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mamlatdar act
Bombay High Court Rules Civil Court Has Jurisdiction to Examine Orders Passed by Mamlatdars Under Section 5(2): “Orders Under Mamlatdars’ Act Are Summary and Not Final Adjudications”
August 7, 2025
no notice
Bombay High Court Rules Issuance of Land Acquisition Award Without Notice to Interested Parties is Void: “An Award Made Behind the Back of Affected Persons Cannot Be Sustained”
August 7, 2025
lack of public purpose
Bombay High Court Quashes Land Acquisition for Lack of Public Purpose and Non-Application of Mind: “Mere Existence of Government Scheme Does Not Justify Private Acquisition Without Due Process”
August 7, 2025
171
Delhi High Court: “Bar under Order XIII-A is attracted if a suit is originally filed under summary procedure” — Summary Judgment Set Aside for Violation of Procedural Mandate
August 7, 2025
cyber fraud
Delhi High Court Grants Bail in ₹3.5 Crore Cyber Fraud Case: “No Recovery From the Petitioner and No Allegation of Active Participation” — Bail Granted on Parity with Co-Accused
August 7, 2025
mutual settlement
Delhi High Court Quashes Dowry Harassment FIR Following Mutual Settlement: “No Useful Purpose Will Be Served by Continuing Proceedings”
August 7, 2025
quashing FIR
Delhi High Court Quashes Dowry Harassment FIR After Amicable Settlement: “No Useful Purpose Will Be Served in Continuing With the Proceedings”
August 7, 2025
delhi high court
Delhi High Court Protects Residential Property of Judgment Debtor: “Warrant of Attachment to Remain in Abeyance”
August 7, 2025
dpcc
Delhi High Court Slams Delhi Pollution Control Committee for Withholding Information: “No Authority Can Withhold Statutory Information from Courts”
August 7, 2025
arbitrary tariff
Delhi High Court Holds Public Utility Supplier Liable for Arbitrary Tariff Demands: “Power Cannot Be Supplied With Unpredictable Tariffs” — Court Quashes ₹6.78 Crore Demand Raised Without Regulatory Approval
August 7, 2025
compassionate employment
Delhi High Court: “State Cannot Justify Delay in Compassionate Appointment by Blaming Procedural Formalities” — Court Slams Government for 13-Year Delay in Granting Job to Widow of Deceased Employee
August 7, 2025
kapil wadhawan
Delhi High Court Quashes 498A FIR After ₹16 Lakh Settlement in Dowry and Marital Rape Case: “No Useful Purpose Will Be Served in Continuing Proceedings”
August 7, 2025
fir quashed
Supreme Court Cancels Bail of Kapil Wadhawan in ₹34,000 Crore DHFL Fraud Case: “Grant of Bail by the High Court Suffered from Non-Application of Mind”
August 7, 2025
l & t finance
Delhi High Court directs refund by L&T Finance: “Clause cannot override statutory obligation under Rule 7 of SARFAESI Rules” — Refund of excess sale amount directed to borrower
August 7, 2025
bail grnated
Delhi High Court Grants Bail in Wife’s Murder Case Noting Lack of Clear Evidence: “Liberty Cannot Be Denied When Guilt Is Not Established”
August 7, 2025
railway stall license
Delhi High Court Allows 7-Month Extension of Railway Stall License: “This Court sees no reason to take a different view” — Uniformity in Railway Policy Cited to Grant Relief
August 7, 2025
tax refund
Delhi High Court Reiterates: “Any Amount Paid Towards Tax Under Mistake of Law Must Be Refunded Without Delay” — Relief Granted to R K Tech for Unlawfully Collected Excise Duty on Freight Charges
August 7, 2025
electoral roll tender
Patna High Court dismisses plea against electoral roll tender: “Model tender conditions are merely guidelines, not binding”
August 7, 2025
nclat order
Supreme Court Upholds NCLAT Order Granting Time to Resolve Debt: “Adjudicating Authority Should Facilitate Resolution, Not Hinder It”
August 7, 2025
postal
Patna High Court Orders Reinquiry in Dismissal Case of Postal Employee: “Right to be heard cannot be reduced to a mere formality”
August 7, 2025
arbitral award
Supreme Court Clarifies Arbitration Agreement Requirements: “Mere Use of the Word ‘May’ Doesn’t Create Binding Arbitration Clause” — Appointment of Arbitrator Rejected Due to Absence of Mandatory Arbitration Clause
August 3, 2025
acquital
Supreme Court Acquits Death Row Convict for Lack of Evidence and Contradictory Eyewitness Testimony: “No Man Should Be Sent to the Gallows on Shaky Testimony”
August 3, 2025
fraud
Supreme Court: “Facade of Legitimacy for a Fraudulent Design” – Commercial Construction in Prohibited Zone Not Protected by Regularisation, Criminal Proceedings to Continue
August 3, 2025
interpretation
Supreme Court Reiterates Strict Interpretation of Statutory Rights Under the Hindu Succession Act: “No Right Survives Once the Statutory Period Has Lapsed” – Appeal Dismissed for Being Time-Barred
August 3, 2025
dowry death
Supreme Court Commutes Death Sentence in Dowry-Murder Case: “When Death Penalty is Imposed Without Adhering to ‘Rarest of Rare’ Guidelines, It Becomes Arbitrary and Excessive”
August 3, 2025
judicial officer
Supreme Court Expunges Strictures Against Judicial Officer: “To err is human… but Judges must not be condemned unheard”
August 3, 2025
specific performance
Supreme Court Upholds Specific Performance Despite Dubious Third-Party Claims: “Doctrine of Lis Pendens Nullifies Transactions Intended to Defeat Decree”
August 3, 2025
eviction
Supreme Court Restores Eviction Decree, Holds “Deemed Service” Valid Despite Postal Endorsement of ‘Not Delivered’: “Service by Registered Post Invokes Presumption of Delivery under General Clauses Act”
August 3, 2025
breach of contract
Supreme Court: “Delay in delivery of possession is not just breach of contract but a denial of basic rights” – Buyer awarded compensation with interest for undelivered flat after 11 years
August 3, 2025
property dispute
Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Case in Property Dispute: “Abuse of Criminal Law to Settle Civil Scores Cannot Be Permitted”
August 3, 2025
deceased railway worker
Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Widow of Deceased Railway Worker: “Denial of Pension for Falling Short by 3 Months Not Justified”
August 3, 2025
witness testify
Madras High Court holds that when a defence witness testifies that the accused was not present at the scene of occurrence and such testimony is not discredited in cross-examination, it cannot be brushed aside — “Non-explanation of injuries on accused is a vital circumstance” — Conviction under Section 302 reversed
August 3, 2025
quantity of contraband
Supreme Court: “Quantity of Contraband is a Relevant Factor”—Court Upholds 12-Year Sentence Under NDPS Despite High Court’s Misreading of Section 32-B
August 3, 2025
legal challenege
Kerala High Court holds that orders under Section 125 CrPC can be challenged by aggrieved party if ‘legally unsustainable’ — “Even if an order is passed ex parte, the party has a right to question it in appeal or revision”
August 3, 2025
tenant
Supreme Court sets aside High Court’s restoration of possession to tenant: “Mandatory order of status quo ante requires a compelling case; mere reference to tenancy without evidence insufficient”
August 3, 2025
divorce decree
Supreme Court Grants Divorce After 16 Years of Separation: “Forcing a dead marriage to continue only perpetuates mental agony and societal burden”
August 3, 2025
overturned
Supreme Court: “Inconsistencies go to the root of the matter” — Conviction of all 13 accused overturned due to tainted eyewitness testimony and lack of forensic support
August 3, 2025
electronic service of notice
Supreme Court Rejects Haryana’s Plea to Allow Electronic Service of Notice Under New Criminal Law: “Liberty of an Individual Cannot Be Risked by Informal Modes of Communication”
August 3, 2025
section 319
Supreme Court Restores Summons Under Section 319: “Duty of Court Is to Ensure Real Culprits Do Not Go Unpunished”
August 3, 2025
sonali power
Bombay High Court Quashes Criminal Complaint Against Sonali Power Equipments: “Proceedings initiated by the Company through an unauthorised representative are void ab initio”
August 3, 2025
motor accident
Supreme Court Directs Insurance Company to “Pay and Recover” Compensation in Fatal Road Accident Case: “Courts Below Erred in Not Invoking Pay and Recover Doctrine”
August 3, 2025
delay
Mere Delay in Filing Appeal Against Dismissal from Service Does Not Bar Relief if Dismissal Was Illegal: Supreme Court Emphasizes “Substance Over Limitation” While Setting Aside Removal Order Passed Without Inquiry
August 3, 2025
hp high court
Himachal Pradesh High Court Reiterates: “No Premium Shall Be Charged for Regularisation of Encroachments on Forest or Government Land If Occupation Was Prior to Cut-Off Date” — State Cannot Introduce New Policy to Override Established Rights
August 3, 2025
arbitral award
Delhi High Court Upholds Arbitral Award: “Petitioner’s Contentions Are Mere Assertions Without Proof” — Reiterates Limited Scope of Judicial Review Under Arbitration Law
August 3, 2025
pension
Supreme Court: “Pension is a Constitutional Right, Not a Bounty” — Reduction of Pension without Prior Board Consultation Held Illegal under Regulation 33(2)
August 3, 2025
forest offcial
Madras High Court Quashes Proceedings Against Forest Official Accused of Abetment to Suicide, Observes: “No direct or indirect instigation can be inferred from vague allegations”
August 2, 2025
patna high court
Patna High Court Upholds Trial Court’s Orders, Observes “Justice Must Be Seen to Be Done” While Rejecting Bias Allegations and Bail Conditions Challenge in 30-Year-Old Murder Trial
August 2, 2025
matrimonial dispute
Bombay High Court Dismisses Wife’s Transfer Plea in Matrimonial Dispute, Observes: “Such Misuse of the Process Cannot Be Permitted”
August 2, 2025
aquestia
Bombay High Court Denies Interim Relief to AQUESTIA in Dispute Over Trademark ‘AQUESTIA’, Emphasizes: “It is a word coined by the Plaintiff and there is no goodwill or reputation yet attached to it”
August 2, 2025
railway death
Bombay High Court Reverses Tribunal’s Order in Railway Death Compensation Claim: “Strict Liability Applies, Negligence of Deceased Irrelevant Under Law”
August 2, 2025
Sikkim High Court Reiterates High Burden on Drawer to Disprove Presumption of Debt Under Section 139: Upholds Conviction for Cheque Dishonor
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Sikkim High Court Reiterates High Burden on Drawer to Disprove Presumption of Debt Under Section 139: Upholds Conviction for Cheque Dishonor

Court’s Decision: The Sikkim High Court dismissed the Revision Petition and upheld the conviction of the Revisionist for dishonoring a cheque of ₹20,00,000 under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments…
Posted by Rawlaw November 25, 2024
Sikkim High Court Rules: "Touching a Minor's Left Breast in a Taxi Indicates Sexual Intent; Conviction Under POCSO Act and IPC Upheld"
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Sikkim High Court Rules: “Touching a Minor’s Left Breast in a Taxi Indicates Sexual Intent; Conviction Under POCSO Act and IPC Upheld”

Court’s Decision: The High Court of Sikkim, through Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai, upheld the conviction and sentence imposed on the appellant by the Special Judge (POCSO) under Section 7 of…
Posted by Rawlaw November 25, 2024
Sikkim High Court Upholds Compensation Award: "Insurance Companies Must Adhere to Statutory Defenses; Prohibits Introducing New Arguments at the Appellate Stage;"
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Sikkim High Court Upholds Compensation Award: “Insurance Companies Must Adhere to Statutory Defenses; Prohibits Introducing New Arguments at the Appellate Stage;”

Court’s Decision The Sikkim High Court dismissed the appeal filed by the insurance company challenging the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal’s (MACT) award of ₹21,56,000 to the claimant. The court emphasized:…
Posted by Rawlaw November 25, 2024
High Court of Sikkim Reaffirms Separability Doctrine: "Even if the Primary Agreement is Rendered Void or Terminated, the Arbitration Clause Remains Valid" Under Arbitration Act, 1996
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High Court of Sikkim Reaffirms Separability Doctrine: “Even if the Primary Agreement is Rendered Void or Terminated, the Arbitration Clause Remains Valid” Under Arbitration Act, 1996

Court’s Decision: The High Court of Sikkim overturned the decision of the District Judge, who had invalidated the arbitral award based on the invalidation of the underlying contract. The court…
Posted by Rawlaw November 25, 2024
Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Motor Accident Victim Injured in 2008 Collision with Rashly Driven Lorry to ₹1.02 Crores: "Compensation Must Reflect Pain, Suffering, and Permanent Disability"
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Supreme Court Enhances Compensation for Motor Accident Victim Injured in 2008 Collision with Rashly Driven Lorry to ₹1.02 Crores: “Compensation Must Reflect Pain, Suffering, and Permanent Disability”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court enhanced the compensation payable to the appellant to ₹1,02,29,241. The Court revised two key components: Future Prospects: Increased the addition for future income to 50%…
Posted by Rawlaw November 25, 2024
Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Brutal Murder Case; Emphasizes Heinousness of Crime Does Not Reduce Prosecution’s Burden to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt
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Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Brutal Murder Case; Emphasizes Heinousness of Crime Does Not Reduce Prosecution’s Burden to Prove Guilt Beyond Reasonable Doubt

Court’s Decision: The Supreme Court overturned the convictions of the accused in a brutal murder case, finding that the prosecution failed to provide legally admissible evidence proving guilt beyond a…
Posted by Rawlaw November 25, 2024
Supreme Court Expunges Adverse Remarks Against Additional District and Sessions Judge Over Bail Order; Criticism of Subordinate Judges Must Be Addressed Administratively, Not Through Judicial Orders
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Supreme Court Expunges Adverse Remarks Against Additional District and Sessions Judge Over Bail Order; Criticism of Subordinate Judges Must Be Addressed Administratively, Not Through Judicial Orders

Court’s Decision: The Supreme Court expunged adverse remarks made by the Delhi High Court against an Additional District and Sessions Judge (the appellant) regarding his handling of a bail application.…
Posted by Rawlaw November 25, 2024
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Section 29A(4) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act: “Courts Have the Discretion to Extend Arbitral Mandates Post-Expiry, Provided Sufficient Cause Is Shown”
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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Section 29A(4) of Arbitration and Conciliation Act: “Courts Have the Discretion to Extend Arbitral Mandates Post-Expiry, Provided Sufficient Cause Is Shown”

Court’s Decision The Supreme Court ruled that under Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, an application to extend the mandate of an arbitral tribunal can be filed…
Posted by Rawlaw November 25, 2024
Bombay High Court Quashes 26-Year-Old Customs Recovery Notice Under Section 143 of the Customs Act, Rules Delay Unreasonable in Absence of Fraud or Suppression
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Bombay High Court Quashes 26-Year-Old Customs Recovery Notice Under Section 143 of the Customs Act, Rules Delay Unreasonable in Absence of Fraud or Suppression

Court’s Decision: The Bombay High Court quashed the recovery notice issued under Section 143 of the Customs Act, 1962, against Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd., ruling that initiating proceedings after a…
Posted by Rawlaw November 24, 2024
Bombay High Court Quashes 17-Year-Old Case Against Advocates Under Section 353 IPC, Holds "Mere Words or Gestures Without the Intention to Cause Apprehension Cannot Constitute Assault," Awards Costs
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Bombay High Court Quashes 17-Year-Old Case Against Advocates Under Section 353 IPC, Holds “Mere Words or Gestures Without the Intention to Cause Apprehension Cannot Constitute Assault,” Awards Costs

Court's Decision: The Bombay High Court allowed the Criminal Revision Application, setting aside the order of the Additional Sessions Judge that rejected the discharge application of three advocates. The Court…
Posted by Rawlaw November 24, 2024

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