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...
SC REAFFIRMS RIGHTS OF RAILWAY EMPLOYEES IN PENSION AND PAY WEIGHTAGE CASE CASE SUMMARY - The Supreme Court in Bency John vs. Kerala State Electricity Board Ltd ruled that railway employees are Central Government servants even though they are governed by separate...
SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS COURT-MONITORED CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION IN TESTAMENTARY DISPUTE CASE SUMMARY - The Supreme Court in Bai Avabai Hormusji Tata Trust vs. Shernaz Faroukh Lawyer upheld the Bombay High Court’s direction for a court-monitored criminal investigation in...