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August 07, 2025

Review Jurisdiction Not a Rehearing Mechanism: Supreme Court Sets Aside Madhya Pradesh HC’s Investigative Directions in Criminal Writ

By: Deepak Kumar

“No Authority Can Stall Arrests After Bail Denied by Supreme Court” – Supreme Court Quashes Madhya Pradesh High Court’s Review Order for Overstepping Jurisdiction and Interfering with Police Probe in...

August 07, 2025

Polluter Pays Includes Prevention, Not Just Punishment: Supreme Court Upholds Environmental Regulators’ Powers to Impose Damages Under Water and Air Acts

By: Deepak Kumar

“Restitutionary Damages Are Not Penalties – Boards Can Act Proactively to Prevent Pollution”: Supreme Court Clarifies Environmental Regulators' Powers Under Sections 33A & 31A – Restitutionary and Preventive Directions Are...

August 06, 2025

Bail in POCSO Matters Must Reflect ‘Judicial Sensitivity to the Gravity of Allegations’: Supreme Court Pulls Up High Court for Granting Bail Without Sufficient Reasoning

By: sayum

“Contradictions in Child’s Testimony Can’t Be Sole Ground for Bail in Heinous Sexual Offences” – SC Sets Aside Bail, Sends Matter Back to Delhi HC. Supreme Court of India delivered...

August 06, 2025

Chancellor Can Appoint Interim VC, But Not 'Until Further Orders': Supreme Court Upholds Six-Month Cap Under University Act

By: sayum

“Administration of Universities Must Not Collapse Over Power Tussle — Students Cannot Be Caught in Crossfire”: Supreme Court of India in The Chancellor, APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University v. State...

August 06, 2025

Transfer Cannot Be Used As a Delay Tactic When Trial Is At Final Stage — Bombay High Court Dismisses Wife’s Plea to Shift Matrimonial Case from Pune to Osmanabad

By: sayum

“Repeated Absence, Vague Allegations, and Sudden Plea for Transfer Show Clear Intent to Stall Proceedings,” In a strongly worded order Bombay High Court rejected a wife’s petition seeking transfer of...

August 06, 2025

Co-Tenancy Cannot Be Wished Away by Suppression of Facts: Calcutta High Court Rejects Exclusive Tenancy Claim, Upholds Joint Tenancy Among Heirs

By: sayum

“Where joint tenancy is established, absence of surrender extinguishes no right. The presumption under Section 109 of the Evidence Act stands undisturbed by false narratives,” In a significant ruling, a...

August 06, 2025

“When Title Is Clouded, Injunction Fails”: Karnataka High Court Cancels Injunction Decree Over Dubious Ownership Claim

By: sayum

“Ownership Must Be Proved Where Title Is Disputed—Injunction Cannot Protect A Possession Built on Dubious Foundations” – In a crucial ruling reaffirming the principle that injunction cannot be granted where...

August 06, 2025

Gift of What You Don’t Own Is No Gift in Law: Kerala High Court Declares Gift Deed as Void

By: sayum

“Admissions Made in Court Are the Best Proof of Title”: Kerala High Court, in a comprehensive judgment delivered by Justice C. Pratheep Kumar, dismissed Regular First Appeal filed by the...

August 06, 2025

Whether It Was a Tourist Visa or Employment Visa Can Only Be Decided at Trial – Kerala High Court Dismisses Discharge Plea of Emigration Counter Officer

By: sayum

“Prima Facie Evidence of Manipulated Visa and Officer’s Collusion – Disputed Facts Demand Trial, Not Pre-trial Exoneration. Court Cannot Pre-judge Visa Classification Without Evidence” – Revisional Jurisdiction Does Not Extend...

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