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Supreme Court on Child Custody in Cross-Border Marital Discord: “Welfare of the child is paramount — custody cannot be decided on parental egos or technicalities”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court dismissed appeals against a Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment that had handed interim custody of minor Master K to his father, while his elder…

Rawlaw September 18, 2025

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Delhi High Court Dismisses Tenant’s Revision Plea, Holds: “Landlord is the best judge of his requirement, and bald assertions by the tenant cannot defeat bona fide need” — Eviction ordered under Section 14(1)(e) of Delhi Rent Control Act

Court’s Decision The Delhi High Court dismissed a tenant’s revision petition challenging the eviction order passed under Section 14(1)(e) of the Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958. Justice Saurabh Banerjee held…

Rawlaw September 18, 2025

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Delhi High Court dismisses RCS review plea on regularisation of self-draw flats: “A review cannot be an appeal in disguise — rights of flat allottees cannot be defeated by bureaucratic inaction”

Court’s Decision The Delhi High Court dismissed a review petition filed by the Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS) seeking to reopen its earlier order of 28 May 2024, which had…

Rawlaw September 18, 2025

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Bombay High Court Rejects Anticipatory Bail in Forged JMFC Order Case: “Forgery of a court order is a grave offence — anticipatory bail is an extraordinary remedy, not to be granted in routine”

Court’s Decision The Bombay High Court dismissed an anticipatory bail application filed by the accused in connection with allegations of forging and fabricating an order purportedly passed by the Judicial…

Rawlaw September 18, 2025

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Supreme Court on Karta’s Power to Sell HUF Property: “Alienation by Karta binds all coparceners if linked to legal necessity — purchaser cannot be saddled with impossible burdens”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the Karnataka High Court’s decree of partition. It upheld the Trial Court’s judgment dismissing the coparcener’s suit challenging the…

Rawlaw September 18, 2025

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Bombay CBI Court Discharges Former PNB Executive Director in ₹23,780 Crore Nirav Modi Fraud Case: “Mere negligence without mens rea cannot constitute offence”

Court’s Decision The Special CBI Court, Greater Mumbai, allowed the discharge application of K.V. Brahmaji Rao (Accused No. 20), former Executive Director of Punjab National Bank, in the multi-crore Nirav Modi–PNB…

Rawlaw September 13, 2025

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Delhi High Court: “Clarifications Cannot Override Cabinet-Approved Formula” – Pension of Pre-2006 Retirees to be Re-fixed Strictly as per 6th CPC Resolution; Tribunal’s Order Set Aside, Arrears with Interest Directed

Court’s Decision The Delhi High Court set aside the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal which had dismissed the petitioner’s claim for pension revision. The Court held that the clarificatory…

Rawlaw September 11, 2025

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Delhi High Court: “Matrimonial disputes should be put to a quietus if parties have amicably resolved their differences” – FIR under Sections 498A/406 IPC quashed after divorce and full settlement

Court’s Decision The Delhi High Court allowed a petition under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), quashing FIR No. 236/2023 registered under Sections 498A, 406, and 34…

Rawlaw September 11, 2025

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Delhi High Court: “Ownership must be proved through cogent evidence; discrepancies in Sale Deed cannot confer title” – Appeal dismissed as plaintiff fails to establish valid Sale Deed against brother in family property dispute

Court’s Decision The Delhi High Court dismissed a Regular First Appeal challenging the judgment of the Trial Court which had denied relief of possession, mesne profits, and injunction in respect…

Rawlaw September 11, 2025

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Delhi High Court: “Expression ‘and/or’ in UGC Regulations must be given full effect; cumulative teaching and research experience sufficient for Reader eligibility” – Writ petition dismissed against Jamia Millia Islamia selection process

Court’s Decision The Delhi High Court dismissed a writ petition challenging the selection of a candidate to the post of Reader at Jamia Millia Islamia University. The petitioner had alleged…

Rawlaw September 11, 2025