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Wife’s Mere Employment Not a Ground to Deny Maintenance, Earning Disparity Noted While Rejecting Husband’s Plea: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by a husband challenging a maintenance order passed in favour of his wife under Section 125 CrPC. The matter was heard by Justice Madan Pal Singh, who upheld the order of the Family Court directing the husband to pay monthly maintenance.…
Private Firm Profiting from Sub-Leasing Public Land Allotted for ₹1: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court recently delivered a significant ruling in favor of the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT), allowing it to recover sub-leasing charges from a private company on the grounds that public industrial land allotted at a nominal rent cannot be commercially exploited. The…
Inter-Caste Couple Protected from Harassment by Relatives: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh recently intervened to ensure protection for an inter-caste couple who faced threats and harassment from family and community members due to their marriage. The petitioners, aged 23 and 19, voluntarily married on 9 January 2026 according to Hindu rites and rituals. Justice BP Sharma…
Negotiable Instruments Act Section 138 Case: Cheque Bounce in Lease Dispute: Court Proceedings
In a significant judgment delivered on 12 February 2026, the LXIV Additional City Civil & Sessions Judge, Smt. Mala N.D., upheld the conviction of Muniyappa under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act for dishonour of a cheque. The dispute arose when Muniyappa, aged 72, accepted a lease amount from Srinivas,…
Sexual Harassment Dispute in Railway Cooperative: Enquiry to Proceed, Rules Madras High Court
The Madras High Court on February 10, 2026 delivered a detailed judgment in a workplace dispute that had continued for more than two decades. Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy passed a common order in four connected writ petitions filed by The Railway Employees Cooperative Credit Society Ltd. and its former employee D.…
SC/ST Candidates Have No Entitlement to Relaxation in SFIO Prosecutor Appointment Criteria: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently delivered a judgment in Anant Kumar Rao v. Union Public Service Commission & Ors, clarifying that candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) categories do not have any enforceable right to seek relaxation of eligibility criteria in recruitment, even though the…
Teachers Shape the Future of Citizens, Merit Cannot Be Undermined by Lower Preference Indicated in Application Form: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court delivered a significant judgment concerning recruitment to the posts of School Assistant and Secondary Grade Teacher under the AP Teacher Recruitment Rules, 2025. The case arose after the State Government issued a recruitment notification in April 2025 inviting applications for multiple…
Motor Accident Case: Car Owner Can Present Independent Evidence on Negligence Despite Driver’s Guilty Plea: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently delivered an important judgment under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 regarding the right of a vehicle owner to produce independent evidence in motor accident claim proceedings. The decision was passed by Justice Mohammed Nias C.P. in a matter arising from proceedings before the Motor…
Ancestral Property, Right Of Birth Wholly Foreign To Muslim Law Court Rejects Woman's Plea For Share In Father's Estate: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has clarified that the concepts of joint family property, ancestral property and right by birth, which are recognized under Hindu law, cannot be applied to disputes governed by Mohammedan law. The judgment was delivered by Justice J C Doshi while deciding a batch of civil revision applications…
Is Supplying Grounds On Separate Paper Valid When Not Referenced In Arrest Memo:Allahabad High court
The Allahabad High Court recently granted relief in a writ petition of habeas corpus and ordered the release of a young man after finding serious procedural lapses in his arrest. The judgment was delivered by Justice Abdul Moin and Justice Babita Rani. The Court held that supplying the grounds of arrest on a separate…
