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Coercion: Supreme Court Reiterate Bar on Converting Civil Money Disputes into Criminal Prosecutions

August 11, 2026 No Comments

The Supreme Court allowed the criminal appeal, setting aside the High Court’s order that had allowed a Section 482 Cr.PC application. The Apex Court strongly deprecated the practice of converting time-barred civil money claims into criminal proceedings as an arm-twisting tactic for recovery. It reaffirmed that criminal machinery cannot be

Supreme Court Mandates Explicit Adjudication of Additional Evidence Applications in Appeals

August 11, 2026

High Court Quashes Criminal Chargesheet Against Former IOA Election Officer

August 11, 2026

High Court Dismisses Challenge Against Discharge in Matrimonial Dispute

August 11, 2026

Ensuring Equal Compensation for Displaced Landowners under the Same Notification

August 9, 2026

Probate: Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Evidence and Dismisses Challenge to Proof Affidavit

August 9, 2026

Legality of State Land Encroachment Notice and Official Record Reliance in Writ Jurisdiction

August 9, 2026

Murder: Allahabad High Court Acquits Surviving Appellant in 1983 Murder Case

Service Law: A Zero-Tolerance Stance on State Exchequer Drain – Dismissal Valid

Non-Payment of Balance Price Does Not Invalidate a Registered Sale Deed

High Court Dismisses Challenges to Land Acquisition Awards

August 9, 2026 No Comments

This bunch of writ petitions, led by Vijai Kumar and 153 others v. State of U.P. and 5 others, was filed before the Allahabad High Court challenging the land acquisition award dated January 10, 2024, passed by the Special Land Acquisition Officer, Varanasi, under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894, for

Service Law: Allahabad High Court Quashes Recovery from Retired Constable’s Pension Benefits

August 9, 2026 No Comments

This writ petition was filed by the petitioner challenging an order dated February 15, 2025, through which his salary was retrospectively refixed and a recovery of Rs. 11,51,840/- was imposed and deducted from his post-retiral dues. The Allahabad High Court considered whether the State could recover alleged excess payments arising

High Court Acquits Seven Appellants in Murder and Dacoity Case Due to Pervasive Evidentiary Lapses

August 9, 2026 No Comments

This criminal appeal challenges the judgment and order dated August 24, 2016, passed in Sessions Trial No. 1912 of 2012, whereby the appellants were convicted for offenses including murder under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the IPC. The Allahabad High Court allowed the appeals and set aside the

Service Law: High Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement Based on Overall Service Evaluation

August 9, 2026 No Comments

This writ petition was filed by the petitioner seeking to quash the order dated April 26, 2005, through which he was compulsorily retired upon completing 50 years of age, as well as an order dated May 5, 2005, rejecting his request for a copy of the committee’s screening report. The

Settling Road Rage on Terms: High Court Quashes Cross-FIRs Subject to Deterrent Costs

August 9, 2026 No Comments

The petitioners in these two connected matters filed petitions under Section 528 of the BNSS (corresponding to Section 482 CrPC) seeking the quashing of cross-FIRs (No. 43/2026 and No. 24/2026) registered at Police Station Sarita Vihar for offences under Sections 115(2), 126(2), 351(2), and 3(5) of the BNS, based on

High Court Denies Bail to Metro Security Guard Over Heinous Murder and Abduction

August 9, 2026 No Comments

The accused/applicant, Pankaj, filed a regular bail application in connection with FIR No. 538/2021 registered at Police Station Jahangir Puri for offences punishable under Sections 302, 365, 120B, and 34 of the IPC. The prosecution alleged that the applicant, along with other metro security staff, abducted a young boy named

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Coercion: Supreme Court Reiterate Bar on Converting Civil Money Disputes into Criminal Prosecutions

Supreme Court Mandates Explicit Adjudication of Additional Evidence Applications in Appeals

High Court Quashes Criminal Chargesheet Against Former IOA Election Officer

High Court Dismisses Challenge Against Discharge in Matrimonial Dispute

Ensuring Equal Compensation for Displaced Landowners under the Same Notification

Probate: Supreme Court Upholds Admissibility of Evidence and Dismisses Challenge to Proof Affidavit

Legality of State Land Encroachment Notice and Official Record Reliance in Writ Jurisdiction

Murder: Allahabad High Court Acquits Surviving Appellant in 1983 Murder Case

Service Law: A Zero-Tolerance Stance on State Exchequer Drain – Dismissal Valid

Non-Payment of Balance Price Does Not Invalidate a Registered Sale Deed

High Court Dismisses Challenges to Land Acquisition Awards

Service Law: Allahabad High Court Quashes Recovery from Retired Constable’s Pension Benefits

High Court Acquits Seven Appellants in Murder and Dacoity Case Due to Pervasive Evidentiary Lapses

Service Law: High Court Upholds Compulsory Retirement Based on Overall Service Evaluation

Settling Road Rage on Terms: High Court Quashes Cross-FIRs Subject to Deterrent Costs

High Court Denies Bail to Metro Security Guard Over Heinous Murder and Abduction

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