Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court has ordered the immediate release of a man sentenced to 22 months in civil prison by the family court in Jhansi fo.
Bombay High Court rules election petition over affidavit suppression must proceed to trial, rejecting immediate dismissal ...
The scope of the waiver rule contained in article 1466 of the French Civil Procedure Code (CPC) continues to be tested in ...
Among other things, the bill provides for registration of live-in relationships. The Gujarat assembly on Tuesday passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill after a marathon debate of more than seven ...
The Bill aims to create a uniform legal framework, as per its "Objects and Reasons" statement The Gujarat government on Tuesday tabled the Gujarat Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026 in the ...
It is not the first time that the Supreme Court has underlined the need for a Uniform Civil Code. On March 10, the Supreme Court of India made a strong and significant observation on the need to move ...
When the owner of a property dies, disputes often arise among the heirs regarding their respective shares—particularly over which portion of land belongs to whom. To resolve such issues, a partition ...
Indonesia’s long-awaited new Criminal Code, which has come under fire for its bans on pre-marital sex and insults to the state, comes into effect today. The 345-page Code was approved by parliament in ...
In over two decades of practice before civil and commercial courts across India, I have observed the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 function simultaneously as an indispensable tool and a significant ...
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has clarified that the authorities and tribunals under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA) cannot decide title disputes between flat buyers or ...
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that rejection of a plaint under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure is not a default or routine step in civil adjudication, but a ...
Summary: The Supreme Court held that a counter claim cannot be filed against a co-defendant under Order 8 Rule 6A of the Civil Procedure Code. In this case, the plaintiff filed a suit for specific ...