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Introduction: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, in Huzaif Ahmad Dar v. Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, reported as 2026 LiveLaw (JKL), delivered a significant reaffirmation of constitutional safeguards governing preventive detention, underscoring that the extraordinary power to detain without trial cannot be exercised in the absence of a current or proximate […]
Introduction: The present bail order was passed by the Delhi High Court in a case titled Varun Kumar Singh v. State (SHO Rajinder Nagar), reported as 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 143, wherein Justice Vikas Mahajan was called upon to decide a bail application filed by Varun Kumar Singh, an accused facing serious charges under the Indian […]
Introduction: This writ petition before the Karnataka High Court arose from the disqualification of two elected Councillors of the Belagavi Municipal Corporation, namely Shri Jayant Jadhav and another petitioner, whose continuance in office was terminated on the allegation that they had failed to disclose that their respective wives had obtained leasehold rights in properties constructed […]
Introduction: In a far-reaching and socially significant pronouncement, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, while deciding a batch of writ petitions led by New Convent High School v. Union of India, undertook a nuanced constitutional examination of the role, rights, and responsibilities of private unaided educational institutions within India’s contemporary education ecosystem. The […]
Introduction: In Arbind Sharan v. Bihar College Service Commission and Others, C.W.J.C. No. 657 of 2001, the Jharkhand High Court was confronted with a challenge that sought to unsettle academic appointments made nearly twenty-five years earlier on the ground of alleged violation of the reservation policy. The matter was heard by a Single Judge Bench […]
Introduction: In Sunil Kandu @ Sunil Kumar Gupta v. Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs and Others, reported as 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 56, the Allahabad High Court delivered a significant judgment reinforcing constitutional safeguards against arbitrary arrest and detention. A Division Bench comprising Justice Arindam Sinha and Justice Satya Veer Singh examined a claim for compensation […]
Introduction: In CAG v. Manoj Kumar, W.P.(C) 7831/2024, the Delhi High Court examined the limits of judicial interference in disciplinary proceedings and the seriousness of dishonesty by public servants, particularly where false medical documents are used to justify unauthorised absence. A Division Bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Amit Mahajan was hearing a writ […]
Introduction: In Ms. Divya Dubey v. Smt. Rashmi Arun Shami and Others, Contempt Case No. 5849 of 2023, the Madhya Pradesh High Court was confronted with a serious question concerning obedience to judicial orders and the limits of administrative discretion in the face of binding judicial determinations. Justice Pranay Verma, while deciding a batch of […]
Introduction: In Vivek Yadav v. State of Rajasthan & Anr. [2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 43], the Rajasthan High Court, through a detailed and socially conscious order authored by Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand, addressed the alarming rise in digital and cyber scams that have increasingly deprived citizens of their hard-earned money. The Court was seized of bail […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court, in Sh. Rajpal Naurang Yadav & Anr. v. M/s Murli Projects Pvt. Ltd. & Anr., dealt with a batch of petitions arising out of convictions under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, where Bollywood actor Rajpal Naurang Yadav and his wife challenged the sentence of six months’ simple […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court, in Okoli Anayo Franklin v. The State (NCT of Delhi) (BAIL APPLN. 4027/2025), examined the scope and rigour of bail under Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, particularly addressing whether the absconding status of a co-accused can influence the court’s decision on bail. The case […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court, through a detailed and principle driven judgment, has once again underscored the constitutional mandate that the grounds of arrest must be effectively communicated to an accused, particularly in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. The ruling came in a bail application filed by Kamal Kumar Mandal, a […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India set aside the 2020 order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal which had directed a probe by the Director General of the Competition Commission of India into alleged violations of the Competition Act by an e commerce platform. The appeal arose from proceedings initiated on a complaint by […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India, while considering a petition arising out of the alleged Chhattisgarh liquor scam, delivered significant oral observations reinforcing the constitutional guarantee of personal liberty and the right to a speedy trial. The case was filed by Kawasi Lakhma, former Excise Minister of Chhattisgarh, who sought interim bail after having been […]
Introduction: In a hearing that went beyond the narrow contours of bail jurisprudence and struck at the heart of a growing social malaise, Justice BV Nagarathna of the Supreme Court delivered powerful oral observations on parental responsibility while deciding bail pleas connected to the 2024 Pune Porsche accident that claimed two innocent lives. The matter […]
Introduction: In a significant reaffirmation of the settled principles governing criminal prosecution and the limits of invoking penal law in matrimonial disputes, the Calcutta High Court has quashed a dowry harassment and attempt to murder case instituted against a husband and his family members, holding that a second criminal proceeding on the self-same incident with […]
“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 […]
