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Introduction: The increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has created new opportunities in several fields, but it has also raised serious concerns about the misuse of technology to create misleading or fabricated documents. The Allahabad High Court recently confronted one such issue when a high school marksheet, allegedly manipulated and apparently generated using AI, was […]
Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to an accused facing prosecution under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), after discovering that an earlier police status report had wrongly attributed seven additional criminal cases to him. The incorrect information, which included three alleged convictions, had formed the […]
Introduction: The Telangana High Court has reaffirmed that a spouse seeking dissolution of marriage on the ground of cruelty must establish the alleged conduct through reliable and cogent evidence. Serious accusations of adultery and desertion cannot, by themselves, justify a decree of divorce when they have neither been properly pleaded as independent grounds nor substantiated […]
Introduction: Demolition of a building is a serious measure that can have far-reaching consequences for a property owner. Although municipal authorities are empowered to take action against constructions that violate applicable building regulations, such powers must be exercised on the basis of relevant material, proper consideration of the facts and compliance with the principles of […]
Introduction: The Jharkhand High Court has reaffirmed that an authority cannot debar a contractor from participating in future government tenders without first giving the contractor a meaningful opportunity to respond specifically to the proposed penalty. The Court held that merely issuing a show-cause notice concerning deficiencies in contractual performance does not satisfy the requirements of […]
Introduction: The Tripura High Court has declined to vacate an interim stay on provisional attachment proceedings initiated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA), against suspended IAS officer Abhishek Chandra. The Court held that the objections raised by the officer concerning the legality of the provisional attachment order […]
Introduction: The Sikkim High Court has reaffirmed that the freedom of speech and expression guaranteed under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution protects public discussions and consultations on sensitive constitutional questions. The Court has held that merely inviting people to participate in a public consultation concerning the constitutional legality of a proposed Darjeeling–Sikkim unification cannot, by […]
Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has delivered an important ruling on fairness and equality in public recruitment, holding that a candidate who possessed the prescribed eligibility on the relevant cut-off date cannot ordinarily be excluded from consideration merely because of an error in the online application form or in the documents uploaded with […]
Introduction: The Bombay High Court has emphasised that unchecked noise pollution caused by the growing number of construction sites in Mumbai is a serious environmental concern that demands immediate and effective intervention from the authorities. While recognising the importance of development and construction activities, the Court made it clear that economic progress cannot come at […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court has reiterated an important principle governing the enforcement of judicial orders: merely filing an appeal against an order does not suspend its operation unless the appellate court specifically grants a stay. Applying this principle, Justice Rishad Medora dismissed a fresh writ petition filed by a building owner challenging the direction […]
Introduction: The Telangana High Court has sought responses from the State Government and the State Bank of India (SBI) in a writ petition challenging the denial of crop loan waiver benefits to a woman farmer who claims to have fulfilled the eligibility conditions under the Telangana Crop Loan Waiver Scheme, 2024. The petitioner has alleged […]
Introduction: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the death of a respondent who had been proceeded against ex parte does not, by itself, render a judgment legally invalid or provide an unsuccessful petitioner with an automatic right to seek its recall. The Court clarified that where a party was aware, […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India has reiterated an important principle governing the devolution of Hindu ancestral property, holding that a grandson cannot claim a right by birth in property inherited by his father from his grandfather under Section 8 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, once such property has devolved upon the father’s share […]
Introduction: The increasing incidence of digital arrest scams and other forms of cyber-enabled financial fraud has emerged as a serious challenge to India’s digital security framework. Fraudsters are increasingly impersonating police officers, investigating agencies, government officials and other law enforcement authorities to intimidate unsuspecting individuals into transferring money under the threat of arrest, criminal prosecution […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court has ordered the transfer of a matter to another Bench after expressing strong displeasure over the conduct of an advocate who repeatedly remarked, “I cry my beloved justice system,” during a hearing and walked out of the courtroom while proceedings were still underway. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora described the […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court has directed the police to provide adequate protection to the life and property of a senior television journalist who allegedly faced death threats and sustained cyber harassment following her participation in a discussion concerning a public statement on women’s rights. The Court made it clear that the journalist could approach […]
“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 […]
