Category: Weekly Judgements Analysis

In a landmark judgment, a two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court of India (Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran) formally declared the right to access and use the…

The Allahabad High Court (Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal) held that the word "woman" under Section 69 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS)—which penalizes sexual intercourse by deceitful means…

In an oral mention before the Supreme Court of India (Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi), the Court addressed a plea filed by trade associations against the New…

The Supreme Court of India (Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Justice N.V. Anjaria) held that the limitation period for filing an appeal before the Supreme Court under Section 62 of the…

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh (Justice Balaji Medamalli) held that a debtor's intentional transfer of real estate to close family members under nominal sale deeds constitutes an act of…

The Allahabad High Court (Justice Siddharth Nandan) held that the advanced age of a testator, combined with the fact that a beneficiary son lived with and cared for him, does…

The Supreme Court of India (Justice S.V.N. Bhatti and Justice N.V. Anjaria) held that a Hindu widow's limited interest in property (including agricultural land) expands into full, absolute ownership by…

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh (Justice Maheswara Rao Kuncheam) held that trial courts cannot issue Non-Bailable Warrants (NBWs) routinely or mechanically in dishonor of cheque proceedings under Section 138…

The Supreme Court of India (Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar) held that a victim of an offence possesses the requisite locus standi to approach the High Court…

The Supreme Court of India (Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe) set aside an auction sale conducted under the SARFAESI Act, holding that bids accepted in defiance of…