https://sclaw.in/2026/06/08/hindu-minority-and-guardianship-act-1956-section-83-unauthorized-alienation-of-minors-property-such-alienation-is-voidable-not-void-ab-initio-and-can-be-challenged/ 2026-06-08T06:40:48Z Supreme Court of India Judgements en Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 — Section 8(3) — Unauthorized alienation of minor's property — Such alienation is voidable, not void ab initio, and can be challenged by the minor upon attaining majority or by someone claiming under the minor. 2026-06-08T06:40:48Z Blog https://sclaw.in/2026/06/08/criminal-procedure-delay-in-investigation-and-filing-of-charge-sheet-speedy-trial-right-to-speedy-trial-and-timely-completion-of-investigation-are-integral-parts-of-artic/ 2026-06-08T06:37:54Z Supreme Court of India Judgements en Criminal Procedure — Delay in Investigation and Filing of Charge Sheet — Speedy Trial — Right to Speedy Trial and Timely Completion of Investigation are integral parts of Article 21 of the Constitution — Statutory recognition in CrPC for prompt investigation — Investigations should be completed within a reasonable time, not endlessly — Lack of strict timelines in CrPC does not permit indefinite investigations — Inordinate delay without adequate justification warrants intervention by Courts. 2026-06-08T06:37:54Z Blog https://sclaw.in/2026/06/08/contract-law-statutory-amendment-impact-on-existing-contracts-where-a-statutory-amendment-alters-a-fundamental-aspect-like-royalty-rates-a-pre-existing-contract-cannot-p/ 2026-06-08T06:34:26Z Supreme Court of India Judgements en Contract Law — Statutory Amendment — Impact on existing contracts — Where a statutory amendment alters a fundamental aspect like royalty rates, a pre-existing contract cannot prevent the application of the amended law, especially when the payment of royalty is linked to the removal or consumption of minerals -- [MMDR Act] Applicability of S.9 — Scope — Section 9 applies broadly to all entities engaged in removal/dispatch of minerals, not only direct mining lessees. 2026-06-08T06:34:26Z Blog https://sclaw.in/2026/06/08/criminal-procedure-passport-return-surrender-of-passport-accused-facing-serious-criminal-charges-right-to-travel-abroad-vis-a-vis-right-to-speedy-trial/ 2026-06-08T05:10:16Z Supreme Court of India Judgements en Criminal Procedure — Passport — Return/Surrender of Passport — Accused facing serious criminal charges — Right to travel abroad vis-à-vis right to speedy trial — Balance between individual liberty and societal interest — Accused charged with abetment of suicide and criminal conspiracy since 2014, trial still at stage of committal despite lapse of over ten years — Accused, a US citizen, had misused interim protection in prior proceedings to leave the country without Court's leave — Whether High Court justified in permitting accused to travel abroad on grounds of medical treatment — Held, not justified — High Court indulgent rather than judicially restrained — Medical facilities in India comparable to those abroad — High Court's revisional order set aside — Accused restrained from travelling abroad without express permission of Sessions Court — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S. 442 — Constitution of India, Art. 21 2026-06-08T05:10:16Z Blog