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Financial Difficulty Alone Not a Ground to Transfer Matrimonial Case, Husband Can Bear Wife’s Travel Expenses: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a wife’s plea seeking transfer of divorce proceedings from Alwar to Jaipur. The petitioner said she was residing in Jaipur, had no source of income and could not afford to travel to Alwar on every date of hearing. The respondent-husband opposed the transfer and said the…
71-Year-Old Man’s Siblings Allowed to Meet Him Peacefully, No One Can Prevent Such Meetings: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has disposed of Habeas Corpus Writ Petition No. 637 of 2026, concerning Dr. Pradeep Kumar Upadhyay, aged about 71 years. The petition was filed by his brother Vivek Kumar Upadhyay, who alleged that Dr. Upadhyay was not being properly cared for and that family members were being prevented from…
Government Land With Open Access Cannot Be Taken Over for Exclusive Use by Permittee: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has partly allowed a petition filed by The Deccan Co-operative Housing Society Limited against the State of Maharashtra and the Collector, Mumbai Suburban, over an iron gate installed on a 9.15-metre access road. The dispute arose after the Collector, by an order dated 17th March 2026, directed…
Grievous Injury Not Necessary to Attract Section 307 IPC: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea seeking addition of Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 in a Haryana assault case arising from a dispute over waterlogging. The order was passed in Surender Kumar versus State of Haryana & Ors. on September 8, 2026. The dispute began after rainwater was drained, leading to…
Gujarat Witnessed Several Hooch Tragedies Despite Liquor Ban: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has struck down rules that required methanol sold in Maharashtra to be mixed with a bitterant and colourant and imposed licensing restrictions on its purchase and possession. The judgment was delivered on September 18, 2026 in M/S Balaji Formalin Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. versus Union of India & Anr. and…
Former Railway Clerk’s Conviction Upheld in ₹100 Bribery Case, Jail Term Reduced: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has upheld the conviction of Kali Shankar Dhobi, a former parcel clerk at Hatia Railway Station, in a corruption case dating back to 1995. The case began after a complaint to the CBI alleged that Dhobi demanded ₹100 in addition to the prescribed ₹203 charge for booking a motorcycle. A trap was…
‘She Is Entitled to Make Her Choice’: Major Woman Ordered to Be Released from Father’s Custody: Allahabad High Court ‘
The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench has allowed a habeas corpus petition filed by Smt. Princy through her husband Gurpreet Singh, directing that Princy be set at liberty from the custody of her father, Manoj Kumar Soni. The petition stated that Princy met Gurpreet Singh through social media in February 2025 and…
Datia Fort Property Dispute: Alienation and Creation of Third-Party Rights Restrained: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has issued notice on an appeal filed by Hemlata Singh and her son in a property dispute involving Datia Fort, Seondha Fort and Peeli Kothi. The properties are associated with the former Maharaj of Datia. The appellants had approached the Trial Court seeking a declaration of title and…
Presumption of Guilt Under POCSO Act Not Absolute, Man Acquitted: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has acquitted Deepak in a case arising from an alleged sexual assault on a minor. The Court set aside the 3 July 2025 judgment of the Delhi High Court, which had upheld his conviction by the trial court. The case arose from a complaint filed by the mother of the child at Kalkaji Police Station on 11…
BSNL Employees Serving Only on Officiating Basis Cannot Claim Promotion Under Previous Rules: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has allowed appeals filed by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and another against judgments of the High Court concerning promotion to the post of Rajbhasha Adhikari. The private respondents were working as Assistant Director (Official Language), later renamed Rajbhasha Adhikari, on an officiating…
