Supreme Court upholds sister’s right over deceased brother’s property

The judgment came in a decades-old family property dispute from Karnataka where the legal heirs of a deceased Chartered Accountant challenged a Will executed in favour of his sister.

By VATSAL CHANDRA

Govt urges SC to take up challenges to amended transgender law pending in HCs

At least four high courts are seized of petitions assailing the 2026 amendment, which has also been challenged before the Supreme Court

‘SIR can’t be struck down, breathes life into poll process’: Supreme Court in pleas against electoral rolls revision

By Apurva Vishwanath

"Election Commission Has Power": What Supreme Court Said On SIR Exercise

A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi pronounced its verdict on Wednesday after reserving judgment in the matter earlier this year, following extensive hearings.

Supreme Court upholds spouse’s right to joint posting

• Verdict authored by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar notes solid grounds needed if wedlock policy is to be ignored ISLAMABAD: The Supr­eme Court has ruled that a government employee may not have a vested right to transfer to a particular station, but spouses covered under the wedlock policy have a legitimate expectation to be considered for joint postings unless compelling public interest dictates otherwise. A division bench, headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and also comprising Justice Musa...

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