Parens patriae over comity: Supreme Court mandates JJ-system monitoring and structured interim custody in cross-border child disputes Case: Komal Krishan Arora & Ors. v. Sandeep Kumar & Ors., 2025...
Bachat land is not “shamilat deh”: Supreme Court reaffirms proprietors’ title; vesting follows reservation in the consolidation scheme (not mere revenue entries) and the doctrine of stare decisis...
Fairness Over Technicalities: Supreme Court Permits Sustaining Administrative Rejections on Alternative Record-Based Grounds; Up‑front Deposit Is a Mandatory Precondition Under SBI’s OTS 2020 Case:...
Aligning Alienee’s Burden with Section 106 Evidence Act in Karta Alienations: Marriage Debts as Continuing Legal Necessity Case Commentary on Dastagirsab v. Sharanappa @ Shivasharanappa (D) by LRs. &...
Retrials Are Exceptional: Supreme Court Clarifies Admissibility of Video Raid Footage Under Section 65B and Non‑mandatory CA Examination in NDPS Trials Introduction In Kailas v. The State of...
Calibrated Interim Scrutiny of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025: Tribunal primacy in title disputes, capped non‑Muslim representation, and conditional suspension of the five‑year practice clause...
‘Reasonable Compensation’ under Section 10 of the 1947 Jhum Regulations includes Solatium and Interest in line with the 2013 Act; Concluded Awards Not Reopened Introduction In The State of Arunachal...
Demurrer, Limitation and Party Autonomy in Arbitration: Commentary on Urban Infrastructure Real Estate Fund v. Neelkanth Realty Pvt Ltd, 2025 INSC 1255 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in...
Project Ability Empowerment and Upward Migration for PwD Reservations: The Supreme Court’s Structural Roadmap for Dignity, Accessibility, and Community Living Introduction Citation: 2025 INSC 1101 |...
Delayed Death, Septicemia, and Chain of Causation: Supreme Court’s Nine‑Principle Framework for Classifying Murder vs. Attempt to Murder under the IPC Case: Maniklal Sahu v. State of Chhattisgarh |...
Status-Neutral Joint Trials and Procedural Fairness: Supreme Court bars segregation of MLA’s case solely for expedition; Ashwini Upadhyay directions do not override CrPC joinder rules Introduction...
Counter-claims cannot be directed solely against co-defendants and cannot be introduced after framing of issues; appointment of a court officer does not generate a fresh cause of action — Supreme...
Clarification Is Not Correction: Supreme Court bars post‑opening price rectification and mandates impleadment of affected H1 bidders in tender litigation Introduction Decision: Prakash Asphaltings...
No Indefinite Pendency of Bail and Anticipatory Bail: Supreme Court Prescribes Preferable Two‑Month Disposal and Reaffirms Scope of Pre‑Arrest Bail Introduction This commentary analyzes the Supreme...
Pricing Autonomy, Rational Classification, and Unjust Enrichment: Supreme Court Validates Coal India’s Interim Coal Policy and Extends the Unjust Enrichment Bar to Price-Refund Claims Introduction...
No Seizure Without a CrPC‑Compliant Search Under the Legal Metrology Act: Supreme Court mandates recorded “reasons to believe”, warrants, and two independent witnesses for all premises Case: ITC...
Section 5 Recast: “Within such period” covers the entire limitation continuum; no special leeway for State delay — Shivamma (Dead) by LRs v. Karnataka Housing Board, 2025 INSC 1104 Introduction In a...
Speculative Investor Test and Actus Curiae Shield under the IBC: Supreme Court mandates admission-stage filter, applies allottee threshold with fairness, and fortifies the Right to Shelter...
Void sale deeds and limitation: Article 65 governs suits for possession; cancellation unnecessary for non‑executants Case: Shanti Devi (since deceased) through LRs. Goran v. Jagan Devi & Ors....
From Criminalisation to Constitutional Care: Supreme Court Mandates National Standards for Beggars’ Homes under Article 21 Case: M.S. Patter v. State of NCT of Delhi and Others Citation: 2025 INSC...