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  • Allahabad High Court: Creating Email ID in Another Person’s Name, By Itself, Does Not Attract Section 66-C IT Act
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07/09/2026, 2 months ago

Allahabad High Court: Creating Email ID in Another Person’s Name, By Itself, Does Not Attract Section 66-C IT Act

Introduction: The Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench, in Krishna Kant Pandey and Another v. State of U.P. through Principal Secretary, Home, Lucknow and Others, has prima facie held that merely creating an email ID in the name of another person would not, by itself, constitute an offence of “identity theft” under Section 66-C of the […]

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07/09/2026, 2 months ago

Section 311 CrPC: Trial Court Can Recall Witnesses Even After Reserving Judgment When Evidence Is Essential for Justice

Introduction: The Delhi High Court has clarified an important aspect of the power of criminal courts under Section 311 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, holding that reservation of a criminal case for judgment does not, by itself, prevent the trial court from summoning or recalling a witness where the evidence sought to be […]

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07/09/2026, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Directs CBI Probe Into Alleged Deviation from Housing Project Plan, Warns Authorities of Serious Action

Introduction: The Supreme Court has taken a serious view of an alleged deviation between the project represented to homebuyers and the manner in which the DLF Primus housing project in Gurugram has actually been developed. In Swarnpreet Kaur & Anr. v. State of Haryana & Others, a Bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R. […]

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07/09/2026, 2 months ago

Universities Cannot Deny Statutory Pay Scales to Teachers on the Ground of an Alleged Typographical Error

Introduction: TThe Supreme Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to proceed with a Preliminary Enquiry (PE) into issues surrounding the construction of the DLF Primus project in Gurugram, particularly the alleged deviation from the project plan and brochure shown to homebuyers. A Bench comprising Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice R. Mahadevan said […]

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05/09/2026, 2 months ago

PMLA Authorities Cannot Cure Statutory Defects After the Fact: Bombay High Court Quashes ₹100 Crore Freezing of Payment Accounts

Introduction: The Bombay High Court has set aside the freezing of bank accounts and payment aggregator and payment gateway accounts belonging to Coda Payments India Pvt. Ltd., involving assets of approximately ₹100 crores, holding that the Adjudicating Authority failed to comply with the mandatory requirement contained in Section 8(2) of the Prevention of Money Laundering […]

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05/09/2026, 2 months ago

Arbitrary Bail in Dowry Death Case Cannot Be Sustained: Allahabad High Court Cancels Husband’s Bail, Recommends Administrative Inquiry Against Judge

Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has taken serious exception to the manner in which bail was granted to the husband of a woman who allegedly died an unnatural death within seven years of her marriage in a dowry-related case. The Court not only cancelled the bail granted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Court No. 1, […]

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05/09/2026, 2 months ago

Suppression of Material Facts Can Defeat a Property Challenge: Madhya Pradesh High Court Imposes ₹20,000 Cost on Petitioner Over Road-Widening Dispute

Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging a demolition notice issued by the Indore Municipal Corporation for a proposed road-widening project, holding that the petitioner had failed to disclose material facts concerning a joint inspection and the alleged encroachment upon government land. The Court concluded that the suppression of relevant […]

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05/09/2026, 2 months ago

Dismissal Without Inquiry Must Meet Strict Safeguards: J&K High Court Quashes Bank Officer’s Termination Over Alleged Anti-National Activities

Introduction: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed the dismissal of a Deputy General Manager of the Jammu & Kashmir Bank, holding that termination of an employee without conducting an inquiry is an exceptional and drastic measure that can be resorted to only when the conditions prescribed under the governing service […]

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05/09/2026, 2 months ago

Government Pleader Cannot Insist on Continuation of Engagement: Jharkhand High Court Says Dignified Renunciation Must Replace ‘Chase for Lost Briefs’

Introduction: The Jharkhand High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the termination of a government pleader’s engagement, holding that where the governing terms permit the Government to discontinue the services of a counsel by giving the stipulated notice, the advocate cannot claim an enforceable right to continue in office. The Court emphasised that a […]

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