The Madhya Pradesh High Court at Jabalpur, on 11 September 2025, stepped in to protect an advocate from what it described as an unwarranted demand of transfer fees. The bench headed by Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva and Justice Vinay Saraf directed the State Bar Council to immediately register the petitioner's name, at least for now, without asking for any extra money.

The case was brought by Rohit Pathak, a practicing lawyer who had initially enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi. For personal reasons, he decided to shift his practice from Delhi to Jabalpur and accordingly sought transfer of his enrollment from the Delhi roll to the Madhya Pradesh roll.

In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of India has come down strongly on the conditions of Delhi’s Beggars’ Homes, calling them “quasi-prisons” unfit for human dignity. The case, which stemmed from the 2000 cholera outbreak at Lampur Beggars’ Home that killed several inmates, finally reached closure this week.

The matter began when M.S. Patter, a concerned citizen, filed a public interest litigation after a series of shocking news reports. Newspapers in May 2000 had highlighted how dozens of beggars fell ill due to cholera and gastroenteritis at Lampur (Narela), with at least six confirmed deaths. Allegations of contaminated water, misuse of power, and brutal treatment- including reports of inmates being terrorized by dogs-surfaced during the hearings.

The Jammu & Kashmir High Court recently set aside an order passed by the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, stating that the Commission’s decision was "bereft of any reasons" and rendered without giving the insurance company a fair chance to present evidence against the claimant’s case.

The dispute involved an insurance claim filed after the death of the insured, Abdul Majeed Khan. The insurance company, MetLife India, rejected the claim, alleging that the deceased had concealed a pre-existing heart condition when purchasing the policy. They argued that this amounted to fraud and misrepresentation, voiding the insurance contract.