Delhi Rent Control Act | Bank Merger Does Not Override Landlord’s Eviction Rights, Supreme Court Orders PNB To Vacate Connaught Circus Premises
Four decades after a government-ordered bank merger quietly transferred a Delhi tenancy without consent, the Supreme Court has ruled that PNB must vacate its Connaught Circus branch by January 2027.
Delhi High Court Designates 85 Senior Advocates, Including 11 Women, at Full Court Meeting
Delhi High Court conferred Senior Advocate status on 85 lawyers — including 11 women — at a landmark Full Court meeting on July 9, 2026, chaired by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya.
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Delhi HC Issues Notice to Centre on Gymkhana Club’s Plea Against Eviction Under Public Premises Act
Delhi HC issues notice to the Centre on Delhi Gymkhana Club's plea against eviction, as the 27.3-acre Lutyens' estate case heads to a July 28 hearing.
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Supreme Court Declines Urgent Listing of PIL Over BJP Leader’s Alleged Derogatory Remarks on Prophet Muhammad
The Supreme Court told petitioners to "have faith in the system" and stop using "short circuit methods" — refusing to urgently list a PIL targeting a BJP Minority Morcha leader over alleged remarks on Prophet Muhammad.
Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Delhi HC Order Allowing Wife To Seek Husband’s Hotel, CDR Records To Prove Adultery
The Supreme Court has ruled that summoning a husband's hotel booking records and call detail records to prove adultery does not violate the right to privacy — a landmark stand for spouses in divorce proceedings.
Bhang Not ‘Cannabis (Hemp)’ Under NDPS Act, Section 2(iii) Excludes It: Jharkhand High Court Sets Aside 7-Year Sentence
A man spent years fighting a 7-year prison sentence for possessing bhang — and Jharkhand High Court has now ruled the NDPS Act never covered it at all.
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Service Law: Uttarakhand HC Upholds Separate Promotion Rules for Absorbed UPCL Employees in Rahul Giri Case
A Division Bench of the Uttarakhand High Court has upheld a two-tier promotion regime at UPCL — dismissing a challenge by directly appointed employees who demanded equal treatment with absorbed UPPCL staff.
POCSO Age Dispute: Rajasthan HC Directs Trial Court To Summon School Records Under Section 311 CrPC, Overrules Final-Stage Objection
Three conflicting school documents, one disputed birth year, and a POCSO trial at its final stage — the Rajasthan High Court has stepped in to ensure the truth is not buried in procedure.
Freedom of Religion Under Article 25 Does Not Grant Right To Use Particular Road For Religious Rites, Rules Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that freedom of religion under Article 25 does not entitle any community to use a particular road for religious rites — dismissing a Sambhal Muharram procession PIL.
Adverse Possession Cannot Be Claimed by State Against Citizens, Rules Punjab & Haryana High Court; Directs Haryana to Pay Compensation
The Punjab & Haryana High Court has ruled that the State cannot invoke adverse possession against its own citizens — and has directed Haryana to pay compensation for land taken without acquisition.
Surrogacy Eligibility Extends Through Age 50; Madras High Court Says Magistrate Cannot Override Appropriate Authority’s Certificate
A couple who lost their only child to cardiac arrest won a landmark surrogacy ruling — Madras HC holds a woman aged 50 years 9 months is fully eligible, and no Magistrate can override that.
DMK MLA Sekar Babu Withdraws FIR Quash Plea Before Madras HC After Court Signals Dismissal In TVK Candidate Assault Case
Madras HC refused to be convinced by DMK MLA Sekar Babu's plea to quash an attempted murder FIR — forcing a withdrawal as criminal proceedings over the polling-day assault on a TVK candidate now march forward.
Karnataka High Court Pulls Up BJP MLA Yatnal Over Remarks on Ranya Rao Gold Smuggling Case, Says Apology Cannot Erase Words
Karnataka High Court tells BJP MLA Yatnal "even an apology would not erase" his alleged vulgar remarks on actress Ranya Rao — as his FIR quash petition hangs in the balance.
West Bengal SIR Ration Card Row: Supreme Court Directs Petitioner to Approach Calcutta High Court Over PDS Exclusions
Up to 60 lakh ration cards hang in the balance as the Supreme Court sends West Bengal's SIR-linked PDS exclusion challenge to the Calcutta High Court.
Supreme Court Dismisses EWS Candidate’s Plea to Cap Private Medical College Fees at Government Rates
The Supreme Court warns private medical colleges "will close down" if forced to match government fee rates — and tells an EWS NEET-UG 2025 candidate to seek a scholarship instead.
Goa Municipalities Act Section 44: Bombay HC Holds Power to Remove Councillor Vests Exclusively in Government, Not DMA
The Bombay High Court has ruled that the power to remove a municipal councillor under Section 44 of the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968, is quasi-judicial and vests exclusively in the State Government — not the Director of Municipal Administration.
BNSS Section 348 Recall Witness Power Cannot Patch Prosecution Gaps, Rules Madras High Court in Anbu v. State
Madras High Court rules that Section 348 BNSS is not a second innings for a negligent prosecution — setting aside a trial court order that let the state recall its Investigating Officer mid-trial.
Corruption FIR Quashing on Delay Grounds Rejected by Himachal Pradesh High Court in Rajesh Kakkar Case
Eight years after a corruption FIR was filed, HP High Court refuses to quash it — ruling that delay alone, without proof of prejudice, cannot terminate a corruption prosecution.



