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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Anosh Ekka in Disproportionate Assets Case; Cites Overlapping of Allegations

Split charge-sheets from same FIR and prior suspension in connected case weigh with Court; issue of parallel prosecutions left open

Case Briefs High Courts

Explained | Gujarat HC on Tenure Limits and Electoral Disqualification in Cricket Bodies

“The object of prescribing disqualification upon competition of a cumulative period of 9-years coupled with a cooling-off period, is to avoid development of vested interests over the administration and management of cricketing bodies.”

SIR deletion Right to participate in elections

Case Briefs High Courts

Every Resident Has a Right to Participate: Gujarat High Court Orders Inclusion of Voter Deleted During SIR

“Every resident of the local self-government has a right to participate in the electoral process and the only condition is that he should be on the electoral roll.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

WB SIR | Voter Name Missing and Appeal Pending? Read Supreme Court’s Big Order on Voter Appeals cleared by Appellate Tribunals

As West Bengal goes for election on 23 and 29 April 2026, the Supreme Court on 13 April 2026 issued specific directions to Election Commission of India for cases where voter appeals have been decided by 21 April 2026 or 27 April 2026.

company's digital asset misappropriation

Case Briefs High Courts

Shareholding does not confer ownership over company data: Karnataka High Court refuses to quash FIR in digital asset misappropriation case

“In the case at hand, the issue is not purely civil in nature, it has all the hues and forms of cyber crime and not a run on the mill allegation. It is the allegation of downloading, copying, deletion of source code, proprietary data, and confidential digital assets. All these are hues and forms of cyber crime and cyber crime investigations are highly technical and complex involving forensic reconstitution of data.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Posted a Pro-Iran Reel, Ended Up in Jail — Here’s Why MP HC Granted Bail

The accused persons had posted an Instagram reel where they, along with others, stating, “Iran Ka Sath Dene Ja Rahe Hai Sab Milkar Allahu Akbar Hindustan Ka Musalman Na Kal Dara Tha Na Ham Aaj Darengey.”

Case Briefs High Courts

“Attempt to Extract Pound of Flesh From Husband”: Madhya Pradesh HC Denies Maintenance to Wife Earning Over Rs 1 Lakh a Month

The Court held that there was no error in the jurisdiction or reasoning in the impugned order because as per admitted income of the wife, her monthly income would be Rs 1.66 lakhs, and even if it had been reduced, it would still be 1.25 lakhs.

Pending case involving trivial allegations cannot bar public employment

Case Briefs High Courts

Truthful Disclosure of Pending Matrimonial Case Involving Trivial Allegations Cannot Bar Public Employment: Allahabad HC

“The allegations, on the face of record, appear to be trivial in nature and arise out of a domestic dispute, having no bearing on the discharge of duties attached to the post in question.”

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC Holds Ansal Hi-Tech Township Directors Liable for Wilful Non-Compliance of Consumer Court Order

“The corporate structure of Parent and Subsidiary company being two different legal entitles is being misused to avoid satisfaction of decrees in the present cases. Hence, we hold that DH(s) in the present cases have been successful in making a case for lifting the corporate veil between the JD Company ( AHTTL) and Parent Company ( APIL) in the present cases.”

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

ITAT Delhi quashes assessment over invalid and time-barred Section 143(2) notice and jurisdictional defect

“A notice issued under Section 143(2) beyond the prescribed limitation period and without jurisdiction strikes at the root of the assessment, rendering the entire proceedings void ab initio.”

Police Protection to Live-in couple despite marital status

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC: Consenting Adults in Live-in Relationship Entitled to Protection Under Articles 19 & 21; Marital Status Irrelevant

‘Since the petitioners are both Indian national citizens, they are well and truly entitled to the protection as available to them in the form of the guarantees and fundamental right(s), enshrined under Article(s) 19 and 21 of the Constitution.’

Presidential Order prevails over State Service Rules

Case Briefs High Courts

Presidential Order prevails over Battalion-wise seniority rules in Special Police Battalions: Telangana HC

“When the executive authority, entrusted with the implementation of the Service Rules, concedes their incompatibility with the governing constitutional instrument, the Court cannot sustain their validity.”

Civil Court jurisdiction barred under section 430

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court: NCLT Exclusive Forum for Rectification, Director Removal; Civil Court’s Jurisdiction Barred under S. 430 Companies Act

“A mere communication addressed by any person directing another person to do an act cannot by itself operate as an injunction.”

transgender person apply for teaching post

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows a Transgender Person to Apply for Teaching Post ; Ignoring Gender in Recruitment Notification

The petitioner was permitted to apply under the category of transgender, ignoring the gender mentioned qua the said vacancy.

Case Briefs High Courts

Maternity Benefit Act Applies to Guest Faculty: MP High Court Holds Eighty Working Days Bar Inapplicable to State Government Establishments

“The petitioner was granted the benefit of maternity leave without fulfilling the requirement of eighty working days at the ‘Establishment’ in the preceding twelve months by the MP High Court.”

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Judicial interference in transfer of government servant unjustified: Patna HC quashes Single Judge’s order to transfer DFO

“If the courts continue to interfere with day-to-day transfer orders issued by the Government, there will be complete chaos in the administration, which would not be conducive to public interest.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Actual possession cannot be disturbed through dispossession proceedings under Sections 164/165 BNSS: Allahabad HC

The State Authority has to protect the parties but if actual possession is there they cannot be dispossessed by proceeding under Sections 164/165 BNSS except in accordance with law by the order of Court.

brief cohabitation cannot confer status of valid marriage

Case Briefs High Courts

Neither an unproven local custom nor brief cohabitation can confer status of valid marriage; HP HC grants declaration to man that woman is not his wife

“Although the defendants claimed that the marriage was solemnised in accordance with the local custom known as Riwaj-e-Aam, no instances of such custom were cited, nor did their witness depose that any such custom was prevalent in the area. Similarly, cohabitation for a short duration of 7—8 months cannot justify a presumption of a valid marriage.”

Case Briefs High Courts

When Can Courts Grant Interim Compensation? Sikkim HC Clarifies

The Court stated that an interim order is ordinarily passed where there is an immediate threat to life and the applicant lacks any means of support except the interim relief sought.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delay under Section 33-C(1) ID Act Can Be Condoned Without Separate Application: Karnataka HC

“It is well settled that, in case of conflict between form and substance, substance must prevail, unless the law expressly mandates strict adherence to the form as well.”