News Supreme Court Holds Deemed Closure Valid Where No Proper Order Issued by Competent Authority — “Business Cannot Be Forced to Run Indefinitely in Face of Administrative Inaction” | Article 19(1)(g) Guarantees the Freedom to Close a Business Subject to Reasonable Restrictions RawlawJune 13, 20255 min read
News Supreme Court Sets Aside Detention Under Kerala Anti-Social Activities Act—Preventive Detention Must Not Be Used to Clip the Wings of an Accused Under Bail; No Material to Show Threat to Public Order RawlawJune 13, 20255 min read
News Supreme Court Restores Cheating FIR Against Bank Manager in Gold Loan Dispute — “Prima Facie Case Exists; High Court Overstepped by Adjudicating Merits at Quashing Stage” — “It is Settled Law That the Evidence Produced by the Accused in His Defence Cannot Be Looked Into by the High Court” RawlawJune 13, 20256 min read
News Supreme Court Restores Criminal Proceedings Under Section 387 IPC, Clarifies “Extortion Does Not Require Actual Delivery of Property” — “Putting a Person in Fear of Death or Grievous Hurt Suffices for Conviction” RawlawJune 12, 20256 min read
News Supreme Court Quashes FIR Under Gangsters Act Despite Appellant Having Over 30 Pending Criminal Cases — “Chargesheet Merely Reproduced FIR Contents Without Independent Investigation” RawlawJune 2, 20254 min read
News Supreme Court Upholds Arrest in ₹3,200 Crore Liquor Scam Case — “Grounds of Arrest Clearly Detail Role in Kickbacks and Misuse of Shell Companies” — Affirms Written Communication of Arrest Grounds Must Be Substantive, Not a Full Charge Sheet RawlawJune 2, 20254 min read
News Supreme Court Grants Maternity Leave to Woman Employee with Two Children from Previous Marriage — “The Present Conception is from the Subsisting Marriage, Entitling Her to Maternity Leave Under Fundamental Rule 101(a)” RawlawJune 2, 20255 min read
News Supreme Court Upholds Compensation for Change in Law in Power Sector Dispute — “No Change in Interpretation of Law; Restitution Principles Must Prevail” — “Rajasthan DISCOMs’ Appeal Dismissed, Adani Power Entitled to Compensation RawlawJune 2, 20255 min read
News Supreme Court Acquits Two Men in 1981 Murder Case Due to Unreliable Witness Testimony and Procedural Lapses — “No Effort Was Made to Verify Thumb Impressions or Record Supplementary Statements of Witnesses” RawlawJune 2, 20254 min read
News Supreme Court Acquits Murder Convicts Due to Misreading of Evidence and Procedural Lapses — “While the Court Ordinarily Does Not Reappreciate Evidence Under Article 136, It May Do So in Cases of Clear Misreading or Ignorance of Crucial Facts” RawlawJune 2, 20254 min read
