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Gratuity forfeited, pension denied, and leave encashment delayed for 9 years due to criminal proceedings leading to employee's conviction; family fought back in Delhi High Court and won 6% interest on leave encashment on this groundGratuity, pension forfeited but only leave encashment paid after nine years delay without interest; retired employee wins case in Delhi Hig...
Fast-track courts fail to keep pace as 2.5 lakh rape, POCSO cases remain pendingIndia's fast-track courts have over 2.5 lakh cases pending as of December 2025. More than 1.4 lakh new cases were registered during 2025, w...
Supreme Court has more than 96,000 pending cases; 26 over 30 years old: Arjun MeghwalCollectively, 5.64 crore cases are pending across courts, including the top court, the 25 high courts and district and subordinate courts.
ITR filing: Received Section 143(1) intimation with tax demand? Respond within 30 days or risk being treated as an ‘assessee in default’; know how to do itTaxpayers must respond to Section 143(1) intimations with tax demands promptly. Failure to respond within thirty days can lead to penalties...
Bill to increase number of SC judges introduced in Lok Sabha amid uproarA bill to increase the Supreme Court's judge strength was introduced in the Lok Sabha. This move aims to address the significant backlog of...
Supreme Court seeks responses of EC, Bengal govt on plea for data on claims of voters deleted under SIRThe Supreme Court has asked election officials to address issues surrounding voter data transparency. A PIL points out the challenges of ha...
'Bulldozer' demolitions: Supreme Court refuses to consider contempt pleas, asks aggrieved to approach HCsThe Supreme Court declined to hear demolition contempt petitions directly. Aggrieved parties must now approach their respective High Courts...
Delhi HC to hear polo body's Jaipur Polo Ground plea Aug 12The Delhi High Court will hear the Indian Polo Association's eviction case on August 12. This petition challenges a sessions court decision...
Son denies share of ancestral property to 6 half sisters; Andhra Pradesh HC give relief to the sisters and orders property partitionSix half-sisters have won their rightful share in ancestral properties. The Andhra Pradesh High Court rejected their half-brother's claims ...
SpiceJet, Ajay Singh undertake to pay Rs 140 crore in KAL Airways disputeSpiceJet and Ajay Singh will pay Rs 140 crore to KAL Airways and Kalanithi Maran. The airline will deposit Rs 50 crore within forty-five da...
Can a property buyer be evicted if the seller's title is forged or defective? Know what the law saysA Supreme Court ruling protected a buyer from criminal charges in a forged Will case. The court stated criminal liability requires buyer kn...
NIA charges six J&K separatists in 1996 case: Srinagar violence Shabir Ahmad Shah, Geelani & Abdul Ganie Lone among accusedThe National Investigation Agency has officially charged six leaders from the Hurriyat Conference, with allegations stemming from a violent...
Actor-comedian Rajpal Yadav sent to a 3-month jail term in a cheque-bounce case as Delhi High Court upholds convictionThe Delhi High Court has upheld actor Rajpal Yadav's conviction in cheque dishonour cases. He was convicted by a trial court for bounced ch...
TMC bank accounts debit-freeze, Calcutta High Court adjourns hearing till ThursdayA private bank reported to the Calcutta High Court regarding frozen Trinamool Congress accounts. The court adjourned the hearing after noti...
Govt employee earning Rs 1,100 salary buys Rs 53 lakh worth assets mostly in wife's name: Madras HC sends wife to jail despite divorce claimA Tamil Nadu government school employee drawing a starting salary of Rs 1,100 per month quietly accumulated 21 properties, a marriage hall,...
‘How can court regulate CM's visit?’ : Supreme Court asks DMK as it dismisses plea against Vijay's Karur stampede victims visitThe Supreme Court has expressed skepticism about the DMK's appeal to impose restrictions on the Chief Minister's engagements. This request ...
Employee denied salary for more than three years due to pending disciplinary case; he fights and wins in Odisha HC; court directs state govt to release duesThe Odisha High Court has ordered the state government to release pending salary for an employee denied wages for over three years due to a...