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Introduction: In a significant judgment concerning the interpretation of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) and the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, the Delhi High Court has held that the benefit of probation cannot be extended to persons convicted of grave sexual offences against children that are punishable with imprisonment […]
Introduction: In a significant development in a high-profile dowry death case, the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently dealt with the anticipatory bail plea filed by the husband of a deceased woman whose death at her matrimonial home in Bhopal triggered allegations of cruelty, dowry harassment, and suspicious circumstances. The matter gained considerable public attention not […]
Introduction: In a significant judgment balancing medical urgency, constitutional rights, and human dignity, the Madras High Court recently held that a mother cannot be compelled to undergo a DNA test to establish maternity before being permitted to donate her kidney to her son. The Court observed that when a mother herself asserts that the recipient […]
Introduction: In a significant ruling concerning the conduct of municipal elections and the scope of powers vested in State Election Commissions under the Constitution, the Punjab & Haryana High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the decision of the Punjab State Election Commission to conduct the upcoming local body elections through ballot papers instead […]
Introduction: In an important ruling concerning the scope of execution proceedings and the rights of third parties in domestic violence litigation, the Uttarakhand High Court recently held that objections raised by an intervener cannot defeat the right of a decree holder to withdraw execution proceedings, especially when no substantive adjudication had ever been made against […]
Introduction: In a significant judgment concerning the distinction between consensual relationships and offences under rape law, the Tripura High Court recently acquitted a man convicted under Section 376(1) of the Indian Penal Code, holding that a long-standing romantic relationship followed by marriage and continued cohabitation could not subsequently be treated as rape merely because the […]
Introduction: In a significant judgment balancing environmental protection concerns with the constitutional right to privacy, the Madras High Court recently refused permission for the installation of CCTV cameras around a village lake in Tamil Nadu. The Court held that unrestricted surveillance in rural common spaces, particularly around village water bodies traditionally used by local residents […]
Introduction: In a significant judgment emphasizing dignity, rehabilitation, and humane compensation in motor accident claims, the Kerala High Court recently enhanced the compensation awarded to a young accident victim whose leg had to be amputated following a road accident. The Court held that compensation for a prosthetic limb cannot be restricted to the present cost […]
Introduction: In a significant ruling safeguarding the rights of retired employees against arbitrary administrative action, the Patna High Court has quashed a pay verification certificate that drastically reduced the pay scale of a retired university employee and directed recovery of more than ₹22 lakh from his retiral dues nearly twelve years after his retirement. The […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court has permitted neighbouring school managers to challenge the decision directing approval for introduction of a co-education scheme in a long-standing girls-only institution at Erattupetta, thereby reopening an important legal and social debate concerning educational administration, procedural fairness, and the scope of judicial intervention in institutional policy matters. The order was […]
Introduction: The Karnataka High Court, in a significant intervention balancing labour rights with public interest, extended its interim order restraining the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of various state road transport trade unions from proceeding with their proposed indefinite strike. The Court emphasized that citizens possess a fundamental right to access public transportation and observed that […]
Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a significant judgment concerning sentencing principles in cheque dishonour cases, has reiterated that imprisonment imposed for non-payment of monetary compensation must remain proportionate and constitutionally fair. The Court reduced the sentence of a convict in a cheque bounce case to the period already undergone while simultaneously enhancing […]
Introduction: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, in a significant order concerning anticipatory bail under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act), granted pre-arrest bail to an Army personnel accused of sexual offences after the prosecutrix stated before the Magistrate that she had been in a consensual relationship with […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India, in Parvinder Singh v. Directorate of Enforcement, has delivered a significant ruling on the scope and effect of procedural safeguards introduced under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS). The judgment, reported as 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 522, marks one of the earliest authoritative interpretations of the first proviso to […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court recently reiterated the importance of reasoned judicial orders while setting aside a sessions court order that had stayed a magisterial direction to register an FIR against political commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra in a case involving alleged online harassment and abusive social media remarks directed at women journalists. The matter arose […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court recently delivered a significant ruling reaffirming the social justice principles underlying maintenance laws and protecting the rights of women and children against technical objections raised at preliminary stages of litigation. In Bonoshree Hazra @ Mollah v. State of West Bengal & Anr., Justice Chaitali Chatterjee Das held that a Muslim […]
“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 […]
