Vague Dowry Harassment Allegations Insufficient to Summon Additional Accused Under Section 319 CrPC; Mere Repetition of FIR Allegations Insufficient for Summoning Additional Accused During Trial: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Blank Security Cheque Defence Rejected; Mere Claim of Security Cheque Cannot Defeat Section 138 Presumption; Revisional Court Cannot Re-Appreciate Evidence Absent Perversity: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Conviction in Cheque Bounce Case

State Cannot Retain Family Pension Meant for Legal Heirs: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants 100% Family Pension to Sole Surviving Widow holds Second Wife After Death of First Wife Entitled to Full Family Pension

Fake Influence Over Judges for Money? Fraudulent Claims of Access to Judges Strike at Public Faith: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Bail in ₹28.5 Lakh Judicial Influence Fraud Case

No Money Trail, No Recovery, No Further Custodial Interrogation: Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail to HPGCL Finance Director Amit Dewan in Multi-Crore Banking Fraud Case

Delhi High Court Has Writ Jurisdiction Against CAPF Service Termination When Union and Force Headquarters Are in Delhi: Supreme Court

SARFAESI Auction Sale Is Invalid If Balance Sale Price Is Paid Beyond Rule 9 Timeline Without Written Extension: Supreme Court

Accused Cannot Travel Abroad During Pending Criminal Trial Without Court Permission: Supreme Court

Prolonged Criminal Investigation Cannot Continue Endlessly; High Courts Must Intervene in Cases of Inordinate Delay: Supreme Court

Supreme Court holds enhanced royalty on minerals applies when minerals are removed after statutory royalty rate increase.

Supreme Court holds minor property sale permission under Section 8 HMGA must be based on necessity or evident advantage to minor.

Bail in Commercial Quantity NDPS Cases Cannot Be Granted Without Satisfying Section 37 Twin Conditions: Supreme Court

Married Daughter Cannot Be Excluded From Fair Price Shop Compassionate Allotment Solely on Marital Status: Supreme Court

Persistent Refusal of Conjugal Relations and Long Separation Amount to Mental Cruelty: Supreme Court

Limitation for Section 34 Challenge Starts From Disposal of Section 33 Application: Supreme Court

Temporary Status Casual Labourers Entitled to Pension Even Without Formal Regularisation: Supreme Court

Property Inherited Under Section 8 of Hindu Succession Act Is Held as Tenants-in-Common, Not Joint Family Property: Supreme Court

IBC Section 62 Appeals Must Be Defect-Free Within Limitation; Re-Filing Delay Beyond 28 Days Cannot Be Condoned: Supreme Court

Vague POCSO and Rape Allegations Cannot Sustain Criminal Trial When Matrimonial Dispute Shows Mala Fide Abuse of Process: Supreme Court

Bank Cannot Settle Loan Before DRT and Later Start Criminal Case on Same Transaction: Supreme Court Protects Finality of Banking Settlements

DNA Test Can Be Ordered in a Paternity Suit When Paternity Is the Main Issue and No Other Evidence Can Decide It

Approver’s Evidence Can Sustain Conviction If It Is Credible and Corroborated; Every Detail Need Not Be Independently Proved

Long Non-Payment of Salaries and Retiral Dues Violates Dignity; Supreme Court Accepts Time-Bound Settlement Framework for Bihar Corporation Employees

Breach of Futures Position Limits Is Not Market Fraud Unless SEBI Proves Manipulation or Inducement: Supreme Court Sets Aside Reliance Disgorgement

Order XII Rule 6 CPC: Court Cannot Decree a Suit by Reading One Line in Isolation: Supreme Court Says Admission Must Be Clear, Complete and Unconditional

Arbitration During a Pending Suit Needs Court Reference; Award Cannot Defeat the Suit Without Parties’ Post-Award Consent: Supreme Court

Reserved Judgments Must Be Delivered Within a Reasonable Time: Supreme Court Frames Binding Guidelines for All High Courts

State Must Pay Compensation for Keeping a Prisoner in Jail After Court-Ordered Release: Supreme Court Says “Obey First, Appeal Later”

Trafficking Survivors Have a Fundamental Right to Rehabilitation: Supreme Court Frames Binding Victim Protection Plan

Courts Cannot Re-Hear Arbitration Awards Like Regular Appeals: Supreme Court Says Finality of Awards Must Be Respected

Forest Encroachments Cannot Be Regularised by Welfare Facilities: Supreme Court Orders Time-Bound Eviction and Restoration of Agasthyamalai Tiger Landscape

Probate Revocation Must Be Filed Within Three Years of Knowledge; Ignoring Court Notice Can Amount to Constructive Notice: Supreme Court

Commercial Dispute or Criminal Fraud? Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail in ₹55.55 Crore Business Transaction Case

Courts Cannot Turn Travel Permission Into Debt Recovery Mechanism: Punjab & Haryana High Court Eases ₹4.95 Crore Condition Imposed by CBI Court

No SIT Needed When Missing Woman Is Traced Alive Abroad: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Murder Theory Built on Assumptions

Property Dispute Given Criminal Colour? Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail in ₹86 Crore Gurugram Land Deal Fraud Case

Juvenile Can Be Tried as Adult Even After Delay in Preliminary Assessment; Three-Month Timeline Under JJ Act Is Directory: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Police Officials Cannot Be Prosecuted After NDPS Acquittal Without Preliminary Inquiry and Government Sanction: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Doctor Cannot Be Summoned for Medical Negligence Without Awaiting Expert Opinion Ordered by Court; Medical Negligence Cases Require Expert Scrutiny Before Summoning Doctors: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Custodial Interrogation Cannot Be Used to Extract Information After Recovery Is Complete: Punjab & Haryana High Court Restores Anticipatory Bail

CBFC-Certified Film Cannot Invite Criminal Prosecution for Hurting Religious Sentiments Absent Deliberate Malicious Intent: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Vehicle Confiscated in NDPS Case Can Be Released Pending Appeal: Punjab & Haryana High Court Protects Owner from Economic Loss

PSPCL Can Reject Candidates Who Acquire Qualification After Application Deadline: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Recruitment Cut-Off Date

Forgery Allegations in Dera Trust Cannot Be Quashed at Investigation Stage: Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Expeditious Probe

Preventive Detention Cannot Become a Backdoor to Custody After Grant of Bail: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes PIT-NDPS Detention of Alleged Drug Offender

Ashok Khemka Entitled to Additional Secretary Status: Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Denial of Empanelment Despite Relaxations Granted to Others Violates Articles 14 and 16

Punjab & Haryana High Court Directs Fresh Review of Medical Reimbursement Claims, Says Article 21 Prevails Over Technicalities & Health Benefits Cannot Be Defeated

Stamp Duty Objection Cannot Be Used to Derail Pending Arbitration: Supreme Court Says Tribunal Must Decide First, Challenge Lies Under Section 34

A Dead Marriage Cannot Be Forced to Continue by Court Orders: Supreme Court Grants Divorce Under Article 142

oral evidence can prove Section 364A IPC; lack of CDR or TIP is not fatal when recovery and witnesses are reliable.

Cheque Bounce Cases Do Not Automatically Stop During Personal Insolvency; Supreme Court Refers NI Act–IBC Moratorium Conflict to Larger Bench

Election Commission Can Conduct Special Intensive Revision of Voter Rolls, But Citizenship Doubts Must Go to Competent Authority: Supreme Court

Promotion Must Follow the Rules in Force When Selection Is Considered, Not When Vacancies Arose: Supreme Court Clarifies Service Law

Online Gaming With Money Stakes Is Taxable as Betting and Gambling Under GST: Supreme Court Upholds Full-Stake Valuation Rules

States Can Ban Online Betting on Skill Games: Supreme Court Says Money Gaming Falls Within Betting, Gambling and Public Order Powers

MIDC property tax exemption applies while MIDC provides civic amenities; NMMC can levy property tax after services are handed over.

Cutting and Grooving Aluminium Panels for Building Use Is Not “Manufacture” Unless a New Marketable Product Emerges: Supreme Court

CCI Cannot Put an Approved Merger in Abeyance Without Statutory Power: Supreme Court Sets Aside Amazon Penalties

Circumstantial Evidence Must Form a Complete Chain Before a Death Sentence Can Stand: Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Rape-Murder Case

Bribe Conviction Cannot Stand Without Proof of Demand, Acceptance and Conspiracy: Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in PC Act Case

After Merger, a Princely Ruler’s Private Properties Do Not Pass Only to the Eldest Son by Primogeniture but Devolve Under Personal Succession Law

Medical Evidence Prevails Over Assumptions: P&H High Court Drops Grievous Hurt Charges Against Doctors in Gurugram Assault Case

Four Years Behind Bars, No Recovery and Weak Digital Evidence, Section 43D(5) UAPA Not an Absolute Bar Where Trial Is Delayed: P&H High Court Grants Bail in Khalistan Referendum Case

Disclosure Statement Alone Not Enough: P&H High Court Discharges Licensed Medical Dealer in NDPS Case

Golf Club on Public Land Cannot Avoid RTI: Punjab & Haryana High Court Declares Chandigarh Golf Club a Public Authority

Once Alternate Land and Compensation Are Given, Repeated Litigation on the Same Land Claim Cannot Be Entertained: Supreme Court

Civil Remedy Does Not Bar Criminal Action When Property Seller Takes Money and Then Transfers the Same Property to Someone Else

Section 498-A IPC Conviction Cannot Stand on Vague Family Allegations Without Specific Proof of Cruelty or Unlawful Demand

Defendant Cannot Change the Entire Defence After Trial Begins by Filing an Additional Written Statement

Bribe Case FIR Cannot Be Quashed Merely Because the Public Servant Did Not Personally Receive Money; Even Indirect Demand Through Others Can Attract Section 7 PC Act

Every Member of an Armed Mob Can Be Punished for Murder If the Mob Shared the Common Object to Kill or Cause Deadly Violence

Office Bearers Are Not Automatically Liable for Cheque Bounce; Liability Depends on Their Real Role in the Transaction

Witness Recall Under Section 311 CrPC Cannot Be Used to Delay Trial or Repeatedly Cross-Examine a Victim Without Strong Reasons

Central Government Has the Final Say on IPS Officer’s Voluntary Retirement, But It Must Apply Its Mind and Cannot Reject VRS Mechanically

Criminal Case Cannot Continue When a Business Dispute Is Given a Criminal Colour and Further Investigation Is Done Without Court Permission

Life Imprisonment Means Jail for the Rest of Life, But Supreme Court and High Courts Can Reduce It to a Fixed Term Above 14 Years

When High Court Reverses Acquittal and Convicts an Accused, It Must Also Decide the Sentence Itself

Arbitration Award With Patent Error Can Be Modified to Do Complete Justice Instead of Sending Parties Back to Fresh Litigation

Railway Employees Are Central Government Servants; Their Railway Service Cannot Be Ignored Just Because Separate Railway Rules Apply

Criminal Prosecution Under Insecticides Act Cannot Continue After Authorities Defeat Accused’s Statutory Right to Re-Test Sample: P&H High Court

Habitual Filing of False Complaints to Pressure Rivals in Property Dispute Can Invite Action Under Punjab Police Act: P&H High Court Refuses to Quash Proceedings

Executing Courts Cannot Refuse to Enforce Pre-2015 Arbitral Awards by Applying Section 12(5) Retrospectively: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Related Witnesses Cannot Be Discarded Merely Due to Relationship; P&H High Court Upholds Murder Conviction and Life Sentence

EPFO’s Pro-Rata Formula for Higher Pension Illegal; P&H High Court Orders Recalculation on Actual Wages, Grants Interest on Delayed Arrears

Mere Revenue Entries Can’t Create Tenancy Rights: Punjab & Haryana High Court Restores Trial Court Decree in 20-Year Possession Claim

P&H High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in Pearl Group Land Scam; Notes ₹1 Crore Land Was Flipped for ₹5.8 Crore After Alleged Removal of Red-Entry Restriction

Failure to Save Matrimonial Home from SARFAESI Auction Is Not Automatically Contempt of Court: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Retrenched Employees Rehired After Corporation Closure Can’t Count Earlier Service for Pension; Deputation Cases Stand on a Different Footing: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Can One Dubious ACR Erase 19 Years of Good Service? Punjab & Haryana High Court Says No, Quashes Judicial Officer’s Premature Retirement

Cyber Fraud Complaints Can’t Be Reduced to Private Complaints: P&H High Court Orders FIR in ₹19 Lakh Fake Job Scam Linked to Vistara

Disciplinary Authority Cannot Punish an Employee Without Explaining Why It Disagrees with Exoneration Report: Punjab & Haryana High Court

A Purchaser Cannot Be an Adverse Possessor on Day One: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Contradictory Title Claim

Oral Dying Declaration During Trial Justifies Alteration of Charge from Abetment of Suicide to Murder: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Insurance Company Cannot Use Government Assistance Paid to Widow and Child to Deny Compensation to Dependent Mother

States Must Act Immediately Against Illegal Sand Mining; Environmental Protection Cannot Wait for Slow Administrative Timelines

ACR Entries That Affect Promotion Must Be Shared With the Employee; Secret Grading Cannot Be Used to Deny Career Benefits

Section 33 Arbitration Act Allows Only Clerical Corrections, Not Substantive Changes Like Replacing Simple Interest With Compound Interest

Illegal Land Allotment Need Not Always Be Demolished if Public Interest Is Better Served by Heavy Financial Regularisation

Relatives of Husband Cannot Be Dragged Into Dowry or Domestic Violence Cases Without Specific Allegations of Their Active Role

Medical Error or Civil Negligence Is Not Enough for Criminal Trial Unless Doctor’s Gross Negligence Directly Causes Death

Industrial Expansion Does Not Make an Existing Unit a New Industry for Claiming Electricity Concession

A Chemical “n-Hexane” Cannot Be Taxed as Motor Spirit Unless Revenue Proves It Is Actually Suitable for Use as Engine Fuel

Conviction Can Stand Despite Faulty Investigation When Reliable Recovery and Medical Evidence Complete the Chain of Guilt

When Medical Evidence Rules Out Suicide, Husband Must Explain Wife’s Death Inside the Matrimonial Home

Circumstantial evidence last seen recovery must form a complete chain of guilt; suspicion and weak recoveries cannot sustain conviction.

High Court Can Order Police Investigation if Someone Is Suspected of Siphoning a Disputed Estate

Minor Record Mistakes Cannot Defeat a Genuine Injury Claim Under a Welfare Statute

Complaint Returned for Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction Does Not Erase Earlier Evidence or Require Fresh Trial: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Sale of Property Does Not Extinguish Earlier Leasehold Rights; Punjab & Haryana High Court Restores Trial Court Decree and Rejects Challenge After 15-Year Delay

Registered Will Excluding Sons Cannot Be Rejected Merely Because Testator Was Old or One Attesting Witness Signed Multiple Documents: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Proportionate Pension to Employee Who Resigned After 13 Years of Unblemished Service Due to Family Circumstances

Employer Cannot Seek Quashing of Criminal Breach of Trust and Forgery FIR Merely by Calling It a Salary Dispute: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Mere Police Apprehension of Breach of Peace Cannot Justify Denial of Parole Without Concrete Material: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Punjab & Haryana High Court Orders Continuous CCTV Surveillance of Strong Rooms and Appoints Court Observers for Punjab Municipal Elections to Ensure Free & Fair Polling

Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes ₹6 Lakh Costs for “Cleverly Drafted” Contempt Petition Over Demolition of Alleged Encroachment on Panchayat Street

Property Allotted in India in Lieu of Ancestral Land Left in Pakistan Retains Coparcenary Character; Punjab & Haryana High Court Invalidates Gift Deed by Karta

Compassionate Appointment Cannot Be Claimed After 14 Years as a Hereditary Right or Alternate Mode of Recruitment: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Municipal Council Cannot Deny Pension to Absorbed Employee After Accepting Service for 18 Years; Punjab & Haryana High Court Sets Aside Contradictory Orders

Attesting Witness Cannot Be Prosecuted for Cheating Without Specific Allegations of Fraud or Inducement: Punjab & Haryana High Court

A Person Cannot Be Convicted of Murder on Suspicion When the Chain of Evidence Has Missing Links

Supreme Court Explains Bail Cancellation: Bail Cannot Be Re-Granted Without Fresh Grounds After Earlier Cancellation

Quashing criminal case in civil property dispute is proper when cheating, forgery and extortion ingredients are absent.

Serious Injuries Can Mean Grievous Hurt, Not Attempt to Murder, if There Is No Proof the Accused Intended to Kill

Registered Sale Through Power of Attorney Cannot Be Set Aside Merely by Alleging It Was Given as Loan Security

Murder Accused Cannot Get Bail Only Because His Name Was Missing From the Inquest Report

Effective legal aid in criminal appeal requires notice, preparation time, and chance for amicus to meet the convict before hearing

Threatening to Upload a Woman’s Private Bathing Video Is Criminal Intimidation Even if the Video Is Not Recovered

State Must Treat Similarly Placed Workers Equally; Left-Out Muster Roll Workers Cannot Be Denied Regularisation Due to Official Lapses

Supreme Court Explains Appointment Law: The Authority That Appoints the First Registrar Can Also Remove Him

Wife’s Unnatural Death Inside Matrimonial Home Can Sustain Murder Conviction When Husband Gives No Plausible Explanation

Natural Heirs Can Be Excluded if the Will Is Proved and Suspicion Is Properly Removed

“Going Back to the Orthodox Method of Ballot Papers and Ballot Boxes May Not Be Appropriate” — Punjab & Haryana HC Declines to Halt Punjab Municipal Polls Conducted Through Ballot Papers

Punjab & Haryana HC Upholds Haryana’s Decision to Withdraw Extended Retirement Age for Disabled Employees; Says No Discrimination Among ‘Similarly Situated’ Employees

How Many Ounces of Flesh Does a Convict Have to Pay Every Day for the Inability to Pay the Money? — Punjab & Haryana HC Applies ‘Cost of Liberty’ Principle, Reduces NI Act Sentence to Period Already Undergone

Consent Decree Based on Family Settlement Does Not Require Registration: Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Fraud Cannot Be Inferred Without Specific Pleadings Under Order VI Rule 4 CPC

Bail Cancelled in ₹50 Lakh Immigration Fraud Case: Punjab & Haryana High Court Says Accused Misused Liberty by Giving False Assurances of Repayment

Registered Owner Can’t Escape MACT Proceedings Merely By Claiming Vehicle Was Sold: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses Deletion Under Order I Rule 10 CPC

Commercial Quantity Rules Don’t Apply to Opium Poppy Cultivation: Punjab & Haryana High Court Suspends 20-Year NDPS Sentence

Collusive Decree Created Only to Defeat Prior Agreement to Sell, Not to Claim Pre-Emption: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Co-Sharer Rights

Order 22 Rule 5 CPC Inquiry Mandatory in Mahant Succession Disputes: Punjab & Haryana High Court Says Dera Successor Can’t Be Decided Merely on a Will

Preventive Detention Orders Can’t Be Rubber Stamps: Punjab & Haryana High Court Frees NDPS Detenue Over Non-Speaking Confirmation Order

Tender Bidder Cannot Be Disqualified for Giving EMD by Fixed Deposit When Demand Draft Was Not Mandatory

Conviction Cannot Stand When Identity of the Accused Is Doubtful and Based Only on Belated Improved Witness Testimony

Supreme Court Explains Power Grid Code: Failure to Demonstrate Declared Capacity Attracts Penalty Without Proving Gaming or Profit Motive

BMC Cannot Use a Contract Clause or Delay to Deny Landowner’s Statutory Right to Amenity TDR

Supreme Court Explains Bail Jurisdiction: High Courts Cannot Issue Statewide Administrative Directions While Deciding Bail

Supreme Court Explains BNSS Section 223: Accused Must Be Heard Before Cognizance in PMLA Complaints Taken After BNSS

Supreme Court Restores Murder Conviction: Minor Contradictions Cannot Defeat Reliable Eyewitness and Corroborated Approver Evidence

Supreme Court Explains ABC Rules: Stray Dogs Removed From Schools, Hospitals and Transport Hubs Need Not Be Released Back There

Waitlisted Candidate Has No Right to Fresh Posting Once Recommended Post Was Not Joined and Old Selection Act Stood Repealed

Article 21 Can Override Strict UAPA and NDPS Bail Bars When an Undertrial Faces Long Jail Time and No Speedy Trial

A Partition Decree Can Be Executed Without a Fresh Final Decree When It Already Fixes Shares and Provides Sale as the Mode of Division

Vague Group Allegations Are Not Enough to Frame Charges Unless the Accused’s Specific Role Creates Grave Suspicion

Supreme Court Clarifies Promotion Law: Old Vacancies Do Not Give Employees a Right to Promotion Under Superseded Rules

Convict in a Motor Accident Death Case Can Be Released on Probation if the Offence Carries Not More Than Two Years’ Punishment

When Several FIRs Arise From the Same Real Estate Transaction, They Should Be Clubbed to Avoid Parallel Investigations and Prejudice to the Accused

Specific Testimonial Attribution Overrides General Investigation Findings: Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Alibi Defenses Extraneous to Section 319 Cr.P.C. Summoning Framework

Section 311 Cr.P.C. Application Rejected After Pre-Charge Evidence Closed: Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Additional Evidence Cannot Be Allowed to Fill Lacunae or Delay Trial

Dual Rejection of Rival Testamentary Instruments Restores Natural Succession: Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Mere Registration Incapable of Validating Suspicious Will, Affirms Sister’s Lineage Entitled to Estate

MSME Award Still Executable Despite Section 34 Withdrawal; Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Article 227 Challenge in Execution Proceedings

Supreme Court Explains “Deposit” Under MPID Act: Money Accepted for Return With Interest Remains a Deposit Even if Called a Loan

In Eviction Suits, Plaint Must Plead Material Facts, Not Evidence; Bona Fide Need Can Be Proved Through Trial Evidence

Successive Anticipatory Bail Petitions Cannot Be Used as a Gamble to Stall Criminal Investigation Without Changed Circumstances

Section 6(5) of the Hindu Succession Act Is Only a Saving Clause and Does Not Bar Daughters’ Partition Suit Based on Section 8 Rights

Remission Cannot Be Denied Solely Because the Crime Was Heinous, and Executive Orders Rejecting Premature Release Must Contain Clear Reasons

Mediclaim Reimbursement Cannot Be Deducted from MACT Compensation Since Contractual Insurance Benefits Are Independent of Statutory Motor Accident Claims

States Cannot Levy VAT on Inter-State Natural Gas Transactions Merely Because Delivery or Consumption Ultimately Occurs Within Their Territory

Tenant’s Defence Cannot Be Struck Off Mechanically Under Order XV Rule 5 CPC Without Determining the First Date of Hearing and Nature of Default

Motor Accident Compensation Cannot Be Fixed on Unrealistically Low Income When Evidence Shows the Deceased Was Self-Employed and Economically Stable

Relocated MBBS Students Cannot Retain a Windfall of Government-Rate Fees When Private Colleges Educated Them, but the Defaulting Medical College Must Bear the Primary Burden

False Scheduled Tribe Claims Through Dubious Caste Certificates Amount to Serious Misconduct, Though Criminal Proceedings May Be Quashed in Exceptional Humanitarian Circumstances

Arbitration Clauses in Earlier Agreements Become Binding When Later Contracts Incorporate All Terms and Conditions “Body and Soul”

Conviction Cannot Be Sustained on Contradictory Medical Evidence, Hostile Witnesses, and Unproved Motive in a Murder Trial

Candidates Selected Through a Regular Recruitment Process Cannot Be Arbitrarily Given Contractual Appointments Without Recorded Reasons

IBC Appeals Filed Without Certified Copies and Refiled Beyond Statutory Timelines Are Not Valid Appeals in the Eyes of Law

Market Value for Land Acquisition Cannot Be Determined Using a Single Sale Deed of Dissimilar Land Contrary to Section 26 of the 2013 Land Acquisition Act

A Wife’s Decision to Pursue Her Career or Live Separately for Child Welfare Cannot Be Treated as Cruelty or Desertion in Matrimonial Law

Future Earning Capacity of Meritorious Students in Motor Accident Cases Cannot Be Assessed on Minimum Wages or Meagre Notional Income

Criminal Proceedings Against Hospitals Cannot Continue When Allegations Disclose Only Billing Disputes or Service Deficiencies Without Ingredients of Cheating or Criminal Breach of Trust

Motor Accident Compensation for Permanent Disability Must Reflect Actual Loss of Earning Capacity, and Courts Cannot Arbitrarily Replace Multiplier Method With Token Amounts

Bank Disciplinary Proceedings Cannot Be Invalidated Merely Because Separate Enquiries Were Held Against Different Employees

Reassessment Cannot Be Reopened on Mere Change of Opinion, and Share of AOP Profits Cannot Be Taxed Again in Hands of Member

Signed and Uploaded Supreme Court Order Prevails Over Oral Dictation, and Miscellaneous Applications Cannot Be Used to Rewrite Final Judgments

High Courts Cannot Routinely Stay Filing of Charge Sheets During Investigation, Especially in Large-Scale Land Fraud and Forgery Cases

Right to Education Includes the Right to Learn in One’s Mother Tongue, and States Cannot Ignore Constitutional Duty to Promote Regional Languages

Courts Won’t Re-Evaluate Technical Tender Decisions Like Appellate Authorities: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds MRI Tender Award to Lowest Bidder

Bidder Cannot Withdraw ‘Mistaken’ Financial Bid After Seeing Competitors’ Rates: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Strict Tender Conditions in FCI Contract Case

Haryana’s Assistant Professor Recruitment Process Illegal for Violating UGC Regulations: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes Selection Criteria Framed by HPSC

No Injunction Against Demolition of Unauthorized Construction Without Proof of Ownership: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Municipal Action Under Haryana Municipal Act

SGPC-Controlled Medical Trust Is ‘Gurdwara Property’: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Haryana Committee’s Authority Over Miri Piri Medical College

Candidate Can’t Change Reserved Category After Results: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Finality of Recruitment Forms Despite ‘Clerical Error’ Plea

Documentary on Gang Culture Cannot Be Banned on Mere ‘Law and Order’ Apprehensions: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Free Speech, Clarifies Scope of ‘Public Order’

Oral Evidence Enough to Prove Ownership in Lal Dora Areas: Punjab & Haryana High Court Restores Plaintiff’s Decree Over Disputed Village Passage

State Can’t Change Recruitment Rules Midway: Punjab & Haryana High Court Restores Fire Operator Removed Over ‘Unrecognized’ Diploma

Trial Court Can Itself Recover Deficient Stamp Duty: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Delay Tactics in Specific Performance Suit

LIC Can Backdate Insurance Policies: Punjab & Haryana High Court Clarifies Date of Risk Commencement Under Insurance Act

Supreme Court upholds murder conviction, relying on motive, dying declaration, and consistent witness testimonies despite hostile witnesses.

Supreme Court quashes charges under SC/ST Act and IPC for lack of public view or intent to cause alarm, ruling that the ingredients were not made out.

Supreme Court upholds contempt conviction of Senior Advocate Yatin Oza for scandalous remarks against High Court despite apology and remorse.

Prescribed Authority Becomes Functus Officio After Final Decision in Election Petition, Preventing Further Orders or Recounting

Delay in Deposit of Balance Sale Consideration Does Not Invalidate Specific Performance Decree Without Consideration of Extension and Equities

Murder Conviction Under Section 34 IPC Set Aside Due to Lack of Common Intention, Conviction Substituted Under Section 307 IPC for Attempted Murder

Benami Property Claims Cannot Be Revived Through a Will When the Plaintiff’s Own Pleadings Reveal the Transaction Was Concealed as a Beneficial Ownership Arrangement

Indian Railways Is Not a Deemed Distribution Licensee and Must Pay Open Access Surcharges When It Procures Electricity for Its Own Use

Police Constable Who Secures Dual Appointment by Impersonation and Forged Identity Cannot Be Protected by Reappreciating Evidence in Writ Jurisdiction

Supreme Court holds para-teachers regularisation cannot bypass rules, but State must annually fill their reserved 50% recruitment quota.

Revenue Entries Cannot Prove Title to Forest Land, and Writ Courts Cannot Declare Ownership Without Foundational Title Documents

Supreme Court holds medical misconduct penalty cannot rest on a new charge without fresh show cause notice and fair hearing.

Specific Performance Decree Becomes Inexecutable If the Purchaser Fails to Deposit Balance Sale Consideration Within the Time Fixed by the Court

Motor Accident Compensation for a Child With 100% Permanent Disability Must Account for Lifelong Care, Attendants and Loss of Future Dignity

Industries Operating on Valid Pollution Board Consents Cannot Be Closed for Later-Discovered Environmental Clearance Requirement

Homebuyers Cannot Be Made to Suffer in Real Estate CIRP Where Authority Failed to Monitor Stalled Projects and Developer Used Subsidiaries as Fronts

Supreme Court holds essential qualification on application date is mandatory when rules do not allow final-year or later qualification.

Supreme Court holds medical negligence claim against deceased doctor can continue against legal heirs only to the extent of the estate.

Investor Treated as Shareholder by Company Conduct Can Maintain Oppression and Mismanagement Petition Even Without Formal Register Entry

Settled Promotions Cannot Be Unsettled After Decades When Government Relaxation Was Based on Existing Service Rules and Prior Judicial Orders

High Court Should Not Direct FIR Registration Under Article 226 When BNSS Provides Statutory Remedies Before Police and Magistrate

Motor Accident Compensation for Amputees Must Include Realistic Cost of Prosthetic Limb Replacement and Maintenance

Rights of Prisoners with Disabilities Require a Uniform, Monitored and Rights-Based Prison Compliance Framework Across India

Supreme Court holds enforcement of foreign judgment under Section 13 CPC fails when summary judgment denies fair trial on triable issues.

Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Quash FIR Against School Principal in Minor Student Death Case; Holds Allegations Disclose Prima Facie Offences Under Section 304 IPC and JJ Act

Punjab & Haryana High Court Grants Bail to Rapido Cab Driver in NDPS Case; Mere Presence in Vehicle Carrying Contraband Not Sufficient To Keep Individual Behind Bars

Reservation in Promotion for Persons With Disabilities Is a Statutory Right; State Cannot Deny It Due to Absence of Rules: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Juvenile Tried as Adult for Murder Cannot Be Awarded 10-Year Sentence Under Section 302 IPC; Life Imprisonment With Possibility of Release Mandatory: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Punjab & Haryana High Court: Challenge to Forfeiture of E-Auction Deposit Under SARFAESI Act Not Maintainable in Writ; Remedy Lies Before DRT

“Second Highest Bidder Has No Vested Right”: Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Re-Auction of Improvement Trust Property

“No Bribe Recovery, Yet Compulsory Retirement Upheld”: Punjab & Haryana High Court Refuses to Interfere in FCI Disciplinary Action

“Father Bought It, But Brother Couldn’t Claim It”: Punjab & Haryana High Court Rejects Benami and Adverse Possession Defence in Family Property Battle

Supreme Court holds advocates cannot publicly impute motives to judges without basis; such conduct may amount to contempt by scandalising judiciary.

Supreme Court holds medical ineligibility in police recruitment goes to the root and appointment cannot survive by parity or lapse.

Supreme Court grants back wages after delayed regularisation and holds employer cannot rely on forced acceptance of later appointment date.

Supreme Court holds municipal body cannot reopen settled possession and title issues while deciding layout plan incorporation request.

Supreme Court grants anticipatory bail in counterblast FIR where record showed prior settlement demand and need to protect liberty.

Supreme Court holds loan deductions in maintenance cases cannot reduce husband’s primary duty to provide fair maintenance to wife.

Supreme Court holds abetment of suicide under Section 306 IPC requires proximate instigation, clear mens rea and definite material.

Supreme Court holds Section 7(3) Dowry Prohibition Act protects wife and family from prosecution based only on their dowry complaint.

Plaint Cannot Be Rejected Under Order VII Rule 11(d) Merely on an Order II Rule 2 Objection Without Establishing Identical Cause of Action

Regularisation Policy Is Valid Only When It Protects Eligible Employees Left Out of an Earlier Lawful Scheme, Not When It Future-Proofs Backdoor Appointments

Legal Heirs Step Into the Shoes of Deceased Party for Challenging Arbitral Awards Under Section 34

Higher Qualification Cannot Substitute Essential Work Experience in Public Recruitment

Cold Storage Subsidy Cannot Be Withdrawn When Unit Was Completed and Beneficiary Repeatedly Sought Final Inspection

Arbitration Clause Using the Word “Can” Does Not Create a Mandatory Arbitration Agreement Without Clear Consent

Illegal Sand Mining in Protected Wildlife Sanctuary Requires Immediate Court Intervention to Protect Environment, Public Safety and Rule of Law

Husband Already on Bail Can’t Seek Anticipatory Bail Again After Murder Charge Added in Wife Poisoning Case: P&H High Court

‘Second Bite at the Apple’ Not Allowed: P&H High Court Slams Absconding Accused for Seeking FIR Quashing After Bail Rejection, Imposes Costs

₹1.27 Crore MBBS Seat Scam: P&H High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail to ‘DMER-Linked’ Admission Consultants in NEET Fraud Case

Fake Tenancy Created During Litigation? P&H High Court Rejects Pre-Emption Claim Based on Manipulated Khasra Girdawari Entries

Drunkard Father’s Sale of Ancestral Land Upheld: P&H High Court Says Daughters’ Marriage, Tractor Loan & Farm Equipment Are ‘Legal Necessity’

₹45 Lakh US Visa Scam, Cancer Patient Duped & Fake Settlement Plea: P&H High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail in Immigration Fraud Case

Mere Bahi Entry Can’t Prove 16-Year Partnership Without Accounts or Business Records: P&H High Court Dismisses Suit for Dissolution

Concubine’s Long Cohabitation & Prior Settlement Can Sustain Property Rights Without Registration: P&H High Court Restores Trial Court Decree

No Limitation for Redemption of Usufructuary Mortgage: Punjab & Haryana HC Holds Ownership Cannot Pass by Efflux of Time

Open Spaces Do Not Automatically Vest in Municipality: Punjab & Haryana HC Restores Society’s Ownership, Draws Adverse Inference for Withheld Records

Acquittal Not to be Interfered Lightly: Punjab & Haryana HC Refuses to Overturn Acquittal in Absence of Perverse Findings

Withholding Salary Violates Articles 21 & 23: Punjab & Haryana HC Directs CONFED to Pay Arrears with Interest and ₹2 Lakh Costs

ITBP Dismissal Upheld: Punjab & Haryana HC Finds Summary Force Court Proceedings Valid, No Violation of Natural Justice

Quashing Refused Where Sale of Already Acquired Land Raises Prima Facie Cheating; Civil Dispute Plea Not Sufficient at Initial Stage: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Statutory Presumption Favors Registered Sale Deed; Fraud, Undue Influence Must Be Strictly Proved; Order 41 Rule 27 Cannot Cure Clerical Defects: P&H High Court

Breach of Contract Not Cheating Without Initial Dishonest Intent; FIR for Recovery Dispute Quashed: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Property Not Ancestral Merely Due to Equal Shares; Registered Will Excluding Heir Upheld in Absence of Suspicious Circumstances: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Anticipatory Bail Denied in Economic Offence Involving Diversion of Goods: P&H HC Holds Custodial Interrogation Necessary

Faulty Demarcation Cannot Sustain Decree for Possession: P&H High Court Remands Matter for Fresh Measurement

Court Observations That Misstate the Record Cannot Prejudice Property Rights in Pending Suits

A Court Must First Tell Parties What Issue Needs Proof Before Rejecting Their Case, Even in Ex Parte Suits

Landlord’s Genuine Need Can’t Be Rejected Just Because Later Facts Emerge, Says Supreme Court

Right to Legal Aid Includes Timely Appeals: Supreme Court Enforces Mandatory Deadlines to End Filing Delays

No Absolute Right to Lawyer Before COFEPOSA Advisory Board: Supreme Court Upholds Gold Smuggling Detention

Amendment of Pleadings to Correct Boundary Description Allowed Liberally if Necessary to Decide Real Controversy: Supreme Court

Unsuccessful Party Can Seek Interim Relief Under Section 9 Post-Award: Supreme Court Resolves Conflicting High Court Views

NDPS Bail Requires Mandatory Satisfaction of Twin Conditions Under Section 37; Speedy Trial Cannot Dilute Statutory Bar: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Quashes 498A and Bigamy Proceedings Against In-Laws for Lack of Specific Allegations and Overt Acts

Service Inam Land for Religious Purpose Is Wakf Property and Cannot Be Alienated: Supreme Court Restores Tribunal Findings

Courts Cannot Examine Merits While Deciding Amendment of Pleadings; Subsequent Events Can Be Brought on Record: Supreme Court

Sanction for Prosecution Not Invalid Merely Due to Subsequent Allegations Against Sanctioning Authority: Punjab & Haryana High Court

Quashing of 174-A IPC FIR After NI Act Settlement: Punjab & Haryana High Court Reaffirms Inherent Powers to Prevent Abuse of Process

Bank Liable for Deficiency in Service for Failure to Present Cheques Within Validity; Compensation Must Be Reasonable and Not Speculative: Supreme Court

Seat of Arbitration Determines Exclusive Jurisdiction Even if Hearings and Award Occur Elsewhere: Supreme Court Clarifies Seat vs Venue Doctrine

Supreme Court Sets Aside Air Force Dismissal Holding Discharge by Criminal Court Bars Subsequent Administrative Action on Same Facts

Supreme Court Exercises Article 142 to Protect Workmen’s Dues and Regulate Sale of Assets in Long-Pending Sick Industry Dispute

Supreme Court Restores Corruption Conviction Holding Demand Can Be Proved Despite Hostile Witness if Credible Evidence Exists

Supreme Court Recognises Road Safety as Article 21 Right and Issues Nationwide Directions to Prevent Highway Accidents

Supreme Court Enforces Consent Arbitral Award Holding Indemnity Obligation Arises on Crystallisation of Liability, Not Final Appeal

Supreme Court Condemns Illegal Bail of Life Convicts and Mandates Automated System for Premature Release Processing

High Court Cannot Quash FIR at Investigation Stage Merely Because Dispute Appears Civil: Supreme Court Restores Fraud and Forgery Case

Supreme Court Quashes DV Proceedings and Grants Divorce Under Article 142 for Breach of Mediated Settlement

Amalgamated Company Cannot Claim Set-Off of Pre-Amalgamation Losses Under Kerala Agricultural Income Tax Act

Supreme Court Grants Bail in Disproportionate Assets Case Despite Split Charge-Sheets and Overlapping Allegations

Default Bail Right Lost if Not Availed Before Filing of Challan: Punjab & Haryana High Court Clarifies in Minarwa Devi v. State of Haryana

Amendment of Pleadings to Incorporate Subsequent Events is Imperative for Complete Adjudication: P&H High Court Allows Order 6 Rule 17 Application

Statutory Interest Cannot Be Diluted: P&H HC Grants Landowners Full Benefit Under 2013 Act in Highway Acquisition

Judicial Review Not an Appeal: P&H HC Dismisses Challenge to CRPF Physical Test Outcome

‘F*** Off’ Not Sexual Harassment: P&H High Court Quashes FIR Under Section 354-A IPC, Terms Workplace Remark Insufficient for Criminal Prosecution

Food Safety Officer Cannot Seize Machinery: P&H High Court Quashes Action Taken Without Statutory Authority Under FSS Act

Equal Pay for Equal Work Enforced: P&H High Court Grants Grade Pay Parity to Superintendents, Strikes Down ‘Premier Office’ Distinction

No Dismissal After Retirement: P&H High Court Upholds Pension Rights, Limits Post-Retiral Action to Rule 2.2(b) PCS Rules

Bye-Laws Prevail Over Practice: P&H High Court Restricts Society’s Governing Body to 5 Members, Quashes Contrary Administrative Orders

PLA Award Upheld in Insurance Dispute: P&H High Court Refuses Interference, Reiterates Limited Scope of Certiorari Jurisdiction

Pre-Emption Claim Fails on Possession: P&H High Court Rejects Reliance on Illegal Revenue Entries, Restores Trial Court Decree

Specific Performance Denied Despite ₹1 Crore Payment: P&H High Court Reaffirms Mandatory Proof of Continuous Readiness and Financial Capacity; Restores Trial Court Verdict on ‘Readiness & Willingness’

Third Party Denied Entry in Property Dispute: P&H High Court Upholds Plaintiff’s Choice, Rejects Impleadment in Sewage Pipeline Suit

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