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Introduction: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reaffirmed that access to electricity is closely connected with the constitutional guarantee of life and personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution, while also emphasising that electricity distribution authorities cannot reject an application for a new connection through a cryptic online status without communicating reasons to the […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has clarified that proceedings under the U.P. Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021 are governed by the special procedural framework created under the statute and cannot be supplemented by importing provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 that the legislature has expressly excluded. In particular, the Court has […]
Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has clarified that mere ownership of agricultural land where an electrical transformer or wire is situated cannot, by itself, make a landowner criminally liable for a death caused by electrocution. In the absence of a specific allegation or material demonstrating an overt act of negligence attributable to the landowner, prosecution […]
Introduction: The Madras High Court has reiterated that the existence of criminal intention is a crucial element in offences involving cheating and criminal breach of trust, and that mere non-compliance with an administrative requirement does not automatically transform an otherwise lawful act into a criminal offence. In a significant order, Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy quashed criminal […]
Introduction: The Patna High Court has transferred the investigation into the disappearance of a man allegedly taken into custody and brutally assaulted by Excise Police officials to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), finding the circumstances of the case to be “rare and exceptional” and holding that the credibility of the State investigating agency had […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has held that an order passed by a District Magistrate determining a claim regarding lapse of land acquisition under Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 is quasi-judicial in nature. Once such an order is passed after hearing the […]
Introduction: The Rajasthan High Court has held that the institution of adoption under Hindu law creates a legally recognised relationship between an adoptive parent and an adopted child, but does not permit an existing son-in-law to be transformed into an “adopted son-in-law”. The Court observed that such a status is unknown to the statutory framework […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a statutory provision meant to regularise teachers appointed against genuine short-term vacancies cannot be used to legitimise an appointment where the very vacancy on which the appointment was based was found to be fraudulent or unlawfully created. The Court held that Section 33-F of the U.P. Secondary […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has reaffirmed that administrative authorities cannot reject a citizen’s application through a vague, unexplained and uncommunicated order. In Alok Dhangar and another v. State of U.P. and 2 others, a Division Bench comprising Justice Ajit Kumar and Justice Siddharth Nandan held that merely displaying a rejection letter on an official […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court has strongly reaffirmed that a woman’s clothing, lifestyle or personal choices cannot be used as a justification for sexual misconduct or as a weapon to attack her dignity during judicial proceedings. In State v. Sajid Ali, Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha set aside the acquittal of the accused and convicted him under […]
Introduction: The Madras High Court has issued comprehensive directions to strengthen the investigation and prosecution of fraudulent insurance claims across Tamil Nadu, directing the State Government and the Director General of Police to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) in every district to investigate cases involving fake road accidents, fabricated injuries, forged insurance policies, false […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has held that the statutory power to cancel a teacher’s appointment under Section 16-E(10) of the Intermediate Education Act, 1921 cannot be exercised after an inordinate and unexplained delay, particularly where the employee has served continuously for decades, was regularized by the competent authority and subsequently promoted without any allegation […]
Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a conviction dating back to 2005 and acquitted the appellants in a culpable homicide case, holding that the prosecution’s failure to explain serious injuries sustained by four of the accused during the same occurrence amounted to suppression of material facts. In Pardeep Kumar and others […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court has reiterated an important principle concerning the validity of registered sale deeds where the entire sale consideration has not been paid at the time of execution. In Raziya Begum & Ors. v. Nafisa Begum Abdul Hamid & Ors., a Bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran held that […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court, in Ankur Tandon v. State of Uttar Pradesh through Principal Secretary, Home Department, 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 544, delivered a significant judgment examining the legal requirements for convicting an accused under Sections 498-A and 306 of the Indian Penal Code, as well as Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court has granted interim relief in a significant case concerning the balance between university administration, student autonomy, and freedom of expression within educational institutions. In Mahatma Gandhi University Students’ Union and Another v. Mahatma Gandhi University and Others (WP(C) No. 27279 of 2026), Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas stayed the operation of […]
“While the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.” – Andrew Carneige The tussle between Epic games and Google started way back in the U.S., wherein the biggest gaming giant on August 2020, approached the […]
The Supreme Court today issued a notice on the petition filed by the top woman wrestlers of India seeking registration of FIR against a BJP MP as well as the wrestling federation of India’s president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment. Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the petitioners stated that the woman wrestlers […]
“The sovereignty of scriptures of all religion must come to an end if we want to have a united integrated modern India.”– Dr. B.R Ambedkar In the case of Farhan Tasaddukhussain Barodawala v. Onali Ezazuddin Dholkawal, Allahabad High Court imposed cost of rupees 25,000 on petitioners who were objecting on the fact that how a […]
Reported By: Ankita Bhardwaj The case of KUSH KALRA v. UOI & ANR has brought forward the interesting notion of barring the entry of married men and women in Judge Advocate General (JAG) claiming it in the benefit of public interest and national security. A PIL is filed against the policy by Kush Kalra seeking the […]
“We direct all High Courts to establish online RTI portals within 3 months from today. High Courts can formulate adequate provisions to facilitate the supply of adequate information. Information is to be passed onto the secretary generals of High Courts for administrative directions from the Chief Justices (of High Courts). The same directions are to […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court recently upheld an industrial tribunal’s ruling that an accountant, Dulal Chatterjee, was a ‘workman’ under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, dismissing a writ petition filed by Swarnakshar Prakasani Pvt. Ltd. The case arose when Chatterjee was terminated from employment in July 2013, leading to a legal dispute over whether his […]
The Madras High Court in the case of G Sundararajan v The Secretary held that the exemption from payment of entertainment tax is just a concession by the government and cannot be claimed as a right. The court thus refused relief to the producer and distributor of the 2015 Tamil film, “I” which was claimed […]
The Karnataka Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), in the case of Myntra Designs Private Limited modified the decision of AAR, has observed, “input tax credit (ITC) is not available on the vouchers and subscription packages procured by Myntra from third-party vendors.” They relied on the judgement of the Karnataka High Court in the case […]
