Goodwill of a Partnership is Not a “Family Mark”: Heirs Cannot Appropriate a Law-Firm Name; Summary Judgment in Passing Off under Order XIII-A 1) Introduction The decision in FOX AND MANDAL AND ANR....
Presumption of Bona Fide Travel in Railway “Untoward Incident” Claims Despite Missing/Disputed Ticket 1) Introduction This decision of the Calcutta High Court (Biswaroop Chowdhury, J.) in ANAMIKA...
Section 22 of the Senior Citizens Act Cannot Be Used to Evict Tenants: Tenancy Law Remedy and Jurisdictional Limits of the SDM 1. Introduction In ANNA SING @ ANAN SINGHA v. SASWATI MALLICK (Calcutta...
Company Must Be Arraigned for Section 66 FSS Act Vicarious Liability; Statutory Timelines and Authorization Under Sections 46/37/42 as Jurisdictional Preconditions 1. Introduction In PARTHA SARATHI...
Reserved-Category Migration to Unreserved Posts Permitted Where Final Merit Is Aggregate and No Rule Bars Relaxation-Based Selection 1. Introduction Case: KOUSHIK CHATTERJEE AND ORS. v. STATE OF WEST...
Section 13B HMA Courts Cannot Convert Mutual-Consent Divorce Proceedings into POCSO/Child-Marriage Prosecutions 1. Introduction In GOYRAM BARMAN v. MADHUMITA BARMAN (Calcutta High Court, 20-07-2026),...
Consent as a Sine Qua Non for Mediation Under Section 89 CPC: Mutual-Consent Divorce Cannot Be Dismissed for Non-Appearance in Mediation 1. Introduction In DANISH KARIM v. RANJANA CHOWDHURY (Calcutta...
Holding Over After Withdrawal and Rent Acceptance Creates a Fresh Month-to-Month Tenancy: Subsequent Eviction Suit Not Barred by Order XXIII and Late Commercial-Court Objections Case: BUDGE BUDGE...
Suppression in Attestation Form: Probationer’s Termination Sustained Where Candidate Admits Criminal-Case Involvement Under an Alias Case: UNION OF INDIA AND ORS v. GUJJUDI VARAPRASAD (Calcutta High...
Dissolution of a Municipal Board under Section 431 Requires Prior Opinion and Full Disclosure of Relied-on Materials 1. Introduction In RABISHANKAR DAS v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS. (with WPA...
Negligent Parking Liability for Stationary Vehicles & Practical Valuation of a Housewife’s Services in Motor Accident Claims Court: Calcutta High Court (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction, Appellate Side)...
Post-Mortem Report as the Decisive Proof of Age for Multiplier; Pension/Family Pension Not a Ground to Deny Future Prospects in Motor Accident Compensation Case: TARA SHARMA AND ORS v. National...
Acquittal-Linked Collapse of Disciplinary Findings Where Charges, Evidence, Witnesses and Circumstances Are Substantially Similar 1. Introduction In ASIM KUMAR PAUL v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS. (Calcutta...
Quashing Custody-Visitation Incident Prosecutions for Lack of Mens Rea, Material Contradictions, and Interested-Only Witnesses Case: SUBHADEEP CHAKRABORTY v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ANR Court:...
Equitable Writ Directions for Discharge of Medically-Fit “Overstaying” Private-Hospital Patients and Continuity of Care Through State Facilities (Non-Precedential) 1) Introduction In APOLLO...
Article 324 Is Not a Licence for Blanket Mobility Bans: Calcutta High Court Limits Election-Era Motorcycle Restrictions to Statutory/SOP-Consistent, Proportionate Measures Case: RITANKAR DAS v. STATE...
Recruitment Rules Cannot Relax Mandatory UGC Degree-Validity Norms: Note-Based Exemptions that Enable Invalid Degrees are Arbitrary under Article 14 Case: THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. v. SHRI....
Anticipatory Bail May Be Denied in Large-Scale Cyber-Economic Fraud Where the Accused Is a Prime Perpetrator, Not Merely a Beneficiary Introduction In RAHUL VERMA v. STATE OF WEST BENGAL, the...
Death Sentence Cannot Stand Where Circumstantial Chain is “Shattered”: Strict Scrutiny of Extra-Judicial Confession, Section 27 Discovery, and Contradictions in a Section 366 CrPC Reference 1....
Continuity-of-Eligibility Principle in ART/Surrogacy: Age Limit Assessed with Reference to Timely Initiation and Completed Cryopreservation 1. Introduction In SANGITA RAHA AND ANR. v. THE STATE OF...