Appellate Remand to Cure Non-Adjudication of Core Issues; Injunction Suits Must Seek Declaration Where Title is Clouded Case: SHRI SATYA NARAIN, SINCE DECEASED THROUGH LRS v. CHAIRMAN DELHI...
Home Cadre “Insider” Allocation Requires First Preference under the AIS Cadre Allocation Policy, 2008 Case: UNION OF INDIA v. SHRI RAJ PRIY SINGH (2026 DHC 137-DB) Court: Delhi High Court (Division...
Finality of Section 29(2) KIAD Act Negotiated Compensation and Bar on “Site-in-Lieu” Claims Contrary to the BMIC Framework Agreement Court: High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru Date: 09-01-2026 Case:...
Strict Pleading-and-Proof Standard for Invoking the Fiduciary/Family Exception to the Benami Defence Bar in Sibling Property Occupation Disputes 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court (Division Bench)...
Article 363 Bar and the Privy Purse–Malikhana Distinction: Kerala High Court on Non-Justiciability of Pre-Constitution Covenant Claims 1. Introduction Case: SANOOP VV v. THE STATE OF KERALA (2026 KER...
Appellate Deference to Family Court’s Protective Modification of Interim Visitation in the Child’s Welfare Introduction In JAGMEET CHOPRA v. BASANT SAWHNEY (2026 DHC 128-DB), decided on 09.01.2026 by...
Unauthorized Occupants of Public Land Cannot Claim Temporary Injunction on the Basis of Long Possession (Article 227 Restraint) Case: Maharaj Singh Yadav v. The State Of Madhya Pradesh Citation: 2026...
Interim Bar on Sealing Pending Time-Bound Decision on Change-of-Use Applications by Housing Authorities 1. Introduction In ROHIT VALLABHABHI VASANI v. STATE OF GUJARAT & ORS. (Gujarat High Court,...
Consent and Credibility in “Promise-to-Marry” Rape Allegations: Ruptured Hymen Alone and Delayed Complaint Insufficient to Reverse Acquittal 1. Introduction The Karnataka High Court (Division Bench)...
Consistency and Documentary Substantiation as the Core of “Bona Fide Requirement” under Section 14(1)(e) DRC Act: No Eviction Where Alternative Accommodation and Need Remain Unproved (Limited...
Finality over “Liberty”: Re-litigation by Government-land encroachers barred; no right to seek assignment/exchange against State’s prison-policy decision 1. Introduction This decision of the Madras...
Charitable-Trust-Funded Treatment Not Payable as “Medical Expenses” to Claimants; Consortium Payable Per Dependant per Pranay Shethi 1. Introduction This first appeal under Section 173 of the Motor...
Section 498A/DP Act FIRs Must Not Criminalise “Daily Wear and Tear” of Marriage: Quashing Vague, Omnibus Matrimonial Allegations and Caution Against Coercive Look Out Circulars 1. Introduction Case:...
Fixed-pay recruitment to regular State posts is unconstitutional: regular pay from initial appointment under “equal pay for equal work” 1. Introduction This common judgment of the Tripura High Court...
Lok Adalat Settlements Require Party Presence/Free Consent; Counsel Must Hold Written Authority to Compromise 1. Introduction In MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD v. HAKIM UDDIN AND ANR...
Family Pension Entitlement of a “Nata Patni”: Nomination Not Determinative When Marital Status is Established 1. Introduction The decision in RAM PYARI SUMAN W/O LATE SHRI PURAN LAL SAINI v. THE...
Rule 9 CCS (Pension) Rules: Pension Withholding Requires Proven “Grave Misconduct”; Prior Departmental Knowledge Negates “Misrepresentation” Case: Birendra Singh Kunwar v. Union of India through...
“Immediate” Forwarding Under Section 19(2) PMLA Means Reasonable Promptness: Holidays/After-Hours Delay Not Fatal; Writ Review Confined to Statutory Safeguards 1. Introduction In Yogesh Dua v/s....
Section 25B(8) DRC Act: Revisional Review Confined to “According to Law” in Leave-to-Defend Evictions (Bona Fide Need Not Revisited Like an Appeal) 1. Introduction In SATISH KUMAR GUPTA v. SUSHIL...
Disclosure/Blackmail Using a Spouse’s Private Photographs Constitutes “Mental Cruelty” Under Section 13(1)(i-a) of the Hindu Marriage Act 1. Introduction In DEBLEENA DUTTA v. SUMAN KUMAR RUJ (2026...