Punjab and Haryana High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The process adopted by the State must fall within the four corners of the ethos of the Constitution and equality clause, the writ petitions cannot be dismissed on technical grounds.”

Jharkhand High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court relied upon the decision of the Supreme Court in a case where a similar amendment of by State of Rajasthan was held ultra vires Article 14 and Article 246 of the Constitution due to the doctrine of public policy being vague and uncertain.

Delhi High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The present petition is filed by petitioner, who provides services for packing of two-wheelers, parcels, and passenger luggage with optional door pickup and delivery at Visakhapatnam Railway Station, seeking extension of his license period for seven months.

bulldozer action
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“For an average citizen, the construction of a house is often the culmination of years of hard work, dreams, and aspirations. A house is not just a property but embodies the collective hopes of a family or individuals for stability, security, and a future. Having a house or a roof over one’s head gives satisfaction to any person. If this is to be taken away, then the authority must be satisfied that this is the only option available.”

Discrimination in prisons
Hot Off The PressNews

States and Union Territories have been directed to revise and change the prison manuals to end caste-based allotment of work.

Chhattisgarh High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Considering the Rule 4(1)(d)(i) of the Chhattisgarh Ayush Graduate Course Admission Rules, 2023 is ultra vires, the Court directed the State Government to issue necessary instructions with respect to admission in Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery course in unaided minority institution.

Bombay Public Trusts Act 1950
Cases ReportedNever Reported Judgments

This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment, on the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950, dating back to the year 1954.

Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Amendment to the TNPP Act, `1975 in the year 2010, bringing within its realm the Waqf properties, would be a dead letter, inoperative and non-est. Any action taken by the Estate Officer in respect of the Waqf property, resorting to the TNPP Act, 1975, would be coram non judice, non est and void.”

Electoral Bond Judgment
Experts CornerSiddharth R Gupta

by Siddharth R. Gupta*
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Electoral Bond Scheme
Case BriefsSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

The 5-Judge Constitution Bench heard a batch of cases challenging the controversial electoral bonds scheme over three days, before reserving the verdict in November.

Personal Guarantors in IBC
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“The principle aims of IBC are to promote investment, and resolution of insolvencies of corporate persons, firms, and individuals in a time bound manner. The IBC consolidated and amended a web of laws which had led to an ineffective and inefficient mechanism for resolution of insolvencies marked with significant delay”

punjab and haryana high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Punjab and Haryana High Court opined that the restrictions imposed through the 2020 Act have far reaching effect and cannot be held to be reasonable in any manner.

stage carriage permits
Case BriefsSupreme Court

In the case at hand, because of the impugned notification, the stage carriage permit holders were required to stop at two new bus stations in Burdwan Town, instead of the old bus station where they were used to stop.

calcutta high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Calcutta High Court held that Adibasi Kudmi Samaj and its members do not possess a vested right to block roadways and railways, causing inconvenience to both the residents of the four West Bengal districts.

rajasthan minor mineral concession rules
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court reiterated that there is no right vested over an application made which is pending seeking lease of a Government land or over the minerals beneath the soil in any type of land over which the Government has a vested right and regulatory control.

rich tapestry of constitutional jurisprudence
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The alleged non-compliance with statutory and Election Commission mandated regulations, and their legal effect, cannot be examined through a summary proceeding under Order VII Rule 11, CPC, or even under Order XII Rule 6, CPC.

telangana high court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Constitutional morality impacts upon any law which deprives the LGBT individuals of their entitlement to a full and equal citizenship. LGBT individuals living under threats of conformity grounded in cultural morality have been denied basic human existence. Constitutional morality does not permit such discrimination and must supersede cultural morality.”

wholesale reservation
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Supreme Court said that the State Government may examine the data of last few years, to come to a realistic finding as to what should be the extent of these reservations. A wholesale reservation is not serving any purpose, rather it frustrates the very purpose of the reservation

Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras High Court said that whether it is contractual employment, temporary engagements or otherwise, the procedure to be adopted by Banks must be transparent and in compliance with the mandates of the Constitution.

Madras High Court
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Madras High Court said that Rule 55-A is delegated legislation which cannot go beyond the scope of the Parent Act viz., the Registration Act as well the Transfer of Property Act which is the substantive law governing the transfer of immovable properties. Hence, it is held that the first proviso is clearly ultra vires and unconstitutional.