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Village Love Marriage Upheld in 57-Year-Old Property Dispute, Second Wife’s Claim Denied: Supreme Court of India
In a significant ruling delivered on August 25, 2025, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India dismissed an appeal challenging the validity of a marriage and the legitimacy of the children born from that relationship. The dispute revolved around agricultural lands claimed by the plaintiffs, who alleged that they were the…
SIT Constituted to Probe Ambani's Vantara, Headed by Justice Jasti Chelameswar: Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court of India has constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate serious allegations made against Vantara Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre located in Jamnagar, Gujarat. The centre is owned by Reliance Foundation and was founded by Anant Mukesh Ambani. The court’s order…
'Army Authorities Misrepresented Facts Before Court'—Objection to Denial of Regularisation for Personnel Serving Over 30 Years: Punjab & Haryana High Court
In a strongly worded judgment, the Punjab and Haryana High Court came down heavily on the Union of India (UOI) and Army authorities for presenting manipulated facts to deny regularisation of employees who served over three decades in the Military Farms. The division bench of Justice Harsimran Singh Sethi and Justice…
Bail Denied in Child Exploitation Case Under BNSS and POCSO Act: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court recently passed a judgment on 05 June 2025 in Criminal Miscellaneous No.66193 of 2024, where the petitioner Anup Shankar Sahay sought regular bail under Section 483 and Section 484 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS, 2023). The case relates to serious allegations involving the…
'NPAs Are a Huge Burden on Public Exchequer, DMs Can't Delay Process Under SARFAESI Act': Punjab & Haryana High Court
Taking serious note of increasing Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) and their adverse effect on public financial institutions, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued strong directions emphasizing the mandatory and time-bound implementation of Section 14 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and…
Wife Owning Immovable Properties and Substantial Income Not Entitled to Interim Maintenance: Madras High Court
In a significant ruling under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, the Madras High Court has set aside a Family Court order directing a husband to pay Rs. 30,000 per month as interim maintenance to his wife. The High Court held that the object of Section 24 is not to create an undue financial burden on the…
Dismissal of BMTC Bus Driver for Securing Job with Fake Educational Documents Upheld: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court has upheld the dismissal of a BMTC (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation) driver who had secured his appointment by producing a forged educational certificate, stating that such an act amounts to serious misconduct and renders the employee ineligible from the very beginning. The…
Govt Employee's Brother Eligible For Compassionate Appointment If Employee's Spouse Predeceases Him Without Leaving Children: Karnataka High Court
Appointment on compassionate grounds must be viewed through the lens of family welfare, not mere marital status, the Karnataka High Court has ruled in a landmark judgment under Service Law. The decision came in Writ Petition No. 101661 of 2025, filed by Mantavva and Sanganna, the mother and brother of deceased…
Fake Samsung Phone Sale: Court Orders One-Day Jail For 12 Men Who Attacked Court Commissioners: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court recently took suo motu cognizance and sentenced 12 men to one day’s imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹2,000 each for assaulting court-appointed advocate commissioners. These commissioners were investigating the sale of counterfeit Samsung mobile phones in a Kolkata market. The judgment was…
Order XLI Rule 27 CPC | Appellate Courts Must First Examine Pleadings Before Allowing Additional Evidence: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court recently delivered an important ruling regarding the introduction of additional evidence at the appellate stage under Order XLI Rule 27 of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC). The Court clarified that additional evidence cannot be allowed if it contradicts or is inconsistent with the pleadings filed by…
