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Supreme Court Dismisses State's Appeal in Leave Encashment Case for Re-employed Government Servant. Re-employed Employee Entitled to Second Leave Encashment Under Rule 36 of Sikkim Government Services (Leave) Rules, 1982, as Rule 32 Creates Legal Fiction Treating Re-employment as Fresh Service Entry.

The dispute originated from the State of Sikkim's appeal against High Court orders that granted leave encashment benefits to a re-employed government ...

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Supreme Court Refers Matter to Chief Justice on Advocates' Misconduct in Vexatious SLP Filing. Advocates Filed Second SLP with Incorrect Statements After Dismissal of First, Tendered Unconditional Apology, Leading to Divergent Judicial Opinions Under Supreme Court Rules, 2013.

The Supreme Court was confronted with a case involving misconduct by advocates in filing a vexatious special leave petition. The petitioner, convicted...

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Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings in Cross-FIR Case Between Advocates Due to Abuse of Process and Apology. Second FIR Registered as Counterblast to First FIR Was Deemed an Abuse of Law Under Sections 294(b), 323, and 506(1) of Indian Penal Code, 1860, and Quashed to End Protracted Litigation.

The appeal arose from a dispute between two advocates practising in Kodaikanal, leading to cross-FIRs registered in December 2017. The first appellant...

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Supreme Court of India Held Appellants Guilty of Contempt for Disobedience of Undertaking Regarding Alienation of Suit Property

Disobedience of an injunction order remains punishable even if the underlying suit is later dismissed (Samee Khan v. Bindu Khan). A lawyer’...

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Supreme Court Modifies Expulsion of Bihar MLC to Suspension, Reinstates Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh – Proportionality in Legislative Punishment Under Scrutiny. Court Invokes Article 142 to Ensure Proportionality in Legislative Discipline, Reinstates Petitioner After 7 Months of Expulsion

Maintainability of Writ Petition: The Court held that the Writ Petition is maintainable as Article 212(1) does not bar judicial review of legislative...

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Supreme Court Addresses Misconduct by Advocates-on-Record and Senior Advocates; Calls for Reforms in Senior Advocate Designation Process

Court Emphasizes Ethical Standards, Accountability, and the Need for Robust Guidelines to Uphold Integrity in the Legal Profession The court recalle...

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Supreme Court Dissolves Marriage on Grounds of Irretrievable Breakdown, Quashes Extradition Proceedings, and Awards Permanent Alimony

Supreme Court Exercises Powers Under Article 142 of the Constitution of India to Dissolve Marriage, Quash Litigations, and Direct Release of Impounded...

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Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Sections 24 and 25 – Grant of Maintenance and Permanent Alimony in Void Marriages – Supreme Court Clarified the Legal Position on Alimony to Spouses of Void Marriages

Matrimonial Law – Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 – Sections 24 and 25 – Spouse of a Void Marriage Entitled to Seek Maintenance – Discretionary Power...

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Presumption of Legitimacy Cannot Be Displaced by Mere Allegations. The Supreme Court upheld the conclusive presumption of legitimacy under Section 112 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, rejecting a claim for maintenance based on disputed paternity.

Constitution of India – Article 21 – Right to privacy and dignity was violated when a DNA test was ordered without substantial evidence of non-acc...