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Father Gifting Daughter Property As Part Of Matrimonial Settlement Not Joint Family Property Without Proof: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held that a father gifting property to his daughter when she was a minor by way of a gift deed as part of matrimonial settlement proceedings, cannot be treated as part of joint family property unless it is proved to have been purchased from joint family fund. A Division Bench of Justice N. Sathish Kumar and Justice M. Jothiraman was hearing a batch of appeals arising from a dispute over a property purchased in 1989 in the name of S Duraimanickam, father of...
HP High Court Orders Probe Against Officials For Allowing Govt Doctor To Retain Accommodation For Over A Decade Despite Transfer
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed an inquiry against the concerned officers/officials for allegedly allowing a Medical Officer to retain earmarked government accommodation at Hamirpur for more than a decade after his transfer, observing that such continued retention would not have been possible without the officials concerned being “hand in glove” with the petitioner. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel remarked that: “An inquiry has to be initiated against the Officer(s)/Official(s)...
Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Enquiry Into How BCI Chairman Issued Orders Against NALSAR Students
Two NALSAR University of Law alumni have approached the Supreme Court seeking an enquiry into the manner in which Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra issued letters directing the university to identify students involved in a campaign against the invitation to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant to its convocation, and barring enrolment of students belonging to the 2026 graduating batch of the university.The BCI Chairman himself had later withdrawn the orders. The petitioners ask if...
J&K&L High Court Refuses To Quash Drug Quality Case Against Company Directors, Says Responsibility Under Drugs Act Requires Trial
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings against three Directors of a pharmaceutical company over the manufacture of a drug declared “Not of Standard Quality”, holding that a Director cannot escape prosecution at the threshold merely by claiming that he had no personal role in the manufacturing process. The Court held that whether a Director was “in charge of, and responsible to the company for the conduct of the business” under Section 34 of the...
'Please Think Of Peace Now': Supreme Court Asks Kuki, Meitei Groups To Furnish Proposal To End Manipur Highway Blockades
In a plea seeking removal of blockade over National Highway 2 in Manipur, the Supreme Court today called on two organizations representing the Kuki and Meitei groups to furnish proposals for clearing of blockades across all highways in the state.Calling on the parties to "think of peace now" and not take the case as "adversarial litigation", the Court further impleaded the National Highways Authority of India, which maintains the national A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi...
Book Review: Tareekh Pe Justice: Reforms For India's District Courts
On 31 August and 1 September 2024, the Supreme Court (“SC”) organised the “National Conference of the DISTRICT JUDICIARY Strengthening the Frontline Judiciary”. The conference was divided into six sessions namely, Infrastructure and Human Resources, Courtrooms for All, Judicial Wellness for Judges in India: A Comprehensive Perspective, Case Management, Judicial Training: Curriculum, and Methods, Bridging the Gap. Also last year on 1 February 2025, the SC held the ...
High Court Rejects PIL Challenging Collegium Recommendation To Appoint Haryana AG As Judge, Imposes ₹1 Lakh Costs
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation seeking to stall the appointment of Advocate Pravindra Chauhan as a Judge of the High Court, holding that the petition was actuated by personal vendetta rather than genuine public interest, and imposed costs of ₹1,00,000 to be deposited with the Poor Patient Welfare Fund, PGIMER, Chandigarh.A Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor was hearing a plea filed by one Pradeep...
JJ Act | Conviction Not Vitiated Because Regular Court Tried Juvenile As Adult, But Sentence Cannot Operate : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a conviction on the merits need not be set aside merely because a juvenile was tried by a regular criminal court. Accordingly, while affirming the conviction of an accused who was tried as an adult, the Court set aside the sentence imposed on him after finding that he was a juvenile on the date of the offence. A bench of Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Vipul M. Pancholi heard the case where the Appellant-accused was tried by a regular court and was convicted...
'Shocks Our Conscience': Madras High Court Slams TN Govt For Denying National Flag Rally Permit To BJP, Says Tricolour Transcends Political Colour
The Madras High Court, on Friday (August 14), permitted the Bharatiya Janata Party to conduct a "Tricolour Flag Yatra" in Coimbatore city in connection with the Independence Day celebrations.[2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 387]Though the BJP had initially proposed to conduct the rally on August 13, the State denied permission for the rally at the proposed location. On Friday, after deliberations, the...
Madras High Court Issues Circular For Singing Vande Mataram On Independence Day, Bar Body Raises Concern On Exclusion Of State Song
The Madras High Court has issued a circular for the playing of the National Song – Vande Mataram during the Independence Day celebration to be held at the Principal Bench of Madras High Court at Chennai, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court and the District Judiciary in the State. A circular issued by the Registrar General said that as per the advisory issued by the Government of India under the Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign 2026, commencing 150 years of the national song, the national...