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Supreme Court
Supreme Court Clarifies Applicability of Rs. 30 Lakh Compensation in Sewer Death Cases
Supreme Court: Power Of Wakf Tribunal Is Strictly Confined To Properties Specified In ‘List Of Auqaf’ As Per Sec 6(1) & 7(1) Of Wakf Act, 1995
Weak Circumstantial Chain Cannot Sustain Conviction: Supreme Court Restores Acquittal
‘Court’ Under Section 29A Means Civil Court, Not High Court Appointing Arbitrator: Supreme Court Clarifies Jurisdiction To Extend Arbitral Timelines
Section 175(4) BNSS Not Standalone; Magistrate Must Follow Safeguards Before Ordering Probe Against Public Servants: Supreme Court
Supreme Court Restores ?27 Cr Liquidated Damages in Solar Power Dispute, Curbs Appellate Interference
Urvashi Theatre Closure & Demolition Case: Supreme Court Issues Notice and Extends Time To Vacate Till Next Hearing
Allahabad High Court
“Taking Judicial Service Very Lightly”: Allahabad HC Pulls Up CJM for Taking Cognizance Beyond Limitation as usual Practice
Men Are Often Prosecuted After Breakdown of Live-In Relationships; Allahabad HC Sets Aside POCSO Conviction
Allahabad HC Affirms Summoning Order Against News18 Employees for Broadcasting News Maligning Reputation of ADG, Special Task Force
Andhra Pradesh High Court
Vacant Seats Cannot Be Counted for Calculating Two-Thirds Majority; Andhra Pradesh HC Upholds No-Confidence Motion Against Kurnool Mandal President
Bombay High Court
Relationship to be in Nature of Marriage Due to Long Term and Birth of Child; Bombay HC Partly Allows Complaint under DV Act
Bombay High Court: PCIT Cannot Cite Alleged SEBI Violations to Deny Tax Exemption to Venture Capital Fund
Bombay High Court restrains former business associate from using deceptively similar mark “TRACK-ON”
Pension Is Not Bounty But Valuable Right; Bombay HC Orders Pension To Military Personnel Who Were Invalided Out From Service On Medical Grounds
Knife Was Recovered From Place Not ‘Ordinarily Visible To Others’; Bombay HC Upholds Conviction For Murder & Life Imprisonment Based On Dying Declaration
Bombay HC: Secured Creditor’s Dues Have Priority Over Governmental Dues If Security Interest Was Registered With CERSAI Prior To Govt. Claim
Bombay HC: Bald Averment That Director Was ‘In Charge Of Business’ Is Insufficient To Prosecute Him For Offence Committed By Firm Under Sec 138 NI Act
Settlement Of Same Tax Dispute For One Spouse Shall Extend To Other Under Vivad Se Vishwas Scheme; Bombay HC Clarifies Scope Of Sec 5A Income Tax Act
Sanction Under Sec 197 CrPC Is Mandatory Prerequisite For Cognizance Of Offence Alleged Against Police Officer; Bombay HC Explains ‘Colour Of Duty’
Employer in Breach Can’t Bar Escalation Claims: Bombay HC Upholds Arbitral Award Granting ?10.54 Crore to Contractor
Permanent Cancellation Of GST Registration Is Unfair; Bombay HC Orders Restoration As Failure To File Returns Are Subsequently Indemnified By Clearing Tax Dues
Subtle Lisp Is Minor Articulation Disorder That Can Be Cured With Professional Speech Therapy; Bombay HC Quashes CISF Recruitment Process
Delhi High Court
Failed Relationship Was Given Criminal Colour Of ‘Rape’ On Pretext Of Victim’s Caste Identity; Delhi HC Quashes FIR Under Sec 376 IPC & Sec 3(2)(v) SC/ST Act
Delhi HC Sets Aside Order Enhancing Punishment of Police Officer Passed Despite Reduction of Sentence in Criminal Appeal
Delhi High Court Grants Ex-Parte Ad Interim Injunction Protecting Akira Desai’s Personality Rights Against AI-Generated Deepfake Film
Delhi HC Permits SEBI Forensic Audit To Recover Disbursements Made In Winding-Up Of Arihant Mangal Growth Scheme Of CRB Mutual Fund
Forcing Continuation of an Unconsummated Marriage Causes ‘Exceptional Hardship’; Delhi HC Permits Divorce by Mutual Consent Within One Year
Delhi High Court Grants John Doe Order to Delhivery Limited in Trademark Infringement Case
Delhi High Court Disposes Plea Challenging Downgrading of Judicial Officer’s ACR After Partial Upradation; Grants Liberty to File Fresh Challenge
Trade Name Use Is Not Trademark Use: Delhi HC Refuses Cancellation of ‘REKIN-SP’, Rejects REXCIN’s Interim Injunction Plea
CBI Compelled Ex-HC Judge To Testimonial Compulsion, Defy Protection Against Self-Incrimination Under Art. 20(3); Delhi HC Quashes Notice Under Sec 91 CrPC
Delhi HC Grants Ex-Parte Ad-Interim Injunction To ‘Happi Planet’; Restrains Sale Of Counterfeit Products On E-Commerce Platforms
Citizenry Can’t Be Deprived Of Highway To Ensure Free Movement; Delhi HC Permits NHAI To Issue Fresh NIT To Complete Delhi-Mumbai National Expressway Project
No Injunction Against Encashment of Unconditional Performance Bank Guarantee in Coal Mining Dispute: Delhi High Court
‘Anti-national activities’ Ground Insufficient Without Reasons: Delhi High Court Directs Reconsideration of OCI Card Cancellation
Chhattisgarh High Court
Chhattisgarh HC: Land Loser’s Rights Under State Rehabilitation Policy Protected by Article 21, Cannot Be Overridden by Conflicting Coal India Guidelines
Gauhati High Court
Termination Is Result Of A Policy Decision To Wind Up Project; Gauhati HC Refuses To Issue Directions For Regularization, Absent Existing Vacancies
Karnataka High Court
Karnataka HC: Pre-Cognizance Hearing Under Section 223 BNSS Not Applicable to Section 138 NI Act Cases
Karnataka HC: Tenant Has Locus to Challenge Property Tax Levy Where Contract and Statute Fix Primary Liability
Karnataka High Court Refuses to Interfere with Acquittal in Rape on the Pretext of Marriage Case
Kerala High Court
National Medical Commission Act Did Not Confer ‘Doctor’ Title To Qualified Medical Professionals; Kerala HC Allows Physiotherapists To Use “Dr.” Prefix
Backwater Tourism Vs Unscientific Disposal Of Garbage; Kerala HC Directs Houseboats Operators In Vembanad Lake To Obtain Pollution Certificate
Kerala High Court Seeks Records In Appeal Over Nursing College Student Suicide Case; Lists Matter For Feb 4, 2026
Bar Association Is Professional Body For Advocates, Falls Outside Ambit Of ‘Employer’; Kerala HC Quashes ICC Constituted In Defiance Of POSH Act
Kerala HC Issues Comprehensive Guidelines for Prompt Reporting of Lapses in Sabarimala Temple and Other Temples under Travancore Devaswom Board
Madras High Court
Madras High Court Orders Maternity Leave for Third Pregnancy; Expresses Displeasure Over Registry’s “Pedantic” Approach
Failure To Identify Beneficial Owner Is Invalid Ground For Discharge Under Benami Act; Madras HC Clarifies Partner’s Role To Establish Vicarious Criminal Liability
Madras High Court: Mere Awareness of an Asset’s Commercial Potential Does Not Render Its Sale at a Favourable Price an ‘Adventure in the Nature of Trade’
BIFR Sanction Does Not Override MMDR Act; Madras HC Refuses Registration Of Mining Lease Assignment To SAIL Refractory Absent Prior Govt. Consent
‘Economic Significance Requirement’ Is Prerequisite In Obviousness Analysis Under Sec 2(1)(ja) Patents Act; Madras HC Rejects Steer Engineering’s Wetted Fiber Invention
Madras HC: Each Moment an Illegal Structure Occupies Public Road Creates Fresh Cause of Action Under Local Bodies Act
Tax Recovery Officer Cannot Declare A Transfer Void; Madras HC Orders To Pay Surplus After Settling Tax Dues as per Proceedings Under Chit Funds Act, 1982
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Madhya Pradesh HC Imposes Rs. 1 Lakh Fine for Flouting Injunction Order and Misleading Court
Plaintiff Must Prove Readiness and Willingness to Perform Contract in Specific Performance Suits: Madhya Pradesh HC
Prosecution Failed to Prove Case Beyond Reasonable Doubt; Madhya Pradesh High Court Acquits Two Convicted of Murder
Indore Water Contamination Case: MP High Court Appoints Justice Sushil Kumar Gupta (Retd.) Led Commission for Inquiry
“Presence or Absence of Hymen Not a Determinative Factor to Infer Sexual Intercourse”; Madhya Pradesh HC Denies Virginity Test to Conclude Divorce Petition
Punjab & Haryana High Court
“Clever Ploy”; Punjab & Haryana HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Alleged Member of Racket Supplying Beef
Punjab & Haryana HC: Custom Restricting Woman’s Right to Alienate Inherited Non-Ancestral Property Is Unconstitutional
Patna High Court
Patna HC: Revenue Officer Deciding Mutation Cases Function As Quasi-Judicial Authority, Entitled To Protection Under Judges (Protection) Act
District Court
Arbitration Cannot Shield Criminality; Delhi Court Orders FIR in ?107.77 Crore DMI Finance Loan Fraud Case
“S. 83 of IPC Encapsulates Doli Incapax as a Rebuttable Presumption”; JJB Absolves 11-year-old Accused of Murder, Noting Fatal Lapse by Prosecution Benefitting Child
Ink & Insight
[Ink & Insight] From Aspiration to Destiny: Journey of the Indian Republic
By Arindam Bharadwaj
[Ink & Insight] Legal Insurance in India: Bridging the Gap Between Law and Access to Justice
By Arzoo Pandit
[Ink & Insight] Re-Examining The Moratium For Cross-Border Insolvency: Lessons From Singapore Court Of Appeal Decision
By Vyapak Desai and Ruben Zachariah
News
Fourth VIAC CAN Congress: Cultivating Ideas into Impact [February 13, 2026]
BCI Writes to CJI Over ‘Baseless and Reckless’ Remarks by Kerala High Court Judge on Bar Council Elections
Justice U U Lalit: Money-Centric Valuation Systems Inadequate to Measure Social Contribution
Supreme Court Appoints Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul as Mediator in Thengalai–Vadagalai Temple Dispute
Delhi High Court Issues Notice on Karti Chidambaram’s Plea Challenging Charges in Chinese Visa Scam Case
Bombay HC Issues Notice on Doctor’s Plea Challenging CET Rule Mandating Surrender of CAP/Mop-Up Seat Before Institutional Round
Supreme Court Stays UGC Promotion of Equity Regulations
SC Reserves Orders in Stray Dog Population Management Case
SCBA Issues Alert After Advocates’ WhatsApp Accounts Hacked for Fraudulent Money Requests
Delhi High Court Returns Plaint in Sameer Wankhede Suit Against ‘Ba***ds of Bollywood’, Cites Lack of Jurisdiction
Supreme Court Issues Pan-India Directions on Menstrual Hygiene in Schools
From the Ganga to the Seine: Justice Surya Kant on Innovation, Trust, and Cross-Border Justice at Indo French Business Legal Conference
Tribunals
NCDRC Member Recuses After Allegation of Bias During Dictation; Matter to Be Placed Before President for Reassignment
Selection Does Not Confer Right to Appointment; CAT Upholds Withdrawal of AAO Vacancies in SSC CGL 2023
NGT Directs Municipal Corporations to Ensure Supply of Clean Drinking Water; Issues Notice in Matter Against Supply of Contaminated Water Across India
NGT Mandates Consent To Establish & Consent To Operate From State Pollution Control Board For Sand Excavation From Riverbed In Kanpur
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