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Introduction: The Calcutta High Court in Anjali Panja & Others v. Satyabala Das delivered a significant judgment concerning the interpretation of bona fide requirement under the West Bengal Premises Tenancy Act, 1956. The Court addressed an important question that frequently arises in landlord-tenant disputes: whether a landlord can seek eviction of a tenant on the […]
Introduction: The Bombay High Court in Glamstone Cosmetics Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India & Others delivered an important judgment clarifying the legal framework governing the import of cosmetics into India. The case revolved around the interpretation of the Customs Act, the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, and the Cosmetics Rules, 2020, particularly in relation to […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India in Dablu & Others v. State of Madhya Pradesh reaffirmed an important principle of criminal jurisprudence relating to the doctrine of unlawful assembly and vicarious liability under Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The case arose from appeals filed by several convicts who challenged their conviction for […]
Introduction: The Karnataka High Court in K. Ganesh & Another v. Govind Reddy & Others delivered a strongly worded order condemning the conduct of a lawyer who attempted to browbeat and pressure the court into passing favourable orders through a review petition. The case came before a single-judge bench of Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar sitting at […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court, in Sanchita Sen Majumdar & Another v. Oriental Insurance Company Limited & Others (FMA 188 of 2024), delivered a significant judgment addressing the principles governing compensation in motor accident claims involving deceased students. The case arose from a tragic road accident in 2015 in which two young brothers lost their […]
Introduction: The Bombay High Court, in Jerry Philips Jacob v. National Investigation Agency (Criminal Appeal No. 558 of 2025), delivered a significant ruling concerning the gravity of transnational cybercrime and human trafficking operations disguised as overseas employment opportunities. A Division Bench comprising Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Shyam Chandak refused to grant bail to the […]
Introduction: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, in Sudhir Kumar v. Peerzada Tasaduq Hussain (Drug Inspector), delivered a significant judgment reinforcing the importance of statutory safeguards available to an accused under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The case arose from criminal proceedings initiated against Sudhir Kumar, the Managing Director of Jacksons […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court, in Ravjeet Singh v. Central Bureau of Investigation, delivered an important ruling clarifying the principles governing cooperation during interrogation while considering a plea for anticipatory bail in a corruption investigation. The case arose from allegations investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) concerning an alleged conspiracy involving defence-related business […]
Introduction: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh recently delivered an important ruling clarifying the scope and interpretation of Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which prescribes limits on the period of detention of undertrial prisoners during the pendency of a criminal trial. The Court held that completion of the […]
Introduction: The Bombay High Court recently delivered a significant judgment reaffirming the fundamental principle of civil procedural law that the mere filing of an appeal does not automatically suspend the operation of a decree passed by a competent court. The Division Bench comprising Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Hiten S. Venegavkar held that a municipal […]
Introduction: The Bombay High Court recently delivered a significant ruling clarifying the procedural requirements for the grant of Letters of Administration of an estate that remains partly unadministered after the death of an executor. The judgment sheds light on the interpretation of Sections 258 and 259 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 and the extent […]
Introduction: In a case highlighting the importance of fairness and transparency in academic evaluation, the Telangana High Court recently allowed an MBBS student to approach the grievance redressal mechanism of the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences for re-verification of her answer sheet after she failed a crucial subject by a narrow margin of […]
Introduction: In a significant development in the widely discussed murder case of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, the Supreme Court of India granted bail to two accused, Pawan Kumar Bishnoi and Jagtar Singh, who had been in custody for more than three and a half years. The order was passed by a bench comprising Justice Vikram […]
Introduction: The Karnataka High Court recently delivered a significant judgment emphasizing that the criminal justice system cannot be invoked to settle grievances arising out of failed romantic relationships. In the case arising from a complaint lodged at the Mangalore Women’s Police Station, the Court examined whether allegations stemming from a live-in relationship could justify the […]
Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently delivered an important ruling emphasizing that disciplinary actions taken by educational institutions must strictly adhere to the principles of natural justice. In the case titled Munish v. State of Haryana and Others, the Court examined the legality of the expulsion of an MBBS student from Pt. B.D. […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court recently delivered an important judgment clarifying the legal framework governing the appointment of Government Pleaders and Public Prosecutors in the State. In Adv. P T Joseph v State of Kerala and Others and connected case, the Court examined the validity of the appointment made to the post of District Government […]
“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 […]
