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Introduction: In a significant judgment strengthening the rights of rescued child labourers, the Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Police to proactively assist authorities in tracing employers who become untraceable after child labour raids, so that back wages legally owed to rescued children can be recovered effectively. The Court emphasized that the obligation of […]
Introduction: In a significant judgment reinforcing the principles of natural justice in administrative actions, the Patna High Court has held that a contractor cannot be blacklisted or debarred from participating in government tenders in a mechanical manner, particularly without issuance of notice, opportunity of hearing, and specification of a definite period of debarment. The Court […]
Introduction: In a significant ruling concerning the interplay between constitutional safeguards and the stringent bail framework under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), the Karnataka High Court has held that alleged procedural lapses in communicating grounds of arrest cannot automatically entitle an accused to bail in cases involving commercial quantity of […]
Introduction: In an important ruling concerning the finality of judicial orders passed on the basis of settlement in criminal cases arising out of personal relationships, the Delhi High Court has held that a rape FIR quashed after voluntary settlement and subsequent marriage between the parties cannot later be revived merely because the marriage subsequently fails […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court on May 26, 2026 commenced hearing in the criminal appeal filed by former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar challenging his conviction and life sentence in the widely discussed Unnao rape case. The proceedings arose in Kuldeep Singh Sengar v. Central Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Appeal No. 53 of 2020, pending […]
Introduction: In a significant ruling concerning the interplay between civil court jurisdiction and the Jammu & Kashmir Agrarian Reforms Act, 1976, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has clarified that a civil suit seeking protection of possession through permanent prohibitory injunction remains maintainable before a civil court even when the land involved […]
Introduction: In a significant ruling on the scope and purpose of imprisonment in maintenance execution proceedings, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that detention for non-payment of maintenance is only a coercive mechanism intended to secure compliance with maintenance orders and cannot be transformed into indefinite punitive incarceration. The judgment highlights the constitutional requirement […]
Introduction: In a significant judgment concerning service jurisprudence and the rights of government employees, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that an employee who performs duties on a higher post in different spells cannot be denied increment benefits merely because the officiating service was not continuous. The Court clarified that Fundamental Rule 26 does […]
Introduction: In a significant judgment reinforcing the rehabilitative spirit of juvenile justice laws and the constitutional importance of the right to livelihood, the Allahabad High Court has held that a person cannot be denied employment merely because a criminal case arising out of an offence allegedly committed during juvenility is pending against him. The Court […]
Introduction: In an important ruling concerning the principles governing cancellation of bail, the Rajasthan High Court has reiterated that once bail is granted by a competent court, it cannot be cancelled in a routine or mechanical manner merely because the allegations involve a serious offence. The Court emphasized that cancellation of bail stands on a […]
Introduction: In a landmark judgment addressing caste violence, mob brutality, and the protection of vulnerable tribal communities, the Kerala High Court on May 25 imposed life imprisonment on twelve persons convicted in the infamous lynching of Madhu, a mentally challenged tribal youth who was brutally assaulted and humiliated in Attappady, Palakkad, in February 2018 after […]
Introduction: In a significant interim order balancing individual liberty, democratic participation, and the integrity of the electoral process, the Gujarat High Court permitted a detained individual to cast his vote in the election for the posts of Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Junagadh Taluka Panchayat. The Court observed that elections to such important local […]
Introduction: In a significant judgment interpreting the scope and essential ingredients of Section 307 of the Indian Penal Code, the Supreme Court of India has reiterated that the seriousness or gravity of an injury alone is insufficient to sustain a conviction for attempt to murder unless the prosecution establishes the accused’s intention or knowledge to […]
Introduction: In a significant judgment dealing with domestic violence, dowry harassment, and the responsibility of society toward married women facing abuse, the Supreme Court of India in Gour Acharjee Versus The State of Tripura & Ors., reported as 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 538, upheld the conviction of a husband for the murder of his wife under […]
Introduction: In an important interim order concerning the scope of governmental powers under the Census Act, 1948 and the obligations of private educational institutions, the Allahabad High Court has prima facie held that teaching and non-teaching employees of aided and unaided private schools cannot be compelled to perform census-related duties under the existing statutory framework. […]
Introduction: In a significant ruling reaffirming the liberal principles governing amendment of pleadings in civil litigation, the Rajasthan High Court has held that mere delay in filing an application under Order 6 Rule 17 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, cannot by itself become a ground to reject the amendment if such amendment is […]
“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 […]
