November 14, 2026 In Advovacy, Blog

PROLONGED LITIGATION CANNOT DEFEAT A LANDLORD’S BONA FIDE NEED: SUPREME COURT RESTORES EVICTION ORDER AFTER DECADES OF DELAY

INTRODUCTION In a significant Order concerning Landlord–Tenant disputes, the Supreme Court of India has held that the passage of several decades during litigation cannot be allowed to defeat a Landlord’s legitimate and bona fide requirement…

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November 14, 2026 In Advovacy, Blog

GRANDSON HAS NO BIRTHRIGHT IN PROPERTY DEVOLVED UPON HIS FATHER UNDER SECTION 8 OF THE HINDU SUCCESSION ACT: SUPREME COURT

INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court of India, in J. Rajesh (Minor) v. M. Kumaran (Dead) through LRs & Ors., 2026 INSC 1208, decided on 6 November 2026, examined an important question concerning the rights of a…

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November 14, 2026 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT PLAINTS REJECTED AT PRE-REGISTRATION STAGE MUST BE RECORDED UNDER ORDER IV RULE 2

INTRODUCTION The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India recently delivered a significant Judgment clarifying the procedural framework and threshold limits surrounding the rejection of plaints under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure,…

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November 14, 2026 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT HOLDS MAGISTRATE MAY REFUSE REMAND OF ACCUSED IF DETENTION EXCEEDS REASONABLE PERIOD OF 24-HOUR TIMEFRAME

INTRODUCTION The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India recently delivered a landmark Judgment clarifying the constitutional contours of personal liberty and the mandatory nature of production timelines under criminal procedure. In the case of Sri Sujit…

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November 14, 2026 In Advovacy, Blog

WHEN NEGLIGENCE IS NOT ENOUGH TO ATTRACT CRIMINAL LIABILITY

INTRODUCTION In Matin Shankarrao Bhosale & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra & Anr., 2026 INSC 1198, decided on 2 November 2026, the Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Manmohan, examined the…

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November 14, 2026 In Advovacy, Blog

THE SUPREME COURT ON THE EVIDENTIARY VALUE OF DYING DECLARATIONS

INTRODUCTION In Sau. Kamalbai Waman Patil v. State of Maharashtra, 2026 INSC 1196, (decided on 05 November 2026) the Supreme Court of India, comprising Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S. Chandurkar, examined important questions…

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November 7, 2026 In Advovacy, Blog

CAN A RESOLUTION APPLICANT WITHDRAW A COC-APPROVED RESOLUTION PLAN? SUPREME COURT ON WITHDRAWAL UNDER THE IBC

INTRODUCTION The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India recently delivered a significant Judgment reaffirming the binding nature of Resolution Plans approved by the Committee of Creditors (CoC) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC). In…

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November 7, 2026 In Advovacy, Blog

IN DISPROPORTIONATE ASSET CASES, MERELY SHOWING GOVT CIRCULARS ON PERMISSIBLE GOLD LIMITS WILL NOT EXPLAIN POSSESSION

INTRODUCTION The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India recently delivered a significant Judgment reaffirming the evidentiary burden required to account for disproportionate assets under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (“the Act”). In the case of…

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November 7, 2026 In Advovacy, Blog

SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS MURDER CONVICTIONS THAT DIGESTIVE TIMINGS CANNOT DISPLACE CREDIBLE EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY

The Supreme Court has held that inferences drawn from the digestive state of a deceased person cannot be used to overturn the clear account of credible eyewitnesses on the time of a murder. In Shekappa…

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November 7, 2026 In Advovacy, Blog

Related Parties and Voting in the Committee of Creditors under the IBC: The Judicial Approach

Introduction The Committee of Creditors (CoC) is the decision-making body in a Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) and its composition therefore matters greatly. Two questions that have…

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