Jalandhar Hospital Oxygen Failure: Medical Negligence and BNS Section 106 Implications
Introduction The Interiors of the Sunrise Hospital, in the City of Jalandhar, lost their healing influence on July 24, 2025.…
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Jhalawar School Collapse: Constitutional Right to Life Under Article 21 Violated in Tragedy
Introduction On one of the mornings in July 2025, a wing of the Government middle school in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, collapsed…
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam By Justice Markandey Katju
Yesterday, 27th July, was the death anniversary of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, ( 15.10.1931-27.7.2015 ) former President of India, who was…
Supreme Court Declares Compromise Decree a Nullity: “Fraud Unravels Everything” in NOIDA Land Dispute
On the 23rd July 2025 in Vishnu Vardhan @ Vishnu Pradhan v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors., the SC set aside a fraudulent compromise decree where a claim of exclusive title to land was based on. Reiterating fraud as vitiating all proceedings, the Court upheld co-ownership and directed CBI inquiry ending judicial finality as no obstruction to test the efficacy of deceit.
SC Recreates Tribunal Award
On 25th July 2025, in Manjusha & Ors. v. United India Assurance Co. Ltd., the SC reestablished the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal’s award of ₹25.82 lakh to the family of the deceased driver, rejecting the insurer’s post hoc plea of limited obligation. The Court held that insurance companies cannot trust on unwritten policy caps without any pleadings or proof before the trial courts.
Registered Wills, Oral Family Settlements Valid in Property Inheritance Matters
Recently the SC held that a widow is the exclusive heir to ancestral property by considering a registered Will and an oral family settlement to be valid in the matter of Metpalli Lasum Bai v. Metpalli Muthaiah on 21st July 2025. The widow had long possession and the will was inviolable by any query on the Andhra Pradesh HC that was set aside.
Government Cracks Down on Ekta Kapoor’s ALTBalaji and ULLU for Obscene Content – A Constitutional Analysis
Introduction Over the past few months the government has gone serious on shutting down displays by ALTBalaji and ULLU on…
Rajasthan High Court Upholds Employee’s Promotion Rights, Overturning Unjust Denial by Insurance Company: Justice Mahendar Kumar Goyal Delivers Key Ruling
Rajasthan High Court has recently issued a major verdict in case of unfair refusal of promotion of an employee named…
Rajasthan High Court Orders End to Court Staff Strike: Justice Ashok Kumar Jain Demands Immediate Return to Duty, Warns of ESMA Invocation.
The High Court of Judicature at Rajasthan, Bench at Jaipur recently dealt with an important scenario of the indefinite strike…
Supreme Court Upholds Tax on Hyatt’s India Operations Under UAE Treaty: Finds Fixed Place of Business by Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan
The Indian Supreme Court has recently answered one of the most important questions relating to international taxation i.e. whether a…