Legal Articles Kerala High Court Examines Transgender Inclusion in NCC April 14, 2026 / April 15, 2026 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment Challenging this interpretation, the appellant has invoked the landmark NALSA v. Union of India (2014) judgment, arguing that such exclusion violates fundamental rights under Articles 14 and 15 of the Constitution, including equality, non-discrimination Read more » Constitutional Challenge to Gender Binary Gains Momentum Kerala High Court Examines Transgender Inclusion in NCC
Legal Articles Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL on Vande Mataram Advisory April 14, 2026 / April 14, 2026 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment However, the High Court clarified that the advisory uses the word “may,” giving schools complete discretion to adopt or reject the extended version, and emphasized that Vande Mataram is not governed by any statutory framework unlike the national anthem Jana Gana Mana. Read more » Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru Justice CM Poonacha Karnataka High Court Dismisses PIL on Vande Mataram Advisory No Mandatory Rule for National Song in Schools PIL on Vande Mataram Advisory
Legal Articles Gujarat High Court Upholds 660-Day Jail Term for Non-Payment of Maintenance April 14, 2026 / April 14, 2026 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment In a significant judgment strengthening the enforcement of maintenance laws in India, the Gujarat High Court upheld a 660-day prison sentence for a man who failed to pay approximately ₹3.97 lakh in maintenance arrears to his wife and two children. Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar Read more » 660-Day Jail Term for Non-Payment of Maintenance non-payment of maintenance will attract strict legal consequences Section 125 CrPC Enforcement
Legal Articles Why India Needs Supreme Court Regional Benches April 14, 2026 / April 14, 2026 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment With over 83,000 pending cases, the debate on setting up regional benches of the Supreme Court has intensified. Article 130 allows sittings outside Delhi Read more » Demand for Judicial Reform in India India Needs Supreme Court Regional Benches Supreme Court Regional Benches Debate: 83
Legal Articles Delhi Court Grants Bail in AI-Morphed Image Case Involving PM Narendra Modi April 14, 2026 / April 14, 2026 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment A Patiala House Courts Delhi Sessions Court has granted regular bail to Mujahid Jamal Shaikh, who was arrested for allegedly sharing an AI-generated morphed image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media. Read more » Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler bail to Mujahid Jamal Shaikh in a case involving an AI-generated morphed image of PM Narendra Modi
Legal Articles Supreme Court Reserves Verdict on Ex Post Facto Environmental Clearance: Big Decision on Prior EC Rule Pending April 14, 2026 / April 14, 2026 by Bharat Bhushan | Leave a Comment The case arises from petitions filed by environmental NGO Vanashakti, challenging a 2025 judgment that allowed certain projects to be regularized later through retrospective Environmental Clearance (EC). Read more » Chief Justice Surya Kant Justice Vipul M. Pancholi Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M. Pancholi Verdict on Ex Post Facto Environmental Clearance
Legal Articles Religious Institutions Can Claim Compensation For The Death Of Their Head In A Road Accident: Karnataka HC April 13, 2026 / April 14, 2026 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment Kalaburagi Bench of the Karnataka High Court has made it indubitably clear that motor accident claims is not limited to just family alone. It was also made crystal clear that institutions relying on deceased can also claim compensation. Read more » Compensation For The Death Of Their Head In A Road Accident
Legal Articles Where Relationship Ends In A Breakup, The Man Is In The Lockup: Karnataka HC April 12, 2026 / April 14, 2026 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment criminal justice system cannot be made a remedy for the emotional turmoil of failed relationships. Read more » : Karnataka HC The Man Is In The Lockup Where Relationship Ends In A Breakup
Legal Articles Chhattisgarh HC Upholds Life Term For Rape And Murder Of 9-Year-Old Girl April 11, 2026 / April 14, 2026 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment At the very outset, this robust, rational, remarkable and recent judgment authored by Hon’ble Chief Justice Shri Ramesh Sinha for a Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court at Bilaspur comprising of himself and Hon’ble Justice Shri Ravindra Kumar Agrawal sets the ball in motion Read more » Chhattisgarh HC Life Term For Rape And Murder Of 9-Year-Old Girl
Legal Articles Bar Association Elections Must Be Made A Biennial Affairs From Now Onwards April 10, 2026 / April 14, 2026 by Sanjeev Sirohi | Leave a Comment Mr Shayan Bisney who is an advocate practicing in the High Court for Telangana and so also in the Supreme Court of India who shared his most rational and invaluable thoughts in the enlightening column titled “Time to make bar association elections a biennial affair?” which has been published most prominently in the prestigious website “Bar and Bench” on 5 April 2026. Read more » Bar Association Elections Bar Association Elections Must Be Made A Biennial Affairs
