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  Rejection of Plaint, Benami Transactions, and Fiduciary Exceptions: A Contemporary Judicial Examination of Manjula and Others v. D.A. Srinivas (2026) Author: Advocate Abhishek Jat Advocate, High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Bench at Gwalior The decision rendered by the Supreme Court of India in Manjula and Others v. D.A. Srinivas , Civil Appeal No. 7370 of 2026 arising out of SLP (C) No. 7924 of 2024, reported as 2026 INSC 465 , constitutes a significant judicial exposition on the scope of Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, the doctrine governing benami transactions, and the evolving jurisprudence surrounding fiduciary relationships under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988. The judgment was delivered by Hon’ble Mr. Justice R. Mahadevan . The ruling is jurisprudentially important because it harmonizes procedural law with substantive statutory prohibitions and reiterates the judicial responsibility to prevent abuse of civil process through a...

Alimony from Previous Divorce Not a Factor in Future Matrimonial Claims: Supreme Court  By Abhishek Jat, Advocate In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court of India in Anurag Vijaykumar Goel v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. [2025 LiveLaw (SC) 773] clarified an important aspect of matrimonial jurisprudence: alimony received pursuant to a previous divorce cannot be considered when adjudicating maintenance or alimony claims in a subsequent marriage . The decision was rendered by a bench comprising Chief Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice K. Vinod Chandran, and Justice N.V. Anjaria, who examined complex issues of alimony, irretrievable breakdown of marriage, and criminal proceedings under Section 498-A IPC. Case Background The appeal stemmed from a contentious matrimonial dispute between the appellant (husband) and the second respondent (wife), both of whom had previously undergone divorce and subsequently remarried. However, their second marriage broke down within two years, triggering...