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Anticipatory Bail Granted to Army Officer in Rape Case Alleging False Promise of Marriage, Court Notes Roka Ceremony and Long Relationship: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently delivered an important order while considering a petition filed under Section 438 Code of Criminal Procedure seeking anticipatory bail in a case involving allegations of rape on the false promise of marriage under Section 376 Indian Penal Code. The Court observed that in a long…
Congress MLA Mukesh Malhotra’s Election Set Aside for Non-Disclosure of Criminal Cases, BJP Candidate Declared Elected: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court delivered a significant judgment concerning electoral transparency and disclosure of criminal antecedents by candidates. The case was examined under Section 100 Representation of the People Act, 1951, which empowers courts to declare an election void in cases of corrupt practice or…
CBI Coerced Witness to Frame Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh for Murder After Pressure from High Court to Finish Probe, Says Witness in Case of Alleged Sexual Exploitation of Women: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court delivered a significant judgment while examining the criminal liability of Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati. The Court set aside the earlier conviction and life imprisonment awarded by the trial court in 2018. A…
Interim Bail Granted to Al Falah University Chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui in ED Case: Delhi Court
The Saket Court in New Delhi granted interim bail to Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, Chairman of Al Falah University, in a case investigated by the Directorate of Enforcement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The Court considered the serious medical condition of Siddiqui’s wife while deciding the interim bail…
Polling Day Roadshow by Eknath Shinde Not “Undue Influence” on Voters, Election Petition Rejected: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court dismissed an election petition filed by Congress leader Md Arif Lalan Khan alias Naseem Khan challenging the election of Dilip Bhausaheb Lande, the Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) MLA from Chandivali constituency in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Elections. The Court ruled that the petition failed to…
Installing Solar Panels Not a Valid Industrial Use of Allotted Land: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court delivered an important judgment clarifying the meaning of industrial use of allotted land under the rules of the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT). The Court ruled that installing solar panels on an industrial plot cannot be considered an industrial activity when the…
Appointment to Higher Post on Compassionate Grounds Not a Matter of Right, Purely a Discretionary Power: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh delivered an important judgment regarding compassionate appointment in government service. The Division Bench comprising Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Shahzad Azeem held that appointment to a higher post on compassionate grounds cannot be claimed as a matter of right.…
NALSA Constitutes Committee To Revisit Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS) Scheme And Policy
The National Legal Services Authority has constituted a special committee to review and reconsider the Legal Aid Defense Counsel System Scheme and Policy. The decision was announced through a press release issued on 6 March 2026. The move aims to reassess the functioning and effectiveness of the legal aid defense…
Non-Parties Aggrieved by Judgment Can Seek Review or Challenge It: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has clarified an important principle in Service Jurisprudence and Administrative Law, stating that persons who were not parties to a case but whose rights are adversely affected by a judgment are not left without remedy. Such persons can seek review of the judgment or challenge the decision…
Son’s Right to Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Defeated by Parents’ Divorce or Appointment of Father’s Second Wife: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court delivered an important judgment regarding compassionate appointment and upheld the right of a son to seek employment after the death of his father who was a government employee. The Division Bench consisting of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Baljinder Sandhu held that…
