Owner Not Presumed Liable for Defamation Without Specific Allegations; Statutory Presumption Attaches to the “Editor” Under the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867 1. Introduction In SANJAY...
Quashing POCSO Prosecution in Adolescent Consensual “Love-Relationship” Cases Where Parties Now Form a Family: Close-in-Age, Post-Majority Continuation as a Decisive Factor Case: RAHUL VINOD SURUSHE...
Contextual Mens Rea and Welfare-Based Bail in Alleged “Anti-National” Slogan Prosecutions under the BNS 1) Introduction Case: SMT SARBANU KHATUN v. STATE OF KARNATAKA Court: High Court of Karnataka...
Prolonged Consensual Relationship & Knowledge of Subsisting Marriage: Quashing BNS §69 FIR Under BNSS §528 Case: Varun Pratap Singh v. The State Of Madhya Pradesh (2026 MPHC-JBP 19601) Court: Madhya...
Alienations in Violation of Interim Injunction Are “Non-est”: Broad Coercive Powers Under Order XXXIX Rule 2A CPC 1) Introduction Case: Ram Swaroop v. Harimohan Singh (Madhya Pradesh High Court,...
Non-Punitive “Unsuitability” Discharge under Air Force Rule 15(2)(g)(ii) Based on Cumulative Red-Ink Record and Limited Judicial Review 1. Introduction In DWIPJYOTI TALUKDAR v. THE UNION OF INDIA AND...
Judicial Orders of Civil/Commercial Courts Not Amenable to Article 226 Certiorari; Challenge Lies Under Article 227 (Roster Discipline) 1. Introduction This intra-court appeal before the Orissa High...
District Council Executive Notification Cannot Add ST-Certificate Eligibility Condition Without Rule 72 Amendment and Governor’s Approval Case: ENAMUL HOQUE v. THE STATE OF MEGHALAYA AND ORS. Court:...
Judicial Review of Panchayat Reorganisation in Ongoing Delimitation: “Manifest Arbitrariness” from Irrational Distance Metrics 1. Introduction In NEHRU YUVA CLUB OF VILLAGE MANLOG-BADOG AND ANOTHER...
Bail Denial in Overseas Employment-Trafficking & Cyber-Fraud Conspiracy: Gravity, Prima Facie Material and Flight/Tampering Risk Override the “Bail is Rule” Maxim 1) Introduction The Bombay High...
Reversion for Ineligibility Upheld, but Pension Protected on Last Pay Drawn After Long Service (Non‑Precedential Equitable Relief) 1. Introduction This common order of the Andhra Pradesh High Court...
Cumulative Domestic Provocation and “Cooling-Off”: Converting Section 302 IPC to Section 304 (Part I) under Exception 1 to Section 300 1. Introduction The Bombay High Court in Hemant Vasant...
False “No Charges Framed” Disclosure in Form 26 as Corrupt Practice (Undue Influence) — Election Set Aside and Runner-Up Declared Elected 1) Introduction The Madhya Pradesh High Court (Gwalior Bench)...
Writ Court Can Permit Salary Payments from PMLA-Frozen Accounts When the Adjudicating Authority Lacks Interim Powers Case: DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT v. ZO PVT LTD Court: Karnataka High Court...
Departmental Promotions: Newspaper Publication Cannot Substitute Direct Notice to Employees; Promotion May Be Antedated to the Date Juniors Were Promoted When Non-Consideration Was Department-Caused...
Suppression of First Information and Unreliable Eyewitness Identification: Death Sentence Set Aside for Want of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt 1. Introduction The Jharkhand High Court (DB) decided...
Transfers Must Be Processed by Administrative Departments: Chief Minister’s Office Notes Are Only Recommendatory Case: SRI CHETHAN S v. THE KARNATAKA POWER TRANSMISSION CORPORATION LIMITED Court:...
Condonation of Non-Disclosure of Trivial/Compounded Offences for Low-Sensitivity Posts in Disciplined Forces, Considering Socioeconomic Background 1. Introduction The Sikkim High Court (Chief Justice...
Municipal NOC Cannot Be Withheld Solely Due to Pending Appeal Without Stay: Public Duty Must Align with Operative Decrees 1) Introduction In TAPI VALLEY AGRO FOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY DONDAICHA v....
NDPS Section 20(a)(i): Proof of “Cultivation” Requires Clear Evidence of Actual Control/Active Nurturing Where Land Has Multiple Recorded Occupants 1) Introduction In SUBHASH MAHADU MAHAJAN v. THE...