Bombay High Court Deprecates Practise Of Litigants Blaming Advocates For Delay In Proceedings Without Material

The Bombay High Court while refusing to condone the delay of 203 days in filing a first appeal challenging a trial court's order, deprecated the practice of litigants blaming advocates for the delay without making the said advocate a party and without initiating any action against the said lawyer. Single-judge Justice Jitendra Jain noted while hearing a civil application seeking to condone...

2026 LiveLaw (SC) 73 | NEHA LAL VERSUS ABHISHEK KUMAR

Click the links below to read the reports :'Warring Couples Can't Make Courts Their Battlefield' : Supreme Court Flags Growing Matrimonial Litigation, Bats For MediationEvidence Fabricated Often Using AI In Matrimonial Cases; False Allegations Rampant : Supreme Court ...

'Warring Couples Can't Make Courts Their Battlefield' : Supreme Court Flags Growing Matrimonial Litigation, Bats For Mediation

Before launching litiation, the parties should make earnest efforts to resolve the disputes, the Court suggested.

Tribunal Can't Direct Reinstatement Without Considering Pending Criminal Matters: Delhi High Court

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain held that even if dismissal is set aside in departmental proceedings, reinstatement and service benefits must be decided by the competent authority after considering the employee's subsequent criminal conviction on a different charge. Background Facts The respondent was a Constable in...

CJM Who Ordered FIR Against Cops Over Sambhal Violence Among 14 Judicial Officers Transferred By High Court

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday issued an administrative order transferring 14 judicial officers, including Sambhal Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Vibhanshu Sudheer. He has been transferred to Sultanpur as Civil Judge (Senior Division).The transfer comes just days after CJM Sudheer passed an order directing the police to register a First Information Report (FIR) against several...

S.413 BNSS | Victim Can Appeal Against Acquittal Before Competent Forum Without Leave Of Court: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that a victim whether they are complainant or not has a statutory right of appeal against acquittal of accused without seeking leave of the High Court, however such appeal must be filed before the appropriate Court. Justice A. Badharudeen was considering a woman's appeal under Section 413 BNSS challenging the acquittal of a man who was accused of offences under...

Karnataka State Consumer Commission Refuses To Interfere With Order Condoning 7-Year Delay In Insurance Claim

The Karnataka State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Bengaluru, comprising President Ravishankar and Member Sunita C. Bagewadi, has dismissed an appeal filed by SBI General Insurance Company Limited, refusing to interfere with the District Commission's order condoning a delay of 7 years and 28 days in filing a consumer complaint relating to a motor insurance claim. The...

Procedural Lapses Not “Sufficient Cause": Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses To Condone 597-Day Delay By State In Filing Appeal

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed an application filed by the Punjab Government seeking condonation of a 597-day delay in filing an appeal against a judgment passed by the Trial Court, holding that the delay was inordinate, unexplained, and devoid of bona fides.Justice Sumeet Goel said, "The applicant-State has failed to provide any concrete explanation or documentary proof...

NGT Eastern Zonal Bench Kolkata Sets Up Dedicated Child Play Area For Employees' Children

The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Eastern Zonal Bench, Kolkata has inaugurated its first dedicated Child Play Area, in what it described as a first-of-its-kind initiative across NGT benches. The facility was inaugurated on 15 January 2026, and is aimed at providing a child-friendly space within the Tribunal premises.The inauguration was carried out by Justice Prakash Shrivastava,...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : January 20, 2026

Links to today's reports :Private Universities Regulation: Supreme Court Displeased With Union Not Filing Affidavit Through Cabinet SecretarySupreme Court Grants Interim Relief To 'Punjab Kesari' Newspaper, Bars Punjab State Action Against Printing PressCan Enforcement Directorate Invoke Article 226? Supreme Court To Examine In Kerala, Tamil Nadu Petitions Against EDHigh Court Required To...

Stray Dog Case : Supreme Court Hears Parents Of 6-Year Old Whose Death Triggered Suo Motu Case

The Court came down heavily on some lawyers who denied that the child's death was due to rabies.

POSH Act | Once Allegation Not Proved, No Action Can Follow: Bombay High Court Quashes Reprimand For Videographing Colleagues

The Bombay High Court last week, came to the rescue of an employee of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), who challenged the penalty of 'Reprimand' imposed on him by the Central Complaints Committee (CCC) for 'video recording' his female colleagues who often 'disturbed' the working hours by 'sitting together, giggling, gossiping and singing.'A division bench of...