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Quashing of Domestic Violence Proceedings Against Relatives Under Section 12 of DV Act Can Be Considered in Appropriate Cases: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench delivered an important judgment on 05 March 2026 in a criminal application seeking quashing of domestic violence proceedings filed under Section 12 Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act 2005. The matter arose from matrimonial disputes between Balwinder Singh Manjit Singh and…
Appointment to Higher Post on Compassionate Grounds Not a Matter of Right, Purely a Discretionary Power: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh delivered an important judgment regarding compassionate appointment in government service. The Division Bench comprising Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Shahzad Azeem held that appointment to a higher post on compassionate grounds cannot be claimed as a matter of right.…
Conviction Upheld in Cheque Bounce Case Under Section 138 NI Act and Section 442 BNSS, Accused Directed to Surrender: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The High Court of Himachal Pradesh at Shimla delivered an important judgment in a cheque bounce case while exercising its revisional jurisdiction. Justice Sandeep Sharma dismissed a criminal revision petition filed under Section 442 Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 and upheld the conviction of the accused under…
Transfer of Matrimonial Case at Advanced Stage of Trial Unjustified: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently delivered an important judgment regarding the transfer of matrimonial proceedings between Family Courts. The Division Bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan and Justice P. Krishna Kumar held that transferring a matrimonial case at an advanced stage of trial is unjustified and improper.…
NALSA Constitutes Committee To Revisit Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS) Scheme And Policy
The National Legal Services Authority has constituted a special committee to review and reconsider the Legal Aid Defense Counsel System Scheme and Policy. The decision was announced through a press release issued on 6 March 2026. The move aims to reassess the functioning and effectiveness of the legal aid defense…
Sukinda MLA Election Challenge Dismissed, Court Says Plea Lacks Material Facts: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court dismissed an election petition challenging the victory of Pradeep Bal Samant, the Member of Legislative Assembly from the 54-Sukinda Assembly Constituency in the 2024 Odisha Assembly Elections. The judgment was delivered on 27 February 2026 by Justice Sashikanta Mishra. The Court held that the…
Non-Parties Aggrieved by Judgment Can Seek Review or Challenge It: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India has clarified an important principle in Service Jurisprudence and Administrative Law, stating that persons who were not parties to a case but whose rights are adversely affected by a judgment are not left without remedy. Such persons can seek review of the judgment or challenge the decision…
Kerala High Court Seeks Response of Centre and Digi Yatra Foundation on Plea Raising Data Protection Concerns Over ‘Digi Yatra’: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has issued notice to the Digi Yatra Foundation in a Public Interest Litigation raising serious concerns regarding the safety and protection of passenger data collected through digital systems at airports. The Court took up the matter after a petition alleged possible risks in the collection,…
Reassessment of Lalit Modi's Income Over Credit Card Spending and Private Jet Expenses Quashed: ITAT
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal recently set aside a reassessment order passed against former IPL Commissioner Lalit Kumar Modi for the Assessment Year 2010–2011. The Tribunal ruled that the reassessment proceedings initiated by the Income Tax Department were legally invalid because they were started while the…
Son’s Right to Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Defeated by Parents’ Divorce or Appointment of Father’s Second Wife: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court delivered an important judgment regarding compassionate appointment and upheld the right of a son to seek employment after the death of his father who was a government employee. The Division Bench consisting of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Baljinder Sandhu held that…
