The Origin of Governor’s Power to assent a Bill
The concept of assent by the Sovereign found mention in Section 75 of the GoI Act, 1935 and Article 200 as it stands today is predominantly modelled according to the…
Free Speech Case- Duty of the Courts to Protect and Promote Fundamental Rights
This article is an excerpt from the free speech case of Imran Pratapgarhi v. State of Gujrat (2025). Free expression of thoughts and views by individuals or groups of individuals…
Consideration of Mens Rea in the cases of action against Free Speech
In the case of Bhagwati Charan Shukla v. Provincial Government, C.P. & Berar, (Bose and Puranik, JJ., authored as the Judges of the erstwhile Nagpur High Court) in paragraph 67,…
A Landmark Bail Decision in the Context of Consent and Sexual Offences in India
Introduction The judgment delivered by the High Court of Himachal Pradesh in Cr.MP(M) No. 656 of 2021 on May 5, 2021, represents a significant judicial pronouncement on the issue of…
What Supreme Court said on the Police duty to abide by the Constitution in Free Speech Case
The Supreme Court in the case of Imran Pratapgarhi v. State of Gujrat (2025) has made important statement regarding police’s duty to abide by the Constitution. Here is what Hon’ble…
Obligation on Police to regsiter an FIR under Section 173 of BNSS
The question of whether it is obligatory under sub-Section (1) of Section 173 of the BNSS to register an FIR was again considered by the Supreme Court in the most…
Consent, False Promises, and Judicial Discretion in Rape Cases: Biswajyoti Chatterjee v. State of West Bengal
Introduction On April 7, 2025, the Supreme Court of India delivered a significant judgment in Biswajyoti Chatterjee v. State of West Bengal & Anr., Criminal Appeal No. of 2025 (arising…
Juridical basis of the Doctrine of Frustration- Section 56 of Indian Contract Act
Section 56 occurs in Chapter IV of the Indian Contract Act which relates to performance of contracts and it purports to deal with one circumstances under which performance of a,…
Balancing Welfare and Agreements in Child Custody Disputes – A Case Study of Preety v. Sumit Kumar Narwal (2025)
Introduction On April 3, 2025, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh delivered a significant ruling in Preety v. Sumit Kumar Narwal (CR-7432-2024), a revision petition under Article…
Supreme Court Reaffirms Free Speech: Relief for Imran Pratapgarhi in FIR Case
While upholding the Right of Free Speech firmly and giving relief in the case when an FIR was registered against Congress MP and Poet Imran Pratapgarhi, the Supreme Court has…