Position of Governor from 1858 to 1950
With the enactment of the Government of India Act, 1858, the administration of India transitioned from the East India Company to the British Crown, bringing about a new administrative framework…
Balancing Bail Rights and Criminal Justice
Introduction On April 21, 2025, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh delivered a significant judgment in the cases of CRM-M No.1677-2025, CRM-M No.52150-2024, and CRM-M No.14123-2025, involving…
Ranveer Gautam Allahabadia v. Union of India: Interim Relief and Criminal Investigation
Introduction The Supreme Court of India, in its hearing on April 21, 2025, addressed the Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 83/2025, filed by Ranveer Gautam Allahabadia against the Union of India…
Supreme Court Order on Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025 Challenges: A Legal Analysis
Introduction On April 17, 2025, the Supreme Court of India addressed a batch of writ petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. The petitions, including Writ…
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…
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…
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…
Legal Analysis of Supreme Court Judgment in G.C. Manjunath & Others v. Seetaram
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India recently delivered a significant judgment in the case of G.C. Manjunath & Others v. Seetaram (Criminal Appeal No.1759 of 2025), arising from the Special…
Constitutional concerns regarding the alleged police brutality: Punjab and Haryana High Court Order
Introduction The recent order passed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in CRM-M-16421-2025 highlights significant legal and constitutional concerns regarding the alleged police brutality against Col. Pushpinder Singh Bath,…
Judicial Sensitivity and Accountability: Supreme Court’s Suo Moto Intervention on Allahabad High Court’s Judgment
Introduction On March 26, 2025, the Supreme Court of India, through Suo Moto Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 1/2025, intervened in a controversial judgment passed by the Allahabad High Court in…