Sentencing Substitution for ATM-Card Duplication: Maintaining Conviction While Converting Remaining Imprisonment into Enhanced Fine with Victim Compensation 1) Introduction This decision of the High...
Unsanctioned Transfer of Reserved-Forest Settlement Land: No Protectable Possession Against the State (S.53A TPA Inapplicable) 1) Introduction This Gujarat High Court decision in RAMBHAI MADHUBHAI...
Sessions Courts Lack Power to Impose “Life Till Natural Death”: Only Constitutional Courts May Deny Remission 1. Introduction Case: RUDRESH @ RUDRAIAH v. STATE OF KARNATAKA Court: High Court of...
RTE Uniform Entitlement Can Be Implemented Through DBT (Not Necessarily In-Kind): Limits of Judicial Interference in Welfare Policy Case: JUSTICE FOR ALL v. GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI (Delhi High Court,...
Defamation in a Private Complaint Cannot Be Referred for Police Investigation; Mandatory Pre‑Cognizance Hearing of the Accused Under Section 223 BNSS Case: PROF. NIRANJANA v. STATE BY (Karnataka High...
Limits of Certiorari Review in PDS Licence Cancellation: High Court Confines Scrutiny to Decision-Making Process and Statutory Appeal Framework 1. Introduction In HEM BAHADUR PRADHAN @ NEWAR AND ANR....
Article 25 Does Not Protect Encroaching Roadside Shrines: Mandatory Removal Under Section 128 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Act Case: A.Sarath v. The Commissioner, WP No. 49192 of 2025 Court:...
FIR Quashing Under Section 528 BNSS: Courts Should Not Short-Circuit Investigation Where the Allegations Disclose Cognizable Offences (Including Insult to Modesty) Even if Some Sections Appear...
Section 43D(5) UAPA: Bail Bar Sustained on Prima Facie Digital-Reconnaissance and Crypto-Funding Material 1) Introduction The Division Bench of the High Court of Karnataka (H.P. Sandesh J. and...
ART Act Section 21(g) Imposes Individual (Gender-wise) Age Limits, Not Couple-wise; Donor Oocyte IVF Permissible and No “One Living Child” Bar 1. Introduction In SARBJIT KAUR AND ANOTHER v. STATE OF...
Illegally Issued Non-Bailable Warrant (NBWA) Vitiates Remand and Compels Bail: Liberty-Protective Bail Review under the BNSS 1) Introduction This decision of the Orissa High Court (Justice G....
Defective Investigation and FIR-Delay/Ante-Timing Objections Do Not Vitiate a Proven Murder Case; Death Sentence Confirmed for Brutal Triple-Murder in a Joint Household Case: THE STATE OF BIHAR v....
Compassionate Appointment: Attainment of Majority or Heirship Disputes Do Not Revive Time-Barred Claims Beyond Policy Limits 1. Introduction The decision in Nijesh Chauhan v. State of Chhattisgarh...
Concealment of Pre‑Marital Live‑in Relationship as “Fraud” under Section 12(1)(c) HMA; One‑Time Enhanced Permanent Alimony on Rajnesh v. Neha Parameters 1. Introduction The Jharkhand High Court...
Administrative Authorities Must Apply Precedent to Grant Maternity Leave for Third Confinement (Orders on the Issue Are Not “Petitioner-Specific”) 1. Introduction Case: P.Mangaiyarkkarasi v. The...
Quo Warranto to Challenge a State Advocate General Lies Only for Lack of Article 165 Eligibility; Alleged Impropriety is Outside Quo Warranto Review 1. Introduction In Pradeep Singh Advocate v. State...
Constitutional Courts Should Not Issue Routine “Dispose the Appeal/Representation” Mandamus Orders—Time-Bound Directions Only in Exceptional Cases 1. Introduction Case: Ponmudi v. The District...
Executor/Legatee May Sue to Protect Estate Pre-Probate in Section 57 Territories; Copyright Infringement as Continuing Cause Defeats Order IX Rule 9 Bar 1. Introduction DEV SAHITYA KUTIR PVT LTD v....
Custody of Rescued Trafficking Survivor Not Automatic on Attaining Majority: Parental Suitability and Harmful Influence Control Restoration under Sections 17(2) & 17A ITPA Case: DOLY PRABHAT MAITHY...
PIL Against Construction on Alleged Playground Fails Where Land Is Duly Allotted and Not Notified Under the KPPOS Act 1) Introduction In DR B R AMBEDKAR YOUTH SOCIAL AND CULTURAL WELFARE TRUST v....