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Material Inconsistencies in Evidence Prevent Restoration of Section 302 Conviction: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has recently delivered a significant judgment regarding a murder case that took place in Andhra Pradesh. The case involved four accused persons who were initially convicted for the crime but later saw their conviction reduced by the High Court due to discrepancies in the evidence. The Supreme Court,…
Adopted Son of Widow Entitled to Inherit Deceased Husband’s Property: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has delivered a landmark judgment clarifying the rights of adopted children by widows to inherit from their deceased husbands. This case involved a dispute over the inheritance rights of an adopted son and the validity of an adoption deed registered decades ago. The judgment provides important…
Compassionate Appointment Approval Cannot Be Ignored While Denying Salary: Allahabad High Court
In a significant ruling, the Allahabad High Court has emphasized that once a compassionate appointment is approved by the competent authority, it cannot be ignored or questioned to deny salary to the appointee. The High Court intervened in a case where a woman appointed on compassionate grounds was denied salary,…
₹12 Lakh Cheque Dishonour Revision Dismissed, Conviction Under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act Upheld: Karnataka High Court
The High Court of Karnataka recently delivered a significant judgment regarding a property dispute that resulted in a bounced cheque. The case highlights the strict enforcement of Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. Justice H.P. Sandesh dismissed a criminal revision petition filed by the accused,…
Breach of Promise to Marry Later Does Not Amount to Cheating Without Dishonest Intent from the Beginning: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court at Cuttack has delivered a landmark judgment, ruling that a promise to marry made by a man, which he later refuses to fulfill, does not automatically amount to cheating under Section 417 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Justice Sibo Sankar Mishra, in his judgment on July 30, 2026, emphasized that…
Former Directors Cannot Challenge Company’s Fraud Classification as Unreasoned When Bank Provides Audit-Based Reasons: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has recently dismissed a writ petition filed by two former directors of a company challenging the decision of Axis Bank to classify their company’s account as “fraud”. The Court’s decision was pronounced on August 6, 2026, by a Division Bench comprising Justice Firdosh P. Pooniwalla and Justice…
Retrospective Tax on Imported Sugar Valid, But No Penalty for Past Transactions: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has recently delivered a significant judgment upholding the power of the Karnataka State Legislature to implement a retrospective amendment to the Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957, concerning imported sugar. The case involved the legality of taxing imported sugar under the amended law and whether…
Criminal Case Against Election Officer in IOA Online Polling Matter Quashed; Procedural Dispute Cannot Be Treated as Cheating Case: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has delivered an important ruling by quashing the criminal proceedings against Dr. Ramesh Sen, who was the Election Officer for the Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA) elections held in 2020. The Court held that allegations regarding procedural violations in conducting the election did not amount…
Hotels Must Obtain Copyright Licence to Communicate Literary and Musical Works to Guests Through Cable TV: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has ruled that hotels cannot rely solely on a cable connection obtained from a cable operator to commercially communicate copyrighted literary and musical works to their guests through televisions installed in hotel rooms. The Court emphasized that such use of copyrighted works constitutes…
Wife’s Convenience and Minor Child’s Schooling Are Relevant but Cannot Alone Justify Transfer of Matrimonial Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has refused to transfer a matrimonial case from Aligarh to Gautam Budh Nagar, emphasizing that considerations such as the wife’s convenience and the minor child’s schooling, although relevant, are not sufficient grounds for changing the jurisdiction of a case. The Court clarified that these…
