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Child Welfare Takes Priority, Custody Retained by Mother Despite Qatar Relocation Dispute Under Guardians and Wards Act: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court at Srinagar has delivered an important judgment on child custody, holding that the welfare and best interests of minor children must remain the central consideration in custody disputes. The Court ruled that the mother's violation of conditions imposed by a Qatar court and her…
Substantial Compliance with Section 42 NDPS Act Sufficient Where Immediate Seizure Is Required: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that compliance with Section 42 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 must be assessed in the context of the circumstances in which narcotics-related information is received. Where an officer receives information concerning a moving vehicle on a public road and…
Reliance Industries Ltd Ordered to Pay ₹10 Lakh Costs for Obstructing 20-Year-Old NTPC Suit: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) in a long-running commercial dispute with NTPC Limited and imposed a cost of ₹10 lakh on the company for prolonging the litigation. The amount has been directed to be deposited with the Supreme Court Advocates on Record Association…
Execution of Agreement to Sell Between Landlord and Tenant Does Not Automatically End Tenancy: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the mere execution of an agreement to sell between a landlord and an existing tenant does not automatically bring the tenancy to an end. The Court clarified that a tenant does not lose his status as a tenant simply because the landlord agrees to sell the property to him. A Bench…
Conviction Not Vitiated Merely Because Regular Court Tried Juvenile as Adult, But Sentence Cannot Operate: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has delivered an important ruling on the legal consequences when a person is found to have been a juvenile on the date of the offence but was tried and convicted by a regular criminal court as an adult. The Court held that the conviction recorded on the merits does not automatically have to be…
Supreme Court Slams Reliance for Obstructing 20-Year-Old Case with Its Resources, Imposes ₹10 Lakh Costs: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has strongly criticised Reliance Industries Limited for repeatedly challenging proceedings in a long-pending commercial dispute with NTPC Limited. A Bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe dismissed Reliance Industries Limited’s appeal and imposed costs of ₹10 lakh. The Court…
Rape Conviction Under Section 376 IPC Upheld, Sentence of 88-Year-Old Appellant Reduced to Period Already Undergone: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court on 14 August 2026 delivered its judgment in Ramendra Singh vs State, an appeal arising from a rape and criminal intimidation case dating back to 28 November 2009. The judgment was delivered by Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav. The Court upheld the conviction of Ramendra Singh under Section 376 IPC for…
Failure to Pay Balance Sale Consideration Cannot by Itself Constitute Cheating: Patna High Court
The Patna High Court has held that merely failing to pay the remaining sale consideration under an agreement to sell does not, by itself, amount to the criminal offence of cheating. The Court made it clear that for an allegation under Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) to succeed, there must be evidence of…
Husband's Duty to Maintain Wife Is Also a Social and Moral Responsibility: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a criminal revision filed by Devansh alias Chhotu against an order directing him to pay maintenance to his wife Sheetal alias Priyanka. The High Court held that there was no sufficient reason to interfere with the Family Court’s order granting ₹20,000 per month as maintenance to…
Have Vijay Mallya's Debts Been Cleared Using His Assets? Court Seeks Clarification from ED, Banks: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has directed the State Bank of India and the Enforcement Directorate to verify whether the outstanding debts and liabilities of businessman Vijay Vittal Mallya have been cleared from money recovered through the movable properties attached by the Enforcement Directorate under the Prevention of…
