Supreme Court clarifies when DNA tests can be ordered in paternity disputes, balancing privacy rights against the need to determine parentage.
Read Full ArticleRajasthan HC held that a Hindu adoption is invalid without the mandatory ceremony of giving and taking, and declared the adoption deed void.
MP High Court held children cannot restrain aged parents from enjoying or alienating property without a strong prima facie case.
Supreme Court rules that failure to deposit balance sale consideration within the stipulated period makes a specific performance decree inexecutable.
Bombay HC modifies ‘2046’ defamation order, deletes age and 20-year adjournment remarks, lists case for July 15, 2026 hearing.
Bombay High Court adjourns 9-year defamation suit to 2046, calling it an “ego fight” between senior citizens and declining priority hearing.
Delhi High Court holds delay beyond 120 days in filing written statement cannot be condoned, dismisses Shiva Buildtech chamber appeal.
J&K High Court upholds dismissal of injunction plea, ruling that agrarian disputes fall under Agrarian Reforms Act authorities, not civil courts.
Supreme Court settles a 98-year-old temple dispute between two Kuruba families in Andhra Pradesh, upholding the High Court order and closing the long-standing case.
Counterclaims cannot be filed against co-defendants, rules Supreme Court, setting aside lower court orders and restoring the specific performance suit.
Supreme Court rules that an injunction suit without a declaration of title is not maintainable when possession rests with the defendant.
Kerala HC clarifies that for continuous breach of contract, limitation under Article 55 starts when breach ceases; once contract ends, breach cannot continue.
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