ‘Bastard’ Not Obscene Under Section 294(b) IPC: Supreme Court

"Bastard" in a Brawl Isn't Obscene: Supreme Court Redefines Limits of IPC Section 294(b)In a landmark clarification on what counts as "obscene" under Indian law, theSupreme Court of Indiahas ruled that hurling the word "bastard" during a heated family dispute does not triggerSection 294(b) of...

06 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Surgeon Best Judge to Choose Procedure; Adequate Consent Form Bars Quashing Denial: Supreme Court

Surgeon Knows Best: Supreme Court Shields Pediatric Doctor in Testicle Removal CaseIn a landmark ruling, theSupreme Court of Indiahas quashed criminal proceedings against Dr. S. Balagopal, a pediatric surgeon accused of performing an orchidectomy—removal of a testicle—on a 1.5-year-old boy wi...

06 Apr 2026