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September 24, 2025

Accused Spent 43 Days In Custody Despite Bailable Offence: Rajasthan High Court Slams Magistrate And ADJ For Casual Bail Denial

By: sayum

“Liberty Is A Priceless Treasure, Not To Be Denied Mechanically” – In a scathing indictment of procedural laxity and judicial indifference, the Rajasthan High Court at Jaipur allowed bail to...

September 24, 2025

Mere Cutting of Trees Does Not Justify Eviction of Tenant Under Tamil Nadu Cultivating Tenants Protection Act: Supreme Court Quashes Revenue Court’s Eviction Order

By: sayum

“The Act is intended to protect tenants, not to enable their eviction on trivial grounds — minor pruning of trees cannot be construed as injury to land under Section 3(2)(b)”...

September 24, 2025

Registered Under Registration Act Cannot Be Nullified Through An Unregistered And Notarised Cancellation: Delhi High Court

By: sayum

“A deed of relinquishment which has been registered under the Registration Act cannot be nullified through an unregistered and notarised cancellation; such a document carries no legal force in the...

September 24, 2025

‘Reasonable Grounds’ Under NDPS Act Mean More Than Prima Facie Inference — Must Be Substantial, Credible and Probable”: Himachal Pradesh High Court Denies Bail in 1.056 kg Charas Case

By: sayum

Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition seeking regular bail under Sections 20, 25 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, reiterating that the stringent twin...

September 24, 2025

Courts Cannot Be Approached After Sleeping Over Rights for Years: Gujarat High Court Refuses to Revive Challenge to Executed Decree After Three-Year Delay

By: sayum

“Laws come to the aid of the vigilant, not those who sleep over their rights” — In a significant judgment Gujarat High Court dismissed a writ petition under Article 227...

September 24, 2025

Termination of a Probationer Is Not Stigmatic Unless Founded on Misconduct: Calcutta High Court Upholds Dismissal of PSU Manager Without Formal Inquiry

By: sayum

"A simple termination order that reflects dissatisfaction with a probationer’s conduct is not stigmatic, even if a disciplinary inquiry precedes it" — Calcutta High Court in a significant judgment dismissed...

September 24, 2025

First Appeal Decided Without Deciding Pending I.A. Is Judicial Impropriety: Andhra Pradesh High Court Remands Matter Back for Fresh Consideration

By: sayum

“When a higher court directs consideration of additional evidence in appeal, the appellate court cannot bypass it and decide the appeal separately” – In a significant judgment Andhra Pradesh High...

September 24, 2025

Making Scandalous Allegations Cannot Be Shielded As Advocacy: Supreme Court Upholds Three-Year Suspension of Advocate for Professional Misconduct

By: sayum

In a stern pronouncement reinforcing professional discipline among advocates, the Supreme Court of India dismissed the appeal filed by an advocate against a disciplinary order of the Bar Council of...

September 24, 2025

Even After Framing of Issues, Amendment to Divorce Plea Can Be Allowed If It Elaborates Subsequent Cruelty: Allahabad High Court

By: sayum

“No Bar on Pleading Additional Grounds Under Section 13 HMA If It Helps Avoid Multiplicity of Proceedings”: In a significant ruling Allahabad High Court clarified that amendments to a divorce...

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