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Profanity in Private Dispute Triggers £78,600 Disciplinary Bill for UK Chartered Accountant
Municipal Recruitment Money Laundering Case: Calcutta High Court Denies Bail to Former West Bengal Minister Sujit Bose
Third-Party Property Objections Cannot Be Thrown Out Over Wrong Procedural Label: Supreme Court
Delhi High Court Grants Regular Bail to Former RCOM Director Punit Garg in Enforcement Directorate Money Laundering Case
Bombay High Court Demands Maharashtra Government’s Reply Over Allegations of Unlawful Police Detentions During Demonstrations Against Election Commission
Goa Lokayukta Freezes Municipal Clearance for Margao’s Historic BPS Club Land Over Statutory Breach Concerns
State Cannot Indefinitely Sit on Acknowledged Bills: Allahabad High Court Permits Writ Remedy for Admitted Contractual Debts
Delhi Police Charges Seven in Saket Court for Fatal Mob Assault on Manipuri Musician
Executive Shakeup at Lindt & Sprüngli: Board Replaces Chief Executive Adalbert Lechner and Triggers Swiss Ad-Hoc Disclosure Rules
Federal Court Halts East Potomac Overhaul as White House Sets November Start Date
Can Congress Constrain the Presidency? Constitutional Limits and Judicial Obstacles Challenge Legislative Checks
Precedent Cannot Substitute for Admitted Evidence: Florida Appellate Bench Strikes Down Spousal Support Award Following 249-Day Marriage
R.G. Anand v. Deluxe Films (1978): Idea, Expression and the Limits of Copyright Protection
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in R.G. Anand v. Deluxe Films established the distinction between an unprotected idea and protected expression, laying down the principles for determining copyright infringement in cases involving substantial similarity and adaptation.
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (1973): The Basic Structure Doctrine
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala established that Parliament can amend any provision of the Constitution, including Fundamental Rights, but cannot alter or destroy its basic structure. The 7:6 judgement remains the foundation of India’s Basic Structure Doctrine.
A.K. Kraipak v. Union of India (1969): Bias, Natural Justice and Administrative Fairness
The Supreme Court's landmark decision in A.K. Kraipak v. Union of India reshaped Indian administrative law by holding that a person with a personal interest in a selection process cannot participate where there is a reasonable likelihood of bias. The judgment also helped move natural justice beyond the rigid administrative and quasi-judicial distinction.