OCI Governance as an Enforceable Article 21 Duty: Common Minimum Standards, Gender Inclusion, and High Court Monitoring Case: Suhas Chakma v. Union of India (2026 INSC 198) Court: Supreme Court of...
Rule 107(11)(h) Deposit Deadline is Mandatory and Non‑Waivable: Default Renders Co‑operative Auction Sale a Nullity Case: M/S ADISHAKTI DEVELOPERS v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA Citation: 2026 INSC 197...
Sharbat “Rooh Afza” as “Fruit Drink” under an Inclusive VAT Entry: Regulatory Labelling Cannot Drive Fiscal Classification; Residuary Entry Requires Revenue Proof Case: M/S. HAMDARD (WAKF)...
Quashing FIRs in Failed Joint Venture/Development Deals: Courts May Read Admitted Contractual Documents to Prevent Civil Disputes Being “Criminalised” 1. Introduction VANDANA JAIN v. THE STATE OF...
IBC Fora Cannot Entertain Challenges to Benami Attachments: Exclusive Benami-Act Remedy and Exclusion from Liquidation Estate Case: S. Rajendran v. The Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Benami...
Defunct Scheme of Arrangement Cannot Stall Section 7 IBC: IBC Override and Mandatory Transfer to NCLT 1. Introduction In Omkara Assets Reconstruction Private Limited v. Amit Chaturvedi and Ors....
“Clarification” Cannot Re-write a Concluded Motor Accident Appeal; Pay-and-Allowance Equivalents Under the 2006 Rules Are Deductible to Prevent Double Recovery Case: RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE...
Section 7 IBC: Debenture Restructuring/Moratorium Must Strictly Follow DTD Modification & Written Waiver; Unilateral Emails Don’t Defeat “Debt + Default” 1) Introduction In CATALYST TRUSTEESHIP LTD...
Section 149 IPC: Murder Liability Need Not Depend on Identifying the Fatal Assailant Where a Preplanned Unlawful Assembly Inflicts Repeated Head Blows Case: SITARAM KUCHHBEDIA v. VIMAL RANA . (2026...
Reversal of Perverse Bail Orders in Unlawful Assembly/Atrocity Prosecutions: No Requirement to Attribute Specific Fatal Injuries at the Bail Stage I. Introduction The Supreme Court in SHOBHA NAMDEV...
Insurer Not Liable to Indemnify Employer’s Statutory Penalty Under Section 4A(3)(b) of the Employees’ Compensation Act Case: NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD v. REKHA CHAUDHARY Citation: 2026 INSC 177...
Illegal PCPNDT Search Does Not Automatically Nullify Prosecution; Seized Material Remains Usable Subject to Admissibility 1. Introduction Case: DR. NARESH KUMAR GARG v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS....
Reserve Price Liability Runs from Licence-Quash Date (02.02.2012); Interest Only from Demand Default Despite Government Delay Case: UNION OF INDIA v. SISTEMA SHYAM TELESERVICES LIMITED Citation: 2026...
Delay in Missing Report and Absence of DNA Not Fatal Where Section 27 Recoveries Complete the Circumstantial Chain 1. Introduction Case: NEELU @ NILESH KOSHTI v. THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH (2026...
Consumer Fora May Award Reasonable Interest Beyond Nominal Delay Clauses; Possession Without Occupancy Certificate Is Not Lawful 1. Introduction PARSVNATH DEVELOPERS LTD. v. MOHIT KHIRBAT (with...
Landowners Not Liable for Delay Compensation Under JDA/GPA When Construction Obligation Rests Solely With Developer; Yet Jointly Bound to Convey Title 1. Introduction In Sriganesh Chandrasekaran v....
Schedule M/U Record-Keeping Breaches as Chapter IV Contraventions: Attracting Section 18(a)(vi)/27(d), Three-Year Limitation, and Sessions Trial under Section 32(2) 1. Introduction M/s SBS Biotech &...
Protection of Degrees Earned Before a University’s Parent Statute is Struck Down: Reinstatement with Continuity, No Back Wages 1. Introduction Case: PRIYANKA KUMARI v. THE STATE OF BIHAR (2026 INSC...
Unimplemented Restructuring Does Not Reset “Default” or Attract Section 10A; Section 7 Admission Governed by Innoventive, Not a Broad “Viability” Inquiry 1. Introduction The Supreme Court in Power...
Discovery Statements Made Outside Police Custody: Recovery as Section 8 “Conduct” (Not Section 27) and Insufficiency to Sustain Circumstantial Conviction 1. Introduction Case: Rohit Jangde v. State...