OTS “No-Lien” Deposits and Debt Assignment to ARCs: Civil Recovery Dispute Not Cheating/Breach of Trust Absent Dishonest Intention at Inception Case: MAHENDER SINGH v. STATE ( GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI )...
Post-bail detention of a foreign national in an authorized detention centre pending trial is not “illegal detention” for Habeas Corpus; High Court may instead direct time-bound trial 1. Introduction...
Article 21 Right to Periodic Medical Check-ups in Prison & Mandatory Reasonable Accommodation for Disabled/Amputee Prisoners 1. Introduction The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court in M.Kalaiselvi...
“Intentional” Inverted-Flag Display Requires Proof of Mens Rea; Non-Speaking (“Rubber-Stamped”) Cognizance Orders Are Vulnerable to Quashing Under Section 528 BNSS Case: V K NARAYANAN v. STATE OF...
Quashing of Forgery/Cheating FIR in Land Agreements Where a Registered Instrument Shows No Apparent Alteration and the Dispute Is Essentially Civil 1. Introduction In PARVEEN NAIN AND OTHERS v. STATE...
Strict Enforcement of Rule 16 (MP Conditions of Practice Rules, 2012): Appearance Bar for Advocates Convicted of Criminal Contempt Unless Contempt is Purged 1) Introduction Case: Munendra Singh v....
Order XI Rule 1(5) CPC (Commercial Suits): No Absolute Bar on Late Document Disclosure—Leave May Be Granted Even at Argument Stage on “Reasonable Cause” 1. Introduction The Calcutta High Court...
Demand-and-Acceptance as Twin Essentials for Section 7A PC Act: FIR Quashed Where No Trap, No Recovery, No Proof of Acceptance PRABHUGOWDA PATIL, v. STATE OF KARNATAKA, Karnataka High Court (M....
Maintenance-Driven Requests Cannot Access Spouse’s Income-Tax Returns via RTI; Proper Route Is Court Summons with Confidentiality Safeguards Case: INCOME TAX OFFICER v. SMT GULSANOBER Court:...
Defamation Quash Petitions: “Good Faith” (IPC §499 Exception 9) and BNSS Pre‑Process Notice Do Not Justify Threshold Discharge; Settlement‑Period Pendency Explains Delay Case: SMT. ROHINI SINDHURI...
Intent as the Threshold for Section 2, Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act: Edited/Digital Depictions Cannot Sustain Prosecution Without Mens Rea Case: SRI VENUGOPAL B C v. THE STATE OF...
Family Pension to Widow: Unregistered Nikahnama/Absence of Nomination Cannot Defeat a Proven (and Admitted) Marriage Case: FARZANABANU MOHAMMADHANIF SHAIKH WD/O MOHAMMADHANIF ABDULSAMAD SHAIKH v....
Interim Status Quo Ante (Including Restoration of Possession) in Migrant-Property Evictions: Estoppel Not to Defeat Writ Interim Relief, and District Magistrate’s “Persona Designata” Duty of...
Administrative Lethargy Is Not “Sufficient Cause”: Strict Refusal to Condoned Inordinate Government Delay and Mandatory Institutional Scrutiny 1. Introduction The Madras High Court (Chief Justice...
Tenancy Survives Demolition, but Eviction under the Maharashtra Rent Control Act Can Still Be Granted on Bona Fide Requirement and Non-User 1) Introduction This decision of the Bombay High Court...
Dealership Eligibility: “Pendency” Does Not Disqualify Absent Framing of Charges; Advertisement Prevails Over Application Form Case: Binod Kumar Mishra v. The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Regd. Office...
Section 482 “Filter Theory” in 498A Prosecutions: Quashing Omnibus Allegations Against In‑Laws While Sending Specific “Overt Act” Allegations Against Husband to Trial Case: ASHIS KUMAR DUTTA AND ANR...
Trainees as “Apprentices” under Model Standing Orders: No EPF Coverage When Training Confers No Right to Employment 1. Introduction Case: Regional Provident Fund Commissioner & Anr v. E.P.F. & Ors,...
Omission to Certify Is Not Misappropriation: “Nexus of Designation” Cannot Substitute “Nexus of Deed” for Section 409 IPC 1. Introduction In ARKO DEEP SAHA @ARKADEEP SAHA v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND...
Bail in 302 IPC Cases: Prima Facie Incriminating Material, Not Trial-like Appreciation of Eyewitness Testimony; Delay-attribution and Speedy Trial Directions 1. Introduction Case: Murad Ali and...