The Court stressed that “private act” has a very specific statutory meaning and cannot be expanded to cover all instances of photographing without consent.
Supreme Court of India · 4 Dec 2025
The Court emphasized that revenge is an instinctual emotional response, providing temporary satisfaction but often perpetuating negative emotions and distress.
Delhi High Court · 4 Dec 2025
The Supreme Court reinforced the protective nature of attachment before judgment, emphasizing it cannot be used to prejudice bona fide third-party purchasers.
Supreme Court of India · 3 Dec 2025
The judgment underscores careful judicial scrutiny in multi-accused cases, preventing misuse of parity for release.
Supreme Court of India · 3 Dec 2025
The Trial court must ask specific, material questions relating to allegations; accused must have opportunity to answer each in their own words.
Supreme Court of India · 1 Dec 2025
It reaffirms the principle that dock identification is substantive evidence, while TIP serves as a prudential safeguard.
High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh · 30 Nov 2025
It highlights that the law is not an instrument for harassment, especially in cases where proceeding would be futile and oppressive.
Allahabad High Court · 28 Nov 2025
The Supreme Court reaffirmed that a finding of irretrievable breakdown requires thorough examination of facts rather than mere observation of living separately.
Supreme Court of India · 25 Nov 2025
The Court criticized lower courts for mechanically applying Order XLI Rule 5 CPC, which only applies to stays during execution of a decree, not when the trial suit is dismissed.
Supreme Court of India · 25 Nov 2025
The Court’s reasoning promotes a modern, humane, and proportionate approach to sentencing.
Punjab & Haryana High Court · 23 Nov 2025
The Court reinforced the principle that mental cruelty includes repeated verbal abuse, threats, withdrawal from cohabitation, and desertion, and is sufficient to ground divorce.
Delhi High Court · 21 Nov 2025
The Delhi High Court emphasized that child custody is not a dispute about parental rights but a determination centered entirely on the welfare of the child.
High Court of Delhi · 21 Nov 2025
The ruling reinforces that marriages solemnised under the Special Marriage Act are governed exclusively by the Act, and personal religious laws cannot override statutory provisions.
Jharkhand High Court · 21 Nov 2025
The judgment clarifies that while environmental compliance is critical, absolute rigidity without considering feasibility and prior precedents can be counter-productive.
Supreme Court of India · 21 Nov 2025
The decision aligns with Supreme Court precedents emphasizing that inherent powers to quash FIRs must be used sparingly and not to override the public interest.
Punjab & Haryana High Court · 21 Nov 2025
