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  An advocate cannot disclose or misuse confidential communications received from a client, even after the professional relationship ends; such disclosure constitutes professional misconduct. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 435.

  • 25-August-2026
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  Suit for declaration of ownership. Limitation begins when the right to sue accrues and cannot be reckoned merely from the date of an adverse revenue entry. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 426.

  • 25-August-2026
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  Service Law. Though the State is not bound by the recommendation of the Public Service Commission, any decision to reject a recommendation by the Commission must be backed by lawful, clear, and cogent reasons. Supreme Court

  • 24-August-2026
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  Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act. Only the Appropriate Authority can investigate offences under the Act and the police may assist only in a supplementary capacity. A Magistrate cannot take cognizance of such offences based on a police charge sheet, though the police remain competent to investigate independent offences under the IPC/BNS. Supreme Court.

  • 24-August-2026
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  Maintenance. The fact that the mother is gainfully employed does not by itself justify reducing the father's contribution towards the children's maintenance. The obligation to maintain children is shared by both parents, but their respective contributions cannot be determined merely by arithmetic division. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 403.

  • 22-August-2026
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  SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The requirement of “public view” is satisfied only when the alleged caste-based utterance is made in circumstances where members of the public can witness or hear it; an utterance made inside an enclosed room, though within the school premises, without evidence of public presence or hearing, does not fulfil this essential ingredient. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 407.

  • 22-August-2026
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  Rejection of an application under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. does not amount to a final adjudication on the merits. Such rejection does not operate as res judicata against a subsequent FIR based on the same or substantially similar allegations. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 412.

  • 24-August-2026
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  Child Custody. Children have equal human rights traceble to Article 21 of the Constitution of India. A parent cannot unilaterally take custody of a child in violation of subsisting court orders on the plea that the child’s welfare would be better served in his or her custody. Karnataka High Court

  • 22-August-2026
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  Bangalore Development Authority Act. Individual non-development of a parcel of land does not cause the lapse of the entire Scheme under Section 27 of the Act. Karnataka High Court.

  • 21-August-2026
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  In a Regular Second Appeal under Section 100 CPC, the Court may permit additional evidence under Section 107 CPC where the party establishes that, despite due diligence, such evidence could not have been produced earlier; however, its admission is subject to satisfaction of the requirements of Order XLI Rule 27(1)(aa) CPC. Karnataka High Court.

  • 20-August-2026
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  A Lok Adalat award passed without the presence, consent, or signatures of rival claimants is non-binding and legally unsustainable against non-signatories. Class action under Order I Rule 8 CPC cannot be invoked to treat rival, adverse title disputes over compensation as a representative ‘class action’. Supreme Court

  • 22-August-2026
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  Tender. A challenge to a tender eligibility condition accrues when the condition is published, and not when the bidder is subsequently rejected. A bidder cannot knowingly remain inactive and later challenge tender conditions after other bidders have acquired rights and interests. Supreme Court. 2026 Daksha Legal SC 393.

  • 22-August-2026
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