Amendment To Correct Party Name, Property Value In Partition Suit Permissible After Trial Starts If Nature Of Suit Unchanged: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that an amendment application seeking to correct the plaintiff's name and the extent of a property in a partition suit cannot be refused merely because it is sought after commencement of trial, so long as it does not change the nature of the suit or prejudice the opposite party. [2026LiveLaw (AP) 142]In doing so, the Court allowed a revision...

Invisible Clause: Why AI-Generated Content Is Breaking Standard IP Assignment Agreements In India

Somewhere in India today, a startup is being acquired. The buyers' lawyers are working through due diligence: employment agreements, consultant contracts, and development agreements. They find the standard IP assignment clause stating that all intellectual property created in the course of employment vests absolutely in the company, and mentally tick the box.They shouldn't.Nobody in that room asks the obvious question: what if the code was written by GitHub Copilot? What if the marketing copy...

'Not A Matter For Us': Supreme Court Defers Hearing On Plea Seeking SoP For Time-Bound Probe In Exam Paper Leaks

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 21) expressed its reluctance about entertaining a public interest litigation seeking a “Standard Questionnaire and Special Investigation Procedure” to ensure time-bound investigations in cases involving question paper leaks.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe orally remarked “It's not a matter for us [to...

Supreme Court Deletes Direction On Supervision Of Kerala Waqf Board By Govt Official, Asks HC To Decide Plea Expeditiously

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 21) deleted Kerala High Court's direction that the State Waqf Board shall function under supervision of the government's Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary of government.The court passed the order in the Board's plea challenging the Kerala High Court's order restraining it from taking major policy decisions over absence of 2 non-Muslim members. The Apex...

'Investigate Murder, Not The Tweet': Karnataka High Court Stays Probe Against Law Student Booked Over Bantwal Murder Post Targeting Congress

The Karnataka High Court on Monday (July 20) stayed further investigation against a sixth-semester law student who was booked in two separate FIRs over a social media post on the murder of a young woman at the Bantwal bus stand, in which he had alleged that the Congress government would “quietly withdraw” the case against the accused.Granting interim relief, the single-judge bench of...

No Purpose In Sending 92-Year-Old Man To Jail: Allahabad High Court Modifies Sentence In 1982 Criminal Assault Case

The Allahabad High Court on Monday upheld the conviction of a 92-year-old man in connection with a 1982 assault case; however, it modified his sentence to the period already undergone in jail, considering that no useful purpose would be served by sending him to prison now. A bench of Justice Sanjiv Kumar thus partly allowed the criminal appeal filed by the appellant (Chhotey Lal) in...

Kerala High Court Passes Fresh Order Granting Police Protection To Viral Kumbh Mela Star

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (July 21) passed a fresh order granting police protection to viral Kumbh Mela star.The order was passed in a plea moved by the star alleging that hate campaigns were propagated against her on mainstream media and online platforms following her marriage to her husband Mohammed Farmaan, a Muslim man.Today, Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was informed by the counsel...

Passing Departmental Examinations & Service Confirmation Are Not Prerequisites For Grant Of ACP/MACP Benefits : Jharkhand HC

A Division Bench of the Jharkhand High Court comprising Chief Justice M.S. Sonak and Justice Rajesh Shankar held that passing departmental examinations and service confirmation are not prerequisites for grant of ACP/MACP benefits, which are designed to provide monetary relief against stagnation. Background Facts The employee was appointed on the post of Junior Accounts Clerk by...

1996 Samleti Bus Bomb Blast: Supreme Court Orders Fresh Trial Of Death Row Convict Citing Ineffective Legal Representation

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 21) set aside the death penalty of Dr. Abdul Hameed, who was convicted in the 1996 Samleti Bus Bomb Blast involving an IED which detonated on a passenger bus travelling from Agra to Bikaner near Samleti village, killing 14 persons and injuring 37 others.The bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sanjay Karol and Sandeep Mehta set aside the 2019 Rajasthan High...

Seized Money Can't Be Retained After Acquittal: Rajasthan High Court Orders Release Of ₹7.35 Lakh In Gambling Case, Seeks I-T Verification

The Rajasthan High Court has held that once a party stands acquitted in a gambling case, based on withdrawal of the criminal case, there is no reason to retain the seized money in the Treasury or in the Government Fund. The bench of Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand thus directed the authorities to release the amount seized from the petitioner, subject to the condition that the petitioner shall...

LiveLaw Supreme Court Half-Yearly Digest 2026 - Arbitration and Conciliation Act

A party at fault cannot be permitted to set up a bar of non-performance of prerequisite obligations to exclude the operation of an arbitration clause - If a party's conduct such as failing to adhere to strict timelines for Engineer decisions or Adjudicator recommendations disables preceding steps, those procedural prerequisites are deemed waived. [Relied on M.K. Shah Engineers &...

Rajasthan High Court Calls For Mechanism To Ensure Timely Appearance Of Investigating Officers Before Trial Courts

Taking note of a recurring pattern of absenteeism of Investigating Officers (IOs) before the trial courts, resulting in repeated adjournments solely for securing their presence, the Rajasthan High Court has called for a systemic mechanism for coordination between the Police Department and the Directorate of prosecution.The bench of Justice Baljinder Singh Sindhu issued notice to the...