MP Judge Aditi Sharma Resigns Over Alleged Harasser Rajesh Gupta’s High Court Elevation
Introduction Judicial crisis Madhya Pradesh: In Madhya Pradesh, one of the judges named Aditi Sharma resigned after the accused harasser…
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“‘Not Every Romance Ends in Marriage’: Allahabad High Court Quashes Rape Case Over Failed Promise”
It happens more often than people want to admit. Two adults meet. They date for years. Things get serious and marriage is discussed. Then it…
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The prevarication and mendacity of Ayesha Jalal By Justice Katju
Ayesha Jalal is a Pakistan born Professor of Tufts University, USA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayesha_Jalal In a recent interview by Uzair Bin Farid,…
ED Raids Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group: Unraveling the Rs 3,000 Crore Yes Bank Loan Fraud Probe
Introduction The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has descended on the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group, with a huge Rs 3,000 crore loan…
Avatar: Fire & Ash ’Trailer Leak: How India’s Copyright Act, 1957 Tackles Online Piracy
Introduction It is July 26, 2025, and the fans refreshed video-sharing websites repeatedly in the pursuit of an official trailer…
Jalandhar Hospital Oxygen Failure: Medical Negligence and BNS Section 106 Implications
Introduction The Interiors of the Sunrise Hospital, in the City of Jalandhar, lost their healing influence on July 24, 2025.…
Jhalawar School Collapse: Constitutional Right to Life Under Article 21 Violated in Tragedy
Introduction On one of the mornings in July 2025, a wing of the Government middle school in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, collapsed…
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam By Justice Markandey Katju
Yesterday, 27th July, was the death anniversary of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, ( 15.10.1931-27.7.2015 ) former President of India, who was…
Supreme Court Declares Compromise Decree a Nullity: “Fraud Unravels Everything” in NOIDA Land Dispute
On the 23rd July 2025 in Vishnu Vardhan @ Vishnu Pradhan v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors., the SC set aside a fraudulent compromise decree where a claim of exclusive title to land was based on. Reiterating fraud as vitiating all proceedings, the Court upheld co-ownership and directed CBI inquiry ending judicial finality as no obstruction to test the efficacy of deceit.
SC Recreates Tribunal Award
On 25th July 2025, in Manjusha & Ors. v. United India Assurance Co. Ltd., the SC reestablished the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal’s award of ₹25.82 lakh to the family of the deceased driver, rejecting the insurer’s post hoc plea of limited obligation. The Court held that insurance companies cannot trust on unwritten policy caps without any pleadings or proof before the trial courts.
Registered Wills, Oral Family Settlements Valid in Property Inheritance Matters
Recently the SC held that a widow is the exclusive heir to ancestral property by considering a registered Will and an oral family settlement to be valid in the matter of Metpalli Lasum Bai v. Metpalli Muthaiah on 21st July 2025. The widow had long possession and the will was inviolable by any query on the Andhra Pradesh HC that was set aside.