Bail under the SC/ST Act: Section 18 Bar Inapplicable Where Prima Facie Atrocity Offence Is Not Made Out; Antecedents Alone Not a Ground to Deny Bail 1. Introduction In RAVIKUMAR BHARATBHAI JOSHI v....
Election Duties and Administrative Transfers Are Not “Sufficient Cause” for Inordinate Delay in Municipal Writ Appeals 1. Introduction Case: Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation v. Siri...
ECIR Is Judicially Reviewable: Article 226 (Read with Section 482/Section 528 BNSS) Maintains High Court Oversight Despite “Administrative” Label Case: M/S GAMESKRAFT TECHNOLOGIES PVT LTD AND ANR v....
Video Conferencing Is Not a Fundamental Right: High Court’s Power to Curb RTI Misuse and Impose Exemplary Costs for Obstructing Judicial Administration Case: Vemula Venkata Vinay Babu Alias Vinay...
Rapid Screening False-Positive in Diagnostic Testing: No Section 336 IPC Without Gross Negligence; No Vicarious Criminal Liability by Designation 1. Introduction Case: Manisha singh v. The State of...
Bail in Suicide-Abetment Allegations: Mere Threat in a Familial Dispute and Absence of Proximate Overt Act as Key Factors 1. Introduction The Gujarat High Court, in JAVEDKHAN SORAMKHAN MANDORI v....
Family Pension as a Statutory Right of the Legally Wedded Widow: Nomination or Affidavit Cannot Defeat Entitlement Absent Divorce 1. Introduction The Gujarat High Court (per Niral R. Mehta J.)...
Article 226 Cannot Be Used to Restore a YouTube Channel: Contractual Platform Disputes Lie Outside Writ Jurisdiction 1. Introduction In SWATI ALIAS SMRITI NEGI v. UNION OF INDIA (2026 UHC 6805),...
Section 44(1)(c) PMLA Committal Requires Prior Cognizance by the Special Court; Late-Stage Transfer Must Yield to Speedy Trial Case: The Assistant Director v. Additional Superintendent of Police...
No Vested Right to Retain Government Quarters Against Redevelopment Policy: Limited Judicial Review and Time-Bound Vacation 1. Introduction Case: Ms Mary Megu v. The State of AP and 5 Ors (Gauhati...
Voluntary Dissolution Under Section 13 SRA, 1860: Asset Transfer to a Section 25 (Now Section 8) Company Upheld; Government-Consent Proviso Requires Proof of State Contribution/Interest; Belated Writ...
Bar on Multiple FIRs for a Single Continuous Procession Across Jurisdictions (Section 188 IPC) and Double Jeopardy After Prior Conviction Case: KULDEEP KUMAR v. STATE NCT OF DELHI (2026 DHC 6236)...
Demolition-Apprehension Petitions: Disposal on Statement and Mandatory Due-Process Notice Before Coercive Action Case: SHAIKH HUSAIN AJIJ v. THE STATE OF GUJARAT Court: Gujarat High Court Date:...
Quashing under Section 528 BNSS in Section 138 NI Act Complaints: “Lost Cheque/Stop-Payment” Defence Must Go to Trial Once Prima Facie Ingredients and Section 139 Presumption Are Triggered 1....
Non-Recovery of Ticket Not Fatal: Burden-Shifting and Liberal Proof of “Untoward Incident” in Railway Death Claims Case: PHILIPS AND ANR v. UNION OF INDIA Court: Punjab & Haryana High Court Date:...
Rebuttal of POCSO Section 29 Presumption at Bail Stage and Maintainability of Successive Bail Before High Court Case: NISAR AHMAD JOO TH.HIS WIFE v. UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K TH.S.H.O P/S M.R.GUNJ...
Acquittal Appeals: “Possible View” Deference and Pre‑2014 Age of Consent (16) Under Section 376 RPC in J&K 1) Introduction The Jammu and Kashmir High Court (Srinagar Bench), by judgment dated...
Uploading Interim Orders Is Mandatory and Independent of Process Fee; Uploading Is Not Service (Kerala High Court JPP No.5/2025) 1. Introduction This decision of the Kerala High Court (Soumen Sen,...
Sports Quota Recognition: “Taekwondo” in Notification Includes Poomsae Absent an Express Differentiation; Article 227 Review Remains Narrow 1. Introduction Case: STATE OF KERALA v. Ranjith K (2026...
Section 113-A Evidence Act Cannot Substitute Proof of Proximate Instigation for Section 306 IPC (and Fails When Section 498-A “Cruelty” Is Not Proved) 1. Introduction In Ankur Tandon v. State Of U.P....