Ritu, Author at SCC Times

Subsequent failure to fulfil promise of marriage, without initial deceitful intent, does not constitute offence under Section 69 BNS: Supreme Court

“The BNS by incorporating Section 69 brought in a separate offence carving out the fraudulent and deceitful conduct as spoken of therein from the grave offence of rape, while at the same time providing a penalty for the deceptive conduct alleged therein.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC declines Vinesh Phogat’s interim plea for participation in 2026 World Wrestling Championships Selection Trials

The Court found that repeated opportunities were afforded to the petitioner to appear before the Disciplinary Committee and place her case. However, she had chosen not to avail the first three opportunities and had instead raised objections concerning disclosure of the Committee’s composition.

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Supreme Court declines to transfer Satya Niketan PG Hostel Building Collapse case from Delhi HC to itself

The Court specifically requested the Delhi High Court to “monitor the case at short intervals”.

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Direct recourse to Human Rights Court without prior Commission inquiry permissible; SC upholds Rule 6, Karnataka State Human Rights Courts Rules, 2006

The Court held that the Human Rights Commission and Human Rights Court constitute two distinct and complementary mechanisms under the Human Rights Act, 1993 and the Rule 6 merely supplies the procedural machinery for invoking the jurisdiction of a Human Rights Court, it does not create a substantive or parallel regime.

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Satya Niketan PG Hostel Building Collapse: Delhi HC directs Citywide PG Hostels inspection, inquiry into regulatory lapses, fixing of Officials’ responsibility

Taking note of the assurance given by the MCD, Union of India and Delhi Police that all possible steps were being taken and the rescue operation was being conducted in full swing, the Court expressed the hope that the efforts would be doubled so that human lives could be saved.

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Judicial Officers are not employees: Explaining the Supreme Court’s case for raising the District Judge retirement age to 62

The Court considered “preservation of experienced judicial officers, while removing the clog of deadwood, blocking the entrance of young blood invigorating the system”, a balance approach to the problem in hand.

reopen marriage dispute to escape maintenance

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Husband cannot have “another bite at the cherry” and re-agitate a settled marital status dispute to escape maintenance liability: Delhi High Court

The Court held that “as any husband, the petitioner owes a legal debt to maintain any wife like the respondent”.

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Existing ECI mechanism adequately protects homeless electors; Delhi HC says no separate facilitative framework required

The Court noted that the Draft Electoral Roll itself demonstrated inclusion of homeless persons and that persons affected by demolition could seek enrolment through Form 6.

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Transmission is not the same as receipt: Delhi High Court on due service of summons via WhatsApp

In light of material placed before the Court, it restored the appellant’s opportunity to contest the suit by setting aside the ex parte judgment and decree qua him under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC

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Caught with cheating material but not caught cheating? Delhi HC says that’s not enough for major unfair means penalty

The Court held that where such actual use is not proved even on a preponderance of probabilities, the harsher semester-wide penalty cannot be sustained.

regulation of children's social-media access

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Delhi High Court directs Centre to decide on regulating children’s social-media access

The instant petition sought regulatory measures for children’s social-media access, including age restrictions, content filtering, privacy safeguards and verification mechanisms.

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Certiorari is supervisory and not appellate; it lies where material documentary evidence is ignored resulting in a perverse finding: Supreme Court

While the arbitrator and the Tribunal proceeded on the presumption that claimant continued to be a member of respondent Society, the Delhi High Court found that material documentary evidence concerning his resignation, transfer of his share and rejection of his subsequent membership application had been overlooked.

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Defects in Form-25 may bar corrupt-practice allegations, but does not render entire election petition non-maintainable: Supreme Court

The Court clarified that no particular form of attestation is prescribed under Section 81(3), Representation of the People Act, 1951, and different endorsements may suffice where they convey the same meaning

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“Astonished”: SC faults Family Court acting “in the teeth of” High Court’s express visitation order; calls for judicial caution in future

Family Court had dismissed respondent-mother’s application for restoration of custody, by recording findings contrary to the material placed before it and inconsistent with the Karnataka High Court’s express order modifying the visitation arrangement.

Failure to appoint arbitrator within reasonable time

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Failure to mutually appoint sole arbitrator within a reasonable time justifies court’s intervention U/S 11(6) despite absence of express refusal: Delhi HC

The Court held that whether there has been a “failure to act” must be determined by examining the circumstances as a whole and whether a reasonable time had elapsed for performance of the agreed appointment procedure.

Environmental Liability of Art of Living International Centre

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Polluter-pays principle applies only where damage is attributable to the polluter; SC sets aside NGT’s liability assessment against “Art of Living International Centre”

The Court held that the mere existence of environmental degradation is insufficient. A causal connection between the conduct of the alleged polluter and the environmental damage must be established.

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Practising law and pursuing 3-year LLM course simultaneously? Delhi HC lets attendance shortfall slide

The Court observed that “the very purpose of the LLM 3-year course is to enable students to continue practice before the Courts while simultaneously pursuing their Masters program”.

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SC orders Pan-India SIT probe into fraudulent motor accident claims, warns insurers against “pick and choose approach” for reporting claims

The present proceeding initially concerned with a narrow question as to whether the vehicle stated to have caused a motor accident was in fact the vehicle involved in the accident, however, subsequently revealed a much wider concern regarding fraudulent motor accident claims in a recurring and organised pattern.

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Free to move, not free to break the law: Delhi HC on Karni Sena President’s habeas corpus case

The petitioner had been leading a nationwide awareness campaign concerning the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026 (2026 UGC Regulations).

right of consenting adults to live together

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No one can interfere with consenting adults’ choice to live together, much less threaten their life or liberty: Delhi High Court

“Both Article 19 and Article 21 of the Constitution of India guarantee fundamental rights to each of such parties in the form of their respective right to freedom and also their respective right to life and liberty.”