Courts Cannot Grant Money Decrees to Defendants Without Pleadings or Counter-Claim (Ultra Petita) 1. Introduction This decision of the Madras High Court in THANGAPANDIYAN v. JAYALAKSHMI (A.S. No.644...
Prior Purchaser Not Impleaded in Specific Performance Suit: Remedy Is Declaration of Non-Binding (Not Cancellation) & Composite Appeal Principles 1. Introduction This second appeal (S.A. No.789 of...
Section 528 BNSS Cannot Be Used to “Process-Manage” Trial Courts: No High Court Direction for Same‑Day Recall of NBW Where Statutory Remedy Exists (Especially in SC/ST (PoA) Sessions Cases) 1)...
Personal Search NDPS Prosecution for Small Quantity Can Be Quashed at Threshold for Prima Facie Section 50 Non-Compliance and Limitation Bar Case: Pradeep Rajan v. State Of Tamilnadu Rep By In...
Strict Tender Bid-Validity Limits Forfeiture; Blacklisting/Debarment Requires Specific Prior Notice 1. Introduction In INTAS PHARMACEUTICALS LTD v. THE STATE OF HP AND ANOTHER (2025 HHC 46183,...
Section 24 HMA Maintenance Pendente Lite Ceases on Claimant’s Remarriage (Even if Main Petition is Later Withdrawn) 1. Introduction The Himachal Pradesh High Court, in DHANANJAY KANWAR S/o Sh....
Compulsory Retirement Under J&K CSR 226(2) Cannot Rest Solely on FIR Involvement; Screening Must Be Record-Based 1. Introduction The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, in State of J AND K AND ORS...
Redemption under SARFAESI: Right Extinguishes on Valid “Publication” of the Composite Notice of Sale (30 Days Counted from the Later of Service or Public Notice) 1. Introduction In NAZIR AHMAD BHAT...
Section 12 JJ Act as a Rule of Mandatory Bail for Juveniles, Even in Serious/POCSO Allegations, Unless the Proviso is Specifically Attracted 1) Introduction This decision of the Gujarat High Court...
Co-sharer Construction on Joint Land: Injunction Not as a Rule; Oral Partition Must Be Proved from Revenue Record Case: Bir Singh v. Tirath Raj and another Citation: 2025 HHC 45673 Court: High Court...
Women-Accused Bail in Serious Offences: Proviso to Section 437(1) CrPC Must Be Meaningfully Applied 1. Introduction In SALEEMA AND ORS. v. UNION TERRITORY THROUGH POLICE STATION LARNOO (HOME) (Jammu...
Merit-cum-Roster Prevails Over “Final” Preferences in AP TRT Recruitment (Reading Down Rule 10, AP TRT Rules, 2025) Case: Kamireddy Bhavani v. The State of Andhra Pradesh (Common Order in...
Women Accused Under PMLA: Proviso to Section 45 Relaxes Twin Conditions; Bail Governed by General Principles Case: SANDEEPA VIRK v. DIRECTORATE OF ENFORCEMENT Citation: 2025 DHC 12026 Court: Delhi...
MPCB Cannot Create Catchment-Area Monopolies via Circulars/CTO Conditions Under HWM Rules, 2016 1. Introduction In GREEN GENE ENVIRO PROTECTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA,...
Complainant’s Post-Charge Request for “Further Investigation” is Maintainable Under Section 173(8) CrPC, but Cannot be Granted Routinely After Charge is Framed Case: SUDHA KALANTRY v. THE STATE OF...
Regular Bail Post-Charge-sheet in Citizenship/Passport-Linked Allegations When Flight Risk is Neutralised 1. Introduction The order in BIPLOB S/O NIHAR RANJAN HALDAR v. STATE OF GUJARAT (Gujarat High...
Section 245 A.P. Panchayat Raj Act: “Total Number of Members” for No-Confidence is the Voting-Eligible Effective Strength (Vacancies Excluded) Case: D.Venkateswaramma v. The State of Andhra Pradesh,...
Shareholder Locus to Challenge RBI Permission for NRI Share Allotment: Judicial Review Limited to Illegality, Mala Fides, or Non-Application of Mind 1. Introduction The decision in SAJAL DUTTA v....
Parity and Benefit of Doubt in Free-Fight Homicides: Conviction Cannot Rest on the Same Unreliable Evidence Used to Acquit Co-accused Case: STATE OF J AND K THROUGH ADDITIONAL ADVOCATE GENERAL (302...
Auto‑Rickshaw Permit Conditions: Mandatory Self‑Driving as an Unreasonable Restriction; Limited Driver Engagement to Align with Articles 14 & 19 1. Introduction In SATPAL AND ORS v. STATE OF HP AND...