News Manipur High Court Quashes Discharge of Home Guards for Alleged Illegal Collection of Money Holding “Denial of Hearing and Non-Framing of Charges Vitiates Action” and Directs Reinstatement with Full Benefits but Permits Fresh Proceedings if Initiated in Accordance with Law RawlawJune 29, 20255 min read Save
News Uttarakhand High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Substitution of Legal Representatives in Specific Performance Suit, Holding “Courts Should Advance Justice and Not Deny Claims Solely for Technical Errors Where Good Faith and Bona Fide Mistake Shown” RawlawJune 29, 20256 min read Save
News Calcutta High Court Allows Defendant to File Written Statement Despite 9-Year Delay Post Part-Decree in Commercial Suit, Holding “Transfer to Commercial Division with Amended Pleadings and Non-Supply of Documents Justifies Opportunity in Interests of Justice” Subject to Cost RawlawJune 29, 20256 min read Save
News Uttarakhand High Court Sets Aside Conviction Under Dowry Prohibition Act Holding “Conviction Based on Hearsay, Photostat Documents Without Originals Cannot Sustain” Despite Dowry Allegations, Acquittal Under Section 498A and 304B IPC Earlier RawlawJune 29, 20255 min read Save
News Uttarakhand High Court Grants Bail in Child Sexual Assault Conviction Holding “Absence of Penetrative Assault, Hostile Witnesses, and Forensic Infirmities Make Continued Incarceration Unjust” After 5 Years Imprisonment Served Under POCSO Act RawlawJune 29, 20255 min read Save
News Manipur High Court Directs State to Convert Post of Primary Investigator to Statistical Officer for Contractual Employee Regularization, Holding “Equal Treatment Must Be Given Where Policy Exists” Despite State’s Error Replacing Proposed Post, Protecting Legitimate Expectation of Regularization RawlawJune 29, 20255 min read Save
News Jammu & Kashmir High Court Quashes Preventive Detention Under Public Safety Act Holding “Liberty Cannot Be Sacrificed on Stale Grounds Without Live, Proximate Facts” as Detention Was Based on Acquitted Cases, Delayed Dossier Action, and Misapplication of Public Order Standards RawlawJune 29, 20255 min read Save
News Calcutta High Court Stays Income Tax Penalty Orders for Alleged Cash Transaction Violations, Holding “No Penalty Can Be Levied Without Prior Satisfaction of Assessing Officer Recorded in Assessment Orders” While Considering Prima Facie Illegality in Absence of Statutory Compliance RawlawJune 29, 20255 min read Save
News Himachal Pradesh High Court Grants Bail to Mother-in-Law Accused in Dowry Death Case: “Bail Cannot Be Denied Merely Due to Gravity of Allegation When Investigation Is Over and Role Is Limited” RawlawJune 28, 20255 min read Save
News Gujarat High Court Allows Release of Vehicle Seized Under Prohibition Act: “No Confiscation Proceedings Initiated, Vehicle Should Not Be Left to Rot in Police Custody” RawlawJune 28, 20254 min read Save
