Direct Nexus Test and Strict Limitation under the POSH Act: Supreme Court’s Ruling in Vaneeta Patnaik v. Nirmal Kanti Chakrabarti (2025 INSC 1106) Introduction This commentary examines the Supreme...
Supreme Court settles that EIA “General Conditions” do not apply to Building and Township Projects; SEIAA remains the appraising authority; exemption for industrial/educational buildings struck down...
Tenant Estoppel, Optional Probate, and the Ownership Threshold in Eviction Suits: Supreme Court Clarifies in Jyoti Sharma v. Vishnu Goyal (2025) Introduction In Jyoti Sharma v. Vishnu Goyal & Anr.,...
MLC Intimation Triggers Mandatory FIR and SP’s Duty under Section 154(3) CrPC: Supreme Court Orders SIT and Disciplinary Action for Police Inaction in Communal Riot Context Introduction In Mohammad...
No eviction of cultivating tenants without cogent proof of “destructive or injurious” acts under Section 3(2)(b), Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection Act, 1955 Case: Govindappa Gounder @...
Mandatory FIR and the Non‑Conclusive Status of Preliminary Enquiries: “Those Who Investigate Must Also Be Investigated” Case: Vinod Kumar Pandey & Anr. v. Seesh Ram Saini & Ors.; Vinod Kumar Pandey &...
No Cheating Without Material Inducement: Supreme Court quashes Section 420 IPC where an alleged forged Fire NOC was legally irrelevant; ‘maker’ requirement for forgery reaffirmed Introduction In...
“DNA Cannot Cure a Broken Chain”: Supreme Court tightens standards on circumstantial proof, last-seen evidence, and death sentencing in Akhtar Ali v. State of Uttarakhand (2025 INSC 1097)...
No Section 306 IPC for Ordinary Neighbourhood Quarrels: Supreme Court Reiterates Mens Rea and Clear Instigation Are Essential Case: GEETA v. THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, 2025 INSC 1089 (Supreme Court of...
Reserved-to-Unreserved Migration Clarified: Express Embargo in Recruitment Rules Prevails; Physical-Standards Variations Are Not “Relaxed Standards” Under DoPT OMs Introduction In Railway Protection...
The Conditional Migration Rule: Reserved Candidates Who Avail Relaxation Cannot Claim Unreserved Seats Where Recruitment Rules Impose an Embargo Commentary on Union of India v. Sajib Roy, 2025 INSC...
No-Implied-Document Rule in Public Tenders and Limits on Judicial Supplementation Case: Maha Mineral Mining & Benefication Pvt. Ltd. v. Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co. Ltd. & Anr. Citation: 2025...
"Banker’s Eye", “Some Evidence”, and the Outer Limits of Section 11‑A Review: Supreme Court restores compulsory retirement in Canara Bank v. Ganganarasimhaiah Introduction In The General Manager (P),...
Verified and Published Homebuyer Claims Must Be Honoured with Possession under Resolution Plans: Supreme Court in Amit Nehra v. Pawan Kumar Garg (2025 INSC 1086) Introduction In Amit Nehra & Anr. v....
Consumer Fora Cannot Recast Medical Negligence Claims Beyond the Pleadings: Supreme Court Reaffirms Deference to Expert Medical Boards Case Metadata Case: Deep Nursing Home and another v. Manmeet...
Review Is Not an Appeal: Supreme Court Reasserts Narrow Limits of Review under Order 47 CPC and Restores CRP Recognising Daughter’s Coparcenary Claim Introduction In Malleeswari v. K. Suguna (2025...
Plant‑Level Pro‑Rata Allocation of Linkage and Alternate Coal Across All PPAs; Section 125 Appeals Strictly Confined to Substantial Questions of Law Commentary on Haryana Power Purchase Centre (HPPC)...
Witness Protection Scheme Is Not an Alternative to Bail Cancellation: Supreme Court Reasserts the Preventive–Curative Divide in Bail Jurisprudence Case: PHIRERAM v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.,...
Functional Disability, Not Medical Disability, Governs Motor Accident Compensation; Pre‑Accident Tax Returns Accepted and Future Prospects Not Automatic in Injury Claims Commentary on: Anoop...
Second Appeals Cannot Birth a New Case: Strict Limits on Invoking Section 67 of the Indian Succession Act via Section 100(5) CPC Commentary on Supreme Court of India decision: C. P. Francis v. C.P....