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PRIME LEGAL | Rajasthan HC: Divorce Decree and Subsequent Separation No Ground to Quash 498-A IPC Proceedings Where FIR Discloses Specific Allegations
PRIME LEGAL | Rajasthan HC: Divorce Decree and Subsequent Separation No Ground to Quash 498-A IPC Proceedings Where FIR Discloses Specific Allegations
August 20, 2026by Primelegal Team

CASE NAME: Anoop Gautam v. State of Rajasthan and Anr.  CASE NUMBER: S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous (Petition) No. 5021/2019  COURT: High Court of J

PRIME LEGAL | Access to Matrimonial Justice: Kerala High Court Allows Christian Women to Institute Divorce Proceedings at Their Place of Residence
PRIME LEGAL | Access to Matrimonial Justice: Kerala High Court Allows Christian Women to Institute Divorce Proceedings at Their Place of Residence
August 20, 2026by Primelegal Team

CASE NAME: Princy N.V. v. Union of India and Others  CASE NUMBER: W.A. No. 1407 of 2026  COURT: High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam  DATE: 19 Augu

PRIME LEGAL | Legal Explainer: Allahabad High Court: Mere Utterance of Caste Name Without Intent to Humiliate Does Not Attract SC/ST Act, Summoning Order Under Section 319 CrPC Requires Cogent Evidence
PRIME LEGAL | Legal Explainer: Allahabad High Court: Mere Utterance of Caste Name Without Intent to Humiliate Does Not Attract SC/ST Act, Summoning Order Under Section 319 CrPC Requires Cogent Evidence
August 20, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION On 13 August 2026, the Allahabad High Court, in Vegraj Singh and Another v. State of U.P. and Another, 2026: AHC:171011, allowed a cri

PRIME LEGAL | DETERMINING CONSUMER FORUM JURISDICTION: SC EXAMINES WHETHER PECUNIARY LIMITS SHOULD BE BASED ON CONSIDERATION PAID OR COMPENSATION CLAIMED
PRIME LEGAL | DETERMINING CONSUMER FORUM JURISDICTION: SC EXAMINES WHETHER PECUNIARY LIMITS SHOULD BE BASED ON CONSIDERATION PAID OR COMPENSATION CLAIMED
August 19, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court has identified some discrepancies that can come up if the monetary jurisdiction of consumer courts is fixed accordin

PRIME LEGAL | Supreme Court Rejects Plea to End Hanging for Death Penalty; Says Centre Free to Consider Alternative Methods
PRIME LEGAL | Supreme Court Rejects Plea to End Hanging for Death Penalty; Says Centre Free to Consider Alternative Methods
August 19, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION The debate over how India carries out its death sentences has been running for nearly a decade, ever since a petition first asked the

PRIME LEGAL | Legal Explainer: Supreme Court Orders Dedicated Elephant Clinics, Mandatory Periodic Health Check-Ups for Captive Elephants
PRIME LEGAL | Legal Explainer: Supreme Court Orders Dedicated Elephant Clinics, Mandatory Periodic Health Check-Ups for Captive Elephants
August 19, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION On 18 August 2026, the Supreme Court, in Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors., W.P.(C) No. 74

PRIME LEGAL | Criminal Case Pending? Kerala High Court Says It Can’t Be the Sole Reason to Deny Police Clearance Certificate
PRIME LEGAL | Criminal Case Pending? Kerala High Court Says It Can’t Be the Sole Reason to Deny Police Clearance Certificate
August 18, 2026by Primelegal Team

CASE NAME: Peter T.V. v. District Police Chief and Anr. CASE NUMBER: W.P.(C) No. 20298 of 2026 COURT: High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam DATE: 3 Aug

PRIME LEGAL | Fleeing the Scene After Friend’s Drowning Cannot Alone Establish Murder, Rules Supreme Court
PRIME LEGAL | Fleeing the Scene After Friend’s Drowning Cannot Alone Establish Murder, Rules Supreme Court
August 18, 2026by Primelegal Team

CASE NAME: Taher Vajiyuddin Rangwala & Anr. v. The State of Gujarat, 2026 INSC 859 CASE NUMBER: Criminal Appeal No. 76 of 2020 COURT: Supreme C

PRIME LEGAL | From Casual Entertainment to Global Economy: The Socio-Economic Transformation of Online Gaming
PRIME LEGAL | From Casual Entertainment to Global Economy: The Socio-Economic Transformation of Online Gaming
August 17, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION Online gaming began as a way to kill time between classes or during a commute. Today, it is one of the fastest growing segments of the

PRIME LEGAL | Will More Judges Solve India’s Backlog? Why Judicial Reform Must Strengthen High Courts and Subordinate Courts 
PRIME LEGAL | Will More Judges Solve India’s Backlog? Why Judicial Reform Must Strengthen High Courts and Subordinate Courts 
August 17, 2026by Primelegal Team

Abstract  Sanctioning more judges is the default policy reflex whenever India’s case backlog makes headlines. But the numbers coming out of