Mere Allegations of Harassment Do Not Constitute Abetment of Suicide: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail to Wife in Matrimonial Suicide Case 'Convenience Of Wife Not A Thumb Rule, But Custody Of Minor Child Is A Weighing Aspect': Punjab & Haryana HC Transfers Divorce Case To Rohtak MACT | A Minor Cannot Be Treated as a Non-Earner: Punjab & Haryana High Court Consensual Love Affair Not Cheating Under IPC Section 417: Madras High Court Acquits Man Despite Paternity Confirmation Review Jurisdiction is an Ant-Hole in a Pigeon-Hol: Madras High Court Dismisses Review Plea Against Order Upholding Arbitral Award on Liquidated Damages Bank Can Freeze Guarantor’s Salary Account to Recover Loan Dues: Kerala High Court Clarifies CPC Exemption Does Not Apply to Banker’s Right Revenue Entry Calling Property ‘Ancestral’ Does Not Create Title: Gujarat High Court Upholds Registered Will in Second Appeal Licensee Cannot Resist Resumption Of Railway Land: Gauhati High Court Upholds Eviction For Amrit Bharat Station Scheme Mere Non-Payment of Business Dues Is Not Cheating: Calcutta High Court Protects Traders from Criminal Prosecution in Purely Civil Dispute Prosecution’s Failure to Prove Age of Prosecutrix Beyond Reasonable Doubt Fatal to POCSO Conviction: Rajasthan High Court Judicial Review Is Not A Substitute For Examiner’s Judgment: Delhi High Court Rejects DJSE Candidate’s Plea Over Alteration of Marks Part-Payments Extend Limitation - Each Payment Revives Limitation: Delhi High Court No Title, No Right, No Equity: Bombay High Court Demolishes Claim Over Footpath Stall, Imposes ₹5 Lakh Costs for Abuse of Process Cooperative Society Is A “Veritable Party” To Arbitration Clause In Flat Agreements, Temple Trust Entitled To Arbitrate As Non-Signatory: Bombay High Court State Government Cannot Review Its Own Revisional Orders Under Section 41(3): Allahabad High Court Affirms Legal Bar on Successive Reviews When Several Issues Arise, Courts Must Answer Each With Reasons: Supreme Court Automatic Retention Trumps Lessee Tag: Calcutta High Court Declares Saregama India ‘Raiyat’, Directs Reconsideration of Land Conversion Application Recovery of Valid Ticket Raises Presumption of Bona Fide Travel – Burden Shifts to Railways: Delhi High Court Restores Railway Accident Claim Failure to Frame Issue on Limitation Vitiates Award of Compensation Under Telegraph Act: Gauhati High Court Sets Aside Order, Remands Matter Compassionate Appointment Is Not a Heritable Right: Gujarat High Court Rejects 9-Year Delayed Claim, Orders Re-Issuance of ₹4 Lakh Compensation Court Cannot Rewrite Contracts to Suit Contractor’s Convenience: Kerala High Court Upholds Termination of Road Work Under Risk and Cost Clause Post-Bail Conduct Is Irrelevant in Appeal Against Grant of Bail: Supreme Court Clarifies Crucial Distinction Between Appeal and Cancellation Granting Anticipatory Bail to a Long-Absconding Accused Makes a Mockery of the Judicial Process: Supreme Court Cracks Down on Pre-Arrest Bail in Murder Case Recognition as an Intangible Asset Does Not Confer Ownership: Supreme Court Draws a Sharp Line Between Accounting Entries and Property Rights IBC Cannot Be the Guiding Principle for Restructuring the Ownership and Control of Spectrum: Supreme Court Reasserts Public Trust Over Natural Resources Courts Cannot Convict First and Search for Law Later: Supreme Court Faults Prosecution for Ignoring Statutory Foundation in Cement Case When the Law Itself Stood Withdrawn, How Could Its Violation Survive?: Supreme Court Quashes 1994 Cement Conviction Under E.C. Act Ten Years Means Ten Years – Not a Day Less: Supreme Court Refuses to Dilute Statutory Experience Requirement for SET Exemption SET in Malayalam Cannot Qualify You to Teach Economics: Supreme Court Upholds Subject-Specific Eligibility for HSST Appointments Outsourcing Cannot Become A Tool To Defeat Regularization: Supreme Court On Perennial Nature Of Government Work Once Similarly Placed Workers Were Regularized, Denial to Others Is Discrimination: Supreme Court Directs Regularization of Income Tax Daily-Wage Workers Right To Form Association Is Protected — But Not A Right To Run It Free From Regulation: Supreme Court Recalibrates Article 19 In Sports Governance S. Nithya Cannot Be Transplanted Into Cricket: Supreme Court Shields District Cricket Bodies From Judicially Imposed Structural Overhaul Will | Propounder Must Dispel Every Suspicious Circumstance — Failure Is Fatal: : Punjab & Haryana High Court Electronic Evidence Authenticity Jeopardized by Unexplained Delay and Procedural Omissions: MP High Court Rejects Belated 65B Application Not Answering to the Questions of the IO Would Not Ipso Facto Mean There Is Non-Cooperation: Supreme Court Grants Anticipatory Bail Undertaking to Satisfy Award Is Not Waiver of Appeal: Supreme Court Restores Insurer’s Statutory Right

"Writ Law" Digest

Promotion - Dispute regarding promotion to the rank of Commandant in Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) - Petitioners holding the rank of Second-in-Command and Deputy Commandant challenge a Signal calling for nomination of officers from other Central Armed Police Forces for Commandant posts in SSB - Allegation of potential deprivation of promotional opportunities and non-functional selection grade for Depu...

Service Law - Misconduct and Disciplinary Proceedings – Petitioner, former Area Manager, charged with unauthorized sale of seeds causing financial discrepancies, challenged the disciplinary action including his dismissal – Dismissal upheld due to sufficient evidence of misconduct including failure to adhere to procedural norms for sales transactions [Paras 1-56]. Denial of Natural J...

Educational Institutions - Minority Institution - Ban on recruitment imposed by the State Government due to financial constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic - Minority institution seeking approval for the appointment of a teacher - Refusal of approval by the Education Officer - Challenge to the rejection - Coordinated bench judgments holding that the ban on recruitment does not apply to minor...

Local Government Disqualification – Removal of President of Jafrabad Nagar Panchayat – Challenge to order disqualifying the petitioner – Technical and merits-based challenges – Alleged failure to conduct meetings and improper conduct of meetings – Violation of principles of natural justice – Interpretation of statutory provisions regarding removal of elected rep...

Writ Petition – Retirement Age – Petitioner challenges the university’s decision to retire him at age 62, asserting his role as teaching staff should extend his retirement age to 65 like other teachers. [Para 2-3]   Employment Status – Assistant Engineer – The respondent, Mahatma Gandhi Chitrakoot Gramodaya Vishwavidhyalaya, clarified that the petitioner&rs...

Education Policy - Challenge to eligibility criteria for National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme - Petitioner, a recognized unaided private school, challenges the eligibility criteria excluding private school students from the scholarship examination - Petitioner argues the exclusion is arbitrary and unreasonable - Government's policy aims to provide scholarships to economically weaker stu...

Criminal Misc. Writ Petition – Challenge to FIR under section 366 IPC – Petitioners in a torrid affair from different religions – Allegation of enticement and elopement – Informant claims danger to her daughter – Petitioners seek protection for a live-in relationship – Age of the victim disputed – Allegations of mistreatment and physical abuse – Cour...

Writ of Habeas Corpus – Alleged illegal detention of petitioner's husband – Violation of procedural requirements and guidelines – Arrest made without following due procedure laid down under law – Lack of compliance with requirements set by the Supreme Court in D.K. Basu case – Detention declared illegal – Superintendent, District Jail, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgar...

  Criminal Law - Writ of Mandamus and Transfer of Investigation -  Writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking to transfer investigation of Crime No. 212/2024 from Mannanthala Police Station to a higher-ranking officer, preferably of IPS cadre - Petitioner, a healthcare professional, alleges biased investigation due to political influence - Court finds o...

Writ Petition & Subject Matter – Petition filed against the order by Commissioner, Revenue Division District Ujjain, which petitioners claim to be illegal under Section 10(5) and 10(6) of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act 1976 – Sought for quashment and other consequential reliefs. [Para 2] Prior Proceedings & Remand – Initial writ petition allowed, influence...