Electronic Evidence – Certificate under Section 65-B – Non-production by original device owner – Order quashed – Tribunal allowed electronic evidence based on a certificate from a person other than the one who recorded it – Held: As per Anvar P.V. and Arjun Panditrao Khotkar, such certificate must be issued by the person in control of the original recording device &nd...
Criminal Writ - Preventive Detention – Grounds Vague – Documents Not Supplied – Detention Quashed – Detenu was detained under PIT NDPS Act vide order dated 20.12.2024 – Grounds of detention alleged past FIRs, many of which were closed or under trial – FIR details including status of bail not disclosed – Held: Failure to provide relevant documents and vague...
Limitation – Condonation of Delay – Inordinate Delay – Appeal filed by Gram Panchayat after six years and fourteen days of trial court decree – Petitioner failed to establish any sufficient cause for such delay – Appellate court rightly rejected delay application – Held: Petitioner was aware of the decree and participated in trial – Delay not caused by any...
Criminal Writ - Juvenile Justice – Habeas Corpus – Continued Detention of Juvenile – Petitioner detained since 2017 in murder case – Claimed before Trial Court that he was a juvenile on date of offence (DOB: 13.12.2002) – Scholar register and Principal’s statement showed age as 14 years 3 months 19 days at time of offence – Trial Court failed to determine ...
Aadhaar Act – Disclosure of Demographic Information – Section 33(1) – Application filed by State police under Section 33(1) of Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) Act, 2016 – Sought disclosure of Aadhaar enrolment details and supporting documents of Respondent No.3, an Israeli national allegedly residing in India illegally &nd...
Revenue Law – Creation and Naming of New Revenue Villages – Notifications challenged on grounds of non-compliance with guidelines issued through circulars dated 20.08.2009, 17.02.2025, 18.02.2025, 28.02.2025, and 06.03.2025 – Petitioners alleged no Gram Sabha meetings were convened and villages were arbitrarily named after individuals, violating naming restrictions – Respon...
Judicial Services – Eligibility Criteria – Telangana State Judicial Service Rules, 2023 – Rule 5(5.1)(a) restricting eligibility to advocates practicing in Telangana High Court or its subordinate courts for not less than 7 years – Petitioners challenged rejection of their applications on ground of discrimination and violation of Articles 14 and 233 – High Court dismis...
Civil Writ - Disability Rights – Accessibility of Currency and Digital Banking – Public Interest Litigation – Petitioners sought directions for RBI and Union of India to withdraw inaccessible banknotes, redesign currency (esp. ₹50 note) with tactile/identification features, and ensure accessibility of coins, ATMs, digital platforms, and future e-rupee – High Powered Commi...
Judicial Service Recruitment – Clause 8.4 prescribing minimum 40% in each paper and 50% aggregate upheld – Administrative instructions can supplement Rules when silent – Petition dismissed [Paras 12-20].
Scope of Rules – Rules of 2007 for Punjab & Haryana provide for written test (750 marks) and viva voce (250 marks) but are silent on qualifying marks – Notific...
Criminal Complaint – Sections 156(3) and 202 Cr.P.C – Magistrate’s Discretion – Allegations of assault/intimidation arising from civil road dispute – Magistrate opted to hold enquiry under Section 202 instead of police investigation under Section 156(3) – Held: Magistrate’s discretion proper; no inevitable requirement for police investigation; Article 227 ...