The objective of the Act is to bring disputes to a final settlement for which the presence of the parties and their free consent is mandatory. This Court has also carefully gone through the records of the learned Commission which were requisitioned by this Court on 11.12.2025Read More

The Supreme Court recently said that laws meant to protect children are increasingly being misused to punish consensual teenage relationships, and asked the Union government to consider introducing a “Romeo–Juliet” clause to protect genuine adolescent couples from harsh criminal actionRead More

The Supreme Court  reiterated that the Company Law Board or Tribunal cannot condone delays in filing appeals unless the law expressly grants them such power, clarifying that the authority to condone delay lies with courts and not with quasi-judicial bodies unless specifically provided under their governing frameworkRead More

In a landmark judgment reshaping Indian matrimonial jurisprudence, the Delhi High Court has held that the statutory requirement of one-year separation for divorce by mutual consent under Section 13B(1) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 is directory and not mandatory.Read More

A bench of Justices Rajesh Bindal and Manmohan, while denying the pensionary benefits to the deceased employee's legal heirs, who have resigned from the services of Delhi Transport Corporation after nearly 30 years in service.Read More

The Supreme Court on Monday (December 8) held that the testimony of a witness cannot be outrightly rejected solely by declaring a witness a hostile witness. The Court said that a portion of the testimony which is consistent with the case of the prosecution or defence may be accepted.Read More

The Supreme Court recently reiterated that High Courts cannot grant pre-arrest bail to the accused while refusing to quash the FIR registered against them. It also observed that at the first instance, the relief of pre-arrest bail must be sought by the accused from the Sessions Court.Read More

On 25 September 2025, the Supreme Court of India delivered a significant judgment in Sanjabij Tari v. Kishore S. Borcar (2025 INSC 1158), clarifying critical aspects of cheque dishonour prosecutions under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (NI Act). The decision not only addresses substantive legal issues such as the presumption of liability and enforceability of...Read More

Case Title- Samiullah v. The State of Bihar & Ors. (Neutral Citation: 2025 INSC 1292)  The two-Judge Bench comprising Justice P.S. Narasimha and Justice Joymalya Bagchi explained, ,registration of a document recording purchase of immovable property does not confer guaranteed title of ownership, instead it only serves as a public record of the transaction having presumptive evidentiary value,...Read More

Delhi High Court Case Title  : (Rita Raj v. Pabitra Roy Chaudhuri, 2025) Case Background The plea was prompted by an abbreviated marriage. Both Mr. Pabitra Roy Chaudhuri (husband) and Ms. Rita Raj (bride) were already divorced when they wedded in Delhi on January 25, 2010 They parted ways within 14 months (March 2011) and...Read More