PIL Seeking Blanket Repatriation of J&K Undertrials Must Disclose Specific Transfer Orders, Affected Persons, and Bona Fides—Political or Vague PILs Dismissible for Want of Locus 1. Introduction The...
Statutory DRP Remedy Cannot Be Defeated by Misfiling Objections: Fresh Limitation from Refiling Before the Faceless Assessing Officer 1. Introduction In MILACRON INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED v. THE...
Mutual Consent Divorce: Family Court Should Not Reject Section 13B Petition for Want of Waiver Application Without Granting Opportunity; Cooling-off Period is Directory 1) Introduction The Gujarat...
Election of Remedy in Patent Revocation: Counter-claim/Defence in Infringement Suit Bars Parallel Standalone Revocation Petition 1) Introduction The Madras High Court (N. Senthilkumar J.) decided a...
Rule 400 “Direct Nephew/Niece” Includes Both Brother’s and Sister’s Children: Equality-Based Interpretation of Emergency Leave Eligibility Case: SHADULI P.M v. STATE OF KERALA Citation: 2025 KER...
Time-Bound Disability Certificate Valid Till Superannuation Suffices for Section 20 Protection and Supernumerary Retention 1. Introduction In BRIJ BHUSHAN v. STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS (Punjab &...
Undisclosed QCBS as a Curable Procedural Illegality in Advanced Public Works Tenders: No Cancellation Absent Mala Fides; Prospective Transparency Mandate 1. Introduction This writ appeal before the...
Prospective Regularization Under J&K Special Provisions Act, 2010: No Retrospective Effect Even After Completion of Seven Years Post “Appointed Day” 1. Introduction The decision in GHULAM RASOOL BHAT...
Judicial Review and Mandatory Speaking Orders in Panchayat-to-Nagar Panchayat Inclusion Despite Article 243ZG Case: BAL KRISHAN AND OTHERS v. THE STATE OF HP AND OTHERS (2025 HHC 44882) Court:...
Minor Additions Do Not Cure Deceptive Similarity: “FRESH NOT FROZEN” Refused Against Prior “FRESH N FROZEN” in Class 35 1. Introduction This decision of the Madras High Court in M/s. Freshtohome...
Court of Inquiry Is Not a Departmental Proceeding: J&K & Ladakh High Court on Simultaneous Criminal Trial, Internal Fact‑Finding and Suspension in the BSF 1. Introduction In Akhand Prakash Shahi v....
Compensation for Discriminatory Rejection of Compassionate Appointment Claims When Reconsideration Is Barred by Delay 1. Introduction In UDIT NARAYAN PURKAYASTHA v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS...
Non-use for Five Years + Failure to Prove Use = Removal of Registered Mark under Section 47(1)(b) (Class 11) 1. Introduction In Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited v. Wipro Enterprises...
Dock Identification After Long Delay Without Prior Acquaintance Requires Strong Corroboration: Acquittal for Unreliable Eyewitness Identification and Unput Section 313 Material 1. Introduction Manden...
Counter-Prosecutions against Sexual Harassment Complainants: Delhi High Court on Section 195 CrPC, Data Entrustment and Defamation in Rajan Sareen v. State NCT of Delhi & Ors. I. Introduction The...
Acquiescence, Descriptive Use and “Similar Goods” in Trademark Infringement: A Detailed Commentary on Leayan Global Pvt Ltd v. Bata India Ltd 1. Introduction The Division Bench of the Delhi High...
Rarest of Rare, Not Automatic Death: Gujarat High Court’s Sentencing Framework for Child Rape under Section 376AB IPC and POCSO 1. Introduction The decision of the Gujarat High Court in State of...
Non-Speaking Appellate Acquittals Are Unsustainable: Reaffirming the Duty to Give Reasoned Criminal Judgments – Commentary on State of Madhya Pradesh v. Babulal Malviya 1. Introduction The decision...
Interpreting Ambiguous Interim Maintenance Orders and Enforcing Payment from the Date of Application: A Detailed Commentary on Manisha Amit Khajanchi v. Amit Kanakraj Khajanchi (Bombay High Court,...
State Authorities Cannot Act on Superstition to Seize Private Idols; Private Worship Protected Subject to Public Order, Noise, and Regulatory Oversight Case: A.Karthik, v. Mrs. Rashmi Siddharth...