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Wife who obtained custody asserting financial capacity cannot burden husband alone with minor’s maintenance: Allahabad HC

The Court noted that the wife had herself obtained custody of the minor daughter on the specific assertion that she was financially capable of maintaining and taking proper care of her.

Case Briefs High Courts

Doctors agree he needs constant monitoring; at the hospital he chooses: Inside Delhi HC order directing Sonam Wangchuk’s transfer to Medanta Hospital

The Court by order dated 20 July 2026, had directed the production of all relevant pathological reports and medical records under concerning Sonam Wangchuk, before proceeding in plea seeking his transfer to Medanta Hospital,

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Sentencing Must Strike Judicious Balance Between Interests of Victim, Society and Accused; SC Modifies Gang Rape Sentence to 20 Years of Rigorous Imprisonment

Upholding the appellant’s conviction for gang rape, the Court modified the sentence from imprisonment for the remainder of natural life to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment with the benefit of remission after considering his young age, absence of criminal antecedents, satisfactory conduct in prison and the possibility of reformation.

Case Briefs High Courts

KG Admission Cannot be Declared Void After a Decade Due to Parents’ Incorrect Declaration: Delhi HC Allows DOB Correction in CBSE Records Based on Public Documents

The Court observed that a wrong committed by the parents of the petitioner cannot be attributed to the petitioner, who was aged just about four years at the time of his admission and is still a minor.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Chaayos Said the Service Charge Was Voluntary but Its Own Billing Software Said Otherwise: CCPA Imposes ₹50,000 Penalty

The CCPA observed that Chaayos has a substantial consumer reach and market presence as the restaurant has more than 180+ outlets in India, and levy of service charge by default on bill has the potential to affect a large number of consumers.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC Directs Production of Comprehensive Medical Record Before Proceeding in Plea Seeking Sonam Wangchuk’s Transfer to Medanta Hospital

The appellant approached the Court seeking a direction permitting her husband, Sonam Wangchuk, to be shifted from Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, to Medanta Hospital, Gurugram, or any other medical facility of his choice.

liability foisted for alleged wrong legal opinion

Case Briefs High Courts

Practicing Advocate Facing Criminal Charges for Alleged Wrong Legal Advice Gets Ad-Interim Protection from Bombay HC

Bombay High Court grants adinterim relief to practicing Advocate who contends that criminal liability has been foisted upon him for legal opinion rendered in professional capacity.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Trick Question, Forced Action, Interface Interference: CCPA Identifies Three Dark Patterns on SpiceJet’s Booking Platform, Imposes ₹1 Lakh Penalty

CCPA observed that SpiceJet designed its interface in a manner that favoured enrolment into the SpiceClub Loyalty Program and subscription to promotional communications through pre-selected options, resulting in unfair trade practices, misleading representations and impairment of consumer choice and informed decision-making.

fundamental right of the children to play

Case Briefs High Courts

Common Areas Must Be Obstruction-Free, and Children Have a Fundamental Right to Play: Karnataka HC Sets Aside Trial Court, Orders Association to Act Within 3 Months

Observing that playing games is a fundamental right of the children and prohibiting the children from playing, takes away their overall health, the Court has directed that the defendant-association to reconsider its decision, specify the games to be played in the play area after taking confidence of the members of the association within a period of 3 months.

Railway liability for shortage of goods booked at owner's risk

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Railways not liable for shortage of goods booked at “owner’s risk” unless negligence or misconduct is proved under Section 97, Railways Act

The Supreme Court held that Railways cannot be held liable for shortage of goods booked at “owner’s risk” unless negligence or misconduct is proved under Section 97, Railways Act, 1989. The Court clarified the burden of proof under Section 65(2) and dismissed the compensation claim.

Case Briefs High Courts

Vehicle seized in NDPS case cannot be denied interim release merely because it may be confiscated later: J&K and Ladakh HC

The High Court holds that confiscation is a matter to be considered at the conclusion of trial and that, pending such determination, the court is empowered to grant interim custody of the seized vehicle under Section 497 BNSS.

Interim maintenance for financially independent wife

Case Briefs High Courts

Filing a DV Act Petition Does Not Automatically Entitle a Wife to Maintenance, Especially When She Earns More Than Her Husband: Karnataka HC

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.

Delhi High Court Tihar custodial assault

Case Briefs High Courts

Fractured Hand, No Treatment, and a Demand for Protection Money: Delhi HC Orders CCTV Preserved and Independent Medical Examination in Tihar Assault Allegations

The Delhi High Court directed preservation of CCTV footage, an independent medical examination, and detailed reports from jail authorities after a Tihar inmate alleged custodial assault by the Head Warden, denial of medical treatment, and demand for illegal protection money.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC: Prior declaration as “well-known trade mark” not mandatory to invoke Section 11(2); cancels “ZORA” trade mark for similarity with “ZARA”

Delhi High Court held that a trade mark need not be formally declared as “well-known” to claim protection under Section 11(2), Trade Marks Act, 1999, and that ZARA, being entitled to protection as a well-known mark, could oppose registration of the deceptively similar mark ZORA.

Case Briefs High Courts

25 Years, No Conclusion: Allahabad HC Warns Against “Taarikh pe Taarikh” Becoming the Hallmark of Criminal Justice, Grants Anticipatory Bail in 2001 Kidnapping Case

The High Court stated that the record revealed a rather disquieting state of affairs. For years, the proceedings remained dormant without any meaningful progress, reducing the criminal trial to a mere formality.

Case Briefs High Courts

“Evolution and implementation of Social Audit need of hour”: Madhya Pradesh HC directs advocate to visit and spend time at old age home instead of paying cost

The Court further remarked that another important effect of the Social Audit is that the management of these institutions sometime misbehave with the residents, especially women and children; this way, they would always be cautious that they were being observed.

Absence of railway ticket cannot negate bona fide passenger status

Case Briefs Supreme Court

The Ticket Was in the Bag That Was Never Found: Supreme Court Grants ₹8 Lakh to Widow, Says Absence of Ticket Alone Cannot Defeat a Bona Fide Passenger’s Claim

Supreme Court advised the Indian Railways to adopt effective measures to address overcrowding in trains, observing that overcrowding frequently results in passengers falling from moving trains and suffering fatal injuries.

Computation of loss of dependency under Motor Vehicles Act

Case Briefs High Courts

Dependency, Not Legal Status, Governs Computation of Loss of Dependency; Second Wife and Minor Daughter Held Entitled to Compensation under MV Act: Karnataka HC

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

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Pre-2016 DRT Recovery Certificate Is Not “Decree or Order” u/S. 9(2), Presidency-Towns Insolvency Act; Cannot Trigger Insolvency Proceedings: Supreme Court

The Court stated that the 2016 Amendment to the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act, 1993 had created a legal fiction operating prospectively and did not affect proceedings instituted before its enactment.

Case Briefs High Courts

Hospitalisation Was to Save His Life, Not Confine Him: Delhi HC Declines to Order Transfer of Sonam Wangchuk to Medanta; He Sets 3 Conditions to Break His Fast

The Court held that no violation of bodily autonomy was found where medical care was limited to consented oral treatment despite the patient’s critical health condition marked by dangerously low sugar, sodium and potassium levels.