Admitted Cheque Signature Triggers Mandatory NI Act Presumptions; Revisional Courts Cannot Reappreciate Concurrent Convictions Absent Perversity 1. Introduction In KUNTEGOWDA v. THURUBAIAH, 2026 INSC...
Section 498A IPC Extends to Marriage-like Live-in Relationships with Intent to Marry 1. Introduction In LOKESH B.H v. STATE OF KARNATAKA, the Supreme Court of India decided an important question:...
Revenue-Recorded Shamilat Deh Vests in Panchayat Despite Hasab Rasad and Makbuja Malkan Entries Unless Pre-1950 Partition and Individual Cultivation Are Proved 1. Introduction In SURAJ BHAN v....
Catastrophically Disabled Child Victims Entitled to Compensation Based on 100% Functional Disability and Lifetime Care Needs 1. Introduction In GAYATREE PATTNAIK FOR SHREEJITA PATTNAIK v. ARUNDHATI...
Registrar’s Power to Frame Cooperative Service Rules Includes Power to Amend or Delete Them; Legislative Laying Requirement Without Consequence Is Directory 1. Introduction In S.P. Chandrakar v....
Statutory Land Acquisition Benefits Are Compensation: Ad Valorem Court Fee Applies to Section 54 Appeals 1. Introduction In TEHRI HYDRO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. v. S.P. SINGH, the Supreme Court...
Unproved Renewal of Driving Licence Breaches Policy: Insurer Entitled to Pay-and-Recover Introduction In RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD v. OM PARKASH, the Supreme Court of India considered...
Perpetual Post-Facto Environmental Clearance by Executive Order Is Invalid; Narrow Time-Bound Amnesty by Statutory Notification May Be Permissible Introduction In Vanashakti v. Union of India, 2026...
Failed Joint Development Agreements: No Cheating or Criminal Breach of Trust Without Inception Mens Rea or Entrustment Introduction In G. SAMINATHAN v. THE STATE REPRESENTED BY THE SUB INSPECTOR OF...
Section 125(4) CrPC Adultery Bar: Ex Facie Proof Can Halt Interim Maintenance, but Disputed Allegations Must Be Tried Before Final Maintenance Case Details Case HIMANSHU CHORDIA v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN...
Reach Stackers Used Only Inside ICDs Are Not “Motor Vehicles” Under the Motor Vehicles Act Introduction In CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED v. RISHI RANJAN MISHRA, the Supreme Court considered...
NCSC’s Article 338 Powers Are Recommendatory, Not Adjudicatory: No Binding Service Directions or Arrears Orders Introduction In MUMBAI PORT AUTHORITY v. NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULED CASTE, the...
Undisputed Stray-Cattle Injury Claims May Be Redressed in Writ Jurisdiction Where Delay Would Render Victims Remediless Introduction In NISHA v. MUNICIPAL COUNCIL SANGRUR, the Supreme Court...
Clean Hands and Continuous Readiness Are Indispensable: Inconsistent Refund Claims and Third-Party Dealings Can Defeat Specific Performance 1. Introduction In V.N.A.S. Chandran v. Mrs. S. Venilla and...
Evidence from a Split-Up Trial Cannot Be Used Against an Absconding Accused Without a Prior Section 299 CrPC Order Introduction In Mahendra Singh v. The State of Chhattisgarh, the Supreme Court...
Remainder-of-Natural-Life Sentences Without Remission Are Constitutionally Valid and Not Reopenable Through Article 32 Absent Fundamental Rights Violation 1. Introduction In RAMASREY @ FAKKAD v....
Employer-Created ACR Gaps Cannot Defeat Selection Scale or Super Time Scale After Wrongful Discharge Introduction In HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN v. ABHAY JAIN, the Supreme Court considered...
Prior Permission under AFO No.33/2017 Is Mandatory: Airmen Cannot Claim NOC for Civil Employment as of Right 1. Introduction In NAKHAT SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA, the Supreme Court of India considered...
Safeguards in Police Custody Must Not Make Investigation Illusory: Supreme Court Clarifies Section 187 and Section 38 BNSS Introduction In THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH v. SUDA SURESH VEERA VENKATA...
No Second Statutory Appeal Under Section 374 CrPC/Section 415 BNSS Against a First Conviction Recorded by a Sessions Court in Appeal 1. Introduction In Vishnu Kumar Gupta v. State of Madhya Pradesh,...