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Interim Maintenance Cannot Be Determined Solely on Husband's Income; Wife's Qualifications and Independent Income Must Be Considered: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that interim maintenance cannot be fixed solely by looking at the husband’s income. The Court said that while deciding maintenance, the Court must consider the financial position of both parties, including the wife’s independent income, qualifications, earning capacity, property,…
Madhu Kishwar Seeks Quashing of FIR Over Social Media Post on PM Modi: Punjab & Haryana High Court
Academic Madhu Purnima Kishwar has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking quashing of an FIR registered by the Chandigarh Police in connection with a social media post concerning a video clip allegedly showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi receiving a face massage from a woman. Justice Vikram Aggarwal…
Husband's Loans Cannot Diminish His Maintenance Obligation Towards Wife: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has held that a husband cannot ordinarily reduce his maintenance or permanent alimony liability by relying upon voluntary loans taken for creating future wealth or assets. The Court made it clear that repayment of loans taken for asset creation cannot automatically be treated as an unavoidable…
Post-Award Section 9 Application by Unsuccessful Party Maintainable in Exceptional Cases: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that in rare and compelling circumstances, an award debtor can approach the Court under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 even after an arbitral award has been passed. Such interim protection can be granted when it is necessary to prevent irreparable prejudice and…
Police Notices to Cloudnine Hospital Quashed After Patient's Death Following Surgery: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has quashed six police notices issued to Cloudnine Hospital and its senior consultant during an inquiry into the death of a patient. The Court held that an inquiry into an unnatural death cannot be converted into an unrestricted criminal investigation when no First Information Report (FIR) for…
Arbitration Dispute: ₹3.5 Crore Deposit Direction Against National Projects Construction Corporation Upheld: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by National Projects Construction Corporation Ltd. (NPCC) and upheld the direction requiring NPCC to deposit ₹3.5 crore with the Registry of the Delhi High Court. The amount is to remain secured while proceedings challenging the arbitral award under Section 34 of the…
Insider Trading Presumed When Person Possessing Confidential Information Trades; Profit or Loss Is Irrelevant: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that when a person possesses Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI) and trades in securities during the period when that information remains unpublished, the law raises a presumption of insider trading. The Bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih set…
Isolated Quarrels Cannot Constitute Mental Cruelty Without Sustained Conduct: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has set aside a divorce decree passed by the Family Court, Lakhisarai, holding that isolated incidents of marital quarrels, verbal allegations and family disputes cannot by themselves establish the sustained and serious course of conduct required to prove mental cruelty. A Division Bench…
15 Law Colleges Allowed to Retain 2026-27 Student Intake, Faculty Appointment Timeline Set: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has permitted 15 law colleges to retain their existing student intake capacity for the academic year 2026-27, subject to their compliance with a revised schedule for appointing qualified Principals and Assistant Professors. A Division Bench comprising Justice R.I. Chagla and Justice Farhan P.…
Rape Case Acquittal Restored as Forensic Evidence Contradicts Prosecution Version: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has restored the acquittal of Ram Singh in a case involving allegations of rape of a minor girl. A Bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar set aside the judgment of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, which had reversed the trial court's acquittal and convicted Ram Singh. The…
