A Viral Beating, a Long Silence, and Now the Court Steps In
A Delhi court has called two city police officers to answer for a death that has haunted public memory since the violence of 2020. The...
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Bail on Borrowed Words: High Court Cracks Down on ‘Promise-and-Run’ Tactics
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has sent out a sharp warning to accused persons who treat court assurances as bargaining chips rather than binding...
Delhi HC Slaps ₹1 Lakh Penalty for Dragging Out Arbitration Fight at Enforcement Stage
The Delhi High Court has come down sharply on what it described as a deliberate attempt to stall justice, imposing ₹1 lakh in costs on...
CLAT 2026 Scores to Be Reworked After Court Flags Faulty Answer Review
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Consortium of National Law Universities to redraw the CLAT-2026 merit list, ruling that a disputed question must recognise...
Phantom Precedents: Kansas Court Punishes Lawyers Over AI-Invented Case Law
A federal court in Kansas has drawn a hard line on the careless use of artificial intelligence in legal filings, sanctioning a team of lawyers...
Court Tears Into Riot Probe, Clears Six After Finding ‘Manufactured’ Case
A Delhi court has thrown out a riot and arson case linked to the 2020 Delhi violence, delivering a blistering indictment of the police investigation...
Bribe Demands Don’t Get a Shield: Supreme Court Narrows Section 17A Protection
The Supreme Court has drawn a sharp line around Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, ruling that the provision does not protect public...
₹7,000 a Month for a Decade Is Begar, Not Employment: Supreme Court Orders Pay Hike for UP Teachers
Paying primary school instructors a flat ₹7,000 a month for nearly ten years amounts to bonded labour, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, delivering a...
Education Isn’t an Exit Clause: Supreme Court Doubles Post-Divorce Maintenance
The Supreme Court has sent a clear signal that financial responsibility after divorce does not vanish simply because a woman is educated or has family...
Police Can’t Reopen a Case on Their Own: Supreme Court Draws a Firm Line on Further Investigations
The Supreme Court has made it clear that once the police file a final report in a criminal case, they cannot decide—on their own—to dig...
Supreme Court Opens Tribunal Door for Military Personnel Challenging POSH Panels
The Supreme Court has clarified that members of the armed forces are not shut out from questioning Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) findings under the POSH...
Late to the Courtroom, Late for Relief: Supreme Court Draws the Line on Copycat Claims
The Supreme Court has sent a clear message to litigants hoping to revive old battles just because someone else struck gold years later: delay shuts...