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Introduction: In a significant ruling clarifying the scope and nature of judicial power under Section 216 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Jharkhand High Court, in Nagendra Pandey & Ors. v. State of Jharkhand & Ors., held that neither the prosecution nor the accused has any vested right to seek alteration or addition of […]
Introduction: In an important judgment concerning the scope of judicial review over civilian honours, the Kerala High Court declined to interfere with the conferment of the Padma Bhushan upon Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana (SNDP) Yogam General Secretary Vellappally Natesan, holding that the mere pendency of criminal cases does not constitute a valid ground to invalidate […]
Introduction: In a significant ruling reinforcing the principles of natural justice and access to legal representation, the Karnataka High Court has held that a complainant cannot be denied the assistance of an advocate once proceedings before the Insurance Ombudsman move beyond mediation and enter the adjudicatory stage. The decision was rendered by a Division Bench […]
Introduction: In a significant judgment underscoring the limits of public interest litigation and the sanctity of judicial hierarchy, the Allahabad High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that sought directions to the State authorities and the police to recall a Division Bench’s orders granting bail and suspending the sentence of a murder convict. The […]
Introduction: In a significant judgment reinforcing the constitutional principles of equality, transparency and merit in public employment, the Madras High Court set aside the appointment of seventeen Personal Assistants (PAs) to the Judges of the High Court after finding the entire recruitment process to be arbitrary and contrary to the Madras High Court Service Rules, […]
Introduction: The Gujarat High Court has reiterated that while criminal antecedents are an important consideration in deciding a bail application, they cannot, by themselves, become an absolute bar to the grant of bail. In Dhaval @ Bobo Gopalbhai Machi v. State of Gujarat, Justice Nikhil S. Kariel granted regular bail to an accused allegedly involved […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court has delivered a significant judgment clarifying the legal position regarding tattoos in recruitment to the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). In Ankit Maan v. Union of India and Others and the connected matter, a Division Bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan held that there is no blanket […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court has granted interim relief to four advocates by staying their suspension from legal practice as well as the prohibition imposed on their entry into the precincts of the High Court, pending adjudication of their challenge to disciplinary action initiated by the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD). The order was passed […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court in Ivanov Alexander & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. (W.P.(C) No. 17115/2026) has provided significant relief to three foreign crew members of the Liberian-flagged vessel MSC Elsa 3, which had capsized in May last year, leaving the crew stranded in India for over a year. The matter came […]
Introduction: The Karnataka High Court on June 30 considered a batch of writ petitions filed by students of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru, challenging the university’s decision to impose year-loss and compulsory re-admission on account of alleged attendance shortages. The petitions, led by Dhawal Mittal v. National Law School of India […]
Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has delivered a significant judgment reaffirming that the beneficial object of maintenance laws cannot be defeated merely because a marriage is subsequently found to be legally invalid, particularly where the woman entered into the relationship after being deceived by the man regarding his religious identity. In P v. G […]
Introduction: The Gujarat High Court has delivered a significant judgment clarifying that the registration of a marriage cannot by itself create a valid Hindu marriage unless the marriage has first been solemnized in accordance with the mandatory ceremonies prescribed under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. In X v. Y (R/First Appeal No. 429 of 2026), […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court has reiterated the importance of judicial discipline and consistency by declining to entertain a criminal revision petition challenging an order directing the collection of a voice sample during the course of a criminal investigation. The case, Abhishek Banerjee v. State of West Bengal and Another (CRR/2583/2026), arose from the CID’s […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India, in State of Uttar Pradesh v. A.K. Gaba Etc., reported as 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 644, has once again reaffirmed a fundamental principle of criminal jurisprudence that criminal conspiracy cannot be presumed merely from suspicion, association, or the presence of an accused at the place where an alleged offence occurs. […]
Introduction: The Gujarat High Court, in Dr. Vilas Tukaram Kharat v. Union of India & Others (R/WRIT PETITION (PIL) No. 25 of 2026), reported as 2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 177, dealt with a Public Interest Litigation seeking disclosure of extensive archaeological and scientific records relating to the Somnath Temple site. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court, in Rajesh R. and Another v. Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and Others (W.P.(C) No. 17439 of 2026), reported as 2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 349, examined the legality of the withdrawal of a special admission benefit earlier extended to single girl children and twin girl children in Kendriya Vidyalaya schools. The judgment was […]
“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 […]
