Category: Constitution of India

Writ petition maintainable on the ground that earlier judgment does not lay down the correct law-though the concept of finality of judgment has to be preserved, at the same time,…

Right to use software would amount to “deemed sale” under Art. 366(29-A). Law relating to transfer of “right to use” and deemed sales, summarized. The sum and substance of the…

Economic disabilities or economic backwardness, held (per majority), is a valid criterion for reservation or compensatory discrimination. Reservation structured singularly on economic criteria does not damage the basic structure of…

If action impugned before writ court has no nexus with public element, even though the private body in question may be discharging public function, held, writ jurisdiction cannot be invoked…

In this case, On October 3, 2021, eight people were killed after a vehicle belonging to and allegedly being driven by son of senior politician mowed down the protesting farmers,…

A Revisional Court while allowing the application filed under Or. 7 R. 11 CPC would in substance reject the plaint but since in such a case, the said decree is…

The petition dealt with the misuse of the right of freedom of speech and expression, as provided under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, by public functionaries who made distasteful remarks…

Held, we find that the writ petition challenging the clauses was maintainable. It is not disputed that GAIL is a Public Sector Undertaking and thus qualifies under the definition of ‘State’…

Held, Before parting, we may observe that there could indeed be a necessity to impose certain restrictions so as to prevent mushrooming growth of pharmacy colleges. Such restrictions may be…

In case of Supreme Court’s order to High Court to place before Supreme Court suggestions and road map formulated by High Court for early disposal of commercial disputes. Suggestions and…