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Introduction: The Bombay High Court has declared the September 2011 arrest of activist Arun Ferreira illegal and directed the Maharashtra Government to pay him compensation of ₹2 lakh for the violation of legal safeguards governing arrest and detention. Emphasising that police officers are entrusted with the responsibility of protecting the law rather than violating it, […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India has reserved its judgment on an important question concerning the interpretation of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations, 2018, particularly whether the period spent pursuing a Ph.D. degree can be included while calculating the mandatory eight years of teaching experience required for appointment as an Associate Professor. The dispute […]
Introduction: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by residents of Nagarapalem village in Srikakulam district challenging the establishment of a beverages manufacturing unit, holding that unsupported apprehensions of environmental damage and groundwater depletion cannot, by themselves, justify stopping an industrial project that has obtained the necessary statutory permissions. The Court […]
Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that obtaining sanction for prosecution against a public servant does not exempt a Special Court from complying with the independent procedural safeguards prescribed under Section 223(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). The Court clarified that before taking cognizance of a complaint filed by […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court has set aside a Single Judge’s order directing the issuance of an Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer (NCL) certificate to a minor girl seeking reservation benefits for admission through the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2027. A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K. V. Jayakumar […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has held that the settled legal principle that inclusion in a select list does not confer an indefeasible right to appointment cannot be used as a blanket justification for rejecting the claim of a selected candidate without examining the relevant vacancies, applicable recruitment rules and previous judicial directions. The Court […]
Introduction: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that procedural requirements must serve the interests of justice rather than become obstacles to the adjudication of substantive rights. The Court held that the mere omission of a formal solemn verification in an affidavit, despite the presence of a solemn affirmation, does not automatically justify rejecting an […]
Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has imposed exemplary costs of ₹1 lakh on an erring officer of the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) after finding that an administrative order had been passed by relying on statutory provisions that had already been omitted in 2020. The Court expressed serious concern over the failure of a statutory […]
Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has quashed a First Information Report (FIR) registered against an advocate accused of voluntarily causing hurt and outraging the modesty of a woman who had engaged him as her lawyer. The Court held that the essential ingredients of the offences punishable under Sections 324 and 354 of the Indian Penal […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India has reiterated an important principle governing reassessment proceedings under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act, 1961: the Revenue cannot be prevented from reopening an assessment on the ground of a mere ‘change of opinion’ when the Assessing Officer did not examine the relevant issue or form any opinion […]
Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that a woman’s education, financial independence and professional position cannot, by themselves, determine whether her consent to sexual relations was allegedly obtained through deception or a false promise of marriage. The Court also observed that the fact that marriage negotiations took place between the parties does not […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court has clarified an important procedural and jurisdictional question concerning appeals arising from penalties imposed under the repealed Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (FERA). The Court held that appeals challenging penal adjudications originating under FERA can be entertained under its Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction, even where the appellants have invoked Section 35 […]
Introduction: The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a 23-year-old man, Ikram Tahir, and his 44-year-old mother, Saira Khatoon, who were accused in a case involving allegations of sexual relations on the false promise of marriage and abetment. Justice M. A. Chowdhary considered the circumstances described by the complainant, […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court has granted relief to a woman who claimed to have been defrauded through an online loan scam, directing Axis Bank to permit her to operate and close her bank account despite 21 requisitions seeking a freeze over transactions amounting to ₹1,16,32,892. The Court held that, on the materials placed before […]
Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Government not to take any coercive steps against television broadcasters challenging the imposition of a 2% welfare cess under the Karnataka Cine and Cultural Activists (Welfare) Act, 2024, as amended in 2026. The interim protection was granted by Justice H. T. Narendra Prasad on October 28, […]
Introduction: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has disposed of three connected writ petitions filed by contractual and daily-wage employees working at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), Srinagar Regional Centre, seeking regularisation of their services against Group C and Group D posts. Justice M. A. Chowdhary directed that […]
“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 […]
