Rehan Khan On 13th November, the Supreme Court of India has prohibited the demolition of properties solely based on the criminal status of their occupants, describing such acts by authorities as unconstitutional and an abuse of executive power. A Division-Bench Read more
Pranav Shukla The Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court recently made a landmark ruling stating that a woman entering a hotel room with a man doesn’t automatically imply her consent to sexual intercourse. This decision overturns a previous order Read more
Pranav Shukla The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday that in criminal cases with multiple accused, partial settlements with some defendants aren’t permissible. This implies that if there’s a compromise with one or a few accused, it can’t automatically Read more
Radhika Mittal A lawyer practicing in the Delhi High Court has been sentenced to four months in prison for making derogatory remarks about judges during an online hearing. The ruling, issued on November 6, 2024, underscores the judiciary’s commitment to Read more
Radhika Mittal In a significant development concerning environmental conservation and mining policies, the Supreme Court of India has issued a notice regarding a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) about the ecological integrity of the Hasdeo region, particularly the Hasdeo Aranya Forest, Read more
Aastha Pareek Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna, who recently assumed his position, is undertaking significant changes in Supreme Court procedures, including addressing requests for handling adjournments through a method of letter circulation and reintroducing physical causelists. These moves Read more
Aastha Pareek In a recent landmark ruling of Rajeev Suri v. Archaeological Survey of India and Ors, the Supreme Court of India expressed severe disapproval toward the Defence Colony Residents Welfare Association (RWA) for its encroachment on the historic Gumti Read more
Rehan Khan On 4th November, the Supreme Court granted a woman’s request to transfer several matrimonial cases filed against her husband, a judicial officer in Uttar Pradesh, from Meerut’s Family Court to the Family Court in Saket, New Delhi. The Read more
Aarohi Girish Dhumale On 8th November 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that the doctrine of lis pendens applies even when the petition for review is pending in the registry in a defective condition. This case was heard by a bench Read more
Aarohi Girish Dhumale On 7th November 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that the determination of the seat of arbitration should not rely on a formulaic or unpredictable application of choice-of-law principles based on abstract factors linked to the underlying contract. Read more