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Introduction: The Delhi High Court has emphasised the need for the timely completion of the selection process for Para-Legal Volunteers, observing that law students in the second and third years of their course should not lose the opportunity to participate merely because of administrative delays. In Sidharth Yadav & Anr. v. Delhi State Legal Services […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has raised serious concerns over the alleged misuse of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012, through the production of forged school certificates intended to portray a victim as being below eighteen years of age. In Shivam Yadav @ Chhotu v. State of U.P. and 3 Others, reported […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has delivered a significant ruling on the retrospective effect of declaring a post-Constitution law or statutory regulation unconstitutional, holding that an employee’s termination cannot survive where it was founded upon a regulation subsequently struck down as violative of fundamental rights. The Court clarified that when a post-Constitution statute or statutory […]
Introduction: In a significant ruling concerning service law, promotions and the effect of subsequent changes in qualification norms, the Supreme Court in R.J. Gajendra Kumar v. Government of Tamil Nadu and Another has reaffirmed that an employee who acquired the requisite educational qualification under the rules prevailing at the relevant time cannot ordinarily be deprived […]
Introduction: The Gauhati High Court has enhanced the compensation awarded to the family of a man who died in a motor vehicle accident from Rs.5,89,000 to Rs.8,81,500, holding that the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal had failed to award compensation towards the deceased’s future prospects and parental consortium payable to his two sons. The Court emphasised […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court has strongly criticised the Central Pollution Control Board and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee for failing to take responsibility for the disposal of allegedly hazardous waste lying inside a container at the Inland Container Depot, Tughlakabad, for nearly four years. Describing the situation as a “typical instance of passing the […]
Introduction: The Gauhati High Court has reiterated that a person seeking registration of a First Information Report cannot ordinarily bypass the statutory remedies available under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and directly invoke the extraordinary writ jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution. Where the police allegedly refuse to register […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court has underscored that the criminal justice system cannot permit an accused person to remain behind bars for years while the trial moves at an unreasonably slow pace, particularly when delays are aggravated by the repeated absence of the Investigating Officer. While granting regular bail to two accused who had spent […]
Introduction: The Jharkhand High Court has reaffirmed the importance of the principles of natural justice in matters involving public employment, observing prima facie that regular appointments cannot be disturbed or terminated without following due process of law. In Saurav Singh & Ors. v. State of Jharkhand through the Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand & Ors., […]
Introduction: The Bombay High Court has delivered an important ruling on the scope of remedies available under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, holding that an Internal Complaints Committee’s decision to reject a complaint at the threshold without conducting an inquiry can still amount to a “recommendation” under […]
Introduction: The Jharkhand High Court has held that the benefit of continuation in office granted by the Supreme Court to certain Presidents and Members of Consumer Commissions cannot be restricted through an artificial cut-off date based merely on the date on which the Supreme Court delivered its judgment. In Umesh Singh v. Union of India […]
Introduction: The Orissa High Court has clarified that the regulatory framework under the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act and the Rules framed thereunder cannot be interpreted to impose an unwarranted restriction on a qualified Radiologist merely because he seeks to conduct ultrasonography at medical establishments situated in two different districts. […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court has significantly recalibrated the framework governing entry into the lower judiciary, retaining the principle that candidates should ordinarily possess prior exposure to the legal profession while substantially reducing the earlier requirement of three years of practice. In Bhumika Trust v. Union of India and connected cases, W.P.(C) No. 001110/2025 and connected […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court on August 21, 2026, took another significant step in its continuing examination of the high cost of life-saving patented medicines by allowing a breast cancer patient, who is presently undergoing treatment with Ribociclib, to be impleaded as an additional respondent in a suo motu proceeding concerning the exorbitant pricing of […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court on August 21, 2026, declined to interfere with the continuation of criminal defamation proceedings against Shiromani Akali Dal president and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal in a complaint filed by Rajinder Pal Singh, spokesperson of the religious organisation Akhand Kirtani Jatha (AKJ). A Bench comprising Justice Dipankar Datta […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court has reaffirmed the constitutional requirement of equality in public employment, holding that similarly situated employees cannot be treated differently merely because an earlier judicial order granting relief was technically passed in personam. A Division Bench comprising Justice Partha Sarathi Chatterjee and Acting Chief Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty held that where employees […]
“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 […]
