News Himachal Pradesh High Court Upholds Investigation and Prosecution for Assault on Public Servants Despite Initial Obstruction Charge – “Cognizance for Offenses Under Sections 332 and 353 of IPC Permitted Without Complaint under Section 195 Cr.P.C.” RawlawDecember 17, 20245 min read
News Calcutta High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging HPCL’s Land Rejection for Retail Outlet, Affirms NHAI Guidelines Based on 2011 Census Data: “Official Census Data Must Be Adhered to” RawlawDecember 17, 20245 min read
News Delhi High Court Stays Disqualification of Plaintiff in USI Elections, Rules WhatsApp Is Not Social Media and Violating Election Code Without Prior Notice Breaches Natural Justice: “The plaintiff has established a prima facie case” RawlawDecember 17, 20245 min read
News Supreme Court Upholds Right to Redetermination of Compensation under Section 28-A of the Land Acquisition Act, Allowing Benefit of High Court Judgment Despite Absence of Reference Petition – Emphasizing Beneficent Interpretation of the Law RawlawDecember 17, 20246 min read
News Himachal Pradesh High Court Directs Competent Authority to Decide Contract Employees’ Claims for Seniority, Increments, and Earned Leave in Light of Taj Mohammad Judgment: “All rights and contentions of the parties shall remain open” RawlawDecember 17, 20245 min read
News Calcutta High Court Dismisses Criminal Revision in Property Dispute, Rules “Initiation of the criminal process for oblique purposes, is bad in law and amounts to abuse of process of law,” Emphasizes Distinction Between Civil Breach of Contract and Criminal Cheating under IPC. RawlawDecember 17, 20245 min read
News Delhi High Court Upholds Ex-Parte Order in Wage Dispute, Rejects Employer’s Plea to Set Aside Order Due to Bona Fide Mistake: “The petitioner management, having opted to abandon the proceedings after participating on one date, cannot now seek setting aside of the impugned order” RawlawDecember 17, 20245 min read
News Supreme Court Quashes Proceedings Under Section 58 of the NDPS Act Against Senior Police Officer, Citing Violation of Natural Justice and Procedural Irregularities in Trial RawlawDecember 17, 20245 min read
News Himachal Pradesh High Court Quashes Conviction and Acquits Accused in Section 138 Cheque Dishonour Case After Settlement and Payment of Compensation, Emphasizing the Compounding of Offences Under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act RawlawDecember 17, 20246 min read
News Delhi High Court Rejects State’s Plea for Extension of Investigation Time Under Section 43D(2) of UAPA: “Specific Justification for Continued Detention is Mandatory” RawlawDecember 17, 20245 min read
