Court Shoots Down TMC’s Doubts Over Vote Counting Setup in Bengal
The debate over who gets to sit at the counting tables in West Bengal has been settled—at least for now. The Calcutta High Court has...
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FIR First, Sanction Later: Supreme Court Draws a Clear Line on Magistrate’s Powers
In a ruling that cuts through years of procedural confusion, the Supreme Court has clarified that a Magistrate can order the registration of an FIR...
A Case Built on Thin Air: Supreme Court Tears Into Botched Murder Probe in Assam
A criminal trial is only as strong as the investigation beneath it—and in this case, the foundation crumbled entirely. The Supreme Court of India delivered...
Paperwork Isn’t Promise: Supreme Court Draws a Hard Line on ‘Acknowledgment’ in Insolvency Claims
In a ruling that trims the legal weight of routine insolvency paperwork, the Supreme Court has clarified that when a resolution professional accepts a creditor’s...
Nine Years Behind Bars Without Verdict: Supreme Court Slams Bail Denial as a Constitutional Failure
In a sharply worded intervention, the Supreme Court stepped in to release an undertrial who had spent nearly a decade in prison without his case...
Reset Button Pressed: Supreme Court Sends Tax Reassessment Battle Back to High Courts After 2026 Law Shift
In a move that reshapes the trajectory of thousands of pending tax disputes, the Supreme Court of India has wiped the slate clean on a...
A Probe That Narrowed Too Fast: Court Smells Something Amiss in Transformer Deal Case
The story of a corruption complaint, once sprawling in scope, appears to have been quietly trimmed down—and the Madras High Court isn’t buying the explanation....
Supreme Court Flags Flawed Negligence Findings in Head-On Crash Case, Orders Fresh Look
In a significant ruling on motor accident liability, the Supreme Court has cautioned against mechanically fixing blame on a single driver in head-on collision cases,...
Seizure Without Proof Costs UP Government ₹2 Lakh as Allahabad High Court Raps Arbitrary Action
In a sharp rebuke to arbitrary state action, the Allahabad High Court has ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to pay ₹2 lakh in compensation to...
Calcutta High Court Flags Liberty Concerns, Tells Poll Authorities Preventive Detention Must Be Rare Exception
On the eve of polling in West Bengal, the Calcutta High Court sent a pointed reminder to election authorities: preventive detention cannot become a routine...
Kerala High Court Shields TheLiverDoc From Immediate Court Appearance in Defamation Row
In a significant interim reprieve for hepatologist Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips, widely known as TheLiverDoc, the Kerala High Court has paused his personal appearance before...
No Legal Claim Over ‘Badhai’: Allahabad High Court Rejects Kinnar’s Plea on Territorial Rights
In a ruling that cuts through a long-contested social practice, the Allahabad High Court has held that transgender persons cannot claim a legal right to...