The department also relied upon the Jammu and Kashmir Water Resources (Regulation and Management) Act, 2010. It was argued that the legislation permits the Government to lay pipelines through private ...

The Madhya Pradesh High Court did not immediately direct the removal of the street vendors or handcarts from the area surrounding Gates 3 and 4. Instead, the Division Bench adopted a solution-oriented ...

Introduction: The Kerala High Court has directed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to take over the investigation into the disappearance of a Tripura State Rifles jawan wh ...

Introduction: The Supreme Court has reaffirmed that recovery of excess financial benefits paid to government or institutional employees can be legally sustained where the payment ...

Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking an enquiry into the ownership and revenue records of land situated at Village ...

Introduction: The Calcutta High Court has held that a bank account cannot be subjected to a blanket debit freeze when the investigating authority has only sought to secure a speci ...

Introduction: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused of attempting to take his own life, holding that the statutory presumption o ...

The Supreme Court has held that goods cannot be classified as “non-alcoholic drinks and beverages” merely because consumers may subsequently mix them with milk or water to prepare a drink. In a ...

Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has held that a challenge alleging violation of the constitutional safeguard under Article 22(1) of the Constitution, on the ground that the ...

An oral observation during a hearing stands on a different footing. It may be made spontaneously in the course of questioning counsel or exploring an issue. It may not receive the same considered ...

Introduction: The Gauhati High Court has held that advocates cannot be made responsible for continuously knowing or guaranteeing the physical whereabouts of a writ petitioner afte ...

Introduction: The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against an NRI brother-in-law and sister-in-law who were accused of subjecting a woman to cruelty, cri ...