Dignity-Centric Mobility and Eco-Sensitive Infrastructure: Supreme Court outlaws hand‑pulled rickshaws in Matheran, mandates clay pavers and a State-run e‑rickshaw rehabilitation model Introduction...
SEIAA Empowerment & Mandatory EIA for Large Industrial/Educational Constructions: Supreme Court’s Clarificatory Ruling in Vanashakti v. Union of India (2025 INSC 961) 1. Introduction Vanashakti v....
No Clubbing of NDPS Quantities Absent Proven Conspiracy; Cumulative Non‑Compliance with Standing Order 1/1989 and Section 52A Can Vitiate Seizure and FSL Evidence Case: Nadeem Ahamed v. The State of...
Restitutionary Powers of Pollution Control Boards Clarified: Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling in D.P.C.C. v. Lodhi Property Co. Ltd. (2025 INSC 923) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in its...
Freedom to Seek Re-determination of Tariff by Renewable Generators Absent an Accelerated-Depreciation Commitment 1. Introduction Case: Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd. v. Green Infra Corporate Wind...
“The Joseph Doctrine” – Supreme Court Mandates Alternate Employment for Colour-Blind Drivers under Binding Industrial Settlements 1. Introduction In Ch. Joseph v. Telangana State Road Transport...
Supreme Court Tightens Juvenility Determination: Priority to Public Records & Medical Opinion over School Certificates Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in Suresh v. State of Uttar Pradesh...
Expanding “No-Fault” Liability: Supreme Court Questions Owner-Driver Exclusion under Section 163A Introduction Case: Wakia Afrin (Minor) v. M/s National Insurance Co. Ltd. (2025 INSC 919) Court:...
“Civil Dispute in Criminal Garb” Doctrine Re-affirmed: Supreme Court fortifies High Courts’ duty to quash abusive prosecutions – Comment on Urmila Devi & Ors. v. Balram & Anr. (2025 INSC 915) I....
Affidavit-Compliance under Section 156(3) CrPC Clarified as a “Mandatory-but-Curable” Requirement Commentary on S.N. Vijayalakshmi & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Anr., 2025 INSC 917 I. Introduction...
Re-affirming Bhajan Lal: Peaceful Protest, the Model Code of Conduct and the Limits of Criminalisation – A Comprehensive Commentary on Manchu Mohan Babu v. State of Andhra Pradesh (2025 INSC 916)...
Interference with Anticipatory Bail Does Not Presume Arrest: SC’s BNSS 2023 Clarification and Caution Against Merits-Based Orders Introduction In The State of Andhra Pradesh v. N. Sanjay (2025 INSC...
“Right to Prefer” Means “Right to Prosecute”: Legal Heirs of Victims Can Continue Criminal Appeals under the Proviso to Section 372 CrPC; Section 394 Abatement Inapplicable Introduction In Khem Singh...
“No Bail on Deposit” – The New Mandate from the Supreme Court of India Introduction The judgment in Gajanan Dattatray Gore v. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. (2025 INSC 913) marks a watershed moment...
“From Deference to Deadlines” The Precedent of Padi Kaushik Reddy v. State of Telangana (2025 INSC 912) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of India in Padi Kaushik Reddy v. State of Telangana has...
“Unnamed but Acknowledged” – Supreme Court Clarifies that Generic Balance-Sheet Entries Can Extend Limitation under IBC & COVID-19 Suspension Orders IL & FS Financial Services Ltd. v. Adhunik...
Informant-Cum-Investigator Not a Per Se Ground for Acquittal; Current Law Applies to Pending Appeals — State of Punjab v. Gurnam @ Gama (2025 INSC 960) Introduction In State of Punjab v. Gurnam @...
Primacy of 2014 Government Guidelines and Natural Justice in Ex‑Servicemen Pay Re‑Fixation Case: Mukund K. Pai & Ors. v. Punjab National Bank & Ors., 2025 INSC 1033 (Supreme Court of India, 30 July...
Quashing Post‑Divorce Matrimonial Prosecutions on the Strength of Lok Adalat Settlement: Supreme Court’s Article 142 Framework and Curb on Indiscriminate Prosecution of In‑Laws Introduction This...
Statutory Arbitration Trumps Contractual Clause: Exclusive Jurisdiction of the M.P. Arbitration Tribunal in Works-Contract Disputes Commentary on Umri Pooph Pratappur (UPP) Tollways Pvt. Ltd. v. M.P....