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Insolvency Proceedings Cannot Be Misused to Evade Maintenance Order Passed by Family Court: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has delivered a significant decision in INSOLVENCY PETITION NO. 01 OF 2025, ruling that proceedings under the Presidency-Towns Insolvency Act, 1909 cannot be misused by a spouse to delay or frustrate a valid maintenance order passed by a Family Court. Justice Jitendra Jain made it clear that…
PIL Filed Challenging Recording of Accused’s Caste in FIRs, Alleging ‘Institutional Discrimination’: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has admitted a public interest litigation filed by Nepal Singh, raising serious concerns over the repeated mention of caste names of accused persons in First Information Reports (FIRs) and other official communications issued by State authorities. The matter was heard by Justice Pranay…
Party Cannot Rely on Witness’s Old Age to Justify Non-Production of Original Rent Agreement in Civil Suit: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The High Court of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla Bench, examined CMPMO No. 650 of 2025 filed by Shri Vinod Kalia, the petitioner, against an order dated 18th July, 2025 passed by the Senior Civil Judge II, Dehra, District Kangra. The petitioner sought to admit secondary evidence under Section 65 of the Indian Evidence Act…
Writ Petition under Article 226 Should Normally Not Be Entertained if Alternative Remedy Exists under a Different Jurisdiction of the High Court: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India examined the appeal filed by Rikhab Chand Jain against the judgment of the High Court of Judicature for Rajasthan, Jaipur Bench, dated 14th March, 2011. The appellant had filed a writ petition challenging the confiscation of 252.177 kgs of allegedly smuggled silver and the imposition of a…
Indian Courts Lack Jurisdiction to Appoint Arbitrator for Foreign-Seated Arbitration: Supreme Court
The Delhi High Court examined a dispute arising out of a Business Supply Agreement (BSA) dated 06.06.2019, along with an addendum dated 09.01.2021, executed between the Petitioner and Respondent No. 1, a company incorporated under the laws of Benin. The petitioner sought appointment of a sole arbitrator under Section…
Bailable Warrant Issued After Repeated Non-Compliance in Caste Scrutiny Contempt Case: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow Bench witnessed a tense and dramatic hearing on 20 November 2025, as a routine contempt plea escalated into strong judicial action. What began months earlier as a simple compliance issue has now resulted in the issuance of a bailable warrant against District Magistrate Jasjit Kaur,…
₹22,000 Monthly Maintenance Upheld; Court Says Husband Cannot Escape Liability Without Clear Proof of Desertion: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court, in a packed courtroom on Monday, delivered a clear and firm decision refusing to interfere with a Family Court order directing husband Vivek Kumar Singh of Bhagalpur to pay monthly maintenance to his estranged wife, Pallawi Kumari. The courtroom atmosphere became intense as the bench repeatedly…
Reassessment under the Income Tax Act Against Entity Converted into LLP Held Void; Section 148 Notice to Defunct Company Set Aside: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court delivered an important judgment on 3 November 2025 involving the legality of a reassessment notice issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 against a company that no longer existed. The matter came before the Division Bench of Justice B. P. Colabawalla and Justice Amit S. Jamsandekar…
Only the Surviving Spouse Inherits Tenancy; Other Legal Heirs Have No Right: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has delivered a significant clarification on tenancy succession under the Himachal Pradesh Urban Rent Control Act, 1987, holding that the right to inherit a deceased tenant’s tenancy passes exclusively to the surviving spouse. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur stated that the legal provisions…
Entitlement to Salary and EPF Contributions During Departmental Proceedings: Ravi Prakash VERSUS The State of Bihar in the High Court of Judicature at Patna
Introduction to the Case In a significant ruling, the High Court of Judicature at Patna addressed the case of Ravi Prakash in Miscellaneous Jurisdiction Case No. 914 of 2025. The matter involved a contempt application filed by Ravi Prakash against the State of Bihar through its Health Department. The petitioner…
