2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1590+ words) The petitioner was a 20-year-old woman and, therefore, a major in the eyes of law. She informed the Court that she had chosen to follow Shwetambar Jain Dharma and wished to pursue the religious path of Diksha. Her decision, according…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (987+ words) The matter assumed greater significance because criminal and other legal proceedings had already been initiated in relation to the allegations, including registration of an FIR and proceedings before competent authorities. Despite the pendency of those proceedings, the private religious body…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1149+ words) The principle recognises that where a defendant raises a potentially valid defence of justification by truth, an interlocutory injunction should ordinarily not be granted unless the Court is satisfied that the defence is certain to fail at trial. The existence…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1182+ words) An additional complication arose concerning the petitioner’s assertion that the FIR had already been quashed by the Supreme Court. The High Court noted that this contention had not been raised in the petition itself. Further, the State disputed the factual…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1081+ words) The case thus presents two interconnected issues. The first concerns the legal responsibility of Special Courts to scrutinise whether victims receive the relief to which they are entitled under Rule 12. The second concerns the responsibility of the State to ensure…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (638+ words) At the same time, prolonged criminal proceedings have consequences for both sides. Victims and society have an interest in effective prosecution of drug offences, while an accused person is constitutionally entitled to a fair and reasonably expeditious trial. The principle…...

6+ day, 28+ min ago   (879+ words) The Supreme Court expressed the view that the existing position was not in conformity with the original brochure. The Court recalled that throughout the proceedings it had consistently emphasized that the project, as sold to consumers, was required to be…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (468+ words) Appearing in person, petitioner N.K. Goswami sought to distinguish his petition from a challenge to the Government’s ethanol-blending policy. His submission was essentially that the policy itself was not the immediate target of his proceedings. Rather, he sought information and safeguards…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1360+ words) Despite these developments, the petitioner alleged that no actual progress had occurred on the ground. Earlier, the PIL had been disposed of by the High Court on February 6, 2026, after government counsel informed the Bench that substantial progress had been made…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1605+ words) The child had gone missing from her home in 2022. Her body was subsequently found by a loco pilot on the railway track between Yeshwanthpur and Chikkabanavara railway stations, leading the authorities to treat the incident as a case of suspected…...