Vineet Dubey

High Court Cracks Down on Non-Payment of Human Rights Compensation, Directs State to Deposit ₹3.5 Crore: Bombay High Court

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Taking serious note of the long-standing non-implementation of the recommendations of the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC), the Bombay High Court on Tuesday pulled up the State Government and directed the Principal Secretary of the Home Department to deposit ₹3.5 crore with the High Court registry within seven days. The amount pertains to 136 … Read more

A Failed Marriage Beyond Revival, Irretrievable Breakdown Is Justified: Supreme Court

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Recently, the Supreme Court has granted a decree of divorce under Article 142 of the Constitution, holding that the marriage between a couple living separately for the past 13 years had completely broken down. The Court noted that the parties had separated merely 65 days after their marriage and, thereafter, instituted more than 40 civil … Read more

Upholding Pharmacist Recruitment Rules in Bihar: Pharmacist Diploma Constitutionally Valid Diploma

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In the case of Md. Firoz Mansuri and Others vs. State of Bihar and others (2026 INSC 68), the Supreme Court of India in its judgment of 16 January 2026 again reiterated the legal provision that State Governments had the legal capacity to fix certain educational qualifications to the appointment in the public posts. The … Read more

Upfront Deposit Conditions Cannot Obstruct Regular Bail: Supreme Court

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In a significant ruling on bail jurisprudence, the Supreme Court has held that the mere failure to deposit money or to comply with a condition cannot be a valid ground to keep a regular bail application pending or to cancel interim bail. The Bench categorically observed that Courts are duty-bound to decide bail applications on … Read more

Live-in Relationships, an outcome of Western ideas, Detrimental to Indian Social Values: Allahabad High Court

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The Allahabad High Court, while making significant observations on the increasing trend of live-in relationships, has remarked that under the influence of western ideas, the tendency among youth to live together without marriage is on the rise, posing a serious threat to Indian social values. The Court noted that when such relationships fail, legal proceedings … Read more

No right to claim maintenance from an unemployed husband rendered incapable due to violent acts of wife’s relatives: Allahabad High Court

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The Allahabad High Court has clarified in a maintenance related matter that if, due to criminal and violent acts of the wife or her relatives, the husband’s employment is adversely affected and his capacity to earn a livelihood is completely destroyed, then the wife cannot claim interim maintenance in such circumstances. The said order was … Read more

Taking cognizance under two distinct offences simultaneously is impermissible in law: Allahabad High Court

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The Allahabad High Court has clarified that taking cognizance simultaneously under two distinct offences i.e. cheating under Section 420 IPC and criminal breach of trust under Section 406 IPC on the same set of facts or transaction is contrary to law, as the two offences are inherently contradictory in nature. The order was passed by … Read more

Rejecting compassionate appointment claim by excluding married daughter from “family” is illegal: Allahabad High Court

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Recently in one of the case, the Allahabad High Court has held that rejecting a claim for compassionate appointment by treating a married daughter as outside the definition of “family” is legally unsustainable. Setting aside the order passed by the District Basic Education Officer (BSA), Siddharth Nagar, the Court clarified that in view of the … Read more

Why National Highway Builders strongly oppose to Mediation and Conciliation?

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Why National Highway Builders strongly oppose to Mediation and Conciliation as only dispute resolution mechanism for all projects?  The National Highway Builders Federation (NHBF) is apex organisation comprising of all contractors and builders of highways and bridges working actively for welfare of builders. VIVAD SE VISHWAS II (Contractual Disputes) is a scheme enacted by Ministry … Read more