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Employer Cannot Reject Resignation Citing Financial Constraints, Forcing Employee to Continue Amounts to Bonded Labour: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court delivered an important judgment protecting the right of an employee to resign from service. The decision was delivered on 17 February 2026 at 5:10 PM by Justice N Nagareesh in two writ petitions filed by Greevas Job Panakkal, who was working as Company Secretary of Traco Cable Company Limited, a…
Failure to Strictly Comply with Section 48 BNSS Requiring Intimation of Arrest to Family Not Fatal in Disturbed Areas: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court recently delivered an important judgment while deciding a bail application in connection with recovery of commercial quantity of contraband. The case was registered as Bail Application No. 3301 of 2025. The matter arose from an incident dated 18.08.2025, when police intercepted a vehicle during…
Conviction Upheld Under Section 138 Negotiable Instruments Act in ₹19 Lakh Cheque Bounce Case: Delhi Court
The Court of Additional Sessions Judge-04, Shahdara District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi, presided over by Ms. Surabhi Sharma Vats, delivered a significant judgment on 12 February 2026 in Criminal Appeal No. 115/2025. The appeal was filed by Kusum Dhadwal @ Kusum Sharma against the judgment dated 26.03.2025 and Order…
Maintenance Enhancement Considered in Domestic Relationship Dispute Under Section 12 of Domestic Violence Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court Bench at Aurangabad delivered an important judgment on 16 February 2026 in Criminal Revision Application No. 101 of 2021 and Criminal Revision Application No. 103 of 2021. The matter arose from a dispute between Janardhan s/o Bhimrao Harne and Rekha W/o Janardhan Harne along with her minor son…
Illegal ‘Change of Land Use’ Permission Cannot Be Legalised Retrospectively Under Punjab Regional Town Planning Act: Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India has ruled that a Change Of Land Use permission granted without legal authority cannot be validated later through an ex post facto approval unless the statute expressly allows such retrospective validation. The Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta set aside the…
'Case of Version and Cross-Version', Interim Anticipatory Bail Granted to Man Accused of Assaulting Lawyer: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted interim anticipatory bail to Saurav @ Saurav Dhaiya in a case arising out of a neighbourhood dispute in Sonipat. The matter relates to allegations of assault on a practicing lawyer, which led to serious tensions and even a one-day strike by the District Bar Association…
Senior Entitled to Stepping Up of Pay If Junior in Same Cadre and Pay Scale Receives Higher Salary: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court, in an important service law judgment, held that a senior government employee is entitled to stepping up of pay at par with a junior if both are in the same cadre, same post and same pay scale, and the junior is drawing higher pay. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and…
AILAJ Denies Sending Letter Alleging Senior Advocate Took Money on Pretext of Bribing Judge: Madras High Court
A major controversy has surfaced before the Madras High Court after a letter allegedly written in the name of the All India Lawyers Association for Justice claimed that a senior advocate had taken Rs 50 Lakh from a client to bribe a judge. The letter created serious concerns within legal circles as it suggested…
'Reasons to Believe' Need Not Be Disclosed, But 'Grounds' Must Be Provided as Annexure to Arrest Memo Under Section 69 CGST Act: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court delivered an important judgment clarifying the legal position under Section 69 Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 regarding arrest procedure. The Court held that while the “reasons to believe” recorded by the Commissioner need not be furnished to the accused, the “grounds of arrest” must…
Transfer Petition in Divorce Case Under Special Marriage Act and Section 24 CPC Dismissed: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court, which serves the states of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh, delivered its judgment on 16 February 2026 in Tr.P.(C)./71/2025. The case was heard and decided by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Mridul Kumar Kalita. The petition was filed under Section 24 Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 seeking…
