Omnibus Allegations and Unproved Common Intention Cannot Sustain a Section 323 IPC Conviction in Revision 1. Introduction In Sambhu Das @ Shambhu Das & Ors. v. State of West Bengal & Anr. (Calcutta...
Conviction under the Essential Commodities Act Requires Reliable Stock Verification: “Stick-measurement” of Sloped Underground Tanks and Hostile Raid Witnesses Create Reasonable Doubt 1. Introduction...
Contempt Jurisdiction Cannot Be Used as a Vehicle for Supplemental Relief Beyond the Original Writ Directions 1. Introduction This decision of the Calcutta High Court (Madhuresh Prasad, J. and...
Conviction Cannot Rest Solely on “Last Seen” and Unreliable Extra‑Judicial Confession: Reinforcing the Complete-Chain Standard in Circumstantial Murder Trials 1) Introduction In SHIBU BARMAN @ KUBAL...
Bail in Cyber-Fraud: Large-Scale Circular Fund Movement, Lack of Business Records, and Ongoing Complex Investigation as Grounds to Refuse Regular Bail 1) Introduction The decision in Rohit Gagerna v....
MCOCA Bail: Mere Call-Detail “Contact” and Unparticularised International Calls Do Not Satisfy Section 21(4) Embargo Case: AKASHDEEP KARAJ SINGH v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Court: Bombay High Court...
Compromise Cannot Cure Fraud on Court and Public Authorities: Refusal to Quash FIR Where Parties Misrepresented Marital Status 1. Introduction In ROHIT LAMBA & ANR. v. STATE NCT OF DELHI & ANR....
EWS “Gross Annual Income” Includes Junior Resident Remuneration: Substance Over “Stipend” Nomenclature 1) Introduction In DR. BAHUBALI N. SHETTI v. ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND ANR...
PwD Reservation in Public Employment: Executive Resolutions Must Conform to Section 34(2) RPwD Act; Statutory Correction Mid-Process Is Not “Changing the Rules of the Game” Court: Patna High Court...
Forensic DNA Evidence Must Be Supported by a Proved Chain of Custody; Kidnapping Applies to a Major with Intellectual Disability as a “Person of Unsound Mind” 1. Introduction The Uttarakhand High...
Prospective Withdrawal of a Long-Standing Increment Benefit Is a “Change in Service Conditions” Requiring Section 9-A Notice Case: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation v. The Municipal Union (with Writ...
Mens Rea as a Prerequisite under Section 2 of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971: Negligent Upside-Down Hoisting Does Not Constitute an Offence 1. Introduction The decision in...
Appellate Use of Unexhibited Public Documents Produced by the Plaintiff & Limits of Second Appeal Interference under Section 100 CPC Case: PIRZADA SAIYED BAHAUDDIN B. KADRI(SINCE DECD.THRO HEIRS &...
Presumption of Rule 2A(2) Publication from Rule 2A(3) Newspaper Notice: Limitation Strictly Bars Belated Vesting Act Challenges 1) Introduction State of Kerala v. Kurien E. Kalathil (Kerala High...
PIL Not Maintainable for Ward Renaming Absent Rights Violation; Costs for Frivolous PIL 1. Introduction In SRI RENUKA YALLAMMA TEMPLE TRUST v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA (Karnataka High Court, decided on...
Post-2020 Delhi Prison Rules: No Furlough Without “Annual Good Conduct Remissions” Where Remission Is Court-Barred Case: VIKAS YADAV v. THE STATE NCT OF DELHI THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS. (2026 DHC 1171)...
Preventive Detention under NSA: “Imminent Bail” Must Rest on Rational Material; No Time-Limits Can Be Imposed on Article 22(5) Representations Case: Mutum Ranjan Meitei v. District Magistrate,...
Guilty Plea Conviction Cannot Be the Sole Ground to Deny Evidence on Negligence Before the MACT Case: MENON P.S, v. THE REGISTRAR GENERAL (2026 KER 12467) | Court: High Court of Kerala | Date:...
Interim Bail Period Excluded from “Custody” Computation under Section 187(2) BNSS: Only Actual Detention Counts 1. Introduction In NEERAJ KUMAR v. STATE NCT OF DELHI (Delhi High Court, 11-02-2026;...
PIL Limits in Executive Welfare Schemes: Courts Will Not Reopen Registrations or Recast Eligibility Absent Clear Unconstitutionality 1. Introduction In Paras Saklecha v. State Of Madhya Pradesh...