India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court of India Honors Legal Legend Ashoke Kumar Sen With New Portrait

Supreme Court of India Honors Legal Legend Ashoke Kumar Sen With New PortraitIn a solemn ceremony that bridged the gap between the storied past of the Indian legal system and its current trajectory, theSupreme Court of Indiarecently paid a poignant tribute to one of its most distinguished fig...

30 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Civil Court Can Cancel Registered Sale Deed Despite SARFAESI Bar: Delhi High Court

Civil Court Can Cancel Registered Sale Deed Despite SARFAESI Bar: Delhi High Court The Delhi High Court has clarified a significant jurisdictional nuance at the intersection of civil law and financial regulations, ruling that the bar under Section 34 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction o...

13 Nov 2025

India - Supreme Court

Section 244 CrPC Evidence Not Mandatory in Sessions Cases: Supreme Court

Section 244 CrPC Evidence Not Mandatory in Sessions Cases: Supreme CourtTheSupreme Court of Indiahas provided much-needed clarity on the procedural requirements governing the committal ofcomplaint casesto theCourt of Sessions. In a ruling delivered onJuly 1, 2026, a bench consisting of Justic...

02 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Mere Presence Does Not Establish Conspiracy: Supreme Court

Mere Presence Does Not Establish Conspiracy:Supreme CourtIn a significant ruling clarifying the threshold for provingcriminal conspiracyunder thePrevention of Corruption Act(PC Act), theSupreme Courtof India has dismissed appeals by the State of Uttar Pradesh, affirming theacquittalof three C...

30 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

HC Declines to Quash Arrest for Missing Written Justification: Prospective Ruling in Karan Singh v. State NCT of Delhi

Legal Hurdles: Delhi HC Weighs In on Written Grounds for Arrest In a significant decision concerning the rights of detainees, the High Court of Delhi has clarified the application of evolving jurisprudence regarding the notification of grounds of arrest. The bench, comprising H...

23 Jan 2026

India - High Court of Gujarat

Absence of 'Sufficient Cause' Precludes Setting Aside Ex-Parte Decree Under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC: Gujarat High Court

Proving 'Sufficient Cause': The High Court’s Narrow Threshold for Reopening Ex-Parte Decrees In a significant ruling regarding procedural rigour in civil litigation, the High Court of Gujarat has reaffirmed that the burden of proving "sufficient cause" for non-appearance lies h...

22 Jan 2026

India - High Court of Punjab and Haryana

Bomb Blast in Passenger Train is an 'Accident' Under Railways Act, 1989: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Bomb Blast in Passenger Train is an 'Accident' Under Railways Act: Punjab & Haryana High CourtIn a significant ruling aimed at upholding the rights of rail passengers, theHigh Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarhhas affirmed the liability of theUnion of Indiato provide compensation to vi...

23 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Rajasthan

Habeas Corpus Inapplicable Once Judicial Remand Is Ordered: Rajasthan High Court in Corruption Case

Habeas CorpusInapplicable OnceJudicial RemandIs Ordered:Rajasthan High Courtin Corruption CaseIn a significant ruling regarding the limits of judicial intervention, theRajasthan High Courthas dismissed ahabeas corpuspetition filed on behalf of Dr. Mahesh Joshi, who was arrested by theAnti-Cor...

19 Jun 2026

India - Supreme Court

Commercial Wisdom of CoC in Approving Resolution Plans Is Non-Justiciable: Supreme Court

Commercial Wisdom Reigns Supreme: The Supreme Court’s Verdict on Insolvency ResolutionIn a landmark ruling that reinforces the core philosophy of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), the Supreme Court of India has emphatically declared t...

10 Jun 2026

India - Supreme Court

Rule of Primogeniture Does Not Govern Succession of Private Royal Estates: Supreme Court

The End of RoyalPrimogeniture: Assessing Heritage in Modern IndiaTheSupreme Court of Indiahas delivered a landmark judgment settling a decades-long property dispute between members of the erstwhile royal family of Kapurthala. InTikka Shatrujit Singh & Ors. v. Sukjit Singh & Anr., the bench co...

27 May 2026