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A Division Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta expunges findings of cruelty and desertion against a dentist wife, holding that professional ambition cannot constitute a matrimonial default.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta held that extending the investigation period under UAPA without producing the accused or recording reasons violates Article 21, and ordered the appellant's release on default bail.
A Division Bench dismisses Dhanlaxmi Bank’s appeal, holding that a tripartite property transaction does not create a straightforward financial debt warranting CIRP under Section 7.
A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Satish Chandra Sharma upheld APTEL's view that Indian Railways procures electricity for its own use and is therefore a consumer liable to pay cross-subsidy and additional surcharges under the Electrici
A Division Bench of Justices Pardiwala and Bhuyan quashed a 1989 police-mess assault case, then directed Allahabad High Court to furnish comprehensive undertrial pendency data for Uttar Pradesh.
A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan held that a suit founded on a disputed Will was, in substance, an attempt to enforce a benami transaction barred by statute, and directed the Central Government to take over the suit prope
A Division Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Prasanna B. Varale dismissed a Gujarat murder appeal, holding that quality of evidence, not quantity, sustains conviction even when most witnesses turn hostile.
A unanimous nine-judge bench overruled six decades of precedent, holding that the right to privacy inheres in every person as an intrinsic part of Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed by Part III.
A Division Bench led by Justice J.B. Pardiwala holds that Sanand Properties' 35% share from Fortaleza Developers was gross revenue, not profit, and that both reassessment notices were validly issued.
A two-judge bench has held that the power under Section 175(3) of the BNSS to direct police to register an FIR cannot be exercised mechanically — the magistrate must record satisfaction that a cognizable offence is disclosed.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta clarified that meritorious PwBD candidates are entitled to unreserved seats and put National Law Universities in charge of auditing how States have implemented the 2016 Act.
A bench of Justices J. Chelameswar and R.F. Nariman unanimously held that Section 66A's core terms — "grossly offensive," "annoyance," "inconvenience" — lacked any manageable standard and swept far beyond the permissible restrictions on fre
