Police-Custody Confession Alone Cannot Sustain Continued Detention: Bail Granted for Lack of Admissible Evidence and Directions to Ensure Police Assistance in Bail Hearings 1) Introduction In SARVESH...
Judicial Review of PSU Employee Social-Media Speech: Misconduct Findings Sustained, but Termination-Type Penalty Must Meet Proportionality 1. Introduction Case: Madanjit Kumar v. Central Electronics...
Section 314 BMC Act: Summary Removal of Encroachments on Public Streets Despite Long Possession; Taxes/Licences Do Not Regularise Case: PREETI MANOHAR SAKPAL D/O.MANOHAR B.SAKPAL(DECEASED) v....
Joint Trial for Multiple Sexual Offences Against the Same Child: Conviction Not Vitiated Absent Proven Prejudice or Failure of Justice 1. Introduction Bhagavathiraj v. The State of Tamilnadu (Madras...
Non-supply of Written Grounds of Arrest under Section 47 BNSS Renders Arrest Illegal and Requires Release, Despite Gravity of Offence Case: NANJUNDA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA Court: High Court of...
Shaky Dock Identification + Dubious “Disclosure” Recovery = Benefit of Doubt in Robbery/397 IPC Prosecutions 1) Introduction Case: FEROZ AHMAD v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI (Delhi High Court, decided on...
Stigmatic Termination for Alleged Fake Educational Certificates Requires Prior Departmental Enquiry and Hearing 1. Introduction This decision of the High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench...
Voluntary Relocation and Suitable Alternate Accommodation: No Automatic Re-entry into a Former Shared Household under the DV Act 1. Introduction In REENA GROVER v. SH. RAMESH GROVER & ORS. (Delhi...
Venue Owners Not Liable Under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act Absent Knowledge or a Legal Duty to Verify Age 1. Introduction In ABDUL HAMEED v. STATE BY GOLGUMBAZ P S (Karnataka High Court,...
Presumption of Knowledge and Litigant Vigilance in Restoration/Delay Condonation: Counsel-Blame and “Online Availability” Not a Sufficient Cause 1. Introduction The Gujarat High Court in LR OF SARDAR...
Bail to a Foreign Undertrial in CGST Prosecution Despite Expired Visa: Embassy-Assured Presence, X-Misc Visa Framework, and a Bar on Citing Judges’ Names 1. Introduction In Alice Lee @ Li Tengli v....
Quashing of Railways Act Prosecution for Protest-Related Train Delay Absent Ingredients of Sections 154 and 174(a) and for Non-Speaking Cognizance Case: SRI. MOHAMMED HARIS NALAPAD v. STATE BY SGWF...
Section 17(B) Wages Stop at Superannuation: Employer’s Liability Ends with Service Tenure Despite Pending Writ 1. Introduction In LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA v. G.K. NIJHAWAN (2026 DHC 1037,...
Limits on Section 41-A Cr.P.C. Notices: No Mechanical 15-Day Reporting and No “Guilty” Declarations 1. Introduction In ARMAN KHAN v. STATE OF ORISSA (Orissa High Court, decided on 09-02-2026), nine...
Withheld Investigation Material and Fabricated Section 27 Memoranda: Acquittal in a Circumstantial Case Case: Kamlesh Bai Kushwaha v. The State Of Madhya Pradesh (2026 MPHC-JBP 11261) Court: High...
Section 27-A NDPS “Financing” Requires Funding Illicit Traffic (Not Mere Receipt of Funds): Anticipatory Bail Where Implication Rests on Co-Accused Statement and Bank Credits 1. Introduction In...
Police-Recorded Dying Declaration under Section 161 CrPC as Substantive Evidence When Certified Fit by Doctor: ASIF v. State of Karnataka (Karnataka HC, 09-02-2026) 1. Introduction The Division Bench...
Technical Limitation Cannot Defeat Terror-Victim Ex Gratia: Mandatory Reconsideration Under the 2019 Central Scheme Court: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu Case: Sabza Begum and Anr....
Probationary Judicial Officer Discharge Under Rule 14: Fact-Finding Triggered by a Viral Incident Does Not Convert Termination into Punitive Removal Absent a Formal Misconduct Finding 1. Introduction...
Omission of Raja Kaluve in Master Plan/Sanctioned Plan Does Not Defeat Statutory Vesting of “B” Kharab Storm-Water Drains Case: MANTRI TRANQUIL APARTMENTS OWNERS ASSOCIATION v. BRUHAT BENGALURU...