Service-law finality: Courts should not unsettle long-settled promotions/relaxations; “fence-sitters” barred by laches 1) Introduction Case: The State of Tamil Nadu v. R. Sasipriya (Supreme Court of...
Consumer Medical Negligence After Doctor’s Death: Estate-Linked Claims Survive; Pure Personal Injury Claims Abate Under Section 306 1. Introduction The Supreme Court in KUMUD LALL v. SURESH CHANDRA...
Cut-off Date for Essential Qualification in Public Recruitment: Degree Must Be Possessed by the Last Date of Application 1. Introduction In RAJASTHAN PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, AJMER v. LAVANSHU...
Deemed Membership by Conduct for Oppression & Mismanagement Petitions: Register Entry Not Conclusive under the Companies Act, 1956 1. Introduction In DR. BAIS SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTITUTE PVT. LTD....
Article 226 Cannot Be Used as a First Resort for FIR Registration When BNSS Remedies Are Available Introduction In Sujal Vishwas Attavar v. The State of Maharashtra, the Supreme Court considered...
Select-Panel Rights Survive ReT Scheme Closure, Subject to Mandatory RTE-NCTE/TET Compliance 1. Introduction In Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir v. Saba Wani, the Supreme Court dealt with a large...
Anticipatory Bail in Politically Charged Documentary-Offence Cases: Custody Requires a Demonstrable Investigative Need 1. Introduction In PAWAN KHERA v. STATE OF ASSAM, 2026 INSC 437, the Supreme...
Order XIII-A CPC: Fanciful Defences Cannot Defeat Summary Judgment in Commercial Suits 1. Introduction In RELIANCE EMINENT TRADING AND COMMERICAL PVT LTD v. DELHI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, the Supreme...
Contradictory Dying Declarations and Generic Allegations Cannot Sustain Conviction under Sections 302 or 498A IPC Introduction In Narendra Singh v. The State of Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court...
Default Bail Cannot Be Defeated by Ex Parte, Mechanical Extension of UAPA Investigation Time Case: MD. ARIZ HASNAIN @ ARIZ HASNAIN v. STATE OF JHARKHAND (2026 INSC 456), Supreme Court of India, Order...
Prior Sanction Is Not a Precondition for FIR/Section 156(3) Investigation; It Operates Only at Cognizance 1. Introduction Case: ASHWINI KUMAR UPADHYAY v. UNION OF INDIA (2026 INSC 432), Supreme Court...
Finality Means Compliance: Diluting Court-Mandated Regularisation Through “Temporary” Schemes is Impermissible Case: R. Iyyappan v. Union of India, 2026 INSC 431 (Supreme Court of India) Bench:...
Cross-Examination in U.P. Panchayat Election Petitions Is Discretionary but Cannot Be Categorically Excluded Introduction In Dinesh Kumar v. Surta Nath @ Surat Nath, the Supreme Court of India...
Burden on Complainant-Union to Prove “Workman” Status as a Preliminary Issue in MRTU & PULP Complaints 1. Introduction Bonatrans India (Pvt.) Ltd. (the employer) appealed to the Supreme Court against...
Article 21 Speedy Trial: 35-Year Petty Prosecution Quashed and Systemic Accountability Initiated Introduction In KAILASH CHANDRA KAPRI v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH, the Supreme Court considered whether...
IRP/RP Admission of Claims Is Not “Acknowledgment” Under Section 18 Limitation Act; Section 7 IBC Limitation Runs From Date of NPA/Default 1. Introduction The Supreme Court, in Shankar Khandelwal v....
Premature Curtailment of Tenure in Autonomous Bodies: Limited Judicial Review, Non-stigmatic Performance-Based Reversion, and Inapplicability of Article 311 1. Introduction In Sadachari Singh Tomar...
Mandatory Mitigation/Aggravation Reports and Enhanced Legal Aid Teams in Death Penalty Cases 1. Introduction Aman Singh & Anr. v. State of Bihar (2026 INSC 424, order dated 27-04-2026) arises from...
Neighbourhood Schools Must Grant Immediate RTE Admissions on Government Allotment—Disputes Only by Representation Without Delay 1. Introduction In LUCKNOW PUBLIC SCHOOL, ELDICO v. THE STATE OF UTTAR...
Corporate Guarantees in IBC: Stamping/Disclosure/Production Defects Do Not Defeat “Financial Debt” or Financial Creditor Status Case: STATE BANK OF INDIA v. DOHA BANK Q.P.S.C. (2026 INSC 423),...