Execution Petitions Must Be Decided Within Six Months: Andhra Pradesh High Court Dismisses Serial Challenges to 24-Year-Old Execution Proceedings Unexplained Delay And Non-Compliance With Jail Manual Mandates Vitiate Test Identification Parade, Acquits Dacoity Convicts: Allahabad High Court Criminal Acquittal Does Not Conclude Disciplinary Enquiry: Calcutta High Court Upholds Dismissal Of Bank Officer For Extortion Licensee Cannot Invoke Doctrine Of Settled Possession Against Licensor To Defeat Suit For Eviction: Delhi High Court Extra-Judicial Confession Is A Weak Piece Of Evidence, Cannot Be Sole Basis For Conviction Without Independent Corroboration: Gujarat High Court Unilateral Deduction From Government's Profit Petroleum Violates Public Trust Doctrine: Delhi HC Upholds Rejection Of Vedanta's PSC Extension 'DEAD WOOD' MUST BE WEEDED OUT: Supreme Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement Of CISF Inspector; Rejects 'Washed-Off Theory' For Past Adverse Entries Revenue Cannot Vivisect Indivisible Turnkey Contracts For Service Tax Without Express Statutory Authority: Supreme Court Upholds CESTAT Ruling Violation of Article 14: Supreme Court Holds Civil Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Disputes Between Exclusively Non-Tribal Parties in Scheduled Areas, Declares 'Nagarjuna' Not Binding Precedent Allahabad High Court Upholds Magistrate's Power To Grant Interim Child Custody Under DV Act, Says It Overrides Family Courts Act" Section 50 NDPS Act Not Applicable To Search Of Bag Carried By Accused; Minor Discrepancies Cannot Vitiate Conviction: Punjab & Haryana High Court Female Relatives Of Prime Accused Not Directly Involved In Ponzi Operations Entitled To Bail Under Section 480 BNSS Proviso Despite Economic Offence: Orissa High Court 'Unlawful Assembly Must Be PROVED, Not Assumed': MP High Court Quashes Murder Convictions After Prosecution Fails To Establish Five-Person Prerequisite Section 70 Contract Act | Co-Owners Not Liable To Refund Advance Sale Consideration Unless Benefit Is Voluntarily Accepted: Kerala High Court Courts Cannot Grant Protection To Live-In Relationships Involving Minors As It Indirectly Sanctions Unlawful Arrangements: Punjab & Haryana High Court Parliament Introduces Bankers' Books Evidence Bill 2026 To Shield Banks From Unwarranted Third-Party Litigation Summons