Whether Death Was Homicide or Suicide? Supreme Court of India Upholds Section 306 IPC Conviction
The Supreme Court of India has conclusively ruled that the death of a young actress in 2002 was caused by organophosphate poisoning and not...
S. 27 Evidence Without Police Custody Can’t Sustain Conviction: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India acquitted a man convicted for the murder of his six-year-old stepdaughter, holding that recovery evidence obtained when the accused...
Parity Can’t Override Criminal Antecedents: Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Alleged ‘Mastermind’ in Rs. 6.5 Crore Cheating Case
The Supreme Court has set aside a bail order granted to an accused allegedly involved in a ₹6.5 crore cheating and forgery case. The...
Preferential Allotment of Welfare Flats Without Meeting Eligibility Criteria Is Illegal and Arbitrary: SC
The Supreme Court of India has set aside the allotment of two “super deluxe” flats made by a Haryana government employees’ welfare society, holding...
Compensation Can’t Replace Punishment: Supreme Court Restores 3 Year Jail Term in Attempt to Murder Case
The Supreme Court of India has set aside a Madras High Court order that reduced a three-year jail sentence in an attempt to murder...
Supreme Court Raises Alarm Over AI-Generated Petitions Containing Fake Citations
The Supreme Court of India on Monday expressed serious concern over a growing trend of lawyers relying on artificial intelligence tools to draft petitions...
ICAI Board Reprimands 11 Ahmedabad CAs in Alleged Bogus Political Donations Scheme
The Board of Discipline of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has found 11 Ahmedabad-based chartered accountants guilty of professional misconduct in...
Bank Can’t Deny Job Benefits After Court Restores Employee’s Service: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has held that once a court restores an employee’s service by setting aside an illegal dismissal, the employer cannot deny...
SET Must Be in Concerned Subject for HSST Appointment: Supreme Court
In a ruling on eligibility criteria for Higher Secondary School Teachers (HSSTs), the Supreme Court of India has held that the State Eligibility Test...
Master Plan Can’t Be Altered by Post-Facto Approval: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a Change of Land Use (CLU) granted for setting up a cement grinding unit in a rural agricultural...
Allahabad High Court Initiates Contempt Reference Against Advocate For Shouting In The Court
The Allahabad High Court has directed initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against an advocate who allegedly made scandalous and derogatory remarks against the presiding...
Section 37 NDPS & 4-Year Custody: Delhi High Court Grants Bail in 26 Kg Heroin Case
The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to Gulhasan Gulsher Khan in a case involving the alleged import of over 26 kilograms of heroin...
Civil Court Jurisdiction Not Barred by SARFAESI: Delhi High Court Restores Suit Challenging Sale Deed
The Delhi High Court has held that a civil suit seeking cancellation of a registered sale deed is maintainable and not barred by Section...
Ancestral Property vs. Self-Acquired | Revenue Entry Not Conclusive, Gujarat High Court Upholds Registered Will
The Gujarat High Court has held that a mere revenue entry describing land as “ancestral” is not conclusive proof of coparcenary character. The Court...
Beedi Rollers Are ‘Employees’ Under EPF Act Despite Intermediary Arrangement: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has upheld provident fund liability against Beedi Company that nearly 700–800 beedi rollers engaged through an intermediary were in fact...
Acquittal of Co-Accused Not a Ground for Anticipatory Bail: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which had directed a murder accused to surrender before the...
Cement Decontrol from 1989 Bars EC Act Prosecution: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has set aside the conviction of two men accused of illegal possession and black-marketing of government quota cement, holding that on...
S. Nithya Directions on 75% Sportsperson Governance Not Applicable to Cricket Associations; District Bodies Need Not Mirror BCCI Constitution: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the reform directions issued in S. Nithya mandating 75% representation of eminent sportspersons in sports bodies are not...
States May Be ‘Better Off Abolishing’ RERA, SC Slams Authority for Failing Homebuyers
The Supreme Court delivered a sharp rebuke to the functioning of Real Estate Regulatory Authorities (RERAs) across the country, observing that States may be...
BCI Stays 5 Year Suspension of Advocate Pending Appeal
The Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council of India (BCI) has stayed the operation of a five-year suspension imposed on an advocate by the...
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