Pleadings-First Doctrine: Supreme Court Clarifies Mandatory Scrutiny of Pleadings before Allowing Additional Evidence under Order XLI Rule 27 CPC Introduction In Iqbal Ahmed (Dead) by LRs. & Anr. v....
Kavin v. P. Sreemani Devi (2025) – Supreme Court Establishes the Lifetime Compensation & Family-Pain Doctrine for 100 % Disability Cases 1. Introduction On 22 August 2025, the Supreme Court of India...
“From ‘Prefer’ to ‘Prosecute’: Supreme Court Clarifies Victim-Centric Appellate Rights under Section 372 CrPC” 1. Introduction In Khem Singh (Dead through LRs) v. State of Uttaranchal (now...
“Equal Pay Parity for Contractual Academics” – The New Doctrine from Shah Samir Bharatbhai v. State of Gujarat (2025) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in Shah Samir Bharatbhai & Ors. v....
Supreme Court Clarifies Rule 2(g) of the 1966 Recruitment Rules: Forest Range Officers Brought within the “State Forest Service” for Promotion to the Indian Forest Service Introduction In P. Maruthi...
Strengthening Safeguards Against Uncorroborated Extra-Judicial Confessions – A Commentary on Neelam Kumari v. State of Himachal Pradesh (2025 INSC 1013) Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in...
Clarifying the Dual Barriers: The Supreme Court’s Definitive Ruling on Section 195 Cr.P.C. & the Contours of “Obstruction” under Section 186 I.P.C. (Devendra Kumar v. State (NCT of Delhi) 2025 INSC...
State Bank of India v. Ramadhar Sao (2025) – Re-affirming the Narrow Compass of Judicial Review over Departmental Punishments and Clarifying that No Elaborate Reasons Are Required When the...
Supreme Court Re-asserts Doctrine of Severability and Individualised Scrutiny in Mass-Cancellation of Appointments 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in Pawan Kumar Tiwary v. Jharkhand...
Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd. (Now Kalpataru Projects International Ltd.) v. Vinod & Ors. (2025 INSC 1004) “Towards an Appellate Framework for Compensation Disputes under the Indian Telegraph...
From Agricultural to Civil: Supreme Court Clarifies That a Subsequent Section 143 UPZALR Declaration Confers Civil-Court Jurisdiction I. Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in Mahesh Chand...
Shifting the Onus Back: Supreme Court Re-affirms Prosecution’s Foundational Burden before Invoking Section 411 IPC 1. Introduction In SD Shabuddin v. State of Telangana (2025 INSC 999) the Supreme...
Doctrine of Movability Reaffirmed: Power-Plant Assets Are Not “Goods” & Press Releases Are Not “Change in Law” – Supreme Court Commentary on Nabha Power Ltd. v. Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd....
Dharam Singh v. State of U.P. (2025): Judicial Review of “Financial-Constraint” Refusals and a New Constitutional Duty to Regularise Perennial Daily-Wage Workers 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of...
“From ‘May’ to ‘Shall’” – The Supreme Court Makes the Charged-Officer’s Examination and Disclosure of CVC Advice Mandatory in Departmental Inquiries Introduction The decision in K. Prabhakar Hegde v....
The “Proximate-Trigger” Doctrine: Supreme Court Re-calibrates Abetment to Suicide under Section 306 IPC 1. Introduction Criminal Appeal Nos. 2177-2185 of 2024 in Abhinav Mohan Delkar v. State of...
“Once You Approbate, You Cannot Reprobate” – Supreme Court Crystallises Estoppel Against Post-Decree Challenges to Arbitrability Introduction In Sanjit Singh Salwan & Ors. v. Sardar Inderjit Singh...
“No Monopoly over the Generic” Supreme Court Clarifies Anti-Dissection, Dominant-Feature and Post-Sale Confusion Doctrines in Pernod Ricard India Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. v. Karanveer Singh Chhabra (2025) 1....
Mandatory 30-Day Rent-Deposit Rule under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act Re-affirmed Commentary on Seventh Day Adventist Senior Secondary School v. Ismat Ahmed & Ors. (2025 INSC 984) 1....
“Summons ≠ Proceedings” – The Supreme Court’s Definitive Clarification of Section 6(2)(b) CGST M/S Armour Security (India) Ltd. v. Commissioner, CGST, Delhi East Commissionerate (2025 INSC 982) 1....