Limitation To Redeem Usufructuary Mortgage Runs From Payment Of Mortgage Money, Not Date Of Mortgage Deed: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that limitation for a suit to redeem usufructuary mortgage or recover possession begins to run only when the mortgagor pays or tenders the mortgage money and not from the date on which the mortgage deed is executed.A usufructuary mortgage is one where the mortgagor hands over possession to the mortgagee, who keeps the rents and profits in lieu of interest...

Realising Constitutional Promise Of Speedy Justice

The constitutional promise of speedy justice can only be realised through effective implementation. Without institutional capacity and accountability, even the best legal reforms remain ineffective.We, the people of India, resolved to secure justice for all citizens, a promise enshrined in the Preamble of our Constitution. The preamble represents the will of the people of India[1], and it is only because of this will that all institutions acquire their authority and they are only allowed to...

HNLU Signs Multilateral MoU On Global University Innovation And Cooperation At AUAP–WURI Impact Summit 2026 In Bangkok

Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur, signed a Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Global University Innovation and Cooperation at the Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) – World University Rankings for Innovation (WURI) Impact Summit 2026, held at the ICONSIAM Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand, on July 9 and 10, 2026.The MoU was signed by 20 universities from South Asia, Southeast Asia and the United Arab Emirates with the objective of...

Compassionate Appointee Can't Be Removed For Alleged Suppression Of Facts Already Known To Authorities: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a person appointed on compassionate grounds following his mother's death cannot be removed from service on allegations that he concealed his father's government employment, when the authorities were aware of that fact at the time of appointment and had granted him the job after verifying his documents.The Court held that petitioner's termination in...

Alliance School of Law Invites Abstracts for International Conference on Alternative Dispute Resolution & Sustainable Development

The Alliance Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ACADR), Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, is organising the 5th International Conference on Law and Social Transformation (ICLS 2026) from 26–28 October 2026 in Hybrid Mode (In-Person and Virtual) on the theme: "Resolving Conflicts Sustainably: The Role of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Advancing Global Development Goals"About the Conference: The 5th International Conference on Law and Social Transformation (ICLS...

Absconding To Evade Arrest In Dowry Case: Allahabad High Court Rejects Mother's Habeas Corpus Plea Claiming Son Detained By Wife

The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a habeas corpus writ petition filed by a mother seeking the production of her 35-year-old son after noting that the man is instead absconding to evade arrest in a dowry and harassment case. “The investigation against accused persons have been concluded and a charge sheet has been submitted against the petitioner Omwati and corpus...

Supreme Court Issues Notice To Lok Sabha Speaker On Shiv Sena UBT Challenge To Merger Of MPs With Shinde Sena

The Supreme Court today (July 22) issued notice to the Lok Sabha Speaker in a plea filed by Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) member Arvind Ganpat Sawant challenging the Lok Sabha Speaker's decision approving the merger of its six Members of Parliament with the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. However, the Court refused to grant interim relief at this stage.Before a bench comprising...

Regularization Of Daily-Rated Employees Contingent On Sanctioned Vacant Posts Or Identical Duties :Delhi HC

A Single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Amit Mahajan held that a daily-rated employee cannot claim regularization unless he was appointed against a duly sanctioned vacant post through a competent authority and performs the same duties as the regular post. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 673] Background Facts The petitioner joined the respondent establishment as a...

Bhojshala Dispute : Will Allot A Nearer Spot For Friday Namaz, MP Govt Tells Supreme Court

In the Bhojshala dispute, Muslim parties have filed an application in the Supreme Court objecting to the Madhya Pradesh administration's choice of the plot allotted for Friday namaz.They contended that though the Supreme Court had directed that a plot which is adjacent to the Bhojshala complex must be given for Friday namaz, the site given by the administration is located 2 kilometres away...

Admission Of Issuing Cheque Alone Can't Be Treated As Plea Of Guilt In S.138 NI Act Case: J&K&L High Court

Delineating the limits of summary criminal procedure, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has held that a defence disclosed by an accused while recording his plea under Section 251 of the Code of Criminal Procedure cannot be converted into a plea of guilt merely because the accused admits issuing the cheque or expresses willingness to settle accounts.The Court ruled that unless...

Aadhaar Card Constitutes Prima Facie Proof Of Occupation; Demolition Without Notice Illegal: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that while an Aadhaar Card is not conclusive proof of residence or title, it constitutes prima facie evidence of occupation for the purpose of invoking the safeguards available under the Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act, 1971.Allowing an intra-court appeal, a Division Bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice...

AP High Court Quashes Cruelty FIR Against Husband's Alleged Second Wife, Says She's Not 'Relative' Under S.498A IPC

The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed cruelty FIR agaist a woman accused of being the second wife of a married man, after noting that she would not fall under the category of "relative" to invoke Section 498A IPC.[2026 LiveLaw (AP) 145]For context FIR was lodged under Section 498A IPC which penalises cruelty by a husband or his relatives towards a married woman; Sections 3 and 4 of the...