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July 15, 2026

Insolvency Notice Under Section 9(2) PTIA Cannot Be Issued Based On DRT Recovery Certificate Issued Prior To 2016 Amendment: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"The fact that Parliament found it necessary in 2016 to insert sub-section (22A) in Section 19 of the RDB Act for the express purpose of equating a recovery certificate with...

July 15, 2026

Insolvency Laws Must Be Strictly Construed As Adjudication Results In 'Civil Death': Supreme Court Quashes Notice Based On DRT Certificate

By: sayum

"The Presidency Towns Insolvency Act, 1909 is a statute weighed down with the grave consequence of “civil death” for a person sought to be adjudged an insolvent and therefore the...

July 15, 2026

Section 138 NI Act Jurisdiction Lies With Court Where Payee Maintains Bank Account: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"The jurisdiction to try a complaint filed under Section 138 of the NI Act in respect of a cheque delivered for collection through an account, i.e., an account payee cheque,...

July 14, 2026

Distance Between 'May Be True' And 'Must Be True' Must Be Paved With Legal Evidence: Supreme Court Acquits Husband In 26-Year-Old Dowry Death Case

By: sayum

"The trial courts would do well to bestow equal attention to the defence evidence as that bestowed on the prosecution evidence. There is no cause to approach the defence evidence...

July 14, 2026

Arms Act | Mere Recovery Of Weapon From House Not Sufficient To Prove Guilt Under Arms Act Without 'Conscious Possession': Supreme Court

By: sayum

"If it is admitted that the incriminating material was kept in the house due to grave fear and or threat of life, then certainly, it cannot be said that such...

July 14, 2026

Defense Evidence Must Be Given Equal Weightage; Accused Not Obliged To Prove Innocence Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"Trial courts would do well to bestow equal attention to the defense evidence as that bestowed on the prosecution evidence. There is no cause to approach the defense evidence with...

July 14, 2026

CRPF Must Provide Alternate Posting To Disabled Personnel; 2002 Exemption Notification For Armed Forces Not Retrospective: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"Appellants were required to find a chair for the respondent, and not wait for the respondent to beg for one. By not offering alternate posting, the appellants failed in their...

July 14, 2026

Section 47 PwD Act Is Peremptory; Employers Must Not Wait For Disabled Employee To Beg For Alternate Post: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"The statutory mandate of Section 47, PwD Act is too peremptory to be ignored. Appellants were required to find a chair for the respondent, and not wait for the respondent...

July 14, 2026

Minority Right Under Article 30 Does Not Include Right To Burden Exchequer With Non-Competitive Appointments: Supreme Court

By: sayum

"Aid without accountability is constitutionally unsustainable. Minority right under clause (1) of Article 30 of the Constitution does not and cannot include the right to burden the exchequer with appointments...

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