IBC moratorium and S. 138 NI Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The High Court object of the moratorium is merely to postpone civil debt enforcement and not to shield an accused from criminal accountability arising out of dishonour of cheques.

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Parking slots in a co-operative housing society
Case BriefsDistrict Court

The Court observes that in absence of a specific procedure followed by the disputants for getting a parking for their flat, they cannot claim any right, interest over the parking slot of their predecessor in title.

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Railway Concrete Sleeper Plant approval
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court observed that the relief sought by the petitioner seems to be in disguise as it tries to achieve approval indirectly, which it has failed to achieve directly.

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Casteist Facebook post against MP Chandrashekhar Azad
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Allahabad High Court held that the absence of specific casteist words in the FIR did not justify discharge where the Facebook post recovered during investigation and witness statements disclosed a prima facie case against the accused.

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Interim maintenance for financially independent wife
Case BriefsHigh Courts

In the case at hand, the wife disclosed a monthly income of ₹1,00,000, her TDS records showed ₹1,64,285. Her husband earned ₹60,000. However, the trial court awarded her ₹20,000 in interim maintenance.

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Computation of loss of dependency under Motor Vehicles Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court Enhanced the Motor Accident Compensation from ₹15 Lakhs to ₹30 Lakhs.

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Harbhajan Singh Punjab Police security cover
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Security Review Committee had assessed Harbhajan Singh’s threat perception on 3 March 2026, nearly two months before he left the Aam Aadmi Party. Punjab & Haryana HC held the timing was coincidental, not retaliatory and that his Y+ CRPF cover and State’s undertaking of local deployment adequately addressed his security concerns.

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Tripartite agreement home loan recovery
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

The authority restrained the respondents from carrying on or continuing any action detrimental to the complainants’ interests in respect of the 2 flats and directed SBI not to take any coercive action against the complainants for recovery of the amount.

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Mandatory reporting of POCSO offence
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The statutory mandate under Section 21, POCSO Act admits of no dilution, no hesitation, and no delay. The duty to report an offence against a child is not a matter of institutional discretion but an imperative cast by the statute, the breach of which itself constitutes a distinct offence.”

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investigation before FIR registration murder acquittal benefit of doubt
Case BriefsDistrict Court

In spite of knowing the fact that the investigation carried out by him will be illegal, the Investigating Officer had continued the investigation and prepared document which is damaging to the case of the prosecution

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Refund with interest and additional compensation under RERA
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

The Authority noted that the complainant had suffered mental and physical agony, besides losing the opportunity to own a house, particularly in view of the increase in property prices.

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Places of Worship Act and acquisition of religious properties
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Allahabad High Court clarified that the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 does not curtail the State’s power to acquire religious properties for a public purpose, including road widening and infrastructure development.

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Gender discrimination in promotion
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Tripura High Court quashed the Inspector General of Prisons’ communication and directed reconsideration within three months.

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Development plan reservation cannot continue indefinitely
Case BriefsHigh Courts

If there is neither acquisition of the land nor initiation of revision proceedings within the prescribed period of 10 years, and despite service of the statutory notice the authority fails to acquire the land or commence acquisition proceedings within 6 months, the reservation is deemed to have lapsed by operation of law.

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Muzaffarnagar bonded labour
Hot Off The PressNews

The Commission issues notices to the state Chief Secretary and DGP, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks

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Service Law June 2026
Legal RoundUpTopic-wise Roundup

Bringing together the month’s significant service law developments from Supreme Court and High Court decisions on appointment, recruitment, eligibility, jurisdiction, employment regulation, and resignation.

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UPPSC APO-2025 Mains candidature rejection
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court noted that the petitioner’s candidature was rejected solely on the ground that she did not submit the hard copy of the application form and accordingly permitted her to provisionally appear in the Mains Examination, subject to further orders to be passed in the present writ petition.

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Live-in Relationship Protection
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The orders cannot be passed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India which guarantees freedom of life to all citizens, but such freedom has to be within the ambit of law.”

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police arrest rights in India
Law made Easy

Can police arrest you anytime? Not exactly. Police can arrest without a warrant in certain situations, but the law also gives you specific rights and protections during arrest. Here’s what you should know.

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FIR quashed against advocate in assault case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Having found that present applicant was not present at the scene of offence and was also not visible at the District Court, Surat as alleged by the complainant from the CCTV footage, the said aspect would itself demolish the very basis of the FIR against the present applicant.”

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