Attempt to Rape (S. 376/511 IPC) Requires an Unequivocal Overt Act Beyond Molestation; Otherwise S. 354 IPC is the Proper Gravamen Himanshu Kr. Pathak @ Mithiya Pathak v. The State Of Bihar, Patna...
Judicial Review of CBFC Age-Classification: High Court Power to Direct Reconsideration and Reclassify UA 13+ Films as ‘A’ on Cumulative Impact 1. Introduction In Arokya Swamy Joseph v. The Government...
Smell of Alcohol Alone Is Insufficient to Frame a Section 105 B.N.S.S., 2023 Charge Without Scientific Proof and Prima Facie Rashness/Negligence 1. Introduction In AMAR SINGH v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND...
Reading Down Retrospective Forum‑Shifting Amendments: Pending RFAs Transfer, Concluded Judgments Protected Case: SMT. NARAYANAMMA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA (tagged with W.A. No. 200260 of 2025)...
Conciliation Under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020: “Status Quo” Letters by Labour Officers Are Non-Binding and Must Be Read as Conciliation Steps 1. Introduction In CORROHEALTH INFOTECH PRIVATE...
Compensation for Electrical Accidents Under Circular dated 10.09.2018: Coverage Ends at the Consumer’s Metering Point; Duty to Communicate Rejection Orders 1. Introduction The decision in SHRAWAN...
Two Isolated Criminal Cases and Uninvestigated Beat Reports Do Not Establish “Habituality” to Brand a Person a Goonda under the U.P. Control of Goondas Act, 1970 1) Introduction In Rahul @ Rahul...
MEDISEP Reimbursement Cannot Be Denied Solely for Treatment in a Non-Empanelled Hospital: “Factum of Treatment” as the Decisive Test 1. Introduction The decision in ANILKUMAR B S v. THE STATE MEDICAL...
Personal Autonomy Cannot Defeat Parental Accountability: DNA Testing to Determine Paternity in Section 125 Cr.P.C. Proceedings Despite Reputational Concerns Case: RAVI KUMAR v. GEETA DEVI & ORS. &...
Personal Law Cannot Shield Alleged POCSO Violations and Gang Rape Under the Garb of Nikah Halala: FIR Quashing Refused at Threshold Case: Tayyab v. State Of U.P. And 4 Others (Allahabad High Court)...
Section 362 Cr.P.C. Does Not Bar Modification of Bail Conditions: High Court’s Inherent Power Under Section 482 to Revoke Onerous Deposit Conditions 1. Introduction The decision in Baldev Raj Arora...
Writ Non-Interference at the Stage of Initiation of Inquiry: A Non-Coercive Inquiry Is Not Amenable to Quashing 1. Introduction In Committee Of Management And Another v. State Of U.P. And 5 Others...
Acquittal for Hostile Witnesses Does Not Nullify CISF Dismissal: Departmental Misconduct Judged on Preponderance and Judicial Review Remains Limited 1) Introduction In PISAL SAGAR VISHNU v. Union of...
Majority-Consent Standard for Purchasable Additional FAR in U.P. Apartment Projects: Associations Cannot Override Unrevoked Individual Consents 1. Introduction The decision in Great Value Sharanam...
Section 33(2)(b) “One Month’s Wages” Must Be an Additional Statutory Payment, Not the Earned Salary of the Dismissal Month 1) Introduction In DR. SATISH BHIDE v. SHRI. RAVINDRA M. PANDE (Bombay High...
Executive Government Resolutions Cannot Retrospectively Defeat Statutory Leasehold-to-Occupancy Conversion; Sub-lessee Lacks Locus; Section 257 MLRC Is Supervisory 1. Introduction In DHARAMPAL SHARMA...
Government ‘B’ Kharab (Pot Kharab) Land Is Inalienable: High Court Declines to Quash Lokayukta/ACB FIR at the Threshold in Alleged Land-Grab Cases Case: SRI. CHOWDAREDDY v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA...
Mandatory Type-Test Reports in Technical Tenders Cannot Be Supplied Post-Bid/Post-Award: Corrigendum Permits Only Curing “Shortfalls” in Submitted Reports Case: KANNECT ENGINEERS PVT LTD v. PUNJAB...
High Court Declines Parallel PIL Under Article 226 When Supreme Court Is Already Seised of the Same Cause and Relief 1. Introduction The decision in Gandhivadi Adhivakta Vichar Manch Thru. Convenor...
Bail Parity and Article 21 in “Part-and-Parcel” Territorial Prosecutions: Bail in UP Where Main Scam Prosecution and PMLA Case Already on Bail 1. Introduction Case: Niranjan Das v. State of U.P....