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"Landmark Judgment on Property Rights and Public Welfare in Mumbai" "Balancing property ownership with the collective good under India's constitutional framework."

The Supreme Court examined whether Chapter VIII-A of the MHADA Act aligns with the principles of Article 39(b) of the Indian Constitution, which aims ...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Assault on Public Servant Case Due to Material Contradictions in Witness Testimony. Conviction under Section 332 IPC set aside as prosecution witnesses gave conflicting accounts of who landed the fist blow, rendering them unreliable.

The case arises from a criminal revision application challenging the conviction of Azharali Jaferali Qureshi (the applicant) under Section 332 read wi...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Interception Orders in CBI Corruption Case for Lack of Reasons and Public Emergency. Orders under Section 5(2) of Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 set aside as they merely recited statutory language without recording cogent reasons demonstrating public safety or public emergency.

The petitioner, Shyamalendu Kumar Das, a Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), challenged two orders dated 9 March 2018 and 17 March 2018 passed...

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Supreme Court Validates Sub-Classification of Scheduled Castes in Landmark Judgment. Upholding Equality Within Equality: Supreme Court Endorses State's Power to Sub-Classify Scheduled Castes for Targeted Reservation.

The Supreme Court of India, in a significant ruling, has upheld the constitutionality of sub-classifying Scheduled Castes for the purpose of reservati...

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Supreme Court Overrules PV Narasimha Rao, Holds Bribery Not Protected by Parliamentary Privilege — Legislators Who Accept Bribes for Speech or Vote Are Not Immune from Prosecution Under Articles 105(2) and 194(2) of the Constitution.

The Supreme Court of India, in a seven-judge bench decision, overruled its earlier majority judgment in PV Narasimha Rao v. State (CBI/SPE) (1998) 4 S...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in Murder Case Due to Unreliable Dying Declaration and Lack of Circumstantial Evidence. Conviction under Sections 302 and 307 IPC set aside as prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

The appellant, Jaikisan s/o Kashinath Dhamdhere, was convicted by the Additional Sessions Judge, Dhule in Sessions Case No. 191 of 2014 for offences p...

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Bombay High Court Allows Public Meeting Without Rally in Writ Petition Challenging Refusal of Permission for Vishal Maharally. Court directs respondents to consider fresh application for public meeting within 24 hours, without expressing opinion on refusal of rally permission.

The petitioners, Bharat Mukti Morcha (a social organization) and its member Anil Nagare, sought to hold a 'Vishal Maharally' (giant rally) of persons ...

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Supreme Court Issues Directions for Fire Safety in COVID Hospitals and Enforcement of COVID-19 Guidelines. Right to health under Article 21 includes affordable treatment, and the Court directed States to consider capping fees under the Disaster Management Act.

The Supreme Court of India took suo motu cognizance of a fire incident at a COVID hospital in Rajkot, Gujarat on 26 November 2020, which resulted in d...

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Bombay High Court Allows Revised Permission for Gathering of 50 Persons During COVID-19 Pandemic — Collector's Revised Order Complies with Government Directives. The Court held that a gathering of 50 persons is a small gathering and not a large public gathering prohibited by the State Government orders.

The petitioner, Rajendra Sharma, a social worker from Wardha, filed a writ petition challenging an order of the Collector, Wardha (respondent no.1) gr...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in SC/ST Act Case Due to Inconsistent Evidence and Absence of Public Witness. Caste-Based Insult Allegation Fails as Incident Occurred in Private Setting, Not in Public View Under Section 3(1)(x) of SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.

The case involves an appeal against conviction under the SC & ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and various sections of the Indian Penal Code. T...