Vineet Dubey 
The Allahabad High Court has clarified that taking cognizance simultaneously under two distinct offences i.e. cheating under Section 420 IPC and criminal breach of trust under Section 406 IPC on the same set of facts or transaction is contrary to law, as the two offences are inherently contradictory in nature. The order was passed by … Read more
Recently in one of the case, the Allahabad High Court has held that rejecting a claim for compassionate appointment by treating a married daughter as outside the definition of “family” is legally unsustainable. Setting aside the order passed by the District Basic Education Officer (BSA), Siddharth Nagar, the Court clarified that in view of the … Read more
Why National Highway Builders strongly oppose to Mediation and Conciliation as only dispute resolution mechanism for all projects? The National Highway Builders Federation (NHBF) is apex organisation comprising of all contractors and builders of highways and bridges working actively for welfare of builders. VIVAD SE VISHWAS II (Contractual Disputes) is a scheme enacted by Ministry … Read more
The Allahabad High Court has held that taking cognizance beyond the prescribed period of limitation in a theft case from Firozabad amounts to a clear violation of law as well as an abuse of the judicial process. Setting aside the entire criminal proceedings against two accused, the Court also issued directions to … Read more
The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court has set aside orders cancelling Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination centres of several colleges solely on the basis of a single instance of cheating by one student, and held such action to be arbitrary and disproportionate. The Court found that while allotment of an examination centre may … Read more
The Allahabad High Court, while dismissing the application filed under provision of BNSS (Section 528) by the accused seeking to recall the victim for re-cross-examination in a case under the POCSO Act, categorically held that summoning a child victim again after her cross-examination has already been conducted in a pending trial is not only contrary … Read more
The Supreme Court has set aside the Kerala High Court’s decision in a case concerning the inclusion of a reserved category candidate in the unreserved list on the basis of merit, holding that if a reserved category candidate is selected purely on merit without availing any concession, such candidate must be treated as belonging to … Read more
The Supreme Court has delivered a significant ruling in matters arising out of recruitments conducted by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission (RPSC), categorically holding that mere inclusion of a candidate’s name in a Waiting/Reserve List does not confer any automatic or indefeasible right of appointment. The Court specifically observed that, “when the selection of candidates … Read more
“Notice Served, Justice Preserved”: Why Proper Service Under GST Must Enable Response, Not Create Litigation Communication for initiating any proceedings or next actions/demands under proceedings are as important as the cause of proceedings itself. Based out of the natural justice principle, service of communication is an important aspect of litigation, without which the respondent (taxpayer) … Read more
Introduction The Delhi High Court in the case of ARM Digital Media Pvt.Ltd. V. Ritesh Singh (2025), decided by Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, looked into whether issues from employment agreements fall under the definition of “commercial disputes” as per the Commercial Courts Act, 2015. The Court concluded that employment contracts are personal service agreements and not commercial disputes. … Read more
