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August 30, 2025

Maintainability is Not the Same as Desirability: Punjab & Haryana High Court Clarifies That Non-Surrendering Convict Can File Criminal Revision

By: sayum

“The distinction between maintainability and desirability is as stark as chalk and cheese,” remarked Justice Sumeet Goel of the Punjab and Haryana High Court while holding that a criminal revision...

August 30, 2025

Litigants Cannot Keep the Clock in Their Pockets — Punjab & Haryana High Court Dismisses Criminal Revision for Inordinate Delay of 331 Days

By: sayum

Condonation of Delay Is a Remedy for Sufficient Cause, Not for Casual Lethargy — In a strong reaffirmation of judicial discipline concerning limitations in criminal revisions, the Punjab and Haryana...

August 30, 2025

Summons Must Be Served Unless Appearance Is Formally Recorded with Date for Filing Written Statement: Calcutta High Court Faults Trial Court, Revives Defence in Property Suit

By: sayum

“Even Delay Tactics Cannot Override Procedural Fairness—Trial Court Must Record Appearance and Fix Written Statement Timeline Under Order 5 Rule 1 CPC” - In a notable judgment enforcing the procedural...

August 30, 2025

Impleading the Alleged Paramour in Adultery Pleas is Not Just Procedural—It is a Substantive Safeguard of Natural Justice: Delhi High Court

By: sayum

“The impleadment of the alleged paramour in a proceeding founded upon adultery is not only necessary but also mandated by statutory rules and principles of natural justice” – Division Bench...

August 30, 2025

Once the Plaintiff Acknowledges Itself as a Tenant, It Cannot Seek Cancellation of Landlord’s Sale Deed Merely to Stall Eviction : Allahabad High Court

By: sayum

“Tenant Cannot Claim Higher Rights Than the Landlord—No Possession, No Adverse Title”, In a compelling affirmation of the doctrine that a tenant cannot assert ownership-like rights against a landlord, the...

August 30, 2025

Rival Developer’s Frivolous and Illegal Objections Cannot Derail Sanctioned SRA Scheme: Bombay High Court Raps Political Interference in Slum Rehabilitation Project

By: sayum

“This is a clear case where a rival developer desires to displace the petitioner–developer by adducing a completely frivolous and illegal case…” – In a significant ruling Bombay High Court...

August 30, 2025

Tax Liability Under Section 3 Arises Only When Vehicle Is ‘Used Or Kept For Use In A Public Place’: Supreme Court Exempts Logistic Firm Operating Inside RINL Compound

By: sayum

In a significant interpretation of the Andhra Pradesh Motor Vehicle Taxation Act, 1963, the Supreme Court on August 29, 2025, delivered a vital ruling, holding that motor vehicles operated exclusively...

August 30, 2025

Gravest Misconduct Justifies Dismissal Without Considering Past Record: Supreme Court Upholds Termination of Police Constable for 37-Day Unauthorized Absence

By: sayum

“When Dismissal Is for a Grave Act of Misconduct, Reference to Past Infractions Does Not Vitiate the Order” – Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a police constable who remained...

August 30, 2025

Merely Having an Out-Pass Doesn’t Justify Indiscipline: Supreme Court Upholds Penalty on CISF Constable for Conduct Unbecoming of Armed Force Member

By: sayum

“When a Member of a Disciplined Force is Detained by Civilians for Unwarranted Conduct, It Affects the Reputation of the Force and Merits Departmental Action” — Supreme Court of India...

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