Ultra Vires Sub-Delegation: Registrar-Made 1997 Cooperative Service Rules Cannot Be Enforced to Claim Retiral Benefits Case: SAMARJIT SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS (with connected CWPs) Court:...
Vague Allegations, Material Omissions and an Unproved Post-Mortem Report: Acquittal Standards for Sections 498A and 306 IPC Case: PURNA CHANDRA RAUL v. THE STATE OF W.B Court: Calcutta High Court...
Limitation for Section 18 Reference Cannot Be Defeated by State’s Failure to Notify Award and Tender Compensation Case: GHULAM MOHAMMAD RAH AND ORS. v. UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND ORS. (REVENUE...
Digital Gold Schemes Can Trigger the BUDS Act: “Deposit” Examined by Economic Substance; FIR Quashment Under Section 528 BNSS Remains Exceptional Case: NISHCHAY BABU ARKALGUD v. STATE OF KARNATAKA...
Section 106 Evidence Act Cannot Substitute Proof of “Last Seen Together” in Spousal Homicides 1) Introduction Selvi v. The Inspector of Police (2026 MHC 961) is a decision of the Madurai Bench of the...
Registrar’s Supervisory Power Under Section 68(2) Does Not Include Cancellation of Registered Sale Deeds; Civil Court is the Proper Forum for Alleged Fraud 1. Introduction Case: Gurumurthi v. THE...
Competency of Intellectually Disabled Sexual Assault Victims: Voir Dire as the Touchstone; Investigative Omission Not Fatal (S.118 Evidence Act / S.124 BSA) Introduction Case: Appukuttan v. State of...
Section 494 IPC: Only the “Erring Spouse” Can Be Prosecuted; Mere “Illegal Relationship/Live-in” Allegations Do Not Make Out Bigamy 1) Introduction This decision of the Karnataka High Court (R....
Standard Rent Applications as “Pleadings” Amenable to Order VII Rule 11 CPC; Post‑2001 Construction Exemption Bars Section 11(3) Remedies (Gujarat) 1. Introduction The Gujarat High Court (J.C. Doshi,...
Advocate’s Privilege in Defamation Complaints: No Criminal Prosecution for Client-Instructed Statements Absent Specific Overt Acts Case: J.N.Naresh Kumar v. Jayakaran Vasudevan Court: Madras High...
Compassionate Appointees Must Be Considered for Eligible Higher Posts Under G.O.Ms.No.612; Promotion Circulars Cannot Defeat the Scheme 1. Introduction This judgment of the Andhra Pradesh High Court...
Quashing Post-Charge-Sheet Proceedings Where Materials Create Only “Suspicion” (Not “Grave/Strong Suspicion”): Reaffirming the Criminal Court’s Filtering Role 1) Introduction Case: SWAPAN KUMAR GHOSH...
Ministers Cannot Publicly Purport to Nullify Sub Judice Court Orders; Impleadment in Contempt Not Founded on Unverified Media Reports 1. Introduction Case: S.Paramasivam v. K.J.Praveen Kumar Court:...
Reclassifying Section 326 to Section 325 IPC: Bamboo Stick/Rod Causing Fracture Not Per Se a “Weapon Likely to Cause Death” 1. Introduction In GOUTAM SAHA & ORS v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL & ANR...
Removal-of-Difficulties Orders Cannot Bypass the Act’s Fee-Fixation Scheme: Interim Abeyance of Delhi’s 2026 School Fee Timelines 1) Introduction This Delhi High Court decision (Devendra Kumar...
Expert Report Not Cited as Witness Is Not Fatal at Discharge Stage; Forgery Allegations Based on Post-Signature Alteration Must Go to Trial Court: Calcutta High Court (Criminal Revisional...
Interim Maintenance under Section 125 Cr.P.C. Ordinarily Payable from Date of Application; Any Deviation Requires Cogent Reasons Case: SANYOGITA GUPTA & ORS. v. ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA Citation: 2026 DHC...
Judicial Restraint in Election-Tech Tenders: Upholding Counting-Centre CCTV Experience as a Rational Eligibility Requirement 1. Introduction This decision of the Calcutta High Court (Krishna Rao, J.)...
Bail where Vendor-Dues Dispute is Predominantly Civil: Cheating/Criminal Breach of Trust Require Mens Rea at Inception and Clear Entrustment 1) Introduction In MUKESH JALAN v. THE STATE OF ASSAM...
Delay in FIR Not Fatal in Intra-Family Homicide Where Priority Was Medical Treatment; Close-Relative Eyewitness Testimony Sustained 1. Introduction In MANJAPPA v. STATE OF KARNATAKA (Karnataka High...