When Delay and Child’s Settled Life Make Article 226 an Improper Forum: Foreign Custody Orders as Persuasive, Not Determinative Case: AMAN KATHPAL v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. (connected with W.P.(CRL)...
Rehabilitation-Oriented Relocation from Riverbeds Is Not “Punitive Action” Under the 2018 Moratorium Case: RAJESHWARI YADAV GUPTA v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND (Uttarakhand High Court, 01-04-2026) |...
Minor’s Welfare Overrides Procedural Insistence on Non-Custodial Parent’s Passport Consent 1) Introduction Case: OMISHA MARAR v. PASSPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA Court: Karnataka High Court Date:...
Quashing SC/ST Act FIR for Vague/Afterthought Caste Allegations and for Registration of Non‑Cognizable IPC Offences Without Section 155(2) Cr.P.C. Order 1. Introduction In RANJIT KAUR v. STATE N.C.T....
Judicial Deference to the Election Commission on Model Code Violations Involving Plastic/PVC Election Advertisements 1. Introduction Case: HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATIONS v. STATE OF KERALA (2026 KER...
Commission of Inquiry Reports Violating Sections 8B/8C: “Nonest as Against Individuals”, Yet Not Quashed—Limits on Disciplinary Reliance Case: CHAKRADHAR DEKA v. THE State of ASSAM AND ORS (Batch of...
Article 226 Cannot Be Used as a Disguised PIL to Compel FIR Registration in Long-Running Commercial/Contractual Disputes; Bona Fides, Public Law Element, and Hearing to Proposed Accused 1....
Membership Cannot Be Compelled for Non-Existent “Flats”: Section 154B-5 MCS Act Bars Admission Where Agreements Cover Refuge Areas 1. Introduction The Bombay High Court (Firdosh P. Pooniwalla, J.)...
Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Cannot Be Diluted on Sympathy; Compensation Is Not a Substitute for Punishment 1. Introduction Case: STATE (NCT OF DELHI) v. SWEETY (2026 DHC 2434), Delhi High Court,...
Waiver of Territorial Jurisdiction Objections: Belated Order VII Rule 10 CPC Plea Barred After Issues Are Settled 1. Introduction In HANUMAN PRASAD SHARMA @ H.P. SHARMA v. J. MITHYLESHWAR (Delhi High...
Reasonable Accommodation in Transfer Matters Requires Proof of Benchmark/Policy-Threshold Disability Case: MS SHALU PRUTHI v. KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN AND ANR Citation: 2026 DHC 2474-DB Court:...
Ordinary Leave Cannot Be Denied Solely on Old Pending Cases or a Generic Law-and-Order Apprehension When Rule 397 Eligibility Is Met 1. Introduction Suresh v. State of Kerala (2026 KER 28749) was...
Relegation of WhatsApp Account-Ban/Data-Restoration Disputes to Rule 3A Grievance Appellate Committee (Delhi High Court) 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court, in a batch of writ petitions led by...
Parental Custody via Habeas Corpus: Non‑orphan Children Should Not Be Kept in Orphanage‑type Institutions; Custody Can Be Given to the Father with Structured DCPU Monitoring Case: SABIN CHRISTOPHER...
Strangers Cannot Stall Execution of Eviction Decrees on Oral “Sale” Assurances: Clean-Hands Writ Doctrine, Exemplary Costs, and Mandatory Execution Directions Court: Bombay High Court, Bench at...
Revisional Review of Discharge: Courts Must Confine to Charge‑Sheet Material and Avoid a “Mini‑Trial” Case: YUSUFBHAI JIVANBHAI PATEL @ MAHENDRABHAI JIVABHAI VASAVA v. STATE OF GUJARAT Court: Gujarat...
Gram Rojgar Sevak Not an “Office of Profit” Under the Panchayat: No Disqualification Under Section 14(1)(f)–(g) of the Maharashtra Village Panchayats Act, 1958 1) Introduction The Bombay High Court...
Section 528 BNSS: “Non‑coercive” Interim Protection Does Not Freeze Investigation; Merger of Complaints Not a Standalone Ground to Quash FIR Case: GULZAR AHMAD GANIE AND ORS. v. UNION TERRITORY...
Section 195 Cr.P.C. Bar Operates at Cognizance (Not FIR Stage): Premature Section 482 Challenges to Lockdown-Prosecution 1. Introduction In Mushtaq Ahmad Ganie v. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir...
Acknowledgment/Variation Letter as Part of Original Contract: Extending Limitation and Enforcing Refund/Damages for Uncommenced Film Production 1) Introduction The decision in M/s. Photon Factory v....