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....
No Automatic SICA Shield: Section 22A restraint orders do not bar Section 138 NI Act prosecutions; summoning orders cannot be recalled Introduction In SHREE NAGANI SILK MILLS PVT. LTD v. L.D....
NCLT can adjudicate fraud and void share transfers in oppression/mismanagement proceedings: Supreme Court in Shailja Krishna v. Satori Global Ltd. (2025 INSC 1065) Court: Supreme Court of India |...
No-interest clauses limited: Supreme Court upholds arbitral power to grant pendente lite interest and affirms non-derogable post‑award interest under Section 31(7)(b) Introduction In Oil and Natural...
Kiran v. Rajkumar Jivraj Jain: Supreme Court reaffirms near‑absolute bar on anticipatory bail under the SC/ST Act; clarifies “public view” and recognizes election‑retaliation under Section 3(1)(o)...
Prejudice is the Touchstone: Misjoinder and Defective Charges Do Not Vitiate Trial Absent Failure of Justice; Supreme Court Recalibrates “Reasonable Doubt” in POCSO Prosecutions Introduction In...
Article 371D Reaffirmed: Supreme Court bars judicial expansion of “local candidate” definition; upholds Telangana’s residence-plus-study test with narrow transfer-linked exceptions Introduction In...
NGT Must Follow Water Act Sampling Procedure and Audi Alteram Partem: Ad hoc Committee Reports Cannot Substitute Adjudication Case: M/s Triveni Engineering and Industries Ltd. v. State of Uttar...
SA/GPA/Will Do Not Convey Title; Will Must Be Strictly Proved; Section 53A Is a Shield Only With Possession Commentary on RAMESH CHAND (D) THR. LRS. v. SURESH CHAND (2025 INSC 1059) Introduction In...
TET as a Minimum Qualification and Promotions Criterion under the RTE Act; Reference Sought on Minority Exemption in Pramati A Comprehensive Commentary on Anjuman Ishaat‑e‑Taleem Trust v. State of...
Tarun Sharma v. State of Haryana (2025 INSC 1139): Effective Legal Representation in Criminal Appeals and Rigorous Standards for Dying Declarations 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of India’s...
No Private Tariffs: Supreme Court Affirms Mandatory State Commission Approval for PPAs and Tariff Modifications under Section 86(1)(b) Case: M/s KKK Hydro Power Limited v. Himachal Pradesh State...
Dual-Limb Clarification of Punjab Police Rule 16.2(1) and the “Past-Record-for-Weight” Doctrine: Dismissal for a Single Gravest Act Needs No Prior Notice of Past Misconduct Introduction This...
Mandating Specific and Proximate Proof of “Cruelty” under Section 498-A IPC and Recognising Neighbour Testimony: Commentary on Bhagwati Devi v. State of Uttarakhand (2025 INSC 1051) Introduction This...
No Road Tax Without Public-Place Nexus: Supreme Court aligns Rule 12A with Section 3 of the A.P. Motor Vehicles Taxation Act Case: M/s. Tarachand Logistic Solutions Limited v. State of Andhra Pradesh...
Executive Policy Cannot Supplant Statutory Recruitment Rules or Derail Ongoing Selections: The Supreme Court’s Tripura Trilogy Case: Partha Das & Ors. v. State of Tripura & Ors. (with connected...
Article 317 Misbehaviour Is Personal, Not Collective: Supreme Court Clarifies Removal Standard for Public Service Commission Members Case: In Re: Ms. Mepung Tadar Bage, Member, Arunachal Pradesh...
CBDT Circulars as Binding Constraints on Section 276C(1) Prosecutions; Conclusiveness of Settlement Commission Orders: Supreme Court Quashes Non‑Compliant Tax Prosecution as Abuse of Process...
Arraign the Company, Protect Good‑Faith SARFAESI Acts: Supreme Court Bars Vicarious Criminal Defamation of Bank Officers Citation: 2025 INSC 1069 | Case: Dr. Anil Khandelwal v. Phoenix India | Court:...
Service of an arbitral award on a non-decision-making authorised representative does not trigger Section 34 limitation: Supreme Court reiterates the “decision-maker” test for Government parties Case:...