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  • Breach of IRCTC Agency Terms Cannot Automatically Become a Criminal Offence Under the Railways Act: Madhya Pradesh High Court
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25/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

Breach of IRCTC Agency Terms Cannot Automatically Become a Criminal Offence Under the Railways Act: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has drawn an important distinction between a breach of contractual or administrative conditions and the commission of a criminal offence, holding that an authorised IRCTC e-ticketing agent does not become liable for prosecution under Section 143 of the Railways Act, 1989 merely because he used his personal IRCTC user […]

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25/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

Patna High Court Acquits Gang Rape Convicts, Finds Medical Evidence and Prosecution Case Riddled With Doubt

Introduction: The Patna High Court has set aside the conviction of four men who had been found guilty of gang rape more than two decades ago, holding that the prosecution failed to establish their guilt beyond reasonable doubt. In a significant judgment emphasising the foundational principles of criminal jurisprudence, the Court found serious discrepancies in […]

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25/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

24-Hour Rule Begins With Initial Detention, Not Formal Arrest: Gauhati High Court Grants Bail in NDPS Case

Introduction: The constitutional protection requiring an arrested person to be produced before a Magistrate within twenty-four hours cannot be postponed by describing an initial restraint as mere “detention” and treating a later formal arrest as the starting point of custody. In a significant ruling concerning personal liberty and procedural safeguards in narcotics investigations, the Gauhati […]

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25/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

Stray Cohabitation After Separation Does Not Erase Matrimonial Cruelty: Calcutta High Court

Introduction: The Calcutta High Court has reaffirmed an important principle of matrimonial law: isolated instances of spouses living together or engaging in physical relations after separation do not, by themselves, amount to condonation of earlier acts of matrimonial cruelty. Upholding a decree of divorce granted to a husband on the ground of mental cruelty, the […]

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25/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

Prior Unchallenged Finding on Relationship and Birth Can Bar Fresh Paternity Dispute in Child Maintenance Cases: Gauhati High Court

Introduction: In an important ruling on the application of the doctrine of res judicata in criminal maintenance proceedings, the Gauhati High Court has held that an earlier judicial finding establishing a physical relationship between a man and a woman, and further recording that a child was born out of that relationship, can operate as res […]

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25/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

Natural Justice Is Inherent in FCRA Renewal: Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Refusal Without Hearing

Introduction: In an important ruling on procedural fairness under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, the Calcutta High Court has held that the principles of natural justice are inherently embedded in the process for renewal of an FCRA registration under Section 16 of the Act. The Court ruled that where the Central Government chooses to […]

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25/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

Allahabad High Court Strikes Down Key Tenancy Provisions for Repugnancy with Parliamentary Law

Introduction: In a significant ruling on the limits of State legislative power and the doctrine of repugnancy under the Constitution, the Allahabad High Court has struck down key provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021. The Court held that the statutory provisions governing rent revision, rent determination, eviction and the […]

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25/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Protects Employees from Retrospective Disqualification Through Later Changes in Qualification Rules

Introduction: In a significant ruling concerning service law, promotions and the effect of subsequent changes in qualification norms, the Supreme Court in R.J. Gajendra Kumar v. Government of Tamil Nadu and Another has reaffirmed that an employee who acquired the requisite educational qualification under the rules prevailing at the relevant time cannot ordinarily be deprived […]

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24/08/2026, 2 weeks ago

Delhi High Court Urges Preference for Final-Year Law Students in Para-Legal Volunteer Selection

Introduction: The Delhi High Court has emphasised the need for the timely completion of the selection process for Para-Legal Volunteers, observing that law students in the second and third years of their course should not lose the opportunity to participate merely because of administrative delays. In Sidharth Yadav & Anr. v. Delhi State Legal Services […]

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