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Andhra Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Preventive Detention Order, Orders Immediate Release of Detenu

Introduction The Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed a habeas corpus petition and set aside a preventive detention order, directing the immediate release of the detenu, G. Siddabattula Surya Rao…

Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance: Judges’ Bungalows, Geeta Bhawan, Schools and Temples Found Entered as Waqf Property in Jodhpur

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Introduction Acting on a newspaper investigative report, the Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of what it has described as "grave and shocking irregularities" in the recording of…

Rajasthan High Court Criticizes State’s Procedure of Terminating Contractual Employee Without Inquiry and Imposes Cost of Rs. 25,000

The Rajasthan High Court has held that the entire procedure adopted by the respondents-authority in terminating the petitioner without an enquiry is unknown to the law and has caused undue…

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Delhi High Court Delivers Big Blow to Banks: Quashes SARFAESI Auction Sale & Orders Full Refund + ₹5 Lakh Costs to Buyer!

In a powerful pro-buyer judgment, the Delhi High Court has held Karur Vysya Bank accountable for auctioning a Rohini flat with hidden encumbrances under the SARFAESI Act. The buyer, who…

Supreme Court Overrules High Court’s Interference in CIRP Under IBC

IBC as a Complete Code The Supreme Court, on January 2, disapproved of the Karnataka High Court’s intervention in the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP), emphasizing that the Insolvency and…

Supreme Court: Inordinate Delays in Death Penalty Execution Violate Article 21

On December 9, the Supreme Court held that prolonged delays in executing death sentences dehumanize convicts and, when caused by factors beyond their control, necessitate commutation to life imprisonment. The…

Supreme Court: Quashing Petitions Maintainable Post-Charge Sheet Filing Under Section 482 Cr.P.C.

The Supreme Court, in the case of Mukesh & Ors. vs. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors., reiterated that an accused can invoke Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code…

Andhra Pradesh HC: Article 329 of the Constitution shall prevail over Article 226

A writ petition was filed before the High court of Andhra Pradesh seeking to countermand the polling conducted in the district of Tirupati. It was stated that the polling conducted…