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Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has held that where an agreement to sell does not prescribe a definite calendar date for execution of the sale deed, but makes performance dependent on the occurrence of a future event, the second part of Article 54 of the Limitation Act, 1963, applies. In such cases, the three-year limitation […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has clarified that a woman’s status as a widow is a legal consequence of her marriage and the death of her husband, and cannot be taken away merely because she is alleged to have entered into a relationship with another man after his death. Justice Anil Kumar-X held that a […]
Introduction: The Rajasthan High Court has rejected the second bail applications filed by two government officials accused of facilitating the misuse of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Aadhaar enrolment and update system. Justice Ashok Kumar Jain held that the allegations against the applicants were serious and grave, particularly because they were public servants […]
Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has held that employees of private aided educational institutions cannot claim arrears of salary or other monetary benefits from the State Government for the period preceding the admission of their posts to the grant-in-aid system. A Division Bench comprising Justice D. K. Singh and Justice H. Shanthi Bhushan clarified that […]
Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that a police officer below the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) cannot issue an intimation to an online intermediary for restricting access to social media content under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, unless the statutory requirements […]
Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that the termination of a daily-wage worker in violation of Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, does not automatically entitle the workman to reinstatement in service. The Court observed that where the illegality in termination arises from non-compliance with statutory retrenchment requirements, monetary compensation […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has reaffirmed that a State authority cannot indefinitely withhold contractual payments that it has expressly admitted to be due to a contractor. The Court held that where the government authority acknowledges its liability and there is no dispute regarding the execution of the work, the failure to release the admitted […]
Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the Ministry of External Affairs’ (MEA) decision refusing political clearance to a delegation from the Punjab Government, led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, for a proposed visit to Paris to attend the SIAL international food exhibition. Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya held that the refusal, which merely […]
Introduction: The Patna High Court has reiterated an important principle of criminal jurisprudence that the mere presence of an accused at the scene of a crime, or even his physical involvement in an incident, does not automatically establish his liability for an offence committed by another person. In particular, the Court held that the act […]
Introduction: The Gujarat High Court has quashed an FIR registered against an advocate who was accused of extorting money from traffic personnel, assaulting public servants and making caste-based remarks during a confrontation over alleged corruption in traffic enforcement. Justice P. M. Raval held that the extortion allegations were inherently improbable in light of the petitioner’s […]
Introduction: The Madras High Court has quashed a First Information Report (FIR) registered against P. Saravanan, popularly known as ECR Saravanan, a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) MLA representing the Sholinganallur constituency, over allegations that unauthorised political banners had been erected near a marriage hall on KK Road in Chennai. Justice V. Lakshminarayanan held that, in […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court has held that a woman can be charged with the offence of gang rape even if she has not personally committed the physical act of rape. Interpreting Section 376D of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), and its corresponding provision under Section 70 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India, on October 15, 2026, upheld the judgment of the Madras High Court declaring unconstitutional a Tamil Nadu Government Order that permitted individuals converting to Islam from certain Hindu backward and disadvantaged communities to obtain community certificates under the State’s notified Backward Class (Muslim) category. A bench comprising Justice Prashant […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India has directed the Delhi Police to place on record the prohibitory orders issued under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), which were used to restrict public gatherings and demonstrations in Delhi during the preceding two weeks. The Court has also directed law enforcement agencies to […]
Introduction: The Jharkhand High Court has reiterated that a preliminary order under Section 133 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), is an essential legal requirement in proceedings initiated for the removal of an alleged public nuisance. The Court has further clarified that when a person against whom such an order is made appears […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court has emphasised that the existence and influence of touts in government offices cannot be viewed in isolation from the conduct of public officials who are responsible for providing the relevant services. Observing that such intermediaries cannot operate freely without the involvement, protection or encouragement of officials working within the administrative […]
“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 […]
