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08 Sep 2025

Posted by: Rishika Chouhan

Laxmi Kant Pandey v. Union of India: An important decision on Inter-Country Adoption

The petitioner filed a writ petition after receiving a letter raising concerns about malpractice by social organizations and voluntary agencies that were handling the adoption of Indian children by foreign parents. It was alleged that many children were being exploited for illegal purposes such as child sexual abuse, forced labor, and other harmful activities. Because of this, the petitioner asked the Court to stop private agencies in India from processing foreign adoption cases. Issues before the Court The first issue....

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04 Sep 2025

Posted by: Rishika

N. Balakrishnan vs M. Krishnamurthy

In the case of N. Balakrishnan vs M. Krishnamurthy, the respondent filed a case for declaration of title and other reliefs under section 34 of the Specific Relief Act, which was decided ex-parte on 28.10.1991. The appellant, who was the defendant, later came to know about this decree and filed an application to set it aside. That application was dismissed on 17.02.1993 because the appellant did not appear. The appellant then filed another application on 19.08.1995 to set aside that....

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03 Sep 2025

Posted by: Rishika

Whether the order of Non-Presentment of cheque is enough for dishonour: M/s Modi Cements Limited v. Kuchil Kumar Nandi

In this case (AIR 1998 SC 1057), the appellant filed a complaint under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, against the respondent for not paying the debt. The fact of the case provides that the respondent had bought cement from the appellant and gave three cheques to clear the amount due. When these cheques were presented to the bank, they were returned with the remark “payment stopped by the drawer.” The question before the Supreme Court was whether....

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01 Sep 2025

Posted by: Rishika Chouhan

Chetan v. State of Karnataka (2025): Landmark case on circumstantial evidence

In Chetan v. State of Karnataka (2025), the accused Chetan killed his friend Vikram Sinde over a dispute of Rs. 4,000. He called Vikram for hunting and then shot him with a gun. There were no direct witnesses, so the case depended fully on circumstantial evidence, like both being last seen together, recovery of the weapon, stolen items with the accused, forensic reports, and the fact that Chetan ran away after the crime. Issue before the Court The main question....

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01 Sep 2025

Posted by: Rishika Chouhan

BOULTON VS JONES: A LANDMARK JUDGEMENT ON PRIVITY OF CONTRACT

In this case, Jones was in the business of selling building materials and often bought supplies from Brocklehurst. Over time, they became friendly. One day, Jones placed a written order for goods at Brocklehurst’s shop, but he did not know that the shop had been sold to Boulton. Without telling Jones about the change, Boulton accepted the order and sent the goods. Jones received and used them, thinking they came from Brocklehurst as usual. Later, when Boulton sent him an....

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19 Jun 2025

Posted by: Manas Shrivastava

Lily Thomas vs. Union of India Case

Mrs. Sushmita Ghosh and Mr. Gyan Chand Ghosh got married on 10th May 1985 following Hindu rituals and traditions. However, after just a few months, on 22nd April 1992, Mr. Ghosh informed his wife that he no longer wished to stay with her and insisted on getting a divorce by mutual consent. Since it was a new marriage, Mrs. Sushmita Ghosh was unwilling to consent to a divorce and expressed her desire to continue living with her husband. Later, Mr.....

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19 Jun 2025

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Nandini Sundar & Ors. v. State of Chhattisgarh 2025 (SC) 662 Bench of Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma

Introduction The Supreme Court, while closing the long-standing Salwa Judum case, ruled that the mere enactment of a law by Parliament or a State Legislature cannot be treated as an act of contempt of court. The case involved a plea that challenged the enactment of the Chhattisgarh Auxiliary Armed Police Force Act, 2011, claiming it defied earlier court directions in the Salwa Judum matter. Article 129 & Article 142 – Powers of the Supreme Court to punish for contempt. Doctrine....

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19 Jun 2025

Posted by: Aishwarya

IEEE Mumbai Section Welfare Association v. Global IEEE Institute for Engineers, 2025

  The bench comprising of Justices BV Nagarathna and SC Sharma Introduction In this case, the Supreme Court addressed a crucial procedural issue regarding the maintainability of a temporary injunction in an appeal filed against an order rejecting a plaint under Order VII Rule 11 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC). The Court clarified that once a plaint is rejected, it ceases to exist and any relief in the nature of injunction cannot be sustained unless the plaint....

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19 Jun 2025

Posted by: Manas Shrivastava

Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co Ltd v Selfridge & Co Ltd [1915] AC 847

  In this case, Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre (Hereinafter Dunlop), a tire manufacturing company, had an agreement with its dealers that the tires should not be sold below a fixed recommended retail price (RRP). The dealers were also required to ensure that their own retailers like Selfridge in this case followed the same pricing condition. Under the agreement, if Selfridge sold the tires below the RRP, they would have to pay £5 per tire as damages to Dunlop. Even though this....

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19 Jun 2025

Posted by: Manas Shrivastava

Lalman Shukla vs. Gauri Dutt, 1913 40 ALJ 489

In this case, the defendant's nephew had gone missing, and the defendant sent his servants to search for him. One of the servants, Lalman Shukla, the plaintiff, went from Kanpur to Haridwar to look for the missing boy. During the journey, he was given money by the defendant to cover his travel and related expenses. While Lalman was away searching, the defendant made a public announcement offering a reward of Rs. 501 to anyone who found and brought back his....

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