The Supreme Court of India, in Jupally Lakshmikantha Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh (2025 INSC 1096), has delivered a significant judgment reaffirming that criminal liability for cheating and forgery cannot be sustained in the absence of material inducement, wrongful gain, wrongful loss, or evidence connecting the accused to the creation of a forged document. What's The Matter? The case arose from allegations that a college operated by the appellant's educational society ha

The Supreme Court in this case delivers a sharp rebuke against nepotism and institutional favouritism in cooperative housing allotments, reaffirming that transparency and fiduciary responsibility cannot be diluted merely because a body is structured as a registered society. What's The Matter? The dispute arose from the allotment of two “super deluxe” flats by the HUDA Employees Welfare Organization (HEWO), a society constituted ostensibly for the benefit of employees of the

The decision of the Singapore Magistrate’s Court in Century Housing Services Pte Ltd v Koh Chiep Chong (Xu Jiecong) offers a clear and timely reaffirmation of orthodox landlord tenant principles in an era where co-living business models increasingly test the limits of traditional tenancy agreements. At its core, the case turns on a deceptively simple question : whether a tenant can rely on past informal arrangements and commercial practice to override clear contractual pro

In a recent decision, the Supreme Court has once again underlined the legal status of proprietorship concerns and their representation in...

In a significant reaffirmation of procedural fidelity and evidentiary discipline, the Supreme Court in this case wrestled with the...

In a significant reaffirmation of procedural discipline and judicial finality, the Supreme Court of India on April 9, 2025, set aside...

In a recent judgment delivered on February 25, 2025, the Supreme Court of India addressed a long-standing dispute between a landlord and...