India - High Court of Patna

Failure to Frame Specific Issues Under Section 13 HMA Leads to 'Ballpark Assessment': Patna High Court Remands Divorce Case

Patna High Court Slaps Down Sloppy Divorce Ruling: Remands Case Over "Ballpark Assessment"In a sharp rebuke to procedural shortcuts in family courts, the Patna High Court has set aside a decree dismissing a husband's divorce petition, remanding the bitterly contested matrimonial dispute back ...

30 Apr 2026

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'Living Separately' Under Section 13B HMA Means Cessation Of Marital Obligations, Regardless Of Residence: Patna High Court

Patna HC: No Divorce if Marital Sparks Fly Just Before Filing – 'Living Separately' ExplainedIn a nuanced take on mutual consent divorces, the Patna High Court upheld a family court's rejection of a joint divorce petition under Section 13B of the Hindu Marriage Act (HMA), stressing that "livi...

30 Apr 2026

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Non-Supply of Relied-Upon Documents in Dept Enquiry Vitiates Proceedings, Violates Natural Justice: Patna High Court

"Defending in the Dark": Patna HC Quashes Dismissal for Denial of Key Documents in 20-Year BattleIn a significant ruling emphasizing the sanctity of natural justice, the Patna High Court has overturned the dismissal of Ganesh Pandey, a former Assistant ...

28 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Calcutta HC Requests Appellate Tribunal to Expeditiously Dispose Voter Deletion Appeal Ahead of WB Polls

Clock Ticking: Calcutta HC Pushes Tribunal to Restore Voter Before WB PollsIn a swift intervention just days before West Bengal's crucial polling onApril 29, 2026, theCalcutta High Courthas urged theAppellate Tribunalto prioritize a voter's appeal against the deletion of his name from the ele...

28 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Appoints Justice Hrishikesh Roy as BCA Ombudsman After Justice Oka Declines Over Adjudicatory Role

Supreme Court Shifts Gears: Justice Hrishikesh Roy Takes Helm as BCA OmbudsmanIn a swift administrative pivot, the Supreme Court of India has appointed former judgeJustice Hrishikesh Royas the new Ombudsman for theBihar Cricket Association (BCA), replacingJustice Abh...

25 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Carrying Passengers Without Tickets is Serious Misconduct Warranting Termination: Allahabad High Court

No Free Rides: Allahabad HC Backs Firing of Conductor for Ticketless TreksIn a stark reminder that public transport demands accountability, theAllahabad High Courthas upheld the termination of bus conductor Jagdamba Prasad Pandey from theUttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC)...

24 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

IBC Not Recovery Tool; Can't Substitute Decree Execution Against Solvent Firms: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Slams IBC Misuse: No Shortcuts to Debt Recovery via InsolvencyIn a landmark ruling on April 23, 2026, the Supreme Court of India, through a bench comprisingJustice Pamidighantam Sri NarasimhaandJustice Alok Aradhe, categorically held that the Ins...

24 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Repeated Defaults & Contempt Can't Block SARFAESI Possession: Supreme Court Orders School Closure, Police Aid

Supreme Court Delivers Final Blow: Debt-Defaulting School Ordered Shut, Police to Clear Path for LendersIn a stern verdict emphasizing the supremacy of law over repeated defiance, the Supreme Court of India has mandated thepermanent closureof Chaitanya ...

23 Apr 2026

India - Latest News

Central Govt Notifies Online Gaming Rules 2026 Banning Money Games, Establishes OGAI Regulator Under 2025 Act

India Draws Battle Lines on Online Gaming: Rules 2026 Ban Real-Money Bets, Usher in OGAI EraIn a landmark move to tame India's booming yet chaotic online gaming sector, theMinistry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)onApril 22, 2026, notified thePromotion and Regulation of Onlin...

23 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

College Teachers Can Be Appointed Presiding Officers Without Subordination Issues Under Article 324: Calcutta High Court Stays Single-Judge Order

Calcutta HC Clears Path for College Teachers as Poll Chiefs, Stays Disruptive Last-Minute OrderIn a timely intervention just days before the West Bengal Legislative Assembly Elections 2026, a Division Bench of the Calcutta High Court—Justices Shampa Sarkar and Ajay Kumar Gupta—...

23 Apr 2026