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...

09 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Indian Railways Not Deemed Distribution Licensee Under Section 14 Electricity Act; Liable for Cross-Subsidy Surcharge as Consumer: Supreme Court

Railways Derailed: Supreme Court Rules It's Just Another Power Consumer, Not a LicenseeIn a landmark verdict that could reshape how India's vast railway network procures electricity, the Supreme Court on May 8, 2026, dismissed appeals by Indian Railways, holding it is aconsumerunder the Elect...

09 May 2026

India - High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Service of Remand Report with Grounds of Arrest Satisfies Article 22(1) Mandate: Andhra Pradesh HC

Remand Report in Hand: Andhra Pradesh HC Upholds Arrest Validity Under Article 22(1)In a significant clarification on arrest safeguards, the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati dismissed a habeas corpus petition on April 23, 2026, ruling that serving a copy of the remand report—detailin...

08 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Clarifies Anoop Baranwal on EC Appointments

Supreme Court Clarifies Anoop Baranwal on EC AppointmentsIn a significant development during the ongoing hearing of petitions challenging theChief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act, 2023, theSupreme Court of Indi...

08 May 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Tharoor Seeks Personality Rights Shield from Delhi High Court

Tharoor Seeks Personality Rights Shield from Delhi High CourtIn a stark reflection of the digital age's perils, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has approached the Delhi High Court seeking robust protection for his personality rights amid allegations of rampant unauthorized exploitation of his name...

08 May 2026

India - High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Video Conferencing Impermissible at Reconciliation Stage in Matrimonial Disputes: Andhra Pradesh High Court

No Virtual Handshakes: Why Andhra Pradesh HC Says Reconciliation Needs Real PresenceIn a ruling that underscores the irreplaceable human touch in family reconciliations, the Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a husband's plea for video conferencing in divorce proceedings. Justice Ravi Nath T...

07 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

SC Warns Judicial Interference Could Break Indian Civilization

SC Warns Judicial Interference Could Break Indian CivilizationIn a poignant reflection on India's pluralistic ethos, a nine-judge Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India, hearing the high-stakes Sabarimala reference on its thirteenth day, voiced profound apprehensions about the peril...

07 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Disciplinary Body Can't Punish on New Charge Without Fresh Show-Cause Notice: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Shields Doctor from Harsher Penalty: No Fresh Notice, No New ChargeIn a nuanced ruling onMay 6, 2026, theSupreme Court of Indiapartially allowed an appeal by 76-year-old paediatrician Dr. Nigam Prakash Narain, faulting the National Medical Commission (NMC, successor to theMedica...

07 May 2026

India - Supreme Court

Failure to Deposit Balance Sale Consideration Within Stipulated Time Renders Specific Performance Decree Inexecutable: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Clocks Out Buyer'sSpecific PerformanceDream: Three Months Too LateIn a ruling that underscores the sanctity of timelines in equitable remedies, theSupreme Court of Indiahas held that a decree-holder's failure to deposit the balance sale consideration within the stipulated three ...

07 May 2026

India - High Court of Madhya Pradesh

Merely Accompanying Minor Who Left Home Voluntarily Not Kidnapping u/s 361 IPC: MP High Court

When Love Leads the Way: MP High Court Frees Man in 'Kidnapping' Case, Stresses Need for Active RoleIn a nuanced ruling that underscores the boundaries of kidnapping law, theHigh Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpurhas acquitted Ravi Das Gupta, overturning his conviction under

06 May 2026