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August 1, 2026 In Blog SUPREME COURT: WIFE CAN BE DENIED INTERIM MAINTENANCE IF HUSBAND EX FACIE ESTABLISHES HER ADULTEROUS RELATIONSHIP UNDER SECTION 125(4) CrPC Himanshu Chordia v. State of Rajasthan and Anr. Criminal Appeal arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 3171 of 2025 | 2026 INSC 778 Supreme Court of India | Coram: Sanjay

In S.P. Chandrakar v. State of Chhattisgarh & Ors. (2026 INSC 769), a Bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih restored the promotion of a cooperative bank employee after finding that the High Court had adopted an excessively technical approach. The Court clarified that where the competent statutory authority has exercised its

Welcome back to another week of Bells & Whistles. As always, we’ve rounded up a mix of developments, opportunities, and thoughtful reads from across the IP world along with a Bell of the Week that’s well worth revisiting. Bell of the Week: EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) Some bells don’t just ring in libraries, they

                                  It is definitely a most commendable step in the right direction that none other than the Allahabad High Court itself in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Saubhangini Shukla and another v State of UP and Others in Criminal Misc. Writ Petition No. – 9542 of 2026

                                             It is definitely a matter of some solace that the Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur ultimately in a most learned, laudable, landmark, logical and latest judgment titled Manmeet Singh Ahluwalia v. Union of India in D.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 11000/2025 and cited in Neutral Citation No.: 2026:RJ-JP:32601-DB that was reserved on 16.07.2026 and

“We only wonder how the petitioners have raised this contention. A five-judge Bench has said that sentences for the remainder of natural life are valid.” With this emphatic observation, the Supreme Court put to rest yet another challenge to one of the most debated aspects of Indian criminal sentencing. Rejecting a batch of writ petitions

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The Supreme Court examined whether stamp duty on a mining lease should be calculated based on the fixed dead rent or the anticipated royalty likely to be payable from mineral extraction. The Court held that anticipated royalty is the appropriate basis where the value of the lease is indeterminate at the time of execution, and

Stepping into August with posts on the DHC’s order in ANI v. OpenAI, Interdigital v Transsion, the Ribociclib saga, and digital archive. This and much more in this week’s SpicyIP Weekly Review. Anything we are missing out on? Drop a comment and let us know. Highlights of the Week ANI v. OpenAI: User Rights, Fair

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