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Licensed Pharmaceutical Stock Recovered, Section 42 Under Scrutiny, 44 Witnesses Cited, Trial Yet to Begin After 2 Years: Delhi HC Grants Bail in NDPS Case

The Court found that the present matter is not one where wholly illicit pharmaceutical drug had been recovered from a person lacking lawful authority to possess them.

Protection of Human Trafficking Survivors

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Rescued Is Not Enough; State Must Rehabilitate Every Human Trafficking Survivor: Supreme Court Comprehensive “Victim Protection Plan” Tells Exactly How

“Tackling human trafficking for CSE, with its hidden nature and multifarious forms, is indeed a very daunting task. However, there is recognition from all corners that it is an evil which needs urgent and consistent attention.”

Recovery of Back Wages for Rescued Child Labourers

Case Briefs High Courts

Three Girls Rescued in Child Labour Raid, Wages Computed but Not Paid, Employers Now Untraceable: Delhi HC Directs Immediate Recovery of Back Wages Two Years On

The Court directed the SDM to liaise with police authorities to trace the whereabouts of the employers and directed the Delhi police to “pro-actively investigate and take all necessary measures” for tracing them and facilitating recovery proceedings.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

No Error in Anjuman Ishaat-e-Taleem Trust Verdict: SC Upholds TET Requirement for In-Service Teachers; Extends Compliance Deadline to 31 August 2028

“The RTE Act is a child centric legislation and must be read so. Service of teachers cannot come at the cost of educational future of the children.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Prosecutrix Cross-Examined 4 Times Over 5 Years, Defence Files 94 More Questions 4 Years Later: SC Says Section 311 CrPC Cannot Fill Defence Lacunae

The Court observed that witnesses, particularly victims of heinous offences and sensitive crimes, cannot be expected to repeatedly appear before courts to face cross-examination.

Know thy Judge

Justice Pankaj Mithal Bids Adieu to the Supreme Court: A throwback to His Dedicated Journey & Distinguished Career

Justice Pankaj Mithal began his career in law in the 1980s and subsequently went on to become Judge at the Supreme Court of India.

Case Briefs High Courts

Motherhood Can’t Be Ground to Exclude Women Athletes from Competitive Sport; Delhi HC Permits Vinesh Phogat to Participate in 2026 Asian Games Trials

The Court condemned Wrestling Federation of India’s “National Embarrassment” remark against Vinesh Phogat with regards to 2024 Paris Olympic Games mishap, which had led to her disqualification.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court Permits Appointment of Manipur DGP from Outside Cadre Amid “Unprecedented Ethnic and Civil Unrest” in the State

With the incumbent DGP’s tenure due to end on 31 May 2026, the State of Manipur sought the Supreme Court’s permission to appoint a replacement from outside the Manipur cadre, citing the unprecedented ethnic and civil unrest continuing in the State.

Case Briefs High Courts

Subsequent Breakdown of Marriage No Ground to Revive Quashed Rape FIR: Delhi High Court

The Court warned that permitting reopening of quashing orders on the basis of subsequent matrimonial disputes would fundamentally defeat the object underlying exercise of jurisdiction under Section 528 BNSS.

Validity of Will Despite Exclusion of Natural Heirs

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Mere Suspicion and Technical Defects Cannot Defeat Valid Testamentary Disposition; Supreme Court Upholds Will Despite Exclusion of Natural Heirs

“It is trite to state that when the validity of a Will is to be determined, the overall terms of a Will, the intention of the testator and the surrounding circumstances have also to be seen.”

Levy of Building and Other Construction Workers cess

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC Restores Arbitral Award in Teesta Stage III BOCW Cess Dispute; Reiterates BOCW Cess Becomes Enforceable Only Upon Constitution of Welfare Boards

The Court did not grant any relief to the third consortium member, Abir Infrastructure Private Limited, as it had not filed an appeal challenging the High Court judgment.

Anticipatory bail to wife despite husband absconding

Case Briefs High Courts

Anticipatory Bail to Wife Can’t Be Denied Solely Due to Husband’s Failure to Surrender: Delhi HC

Prima facie, it appears to be a case of civil liability where husband purchased the car in his wife’s name, did not pay cost thereof and subsequently, when the car was returned, the civil suit filed by the complainant de facto was withdrawn.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC Upholds Injunction in Favour of Saregama India Against Ilaiyaraja in “En Iniya Pon Nilave” Copyright Dispute

The Delhi High Court has upheld the interim injunction in favour of Saregama India, holding that while Ilaiyaraaja retains independent copyright in the musical composition of “En Iniya Pon Nilave” under Section 13(4), Copyright Act, he had no rights over the lyrics or sound recording.

Know thy Judge

Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Justice K.V. Viswanathan’s Legacy & Prominent Judgments

Discover the life, judgments, and contributions of Justice K.V. Viswanathan, who is one of the few lawyers, who have been elevated directly from the Bar to the Judgeship of the Supreme Court of India, thereby enhancing the Bar’s representation.

Minimum Guaranteed CENVAT Credit deduction

Case Briefs High Courts

No Clause, No Deduction: Delhi HC Sets Aside Arbitral Award Allowing MGCC Shortfall Deduction as Patently Illegal

“There cannot be quarrel with the proposition that no clause can be read into the contract entered between the parties.”

Case Briefs Supreme Court

MRTP Act | Additional Amenity TDR Cannot Be Defeated by Contractual Conditions or Delay Once Statutory Right to Compensation Crystallises: Supreme Court

“The statutory right of the landowner under Section 126(1)(b) being twofold as discussed above, the corporation could not have conjured a precondition for the landowner to abjure part of the compensation in order to receive the other part.”

Case Briefs High Courts

UAPA | Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Accused Salim Malik in 2020 Delhi Riots Conspiracy Case, Applies Supreme Court’s Gulfisha Fatima Principles

Upon comparing the allegations against the appellant with those against other co-accused who were granted bail by Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court concluded that there was “no major distinction” between their respective roles.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Can Private Loan Transactions Constitute “Deposits” under Section 2(c), MPID Act? Supreme Court Explained

The Supreme Court held that a transaction involving receipt of money with an obligation to return it with promised interest constitutes a ‘deposit’ under the MPID Act regardless of nomenclature.

Appointments & Transfers News

Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Appointment of 9 Judicial Officers and 10 Advocates as Madras HC Judges

At present, the Madras High Court has a working strength of 52 judges including Chief Justice.

Case Briefs High Courts

Judges Do Not Hold Press Conferences and Have Very Limited Means to Protect Themselves: Delhi HC on Judicial Silence in the Age of Social Media

“The entire exercise appeared aimed at achieving indirectly, through public pressure and social media campaigns, what could not be achieved directly through judicial proceedings and legal arguments before the Court — that this particular matter pertaining to discharge of respondents in the 2022 Delhi Excise Policy — be not heard by this Court.”