“Enabling, Not Mandatory” – Supreme Court Clarifies That Sole-Proprietors May Be Sued in Their Personal Capacity Without Impleading the Trade Name (Dogiparthi Venkata Satish v. Pilla Durga Prasad,...
Putai v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2025): Supreme Court Reinforces the “Chain-of-Custody” Rule for DNA Evidence in Circumstantial Prosecutions 1. Introduction In Putai v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2025...
Re-Opening the Gallows: Supreme Court Authorises Retrospective Article 32 Review of Death Sentences to Enforce ‘Manoj’ Sentencing Protocol 1. Introduction The judgment in Vasanta Sampat Dupare v....
“Impleadment Imperative” – Supreme Court Clarifies Procedural Duty Before Deciding Priority Between Statutory PF Dues and Secured Creditors 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in M/s....
Supreme Court Clarifies the Threshold of “Child Abuse” under the Goa Children’s Act & Mandates Probation for Minor IPC Offences A Detailed Commentary on Santosh Sahadev Khajnekar v. State of Goa...
Finality of Court-Auction Sales and Bar on Successive Challenges: Comprehensive Commentary on Sri R Raghu v. Sri G M Krishna (2025 INSC 1040) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in Sri R...
Glencore International AG v. M/s Shree Ganesh Metals & Anr. (2025 INSC 1036, Supreme Court of India) Introduction In a significant ruling delivered on 25 August 2025, the Supreme Court of India...
Doctrine of Strict Contractual Adherence in Renewable-Energy PPAs: Supreme Court curtails Regulatory Re-writing of Contracts – Commentary on CHAMUNDESHWARI ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY LTD. v....
Supreme Court Restricts Turnover-Based Environmental Penalties and Bars NGT-Triggered PMLA Investigations Commentary on M/S C.L. Gupta Export Ltd. v. Adil Ansari & Ors. (2025 INSC 1035) 1....
Supreme Court Re-Affirms Robust Presumption of Marriage under Section 50 Evidence Act and Draws Adverse Inference from Non-Appearance of Key Party Commentary on Chowdamma (Dead) by Legal...
Substance over Procedure in MEIS Claims: Supreme Court Restates Correctability of Shipping-Bill Errors under Section 149 of the Customs Act Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in M/S Shah Nanji...
Reaffirming the Finality of Criminal Orders: Supreme Court Clarifies Review Power under Section 362 CrPC and the Criminal Nature of Section 340 Proceedings 1. Introduction The decision in Vikram...
Harmonising Article 21 with the Animal Birth Control Rules 2023: The Supreme Court’s National Framework for Stray-Dog Management Introduction On 22 August 2025, a three-Judge Bench of the Supreme...
“From ‘Interim’ to ‘Any’: Supreme Court Closes the Enforcement Gap in Section 25(1) of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986” 1. Introduction In Palm Groves Cooperative Housing Society Ltd. v. M/s Magar...
Replenishment Study as a Non-Negotiable Component of District Survey Reports: Commentary on Union Territory of J & K (Previously State of Jammu & Kashmir) v. Raja Muzaffar Bhat, 2025 INSC 1025 1....
Mandatory Post-2018 Invitation to Owners Before Slum Land Acquisition – Supreme Court Fortifies Preferential Right of Landowners 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in Saldanha Real Estate...
“Temporal-Humanitarian Mitigation” in Sentencing under the Prevention of Corruption Act – Commentary on K. Pounammal v. State (2025 INSC 1014) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of India in K....
“First-Right” Doctrine for Land-Owners in Slum Rehabilitation A Commentary on Tarabai Nagar Co-operative Housing Society (Proposed) v. State of Maharashtra, 2025 INSC 1015 I. Introduction The Supreme...
“Substantial Compliance” with Form 25 Affidavits in Election Petitions – A Detailed Commentary on Tankadhar Tripathy v. Dipali Das (2025 INSC 1017) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in...
“No Vested Right in an Un-concluded Selection” – Supreme Court Affirms Employer’s Power to Scrap Pre-Bifurcation Recruitment Commentary on THE TRANSMISSION CORPORATION OF TELANGANA STATE LIMITED v....