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NEW DELHI: Taking a dim view of what it described as “washing dirty linen in court”, Delhi HC on Tuesday advised the mother, wife and family members of late industrialist Sunjay Kapur to go for mediation to resolve their differences and not let God’s “blessing of wealth turn into a curse”.After hearing multiple allegations levelled…
The Court eventually found that the Delhi High Court had erred on a legal ground in its attempt to describe the content of the web-series as obscene. (AI image) The Supreme Court, on 19.03.2024, in a landmark decision on digital free speech, the limits of criminal prosecution of online content, and the doctrine of obscenity,…
NEW DELHI: Leaders from the Left parties on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court seeking action against Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over a now-deleted video that allegedly depicted violence against Muslims.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and N V Anjaria took note of the plea after senior…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court said Monday it would under no circumstance allow stalling of special intensive revision (SIR) of voter rolls in 12 states but said it was open to suggestions to ensure genuine voters are not left out, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. The CJI-led bench extended by a week the Feb 7 deadline for submission…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday said banks must devise an AI-based mechanism to flag all suspicious transaction from an account, issue alerts, and suspend the transfer until the transaction is authenticated with the account holder. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and N V Anjaria said the home ministry…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court cautioned on Monday constitutional court judges against assuming the role of domain experts and suggesting remedial steps and said it would be dangerous if they deviate from their primary duty to decide disputes as neutral umpires after considering rival submissions. The remark came from a bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant,…
Liberty cannot be kept in limbo: Supreme court fixes timelines for bail and anticipatory bail applications (AI image) In a landmark ruling on the interplay between anticipatory bail, individual freedom and judicial expediency, the Supreme Court of India, on 12.09.2025, dismissed the criminal appeals challenging the denial of pre-arrest bail, while simultaneously making forthright observations…
“The right of two consenting adults to choose each other as life partners and to live together in peace is a facet of their personal liberty, privacy, and dignity protected under Article 21.” (AI image) By upholding the constitutional right of consenting adults to choose their partners in life and to cohabit without interference, the…
Vishal Bhardwaj’s upcoming film ‘O Romeo’, starring Shahid Kapoor and Triptii Dimri in the lead, has scored a major legal win ahead of its release. A Mumbai civil court has refused to stay the film’s release, rejecting interim relief sought by the daughter of late gangster Hussain Ustara, who claimed the project was based on…
In an important judgment which helps understand the extent to which the Hindu personal law of maintenance is applicable, the Delhi High Court ruled that a widowed daughter-in-law does not lose her statutory right to maintenance merely on the basis that her father-in-law had died before her husband.The Court decided that a widow would be…
