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  • Jammu and Kashmir High Court Quashes Drug Prosecution After Delay Denies Accused Statutory Right to Re-Analysis by Central Drugs Laboratory
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14/03/2026, 2 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Quashes Drug Prosecution After Delay Denies Accused Statutory Right to Re-Analysis by Central Drugs Laboratory

Introduction: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, in Sudhir Kumar v. Peerzada Tasaduq Hussain (Drug Inspector), delivered a significant judgment reinforcing the importance of statutory safeguards available to an accused under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The case arose from criminal proceedings initiated against Sudhir Kumar, the Managing Director of Jacksons […]

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14/03/2026, 2 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Upholds Life Sentence in Murder Case, Relies on Last-Seen Theory and Accused’s Contradictory Conduct

Introduction: The Calcutta High Court, in Md. Abdul Mottalab Mia @ Abdul Mottalab v. The State of West Bengal (CRA 614 of 2014), reaffirmed the principles governing conviction based on circumstantial evidence and upheld the life sentence of a man convicted for murdering a woman with whom he had been living. The Division Bench comprising […]

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14/03/2026, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Cancels Anticipatory Bail in SC/ST Atrocities Case, Holds FIR Valid Even If Registered on Police Statement

Introduction: In Kuldeep Singh and Another v. State of Punjab and Another, the Supreme Court addressed an important issue concerning the validity of a First Information Report (FIR) and the grant of anticipatory bail in cases involving allegations under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. The matter arose after […]

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13/03/2026, 3 weeks ago

Government Not Obliged to Wait Until Minor Child Attains Majority for Compassionate Appointment: Rajasthan High Court

Introduction: The Rajasthan High Court recently delivered an important ruling clarifying the scope and limitations of compassionate appointments in government service. The Court held that while compassionate appointments are intended to provide immediate financial relief to the family of a deceased government employee, the State cannot be compelled to keep a claim pending indefinitely until […]

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13/03/2026, 3 weeks ago

Completion of Statutory Detention Period Under BNSS Does Not Guarantee Automatic Bail: J&K and Ladakh High Court Clarifies

Introduction: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh recently delivered an important ruling clarifying the scope and interpretation of Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which prescribes limits on the period of detention of undertrial prisoners during the pendency of a criminal trial. The Court held that completion of the […]

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13/03/2026, 3 weeks ago

Pending Appeal Cannot Be Used to Ignore a Civil Court Decree: Bombay High Court Directs Municipal Authority to Issue NOC

Introduction: The Bombay High Court recently delivered a significant judgment reaffirming the fundamental principle of civil procedural law that the mere filing of an appeal does not automatically suspend the operation of a decree passed by a competent court. The Division Bench comprising Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice Hiten S. Venegavkar held that a municipal […]

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13/03/2026, 3 weeks ago

Citation to Next of Kin Not Mandatory for Letters of Administration of Unadministered Estate After Probate: Bombay High Court

Introduction: The Bombay High Court recently delivered a significant ruling clarifying the procedural requirements for the grant of Letters of Administration of an estate that remains partly unadministered after the death of an executor. The judgment sheds light on the interpretation of Sections 258 and 259 of the Indian Succession Act, 1925 and the extent […]

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13/03/2026, 3 weeks ago

Student Who Failed MBBS Exam by One Mark Allowed to Seek Answer Sheet Re-Verification Through University Grievance Mechanism: Telangana High Court

Introduction: In a case highlighting the importance of fairness and transparency in academic evaluation, the Telangana High Court recently allowed an MBBS student to approach the grievance redressal mechanism of the Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences for re-verification of her answer sheet after she failed a crucial subject by a narrow margin of […]

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13/03/2026, 3 weeks ago

Courts Cannot Presume Husband and Wife Were Last Seen Together; Conviction Based Solely on Section 106 Evidence Act Unsustainable: Madras High Court

Introduction: In a significant judgment reaffirming foundational principles of criminal jurisprudence, the Madras High Court set aside the conviction of a woman who had earlier been sentenced to life imprisonment for the alleged murder of her husband. The decision was delivered by a Division Bench comprising Justice Anand Venkatesh and Justice P. Dhanabal, who carefully […]

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