Delhi high court… Delhi High Court Settles the Law on Sanction Under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2018 Amendment 7 Aug 2026 Introduction A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Ravinder Dudeja has delivered an important judgment clarifying the law on the requirement of prior…
News Update… Political Dictate Blatantly Displayed”: Supreme Court Upholds Quashing of Sanction Granted on Reconsideration Without Fresh Material 30 Jul 2026 Introduction Can a sanctioning authority, having once declined sanction for prosecution of a public servant under Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, reverse that decision on the…
News Update… Supreme Court Clarifies: NCSC’s Orders in Service Matters Are Recommendatory, Not Adjudicatory 29 Jul 202629 Jul 2026 Introduction In a significant ruling delivered on 28th July 2026, the Supreme Court of India has settled a long-simmering question in service jurisprudence: does the National Commission for Scheduled Castes…
Madhya Pradesh High Court… 12-Day Delay Cannot Defeat a Statutory Right of Appeal”: MP High Court Sets Aside Mechanical Rejection of Condonation Application in Cheque Bounce Case 29 Jul 2026 Introduction The Madhya Pradesh High Court, Indore Bench, has set aside a Sessions Court order that dismissed a convict's first appeal solely on the ground of a 12-day delay in…
bombay high court… Bombay High Court Orders De Novo Probe by State CID After “Shocking” Lapses in POCSO Investigation 28 Jul 202628 Jul 2026 Introduction In a strongly worded order, the Bombay High Court's Kolhapur Bench has transferred the investigation into a POCSO case to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), directing a fresh,…
News Update… Res Judicata and Subsequent Purchasers: Supreme Court Draws the Line Between Order I Rule 10 and Order XXII Rule 10 CPC 28 Jul 2026 Introduction In a detailed ruling on civil procedure, the Supreme Court has clarified a question that frequently arises in long-running property litigation: when a subsequent purchaser's application for impleadment under…
News Update… Supreme Court Quashes POCSO FIR Against Paternal Aunt: Counterblast Allegations in Marital Discord 27 Jul 2026 Background The appellant, the paternal aunt of twin children, was booked under Section 354 IPC and Section 8 of the POCSO Act on the basis of an FIR lodged by…
News Update… Supreme Court Acquits Accused in Cheque Bounce Case: Material Alteration of Cheque Voids Conviction 27 Jul 2026 Background The appellant was convicted under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 for dishonour of a cheque. The trial court held that the cheque was for ₹1,10,000. The…
bombay high court… Bombay High Court Upholds Child’s RTE Admission Based on Mother’s Caste Certificate (Single Mother Case) 25 Jul 2026 Background X, a single mother working as a house help in Pune, applied for her daughter’s admission under the Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 quota in an English Medium…
Gujarat high court… Gujarat High Court Quashes Defamation FIR: Mere Forwarding of Message Not Criminal 25 Jul 2026 Background The petitioner was accused in an FIR registered at Shaherkotda Police Station, Ahmedabad, under Sections 469, 500, 501, 120(B) and 114 of IPC for allegedly circulating a fake newspaper…
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