Fair Investigation under Article 21: District-Level Transfer and Victim Access to CCTV Footage & Investigation Progress (BNSS s.528) Case: V.Marisamy v. The State of Tamilnadu, rep Court: Madras High...
Consensual Relationship and Alleged Honey-Trap May Justify Quashing of Rape FIR Under Section 482 CrPC 1. Introduction In MANOJBHAI KACHRABHAI VASOYA v. STATE OF GUJARAT, the Gujarat High Court...
Dismissal for Long Unauthorized Absence Requires Proof of Willfulness; Mental Illness and Proportionality Mandate Lesser Penalty Consideration 1. Introduction This Letters Patent Appeal (L.P.A. No....
Digital Acknowledgment of Voter-Inclusion Request Prevails Over Earlier Revised Roll for Municipal Electoral Rolls 1) Introduction In SANJAYBHAI MANGALBHAI GADHAVI v. THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION...
Only the Chancellor Can Annul DMU Teacher-Selection Proceedings: DP Approval OMs Cannot Override the DMU Act; Syndicate Cannot Rescind Its Own Prior Selection 1. Introduction This common judgment of...
EVM/VVPAT Discrepancy Challenges Require Specific Material Facts Showing “Materially Affected” Result—Election Petition Rejected Under Order VII Rule 11(a) Case: PRAMOD RATAN PATIL v. RAJESH...
Mis-citation of Section 66B Not Fatal: Unauthorised Recording/Sharing of Official Calls Attracts Section 66 r/w Section 43(b) IT Act; Official Secrets Act Section 3 Inapplicable Absent “Prohibited...
Procedural Direction in a Criminal Appeal: Reserving the Matter for Orders and Permitting a Brief Written Synopsis 1. Introduction This order was passed by the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and...
Cancellation of PMLA Bail Requires Supervening Misconduct; ED Must Show Post-Bail Grounds Beyond Merits Disagreement 1) Introduction The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court (Justice M. A....
Moulding Relief in Defective Land Acquisition After Possession and Construction: Fresh Award Under the 1990 Act Using Final-Award Date as Valuation Benchmark 1) Introduction This Letters Patent...
Writ Courts Cannot Collaterally Reopen Unchallenged Revenue Mutations While Testing Agrarian Reforms Orders 1. Introduction The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court (Division Bench) in Naresh Kumar...
Vulnerability-Disclosure Complaints Are Not a Writ Substitute When the Complainant Has No Personal Data Breach and the “Vulnerability Test” Is Prima Facie Unauthorised Access Case: Himanshu Pathak v....
Maintenance for Minor Children Under Section 125 CrPC Must Reflect Holistic Upbringing, Parental Status, and Be Payable From the Date of Application 1) Introduction This criminal revision before the...
Police-Custody Excesses as “Purported Official Duty”: Prior Sanction under Section 197 CrPC as a Precondition to Cognizance Case: RAJESHWAR SINGH v. STATE TH.2ND ADDL.COURT AND ORS. (CRMC No....
RTI Finality Clauses Do Not Bar Article 226 Review of CIC Orders; “No Policy Number” Requests Require Reasonable Identifiers 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court (Division Bench) in AMBIKA GUPTA v....
Registry Cannot Refuse Numbering on “Maintainability”: Mandatory Numbering “Subject to Maintainability” and Listing Before the Roster Judge 1. Introduction In M.RAJKUMAR v. THE DIRECTOR (Madras High...
PMLA Bail: Evasive Conduct and Accused-Attributed Delay Defeat Article 21 Plea; Section 45 Rigour Not Diluted by Parity Case: Dharam Singh Chhoker v. Directorate of Enforcement (Punjab & Haryana High...
Acquittal Where Injured Witness Is Not a “Sterling Witness”: Conviction Under Sections 307/324/34 IPC Cannot Rest on Inconsistent Ocular Evidence Amid Investigative Lapses Case: NABA KUMAR KOLEY v....
Limited Writ Review of Industrial Awards: Documentary Proof & Employee Admissions Sustain Dismissal for Misappropriation and “Loss of Confidence” Case: UMA SHANKAR SHARMA v. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT) &...
Mere delayed reporting to a COVID quarantine centre, without specific disobedience or infection-spreading act, does not attract IPC Ss. 188/269/270—FIR liable to be quashed under Bhajan Lal 1)...