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Khan Market Welfare Association Plea Seeking Uniform Property Tax Assessment Method Dismissed: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Khan Market Welfare Association (Regd.) concerning the manner in which the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) determines rateable value and assesses property tax. A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil Khetarpal and Justice Shail Jain held that the broad…
1989 Double Murder Case: Conviction Overturned After Gaps Found in Child Witness and Circumstantial Evidence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has acquitted Ravi Kumar Singh Malhotra in a 1989 double murder case involving the deaths of his wife Sushma and their minor son. A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih delivered the judgment on 20 August 2026, holding that the prosecution had failed to establish a…
Insurer Cannot Deny Fire Compensation Based on Technical Policy Interpretation Without Leading Evidence: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by The Oriental Insurance Company Limited and upheld a decree directing the insurer to pay ₹2 lakh with 8% annual interest to Pooja Paper Tube Industries for fire-related damage to insured stock. The judgment was delivered by Justice J. C. Doshi on 17 August 2026 in…
Advocate Cannot Disclose Confidential Information Even When Former Client Becomes Adversary; Two-Year Suspension Upheld: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on August 21, 2026, has upheld the disciplinary action taken against advocate Rizwan Siddiquee for his misconduct involving the disclosure of confidential communications with his former client. The Court confirmed that such disclosure, made during a television interview, was a serious violation of…
ED Criticised for Adding Six-Year-Old FIR to ECIR to Keep PMLA Case Alive, Termed Illegal and Irrational: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has strongly criticised the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for attempting to keep a money laundering proceeding alive after the First Information Report on which the Enforcement Case Information Report was originally based had already been closed by a competent court. Justice Anish Dayal, in a…
UP Gangsters Act Cases Against Two Lawyers Quashed as Supreme Court Terms Law ‘Stillborn’: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 is “stillborn” because the statute prescribes punishment against a person described as a gangster without creating a distinct criminal offence under the Act itself. A Bench comprising Justice JB Pardiwala and…
Lalit Modi's Plea Challenging Arbitration Award Over Vasant Vihar Property Dismissed: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has dismissed the challenge filed by Lalit Modi against an arbitral award arising from a property dispute with BDR Builders and Developers Private Limited. Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar, in a judgment pronounced on 18 August 2026, held that Lalit Modi failed to establish any statutory ground…
Revenue Mutation Cannot Extinguish Property Title, Co-Ownership Rights of Ramprasad’s Legal Heirs Restored: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has restored the co-ownership and partition rights claimed by the legal heirs of late Ramprasad in an agricultural property dispute concerning land in Kanadia village, Indore. A Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih held that a revenue mutation entry, by itself,…
Cheque Dishonour Under Section 138 NI Act: Statutory Presumption Against Drawer Explained: Himachal Pradesh High
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed a criminal revision filed by Dalel Singh and upheld the conviction arising from a cheque dishonour case involving Satish Kumar. Justice Rakesh Kainthla delivered the judgment on 19 August 2026 in Cr. Revision No. 451 of 2015. The Court examined important issues concerning…
Christian Women Allowed to File Divorce Cases Where They Currently Reside: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that a Christian wife seeking dissolution of marriage can file her divorce petition before the District Court or Family Court having jurisdiction over the place where she is residing when the petition is filed. The Court clarified that this remains possible even if the marriage was…
