Calcutta High Court Refuses Threshold Rejection of ₹65 Lakh Recovery Suit, Holds Commercial Nature of Financial Transaction Requires Trial

Introduction: The Calcutta High Court has held that a money-recovery suit instituted by a company cannot be rejected at the threshold merely because the plaint does not expressly refer to a written agreement or mercantile document evidencing the underlying financial transaction. The Court emphasised that where the pleadings and documents disclose an arguable case and […]

Supreme Court Quashes POCSO Case Against Teacher, Holds Corporal Punishment Without Sexual Intent Does Not Constitute Aggravated Sexual Assault

Introduction: The Supreme Court has held that inappropriate physical conduct by a teacher, including corporal punishment and insensitive touching of students, cannot by itself be treated as aggravated sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), unless the essential element of sexual intent required by the statute is established. […]

Allahabad High Court Quashes 26-Year-Delayed Land Cancellation, Protects Bhumidhar Rights Acquired Through Government Scheme

Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has set aside proceedings seeking cancellation of an agricultural land allotment made in 1987, holding that a challenge initiated nearly 26 years later under Section 198(4) of the U.P. Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act, 1950 was hopelessly barred by limitation. The Court further held that the delay assumed greater […]

Punjab and Haryana High Court Sets Aside Regularisation of Outsourced Employees, Says Direct Master-Servant Relationship Must Be Proved

Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside a Single Judge’s order directing the regularisation of drivers, conductors and other employees deployed with the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) through a private outsourcing agency, holding that long and continuous service under the supervisory control of an organisation cannot, by itself, establish a direct […]