News Supreme Court of India: ‘Botched investigation cannot justify conviction’—”Last seen theory collapses, Section 27 recovery invalid; stepfather acquitted in six-year-old’s murder” RawlawFebruary 19, 20265 min read
News Supreme Court of India: ‘Compensation is not blood money’—”High Court’s drastic sentence reduction in attempt to murder case set aside; 3-year rigorous imprisonment restored” RawlawFebruary 19, 20265 min read
News Supreme Court of India: Preferential allotment to governing body member without eligibility is ‘blatant self-aggrandisement’—”HUDA employees’ welfare society flats cancelled with costs” RawlawFebruary 19, 20265 min read
News Supreme Court of India: No abetment of suicide without proximate instigation—”Organophosphate poisoning held voluntary; conviction under Sections 306 and 309 IPC set aside” RawlawFebruary 19, 20265 min read
News Supreme Court: Section 10A Bar Inapplicable Where Default Predates Covid Window — “Admission Under Section 7 Requires Only Proof of Financial Debt and Default; Business Viability Not a Ground to Reject Admission” — Failed Restructuring Does Not Novate Original Loan; CIRP Against Power Company Upheld RawlawFebruary 19, 20265 min read
News Supreme Court: Degrees Earned Before Statute Was Struck Down Must Be Protected — “Innocent Students Cannot Be Penalised for Legislative Incompetence; Termination Solely on Ground of Invalidation of Parent Act Unsustainable” RawlawFebruary 19, 20265 min read
News Supreme Court of India: Parity cannot trump criminal antecedents— “Allahabad High Court’s bail to alleged ₹6.5 crore fraud mastermind set aside; habitual offender must remain in custody” RawlawFebruary 19, 20265 min read
News Supreme Court of India: “An Absconder Who Has Evaded Investigation for Years Cannot Claim Pre-Arrest Protection Merely Because Co-Accused Were Acquitted” — Anticipatory Bail Set Aside in Murder Case RawlawFebruary 17, 20267 min read
News Supreme Court of India: “Alteration of Planning Schemes Must Follow Statutory Procedure, Cannot Be Effected Through Executive Directions” — Quashes Punjab’s Change of Land Use for Cement Grinding Unit RawlawFebruary 17, 20266 min read
News Supreme Court of India: “In the Absence of Any Subsisting Control Order Under Section 3, Prosecution Under Section 7 is Legally Impermissible” — Acquits Traders in Cement Diversion Case Under Essential Commodities Act RawlawFebruary 17, 20266 min read
