Category: Weekly Judgements Analysis

The Delhi High Court held that a wife is not entitled to interim maintenance (pendente lite) under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 for any period during which…

The Supreme Court of India has referred a critical legal question to a Larger Bench: Can a High Court notification designating a Civil Judge (Senior Division) as a Commercial Court…

The Supreme Court of India held that a transferee who purchases suit property during the pendency of a civil suit from an existing defendant steps into the shoes of the…

Speaking at a criminal jurisprudence discourse in New Delhi, Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan voiced deep concern over the escalating trend of extra-judicial killings and custodial violence in India. He…

The Delhi High Court raised strong oral objections regarding the inclusion of the song Shoorveer—originally composed as a tribute to Maharana Pratap—in a violent climax scene of the film Mirzapur:…

The Supreme Court of India disposed of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking stricter enforcement of mandatory seat belt laws, ruling that the core challenge is not the absence of…

The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition filed by P.B. Agro LLP (makers of Vimal Elaichi) challenging show-cause notices issued by the Maharashtra FDA to its celebrity brand ambassadors,…

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that being an advocate does not place a person above the law, ruling that lawyers must render lawful assistance to police…

The Supreme Court of India ruled that civil courts cannot be used to recover money paid for fraudulent or illegal purposes, affirming that plaints disclosing an unlawful object must be…

The Supreme Court has stayed ongoing proceedings before the Gujarat High Court in a Public Interest Litigation seeking to regulate AI-generated deepfakes and enforce intermediary compliance via the Central Government’s…