One Word, Two Outcomes: Supreme Court Reinstates Bail Axed Over Typing Slip
A single word flipped the fate of an accused—and the Supreme Court has now flipped it back. The top court has restored anticipatory bail to...
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Bar Associations Sit Outside Writ Reach, Says Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has drawn a firm constitutional boundary around bar associations, holding that such bodies are private entities and do not qualify as...
No Recognition, No Shutdown: Allahabad High Court Draws the Line on Madrasas in Uttar Pradesh
The Allahabad High Court has made it clear that the absence of official recognition, by itself, is not a valid ground for shutting down a...
Freedom Cannot Be Shelved for Poverty: Bombay High Court Strikes Down Forced Stay of Adult Trafficking Survivor
The Bombay High Court has made it clear that adulthood, not vulnerability, defines liberty. An adult survivor of sex trafficking cannot be confined to a...
Delhi High Court Weighs How to Respond to UK Court’s Witness Request in Nirav Modi Case
The Delhi High Court has turned to the Union government for guidance after receiving an unusual request from the Supreme Court of England and Wales...
Reopened, Then Rejected: Delhi High Court Calls Tax Action Against NDTV Founders “Unfair Harassment”
The Delhi High Court has sharply criticised the Income Tax Department for reopening long-settled tax proceedings against NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy, calling...
No Roll Call for the Released: Supreme Court Pushes Back Against Mandatory Court Appearances During Appeals
The Supreme Court has drawn a clear line against a practice that has quietly burdened accused persons in Haryana: forcing them to attend every appellate...
Bail Once Granted Cannot Be Snatched Back Over Registry Slip, Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court has drawn a firm line under judicial finality, holding that a signed court order cannot be recalled merely because court staff recorded...
Caste Intent Is the Key: Supreme Court Draws a Clear Line Under the SC/ST Act
The Supreme Court has reaffirmed a crucial distinction in the application of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989: abusive...
Confessions Without a Trail Don’t Convict: Supreme Court Draws the Line on Section 27 Evidence
The Supreme Court has reiterated a foundational principle of criminal justice: a conviction cannot rest on disclosure statements alone unless every link in the chain...
Recruitment Rows Belong Before CAT, Not After Enlistment: Delhi High Court Draws the Line
The Delhi High Court has clarified the scope of the Central Administrative Tribunal’s (CAT) authority, holding that disputes arising from the recruitment process of armed...
Delhi High Court Backs Press Council, Keeps Editors Guild Outside 15th Council Line-Up
The Delhi High Court has declined to intervene in the Press Council of India’s decision to leave the Editors Guild of India out of the...