STPL Law https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Home MACT: Cases must be decided on “preponderance of probability” rather than strict standard of “beyond reasonable doubt, Husband acquited in 25 year old case: Credibility of Defense Evidence Foreigners Tribunal: Tribunal under obligation to conduct a proper inquiry, examine State evidence, and record a reasoned opinion Sales tax exemption retrospectively withdrawal held valid: No penality on retrospective transactions Failure of a Children’s Court to pass a reasoned order That child should be tried as an adult is a fatal procedural lapse that vitiates the trial Service Law: No relief when appointments were made in violation of established rules State has power to increase royalty and dead rent rates during the subsistence of a mining lease. Service Law: Disability during service – Mandatory duty on employers to provide reasonable accommodation. No insolvency proceedings on base of recovery certificate issued by Debt Recovery Tribunal Mere recovery of firearms from house does not automatically establish the house owner’s “conscious possession” Chain of circumstantial evidence not complete: Wife acquited in Husband Murder Case Plaintiff is mandatorily bound by the 120-day time limit to file a written statement – Order not appealable Refusal to refund the premium paid for unutilized additional Floor Space Index held arbitrary, discriminatory Land Acquisition held valid: Objections by land owners and hearing were substantially complied SEBI Penalty Upheld: Regulatory compliance is mandatory regardless of whether a violation results in profit or loss to investors, Constitutional validity of rules to compute mining royalties held valid Security deposits carry no interest, is a valid term: But delay in refund will carry interest Service Law: Tribunals cannot issue a mandamus substituting their own assessments to direct promotions. POCSO: FIR Against School Headmistress Valid – Strict interpretations of mandatory reporting obligations Commercial Courts: Expedite business litigation – Procedural timelines to be strictly construed. Auction Sale by Bank: Minor procedural omissions not invalidate auction Customary Law of Inheritance: Burden of Proof on party claiming custom Eviction: Merger of Bank – Change of tenant without landlord consent Advocate added in caution list of Bank: Provisions not applicable on not for bona fide professional errors or negligence. Will: lliterate testator completely disinherits dependent spouse with whom he had cordial relations in favor of strangers “Fake and hallucinated” legal precedents generated through Artificial Intelligence Release of Life Convicts: More liberal policy exists on the date of consideration, convict is entitled to its benefits. Default Bail: Failure to file additional copies of the charge-sheet Representation of the People Act: Does not apply to municipal elections Rejection of Plaint: Rejected on ground of limitation Balancing the removal of unauthorized encroachments with the protection of vendor livelihoods Compromise: A lawyer cannot unilaterally conclude substantial legal rights of client without clear instruction. MACT: Standardized principles for assessing the annual income of deceased persons Recording “Pre-charge evidence”: When an offence is exclusively triable by a Court of Session Limits of Double Jeopardy and Quashing: Untangling Civil Disputes and Criminal Proceedings Revoking conditional gifts: High Court upholds donor’s rights upon maintenance default Himachal Judgments July 2026 Know the Law No Locus Standi for Prospective Accused at Pre-Cognizance Stage A Disabled Person is a Disabled Person, Free from Caste Sub-Classification Service Law: The 17-Year Contractual Battle for Regularization and Dignity in Public Employment Service Law: Matters involving seniority and promotion cannot be reopened after a significant lapse of time Para Veterinary Council: Degree or diploma from any University established by law constitutes a “recognized qualification” NDPS: Conviction set aside – Severe procedural lapses – Irreconcilable contradictions Specific performance of an agreement to sell: Consistent intent to perform NDPS: Bail Rejected as twin conditions of Section 37 not satisfied Enhancing maintenance: Changed Circumstances NDPS: Conviction set aside – Cumulative series of procedural flaws Causing Death by Negligence : Snakebite Liability – Conviction set aside