CBI Probe in PIL Requires Concrete Foundational Facts—No Fishing Enquiry Into Alleged Political Horse‑Trading 1. Introduction In B.RAMKUMAR ADITYAN v. The Secretary (2026 MHC 2159), a Division Bench...
Confiscation under Section 47-A Requires Strict Proof of Liquor Quantity Beyond Statutory Threshold; No Presumptive Confiscation on Unexamined Seizure 1. Introduction In STATE OF CHHATTISGARH v....
G.O.Ms.No.679 (01.11.2008) Six-Month Timeline for Disciplinary Proceedings Is Directory; Delay Alone Does Not Quash Enquiry—Court May Impose Strict Time-Bound Completion with Automatic Termination 1....
“Re-export” of Illegally Imported Municipal Solid Waste Means Return to the State of Export (No Diversion to Third Countries) — and Re-export Cannot Be Obstructed by Demurrage Disputes Case:...
No Automatic Notional Promotion After Quashing Pension Penalty; Liability Cannot Be Fastened on Sub-Registrar Acting on Superior’s Verification Certificates Absent Proof of Duty/Connivance 1....
Deficit Reimbursement by a PSU is Not “Substantial Financing” Under RTI: Private Unaided School Not a Public Authority; Principal Cannot Be Deemed PIO 1) Introduction This batch of writ petitions...
Section 482 CrPC Quashment Denied Where an Intermediary Allegedly Enables Passport Renewal on Fabricated Address—“Every Link in the Chain” and National Security 1. Introduction Case: SRI U M HAIDAR...
Interim Maintenance Under the DV Act Must Be Denied When the Wife Is Financially Self-Sufficient and Earns More Than the Husband Case: SRI RAVI S @ JEEVAN S v. SMT. SAHANA DEVI A Court: High Court of...
Maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C.: Welfare Housing and Unproven Earnings Do Not Defeat a Wife’s Claim; Able-Bodied Husband Cannot Plead Unemployment Case: Mannan @ Abdul Mannan v. State Of Up And...
Time-bound Decision on Remission Applications: Gujarat High Court Directs Disposal Preferably Within Six Months Case: MOHAMMED ASGARALI MOHAMMAD VAJIRALI v. STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. Court: Gujarat...
Section 125 Cr.P.C. Maintenance: No “Full Matrimonial Trial” Standard; Neglect Inferred from Non-Payment and Discord; Realistic Quantum 1. Introduction The Allahabad High Court, in Smt. Reenu And 2...
Educated Wife Not Denied Section 125 Cr.P.C. Maintenance Without Proof of Sufficient Income; Adverse Inference for Withheld Financial Records 1. Introduction In Alok Tiwari v. State of U.P. And...
Presumption of Validity of Electricity-Theft Inspection Reports: No Independent Witness Requirement & Section 126/Rule 7 Non-Compliance Not Fatal to Section 135 Prosecution 1. Introduction The...
Non-recording of Section 164(5A) CrPC and short delay in Section 354 IPC complaints do not, by themselves, justify quashing; CCTV defence must meet “sterling material/impossibility” thresholds Case:...
UAPA Bail: Prolonged Incarceration and Accused-Specific “Surface Evaluation” Can Override Section 43D(5) Embargo (with Infirmity as an Added Equity) Case: KHURAM PARVEZ v. NATIONAL INVESTIGATION...
Section 482 Cr.P.C. Quash in Temple-Fund Misappropriation: Proceedings Cannot Continue Against Subordinate Staff Absent Specific Oral/Documentary Material and Where Prosecution Record Attributes...
Interim Gag Orders in Defamation: Truthful, Bona Fide Public-Interest Clarifications (Especially by Banks) Are Not Restrained Case: LILAVATI KIRTILAL MEHTA TRUST THROUGH PRASHANT MEHTA v. HDFC BANK...
Mere Apprehension of Bias Is Insufficient to Transfer Matrimonial Proceedings Under Section 24 CPC Without Prima Facie Material 1. Introduction In Varun Jeeri v. Siddavatam Pujitha alias Pujitha...
Compassionate Appointment in Karnataka: 2021 “Substitution” Amendment Extends Eligibility to Married Daughters; Pension of Surviving Parent Not an Automatic Bar—Case Must Be Tested Under Rules 4–6 1....
Debarment Operates at the Bid-Submission Stage: No Tender Participation During Currency of Debarment Absent Interim Stay 1. Introduction In R.K. JAIN INFRA PROJECTS PRIVATE LIMITED v. NATIONAL...