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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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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...

Sanjay Kapoor Inheritance Dispute: Delhi High Court, Alleged Will Forgery & Criminal Action

Background of the Inheritance Dispute What began as a private family disagreement after the death of businessman Sanjay Kapoor has rapidly evolved into one of...

Live-in Relationships Are Part of the Right to Life: Allahabad High Court Reaffirms Constitutional Protection

Abstract This article examines the evolving legal recognition of live-in relationships in India through the lens of a recent Allahabad High Court judgment in Amit...

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...

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...