Supreme Court Upholds Maintenance Rights of Wife and Children Over Creditors’ Claims
In a landmark decision reinforcing the primacy of familial obligations, the Supreme Court has ruled that the maintenance rights of a man’s wife and children...
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A Lifetime Altered: Supreme Court Grants ₹50.8 Lakh to Young Accident Survivor
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has significantly increased compensation to ₹50.8 lakh for a young woman who suffered life-altering injuries in a motor...
Years of Silence Don’t Erase Cruelty, Supreme Court Rules in Husband’s Case
In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the absence of a complaint under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) over several...
Supreme Court Denounces Forced Labor Condition in Gift Deeds as Unconstitutional
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has declared that conditions within gift deeds requiring perpetual, unpaid services amount to forced labor, a practice explicitly...
Supreme Court Declares Perpetual Service Clauses in Gift Deeds Unconstitutional
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court struck down conditions in gift deeds requiring perpetual, unpaid service to donors, deeming such stipulations illegal and a...
Supreme Court Reinforces Conditional Mortgage: Permissive Possession Doesn’t Alter Intent
The Supreme Court has clarified the distinction between a “simple mortgage” and a “mortgage by conditional sale” under Section 58(c) of the Transfer of Property...
Legal Safeguard or Tool of Misuse? Supreme Court Flags Rising Exploitation of Section 498A IPC
The Supreme Court, while quashing a domestic cruelty case against a husband and his family, has once again highlighted concerns over the misuse of Section...
Supreme Court: Intent Irrelevant When Lethal Injuries Lead to Death
In a pivotal ruling, the Supreme Court upheld the murder conviction of an individual who fatally injured another during a scuffle. The Court emphasized that...
Promotion Denied: Supreme Court Rules Deputation Service Gaps Break Eligibility in NHAI Case
The Supreme Court has ruled that gaps in deputation service disqualify employees from counting that time toward promotion eligibility. This verdict came in a case...
Supreme Court Declares Delayed Executions a Violation of Human Dignity
The Supreme Court has ruled that excessive delays in executing death sentences, when caused by circumstances beyond the convict’s control, must result in the commutation...