Sansa Law Desk

The Gujarat High Court has held that the moratorium under Section 14 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, bars a lessor — including a statutory authority — from terminating a lease or initiating eviction proceedings against a corporate debtor during the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process. In Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation v. Gujarat Hydrocarbons and Power SEZ Limited, the Court upheld that leasehold rights constitute property protected under Section 3

The Supreme Court of India has dismissed an appeal by Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited, affirming that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, cannot serve as a coercive debt recovery tool in cases involving predominantly contractual obligations. In Dhanlaxmi Bank Limited v. Mohammed Javed Sultan (2026 INSC 460), decided on 7 May 2026, the Court upheld the NCLAT order and held that the dispute was essentially contractual in nature and fell within the jurisdiction of the Debt Recovery

The Supreme Court of India has lifted the corporate veil in a landmark insolvency case to protect the interests of over 4,000 homebuyers in stalled real estate projects in the National Capital Region. In Alpha Corp Development Private Limited v. Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) (2026 INSC 449), the Court treated Earth Infrastructures Limited (EIL) and its subsidiaries as a single economic entity, restoring resolution plans that had been jeopardised by th

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has announced that the 2nd National Lok Adalat of 2026, conducted across the country on 9 May 2026, facilitated the amicable settlement of 2,07,66,548 cases with an overall settlement amount of Rs 3,440.81 crores. The Lok Adalat was held under the leadership of Justice Surya Kant, Patron-in-Chief of NALSA, and Justice Vikram Nath, Executive Chairman of NALSA. Breakdown of Cases Settled Of the total cases settled, 1,87,63,883 were

The Supreme Court of India has declared bail conditions that required accused persons to clean police station premises as null and void, characterising such impositions as abhorrent, degrading, and fundamentally contrary to constitutional law. The Court directed every High Court in the country to circulate the order to every judicial officer within its jurisdiction, signalling the seriousness with which it views this practice. Facts of the Case The case arose from Odisha, whe

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a proposal to enhance the judge strength of the Supreme Court of India from 34 to 38, including the Chief Justice of India. The Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, will be tabled in the next session of Parliament. This marks the first proposed increase in the Court's sanctioned strength since 2019, when it was raised from 31 to 34. Why the Expansion Is Needed The official statement fro

The Supreme Court of India has quashed criminal proceedings under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, holding that alleged caste-based abuses hurled inside a private house do not constitute an offence under the statute. The ruling in Gunjan @ Girija Kumari v. State (NCT of Delhi) (2026 INSC 468), delivered on 11 May 2026, reaffirms the statutory requirement that the offending conduct must occur in a place within public view for the

The Supreme Court of India has proposed that the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) create a permanent Vice President position reserved exclusively for women lawyers. This proposal follows the Court's recent directive requiring all bar associations across India to ensure at least 30 percent women representation in their executive bodies, with a warning that associations failing to comply could face suspension. The women-only VP proposal, listed for hearing on May 12, 2026,

A Delhi court has rejected the bail application of Jawad Ahmad Siddiqui, Chairman of Al-Falah University in Faridabad, Haryana, in a money laundering case filed by the Enforcement Directorate. The ED alleges that Siddiqui was involved in laundering Rs 493.24 crore in proceeds of crime generated through fraudulent claims about the university's accreditation status. Siddiqui was arrested in November 2025 under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), and the court f

The Supreme Court of India set aside an anticipatory bail order granted by the Allahabad High Court to an accused person who had 22 FIRs registered against him across Uttar Pradesh. In Sharad Sehgal v. State of Uttar Pradesh, the de facto complainant Sharad Sehgal filed a Special Leave Petition challenging the High Court's order dated January 28, 2026. A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Vijay Bishnoi held that criminal antecedents of an accused are a relevant and sufficie

A serious bar-bench confrontation erupted at the Patna High Court in May 2026 when the Coordination Committee of three bar associations called for a boycott of court proceedings beginning May 15. The boycott was triggered by allegations of abusive and demeaning conduct by certain judges towards lawyers appearing before them. The situation escalated rapidly, with lawyers describing the judicial conduct as "uncharitable, uncouth, and abusive." The Bar Council of India intervene

The Supreme Court of India on April 30, 2026, granted anticipatory bail to Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera in a criminal defamation case filed against him in Assam. The case, lodged by Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, arose from statements Khera made during a press conference alleging that the Chief Minister's family held foreign passports. A bench of Justices Sanjay Karol and Manmohan granted relief after observing that the prosecution

A Delhi court in May 2026 extended the judicial custody of Rahul Meena, the accused in the rape and murder of a 22-year-old engineering graduate who was the daughter of an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer. The case, which has generated significant public attention since the arrest in April 2026, involves allegations that Meena, a former domestic help of the victim's family, entered the residence in southeast Delhi's upscale Kailash Hills locality and committed the crime.

The Allahabad High Court in April 2026 denied interim maintenance under Section 24 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 to a doctor-wife whose income tax returns reflected annual earnings exceeding Rs 31 lakh. In Dr. Garima Dubey v. Dr. Saurabh Anand Dubey, the Court held that a highly qualified professional who is capable of earning through her expertise but deliberately refrains from working in order to shift the financial burden onto her spouse is not entitled to maintenance pe

The Gujarat High Court in May 2026 dismissed the plea filed by Narayan Sai, son of self-styled godman Asaram, seeking suspension of his life sentence in the 2013 Surat rape case. A bench of Justices Ilesh J. Vora and R.T. Vachhani rejected the application, observing that Sai was not interested in the expeditious hearing of his appeal against conviction and had instead adopted delay tactics. The dismissal means Sai will continue to serve his life sentence while his appeal agai