India - High Court of Jharkhand

Jharkhand High Court Orders Husband to Pay Thirty Lakh Rupees Alimony Post Marriage Dissolution

Jharkhand High Court Orders Husband to Pay Thirty Lakh Rupees Alimony Post Marriage DissolutionThe High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi has delivered a decisive judgment setting the permanent alimony of a divorced wife at ₹30 lakh. A Divisio...

29 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Jharkhand

Jharkhand High Court Denies Divorce To Husband Over Baseless Allegations Of Wife's Infidelity

Jharkhand High Court Denies Divorce To Husband Over Baseless Allegations Of Wife's InfidelityTheHigh Court of Jharkhand at Ranchihas delivered a pivotal judgment inManoj Kumar Hansda vs. Varsha Monigini Hembrom, upholding the dismissal of adivorce petitionfiled under theSpecial Marriage Act, ...

29 Jul 2026

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Rajya Sabha Bill Seeks To Criminalize Vande Mataram Disruption Under The National Honour Act

Rajya Sabha Bill Seeks To Criminalize Vande Mataram Disruption Under The National Honour ActTheUnion governmenthas introduced thePrevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill,2026, in the Rajya Sabha, proposing a transformative shift in the legal protection afforded to national sy...

27 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

UP Home Secretary Summoned By Allahabad High Court For Failing To Compensate Custodial Death

UP Home Secretary Summoned By Allahabad High Court For Failing To Compensate Custodial DeathThe Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court has issued a stern directive signaling the judiciary’s impatience with administrative...

27 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Jharkhand

Jharkhand High Court Directs Insurance Firm To Pay Penalty Under Employees Compensation Act Rules

Jharkhand High Court Directs Insurance Firm To Pay Penalty Under Employees Compensation Act RulesIn a significant ruling, the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi has reinforced the protective framework of the Employees Compensation Act, 1923. Presided over by Justice S...

25 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Quashes Standard Chartered Bank FERA Prosecution Over Mandatory Opportunity Notice Lapse

Supreme Court Quashes Standard Chartered Bank FERA Prosecution Over Mandatory Opportunity Notice LapseIn a landmark ruling that reaffirms the sanctity of procedural safeguards in criminal prosecutions, theSupreme Court of Indiahas quashed two criminal complaints againstStandard Chartered Bank...

22 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

New India Assurance Cannot Use Processing Delay to Deny Compassionate Appointment: Supreme Court

New India Assurance Cannot Use Processing Delay to Deny Compassionate Appointment: Supreme CourtIn a significant ruling reinforcing the principle thatno authority can profit from its own wrong, theSupreme Court of Indiahas directedThe New India Assurance Company Limitedto grantcompassionate a...

20 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Procedural Lapses In Section 304B Dowry Death Trial Criticized By Supreme Court

Procedural Lapses InSection 304BDowry DeathTrial Criticized By Supreme CourtIn a stinging rebuke of the investigative and judicial process, theSupreme Court of Indiahas acquitted a man who spent a quarter-century in the legal system over the allegeddowry deathof his wife. The bench, comprised...

14 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi High Court Designates 85 Advocates as Senior Advocates Under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961

Delhi High CourtDesignates 85 Advocates as Senior Advocates UnderSection 16(2) of theAdvocates Act, 1961In a significant move to strengthen the leadership of the national capital’s legal fraternity, theDelhi High Courthas officially conferred the prestigious title of "Senior Advocate" upon 85...

11 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Jharkhand

Routine Filing of Recall Petitions After Debarment Won't Negate Res Judicata: Jharkhand High Court on Order VIII Rule 1 CPC

Routine Filing of Recall Petitions After Debarment Won't Negate Res Judicata: Jharkhand High Court on Order VIII Rule 1 CPCIn a firm stance against procedural obfuscation, the High Court of Jharkhand has dismissed a petition seeking to overturn a trial court order that refused to accept a bel...

08 Jan 2025