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16/07/2026

16/07/2026

02/07/2026

The US Supreme Court on Monday held that the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to children born in the United States irrespective of whether their parents are in the country unlawfully or only temporarily, striking down President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to deny such citizenship.

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02/07/2026

Second marriage after divorce not void merely because appeal against divorce decree is pending; condonation of delay does not revive Section 15 HMA bar: Kerala High Court

Reported by Apoorva Goel

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02/07/2026

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a comprehensive regulatory framework for stand-up comedy, podcasts, live streaming platforms and other user-generated digital content, citing the viral "Rs 370 Biryani" controversy as one of the instances demonstrating the need for constitutional safeguards in the digital age.

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02/07/2026

When a charge sheet is filed within the prescribed timeline, non-supply of the same to an accused cannot be a ground for a default bail, the Court held.
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02/07/2026

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 1) held that a Magistrate is not required to record pre-charge evidence under Section 244 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 before committing a complaint case involving offences exclusively triable by a Court of Sessions, setting aside a Punjab and Haryana High Court judgment that had directed such an exercise

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02/07/2026

Recently, the Gujarat High Court examined whether a registered marriage certificate alone could confer the legal status of a Hindu marriage when the parties admittedly never performed the essential religious ceremonies prescribed under the Hindu Marriage Act.

The case arose from a challenge to a family court's refusal to declare the alleged marriage void despite clear admissions by the woman that no lawful marriage had ever been solemnised, prompting the Court to closely examine the legal significance of marriage registration vis-à-vis the mandatory requirement of solemnisation.

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02/07/2026

The use of AI-generated fake judgments is "like the release of methyl isocyanide in the province of law and justice", the Court observed.

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