Kerala High Court restores maintenance to a wife, ruling that earning capacity or occasional work cannot bar her claim if she lacks stable income.
Read Full ArticleThe Kerala High Court ruled that a Muslim husband cannot avoid maintaining his first wife by citing a second marriage or support provided by their adult son.
Madras High Court rules police cannot treat SC/ST complaints as civil disputes and must register FIRs immediately under Section 18-A without preliminary enquiry.
Calcutta High Court delivers split verdict on juveniles seeking anticipatory bail; majority bars pre-arrest relief, strong dissent prompts larger Bench review.
Kerala High Court rules that husbands cannot reduce maintenance by citing loans or savings; gross income must be considered under Section 125 CrPC.
Madras High Court rules that Superintendents of Police cannot be held liable for Investigating Officers’ delay in filing chargesheets or closure reports.
Top Maoist commander Madvi Hidma and five others were killed in an Andhra Pradesh encounter inside Papikonda National Park, marking a major blow to CPI (Maoist).
Madras HC rejects grandfather’s plea seeking maintenance from a remarried mother, holding the natural guardian father is alive, capable and responsible for the child.
Kerala High Court refuses to quash NDPS case, holding that cultivating cannabis in pots amounts to an offence and disputed facts must be tried in court.
Karnataka High Court refuses to quash charges against a man accused of creating fake social media accounts to defame his sister-in-law; trial to continue.
Delhi court upholds continuous trial rule in IRCTC scam, rejecting Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi’s plea for adjournments in corruption case.
Supreme Court holds DNA test cannot be ordered merely to determine paternity, reaffirming presumption of legitimacy under Section 112 Evidence Act.
Supreme Court reaffirms Lalu Prasad Yadav ruling, holding that State Governments cannot appeal acquittals in CBI-investigated cases.
Supreme Court rules that a Magistrate’s order under Section 156(3) CrPC cannot be nullified for minor technical or linguistic errors if offences are made out.
Kerala High Court held that an adult Christian daughter cannot claim maintenance under Section 125 CrPC unless unable to maintain herself due to disability.
Madras High Court directs temple to light Karthigai Deepam at the Deepathoon on Thirupparankundram Hill, restoring the traditional lamp-lighting practice.
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