Proactive Devaswom Board Duty to Publicly Discourage Synthetic Kumkum and Prohibited Plastics During Sabarimala Pilgrimage Case: SUO MOTU v. UNION GOVERNMENT | Citation: 2026 KER 6791 | Court: Kerala...
SARFAESI Possession: Section 14 Is Optional (Assistance-Only), Not Mandatory for Taking Physical Possession Under Section 13(4) and Rule 8 1. Introduction In Uco Bank Through Its Authorised Officer...
Compulsory Retirement for “Ineffectiveness” Must Primarily Reflect Preceding 5-Year Performance; Concluded Minor Penalties Cannot Be the Sole Basis (Rule 53(1), Rajasthan Pension Rules, 1996) 1....
Probationers Are “Workmen” Under the Industrial Disputes Act: Termination Simpliciter Tests and Statutory, Non‑Recoverable Section 17‑B Wages 1. Introduction Case: Sarita Tiwari v. M/s Deccan...
“Contradictions from Section 161 Statements Must Be Proved via the Investigating Officer; Section 154 Allows Only ‘Questions as in Cross-Examination’, Not ‘Cross-Examination’ of One’s Own Witness” 1....
Fresh Prosecution Cannot Be Initiated Under Repealed Foreigners Act, 1946 for Post-Repeal Conduct: Subordinate Rules and Saving Clauses Do Not Revive Repealed Penal Regime 1. Introduction The Madhya...
Cheque Deposit as Valid Tender Under a Compromise Decree (Order XXI CPC): Satisfaction Relates Back to Date of Tender Case: Parth Credit And Capital Market Pvt. Ltd. v. Ideal Electronics Pvt. Ltd....
Family Pension Priority under CCS (Pension) Rules: Childless Widow’s Continuity After Remarriage Prevails Over Dependent Parents (and Post-Death Birth Is Irrelevant) Case: SMT LAKSHMI DEVI & ANR. v....
DNA Test in Section 125 Maintenance Proceedings: Presumption of Legitimacy Prevails Absent Strong Prima Facie Non-Access 1. Introduction The Karnataka High Court (Kalaburagi Bench) in SRI B S...
Mandatory termination of petty-offence juvenile proceedings if Section 14(2) JJ Act timeline lapses: reasoned extension is essential 1. Introduction The Calcutta High Court in Child in conflict with...
Forgery/Corruption in Promotion Cases: Conviction Requires Proof of Authorship, Mens Rea, and Primary Documentary Evidence 1. Introduction The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court (Sanjay Parihar,...
Article 21 Limits on “Deposit of Fine” Conditions While Suspending Sentence: Poverty Cannot Convert a Suspension Order into Continued Custody Case: RAJESH KUSHWAH S/O SHRI RAMSHAKAL KUSHWAH v. STATE...
Prospective Operation of the “Written Grounds of Arrest” Rule and the Prejudice Test for Article 22(1) Challenges (Delhi High Court) Case: KARAN SINGH v. STATE NCT OF DELHI | Citation: 2026 DHC...
Sanction Under UAP Act Section 45 Is Offence-Centric (Not Accused-Centric): Procedural Seizure Lapses and Case-Diary Access Do Not Loosen the Section 43D(5) Bail Bar Case: SHAHID KHAN v. THE STATE OF...
Writ Jurisdiction is Normally Barred Against Emergency Closure/Disconnection Directions Under the Water Act Where an NGT Remedy Exists; Reasons Need Only Be Recorded in Writing 1. Introduction The...
Custody Determination Must Be Child-Welfare Centric: Tender Years Doctrine Not Determinative; Alienation Defeats “Primary Caregiver” and Child’s Veto; No Foreign Relocation Case: DEBARATI BHUNIA...
Section 12 Probation of Offenders Act Removes Statutory Ineligibility for Appointment Attached to Conviction (Including “Moral Turpitude” Bars) 1. Introduction In UNION OF INDIA & ORS. v. RAJESH...
Detention in Civil Prison in Execution Requires Prior Notice and Opportunity of Hearing Case: Purbha Tulsa alias Tulsiram Dhutde and Another v. Mohd. Jafar Shaikh Ismail Court: Bombay High Court...
Termination of a Registered Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee Employee Solely for Non‑Citizenship After Long Service Held Arbitrary Under Article 14; Writ Maintainable Under Article 226 1. Introduction The...
Parallel Anticipatory Bail Filings as Abuse of Process: Dismissal for Attempt to Hoodwink the Court Case: HARSH v. THE STATE GOVERNMENT OF N.C.T. OF DELHI Court: Delhi High Court Date: 23-01-2026...