3+ day, 2+ 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…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (1264+ words) Years later, Singh approached the Supreme Court seeking consideration of his premature release. His plea rests principally on the reformative theory of punishment and the passage of more than two decades in custody. He has asserted that the crime was…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1636+ words) The Court noted that it did not find any reasonable prospect of the accused-appellant being traced and produced before it. It also observed that the appellant appeared to be uninterested in the disposal of her own appeal and had abused…...

6+ day, 8+ hour 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, 1+ day ago   (904+ words) The order was passed by a bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal in Seema Devi v. State of U.P. and Another, 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 652. The proceedings arose from a bail cancellation application challenging the order by which Satendra alias Sonu, the husband…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1384+ words) The dispute raised questions concerning the nature of a government advocate’s engagement, the applicability of Article 14 to State action in contractual matters, the requirement of hearing before termination, allegations of discrimination and mala fides, and the extent to which a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1606+ words) A Division Bench comprising Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjive Shukla passed the directions while dealing with a Public Interest Litigation filed by practising advocate and member of the Sultanpur Bar Association, Shashi Mishra, in Shashi Mishra v. Bar Council of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1392+ words) The property owner challenged this decision before the Supreme Court. The central question before the Court was whether the property’s classification under the master plan or its geographical location in a particular area should determine its stamp valuation, or whether…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (832+ words) The Union of India and the other respondents, represented by Additional Solicitor General Dhiraj Trivedi, opposed the writ petition. Their principal preliminary objection was that the petitioner had an effective statutory remedy under Section 32 of the FCRA and should have…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1200+ words) One of the applicants had previously approached the Court for bail and his request had been rejected on merits. However, the applicants argued that the circumstances had materially changed since the earlier rejection. Their continued incarceration for several more years…...