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Pressurizing Only Son To Abandon His 68-Year-Old Widowed Mother Is Mental Cruelty: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that persistent pressure by a wife upon her husband, the only son of his 68-year-old widowed mother, to leave the mother and set up a separate household amounts to mental cruelty and entitles the husband to a decree of divorce under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.The bench of Justice J.J. Munir and Justice Indrajeet Shukla held,“The attempt...

LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts:14 October 2026

LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim order, LiveLaw's Breaking News Alerts will deliver concise, authoritative updates right on the website, making sure...

SFI Activist Abhimanyu Murder Case: Kerala High Court Refuses To Halt Trial Till Completion Of Probe Against Co-Accused

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (October 13) refused to halt the trial in the murder of SFI Activist Abhimanyu, which is pending before the Sessions Court, Ernakulam. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 576]Abhimanyu was stabbed to death in 2018 during a campus political rivalry at Maharaja's College in Ernakulam. Presently, trial is pending before the Sessions Court against 16 accused (Accused Nos. 1 to 16). However, investigation is ongoing against 10 accused (Accused Nos. 17 to 26), who are alleged to have...

Delhi High Court Directs Authorities To Inform Industrialist Anil Ambanis Son About Subsisting Look Out Circular

The Delhi High Court has directed the authorities to communicate to Jai Anmol Ambani, son of industrialist Anil Ambani, as to whether any Look Out Circular (LOC) issued against him is still subsisting within four weeks. Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav passed the direction while disposing of a petition filed by Anmol Ambani seeking disclosure of any subsisting LOC issued against him.The Court was informed by the Central Government Standing Counsel appearing for the Bureau of Immigration, along with the...

Gujarat High Court Grants Bail To Man Accused Of Attempting To Break Open ATM Machine

The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a man accused of trying to break open an ATM machine along with co-accused, with the intention of committing theft. [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 283]The petitioner had sought bail for FIR lodged under Sections 331(4)(Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night), 305(a)(Theft in a dwelling house), 324(4)(Mischief causing property damage), 54(Abettor present when the offence is committed), 61(2)(a)(criminal conspiracy), 238(c)(Causing disappearance of evidence...

Delhi Court Remands CJP Leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka To Five Days Judicial Custody For Trespassing At Jantar Mantar

Delhi's Special Executive Magistrate Court on Wednesday remanded Cockroach Janta Party leaders Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka to five days of judicial custody after they were put under preventive arrest by Delhi Police on allegations of entering Jantar Mantar on October 13.Another CJP leader Ajinkya Shinde has been released on personal bond.For context, an FIR was registered yesterday by the Delhi Police against the three and various others on allegations of attempting to enter Jantar Mantar, a...

Demolition Order Cant Be Based On Visual Inspection Alone Without Structural Audit: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an order directing vacation and demolition of a building under Sections 348 and 349 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act cannot be based merely on a visual or virtual inspection, without any relevant technical material such as a structural inspection by persons possessing the requisite technical expertise.The Division Bench of (then) Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia was hearing appeals against orders passed by MCD directing...

Delhi Consumer Commission Directs United India Insurance To Pay ₹38,000 For Stolen Motorcycle Despite 59-Day Delay

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-I (North District), Delhi, comprising President Divya Jyoti Jaipuriar and Members Ashwani Kumar Mehta and Harpreet Kaur Charya, has held that Supreme Court rulings clarifying the law on delayed intimation of vehicle theft apply retrospectively, even where the insurer relied on an earlier judicial precedent to repudiate the claim. Allowing a complaint against United India Insurance Company Ltd., the Commission held that mere delay in...

Legal Consultant (Maritime Law) Vacancy At NALSAR University Of Law, Hyderabad

NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad invites online application for the post of Legal Consultant (Maritime Law) on contractual basis in collaboration with Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports Shipping and Waterways, Govt. of India, Mumbai. Name of the Post: Legal Consultant (Maritime Law) No. of Post: 03 (Three) Age Limit: Below 35 Years Remuneration: ₹60,000/- per month (consolidated) Tenure: Initially for one year, extendable based on performance ...