India - High Court of Bombay

Family Courts Can't Casually Order Spouse's Mental Health Exam in Divorce Under Section 13(1)(iii) HMA Without Prima Facie Material: Bombay HC

Bombay High Court Slams 'Casual' Psychiatric Probes in Divorce Battles: No Exam Without Solid ProofIn a significant ruling for family law, theBombay High Court Aurangabad Benchhas quashed a lower court's order directing a wife to undergo a psychiatric evaluation in a divorce case. JusticeS. G...

17 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Key Rulings Reshape Access and IP in India

Key Rulings Reshape Access and IP in India In a series of landmark developments, Indian courts and legal practitioners are witnessing profound shifts that promise to redefine access to justice, fortify intellectual property protections, streamline corporate transactions, and elevate personali...

19 Jan 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Supreme Court Protects MBBS Degree Despite Invalid ST Certificate, Citing Educational Waste

Supreme Court Protects MBBS Degree Despite Invalid ST Certificate, Citing Educational Waste New Delhi– In a significant ruling balancing the strictures of reservation policy with principles of equity, the Supreme Court of India has protected the MBBS degree of a student whose Scheduled Tribe ...

23 Nov 2025

India - Supreme Court

SC on Muslim Inheritance: Childless Widow's Share is 1/4th, 'Agreement to Sell' Doesn't Divest Estate

SC on Muslim Inheritance: Childless Widow's Share is 1/4th, 'Agreement to Sell' Doesn't Divest Estate New Delhi:In a significant judgment reinforcing foundational principles of both personal and property law, the Supreme Court of India has clarified the precise inheritance share of a childles...

17 Oct 2025

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Madras High Court Summons ED Officer for Contempt in PMLA Case

Madras High Court Summons ED Officer for Contempt, Citing Flagrant Disregard of Stay Order in PMLA Case CHENNAI– In a significant assertion of judicial authority over the actions of a central investigative agency, the Madras High Court has issued a statutory contempt notice to an Assistant Di...

21 Aug 2025

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Judicial Oversight vs. State Law: The Battle Over Police Accountability

Judicial Oversight vs. State Law: The Battle Over Police Accountability in Haryana NEW DELHI– A recent appointment in Haryana has reignited a critical debate over the sanctity of Supreme Court directives on police reform, pitting civil society activists against the state government in a class...

11 Aug 2025

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Indian Courts Grapple with Dress Codes and Procedural Fairness

Indian Courts Grapple with Dress Codes, Procedural Fairness, and Guardian Rights Recent developments across India's judicial landscape have brought issues of professional identity, procedural fairness in public employment, and the fundamental rights of natural guardians into sharp focus. From...

19 Jul 2025

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Bulk Objections to Electoral Rolls Without Form 7 Not Maintainable; Procedural Adherence Mandatory: Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench)

Bombay High Court Dismisses MLA's Plea on Duplicate Voters, Upholds ECI's Procedural Mandate Aurangabad, Maharashtra:The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court, comprisingSmt. Vibha Kankanwadi andS. G. Chapalgaonkar, JJ., on October 18, 2024, dismissed a writ petition filed byChandrakant N...

08 May 2025

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Mandatory Entrance Test (PET) for Ph.D. Cannot Be Bypassed by Vice Chancellor's 'Special Case' Order, Admission Held Vitiated Ab Initio: Bombay High Court

Ph.D. Admission Without Mandatory Entrance Test Illegal, Cannot Be Protected Even After Thesis Submission: Bombay High CourtAurangabad:In a significant ruling impacting university admission procedures, the Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) has held that admission to a Ph.D. program granted...

27 Apr 2025

India - order

DNYANESHWAR vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

O R D E R 1. Leave granted. 2. The present appeal has been filed by theappellants against the order dated 14.01.2020 passed bythe High Court of Judicature at Bombay, AurangabadBench, dismissing the application of the appellantsfiled under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. seeking quashing ofFIR No.163 o...

16 Jan 2024