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Supreme Court Upholds Woman’s Right to Abortion: Article 21 Strengthened

I. Introduction: A Judgment That Sharpens the...

Supreme Court Orders School Shutdown Under SARFAESI: Landmark Ruling on Loan Default

Introduction: When Sympathy Meets Statute Recent proceedings before...

DNA Test & Maintenance Law: Supreme Court Rules No Payment If Not Biological Father (2026 Landmark Judgment)

Introduction: Beyond Presumption—A Constitutional and Evidentiary Reckoning The...

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Supreme Court Upholds Woman’s Right to Abortion: Article 21 Strengthened

I. Introduction: A Judgment That Sharpens the Constitutional Edge of Article 21 In a decisive and constitutionally significant pronouncement, the Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed that no woman can...

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Supreme Court Orders School Shutdown Under SARFAESI: Landmark Ruling on Loan Default

Introduction: When Sympathy Meets Statute Recent proceedings before the Supreme Court of India concerning the...

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DNA Test & Maintenance Law: Supreme Court Rules No Payment If Not Biological Father (2026 Landmark Judgment)

Introduction: Beyond Presumption—A Constitutional and Evidentiary Reckoning The recent pronouncement of the Supreme Court in...

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Section 100 CPC Explained: Supreme Court Limits High Court Powers in Second Appeals

I. Introduction: A Necessary Course Correction The latest pronouncement of the Supreme Court of India...

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Executing Court Cannot Modify Decree: Supreme Court Reaffirms CPC Limits (2026)

I. Introduction: The Line Between Execution and Adjudication The Supreme Court of India has, in...

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DNA Test & Maintenance Law: Supreme Court Rules No Payment If Not Biological Father (2026 Landmark Judgment)

Introduction: Beyond Presumption—A Constitutional and Evidentiary Reckoning The recent pronouncement of the Supreme Court in Nikhat Parveen @ Khusboo Khatoon v. Rafique @ Shillu is...

Muslim Inheritance Law Challenge in Supreme Court: A Landmark Gender Equality Battle

Supreme Court’s Notice on Gender Discrimination Challenge May Redraw the Boundaries Between Personal Law and Fundamental Rights I. Introduction: A Procedural Order with Transformative Potential The...

Supreme Court Calls Marital Dispute “Mahabharata”, Orders ₹5 Crore Alimony

Introduction In a significant and evocative judgment, the Supreme Court of India recently likened a protracted matrimonial dispute to the Mahabharata, underscoring the intensity, longevity,...

Irretrievable Breakdown of Marriage: Supreme Court Uses Article 142 to Grant Divorce After 22 Years

Introduction In a significant and evolving development within Indian matrimonial jurisprudence, the Supreme Court has once again invoked its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of...

Supreme Court Orders Salary Deduction for Maintenance: Key Legal Principles Explained

Introduction Maintenance is not charity; it is a legal and moral obligation flowing from the institution of marriage. Indian family law has consistently emphasized that...

Judicial Separation in India: Complete Step-by-Step Filing Procedure, Grounds & Legal Rights Guide

How to File Judicial Separation in India A practical guide for spouses, lawyers and law students Marriage litigation in India is often imagined as a straight...

When Marriage Exists Only in Law: The Supreme Court on Letting Go of “Paper Marriages”

Nayan Bhowmick v. Aparna Chakraborty (Supreme Court of India, Judgment dated 15 December 2025) Introduction: A Marriage That Lived Only in Files, Not in Life Indian...

Talaq-e-Tafweez Banned: Benazeer Heena’s Landmark Victory in the Supreme Court

Abstract The Supreme Court of India’s landmark ruling in Benazeer Heena v. Union of India & Ors. marks a significant advance in the constitutional scrutiny...

Supreme Court on “Rape on Promise to Marry”: The SP vs DSP Horoscope Case and the Evolving Law

Allegations of "rape on false promise of marriage" have become a significant category of sexual offence litigation in India. Courts are repeatedly called upon...

Maintenance in Hindu and Muslim Law: A Comprehensive Analysis

Meaning and Scope of Maintenance in Family Law in India Maintenance in family law refers to the legally mandated financial support provided to dependents who...

Honour Killing in India: Causes, Cases, Laws, and Legal Reforms to End Honour-Based Violence

Introduction: Honour Killing in India: A Bane to Human Rights, A Challenge to Justice The phenomenon of honour killing—the killing of a family member, most...

Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: Key Provisions, Features, and Legal Analysis of Hindu Marriage Laws in India

Salient Features of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 The Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 has reformed Hindu law of marriage. It is a landmark in the...

Role of Customs in Islamic Law: Sources, Inheritance, Marriage, and Jurisprudential Evolution

The Role of Customs in Islamic Law Custom is that which is established in a woman’s mind by virtue of logic and the sound mind...

Maintenance Law in India: Alimony, HMA 25, HAMA & Section 125 CrPC Explained

Introduction At the outset, it must be pointed out that the existing laws of maintenance are disparate, chaotic and scattered. Maintenance law in India relating...

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