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Introduction: The Kerala High Court has clarified the limits of maritime vessel arrest under the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Act, 2017, holding that a vessel cannot be arrested merely because it is managed by the same ship manager against whom a maritime claim has been made. The Court emphasised that the statutory […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court has delivered an important ruling on the liability of the State for injuries and loss of life caused by wild animals, holding that victims are entitled to just, fair and reasonable compensation and that such compensation cannot be mechanically restricted to the amount prescribed under an executive compensation scheme. In […]
Introduction: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has reiterated that the quality and credibility of evidence, rather than the sheer number of witnesses examined during an investigation, must guide the investigative process. In Abdul Gani & Ors. v. Union Territory of J&K & Ors., reported as 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 32, Justice M.A. […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court has held that a divorcee seeking to change her name or remove her former spouse’s name from an existing passport cannot be compelled to produce a decree of divorce or an order of judicial separation when the applicable passport rules expressly dispense with such a requirement. The decision, rendered by […]
Introduction: The Orissa High Court has expressed strong concern over the continuing deterioration of roads in Cuttack, observing that a road is far more than an arrangement of “tar and stone” and constitutes a vital component of the rights guaranteed under Articles 19(1)(d) and 21 of the Constitution. The Division Bench comprising Justice K.R. Mohapatra […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court’s Circuit Bench at Port Blair has reaffirmed the role of writ jurisdiction in addressing municipal inaction against unauthorized construction, holding that a third party or public-spirited citizen can approach the writ court where illegal construction affects the public at large and the competent authorities fail to take effective action. The […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court has declined to entertain a writ petition filed by seven Family Court judges from Maharashtra seeking recognition of their service as holding “judicial office” for the purpose of determining eligibility for appointment as High Court judges under Article 217 of the Constitution. In Indrakala Joginder Nanda v. High Court of Judicature […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court has held that an earning spouse who deliberately withholds information about his actual income cannot be permitted to take advantage of that concealment to secure a reduction in maintenance payable to his minor child. Justice Uday Kumar made the observation while deciding a criminal revision petition in Sanjibani Das Samanta […]
Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has set aside a trial court order accepting a second ‘B’ report in a case concerning the alleged suicide of a ninth-standard student, holding that the investigation had proceeded on an incorrect legal premise and had failed to adequately examine crucial material, including a purported death note written by the […]
Introduction: The Rajasthan High Court has directed the State Government to take stringent and effective steps for recovery of public money allegedly lost through irregularities in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission in the State. The Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Chandra Shekhar Sharma emphasised that criminal proceedings […]
Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has clarified that forfeiture of a surety bond furnished for the temporary release of a prisoner on parole cannot be imposed mechanically for the entire amount of the bond. The Court held that while a surety gives an independent and enforceable undertaking, the authority deciding forfeiture must exercise […]
Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has delivered a significant judgment emphasising that the right to a fair trial is not a procedural formality but a fundamental constitutional guarantee, particularly in cases involving serious offences carrying severe punishment. In V. Amaresh @ Ambarish v. State of Karnataka & Anr., Criminal Appeal No. 366 of 2021, reported […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that the Government cannot invoke summary eviction proceedings to dispossess a person where there exists a genuine and long-standing dispute concerning title and possession of immovable property. The Court held that summary jurisdiction cannot be converted into a mechanism for conclusively determining complicated questions of ownership, particularly where the […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court has clarified an important principle concerning valuation of immovable property for stamp duty purposes, holding that the actual use to which a property is put is relevant for determining its valuation, rather than merely its classification under a master plan. The judgment was delivered by a Bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala […]
Introduction: The Bombay High Court has strongly deprecated the misuse of judicial proceedings to harass an elderly parent, holding that the statutory protection intended for persons suffering from mental illness cannot be converted into a weapon by an adversarial family member. A Division Bench comprising Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Kamal Khata dismissed an intra-court […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court has delivered a significant ruling reinforcing the constitutional safeguards available to every person placed under arrest, holding that the requirement of communicating the grounds of arrest to the arrestee and to a relative, friend or nominated person cannot be postponed merely because the arrest has been made outside the territorial […]
“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 […]
