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SC NewsSupreme Court Clarifies Limitation for Probate Applications
The Supreme Court has held that an application for probate of a will is not time‑barred merely because it is filed more than three years after the testator’s death. The right to seek probate accrues when it becomes necessary to do so, namely when an action hostile to the position established by the will is taken.
HC NewsPunjab and Haryana High Court Sets Aside Proclaimed Person Order Against NRI Woman
The High Court quashed the proclaimed person declaration and allowed the accused one chance to appear before the trial court on payment of costs.
HC NewsP&H High Court Commutes Death Sentence in Child Rape and Murder Case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has altered the death penalty awarded to a 27‑year‑old man convicted of raping and murdering a seven‑year‑old girl, substituting it with a term of rigorous imprisonment for life that amounts to fifty years actual custody and an enhanced fine of fifty lakh rupees.
HC NewsGujarat High Court Holds Electricity Company Liable for Electrocution Death
The Gujarat High Court has dismissed an appeal by Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited, ruling that the electricity supplier cannot attribute negligence to a deceased person who died while attempting to fix a fuse in a transformer.
SC NewsUP Police Inform Supreme Court of No Evidence Finding of No Witness‑Intimidation Link to Ashish Mishra and Ajay Mishra in Lakhimpur Kheri Case
The Uttar Pradesh Police submitted a status report to the Supreme Court stating that its probe into the alleged intimidation of witnesses found no incriminating material against Ashish Mishra or his father, former Union Minister Ajay Mishra.
HC NewsBombay High Court Directs Centre to File Reply in Kunal Kamra’s Challenge to Sahyog Portal and IT Rules Amendment
The Bombay High Court has ordered the Union government to submit its affidavit by 29 July in the petition filed by comedian Kunal Kamra questioning the constitutional validity of the Sahyog Portal and the 2025 amendment to Rule 3(1)(d) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
HC NewsJharkhand High Court Bars Revenue Authorities from Cancelling Long-Running Jamabandi
The Jharkhand High Court has held that a long-running jamabandi cannot be cancelled by revenue authorities in the absence of statutory power and that the remedy lies before a competent civil court.
HC NewsManipur High Court Upholds Election of BJP Candidate Karam Shyam
The court held that describing a Bachelor’s degree in Textile Technology as Textile Engineering constituted only a minor variation and did not amount to substantial non‑disclosure under election law.
SC NewsSupreme Court Disposes Tamil Nadu SIR Petitions Following Bihar SIR Judgment
The Supreme Court has closed a batch of petitions challenging the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Tamil Nadu, relying on its earlier decision in the Bihar SIR matter.
HC NewsGujarat High Court Denies Bail to Woman Accused of Forcing Minor into Flesh Trade
The Gujarat High Court dismissed a regular bail application filed by a woman charged with abetting sexual assault of a minor and facilitating her exploitation in flesh trade, holding that gender alone cannot be a ground for release.
HC NewsDelhi High Court Directs Daily Medical Monitoring of Hunger Striker Sonam Wangchuk
The Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has ordered the Centre to ensure daily clinical monitoring and necessary treatment for climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who is on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar.
HC NewsDelhi Court Restores Two Weekly Video Calls for Umar Khalid
Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai directs jail authorities to permit two e‑mulakats per week for Umar Khalid to communicate with his family.