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Explore the most important legal developments, landmark judgments, and trending stories shaping the legal landscape.
Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court: Victims In Rape Cases Must Get Opportunity To Participate In Bail Proceedings
The Delhi High Court has held that a victim who sets the criminal law in motion through a complaint under Section 376 IPC or Section 69 BNS must be given an opportunity to participate in criminal proceedings, including proceedings concerning regular bail.
Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court: Victims In Rape Cases Must Get Opportunity To Participate In Bail Proceedings
30 Sept 2026, 3:00 pm
The Delhi High Court has held that a victim who sets the criminal law in motion through a complaint under Section 376 IPC or Section 69 BNS must be given an opportunity to participate in criminal proceedings, including proceedings concerning regular bail.
Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court: NEET-UG NRI Quota Is Unreserved, Cannot Be Combined With OBC Reservation
30 Sept 2026, 2:30 pm
The Karnataka High Court has held that the 15% NRI quota in NEET-UG counselling operates as a separate, unreserved category and cannot be combined with OBC reservation benefits.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Patna HC Remarks On Attempt To Rape, Issues Notice To Accused
23 Sept 2026, 8:15 am
The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of observations made by the Patna High Court while modifying an accused's conviction for attempted rape to one for outraging the modesty of a woman, and has issued notice to the accused.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Examines BCI’s Role In Legal Education, Seeks Response On Law Colleges And Transfer Of Assets To Trust
23 Sept 2026, 6:28 am
The Supreme Court has issued notice in a challenge concerning the Bar Council of India's statutory role in regulating legal education, its involvement in law colleges, and the transfer of assets belonging to the statutory body to a separate trust.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court: POCSO Presumptions Cannot Replace Proof; Accused Acquitted After Prosecution Evidence Found Unreliable
18 Sept 2026, 10:20 am
The Supreme Court has held that the presumptions under Sections 29 and 30 of the POCSO Act arise only after the prosecution establishes the foundational facts necessary for their operation, and cannot substitute for proof beyond reasonable doubt.
Himachal Pradesh High Court
Himachal Pradesh HC: Married Daughter Cannot Be Denied Nautor Patta Solely On Ground Of Marriage
17 Sept 2026, 7:00 am
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the Nautor Land Rules, 1968 do not disqualify a married daughter from claiming land as a legal heir, and that an administrative clarification cannot override statutory rules.
Kerala High Court
Kerala High Court: Interpol Arrest Warrant Must Be Forwarded To Centre And Jurisdictional Magistrate
16 Sept 2026, 5:30 am
The Kerala High Court has clarified that when an international arrest warrant issued by a foreign treaty State reaches India through Interpol, the Nodal Agency must forward it to the Central Government and simultaneously place the relevant information before the jurisdictional Magistrate.
Allahabad High Court
Allahabad HC: Order Framing Charges Under NIA Act Is Appealable; Article 227 Petition Before Single Judge Not Maintainable
19 Aug 2026, 6:30 am
The Allahabad High Court has held that an order framing charges under the NIA Act is not an interlocutory order and can therefore be challenged through a statutory appeal under Section 21 of the Act rather than by filing a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Stays Allahabad High Court Proceedings in Rahul Gandhi Disproportionate Assets Case; Restrains CBI and ED From Filing Reports
17 Aug 2026, 7:30 am
The Supreme Court has directed the Allahabad High Court to defer further proceedings in the disproportionate assets matter involving Rahul Gandhi and restrained the CBI, ED and other authorities from submitting inquiry reports pursuant to the High Court's earlier directions.
Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court Holds Supreme Court's One-Time Attendance Relief Applies to Law Students Across States and Semesters
12 Aug 2026, 3:30 pm
The Bombay High Court has held that the Supreme Court's one-time attendance relief for the 2025-26 academic session applies uniformly to eligible law students across all States and semesters, preventing universities from imposing additional restrictions.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court: State Cannot Delegate Power to Refer Working Journalists' Dues Disputes to Labour Court
12 Aug 2026, 1:30 pm
The Supreme Court has ruled that State Governments cannot delegate their statutory power under Section 17(2) of the Working Journalists Act to refer disputes relating to unpaid dues to Labour Courts.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court: Appeal Against Joint and Inseparable Decree Abates Entirely if Legal Representatives Are Not Substituted
31 Jul 2026, 6:25 am
The Supreme Court has held that where a decree is joint and inseparable, failure to substitute the legal representatives of a deceased party within the prescribed time results in the abatement of the entire appeal.
Himachal Pradesh High Court
Disability Reservation Cannot Be Sub-Classified by Caste, Rules Himachal Pradesh High Court
30 Jul 2026, 4:30 am
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that reservation for Persons with Disabilities cannot ordinarily be further sub-classified on the basis of caste, directing the State to appoint a hearing-impaired candidate who was wrongly denied selection.
Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court Upholds Sealing of Clinic, Says Electro Homeopathy Qualification Does Not Authorise Allopathic Practice
17 Jul 2026, 4:30 am
The Allahabad High Court has held that qualifications in electro homeopathy do not authorise the practice of allopathic medicine, observing that practising an unfamiliar medical system amounts to quackery and endangers public health.
Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court Upholds AIMIM MLA's Election, Says Prayer for Victory Is Not a Religious Appeal for Votes
14 Jul 2026, 6:00 am
The Bombay High Court has ruled that offering a prayer for electoral success, without asking voters to support a candidate because of religion, does not amount to a corrupt electoral practice under the Representation of the People Act.
Sikkim High Court
Sikkim High Court Calls for Scientific Review of Child Mental Health Policies, Raises Concerns Over Prison Rehabilitation
14 Jul 2026, 4:00 am
The Sikkim High Court has urged the State Government to scientifically evaluate child mental health programmes while questioning whether existing prison rehabilitation measures effectively prevent repeat offences.
Bombay High Court
Fresh Section 21 Notice Mandatory to Initiate New Arbitration After Award Is Set Aside: Bombay High Court
7 Jul 2026, 5:50 am
The Bombay High Court has ruled that once an arbitral award is set aside under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, parties must issue a fresh notice under Section 21 before commencing a new round of arbitration.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court: Excluding Widow in Favour of Distant Relatives Casts Doubt on Validity of Will
7 Jul 2026, 5:15 am
The Supreme Court has ruled that a will completely excluding a surviving widow in favour of distant relatives naturally raises suspicion and requires strict proof that the document was executed voluntarily and with full understanding by the testator.
Patna High Court
Patna High Court Directs DM to Ensure Legal Acquisition Before Constructing Road on Private Raiyati Land
7 Jul 2026, 5:00 am
The Patna High Court has held that the State cannot construct public infrastructure over privately owned raiyati land without first acquiring the property in accordance with law and paying lawful compensation.
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Adopts Hybrid Work Policy, Introduces Carpooling and Virtual Hearings
15 May 2026, 3:30 am
The Supreme Court has introduced a hybrid work policy, expanded virtual hearings for specified matters, and encouraged carpooling among judges as part of new administrative measures aimed at improving efficiency and sustainability.