Child custody is a crucial issue that arises during divorce, separation, or disputes between parents. It determines not only where the child will live but also who will make essential decisions about the child’s education, health, and overall well-being. In India, child custody laws are rooted in the principle of ensuring the child’s welfare above...Read More

The Supreme Court has advised High Courts to exercise caution before quashing non-compoundable cases based on settlement between the victim and the accused. Without ensuring that the settlement is genuine, quashing petitions should not be allowed.Read More

Property disputes and real estate matters are among the most stressful legal challenges anyone can face. From protecting ownership rights to navigating complex documentation, the journey can be overwhelming without the right legal support.Read More

While discussing the 2005 amendments to the Hindu Succession Act, Justice N Seshasayee of the Madras High Court observed that while the amendment ensured that daughter's got a share in the ancestral property, it also took away the quantum of property that would otherwise vest with the widow and the mother of a deceased.Read More

he bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan observed in the judgment  containing directions  against "bulldozer actions", the Supreme Court has warned that officials who carry out illegal demolitions in contravention of the judicial directions will be held liable to restore the properties at their personal cost in addition to pay damages.Read More

ustice Anand Venkatesh observed that to constitute an offence of sexual harassment U/s 354-A(1)(i) of IPC  a man must have committed physical contact and made advances involving unwelcome and explicit sexual overtures.Read More

While issuing several guidelines to prevent child marriages, the Supreme Court has elaborately discussed how child marriages violate Constitutional rights. SC  stated that child marriages violate the rights to self-determination, choice, autonomy, sexuality, health and education of both boy and girl Read More

The Court was hearing a suo motu writ petition registered in 2020 based on a letter complaint sent by Manoj Tibrewal Aakash, whose house in District Maharajganj was demolished in 2019.Read More

A General Power of Attorney (GPA) is a legal document that allows one person (the "principal") to grant another person (the "agent" or "attorney-in-fact") the authority to act on his behalf in legal or financial matters.Read More

In the case relating to the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), a 7-judge bench of the Supreme Court (by 4:3 majority), overruled the 1967 judgment in S. Azeez Basha vs. Union Of India to the extent it held that an institution incorporated by a statute cannot claim to be a minority institution.Read More