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

Compensation for gunshot injury - Negligence of Railway Protection Force - Writ petition filed seeking compensation for personal injury, trauma, and mental agony suffered by the petitioner due to a gunshot injury inflicted by a Railway Protection Force constable - Admitted incident and negligence of the constable - Railway contesting the matter - Jurisdictional issue raised - Maintainability of th...

Termination of services – Writ petition filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India – Petitioner sought quashing of order dismissing his appeal against termination of service and reinstatement with continuity of service and payment of arrears of pay and other benefits – Petitioner appointed as Senior Lecturer-Mass Communications at Ansal Institute of Technology &ndas...

Compensation awarded for erroneous examination result: In this Civil Writ Jurisdiction case, the Court granted compensation to petitioner no. 2 for the erroneous publication of her Secondary School Examination result, causing adverse effects on her career and future prospects. The Court held the Board liable for the inordinate delay in responding to the scrutiny request and condemned its irrespons...

DJS Examination 2023 Answer Key Challenge – Preliminary Examination – Answer Key Challenge – The petitioners, aspiring to join the Delhi Judicial Services, challenged the Model Answer Key and the Revised Answer Key of the Delhi Judicial Services Examination 2023, asserting errors and inconsistencies. [Para 1-5]   Multiple Correct Answers in Preliminary Examination &nda...

Urban Development and Slum Rehabilitation – Rights of Slum Dwellers vs. Right to Clean Drinking Water – The High Court addressed the conflict between the fundamental rights of slum dwellers to adequate housing and the right of citizens to clean drinking water. The slum dwellers of Akbar Nagar, residing on the banks of Kukrail water channel, challenged demolition orders by the Lucknow D...

Advocate’s Professional Conduct and Negligence - Petitioner, an advocate, challenged his inclusion in the “Caution List” by Indian Banks’ Association after allegations of negligence in providing Search and Title Reports for property loans - Petitioner claimed diligent performance of duties and contested the negligence accusations - Case centered around proper adherence to g...

Family Law – Hindu Marriage Act – Dissolution of Marriage – Court examined whether a marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act can be dissolved through a compromise in proceedings under Section 125 Cr.P.C. The court considered the legitimacy of a second marriage and its impact on family pension rights. [Para 3-5, 9-11]   Marriage Dissolution Procedure – held – ...

Property Rights – Ownership and Use of Building's Roof – Dispute over the right to use the roof of Akarshan Bhawan for installing water tanks and fire safety equipment – Appellants seeking a declaration and injunction against Respondents from making structural changes without statutory permissions – Appellants’ claim to easement rights for maintenance of water tan...

Fraudulent Manipulation of Revenue Records – Writ Petition – Challenge against orders by Additional Commissioner and Prescribed Authority – Petitioner contests fraudulent entry in revenue records by Ram Naresh (Lekhpal), manipulation of land records, and subsequent orders based on these fraudulent entries – Inquiry reveals unauthorized changes in records – Supreme Cou...

Tender - Challenging Debarment Communication – The petitioner challenges the communication dated 17.06.2020 debarring them from participating in tenders due to alleged non-payment of wages and dues to employees [Para 1].   Facts of the Case – The petitioner was awarded a maintenance contract by the respondent. A show cause notice was issued for non-payment of wages and dues ...