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High Court Allows Medical Termination of Pregnancy for Unmarried Minor Rape Victim Beyond 20 Weeks Under Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 — Court Directs Expert Medical Board to Assess Physical and Mental Health and Terminate Pregnancy if No Fetal Abnormalities and Continuation Poses Risk to Mother's Health.

4 Feb 2019

The petitioner, an unmarried minor girl, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to the Stat...

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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Husband's Appeal for Divorce on Grounds of Cruelty and Desertion — Allegations Not Proved Under Section 13(1)(i-a)(i-b) of Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. Wife's temporary stay at parental home and filing of maintenance petition do not constitute cruelty or desertion.

1 Jun 2018

The appellant-husband, Shri Amit, filed a petition under Section 13(1)(i-a) and (i-b) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, seeking dissolution of his marr...

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Supreme Court Considers Appeals Against Death Sentence in Bihar Family Burning Case Under IPC Sections 302/149. High Court Had Confirmed Conviction and Death Sentence for Three Accused; Supreme Court Examines Propriety of Sentence on Grounds of Non-Compliance with Section 354(3) CrPC.

1 Aug 2026

Background: The case arose from a gruesome multiple murder where six members of a family were burnt alive in their house, and the informant survived w...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeals by Son's Daughters in Stridhana Succession Case; Rules That Son's Daughters Are Not Entitled to Inherit Under Mitakshara Law. The Court Clarified That the Order of Succession for Stridhana of a Woman Married in an Approved Form Is Exhaustive and Does Not Include Son's Daughters, Preferring the Husband's Heirs Over Them.

17 Sep 1969

This case involved a dispute over succession to the stridhana of Barji, a Hindu widow who died in September 1950, survived by no husband, son, or son'...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Husband's Appeal Against Maintenance to Divorced Wife — Holds That Divorced Wife Is Entitled to Maintenance Under Section 125 Cr.P.C. Even If Divorce Was Granted on Ground of Desertion. The Court Ruled That Sub-section (4) of Section 125 Cr.P.C. Does Not Apply to Divorced Women and That Delay in Filing Maintenance Petition Is Not a Bar.

19 Sep 2019

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals filed by Dr. Swapan Kumar Banerjee against the State of West Bengal and another, challenging the maintenance a...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Husband's Appeal Against Maintenance to Divorced Wife — Holds That Divorced Wife Is Entitled to Maintenance Under Section 125 Cr.P.C. Even If Divorce Was on Ground of Desertion. Sub-section (4) of Section 125 Cr.P.C. Does Not Apply to Divorced Women as There Is No Obligation to Live with Ex-Husband After Divorce.

19 Sep 2019

The Supreme Court dismissed the appeals filed by Dr. Swapan Kumar Banerjee against the State of West Bengal and another, challenging the maintenance a...

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Bombay High Court Allows Appeal in Suit for Possession and Mesne Profits — Defendant's Right to Raise Jurisdictional Objection Not Waived by Filing Written Statement. The court held that Order VIII Rule 1 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 does not bar a defendant from raising a jurisdictional objection after filing a written statement, and that the trial court must decide such objection as a preliminary issue under Section 9A of the CPC.

14 Jul 2023

The appellant, Niloufer Soli Lam, was the original defendant in a suit filed by the respondent, Zarir Pesi Bharucha, seeking possession and mesne prof...

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High Court of Karnataka Allows Writ Petition of Scheduled Tribe Woman for Anganwadi Worker Post — Directs Consideration of Representation for Reservation. Court holds that the State must consider the petitioner's objections regarding inadequate reservation for Scheduled Tribes in Anganwadi Worker posts in Indi Taluk.

17 Jul 2025

The petitioner, Smt. Vijayalaxmi, a woman belonging to the Scheduled Tribe community, applied for the post of Anganwadi Worker at Agarakhed-5 Anganwad...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Deregistration of Fisherwomen Cooperative Society for Non-Compliance with Bye-Laws and Government Resolutions. Court holds that Commissioner of Fisheries has power under Section 21A of Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act, 1960 to deregister a society that fails to comply with its bye-laws and government policies regarding tank lease allotment.

2 Aug 2019

The petitioner, Waghamay Mahila Machchimar Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit, a cooperative society registered under the Maharashtra Cooperative Societies Act...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition as Infructuous in Muslim Woman Maintenance Case — Issue of Maintainability Under Section 125 Cr.P.C. Resolved by Supreme Court Precedent. The Court held that a Muslim woman can claim maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. and the petition challenging the maintenance order was rendered infructuous by the Supreme Court's decision in Shamima Farooqui v. Shahid Khan.

10 Jun 2016

The petitioner, Sekawat S/o Shaukat Tadvi, filed a Criminal Writ Petition before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, challenging an order of the ...

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