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Call for Papers | The GNLU Law Review (Vol. X, Issue 2)
The GNLU Law Review (ISSN: 0974-9810) is the flagship bi-annual, peer-reviewed journal of Gujarat National Law University, established in 2008. The Journal invites original and unpublished submissions from academicians, legal practitioners, researchers, and students for Volume X, Issue 2.About the JournalThe GNLU Law Review (TGLR) is a premier bi-annual journal indexed on SCC Online, HeinOnline, and Manupatra. The Journal aims to promote rigorous and interdisciplinary legal research and...
Hardcore Criminals Exploiting Jurisdictional Loopholes In NCR States : Supreme Court Flags Issue
Jurisdictional Loopholes In Delhi-NCR Help Organised Criminals Exploit Inter-State Boundaries: Supreme CourtRaising serious concerns over jurisdictional gaps in the Delhi-NCR that allow organised criminals to game the criminal justice system, the Supreme Court of India on Friday flagged the urgent need for an effective legal mechanism to address inter-State complications that frequently...
Delhi High Court Weekly Round-Up: December 15 To December 21, 2025
Citations 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1711 to 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1748NOMINAL INDEXNBCC (India) Limited vs. Additional Commissioner CGST Delhi South 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1711 LEAYAN GLOBAL PVT LTD v. BATA INDIA LTD and other connected matter 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1712 Frankfinn Aviation Services (Pvt.) Ltd. v. M/S Fly High Institute & Ors. 2025 LiveLaw (Del) 1713 NISHA KHAN v. DELHI POLICE & ANR...
UP Police Mistakenly Invoke Chhattisgarh Law Instead Of UP Act In Conversion Case FIR, Chargesheet: High Court Seeks Action
The Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) recently directed against the UP Police officials who mistakenly lodged an FIR and thereafter filed a chargesheet under the Chhattisgarh Freedom of Religion Act, 1968, instead of the intended UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act, 2021. A Bench of Justice Rajeev Singh not only returned the charge sheet to the Superintendent...
S. 311 CrPC Power To Be Invoked Sparingly Only When Evidence Is Indispensable To Find Truth : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court set aside the Gujarat High Court's order allowing the prosecution to recall an 11-year-old girl under Section 311 CrPC, holding that the provision must be invoked sparingly and only where the evidence is indispensable for discovering the truth.Noting that the application was moved after the examination of 21 witnesses and at the fag end of the trial, without any explanation...
No Employer-Employee Relationship Between Principal Employer & Workman Engaged Through Contractor : Delhi HC
A Delhi High Court Bench comprising Justice Renu Bhatnagar held that a workman engaged through a contractor is not an employee of the principal employer if the claimant fails to prove a direct employer-employee relationship with credible evidence. Background Facts The workman was a Driveway Sales Man (DSM) for Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) since 2001. He was terminated in 2005....
Supreme Court Monthly Digest- November 2025
Acquisition of Land for Industrial Purposes Act, 1997 (Tamil Nadu) - Sections 7(2), 7(4) and 12 - Land Acquisition - Concluded Contract - Payment of Interest – Held, a concluded contract voluntarily entered into between the Government and the landowner/person interested for the determination of compensation under Section 7(2) or Section 7(4) of the 1997 Act is a complete package...
'Income Not Quantified': Allahabad HC Sets Aside Family Court Order Which Denied Maintenance To Wife Noting She Earns From YouTube
The Allahabad High Court recently set aside an order passed by the Family Court, which had rejected a wife's application for maintenance on the sole ground that she is a YouTuber and earns through 'Reels'. A Bench of Justice Harvir Singh observed that the Family court had arrived at the finding that the wife is capable of supporting herself without an actual assessment. The Court...
Hindu Marriage Cannot Be Declared Void At In-Laws' Instance After Husband's Demise Due To Bride Being Underage: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that a Hindu marriage under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 cannot be declared void at the behest of in-laws at a belated stage raising claim of her being underage at the time of solemnization of the marriage. Sub-clause (iii) of Section 5 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 provides that a bridegroom should be of 21 years of age and the bride should be of 18 years...
Allahabad High Court Grants Interim Bail To Vibhor Rana Booked For Illegal Sale Of Phensedyl Cough Syrup
Allahabad High Court on Thursday (December 18) granted interim bail to Vibhor Rana booked for alleged illegal sale of Phensedyl cough syrup on ground that he was not named in the FIR, his name had come out only in the confessional statements of co-accused and no recovery had been made from him during search.Applicant was allegedly involved in facilitating the illegal sale of Phensedyl cough...
LIC Cannot Deny Accidental Death Benefit On 'Hyper-Technical' Grounds: Chandigarh Consumer Commission
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh, comprising Amrinder Singh Sidhu (President) and B.M. Sharma (Member), has held that insurance companies cannot reject legitimate claims by taking shelter behind minor or hyper-technical objections, particularly when the insured has acted in good faith. Holding the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) guilty of deficiency...