Salil Tiwari

Supreme Court questions correctness of Sajjan Singh (1999), to decide whether a third judge under Section 392 CrPC (now Section 433 BNSS) can revisit issues unanimously decided by the original division bench.

Allahabad High Court seeks Uttar Pradesh government's response on a petition alleging coercion to falsely implicate Jyotish Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in a sexual assault case.

The Supreme Court clarified that once an arbitral tribunal entertains a Section 33 application under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, the limitation period under Section 34 starts only after that application is decided.

Allahabad High Court directs parties to maintain status quo over disputed land after a 150-year-old school alleged imminent demolition; notes non-disclosure of pending civil suit.

Relying on Mool Chand Yadav (1982), the Supreme Court held that orders with serious consequences should ordinarily be stayed during appeal, while permitting courts to impose conditions to safeguard...

The Supreme Court refused to quash criminal proceedings against a Maharashtra doctor, holding that mandatory Form F record maintenance under the PCPNDT Act is essential to preventing sex-selective practices and female foeticide.

The Supreme Court held that the Delhi High Court has territorial jurisdiction under Article 226(1) to hear writ petitions by CAPF personnel against service-related administrative orders, despite the...

Hyderabad Police booked one of its own sub-inspectors after a viral video allegedly showed his six-year-old granddaughter driving a car on a public road.

Allahabad High Court holds the age limit under the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021 cannot retrospectively defeat couples who created and froze embryos before the law came into force, citing Article...

Acquitting officials in a hand pump installation case, the Supreme Court held that mere processing of a proposal, without proof of dishonest intent, is not an attempt under the unamended Prevention of Corruption Act.