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LIC’s Cancer Cover Applicable Only When ‘First Diagnosis’ Occurs After Waiting Period, Not Upon Expert Confirmation: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court, in a significant decision interpreting the terms of cancer insurance policies, allowed the appeal filed by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) against the direction to pay insurance coverage to a cancer patient. The Court clarified that the insurance coverage under LIC’s Cancer Cover…
Court Questions BCI on ₹1.25 Lakh Nomination Fee, Asks ‘Who Will Be Able to Contest?’; Orders Status Quo on State Bar Elections: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court, while hearing a writ petition filed against the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) decision to drastically increase the nomination fee for the State Bar Council elections, made a sharp oral remark: “Who will be able to contest?” The hike, which raised the nomination fee from ₹5,000 to ₹1,25,000, marks…
Warning Against Misuse of Pleas on Unauthorized Constructions; Litigant Fined ₹50,000 for 'Arm-Twisting' Tactics: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court, in a strong-worded judgment, dismissed a writ petition filed by Shri Balbir Singh seeking demolition of a property located in Jamia Nagar, allegedly constructed without proper authorization. The Single Bench of Justice Mini Pushkarna observed that the petition was filed not with genuine grievance…
PIL Seeking Law to Protect Men from Illegal Prosecution and Harassment by Women Rejected: Allahabad High Court
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) was recently filed before the Allahabad High Court by a petitioner named Chandrama Vishvakarma, seeking a direction to the Union of India and the Government of Uttar Pradesh for the formulation of a specific law aimed at protecting men from illegal prosecution and harassment by…
Drug Smuggling Through India-Pakistan Border Severely Affecting Youth; Pre-Arrest Bail Denied to Accused: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab & Haryana High Court, while dealing with a plea under Section 438 CrPC for anticipatory bail, strongly condemned the increasing use of drones for smuggling drugs across the India-Pakistan border. The Court highlighted the growing threat to national security and the devastating impact on youth, refusing to…
Ill-Treatment of Children by a Spouse Constitutes Cruelty Under Section 10(1) of the Divorce Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that ill-treatment of children by one spouse constitutes mental cruelty to the other spouse and is a valid ground for dissolution of marriage under Section 10(1)(x) of the Divorce Act, 1869. A Division Bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar made this…
State Directed to Frame Policy Regulating Sites in Converted Lands Outside Approved Layouts: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has urged the State Government to formulate a comprehensive policy to regulate the sale and registration of sites carved out of converted agricultural lands, which are not part of approved layouts. The Court highlighted the growing instances of such irregular transactions and stressed the need…
Custody of Minor Granted Under Child Welfare Committee’s Order Cannot Be Challenged Through Habeas Corpus Petition: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a writ of habeas corpus under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is not maintainable when the custody of a minor has been granted through a judicial order passed by the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. The…
Dismissal of Divorce Petition Does Not Bar a Second Petition Based on Different Grounds: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court has held that dismissal of a divorce petition on one ground under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 does not prevent a party from filing a fresh divorce petition on another ground under the same provision. The Court clarified that such subsequent petitions are…
Separate Property Acquired by a Mitakshara Hindu Who Died Before 1956 Devolves Entirely Upon His Son: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court, in a significant interpretation of pre-1956 Hindu inheritance law, held that the separate property acquired by a Hindu governed by Mitakshara law, who died before the enactment of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, devolves entirely upon the son. This ruling reaffirms the unamended principles of…
