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24/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Flags Misuse of Forged School Records to Invoke POCSO Against Young Men

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 […]

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24/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

Unconstitutional Regulations Are Void From Birth: Allahabad High Court Quashes 1983 Bank Termination

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 […]

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24/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

Six Years in Custody Amid Delayed Trial: Delhi High Court Grants Bail, Calls for Police Accountability

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 […]

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24/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

Future Prospects and Parental Consortium Cannot Be Overlooked in Motor Accident Compensation: Gauhati High Court

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 […]

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24/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

‘Passing the Buck’ Over Hazardous Waste Unacceptable: Delhi High Court Pulls Up CPCB and DPCC

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 […]

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24/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

FIR Registration Cannot Be Sought Through Writ Petition Without First Exhausting Remedies Under BNSS: Gauhati High Court

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 […]

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24/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

Cybercrime Probe Cannot Justify Indefinite Blanket Freezing of Bank Accounts: Rajasthan High Court Issues Safeguards

Introduction: The Rajasthan High Court has issued comprehensive guidelines to curb the indiscriminate and prolonged freezing of bank accounts in cybercrime investigations, while ensuring that the legitimate objective of tracing and recovering the proceeds of cyber fraud is not compromised. Emphasising that an effective investigation and the protection of innocent account holders must operate together, […]

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24/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

Plaint Can Be Rejected at Threshold When Limitation Bar Is Evident from Its Own Averments: Supreme Court

Introduction: The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that a plaint which is ex facie barred by limitation can be rejected at the very threshold under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, where the bar is apparent from the averments contained in the plaint itself. The Court clarified that although limitation is […]

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24/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

SARFAESI Auction Cannot Be Set Aside for Minor EMD Shortfall Once 25% Sale Price Is Deposited: Supreme Court

Introduction: The Supreme Court, in Lakshmi Mohan (Dead) Through LRs. & Anr. Versus M/s. Airtech Projects Engineers Pvt. Ltd. & Anr. with connected cases, has drawn an important distinction between a procedural irregularity and a defect serious enough to invalidate an auction sale conducted under the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of […]

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