Matrimonial Mahabharata: Supreme Court Dismisses 80 cases filed by Lawyer-Husband, and imposes 5 crore alimony.
Introduction It was an impressive and a rare judgment by the Supreme Court of India in a very controversial matrimonial…
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Supreme Court Quashes 23 Year Old Criminal Case in Property Dispute: Calls It Abuse of Process Bench Led by Justices B.V. Nagarathna and K.V. Viswanathan
A recent and important decision deal with the use of criminal justice system to resolve civil disagreements. The issue before…
Supreme Court Bans Bail Orders Based on Money Undertakings: Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan Criticise Misuse of Process in Maharashtra Case
In the case of Gajanan Dattatray Gore v., the Supreme Court of India held that. The State of Maharashtra &…
Supreme Court Quashes FIR Against Badminton Stars Chirag and Lakshya Sen: Calls Complaint Vindictive: Bench Led by Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Aravind Kumar
In a landmark decision rendered by the Supreme Court of India in the case of Chirag Sen and another Vs.…
Supreme Court Restores Criminal Case Over Property Fraud Allegations: Quashing by Madras High Court Set Aside: Bench Led by Justices V. Nath and S. Mehta
Section 482 power of the High Court is a very essential aspect of the code of criminal procedure operator to…
SC Reaffirms Procedural Safeguards in Quashing Criminal Proceedings Against Women
Supreme Court quashed criminal case against woman, daughter-in-law on 18 July 2025, pointing out abuse of criminal law in family conflicts and reaffirming Section 482 CrPC protection in the background of State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal.
Supreme Court Reprimands Parallel Litigation and Mandates Candour in Environmental Proceedings
On Monday, 14 July 2025, the Supreme Court of India delivered a landmark judgment in Arun Kumar Sharma & Ors…
Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Claiming Irregularities in 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Elections
This paper discusses a ruling of the Bombay High Court in Chetan Chandrakant Ahire against. Union of India, rejected a writ petition, which objected to the Maharashtra Assembly elections. The Court stressed upon the legislative prohibition against intervention by the Court on the subject of an election, the lack of locus standi of the petitioner and a dearth of any demand for justice, recreating the orderly nature of the legal system of election disputes.
Inherent Powers of High Courts in Domestic Violence Cases Explained through Section 482 CrPC in Shaurabh Kumar Tripathi v. Vidhi Rawal
This is the introduction. A fundamental procedural issue concerning the use of High Court powers under Section 482 of the…