STPL Law https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Food Powders Cannot Be Taxed as Beverages Under Commercial Tax Act Himachal Pradesh High court Judgment Summary October 2026 Himachal Pradesh Judgments Summary 14th Oct, 2026 Political Rivalry & Limits of Bail: SC Cancels Sentence Suspension for Mastermind in Murder Weaponisation of Criminal Law in Failed Relationships: SC Sets Aside Prosecution for Rape and Cheating Judicial Discipline Overruled: The Illegality of Reviewing Binding Precedents on Tariff Fixation and Sinking Funds Strangers to a Consent Decree: Safeguarding Rights and Access to Appeal Against Fraudulent Compromises Arbitration : The Limits of Tribunal Power and Contractual Rewriting State Sovereignty Prevails Over Fraudulent Claims to Vesting Jagir Estates Unlicensed Money Lending and Section 138 Proceedings Across States Legislative Overreach Cannot Resurrect a Tainted Recruitment SC Upholds Conviction Under Prevention of Corruption Act and Clarifies Onus of Proof Mandatory Nature of Section 143(2) Notice in Reassessment: SC Dismisses Revenue’s Appeals and Clarifies Section 292BB SC Transfers Conflicting Commercial Suits to a Neutral Forum Substantial Compliance and Prejudice-Oriented Test: SC Sets Aside Bail Granted on Procedural Grounds in Espionage Case Refining the Execution of Arbitral Awards: SC Rejects Post-Decision Clarifications and Calls for Law Commission Study Entitlement to War Injury Pension for Disabilities Arbitration Extensions: Waiver of Coram Objections, IBC Moratorium, and the Correct Forum Under Section 29A Quashing Non-Compoundable Heinous Crimes on Settlement Validation of Reassessment Proceedings under Income Tax Law Unpaid Excise Duty on Bonded Closing Stock Cannot Be Added to Taxable Income Multiple Life Sentences Cannot Run Consecutively Liberty Overruled by Legal Limits: SC Affirms High Court Order Restoring Default Bail Under UAP Act Supreme Court Excludes Debenture Trustee and Lender from CoC under IBC Textile Cess: Refining Without Manufacturing: Exempt from Textile Cess on Powerloom and Handloom Fabrics Reconciling Eelectricity Theft Assessments: Supreme Court Clarifies Interplay Between Section 126 &135 of the Electricity Act Balancing Equity and Commerce: SC Settles Industrial Loan Dispute Through Final Settlement Terms Valid Title Prevails: Supreme Court Upholds Original Allotment in Execution Proceedings SC Clarifies Limits on Committee of Creditors Withdrawing Approved Resolution Plans RTI: SC Affirms Member’s Right Under RTI Act to Obtain Cooperative Society Documents via Registrar Protecting Waqf Sanctity: Supreme Court Restores Injunction Against Encroachment on Service Inam Lands Setting Aside Arbitrary Land Acquisitions for Cooperative Societies A Travesty of Justice: Six Years of Undeserved Imprisonment Due to Slipshod Investigation Bridging the Gap Between “May Be” and “Must Be”: Acquittal in Circumstantial Murder Trials Lacking Conclusive Forensic Links Bail: Balancing Gravity of Fraud with Speedy Trial Rights Unlocking Structure Compensation: Overriding Unrecognized Shrine Objections in National Highway Acquisitions Bribes Carry No Immunity: Inapplicability of Section 17A Prior Approval to Demands for Illegal Gratification Protection of Water Bodies vs. Bona Fide Flat Buyers: Balancing State Resumption with Equitable Relief Learner’s Licence Validity, Motorcycle Provisos, and Insurer Liability in Motor Accident Claims Enhancing Compensation for Severe Motor Accident Disabilities Unsubstantiated Insurer Defenses and the Weight of Criminal Charge-Sheets in Motor Accident Claims Overriding FIR Omissions and Establishing Insurer Liability in Motor Accident Claims The High Court’s Mandate on Acquittal and the Standard of Proof in POCSO Cases Guardianship vs. Usurpation: Striking Down Illegal Gifts of Temple Inam Land to the State Quashing Blacklisting Orders in Drug Tender Quality Failures Re-Auctioning Public Property When Bids Fail to Reflect Market Trends Remanding Bail Granted During Winter Vacation Amid Material Suppression Judicial Duty to Reason: Setting Aside Bail Orders Passed Without Examining Critical Video Evidence Private Complaints for False Election Affidavits: Overruling the Bar of Section 195 CrPC Home