Counting All Hands: Calcutta High Court Extends Payment of Gratuity Act Coverage to Co-operative Societies Employing Ten or More Workers (Including Daily-Rated Labour) Introduction In Midnapur...
Mixed-Offence Complaints & Section 198 CrPC: Kerala High Court Confirms Police Investigative Power and Defines Rape by Fraudulent Marriage – A Detailed Commentary on Santhosh Kumar N.P. v. State of...
Primacy of Secured Creditors over State VAT Claims Post-Section 31-B – A Commentary on “Central Bank of India v. State of Andhra Pradesh” (2025) 1. Introduction The Andhra Pradesh High Court, in...
Calcutta High Court affirms the Principle of “Equitable Restitution for Discontinued Beneficiary Schemes” Commentary on Smt. Mamta Banerjee & Anr. v. Eastern Coalfields Ltd. & Ors. (F.M.A. 358/2019,...
Filial Consortium for Non-Dependent Children & Uniform Multiplier Beyond Retirement Commentary on Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. v. Satya Devi (2025 HHC 14619-DB) 1. Introduction The Himachal...
Ensuring Natural Justice in GST Rectifications: Mandating Reasoned Orders and Personal Hearings under Section 161(3) CGST Act Introduction In M/S Ambiiience Metcorp Pvt. Ltd. v. Central Board of...
Rectification of Inadvertent Category Claims in Recruitment Applications: Bonafide Error Principle Introduction This commentary examines the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s decision in Manjana v. State...
Empowering Magistrates: Suo Moto Investigation under Section 173(8) CrPC Introduction This commentary analyzes the Himachal Pradesh High Court decision in Dharam Chand v. State of H.P. (2025 HHC...
“Unilateral Appointment = de jure Ineligibility” – 2025 Delhi High Court Commentary on Ballarpur Industries Ltd. v. SG Enterprises & Ors. 1. Introduction On 16 May 2025, the Delhi High Court...
Rectification of GST Returns: Right to Amend GSTR-3B in Line with GSTR-1 1. Introduction This commentary examines the Patna High Court’s decision in Om Traders v. Union of India, Civil Writ...
“Parallel Departmental Enquiry Without District-Magistrate Concurrence in Corruption Cases” – An Extensive Commentary on Narender Kumar v. State of Haryana & Others (2025 PHHC 63125) 1. Introduction...
Gujarat High Court Clarifies Delegation of Provisional-Attachment Powers and DIN Non-Applicability to State GST Authorities 1. Introduction M/s NRM Metals (India) Pvt. Ltd. and its director...
“Long Unauthorized Absence = Voluntary Abandonment” – Bombay High Court Redefines Retrenchment Threshold under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 1. Introduction In a consolidated decision covering...
Beyond the Routine: The “Direct-Involvement” Test & Expanded Judicial Review of Suspension Orders – A Commentary on Dr. Rakesh Kumar Verma v. State of Madhya Pradesh (MP High Court, 2025) 1....
“Monkeys Cannot Decide the Affairs of the Forest” – Andhra Pradesh High Court Re-affirms Limited Judicial Review over Government-Fixed Eligibility Thresholds in Public Procurement 1. Introduction In...
Suspension of Sentence When Evidence Only Establishes Aggravated Sexual Assault under POCSO Act Introduction This commentary examines the Calcutta High Court’s decision in Zomangaih @ Zohmangaiha v....
Judicial Intervention in Objective Exam Answer-Keys: Power to Correct Demonstrably Wrong Keys Introduction AKANKSHA PRIYA v. STATE OF JHARKHAND (2025 JHHC 12325-DB) is a landmark decision of the...
Limitation on Judicial Mandamus for Policy Formulation: Subhash Singh Tomar v. Union of India Introduction This commentary examines the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order in Subhash Singh Tomar v....
Judicial Mandate for Expeditious Administrative Action in Public Interest Litigation 1. Introduction This case arises out of W.P.(PIL) No. 30 of 2025, filed by Dr. E. Sreedharan—a 92-year-old...
Shiva Stuti v. Veera Raja Veera: Protecting Original Raga-Based Musical Works Introduction The Delhi High Court’s decision in Ustad Faiyaz Wasifuddin Dagar v. A.R. Rahman & Ors. (2025 DHC 2907) marks...