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Hindu Succession Act | Property Of Father Dying Intestate Devolves On Son In Individual Capacity, Not As Family's Karta: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently delivered a significant judgment clarifying the scope of Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, and its impact on intestate succession among Hindus. The dispute revolved around a property originally owned by Late Sh. Ram Lal Sethi, who had two sons. Each of his sons also had two…
Wife Pressurizing Husband To Cut Ties With His Family Considered Cruelty And Ground For Divorce: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court, in a recent judgment, has ruled that a wife’s persistent and pressurising behaviour to compel her husband to cut ties with his family — including his widowed mother and divorced sister — amounts to mental cruelty, which is a valid ground for divorce under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage…
'Limitation Is Statue Of Peace & Repose': Order Allowing Time-Barred Appeal Against 44-Year-Old Decree Quashed: Rajasthan High Court '
In a significant judgment, the Rajasthan High Court has set aside orders passed by the Revenue Appellate Authority (RAA) and the Board of Revenue, which had entertained and allowed a time-barred appeal filed after 44 years from the date of the original decree, despite the absence of an application for condonation of…
Woman Allowed To Terminate 22-Week Pregnancy From Sexual Relations On False Promise Of Marriage: Delhi High Court
In a compassionate and progressive judgment, the Delhi High Court has allowed a 30-year-old unmarried woman to undergo medical termination of her 22-week pregnancy, which resulted from a live-in relationship with a man who allegedly deceived her on the false promise of marriage. The order was passed by Justice…
Mere Usage Of Term “High Speed” By Witness Insufficient To Establish Rash Or Negligent Driving: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that a mere claim by a witness that the accused was driving at a high speed is not enough to prove negligence or rash driving under Section 279 of the Indian Penal Code. The judgment was delivered by Justice Rakesh Kainthla in Criminal Appeal No. 332 of 2012, titled State of…
Lawyers To Boycott Acting Chief Justice’s Court Over Inaction On Assault Of 2 Lawyers: Patna High Court
Two practicing advocates of the Patna High Court, Ansul Aryan and his wife Manogya Singh, were allegedly assaulted on their way to court on September 9, 2025. According to reports, the incident occurred near Delhi Public School, Patna, where school staff members physically assaulted Aryan and verbally abused Singh…
Single Judge Order Upholding Demolition Of 12 Tower Signature View Apartments Affirmed: Delhi High Court
In a significant ruling, the Delhi High Court has upheld the demolition and reconstruction order of the Signature View Apartments located in Mukherjee Nagar, New Delhi. A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela dismissed an intra-court appeal filed by Man Mohan Singh Attri,…
Gender Neutrality In Army Recruitment Backed, Consideration Of Women Candidates For Unfilled Men's Posts Directed: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has delivered a significant judgment in favor of five young women petitioners seeking to join the Indian Army as Short-Service Commissioned Officers (Non-Technical). The Court emphasized that eliminating the “anachronistically artificial chromosomal distinction” between men and women is a vital…
Reliance Gets Relief In 3-Decade-Old Land Dispute With BPCL: Supreme Court
The long-standing land dispute between Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) relates to over 349 hectares of land at Moti Khavdi in Jamnagar, Gujarat, originally allotted by the Government of Gujarat in the early 1990s for BPCL’s crude oil terminal project. The allotment was…
Depraved Court cancels bail to man accused of raping his minor daughter, forcing her to watch porn: Delhi High Court
In a deeply disturbing case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) and Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Delhi High Court has set aside the bail granted to a man accused of sexually assaulting his minor daughter for almost six years. The Court termed the grant of bail by the trial court…
