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Husband’s Foreign Income Cannot Be Mechanically Converted into Indian Currency for Determining Maintenance: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently examined an important issue relating to maintenance under matrimonial law, where both the husband and wife filed cross petitions challenging an order passed by the Family Court. The dispute arose from an interim maintenance order directing the husband to pay Rs. 50,000 per month to the…
Wife Appointed as Legal Guardian of Comatose Husband under Parens Patriae Jurisdiction: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently dealt with a sensitive matter involving guardianship of a person in a vegetative state. The case concerned a husband who has been in a comatose and vegetative condition since February 2025 after suffering an Intracranial Haemorrhage. The petition was filed by his wife, Professor Alka…
Woman Granted Bail under PMLA as She Was Neither Chargesheeted Nor Summoned in Predicate Offence: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has granted bail to Sandeepa Virk, a woman accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, after observing that she was neither chargesheeted by the police nor summoned by the Magistrate in the predicate offence. The bail order was passed by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma. Background of…
Landlords Can Seek Eviction Even Without Written Tenancy Agreement; Rent Authority Powers Clarified: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently delivered a significant ruling clarifying the provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021. The judgment arose from a batch of connected matters, including petitions filed by Canara Bank, private firms, individual landlords, and tenants. The central…
Preventive Detention Laws Are Draconian and Cannot Be Used to Settle Political Scores or Silence Dissent: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently delivered observations on the misuse of preventive detention laws while hearing a habeas corpus petition filed by Neelima, wife of Varaaki, a YouTuber and investigative journalist. The petitioner challenged the detention of her husband under the Tamil Nadu Goondas Act as a “sexual…
Zydus Plea Challenging Helsinn’s Nausea Medication Patent Rejected: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court delivered an important judgment explaining the scope of the Patents Act, 1970 in relation to patent examination and pre-grant opposition. The case arose from a challenge filed by Zydus Healthcare Ltd. against a pharmaceutical patent granted to Helsinn Healthcare SA, a Swiss drugmaker. The dispute…
Bail Plea Rejected in Case Involving Alleged Rape and POCSO Act Violations in Himachal Pradesh: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla heard the bail petition filed by Sahil alias Sahil Tandon, the petitioner, in connection with F.I.R. No. 3 of 2024, registered at Women Police Station, Nahan, District Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh. The case involves serious offences under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code…
Bail Granted under BNS Act and SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act in Consensual Relationship and Promise to Marriage Case: Andhra Pradesh High Court
This news report is based on an order passed by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati in Criminal Petition No. 12713 of 2025, decided on 30 December 2025. The petition was heard and decided by Honourable Dr Justice Y. Lakshmana Rao under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking bail for the accused…
Section 54 Capital Gains Relief Allowed in Cathedral Road Property Dispute with Tax Department: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has ruled in favor of senior advocate C. Aryama Sundaram, holding that he was entitled to capital gains exemption under Section 54 of the Income Tax Act despite the demolition of the original house years before the sale. The dispute arose from the sale of undivided shares in a residential…
Compounding of Offense: Jharkhand Court Quashes Conviction in Cheque Bouncing Case After Settlement – High Court of Jharkhand
Introduction to the Case In a significant legal development, the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi, in the case of Amit Kumar Gupta VERSUS The State of Jharkhand & Sunny Robert Anthony, addressed an important issue under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. The court dealt with the appeal filed by Amit Kumar…
