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Six-Month Cooling-Off Period Waived, Mutual Consent Divorce Granted After 49 Years of Separation Under Hindu Marriage Act: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed a long-pending matrimonial dispute between Kalagandha Saileswari and Kalagandha Nageswara Rao, holding that the statutory cooling-off period for mutual consent divorce can be waived when a marriage has completely broken down and there is no realistic possibility of reunion.…
Cheque-Bounce Offence Can Be Compounded Even After Conviction and Revision Under Section 147 Negotiable Instruments Act: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court has held that an offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 can be compounded even after the accused has been convicted by the trial court, the conviction has been affirmed in appeal, and the challenge to that conviction has already been dismissed by the High Court in…
Researcher's Plea to Intervene in Savarkar Defamation Case Against Rahul Gandhi Rejected: Pune Court
A Pune court has rejected an application filed by researcher Pankaj K Phadnis seeking permission to intervene in the private criminal defamation case filed by Satyaki Savarkar against Rahul Gandhi over remarks concerning late Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The order was passed on August 14, 2026, by Judicial Magistrate…
Wife and Three Children Entitled to Consortium, Motor Accident Compensation Enhanced to ₹12.47 Lakh: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has enhanced the motor accident compensation payable to the wife and three children of a man who died in a road accident in 2012. In Sameem Begum and Others VERSUS K. Venkat Swamy and Another, a Bench comprising Justice N.V. Anjaria and Justice Nongmeikapam Kotiswar Singh increased the compensation…
Settlement Application Must Be Decided Within 18 Months Under Section 245D(4A) of Income Tax Act: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that the statutory time limit governing settlement proceedings under the Income-tax Act, 1961 cannot be extended merely because a pending settlement application is transferred from one Interim Board for Settlement to another. The Court held that once an Interim Board has taken…
Reliance Industries Ltd Ordered to Pay ₹10 Lakh Costs for Obstructing 20-Year-Old NTPC Suit: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) in a long-running commercial dispute with NTPC Limited and imposed a cost of ₹10 lakh on the company for prolonging the litigation. The amount has been directed to be deposited with the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association…
Execution of Agreement to Sell Between Landlord and Tenant Does Not Automatically End Tenancy: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the mere execution of an agreement to sell between a landlord and an existing tenant does not automatically bring the tenancy to an end. The Court clarified that a tenant does not lose his status as a tenant simply because the landlord agrees to sell the property to him. A Bench…
Conviction Not Vitiated Merely Because Regular Court Tried Juvenile as Adult, But Sentence Cannot Operate: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has delivered an important ruling on the legal consequences when a person is found to have been a juvenile on the date of the offence but was tried and convicted by a regular criminal court as an adult. The Court held that the conviction recorded on the merits does not automatically have to be…
Rape Conviction Under Section 376 IPC Upheld, Sentence of 88-Year-Old Appellant Reduced to Period Already Undergone: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on 14 August 2026 delivered its judgment in Ramendra Singh vs State, an appeal arising from a rape and criminal intimidation case dating back to 28 November 2009. The judgment was delivered by Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav. The Court upheld the conviction of Ramendra Singh under Section 376 IPC for…
Failure to Pay Balance Sale Consideration Cannot by Itself Constitute Cheating: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that merely failing to pay the remaining sale consideration under an agreement to sell does not, by itself, amount to the criminal offence of cheating. The Court made it clear that for an allegation under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to succeed, there must be evidence of…
