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Introduction In a stern indictment of administrative apathy and procedural red tape, the Supreme Court of India held that where a major penalty of removal from service is subsequently modified to a minor penalty, the punishment must relate back to the date of initial termination rather than the date of any subsequent illegal order. A […]

Introduction In a significant judgment reaffirming the expansive breadth of the High Court’s inherent jurisdiction and reinforcing procedural safeguards under penal statutes, the Supreme Court of India quashed a 2002 criminal complaint initiated under the erstwhile Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973 (FERA) against Standard Chartered Bank. A Division Bench comprising Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice

The Supreme Court of India has categorically ruled that a mere ‘wrong statement’ arising out of inadvertent typographical errors in legal pleadings cannot constitute the basis for directing criminal prosecution for perjury under Section 340 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC). In a significant relief to legal practitioners and litigants alike, a Division

Introduction In a significant judgment clarifying the boundaries of revisional jurisdiction in rent control matters, the Supreme Court of India has held that High Courts exercising power under Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) cannot act as courts of first appeal to re-appreciate evidence and overturn concurrent factual findings of subordinate

2. At a Glance (TL;DR Summary) 3. The Background (The Facts) The husband and wife finalized their divorce by mutual consent in 2015, signing a detailed financial settlement agreement. This agreement contained three critical clauses regarding how the husband would financially support their son. Clause 8 required the husband to pay a massive total lump

2. At a Glance (TL;DR Summary) 3. The Background (The Facts) In May 2022, a boy went missing after leaving his home in a vehicle with a 16-year-old acquaintance and another boy. The following morning, the missing boy’s dead body was discovered in a field with his throat slit. The 16-year-old was named as a

At a Glance (TL;DR Summary) The Background (The Facts) On May 22, 1996, a Rajasthan Roadways bus was traveling from Agra to Bikaner when a devastating explosion ripped through it near Samleti village. The blast, caused by approximately 2.5 kilograms of high-grade RDX hidden beneath the seats, killed 14 innocent passengers and injured 37 others.