News Supreme Court: “Tender Conditions Cannot Create a Closed Market — State Cannot Restrict Bidders Only to Local Suppliers” — Court Quashes Chhattisgarh Tender for Sports Kits, Upholds Doctrine of Level Playing Field RawlawOctober 8, 20257 min read
News Supreme Court: “Mere Presence in an Unlawful Assembly Does Not Prove Common Object” — Court Acquits Accused Under Section 149 IPC, Reiterates That Conviction Requires Specific Evidence of Participation RawlawOctober 8, 20257 min read
News Supreme Court Orders Immediate Release of Life Convict After 22 Years in Jail: “Three Months More in Jail Would Make No Difference” RawlawOctober 8, 20256 min read
News Bombay High Court: “Bail Should Not Be Granted to Addicted Accused Until Medically Examined and Rehabilitated, as Premature Release Would Contravene the Reformative Theory of Punishment and Endanger Public Safety” — Addiction to Liquor Declared a Mental Illness Under the Mental Healthcare Act RawlawOctober 7, 20255 min read
News Bombay High Court: Suits to Cancel Instruments on Grounds of Fraud Commence from the Date Fraud Becomes Known, Not from Execution of the Document; Rejection of Plaint under Order VII Rule 11 Not Justified When Fraud and Misrepresentation Are Pleaded RawlawOctober 7, 20256 min read
News Karnataka High Court: Civil Suits to Restrain Arbitration Are Barred — Disputes Over Jurisdiction, Validity, or Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements Must Be Raised Before the Arbitral Tribunal Under Section 16 of the A&C Act; Court Sets Aside Injunction Against LCIA Arbitration RawlawOctober 7, 20255 min read
News Bombay High Court: Senior Citizen Neglected After Transferring Property to Son — Court Upholds Maintenance Tribunal’s Order Declaring Gift Deed Void, Holding that Love and Affection Is the Implied Condition of a Gift and Neglect Post-Transfer Justifies Its Cancellation RawlawOctober 7, 20255 min read
News Kerala High Court Acquits Officer Convicted Under Prevention of Corruption Act: “Proof of Demand Is Sine Qua Non for Conviction” — Court Finds Hostile Witness and Inconsistent Evidence Insufficient to Sustain Conviction RawlawOctober 6, 20256 min read
News Kerala High Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Case: “Failure to Prove Compliance with Section 50 and Unexplained Delay in Forwarding Samples Fatal to Prosecution” — Court Reaffirms Mandatory Safeguards Under NDPS Act RawlawOctober 6, 20257 min read
News Kerala High Court Rules Inter-University Transfer of College Teachers Invalid Without Written Consent: “Redeployment Cannot Be Used as a Tool to Bypass Statutory Safeguards” — Court Upholds Protection of Teachers’ Rights Under the University Acts RawlawOctober 6, 20257 min read
