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The Madras High Court upheld rejection of a Zen meditation trust's FCRA registration, holding that foreign contribution is not a vested right.
Read Full ArticleThe Kerala High Court held that a citizen's attire is a matter of personal choice and nobody can dictate it without legal backing.
The Bombay High Court confiscated a government employee's phone for recording court proceedings without permission and ordered him to deposit ₹10,000.
The Delhi High Court allowed a life convict to lead additional evidence on a 2017 news report that could affect the prosecution's case on the identity of the deceased.
The Supreme Court declined to entertain a PIL alleging banking fraud at JKM Infra Projects, while clarifying that ED, SFIO, CBI and RBI may act on the allegations.
The Bombay High Court held two advocates guilty of criminal contempt for threatening a Judicial Magistrate and imposed fines, costs and Bar Council proceedings.
A Mumbai Magistrate discharged an accused in the Bulli Bai App case, holding that merely following the app and contacting a co-accused did not constitute an offence.
The Kerala High Court upheld ₹10,000 monthly maintenance, holding that the husband's 70% disability was irrelevant as he had means but concealed his income.
The Supreme Court held that Gujarat daily-wage skilled workers treated as permanent under the 1988 Government Resolution are entitled to the retirement-day increment and revised pension.
The Delhi High Court declared an Axis Bank arbitral award unenforceable, noting that the same arbitrator handled 4,155 cases and unilateral appointments violated arbitral neutrality.
The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal in a double murder case, holding that the prosecution failed to establish a complete chain of circumstantial evidence beyond reasonable doubt.
The Delhi High Court restrained nine rogue websites from streaming ‘Drishyam: The Conclusion’ without authorisation and ordered domain suspension within 72 hours.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court denied bail despite a forensic report excluding the accused as the biological father and the minor victim turning hostile, ordering a special team probe.
The Kerala High Court held that suppressing a live-in relationship and child while fixing marriage can constitute “deceitful means” under Section 69 BNS and attract the Section 18 SC/ST Act bar.
The Supreme Court stressed proactive policing, real-time CCTV monitoring and intensified patrolling to prevent sexual offences against women in Delhi-NCR.
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