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Introduction: The Supreme Court has reiterated that a criminal conviction cannot be sustained merely on suspicion when the prosecution evidence, viewed as a whole, leaves a reasonable possibility consistent with the accused’s innocence. In Ashok Upadhyay & Anr. v. State of Bihar, 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 917, a Bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice Vinod […]
Introduction: The Chhattisgarh High Court, in X v. Union of India & Ors., WPC No. 795 of 2022, has reaffirmed an important constitutional principle concerning the limits of private religious institutions in matters affecting the legal status and rights of individuals. Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad held that a private religious body styling itself as the […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court has strongly criticised the Union Government for publishing and circulating a Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace (POSH) handbook that allegedly disclosed the identity of a woman who had approached the authorities in a sexual harassment matter. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma expressed serious concern over the disclosure and directed counsel […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has reaffirmed that the mere registration of a criminal case against a candidate cannot, by itself, constitute an automatic ground for denying appointment to government service, including the police force. In State of U.P. through Secretary and others v. Janmesh Kumar, a Division Bench comprising Justice J.J. Munir and Justice […]
Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has delivered a significant judgment reaffirming that a conviction based entirely on circumstantial evidence can be sustained only when every link in the prosecution chain is firmly established and the circumstances collectively point towards the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt. In the case concerning Gurpreet @ […]
Introduction: The Madras High Court has emphasised that matrimonial litigation must be approached with procedural fairness as well as practical sensitivity, particularly when spouses have jointly decided to end their marriage by mutual consent. In APS v. NIL, M.A.(MD) No. 1272 of 2026, reported as 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 432, a Division Bench comprising Justice G.R. […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has reaffirmed the importance of strict compliance with recruitment conditions where the recruiting authority has prescribed a definite deadline for submission of eligibility documents and expressly provided consequences for failure to comply within that period. In Neha Rao v. State of Uttar Pradesh and 2 Others, a Division Bench comprising […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has reaffirmed an important principle of criminal law that ownership of property, by itself, cannot be converted into criminal liability for an accidental death occurring on the premises. In Avdhesh Singh v. State of U.P. and Another, 2026 LiveLaw (AB) 673, a Single Bench of Justice Saurabh Srivastava quashed the […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court has expressed strong displeasure with the Odisha Government for repeatedly delaying a decision on the premature release of a life convict who has spent more than 25 years in prison in connection with the 1999 murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two minor sons. The Bench comprising Justice Manoj […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court has reaffirmed the independent role of Human Rights Courts in adjudicating offences arising from violations of human rights, holding that their jurisdiction does not depend upon a prior inquiry or recommendation by a Human Rights Commission. In Sayad Asifulla v. State of Karnataka & Ors., the Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath […]
Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has granted bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl at a brothel, observing that a customer of a brothel cannot, merely from the circumstances stated in the prosecution case, be presumed to know the actual age or caste of the victim. Justice S. Rachaiah allowed the […]
Introduction: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has reiterated an important principle governing service jurisprudence: an employee cannot ordinarily challenge the Annual Confidential Report (ACR) grading of a colleague merely because the colleague secured a better assessment and consequently gained an advantage in promotion. The Court held that a co-employee who has been superseded does not, […]
Introduction: The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court, in Vaibhav v. State of Maharashtra & Others, Criminal Writ Petition No. 389 of 2024, has reaffirmed that the power of arrest is not an unrestricted authority vested in the police, but a power circumscribed by statutory safeguards and constitutional guarantees. The Division Bench comprising Justice […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has held that a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal should not non-suit accident victims on the ground of territorial jurisdiction after allowing the parties to undergo a full-fledged trial, particularly when none of the respondents has pleaded or demonstrated that the proceedings caused any prejudice. The Court emphasised that the beneficial […]
Introduction: The Dharwad Bench of the Karnataka High Court has reaffirmed an important principle governing the exercise of statutory power, holding that an executive notification cannot confer jurisdiction upon an authority that has not been authorised by the parent legislation. The Court declared a State Government notification purporting to confer powers under Sections 55 and […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has directed the Government of Uttar Pradesh to undertake a comprehensive examination of the manner in which monetary relief and other benefits are claimed and disbursed under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) […]
“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 […]
