Tenant’s Pre-existing Possession Is Not “Delivery of Possession” for Deemed-Sale Stamp Duty under A.P. Stamp Act Article 47A Case: VAYYAETI SRINIVASARAO v. GAINEEDI JAGAJYOTHI (2026 INSC 59) Court:...
Section 21(vii) HAMA: “Any widow of his son” includes a daughter-in-law widowed after the father-in-law’s death—maintenance claim lies against the estate under Section 22 1. Introduction Kanchana Rai...
Enforceable Rule-Making as a Precondition to Realising RTE Section 12(1)(c): Mandating State Rules and NCPCR Monitoring Case: DINESH BIWAJI ASHTIKAR v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS. Citation: 2026 INSC...
Section 17A PC Act: Independent Lokpal/Lokayukta Screening as a Condition for Pre‑Investigation Approval (Split Verdict; Reference to Larger Bench) Case: CENTRE FOR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION v....
Panel Expiry Cannot Defeat Disability Rights: Supernumerary Appointment and Reasonable Accommodation under the RPwD Act (with Art. 142 Relief) Case: SUJATA BORA v. COAL INDIA LIMITED Citation: 2026...
Lis Pendens Purchasers Cannot Resist Execution of a Specific Performance Decree; Court-Executed Sale Deed Conveys Title Without Impleading Transferees Pendente Lite Case: ALKA Shrirang Chavan v....
Execution in Consumer Decrees Cannot Fasten Liability on Non-Notice Directors/Promoters; Moratorium Does Not Cure Absence of Adjudicated Personal Liability 1. Introduction The Supreme Court in ANSAL...
Abatement Avoided Where Deceased Vendor’s Estate Is Substantially Represented; Earlier Non‑Abatement Orders Operate as Res Judicata in the Same Appeal 1. Introduction KISHORILAL (D) THR. L.RS v....
Section 439 CrPC Limits: Bail Courts Cannot Mandate Medical Age-Determination in POCSO Cases; Section 94 JJ Act Hierarchy Governs Age Proof at Trial 1. Introduction Case: THE State of UTTAR PRADESH...
Preventive Detention Under the Telangana 1986 Act Cannot Substitute Bail Cancellation: “Public Order” Requires Specific Material Beyond Mere NDPS FIRs Case: ROSHINI DEVI v. THE STATE OF TELANGANA...
Police Custody Remand Cannot Be Granted While Bail Subsists: Bail Must Be Cancelled First 1. Introduction In POGADADABNDA REVATHI v. THE STATE OF TELANGANA (2026 INSC 75, decided on 09-01-2026), the...
Amalgamation as Business Realisation: Taxing Stock-in-Trade Share Substitution under Section 28 upon Allotment 1. Introduction M/S Jindal Equipment Leasing Consultancy Services Ltd. v. Commissioner...
Off‑Road Construction Equipment Vehicles Used Only in Enclosed Premises Are Excluded from “Motor Vehicle” and State Road Tax/Registration Regime Case: ULTRATECH CEMENT LIMITED v. THE STATE OF GUJARAT...
POCSO Bail Orders Must Reflect Statutory Rigour and Case-Specific Facts; Mechanical Reliance on General Bail Precedents Renders Bail Perverse and Cancelable 1. Introduction In X v. THE STATE OF UTTAR...
“Offence Covered Under Section 447” Includes Section 448: Private Complaints Barred by Section 212(6) and Consequential Transfer of IPC Offences Case: YERRAM VIJAY KUMAR v. THE STATE OF TELANGANA...
Distinct Dishonour, Distinct Prosecution: Multiple Section 138 Complaints Maintainable for Separate Cheques Despite Same Underlying Liability (Limits on Section 482 CrPC “Mini-Trial”) Case: SUMIT...
Section 482 CrPC: Civil Findings on Title/Validity of Deeds Do Not, By Themselves, Justify Quashing Fraud/Forgery Prosecutions 1) Introduction Case: C.S. PRASAD v. C.SATYAKUMAR (2026 INSC 39),...
Continuity of Section 2(s) CrPC “Police Station” Notifications After State Reorganisation: Relocated ACB CIU Retains FIR Jurisdiction 1. Introduction These appeals arose from a batch of petitions in...
Admission/Training Does Not Create a Right to Public Appointment: Limits of Legitimate Expectation After Policy and Recruitment-Process Change 1. Introduction STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH v. BHAWANA MISHRA...
Article 54 Limitation Runs from Clear Refusal: Effect of Post-Revocation Ratification Affidavit on Specific Performance 1. Introduction In MUSLIMVEETIL CHALAKKAL AHAMMED HAJI v. SAKEENA BEEVI (2026...