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Pre-2016 DRT Recovery Certificate Cannot Sustain an Insolvency Notice under Section 9(2) of the Presidency Towns Insolvency Act Introduction In H.D.F.C. Bank Limited v. Kishore K. Mehta (Dead) Thr....
Cumulative Investigative Infirmities Can Render an FIR Post-Investigation and Entitle Accused to Benefit of Doubt Introduction In DEO PRASAD v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH, 2026 INSC 707, the Supreme...
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Article 227 Review of Section 16 Arbitration Orders Permissible Only on a Prima Facie Finding of Patent Lack of Inherent Jurisdiction Introduction In MANASH KAMAL BEZBORUAH v. M/S BOKAHOLA TEA...
Photographs Taken Later Cannot Override Injured Eyewitness Testimony in Motor Accident Claims Introduction In MANJU SINGH v. AVINASH SINGH, the Supreme Court of India considered appeals arising from...
Security Deposits Carry No Interest Where Contract So Provides, But Interest Accrues After Contractual Refund Period Introduction In THE STATE OF HARYANA v. M/S JAI DURGAA FINVEST P.LTD., the Supreme...
Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act Applies to Agricultural Land as a Succession-Based Preferential Right Introduction In MAHINDER v. PURAN SINGH, the Supreme Court of India decided a significant...
Retrospective Withdrawal of Tax Exemption Is Valid, But Penalty and Pre-Demand Interest Cannot Follow Where Dealers Relied on the Earlier Exemption 1. Introduction In ASIA SUGAR AND CHEMICAL CO.,...
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Commercial Plaintiffs Must File Written Statements to Counter-Claims Within the Mandatory 120-Day Limit 1. Introduction In A.K. Ghosh & Company v. Biman Bose, 2026 INSC 684, the Supreme Court of...
Section 47 PwD Act Protection Cannot Be Defeated by Ignorance, Later Exemption, or Technical Pleadings Introduction In UNION OF INDIA v. BALI RAM NO. 850808321, the Supreme Court of India considered...
Ex Parte Foreigners Tribunal Opinions Cannot Be Mechanical: Non-Appearance Does Not Prove Foreigner Status Introduction In Sabitri Dey @ Swasthi Dey v. Union of India, 2026 INSC 694, the Supreme...
Mandate First, Gains Later: SEBI Compliance Cannot Be Excused by Investor Gain or Good Faith 1. Introduction In NILESH SHAH v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA, 2026 INSC 681, the Supreme Court...
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Mandatory Sensitive and Inclusive Judicial Language in Sexual Offence and Vulnerable Witness Cases Introduction This judgment arose from suo motu proceedings initiated by the Supreme Court of India...
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Commercial Suits: Belated Additional Documents Cannot Be Introduced Piecemeal Without Reasonable Cause 1. Introduction In M/S. LEVITATE MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES PVT. LTD. v. M/S. STANDARD CHARTERED BANK,...