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Give Insurance Cover To Tickets Sold Over Counter Like Online Tickets : Supreme Court Directs Railways

In a significant case, the Supreme Court has ordered Indian Railways to provide insurance coverage to tickets purchased at the railway reservation counters within two weeks, with effect from October 27. It said the insurance coverage should be the same as when tickets are purchased online. A bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddhin Amanullah and Justice R. Mahadevan passed this order while hearing...

Kerala High Court Designates Longest-Serving Lawyer And Guinness World Record Holder P.B. Menon As Senior Advocate

The Kerala High Court on Monday (October 11) designated Guinness World Record holding lawyer P.B. Menon as a senior advocate with effect from October 12.The notification reads thus:"In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961 (Central Act 25 of 1961) read with Rule 2 of the High Court of Kerala (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2026, the Honorable...

Watchdog Must Bite If Barking Doesnt Work: Justice Kurian Joseph On Supreme Courts Role As Guardian Of Constitution

Former Supreme Court judge Justice Kurian Joseph today emphasised that constitutional courts, particularly the Supreme Court, must act as watchdogs of the Constitution and intervene when constitutional vision is threatened.“The barking dog seldom bites. But this barking dog, the custodian, the watchdog, the guardian is bound to bite also if the barking does not lead to the desired...

July Student Protests: Complaints Portal Ready For Launch, High-Powered Enquiry Committee Tells Supreme Court

The High-Powered Enquiry Committee constituted by the Supreme Court to inquire into allegations pertaining to violence during the Gen Z Protests in July, over NEET-Paper Leak and other education system irregularities, has informed the Court that the complaints portal is ready for launch. After launch of the portal, public notices would be published in major newspapers to widely announce...

Father-In-Law Has Pious Obligation To Maintain Widowed Daughter-In-Law If She Cant Maintain Herself: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that a father-in-law has a “pious obligation” to maintain his widowed daughter-in-law if she is unable to maintain herself from her own earnings, property or the estate of her deceased husband.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna observed that the statutory scheme under the Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956 (HAMA) recognises a widowed daughter-in-law as a...

Juveniles Bail Cannot Be Rejected With Mere Liberty To Renew Plea After 6 Months Without Change In Circumstances: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has held that a Children Court cannot reject a juvenile's bail application while merely giving him liberty to renew the application after six months if the trial has not concluded, observing that such an approach is not permissible under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Jitendra Kumar was hearing an appeal...

Income Tax | Fresh Claim Cannot Be Raised Before Revisional Authority Without Timely Revised Return : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that a fresh claim before the Revisional authority cannot be filed by the assessee without filing a revised return in accordance with law. A bench of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Shree Chandrashekhar dismissed an assessee's plea against the Orissa High Court's decision to uphold the income tax authority's decision to decline the fresh claim of...

Asking Daughter-In-Law To Do Household Chores Like Washing Clothes, Utensils Is Not Cruelty U/S 498A IPC: Bombay High Court

In-laws asking daughter-in-law to do household chores like washing clothes and utensils would not amount to cruelty under section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and they cannot be prosecuted on this allegation, held the Bombay High Court while quashing FIR against six members of a family. Sitting at the Kolhapur seat, single-judge Justice Abhay Mantri noted the allegation made by...