“Doctrine of the Vigilant Litigant” – Limiting Article 227 Interference with Ex‑Parte Decrees Introduction Kanchhu v. Prakash Chand (2025 INSC 542) is a Supreme Court decision that rewrites the...
Deputation Does Not Dissolve Public‑Servant Status: Supreme Court Clarifies Mandatory Sanction under Section 197 CrPC 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in Central Bureau of Investigation...
“Submission‑Date Irrelevance” Rule: Supreme Court Re‑Affirms the Primacy of Assessment‑Year Income Tax Returns in Motor Accident Claims Comprehensive Commentary on Nidhi Bhargava & Ors. v. National...
“Co‑terminus Tenure” Doctrine for Muslim Bar Council Members on Waqf Boards Supreme Court settles the scope of Explanation II to Section 14(1)(b) of the Wakf Act, 1995 1. Introduction The Supreme...
Uniform National Protocol for Identification and Electronic Disbursal of Unclaimed Compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and the Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 – A Commentary on “In Re:...
Re‑affirming the Limits of High‑Court Review Under Section 100 CPC and the Post‑Partition Status of Hindu Coparcenary Property Commentary on Angadi Chandranna v. Shankar & Ors. (2025 INSC 532) I....
“Proper Parties” Re-Envisioned: Supreme Court Limits Article 227 Review over Order I Rule 10(2) Impleadment 1. Introduction The Supreme Court of India’s decision in M/S J N Real Estate v. Shailendra...
High Threshold for Suspension of Sentence in POCSO Convictions: A Commentary on Lilaben v. State of Gujarat (2025 INSC 519) 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in Lilaben v. State of Gujarat...
“Clean‑Slate” Finality after IBC Resolution & the Narrow Door of S.47 CPC A Detailed Commentary on Supreme Court Judgment in Electrosteel Steel Ltd. (now ESL Steel) v. Ispat Carrier Pvt. Ltd....
“No Power to Rewrite the Award” – Supreme Court reinforces the bar on courts modifying arbitral awards under Sections 34 & 37 and urges procedural economy 1. Introduction In Larsen & Toubro Ltd. v....
Sheikh v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2025 INSC 529): The Supreme Court Re‑defines the Duty to Confront the Accused under Section 313 CrPC and the Appellate Obligation to Cure Omissions Promptly 1....
Limited Adjudicatory Scope of Competent Authorities and Registrars in “Deemed Conveyance” Proceedings under MOFA Commentary on Angeline Randolph Pereira v. Suyog Industrial Estate Premises...
Barla Ram Reddy v. State of Telangana (2025 INSC 531) Supreme Court clarifies that post‑notification auction sales cannot guide market value and adopts 20 % compounded annual escalation for...
Malagi v. Malagi (2025): Supreme Court Fortifies the Bar Under Order 23 Rule 3‑A CPC Against Collateral Challenges to Consent Decrees 1. Introduction In...
“Judicial Deference in the Face of an Undecided Reference” – A Comprehensive Commentary on B.S. Yediyurappa v. A. Alam Pasha, 2025 INSC 515 1. Introduction The Order dated 21 April 2025 in...
Temporal Limitation on Section 498A IPC: Supreme Court Bars Prosecution of Husband’s Relatives After Dissolution of Marriage A Comprehensive Commentary on Sushila & Ors. v. State of U.P. (2025 INSC...
“From Civil Breach to Criminal Overreach” – Supreme Court Prescribes Costs and Caution for Mis‑labelling Contractual Disputes as Cheating 1. Introduction Rikhab Birani v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2025...
Reaffirming the Limits of Second‑Appeal Jurisdiction & the Burden to Prove Oral Partition – A Commentary on Rajendhiran v. Muthaiammal @ Muthayee (2025 INSC 508) 1. Introduction Rajendhiran v....
“From Privilege to Responsibility” – Supreme Court Clarifies Power to De‑Register an Advocate‑on‑Record for Misconduct and Misuse of Successive SLPs (Commentary on N. Eswaranathan v. State...
“The Adavya Projects Doctrine” – Joinder of Parties in Arbitration Is Governed by Consent, Not by Service of Section 21 Notice or Section 11 Referral 1. Introduction Adavya Projects Pvt. Ltd. v. M/s...