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Whether Penalty for Delayed Provident Fund Deposit Under EPF Act Is Mandatory Referred to Larger Bench: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has referred to a larger Bench the question of whether authorities have discretion under Section 14B of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 to waive or not impose penalty for delayed payment of dues. The order was passed in Civil Appeal No.7724 of 2023, M/s Kerala…
Advocate Sentenced to One-Day Imprisonment and ₹2,000 Fine for Disrupting Court Proceedings: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has convicted advocate Pankaj Kaushik for criminal contempt and sentenced him to one day of simple imprisonment along with a Rs.2,000 fine. The order was passed in Criminal Contempt Petition No. 10 of 2022 on September 11, 2026. The case arose from reports by judicial officers in Karwar about…
Deed Granting Fishing Rights Constitutes Transfer of Immovable Property and Amounts to a Lease: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal challenging the demand for stamp duty on a document granting fishing rights in the Sharda Sagar Jalashya in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. A Bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Shree Chandrashekhar delivered the reportable order in Civil Appeal No. 2412/2011 on…
Predicate Offence Acquittal Must Attain Finality to End PMLA Proceedings, Appeal Cannot Act as a ‘Blanket Shield’: Jharkhand High Court
The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed a petition seeking quashing of an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR) registered by the Directorate of Enforcement under Sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002. A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad was hearing the petition filed by…
Legal Heirship Has No Link with Property Value, ₹5 Lakh Limit Removed: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has directed revenue authorities to reconsider Baby Kurian’s application for a legal heirship certificate following the death of his wife, Lissyamma Abraham, on 29.10.2018 in the United States. The couple had married on 14.09.1987 at St. John's Orthodox Church, Kooroppada, Kottayam, and had three…
Second Wife Cannot Be Automatically Prosecuted for Bigamy Without Knowledge of Existing Marriage: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has granted anticipatory bail to Rajalakshmi, who was arrayed as Accused No.2 in Crime No.74 of 2026 registered by the All Women Police Station, Panruti, Cuddalore District. The FIR was registered on 08.07.2026 over an alleged occurrence dated 19.06.2026, invoking Sections 82, 85, 49, 296(b) and…
Nepalese Citizen Serving Life Sentence Granted Four-Week Parole, Citizenship Alone Cannot Bar Parole: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered the release of Vicky Rana on parole for four weeks, setting aside the order that had rejected his request. The order was passed in CWP No. 11238 of 2026 by sentences for offences under Sections 120B and 396 Justice Rakesh Kainthla on 12.08.2026. Rana was convicted by the…
Muslim Boy or Girl Who Has Attained Puberty Is Free to Marry a Person of Choice: Punjab and Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Senior Superintendent of Police (Rural), District Ludhiana, to consider a representation seeking protection of life and liberty filed by a couple who said they had married against the wishes of the woman’s family. The order was passed in CRWP-10657-2026 (O&M) on…
NEET-UG 2026 NRI Quota: Lack of Guardianship Proof Cannot Be an Absolute Bar to Counselling: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed authorities to allow a minor student to participate in the ongoing NRI quota counselling for NEET-UG 2026, subject to certain conditions. The order was passed on 08.09.2026 by Justice Jasmeet Singh in W.P.(C) 12984/2026. The petitioner was born on 30.10.2008 and had appeared for…
Widow Permitted to Use Deceased Husband’s Cryopreserved Embryos for Assisted Reproduction: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court at Ernakulam has allowed a woman to use embryos preserved during fertility treatment with her deceased husband for assisted reproduction. Justice Harisankar V. Menon passed the order on 01.09.2026 in W.P.(C) No. 22457 of 2025. The petitioner and her husband, Sreeraj, had been undergoing…
