Bombay High Court Imposes ₹5 Lakh Cost for Misuse of Mental Health Law
The Bombay High Court imposed ₹5 lakh costs on a son for misusing the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, in an attempt to subject his 78-year-old father to a mental h…
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Sikkim High Court Upholds ₹85 Lakh Compensation for Siblings-in-Law
The Sikkim High Court has upheld a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award of ₹85.59 lakh to siblings-in-law of a deceased woman, holding that they can claim compe…
Pendency Of Criminal Case No Ground To Discharge Public Servant: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that a public employer cannot discharge an employee solely due to the pendency of a criminal case without a recorded conviction or an opp…
Ajit Pawar plane crash: Family of deceased pilot moves Delhi HC for ₹85.6 lakh insurance money
The family of late pilot Captain Sumit Kamal Kapur, who died in the January 2026 Baramati plane crash that also claimed the life of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Min…
Landslide Damage Covered Under Home Insurance; J&K State Commission Orders Reassessment Of Loss
The Jammu & Kashmir State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission held that landslide-related damage to an insured residential property falls within the scope of…
NCDRC Condones 1453-Day Delay In Filing Revision Petition, Grants Benefit Of Section 14 Limitation Act
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) condoned a delay of 1,453 days in filing a revision petition after granting the petitioner the benef…
Law Students Can't Be Barred From Ongoing Academic Session Exams Over Attendance Shortage: Supreme Court Grants Relief
The Supreme Court has ruled that law students whose ongoing academic session relied on the Delhi High Court's relaxed attendance norms cannot be detained or bar…
Supreme Court Upholds ₹4.25 Crore Repayment Order Against Film Director Gautham Menon
The Supreme Court has upheld a Madras High Court order directing filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon to repay ₹4.25 crore along with 12% annual interest in a long-r…
Supreme Court Quashes Kerala HC’s Adverse Remarks, Reminds Appellate Courts to Act as "Friend, Philosopher, and Guide"
Setting aside the Kerala High Court's direction to send a trial judge for training, the Supreme Court ruled that appellate courts should guide rather than wield…
Supreme Court to Fast-Track 100 Batch Matters to Dispose of Over 9,000 Cases
In a major administrative push, a full court of the Supreme Court has resolved to take up 100 ready batch matters to clear 9,177 pending cases, alongside restru…
Shifting of Uttarakhand High Court: Supreme Court Greenlights Move to Haldwani, Sets Aside Referendum
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Uttarakhand High Court to be relocated from Nainital to Haldwani, ruling that the High Court should not have order…