Primacy of Pre-Independence Caste Records & Limits on the Affinity Test Commentary on Akshata d/o Dnyaneshwar Dongare & Anr. v. Vice-Chairman, ST Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Amravati (Bom...
“Lack of Inquiry” vs. “Inadequate Inquiry” – Madras High Court Narrows Section 263 Jurisdiction in Arul Industries v. Assistant Commissioner of Income-tax (2025) 1. Introduction Court & Date: Madras...
Sanction Defects under the PC Act Are Harmless Without Failure of Justice: Kerala High Court in Luckose Joseph v. State of Kerala Decision: Kerala High Court, 8 August 2025, A. Badharudeen, J....
“Regular Service in the Grade” Extends to Service in an Analogous Post (Commentary on Delhi High Court’s decision in Bhupinder Kumar Malik v. Union of India, 2025 DHC 6630-DB) 1. Introduction This...
Section 74(2) Approval as the Jurisdictional Gatekeeper for SSFC Trials of Civil Offences; Mental Illness Alone Does Not Bar Trial: Commentary on Anil Kumar Upadhaya v. UOI (2025 DHC 6617-DB)...
Mere Presence and Generic Exhortation Are Insufficient for Section 302/34 IPC: Allahabad High Court’s Rigorous Threshold for Common Intention Case: Vijai @ Babban v. State of U.P., 2025:AHC:134249-DB...
Stay of Matrimonial Proceedings Does Not Suspend Section 24 HMA Maintenance; Transfer and Ancillary Proceedings Are “Proceedings under the Act” Case: Ankit Suman v. State of U.P. and Another |...
UDID Prevails Over Re-Quantification: Functional Competency Boards Cannot Dilute PwBD Reservation in MBBS Admissions Case: Maaz Ahmad v. U.O.I. Thru. Secy. Ministry Of Health And Family Welfare,...
Extending RTI to Hybrid Public–Private Corporations: Kerala High Court Declares CIAL a “Public Authority” 1. Introduction Cochin International Airport Limited (“CIAL”) is the celebrated...
“Limits of Writ Jurisdiction in Seeking Transfer of Pending Matters” Commentary on Ravneet Kaur Adv. v. Punjab & Haryana High Court (2025 PHHC 99003-DB) 1. Introduction The Division Bench of the...
Dormant Investigations & Prima-Facie Deficiency: Kerala High Court’s New Bench-Mark on Quashing FIRs under § 528 BNSS, 2023 1. Introduction The Kerala High Court in Ratheesh K.G. v. State of Kerala...
Delhi High Court Declares: No Pendente-Lite Maintenance Where Applicant Has Adequate Means and Respondent Is Financially Incapacitated (An authoritative commentary on Yashwani Verma v. Virender...
“Shared-Household” Rights Do Not Defeat Co-Owners’ Right to Partition Commentary on Delhi High Court decision in Smita Jina v. Amit Kumar Jina (2025 DHC 6421-DB) Introduction The Division Bench of...
“No Shape-I, No Promotion” Doctrine Abolished for HIV-Positive Personnel Comprehensive Commentary on Gujarat High Court’s Judgment in Isabella C.L. v. Union of India (2025) 1. Introduction The...
Treasure Park Precedent: Proportional Maintenance & Delegated Registrar Powers under the Maharashtra Apartment Ownership Act, 1970 1. Introduction The Bombay High Court’s decision in Mr. Sachin...
Prospective Operation of Explanation 1(d) to Rule 43 CGST Rules & Denial of ITC on Electricity Supplied to Residential Townships – A Commentary on Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd. v. State of...
Technical Dismissal of a Section 18 Reference Does Not Bar Re-determination under Section 28-A — A Commentary on Sumanbai Prabhkar Igave v. State of Maharashtra & Anr., Bombay High Court, 31 July...
Mandatory Compensation for Requisitioned Private Facilities under the Disaster Management Act: A Comprehensive Commentary on SR Educational & Charitable Trust v. State of Kerala (2025 KER 57041) 1....
Planting Witnesses and Broken Chains: MP High Court Mandates Departmental Enquiry for Investigative Misconduct in Circumstantial-Evidence Prosecutions 1. Introduction Nein Singh Dhurve v. State of...
“No Locus Standi of an Accused to Appeal Against Transfer-of-Investigation Orders” – Commentary on Sahajahan Sk. & Anr. v. Supriya Mandal Gayen & Ors., Calcutta High Court (2025) 1. Introduction The...