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PRIME LEGAL | SUPREME COURT RULING: WAIVER OF MONETARY CLAIMS IN DIVORCE SETTLEMENT BARS FRESH DV ACT CLAIMS
PRIME LEGAL | SUPREME COURT RULING: WAIVER OF MONETARY CLAIMS IN DIVORCE SETTLEMENT BARS FRESH DV ACT CLAIMS
August 26, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court of India has ruled that when a wife has waived any monetary claims she might have against her husband through a sett

PRIME LEGAL | Supreme Court Ruling: Interpret Amendments to Government Orders Reasonably, Not Mechanically
PRIME LEGAL | Supreme Court Ruling: Interpret Amendments to Government Orders Reasonably, Not Mechanically
August 26, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION Picture spending nearly thirty years in a government job, getting promoted along the way without anyone raising a finger at your quali

PRIME LEGAL | Legal Explainer: Autorickshaw and Cab Drivers Challenge Mandatory Marathi Requirement for Maharashtra Permits in Bombay High Court
PRIME LEGAL | Legal Explainer: Autorickshaw and Cab Drivers Challenge Mandatory Marathi Requirement for Maharashtra Permits in Bombay High Court
August 26, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION On 25th August, 2026, a Public Interest Litigation was filed before the Bombay High Court by four app-based cab drivers, Mohd Kasim Ah

PRIME LEGAL | MP High Court: Authorised IRCTC Agent Can’t Be Prosecuted Under Section 143 for Booking Tickets Through Personal ID
PRIME LEGAL | MP High Court: Authorised IRCTC Agent Can’t Be Prosecuted Under Section 143 for Booking Tickets Through Personal ID
August 25, 2026by Primelegal Team

CASE NAME: Avinash Kumar Soni v. Railway Protection Force  CASE NUMBER: Misc. Criminal Case No. 9527 of 2023  COURT: High Court of Madhya Pradesh

PRIME LEGAL | Legal Explainer: Patna High Court: Presumption of Innocence Not Lost Under POCSO Act, Acquits Man Sentenced to 20 Years
PRIME LEGAL | Legal Explainer: Patna High Court: Presumption of Innocence Not Lost Under POCSO Act, Acquits Man Sentenced to 20 Years
August 25, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION On 22 August 2026, the Patna High Court, in Ratan Mahto v. State of Bihar and Anr., Criminal Appeal (DB) No. 383 of 2023, acquitted a

PRIME LEGAL | Earlier Paternity Finding Can’t Be Reopened Easily: Gauhati High Court Says DNA Test Needs Strong Proof of Non-Access 
PRIME LEGAL | Earlier Paternity Finding Can’t Be Reopened Easily: Gauhati High Court Says DNA Test Needs Strong Proof of Non-Access 
August 25, 2026by Primelegal Team

CASE NAME: Rafique Uddin Sekh @ Rafique Uddin & Another v. Saina Begum Sheik Case  No. Crl.Pet./212/2022  COURT: Gauhati High Court (Assam, N

PRIME LEGAL | Judicial Service Eligibility: Supreme Court Cuts Practice Requirement to 1 Year, Introduces Mandatory Training & Clerkship
PRIME LEGAL | Judicial Service Eligibility: Supreme Court Cuts Practice Requirement to 1 Year, Introduces Mandatory Training & Clerkship
August 25, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION Fifteen months ago, the Supreme Court shut the door on fresh law graduates walking straight from campus into a judge’s chair, in

PRIME LEGAL | Continuing Duty of Confidentiality: Supreme Court Upholds Lawyers’ Suspension for Disclosing Former Client’s Confidential Information
PRIME LEGAL | Continuing Duty of Confidentiality: Supreme Court Upholds Lawyers’ Suspension for Disclosing Former Client’s Confidential Information
August 25, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court has upheld the two-year suspension of an advocate’s licence to practice, holding that a lawyer’s duty of

PRIME LEGAL | Supreme Court: Wife’s Income Is No Ground to Reduce Father’s Responsibility to Maintain Children
PRIME LEGAL | Supreme Court: Wife’s Income Is No Ground to Reduce Father’s Responsibility to Maintain Children
August 25, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION On August 20, 2026, the Supreme Court in Sujata Kumari and Others v. Rahul Kumar and Another, 2026 INSC 896, has set aside an order pa

PRIME LEGAL | The Right to Disconnect: Can Indian Labour Law Protect Employees from Being ‘Always Online’?
PRIME LEGAL | The Right to Disconnect: Can Indian Labour Law Protect Employees from Being ‘Always Online’?
August 22, 2026by Primelegal Team

ABSTRACT In India, the boundary between professional and personal lives has almost faded away for the white-collar workers due to the existence of