“Intended Use” Excise Exemption Covers Indirect Utility Use; Extended Limitation Barred Absent Deliberate Suppression and in Revenue-Neutral Situations 1) Introduction Case: M/S RASHTRIYA CHEM. AND...
Moratorium Bars Post-CIRP Appropriation of Cash Payment-Security Deposit Towards Pre-CIRP Transmission Dues 1) Introduction In CENTRAL TRANSMISSION UTILITY OF INDIA LIMITED v. SUMIT BINANI (2026 INSC...
No Automatic “Next-in-Line” Appointment: Non-Joining Vacancies Under the 1997 Gazetted Probationers Rules Must Go to Fresh Recruitment 1. Introduction State of Karnataka & Ors. v. Santhosh Kumar C...
One-time Permanent Commission for Navy SSCOs Affected by Historic Ineligibility, with Deemed 20-Year Pension and Mandatory Pre-Disclosure of Selection Criteria 1. Introduction YOGENDRA KUMAR SINGH v....
Liability Shifts to the State During Statutory Requisition of Vehicles for Elections 1. Introduction In DISTRICT MAGISTRATE AND DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER AND COLLECTOR v. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY...
Systemic Disadvantage in ACR-Based PC Selection of SSC Women Officers is Indirect Discrimination; 250-Vacancy Cap Not an Absolute Bar to Article 142 Corrective Relief Case: LT. COL. POOJA PAL v....
Conversion to Christianity Extinguishes Scheduled Caste Status for Statutory Protections; Reconversion Requires Proof and Community Acceptance 1. Introduction Case: CHINTHADA ANAND v. STATE OF ANDHRA...
Relaxation in Qualifying TET Does Not Bar Migration to Open Category When Merit Is Based on Main Exam and Rules Do Not Prohibit 1. Introduction Chaya & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr....
Recall of Dismissed SLP Is Exceptional: Post-Disposal MAs Cannot Reopen Non-Executory Orders on Subsequent IBC Events 1. Introduction In M/S Lamba Exports Pvt. Ltd. v. M/S Dhir Global Industries Pvt....
Primacy of a Statutory Master Plan in Fixing the “Deemed Forest” Baseline Date Case: Naveen Solanki v. Rail Land Development Authority (2026 INSC 270) Court: Supreme Court of India Date: 20-03-2026...
Script-Plagiarism Prosecutions Under Copyright Act: Summoning Requires Prima Facie Similarity and Candour; Prior-Created Works and Expert Findings Justify Quashment 1. Introduction Sujoy Ghosh v. The...
Cheating (S.420 IPC) in High-Risk Profit-Sharing Investments: Dishonour of Post‑Dated Cheques and Business Failure Do Not, Without Inceptional Deception, Criminalise a Civil Dispute Case: V. GANESAN...
Fixed Deposits, “Commercial Purpose,” and the Consumer Forum’s Limits in Fraud/Pledge Disputes 1. Introduction In SANT ROHIDAS LEATHER INDUSTRIES AND CHARMAKAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. v. VIJAYA...
Post-Superannuation Pay-Scale Reduction is Implementable via Pension Refixation Where Service Regulations Deem Continuance of Disciplinary Proceedings 1. Introduction Case: VIRINDER PAL SINGH v....
PIL Demolition Orders Cannot Be Passed Without Hearing Affected Allottees or Deciding Title Disputes Under Article 226 1. Introduction In Prem Porwal and Ors. etc. v. Jagdeesh Chandra Prajapati and...
Section 364 IPC Not a “Minor/Cognate” Offence of Section 302 IPC: Limits of Section 222 CrPC Conviction Without Charge 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH v. RAM...
Functional Disability May Be Treated as 100% Where Neurocognitive Sequelae Destroy Earning Capacity; Appellate Interference with MACT Must Be Reasoned 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in...
Judicially-Supervised River Restoration: Committee Directions as Interim Supreme Court Orders, ZLD Enforcement, and Special Courts for Jojari–Bandi–Luni Pollution 1. Introduction This suo motu...
Notice-to-Convict Protocol When Appointing Amicus in Long-Pending Criminal Appeals (Bail Misuse Mitigation) Case: BHOLA MAHTO v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Citation: 2026 INSC 257 (Supreme Court of...
Freight-Retention “Corporate Guarantee” Enforceable as Contract of Guarantee; Bank Must Indemnify Customer via Third-Party Procedure for Erroneous Remittance Contrary to Mandate 1. Introduction...