Ritu, Author at SCC Times

Advocate Entitled to Agreed Professional Fees Adjustable Against Compensation Amount: Delhi HC Dismisses Client’s Appeal on Failure to Prove Payment

The Court also acknowledged that the advocate’s conduct was improper in retaining the entire amount of Rs.60,000/- received on behalf of the client.

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Know Thy Judge | Justice Prasanna B. Varale’s remarkable journey from Nippani to the Supreme Court of India

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Case Briefs Supreme Court

Article 329(b) Bars Writ Challenge to Rejection of Nomination Papers During the Pendency of Elections; No Exception for Glaring Illegality: Supreme Court

INC candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination from Madhya Pradesh was rejected for non-disclosure of a pending criminal case in her Form 26 affidavit. The Supreme Court declined to examine the merits, holding that the constitutional bar under Article 329(b) admits no exception for cases involving manifest illegality.

Child Welfare in Cross-Border Visitation

Case Briefs High Courts

Immigration Uncertainty During H-1B Visa Transition a Genuine Child Welfare Concern; Delhi HC Allows Father to Exercise Vacation Custody in USA Without Bringing Child to India

The Court asserted that since the respondent-father had already travelled to USA, he could spend time with the child there and to give priority to the minor child, he could extend his stay in USA by working remotely from there.

Case Briefs High Courts

Section 69-A, IT Act empowers platform-wide blocking: Delhi HC upholds temporary Telegram Ban as proportionate amid risk of fabricate leak claims in NEET-UG 2026

With 2.2 million candidates appearing in the re-examination and unlawful channels reappearing within minutes of every takedown, the Court held that narrower measures had been exhausted and that Telegram’s own CEO’s public admission of “backdating scams” and “hundreds of removed channels” constituted a concession that rendered the platform-wide block legally sustainable.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Administrative Delays in Workshop Renewals Can’t Prejudice Eligible Candidates: SC Upholds Fresh TNPSC Motor Vehicle Inspector Recruitment Process

The Court held that the candidates included in the revised list of 226 candidates acquired no vested right and must participate in the fresh selection process.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

“Irreversible Stage” Test and Transfer of Winding-Up Proceedings to NCLT Under S. 434 Companies Act Revisited: Supreme Court Issues Notice

The Calcutta High Court had held that, since no irreversible or irretrievable stage had been reached and the appellant’s unpaid claim could still be pursued before the NCLT, interference with Company Court’s order was unwarranted.

Falling Tree Branch Motor Vehicle Accident

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Falling of Tree Branch Not Accident “Arising Out of the Use of a Motor Vehicle”; To Do Complete Justice SC Enhances Compensation to ₹ 25 lakhs Under Article 142

The Court recognised that it would be unrealistic to expect a constant vigil over every tree and shrub within city limits. Likewise, although it may be conceivable that an old branch might eventually give way, public authorities cannot be expected to cut every branch merely because such a possibility exists.

Child Psychological Evaluation in Custody Disputes

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court Bars Multi-Expert Panels for Psychological Evaluation of Child Victims in Custody Disputes, Issues 20-Point Guidelines

The Court clarified that the guidelines issued herein are not intended to be understood as exhaustive or inflexible guidelines to be applied mechanically in every case. The determination of such application was left to the sound discretion of the Court concerned, to be exercised on a case-to-case basis.

Case Briefs High Courts

Custody Dispute Concerning Minor Child amid Complex Factual Disputes Require Adjudication by “Competent Family Court”, Not Summary Writ Proceeding: Delhi HC

The Court held that welfare of the child remains the paramount consideration, but such welfare must be assessed after considering all relevant facts and circumstances rather than through a summary determination based on affidavits.

Loss of Domestic Care Compensation for Homemakers

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Homemakers Are “Nation Builders”: Supreme Court Creates New Compensation Head “Loss of Domestic Care”; Enhances MACT Award from ₹8.43 Lakhs to ₹62.77 Lakhs

The Court created a new compensatory head for the homemaker’s contribution towards smooth functioning of the household, the loss of maternal support for children and loss of spousal support/the support and care of their child who is an adult, for the parents of the deceased.

Date of Birth Correction in CBSE records

Case Briefs High Courts

Delay of 8 Years Defeats Plea for Correction of DOB in CBSE Records; Article 226 Cannot Be Invoked to Bypass CBSE Bye-Laws: Delhi High Court

The Court held that date of birth dispute must first be resolved under Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 before seeking correction in CBSE records.

Case Briefs High Courts

Anjana Om Kashyap & TV Today Network Files Defamation Suit Against Khan Sir and Others; Delhi HC issues summons

The plaintiffs filed suit for damages on account of defamation, insults and derogatory remarks placed by the defendants on the social media.

Case Briefs District Court

Rouse Avenue Court denies bail to Manisha Waghmare, an accused in NEET-UG paper leak case

Manisha Waghmare was arrested by the CBI on 14 May 2026 for her alleged involvement in the paper leak conspiracy.

hearing of convict on question of sentence

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Section 386(a) CrPC | Appellate Court Reversing Acquittal Must Itself Hear Convict on Sentence; Can’t Remit Matter to Trial Court Solely for Sentencing: Supreme Court

The Calcutta High Court reversed a Sessions Court acquittal, convicted the accused under Sections 376 and 312 IPC and then directed him to surrender before the trial court for sentencing. The Supreme Court found the procedure “unknown to law.”

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Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice R. Mahadevan’s Inspirational Journey and Notable Judgments

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Child Care Leave for Recognised Private School Teachers

Case Briefs High Courts

Teachers of Recognised Private Unaided Schools Teachers Entitled to Child Care Leave on Par with Government School Teachers in Delhi: Delhi High Court

The Court held that Rule 111, Delhi School Education Rules, 1973 grants the benefit of child care leave to an employee of a recognised private school, whether aided or unaided, at par with such employees working in a corresponding status in a government school.

doctrine of proportionality public land allotment

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Doctrine of Proportionality Bars Demolition 17-Year-Old Commercial Complex Affecting 8,000 Livelihoods; SC Directs Regularisation of Illegal CIDCO Allotment on Payment of ₹318.31 Crores

By judgment day, the mall had been running for seventeen years, supporting 8,000 livelihoods and generating ₹100 crores in annual tax revenue. The Supreme Court held that demolition would not vindicate the public interest, it would destroy it.

inspection unrelied documents Malkhana Section 207 CrPC

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi Riots | Delhi HC permits Inspection of Unrelied Documents in Malkhana to Ensure Fair Trial

The Court, however, noted that considering the seminal importance and significance of the issues raised in it, it required a little more research and appreciation of law to decide these issues, which are relevant not only for these proceedings, but also in any other criminal proceedings.

Right to speedy investigation under Article 21

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Constitutional Courts Can’t Remain Mute Spectators to Endless Investigations; SC Orders Conclusion of Two-Decade-Old Probe Within Six Weeks

The present case is an unfortunate occasion where despite repeatedly knocking the doors of the Courts below, there had been an inordinate delay of nearly two decades in the investigation of a criminal complaint.