Rejection of a Section 16 Jurisdiction Plea (Including Limitation) Is Not an “Interim Award”: Section 34/37 Challenge Lies Only After the Final Award 1. Introduction In M/s. MCM Worldwide Private...
Purchaser Cannot Be Prosecuted for Forgery or Cheating Merely Because Vendor’s Title Document Is Alleged to Be Forged Introduction In S. Anand v. State of Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court of India...
Suppression of Medical Disqualification in Uniformed Service Recruitment Vitiates Appointment Despite Parity Claims (No “Negative Equality”) Case: STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH v. AJAY KUMAR MALIK (2026...
Limits of Writ/LPA Review in Layout-Plan Disputes: No Adjudication of Title; Municipal Property-Register Entry Not Proof of Ownership 1. Introduction Case: Pawan Garg & Ors. v. South Delhi Municipal...
Legal Representatives’ Exclusive Recourse to Section 34 to Challenge Arbitral Awards (Not Article 227/Section 115), with Limitation Running from the Supreme Court Judgment 1. Introduction In V K JOHN...
Non-traverse of Subsequent-Event Affidavit Cannot Alone Defeat Bona Fide Need: Duty to Decide on Entire Record and Apply Material-Change Test Case: MARIA MARTINS v. NOEL ZUZARTE Citation: 2026 INSC...
Article 21 “Safe Highway Passage” as a Positive State Obligation: Supreme Court’s Article 142 Interim Framework for National Highway Parking, Encroachment Removal, ATMS Surveillance and Emergency...
“Can” Means Non-Mandatory Arbitration: Clauses Expressing Mere Possibility Are Not Arbitration Agreements Without Fresh Consent Case: NAGREEKA INDCON PRODUCTS PVT. LTD. v. CARGOCARE LOGISTICS (INDIA)...
Section 306 IPC at the Charge Stage: “Positive Instigation + Proximate Nexus + Discernible Mens Rea” as the Minimum Threshold 1. Introduction In BALAJI JAISWAL v. STATE OF CHHATTISGARH (Supreme Court...
Seat Prevails: Venue or Place of Award Does Not Shift Section 34 Jurisdiction Absent Express Agreement Case: J AND K ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION AGENCY v. RASH BUILDERS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED (2026 INSC...
Order II Rule 2 CPC is not a “bar by law” for Order VII Rule 11(d): rejection of plaint cannot rest on a plea of omitted reliefs 1. Introduction S. Valliammai & Others v. S. Ramanathan & Another...
Ex Parte Civil Judgments Must Identify “Points for Determination”; Omission to Frame Issues Vitiates Proceedings Where It Causes Prejudice 1. Introduction Case: PRAMOD SHROFF v. MOHAN SINGH CHOPRA...
Demand under the Prevention of Corruption Act Can Be Proved Through the Creditworthy Portion of a Hostile Complainant’s Testimony When the Pre-Trap Complaint Is Affirmed and Corroborated 1....
Collecting Bank’s Duty to Re-present Returned Cheques Within Validity: Strike Excuse Ends When “Reasonable Time” Begins, with Moderated “Token” Compensation 1) Introduction Canara Bank v. Kavita...
Section 7(3) Dowry Prohibition Act Immunity: Aggrieved Person’s Statements Cannot Found Prosecution for “Giving” Dowry Case: Rahul Gupta v. Station House Officer (2026 INSC 374) Court: Supreme Court...
Election of Criminal Trial Under Section 124 (Air Force Act) Makes Discharge Final: No Subsequent Rule 16/Section 19 Dismissal Case: EX. SQN. LDR. R.SOOD v. UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE THROUGH...
Regularisation After Umadevi: Validity of “Left-Over” Regularisation Policies, Invalidity of Futuristic Regularisation, and Article 142 Continuance with Minimum Pay 1. Introduction The Supreme Court...
Post-SICA Abatement Revives BIFR Winding-Up Recommendation; Article 142 Cannot Cure Asset Alienations by a Mere Manager Case: BHARTIYA MAZDOOR SANGH, UTTAR PRADESH AND ANOTHER v. THE STATE OF UTTAR...
Article 142–Led Tech-Surveillance, Inter-State SOPs, and Personal Accountability to Curb Illegal Sand Mining in Protected River Sanctuaries 1. Introduction This order of the Supreme Court of India...
Binding Timelines and a Digital SOP for Legal Aid Appeals/SLPs: Translation, Transmission, and Monitoring Framework Case: SHANKAR MAHTO v. THE STATE OF BIHAR (2026 INSC 369) | Court: Supreme Court of...