When Does Land Acquisition Lapse? Rethinking the Meaning of Paid Compensation under Section 24 (2)
Introduction Compulsory acquisition of private land is an indispensable instrument of State-led development, yet it…
Introduction Compulsory acquisition of private land is an indispensable instrument of State-led development, yet it…
Bombay High Court Quashes Copyright FIR – Mere Use of Company’s Name on Products Does…
Kerala High Court internship eligibility has been narrowed. Under an amended policy notified on 17…
The Supreme Court’s decision in Tejaram v State of Rajasthan is an important judgment interpreting…
The Delhi High Court gang rape judgment of 15 October 2026 holds that a woman…
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that a case of attempt to rape under Section…
Introduction Compulsory acquisition of private land is an indispensable instrument of State-led development, yet it…
Bombay High Court Quashes Copyright FIR – Mere Use of Company’s Name on Products Does…
Kerala High Court internship eligibility has been narrowed. Under an amended policy notified on 17…
The Supreme Court’s decision in Tejaram v State of Rajasthan is an important judgment interpreting…
The Delhi High Court gang rape judgment of 15 October 2026 holds that a woman…
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that a case of attempt to rape under Section…
Introduction Compulsory acquisition of private land is an indispensable instrument of State-led development, yet it sits uneasily beside the individual’s right to property. The tension is sharpest when the State takes years to complete an acquisition, or to pay for it. For acquisitions begun under the old law, Parliament addressed that problem in Section 24…
Bombay High Court Quashes Copyright FIR – Mere Use of Company’s Name on Products Does Not Constitute Copyright Infringement Case Title: Shadab Sheikh Qayyum Sheikh v. State of Maharashtra & Anr. Case Number: Criminal Application (APL) No. 918 of 2026 Neutral Citation: 2026:BHC-NAG:15223 Date of Judgment: 06 November 2026 Court: High Court of Judicature at…
Kerala High Court internship eligibility has been narrowed. Under an amended policy notified on 17 October 2026, only students in the last two years of their law courses can intern at the High Court. The Delhi High Court had already taken a similar step in August 2026. Kerala High Court Internship Rules: What the Amended…
The Supreme Court’s decision in Tejaram v State of Rajasthan is an important judgment interpreting Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988. The ruling clarifies whether investigating agencies require prior approval before initiating an investigation against a public servant accused of demanding a bribe. The judgment is particularly significant because it draws a…
The Delhi High Court gang rape judgment of 15 October 2026 holds that a woman can be charged with gang rape under Section 376D of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 70 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). She need not have committed the physical act herself. What matters is whether she acted in…
The Jharkhand High Court has ruled that a case of attempt to rape under Section 376/511 of the Indian Penal Code cannot be sustained merely because the accused broke into the prosecutrix’s house at night and lifted her clothes, in the absence of any specific act sufficiently proximate to the actual commission of rape. A…