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August 05, 2025

Tariff in PPA Not Binding If Accelerated Depreciation Not Availed; State Entity Cannot Act Like Private Trader: Supreme Court

By: Deepak Kumar

Wind Power Producers Not Bound by Fixed Tariff in PPA if They Opt Out of Accelerated Depreciation: Supreme Court Reiterates Statutory Supremacy in Tariff Fixation Over Contractual Terms in Renewable...

August 05, 2025

Resignation and Voluntary Retirement Not Interchangeable; No Pension If Employee Chooses to Resign: Supreme Court Upholds Regulation 22

By: Deepak Kumar

“Courts Cannot Mandate Policy Amendments; Resigned Employees Have No Vested Right to Pension”: Supreme Court Declares That Resigned Bank Employees Cannot Claim Pension Under 1995 Regulations – But Grants Relief...

August 05, 2025

Victim’s Immediate Outcry, Medical Evidence and Judicial Sensitivity Leave No Room for Bail: Bombay High Court Denies Bail in POCSO Case

By: Deepak Kumar

“Child Victims Must Not Be Revictimised by Judicial Leniency”: in a significant pronouncement, the Bombay High Court firmly denied bail to Mayur Raju Wankhede, accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old...

August 05, 2025

Conviction Leads to Statutory Disqualification, Not an Exceptional Hardship: Delhi High Court Refuses to Stay Conviction of Jayaswal in Coal Block Scam

By: Deepak Kumar

“Coal Block Cases Form a Distinct Class with Wider Public Ramifications”: Delhi High Court declined to stay the conviction of industrialist Ramesh Kumar Jayaswal under Sections 120B, 420, and 471...

August 05, 2025

A Single Blow in Heat of Passion Is Not Murder – Madras High Court Modifies Conviction from Section 302 IPC to 304(ii)

By: sayum

“A sudden quarrel over ₹400 led to a fatal act in the heat of passion – not a premeditated murder”, Madras High Court delivered a significant ruling revisiting the scope...

August 05, 2025

Contradictory Statements of Applicant and Family Raise Grave Suspicion About Source of ₹20 Lakhs — Gujarat High Court Denies Bail in PMLA Case

By: sayum

“Once Threshold of ₹1 Crore Is Crossed, Twin Conditions of Section 45 Apply—Contradictory Explanations Cannot Justify Seized Cash”, Gujarat High Court, in a detailed and reasoned judgment by Justice M....

August 05, 2025

Mother-in-law Cannot Appeal Under DV Act Without Being an 'Aggrieved Person': J&K&L High Court Denies Right to Challenge DV Order Without Locus

By: sayum

“She is neither a party to the proceedings nor has the order been passed against her. She does not fall within the definition of an ‘aggrieved person’ under Section 2(a)...

August 05, 2025

“Visual Inspection Cannot Substitute a Statutory Declaration of Danger”: Bombay High Court Declares MHADA’s Mass Redevelopment Notices Illegal, Labels Action as a “Colossal Misuse of Power”

By: sayum

“935 Notices Issued Without Jurisdiction – This Has the Colour of a Scam,” In a powerful ruling Bombay High Court, comprising Justice G. S. Kulkarni and Justice Arif S. Doctor,...

August 05, 2025

Probation Is Not Leniency, But A Chance To Reform: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Probation To Convicted Woman After 25 Days In Jail

By: sayum

“Reformation, not retribution, must guide the sentencing of first-time, non-hardened offenders. The stigma of jail should not eclipse the chance of a law-abiding life,” In a progressive judgment delivered on...

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