In the judgment of X v. The Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi (2022 INSC 740) the Supreme Court of India ruled that unmarried women are entitled to seek abortions within 24… Read more »
Revanasiddappa v. Mallikarjun, (2023 INSC 783) The Supreme Court in this case clarified the legal ambiguity surrounding the inheritance rights of children born from void or voidable marriages. The appeal came about in response to a Karnataka High… Read more »
In Vihaan Kumar v. State of Haryana (2025), the Supreme Court held informing grounds of arrest to relative of accused is not sufficient and that Article 22(1) mandates that every arrested person must be informed about the grounds… Read more »
In All India Judges Association v. Union of India (2025), the Supreme Court, led by CJI BR Gavai, mandated a minimum of 3 years' advocacy practice for candidates seeking entry-level judicial posts, restoring the pre-2002 requirement. The Court… Read more »
The Hon'ble Supreme Court, while dealing with a Writ Petition filed by the State of Tamil Nadu, held that the Governor cannot keep bills submitted to them pending without response indefinitely. The Court also held that delays in… Read more »
In Sachin Jaiswal vs. Hotel Alka Raje, SLP(C) No. 18717/2022, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that under Section 14 of the Partnership Act, 1932, any asset contributed by a partner to a firm becomes the property of the firm,… Read more »
The Supreme Court's ruling in State of Rajasthan v. Surendra Singh Rathore (2025 INSC 248) provides much-needed clarity on the circumstances under which a second FIR can be maintained. By holding that a second FIR is justified in… Read more »
This Supreme Court ruling reinforces the broad scope of Section 498A, IPC, by clarifying that a dowry demand is not a prerequisite to establish "cruelty." The judgment underscores that cruelty can take various forms, including conduct that inflicts… Read more »
In W.P.(C) 15159/2021, the Hon’ble Delhi High Court recognized preserved reproductive genetic material as inheritable “property” under the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, permitting the release of a deceased unmarried man’s biological genetic material to his parents for surrogacy,… Read more »
In Somdatt Builders – NCC – NEC (JV) vs. National Highways Authority of India & Ors. (Civil Appeal No. 2058/2012), the Supreme Court upheld the arbitral tribunal's award, emphasizing minimal judicial interference under Section 34 of the Arbitration… Read more »
