SUPREME COURT REBUKES 19-YEAR DELAY IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION CASE SUMMARY - The Supreme Court in Sahil Abdulsattar Mansuri vs. Safimahamad Fafirbhai Mansuri addressed an extraordinary delay of nearly two decades in investigating allegations of forged property...
SUPREME COURT ON MINOR'S PROPERTY, GUARDIANSHIP AND SECTION 8 HMGA CASE SUMMARY - In Shephali Chakraborty vs. State of West Bengal (2026 INSC 621) concerned a mother's request for permission under Section 8 of the Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, to transfer...
SC ON MENTAL CRUELTY, PROLONGED SEPARATION AND IRRETRIEVABLE BREAKDOWN OF MARRIAGE In Sonal Talpada vs. Veerbhan Singh (2026 INSC 620), the Supreme Court upheld a decree of divorce granted by the Rajasthan High Court. The parties, both doctors, had cohabited for only...
CASE SUMMARY - The Supreme Court in Darubai vs. Kamalabai (2026) addressed whether a widow inheriting property under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act could act as karta and alienate property on grounds of legal necessity. Dajiba died intestate, leaving his widow...
SUPREME COURT VICTIM PROTECTION PLAN FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CASE ANALYSIS CASE SUMMARY - The Supreme Court in Prajwala vs. Union of India addressed systemic deficiencies in protecting and rehabilitating victims of human trafficking for Commercial Sexual Exploitation...
SC ON NATURAL JUSTICE, REMOVAL OF MATHADHIPATI AND ARTICLE 142 POWERS CASE SUMMARY - In Arjun Dass vs. State of Andhra Pradesh (2026 INSC 592) involved the removal of the Mathadhipati of Sri Swamy Hathiramji Mutt by the Dharmika Parishad under Section 51 of the...