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#SupremeCourt: Specific performance of an agreement to sell is not automatic. A purchaser must prove continuous readiness and willingness to perform the contract, and inordinate delay may justify refusal of the relief.

#SpecificPerformance #PropertyLaw #ContractLaw #LegalUpdate

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Supreme Court: S. 498A IPC applies to live-in relationships in the nature of marriage, holding that denying protection against domestic cruelty would violate Article 14. The law is limited to Section 498A and qualifying marriage-like relationships.

#SupremeCourt #WomensRights

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Woman Tricked Into Marriage After Husband Hid Existing Marriage Entitled to Maintenance u/s 125 CrPC

Husband who conceals his subsisting marriage cannot deny maintenance to a woman deceived into marrying him, the Allh. HC has held, enhancing maintenance to Rs. 12,000 per month.

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Supreme Court acquitted a husband in a 25-year-old dowry death case, calling the prosecution of 17 members of the matrimonial family a "clear travesty of justice." Criminal liability cannot be based solely on familial ties.

#SupremeCourt #DowryDeath #CriminalLaw

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*Privacy over surveillance?*

Telangana High Court rules that secretly recording a spouse's phone calls without consent violates the right to privacy under Article 21 and such recordings are inadmissible in divorce proceedings.

#TelanganaHC #RightToPrivacy #LegalNews

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“A litigant cannot dictate how a judge’s family lives or works, without proof of misuse of office.” - Delhi High Court rejects Kejriwal’s recusal plea against Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma.

#DelhiHighCourt #ArvindKejriwal #Judiciary #RuleOfLaw #ConflictOfInterest #CBI #Justice

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SC: Once a spouse agrees to mutual divorce as part of a settlement of claims, consent cannot be withdrawn later. Any deviation from a mediation settlement, especially after Court confirmation, must be dealt with strictly.

#SupremeCourt #DivorceLaw #MutualConsentDivorce

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SC Explains: Foreign arbitral awards can’t be challenged in India on issues already rejected by the seat court. Re-litigation barred under transnational issue estoppel.

#Arbitration #SupremeCourt

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#SupremeCourt: Conversion to a religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism, or Buddhism results in the loss of Scheduled Caste status. Individuals can't claim protections under the SC/ST Act, even if a caste certificate continues to exist, reinforcing settled constitutional principles.

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SC has upheld acquittal in an NDPS case, holding that offering the accused the option to be searched before a police officer violates Sec. 50 of the NDPS Act. The Court reiterated that search must be before a Magistrate or Gazetted Officer only. #SupremeCourt #NDPSAct #Section50

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SC: #ArbitralTribunal can't award pre-award or pendente lite interest when the contract expressly prohibits it. Reiterating that contractual terms prevail under Sec. 31(7)(a) of the A & C Act, the Court set aside such interest while upholding post-award interest at a reduced rate

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SC acquits man in child murder case, holding that a disclosure statement is admissible under S. 27 Evidence Act only if made in police custody. Statement recorded before arrest ruled inadmissible; Section 8 evidence termed weak without corroboration.

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⚖️ #DigitalArrestScams: SC has underlined that unusual, high-value transactions must trigger proactive alerts and safeguards by banks and NBFCs. As monitoring shifts from reactive to real-time, compliance effectiveness will matter more than ever.
#CyberFraud #LegalInsights

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Industrial Disputes Act Inapplicable to Temple Trusts: SC

SC holds that a temple trust is not an “industry” under the Industrial Disputes Act, upholding termination of an accountant. Considering 12 years of blemish-free service, Court awarded Rs. 12 lakh as lump-sum compensation

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SC: Workers hired through contractors cannot claim the same pay or status as regular government employees because public jobs must be filled through transparent and merit-based recruitment, though long-serving workers may be considered for regularization on humanitarian grounds.

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⚖️ GenAI in Law: How the U.S. and India Are Shaping the Future of Justice

Generative AI (GenAI) is changing how courts work — from America’s busy courtrooms to India’s growing legal system.

#AI #Law #Justice #LegalTech #Innovation #India #USA #ResponsibleAI

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Inheritance rights aren’t one-size-fits-all. Under Hindu laws, inheritance depends on marriage validity, the type of relationship, and the nature of the property.
#InheritanceLaw #HinduSuccession #HinduMarriageAct #FamilyLaw #LegalAwareness #SupremeCourt #IndianLaw #PropertyRight

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🚨 SC: FIR/charge-sheet can be quashed under Art. 226 only before cognizance. Once cognizance is taken, remedy lies under S.528 BNSS (S.482 CrPC) - covering FIR, charge-sheet & even the cognizance order.

#SupremeCourt #BNSS #LegalUpdate