The Supreme Court recently issued a sharp rebuke to litigants trying to exploit the legal system by walking away from mediated matrimonial settlements. The Court ruled that a party cannot simply pocket the financial benefits of a mutual divorce agreement and then launch fresh criminal proceedings to extort more money. The Court observed that, “Any … Read more
The Supreme Court, while passing an important order in a matter concerning the dismissal of employees appointed by the State of Bihar at the University of Technology and Science, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, clarified that if a university was established under a law that was later declared unconstitutional, students cannot be held responsible who had validly obtained … Read more
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
