Applicability of Section 498A to live-in relationship: Dr. Lokesh B.H. & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Anr

Background of the CaseDr. Lokesh B.H. & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Anr., 2026 INSC 784, is a significant criminal law judgment of the Supreme Court of India concerning the applicability of Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code,…

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The Gayatri Balasamy vs. ISG Novasoft Technologies Ltd.

INTRODUCTIONThe Gayatri Balasamy vs. ISG Novasoft Technologies Ltd. case is a landmark ruling in the history of arbitration jurisprudence in India. For several decades, the Indian judiciary was faced with a high degree of doctrinal uncertainty regarding the scope of…

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T.N. Godavarman Thirumulkpad vs. Union of India & Ors

The case of T.N. Godavarman Thirumulkpad vs. Union of India & Ors (1996) is arguably the most significant piece of judicial intervention in Indian environmental history. Often referred to as the "Forest Case”.BackgroundBefore 1996, the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 was…

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Surendra Koli v. State of Uttar Pradesh: Curative justice and the imperative of evidentiary consistency

Abstract The Indian Supreme Court's November 2025 judgment in Surendra Koli v State of Uttar Pradesh represents a watershed moment in Indian criminal jurisprudence. After nearly twenty years on death row, Surendra Koli was acquitted through a curative petition when…

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