Case Briefs Archives

Who Owns Your Digital Assets After a Person Dies? Gandhinagar Court Says Legal Heirs Do; Directs Apple to Hand Over the Data

“The right to privacy, being an inherently personal right, does not survive the death of the individual.”

Explained | Why Allahabad High Court granted relief to Azim Premji in Wipro Labour Law Case

The Court reiterated that criminal liability cannot be fastened mechanically merely based on designation unless the statute specifically provides for vicarious liability or there exist specific allegations demonstrating an active role and responsibility of the accused in the commission of the alleged offence.

Case Briefs High Courts

Shutters Down, ‘Emergency Windows’ Open: Rajasthan HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of After-Hours Liquor Sales in Jodhpur; Issues Interim Directions

A detailed investigative report published in Rajasthan Patrika titled “शटर डाउन… ‘इमरजेंसी विंडो’ चालू: रात 8 बजें बाद भी धड़ल्ले से बिक रही शराब, supported by photographs, timestamps and field verification, indicated that despite statutory closing hours applicable to liquor vends, liquor sale allegedly continued openly after 8.00 p.m. through concealed openings, restricted access windows and partially shuttered premises at various locations within Jodhpur.

Case Briefs High Courts

Observations in a Separate Criminal Revision Petition Cannot Be a Ground Deregistration of a Political Party: Delhi HC Dismisses AAP Deregistration Plea

The Court examined the scope of Section 29-A, Representation of the People Act, 1951 and reaffirmed the limited circumstances in which deregistration is legally permissible.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court Stays ROC Penalty Orders Against LinkedIn India in SBO Disclosure Dispute

The Delhi High Court granted interim relief to LinkedIn India and its Directors by staying ROC penalty orders passed for alleged non-compliance with SBO disclosure norms under Sections 89 and 90, Companies Act, 2013.

Case Briefs High Courts

Constitutional Courts Can Intervene in Delayed UAPA Trial as It Violates Article 21; J&K and Ladakh HC Directs Expeditious Conclusion of Proceedings

The High Court held that constitutional guarantees under Article 21 cannot be defeated by the gravity of allegations under the UAPA, and that the mandate of day-to-day trial under Section 19 of the NIA Act reflects a legislative intent that serious prosecutions cannot be allowed to linger indefinitely.

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Verify Before You File: UK High Court on AI Hallucinations, Unverified Submissions and Solicitors’ Duty to the Court

The UK High Court observed that while AI can assist, it is an unreliable tool and cannot replace proper research, careful thought, and professional judgment, even for junior lawyers.

Medical Negligence Case Against Anaesthetist

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Telephonic Advice on Post-Operative Painkiller Is Not Gross Criminal Recklessness: Supreme Court Quashes Criminal Negligence Case Against Anaesthetist

Supreme Court quashed criminal proceedings against an anaesthetist in a post-surgery death case, reiterating that criminal medical negligence under Section 304-A IPC requires gross negligence and proximate causation.

Case Briefs High Courts

Article 21 Extends to Foreign Nationals; Approvers Cannot Be Kept in Jail While Principal Accused Walk Free: Rajasthan HC Releases Bangladeshi Nationals

“Foreign Nationals who are facing trial in India are also entitled to Right to Live with Dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution. This right has been established as a powerful shield of protection, ensuring that Right to Live with Dignity extends beyond borders, safeguarding all human beings.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Motherhood Can’t Be Ground to Exclude Women Athletes from Competitive Sport; Delhi HC Permits Vinesh Phogat to Participate in 2026 Asian Games Trials

The Court condemned Wrestling Federation of India’s “National Embarrassment” remark against Vinesh Phogat with regards to 2024 Paris Olympic Games mishap, which had led to her disqualification.

Delhi HC acquits accused in rape and kidnapping case

Case Briefs High Courts

She Crossed 1500 km With Him, Got Married, Never Raised an Alarm: Delhi HC Acquits Rape Accused, Finds Prosecuterix Statement Was Parental Pressure

The Delhi High Court acquitted a man convicted under Sections 363, 366 and 376 IPC, holding that the prosecutrix voluntarily accompanied and married the accused and that her minority was not conclusively established.

Case Briefs High Courts

Unreliable DNA, Doubtful Victim Testimony, Contradictions, Delay, No TIP: Bombay HC Acquits Rape Accused as Investigation Lapses Pile Up

The Bombay High Court noted that since the FIR was registered under Section 376 IPC without prima facie examination of the allegations and given the unexplained delay and contradictions in the victim’s statements, the prosecution case lacked legal foundation and the conviction was liable to be set aside.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Article 324 Is Not a Dead Letter; ECI’s Special Intensive Revision of Bihar Electoral Rolls Is Constitutionally Valid: Supreme Court

The Court held that ECI is empowered, in the exercise of its constitutional mandate, to undertake a limited enquiry into citizenship for the purpose of satisfying itself as to eligibility for inclusion in the electoral roll.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Punjab Municipal Elections on Ballot Papers, Not EVMs: Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere, Upholds P&H HC Order

The P&H High Court had refused to become a party to the blame game between Punjab Election Commission and Election Commission of India (ECI) over EVM model compatibility. The Supreme Court declined to interfere, leaving open the remedy of an election petition.

Case Briefs High Courts

Twisha Sharma Case: Six Ante-Mortem Injuries, Forced Abortion Allegations, Non-Cooperation — Why MP HC Quashed Mother-in-Law’s Anticipatory Bail

The Court noted that as per the post-mortem report, the death was due to ante-mortem hanging by ligature, but 6 other ante-mortem injuries were found on the body of the deceased, which were not caused by taking the body out of the ligature or carrying it out to the hospital.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court Permits Appointment of Manipur DGP from Outside Cadre Amid “Unprecedented Ethnic and Civil Unrest” in the State

With the incumbent DGP’s tenure due to end on 31 May 2026, the State of Manipur sought the Supreme Court’s permission to appoint a replacement from outside the Manipur cadre, citing the unprecedented ethnic and civil unrest continuing in the State.

Scientific or Technical Consultancy Services

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Not a “Scientific and Technical Consultancy Service”: CESTAT Quashes Service Tax on HAL for Technology Transfer from Russian Firm

Rosoboronexport, Moscow is a governmental organisation and therefore, the said entity cannot be termed as a Science or Technocrat or scientific or technology institution or organisation and hence it the activity cannot fall under the category of “Scientific and Technical Consultancy Service.”

condonation of delay written statement exceptional circumstances

Case Briefs High Courts

4745 Days Late and No Cogent Explanation: Karnataka HC Dismisses Petition Seeking to File Written Statement in 2006 Suit

Holding that delay in filing a written statement can be condoned only in exceptional circumstances and not as a matter of routine, the Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition seeking to place a written statement on record after a delay of 4745 days.

Advance Rulings Case Briefs

Promoter Cannot Escape Liability for Delayed Possession by Solely Relying on Payment Default; Rajasthan RERA Clarifies Position

Rajasthan RERA directed the allottee to clear dues and the promoter to pay delayed interest at 10.80% per annum from 30 November 2021 to 9 April 2025, with the two amounts set off against each other.

Case Briefs High Courts

Subsequent Breakdown of Marriage No Ground to Revive Quashed Rape FIR: Delhi High Court

The Court warned that permitting reopening of quashing orders on the basis of subsequent matrimonial disputes would fundamentally defeat the object underlying exercise of jurisdiction under Section 528 BNSS.