Section 8 Succession Creates Tenancy-in-Common: A Widow Cannot Act as Karta to Alienate Co-Heirs’ Shares for Legal Necessity 1. Introduction In DARUBAI v. KAMALABAI, 2026 INSC 613, the Supreme Court...
Decree on Admission Requires a Clear Admission of Liability: Pleadings Must Be Read Holistically 1. Introduction In Pushpa v. Dayawati, 2026 INSC 603, the Supreme Court of India examined the scope of...
Bald and Vague POCSO Allegations Arising from Matrimonial Vendetta Can Be Quashed at the Threshold 1. Introduction In ISHWAR CHAND SHARMA v. STATE OF U.P., 2026 INSC 587, the Supreme Court of India...
Section 62 IBC Appeals Must Be Defect-Free Within Limitation: No Condonation of Re-Filing Delay Beyond 28 Days Introduction In CA RAMCHANDRA DALLARAM CHOUDHARY v. ADANI INFRASTRUCTURE AND DEVELOPERS...
Article 142 Divorce Despite Withheld Consent: Irretrievable Breakdown Can End a Paper Marriage with Full and Final Alimony 1. Introduction In SALIL DHAWAN v. PRIYANSHI GHAI, 2026 INSC 577, the...
Statewide Special Intensive Revision Under Article 324 and Section 21(3): ECI’s Power to Verify Electoral Rolls and Conduct Limited Citizenship Scrutiny 1. Introduction In Association For Democratic...
MRTP Act Clause 7(1) Exempts MIDC-Vested Industrial Units from Municipal Property Tax Until Amenities Are Transferred to the Municipality 1. Introduction In SMALL SCALE ENTERPRENEURS ASSOCIATION v....
Doubtful Identification and Broken Chain of Custody Cannot Sustain Conviction on Circumstantial Evidence Introduction In MEHTAB v. THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND, the Supreme Court of India considered...
CCI Cannot Reopen an Approved Combination by Recasting Disclosed Material as Non-Notification 1. Introduction In AMAZON.COM NV INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LLC v. COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA, the Supreme...
No Mid-Arbitration Writ Interference with Section 16 Stamping Rulings Absent Patent Lack of Inherent Jurisdiction 1. Introduction In M/S TARINI PRASAD MOHANTY v. M/S SUNFLAG IRON AND STEEL COMPANY...
Section 311 CrPC Recall Cannot Be Used to Fill Defence Lacunae After Undue Delay, Especially in Sensitive Sexual Offence Trials Introduction In The State of Tripura v. Panna Ahmed, 2026 INSC 584, the...
Section 138 NI Act and IBC Personal Moratorium: Criminal Prosecution Continues, Compensation Recovery May Be Stayed Introduction In DINESHCHAND SURANA v. UCO BANK, the Supreme Court considered the...
Non-Communication of ACRs and Destruction of Service Records During Litigation Justify Adverse Inference and Notional Promotion 1. Introduction In Dr. Indira Saranath v. Union of India, the Supreme...
Excisability Appeals Lie to the Supreme Court; Cutting and Grooving ACPs Does Not Amount to Manufacture 1. Introduction In M/S ALUPRO BUILDING SYSTEMS PVT. LTD. v. COMMISSIONER OF CENTRAL EXCISE...
Veiled or Indirect Bribe Solicitation Through Subordinates Is a Prima Facie “Attempt to Obtain” Undue Advantage under Section 7(a) PC Act Introduction In THE STATE BY LOKAYUKTHA POLICE v. K....
Primogeniture Stops at the Gaddi: Former Rulers’ Private Properties Devolve by Personal Law 1. Introduction In TIKKA SHATRUJIT SINGH v. SUKJIT SINGH, the Supreme Court of India decided a long-running...
Central Government’s Final Say on All India Service VRS Must Be Reasoned: Mere Complaints Do Not Amount to Contemplated Disciplinary Proceedings Introduction In Abdur Rahman v. Union of India, the...
CoC-Approved Resolution Plan Is Binding: Successful Resolution Applicant Cannot Renege by Labeling Agreed LoI Terms as Conditional 1. Introduction In SANJAY DAVE v. ANDHRA BANK LTD., the Supreme...
No Criminal Negligence Presumed Against Bus Driver Acting on Conductor’s Signal 1. Introduction In MAHAMMAD HANIF JAINUM KHALIFA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, the Supreme Court of India considered...
Railway Servants Remain Central Government Servants Despite Separate Service Rules Introduction In BENCY JOHN v. KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LIMITED, the Supreme Court of India considered whether...