The settled law that obiter dicta are not binding can be found discussed in the Supreme Court's judgment in Property Owners Association vs. State of Maharashtra (2024), particularly in its anal...

Supreme Court Mandates Full Disclosure of Criminal History in Bail Pleas In a recent judgment, the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, comprising a Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and M...

In March 2025, the Supreme Court, in Ashish Kakkar v. UT of Chandigarh (Criminal Appeal No. 1518/2025 arising out of SLP (Crl.) No. 1662/2025), overturned the arrest and remand of Ash...

Key Points/ Purpose Research suggests a curative petition is a last resort after a review petition is dismissed, seeking to prevent miscarriage of justice. It seems likely that the peti...

History and Establishment Before India gained independence, the Federal Court of India (1937-1950) was the highest judicial body. After the adoption of the Constitution ...

The Supreme Court's decision inOm Prakash Ambadkar v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.(Criminal Appeal No. 352/2020, 16 January, 2025) offers critical insight into magistrates' discretionary pow...

In the case of [In Re: Termination of Civil Judge, Class-II (JR. Division) Madhya Pradesh State Judicial Service], the Supreme Court of India criticized the Madhya Pradesh High Court for firing...

In the midst of national outrage over the suicide of techie Atul Subhash, who was based in Bengaluru, who was allegedly mentally distressed due to marital issues with numerous court cases filed...

The concept of judicial independence is frequently lauded as a cornerstone of democratic societies, acting as a vital bulwark against tyranny and injustice. The phrase, "Judicial independe...

Basic Structure DoctrineThe basic structure doctrine is a common law legal doctrine that the constitution of a sovereign state has certain characteristics that cannot be erased by its legislature. ...