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Constitution of India - Article 32- Supreme Court, in exercise of its constitutional jurisdiction, cannot create or expand criminal offences or prescribe punishments in the absence of legislative sanction. Any such exercise would…

The power under Section 323 of Cr.P.C. is exercisable where there is any inquiry into an offence or trial pending before a Magistrate.

Howsoever grave the crime may be, but if the accused is denied his right of speedy trial and is languishing in jail for years together and for no fault on his part, he cannot be kept in jail for indefinite period.

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Constitution of India - Article 14- The obligation of the State to act as a model employer is not a mere exhortation but flows directly from the guarantee of equality enshrined in Article 14 of the Constitution. Article 14 strikes…

IRP’s admission of secured financial creditors debt in first CIRP was not an acknowledgement under Section 18 Limitation Act

The need for consistency in bail matters arising out of the same FIR.

Guidelines for considering an application for summary judgment under Order XIII-A of the CPC (Commercial Suits)

Personal liberty of an individual enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India cannot be put to jeopardy lightly.

Supervisory jurisdiction is not to correct every error of fact or even a legal flaw when the final finding is justified or can be supported.

Travelling into the area to adjudicate the titular issues would be a wrongful exercise of public interest jurisdiction

Section 498A IPC is to ensure the safety of women in their marital homes and not to take grudges against all the members of the family even in the absence of any role attributable to them

The High Court is not bound to entertain a writ petition merely because a case of alleged inaction or negligence is made out against a statutory authority.

Whether, upon death of the doctor during pendency of proceedings at appellate stage, the legal heirs can be impleaded and held liable for the alleged act of medical negligence of the deceased doctor? If yes, to what extent

What is expressly prohibited by law cannot be circumvented through indirect means.

Companies Act, 1956 - Sections 397, 398 and 399 - The expression “member” cannot be construed in isolation or confined to the technical formulation contained in Section 41(2). It must be construed with reference to the wider definitional framework provided…

Fence-sitters cannot be permitted to raise a dispute relating to seniority and consequential promotion or challenge the validity of an order after the matter has concluded

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 - The Supreme Court accepts the Union of India’s clarification, through DoPT instructions, that PwBD candidates who qualify on their own merit without relaxed standards must be adjusted against unreserved vacancies…

Company Law - Lifting of the corporate veil - When, in reality, associated or group companies are inextricably connected so as to form part of one concern, the corporate veil should be lifted.  Where protection of public interest is of paramount importance…

Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 - Pending an appropriate amendment to the Schedule of the 2016 Act, for all intents and purposes, and in order to give full effect to the legislative scheme underlying the 2016 Act, the expression “acid attack…

Specific Relief Act 1963 - Section 34 - Civil Suit - A suit for declaration and consequential relief - The burden lies squarely upon the plaintiff to establish a clear and cogent title to the suit property. The plaintiff must succeed on the strength of his…