The Supreme Court has cautioned courts against the misuse of domestic violence laws, expressing concern over the increasing trend of implicating family members based on vague allegations lacking specific evidence. A bench, comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and N Kotiswar Singh, in a significant ruling on February 7, quashed criminal proceedings against several family members accused…
By Vishwanathan Iyer The case revolved around the insolvency resolution of Hindustan National Glass & Industries Ltd (HNGIL), a leading player in the glass packaging industry. AGI Greenpac, the second-largest entity in the sector, submitted a resolution plan to acquire the distressed company. However, INSCO—part of the East African Madhvani Group with no prior presence…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg The High Court overturned a trial court conviction of a man who was accused of engaging in unnatural sex with his wife, which allegedly contributed to her death in 2017. The prosecution had relied on the victim’s dying declaration, which stated that her illness and eventual death were caused by…
By Dr Swati Jindal Garg Taking jurisprudence a step further, the apex court has upheld that an individual can be held guilty of culpable homicide even if the actual victim was not the intended target. This decision underscores the principle that criminal liability extends beyond the intended victim when the accused commits an act knowing…
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the governments of Assam and Maharashtra on a petition filed by YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani seeking transfer of an obscenity case registered against him in Guwahati to Mumbai. The FIR was lodged in connection with allegations of promoting obscenity on the show, India’s Got Latent, involving podcaster Ranveer…
Senior Advocate Harish Salve has informed the Supreme Court that a request seeking adjournment in a matter on his behalf, was done without his knowledge. A lawyer from Salve’s office apprised the Bench of Justice AS Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan on Thursday that the adjournment sought by a lawyer on February 19 on behalf…
Former JNU scholar and an accused in a case related to the 2020 Delhi riots, Umar Khalid, has submitted before the Delhi High Court that there was no allegation of violence against him. Appearing before the Division Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Shalinder Kaur on Thursday, Senior Advocate Trideep Pais made counter-arguments to…
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has directed the bar associations across Delhi and other places to withdraw their ongoing protests against the Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and ensure the restoration of normal functioning in courts from February 21. The bar body wrote a letter to the Bar Council of Delhi, the Delhi High Court…
The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed certain reservations regarding the senior designation system, laid down in accordance with two verdicts delivered by the Apex Court in the Indira Jaising case in 2017 and 2023. While clarifying that it was not disrespecting the two binding decisions, the Bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine…
The Supreme Court has reprimanded the Allahabad High Court for passing an interim order on a matter related to a food distribution scheme for lactating mothers and young children, even after the case was taken up by the Apex Court. Agreeing with the Additional Solicitor General that the High Court proceeded in a manner bordering…