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Delhi High Court Issues Notice to Jai Anant Dehadrai as TMC MP Challenges Denial of Interim Custody of Pet Rottweiler A high-profile legal dispute over the custody of a pet Rottweiler named Henry  has brought attention to a grey area in Indian law: who keeps a pet when a couple separates? The Delhi High Court , on Thursday (February 19, 2026), issued notice to advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai , former partner of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra , after Moitra challenged a

In a significant ruling reinforcing maintenance jurisprudence in India, the Andhra Pradesh High Court  has dismissed a husband’s criminal revision petition challenging a Family Court order directing him to pay monthly maintenance to his estranged wife and minor son. Justice Y Lakshmana Rao , in an order dated February 9 , held: “Maintenance is not charity but a right, and its enforcement is essential to uphold equity, justice, and good conscience.” The Court observed that mai

In a significant ruling on government service law, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified whether the government can take back permanent job status after years of regularisation. Terming the State’s action “arbitrary” and “discriminatory”, the Court quashed a 1999 order  that de-regularised the services of a long-serving employee. Justice Sandeep Moudgil observed on February 13 : “Public power, exercised without fairness, degenerates into arbitrariness, which our Con

Passed Aug 22, 2025: nationwide ban on real-money gaming, e-sports recognised, central regulator, payment blocks, and penalties up to ₹2...

The CBSE is revamping its Legal Studies syllabus for Classes XI and XII to reflect India’s major legal changes, including the repeal of triple talaq, abolition of Section 377, removal of sedition laws, and the inclusion of the new criminal laws — BNS, BNSS, and BSA. The revised textbooks, aligned with NEP 2020, aim to modernize legal education and promote real-world legal awareness among students.