The Gujarat High Court has ruled that when adults enter and end a live-in relationship through written mutual agreements, charges of rape on the pretext of marriage are hard to sustain.
The Supreme Court ruled that arbitral tribunals cannot award pre-reference interest on delayed payments if the contract specifically prohibits it under Section 31(7)(a) of the Arbitration Act.
The Supreme Court has clarified that a Hindu widow's limited property right under the 1937 Act automatically expands into absolute ownership under Section 14(1) of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, even without a formal partition.
The Supreme Court of India has sought the Union government's response on whether citizens can face criminal charges for not singing every stanza of Vande Mataram.
The Supreme Court reaffirmed that private complaints cannot trigger corporate fraud prosecution in Special Courts, but clarified the Centre can authorise other officers like the ROC.
The Supreme Court recently observed that arbitral proceedings cannot be conducted in an arbitrary or biased manner, setting aside a unilateral tribunal appointment.
The NCLAT has ruled that resolution professionals can demand confidentiality undertakings from suspended directors before sharing corporate resolution plans.
The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that applicants cannot fix statutory defects in a carriage permit application after the authority has already considered and adjudicated it.
The Supreme Court has clarified that administrative CBDT circulars cannot override statutory tax provisions or bind courts during legal interpretation.
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has stayed an FIR against a woman accused of terminating her pregnancy without her husband's permission, highlighting reproductive autonomy.
The Delhi High Court has ruled that a ₹1,851 crore settlement payment made by Ranbaxy Laboratories to Teva Israel is not taxable under Indian law, granting major relief to the pharmaceutical giant.