The Prejudice Principle: Supreme Court Clarifies Natural-Justice Threshold in Disciplinary Inquiries Commentary on S. Janaki Iyer v. Union of India & Ors. (Civil Appeal No. 10858 of 2024, 2025 INSC...
Consult-First, Charge-Later: Supreme Court makes pre-charge-sheet CVC consultation binding once vigilance angle is admitted Commentary on A.M. Kulshrestha v. Union Bank of India, 2025 INSC 744 1....
Section 80-IA(9) Caps Aggregate Deduction but Leaves Computation Intact – Supreme Court settles conflict in Shital Fibers Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax (2025) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court...
Due Process in Section 313 CrPC Examinations and Age-Based Protection: Supreme Court Affirms Substantive, Not Merely Formal, Compliance 1. Introduction In Ramji Prasad Jaiswal @ Ramjee Prasad Jaiswal...
Third-Party Purchasers Cannot Invoke Order VII Rule 11 CPC to Defeat Joint-Family Partition Suits: A Detailed Commentary on Shaifali Gupta v. Vidya Devi Gupta (2025 INSC 739) 1. Introduction The...
“Documentary Primacy & Finality” – Commentary on Rajni v. State of Uttar Pradesh, 2025 INSC 737 1. Introduction Rajni v. State of Uttar Pradesh presented the Supreme Court with two intertwined...
“From Classroom to Courtroom – Only After Practice”: Supreme Court Restores Bar-Practice Requirement and Expands LDCE Pathway in All India Judges Association v. Union of India (2025) 1. Introduction...
Shaurabh Kumar Tripathi v. Vidhi Rawal (2025 INSC 734): High Courts May Invoke § 482 CrPC / § 528 BNSS to Quash Applications under § 12 of the Domestic-Violence Act 1. Introduction In Shaurabh Kumar...
“Once Quashed, Forever Quiet”: Supreme Court Re-affirms the Near-Absolute Bar on High-Court Review of Criminal Orders under Section 362 Cr.P.C. Introduction Raghunath Sharma v. State of Haryana (2025...
Encashment of Bank Guarantees Is Not “Payment of Duty” – Supreme Court Clarifies Inapplicability of the Doctrine of Unjust Enrichment to Security Instruments (M/s Patanjali Foods Ltd. v. Union of...
Confessional & 161-CrPC Statements Cannot Be Relied Upon at Bail Stage A Detailed Commentary on P. Krishna Mohan Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh, 2025 INSC 725 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s...
“The Sidhu Consolidation Doctrine” – Supreme Court Introduces a Uniform Mechanism for Clubbing Multiple FIRs Within Each State and Deems Subsequent FIRs as Statements u/§161 CrPC 1. Introduction...
“One-Rank-One-Pension” for High Court Judges: A Definitive Constitutional Mandate – Commentary on In Re: Re-fixation of Pension… (2025 INSC 726) 1. Introduction For decades, the pension framework for...
Primacy of Foreigners Tribunal Declarations over Draft NRC Entries Commentary on Supreme Court’s Judgment in Rofiqul Hoque v. Union of India (2025 INSC 730) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s...
Supreme Court Reinforces Primacy of the First Survey & the Proximate-Cause Test in Property-Insurance Claims Commentary on Gopal Dikshit v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd., (2025) INSC 731 1....
Sentencing Discretion under Section 326A IPC and Non-mandatory Status of Acid-Attack SOPs: A Detailed Commentary on Hakim v. State of NCT of Delhi (2025 INSC 728) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s...
“Zero-Tolerance for Post-Facto Environmental Clearance” – A Comprehensive Commentary on Vanashakti v. Union of India, 2025 INSC 718 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in Vanashakti v. Union...
Supreme Court Re-defines the Fiscal Powers of Fee Regulatory Committees: Statutory Authority Mandatory for Corpus-Fund Levies Introduction The Supreme Court’s judgment in The State of Kerala v. The...
Primacy of Statutory Title: Supreme Court Clarifies that Allotment Made to a Registered Society Cannot Be Claimed by its “Parent” Trust – The ISKCON Bangalore v. ISKCON Mumbai Ruling 1. Introduction...
The Necessity of Detailed Reasoning in Bail Orders: Supreme Court Reinforces Standards for Appellate Scrutiny 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in Baljinder Singh @ Aman v. State of Punjab...