All High Courts Case Commentaries

Kerala High Court Sets Transparency Standard for Devaswom Outsourcing: Mandatory Multilingual Rate Display and Enforcement Against Overcharging at Sabarimala

Date: Aug 28, 2025

Kerala High Court Sets Transparency Standard for Devaswom Outsourcing: Mandatory Multilingual Rate Display and Enforcement Against Overcharging at Sabarimala Introduction In SUO MOTU v. State of...

Sincere Remorse Cleanses Contempt: Telangana High Court’s Restorative Approach to Scandalous Transfer Pleadings and the Bar–Bench Compact

Date: Aug 28, 2025

Sincere Remorse Cleanses Contempt: Telangana High Court’s Restorative Approach to Scandalous Transfer Pleadings and the Bar–Bench Compact Introduction This commentary examines the Telangana High...

Section 29 POCSO Presumption Sustains Conviction Despite Hostile Child Witness When DNA and MLC Establish Foundational Facts: Commentary on X v. State (NCTD) and Anr., 2025 DHC 7371

Date: Aug 28, 2025

Section 29 POCSO Presumption Sustains Conviction Despite Hostile Child Witness When DNA and MLC Establish Foundational Facts: A Detailed Commentary on X v. State (NCTD) and Anr. (2025 DHC 7371)...

Substance Over Form in Section 34 Challenges: Rajasthan High Court Affirms Section 14 Exclusion and Cautions Against Technical Dismissals in International Commercial Arbitration

Date: Aug 28, 2025

Substance Over Form in Section 34 Challenges: Rajasthan High Court Affirms Section 14 Exclusion and Cautions Against Technical Dismissals in International Commercial Arbitration Introduction This...

Renunciation Certificate Is a Substantive Precondition—No Minor’s Exception: Kerala High Court in Union of India v. Rasheeda Bano (2025)

Date: Aug 28, 2025

Renunciation Certificate Is a Substantive Precondition—No Minor’s Exception Case: Union of India v. Rasheeda Bano (2025 KER 63835) Court: High Court of Kerala (Division Bench) Bench: Sushrut Arvind...

Non‑disclosure of a trivial, time‑stale gambling conviction is not ipso facto ground for termination: Bombay High Court’s contextual, post‑sensitive test for integrity verification

Date: Aug 28, 2025

Non‑disclosure of a trivial, time‑stale gambling conviction is not ipso facto ground for termination: Bombay High Court’s contextual, post‑sensitive test for integrity verification Introduction In...

“Doctrine of Harmonious Accommodation” – Orissa High Court opens teacher-recruitment categories to disabled OTET-I candidates with B.Ed.

Date: Aug 28, 2025

“Doctrine of Harmonious Accommodation” – Orissa High Court opens teacher-recruitment categories to disabled OTET-I candidates with B.Ed. 1. Introduction The decision in Prajnya Parimita Barik v....

No Blanket Advance-Notice Right Before Arrest: Commentary on Ranjit Singh Gill v. State of Punjab & Ors., P&H High Court (2025)

Date: Aug 28, 2025

No Blanket Advance-Notice Right Before Arrest Commentary on Ranjit Singh Gill v. State of Punjab & Others Punjab & Haryana High Court, Judgment dated 22-08-2025 1. Introduction This commentary...

“No-Injury” Attempts to Murder & The Narrow Lane of Section 482 CrPC – A Commentary on Harendra Bansal v. State of U.P. (2025 AHC 144718)

Date: Aug 28, 2025

“No-Injury” Attempts to Murder & The Narrow Lane of Section 482 CrPC Commentary on Harendra Bansal & Anr. v. State of U.P. and Another (2025 AHC 144718) 1. Introduction The Allahabad High Court’s...

Prospective Application of the “Written-Grounds” Requirement in UAPA Arrests – Commentary on Lakhveer Singh v. NIA (2025 DHC 7313-DB)

Date: Aug 28, 2025

Prospective Application of the “Written-Grounds” Requirement in UAPA Arrests – Commentary on Lakhveer Singh v. National Investigation Agency 1. Introduction The Delhi High Court’s division bench in...

Section 105 CrPC Held Inapplicable to Service of Notice in Criminal Revisions Involving Foreign Parties – A Commentary on UBS Switzerland AG v. State of West Bengal

Date: Aug 28, 2025

Section 105 CrPC Held Inapplicable to Service of Notice in Criminal Revisions Involving Foreign Parties Commentary on UBS Switzerland AG v. State of West Bengal & Ors., Calcutta High Court, C.R.R....

“Jurisdictional-Fact” Threshold for Police-Protection Writs: Kerala High Court’s Guiding Light in M.A. Sunil v. M.R. Pradeep (2025)

Date: Aug 28, 2025

“Jurisdictional-Fact” Threshold for Police-Protection Writs: Kerala High Court’s Guiding Light in M.A. Sunil v. M.R. Pradeep (2025) 1. Introduction The Division Bench of the Kerala High Court (Chief...

Doctrine of Post-Divorce Extinguishment of “Shared Household” Rights – Commentary on Kuldeep Kaur v. Swaran Kaur (2025 DHC 7098-DB)

Date: Aug 28, 2025

Doctrine of Post-Divorce Extinguishment of “Shared Household” Rights (Comprehensive Commentary on Kuldeep Kaur v. Swaran Kaur (Deceased) through LRs., 2025 DHC 7098-DB) Introduction The Division...

Delhi HC Reinforces “Family-of-Marks” Protection: Exclusive Rights Over the Suffix “KIND” in Pharmaceutical & Allied Classes

Date: Aug 28, 2025

Delhi HC Reinforces “Family-of-Marks” Protection: Exclusive Rights Over the Suffix “KIND” in Pharmaceutical & Allied Classes 1. Introduction Mankind Pharma Ltd. v. Ram Kumar (M/s Dr. Kumars...

Generic Words, Disclaimers and Domain Names: Delhi HC bars monopoly over “Yatra” in Yatra Online Ltd. v. Mach Conferences & Events Ltd.

Date: Aug 28, 2025

Generic Words, Disclaimers and Domain Names: Delhi HC bars monopoly over “Yatra” in Yatra Online Ltd. v. Mach Conferences & Events Ltd. 1. Introduction On 22 August 2025, the Delhi High Court...

“Wilful Obstruction of Court-Appointed Commissioners as Criminal Contempt” – A Commentary on Court on its Own Motion v. Obsession Naaz & Ors. (2025 DHC 7206-DB)

Date: Aug 28, 2025

“Wilful Obstruction of Court-Appointed Commissioners Constitutes Criminal Contempt”: Delhi High Court crystallises the ‘Knowledge-Plus-Obstruction’ Test 1. Introduction In Court on its Own Motion v....

State GST Officers May Exercise Section 129 Powers in Inter-State Transactions Without Separate Notification – Comment on Shree Maa Trading Company v. State of U.P. (2025)

Date: Aug 28, 2025

State GST Officers May Exercise Section 129 Powers in Inter-State Transactions Without Separate Notification – Comment on Shree Maa Trading Company & Ors. v. State of U.P. & Ors. (2025 AHC 143407) 1....

“Public Purpose” Re-Examined: Kerala High Court Bars State from Acquiring Private Land Merely to Compensate Minority Institutions – Commentary on Sulaiman M.S. v. State of Kerala (2025)

Date: Aug 28, 2025

“Public Purpose” Re-Examined: Kerala High Court Bars State from Acquiring Private Land Merely to Compensate Minority Institutions – Commentary on Sulaiman M.S. v. State of Kerala (2025 KER 62727) 1....

Voluntary Adoption of a Foreign Pay-Pattern Does Not Create an Enforceable Right to Parity – Comment on Sudhir Dhiman & Ors. v. State of Himachal Pradesh (2025 HHC 28289)

Date: Aug 28, 2025

Voluntary Adoption of a Foreign Pay-Pattern Does Not Create an Enforceable Right to Parity Commentary on Sudhir Dhiman & Ors. v. State of Himachal Pradesh & Ors. (2025 HHC 28289, decided 21 Aug 2025)...

Anticipatory Bail Remains Maintainable Despite Proclamation under BNSS Sections 84/85: Patna High Court’s “Serious Consideration, Not Embargo” Standard

Date: Aug 28, 2025

Anticipatory Bail Remains Maintainable Despite Proclamation under BNSS Sections 84/85: Patna High Court’s “Serious Consideration, Not Embargo” Standard Introduction This commentary analyzes the...