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Introduction: The Karnataka High Court recently stepped into a debate that sits right at the crossroads of privacy and matrimonial fairness. The question before it was simple but loaded can a wife use the Right to Information Act, 2005 to get hold of her husband's Income Tax Returns during a maintenance dispute? The Court said no. And the reasoning it gave is worth unpacking carefully. According to the judgment, ITRs and related financial papers fall squarely under "personal

Case Name: In Re: Summoning Advocates Who Give Legal Opinions or Represent Parties During Investigation of Cases and Related Issues. Introduction As part of what the court called a “landmark decision” to safeguard the autonomy of the legal profession and thwart arbitrary action by investigating authorities, the Supreme Court issued broad directions regulating the way summons is issued to advocates in criminal cases. A Bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justice K. Vino

Case title: Union of India v. Dilip Kumar Rout and others, Civil Appeal No. 13572/2015. Introduction: On appeal, the Supreme Court overturned the High Court’s ruling, stressing that while consultation is preferable for some administrative reforms, it is not necessary for implementing efficiency-boosting systems. The Court noted: "The implementation of the Biometric Attendance System, intended to benefit all stakeholders, does not make the introduction illegal simply because e

Cause Title : Kashmiri Lal Sharma v. Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Ltd. & Anr. Introduction In a decision that has provoked...

Case Title: Pragya Prasun & Ors. Versus Union of India & Ors. (2025) In a landmark and comprehensive judgement delivered on April 30,...

Case Title : Imran Pratapgadhi v. State of Gujarat (2025) Context: A bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan held that...