Supreme Court ruled that High Courts cannot disturb the finality of Apex Court orders. It added that non-parties affected by a judgment in rem may seek appropriate remedies in service matters.
The Bombay High Court granted maternity pay relief to a doctor and emphasised that working women must not be forced to compromise on motherhood. It said, “a woman striving for self-sufficiency should not have to sacrifice her caregiving role.”
The Delhi High Court criticized the DDA for delaying an advocate’s rightful fees, stressing that public bodies must act honourably. The court said such conduct undermines the rule of law and damages the sanctity of the lawyer-client relationship.
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said access to justice cannot remain an abstract ideal limited to the legally empowered. He stressed it must produce outcomes for the last person in line, restoring marginalised citizens’ faith in justice.
The Madras High Court has ruled that the second wife of a retired government employee cannot claim his family pension. The court held the marriage was legally void, as it took place while the first wife was still alive.
The Bombay High Court held that a long-term intimate partnership marked by repeated cohabitation and child birth amounts to a relationship in the nature of marriage under the DV Act. It refused to quash the case against him.
The Supreme Court held that merely mentioning a caste name without intent to insult does not attract the SC/ST Act. It said allegations must show caste-based abuses or that the caste name was hurled as an abuse, in fact.
Newly enrolled advocates have moved the Delhi High Court challenging their exclusion from the Bar Council of Delhi electoral roll, arguing that the pendency of AIBE results cannot be a valid ground to deny their voting rights today.
The Allahabad High Court ruled that a married person cannot enter a live-in relationship without first obtaining a legal divorce. The court said personal liberty is not absolute, holding freedom ends where statutory rights of another person begin.
The Supreme Court has referred a PIL seeking legal protection for intersex children and inclusion in the Census to a three-judge Bench. The plea highlights non-consensual medical procedures and calls for clear rights and policies for intersex minors.
