The Hon’ble Division Bench of J.B. Pardiwala, J. and K.V. Viswanathan, J. addressed a nuanced but significant question in property and execution law: Whether a deed assigning a decree for specific performance of a sale agreement relating to immovable property required compulsory registration under Section 17(1)(e) of the Registration Act, 1908? The Division Bench held...

In a recent judgment passed by the Division Bench of Lisa Gill, J. and Parmod Goyal, J. while dismissing a criminal appeal against judgment of conviction passed by the Sessions Court under section 302 IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act, the Hon’ble Bench categorically observed that witnesses related to the victim are competent...

The Division Bench comprising of Gurvinder Singh Gill, J. and Ramesh Kumari, J. dismissed the bail applications filed by the accused persons involved in the murder of targeted murder of a Dera Sacha Sauda follower, alleged to be linked to the ongoing sacrilege cases in Punjab. The Bench upheld the dismissal of bail invoking the...

The Hon’ble Supreme Court while interpreting the scope of deemed permission to close and undertaking under Section 25-O(3) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 has held that procedural lapses by the State Government cannot frustrate the statutory right of an employer to close a business when no timely decision is communicated by the appropriate authority...

The Bench comprising of Satish Chandra Sharma, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. has delivered a significant judgment on the interplay of limitation under Section 468 CrPC and Section 498-A IPC. The Hon’ble Court laid down crucial principles regarding the computation of limitation in continuing offences and addressed the misuse of criminal machinery in matrimonial disputes...

INTRODUCTION In a remarkable judgment passed by B.V. Nagarathna, J. and Satish Chandra Sharma, J., the Hon’ble Apex Court on 04.06.2025 acquitted a youth convicted under Section 302 and 201 IPC, 1860 by holding that the circumstantial evidence on record was not consistent and left a reasonable possibility of an alternate outcome i.e. of innocence...

The Division Bench of the Hon’ble Apex Court comprising of Satish Chandra Sharma, J. and B.V. Nagarathna, J. has once again reiterated that an FIR under section 376(2)(n) IPC, 1860, which is now section 69 of the BNS, 2023 is not maintainable once it is found that the FIR was a result of the relationship...

In a democratic polity founded upon constitutional morality and rule of law, the protection of individuals who expose corruption, maladministration, and illegality is not merely a statutory duty but a civilizational imperative. The Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2011 (hereinafter “the Act”), was envisaged as a cornerstone in India’s fight against entrenched corruption. However, over a...

Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) forms the procedural backbone for claiming compensation arising out of motor vehicle accidents. The provision is remedial in nature and must be interpreted liberally to advance the purpose of social justice underlying the statute. It empowers affected parties—including victims, legal representatives...