https://lawlens.in/stories/foreign-nationals-accused-in-commercial-quantity-ndps-cases-must-face-stricter-bail-safegu-770677c8cbca4eab9771b62f7d94d4b6/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T12:36:34.560Z Foreign nationals accused in commercial-quantity NDPS cases must face stricter bail safeguards, including passport deposit, two verified sureties and FRRO registration: Supreme Court https://lawlens.in/stories/election-cash-seizures-must-disclose-suspected-offence-nexus-within-24-hours-high-court-ap-e6da5e8540704cf39d42d3b78b6af248/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T12:24:32.130Z Election cash seizures must disclose suspected offence nexus within 24 hours; High Court approval required to withdraw cases, Supreme Court directs https://lawlens.in/stories/conviction-cannot-stand-on-contradictory-eyewitness-testimony-and-unlinked-weapon-recoveri-80ae434a444d4bf68af11ceca327f8d0/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T12:21:50.698Z Conviction cannot stand on contradictory eyewitness testimony and unlinked weapon recoveries alone. https://lawlens.in/stories/gangsters-act-trial-gets-priority-only-when-dates-clash-other-criminal-trials-cannot-be-ke-6980659c248a408cb7d0cb3fb763eeee/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T10:27:47.569Z Gangsters Act trial gets priority only when dates clash; other criminal trials cannot be kept in abeyance: Supreme Court https://lawlens.in/stories/misconduct-independently-proved-after-a-vitiated-enquiry-justifies-restoration-of-removal-288793f1d56641fa8e5d86749c3c0cda/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T10:06:28.280Z Misconduct independently proved after a vitiated enquiry justifies restoration of removal from service. https://lawlens.in/stories/administrative-delay-cannot-defeat-retrospective-promotion-and-consequential-benefits-when-44c515074741406486c27dad8beceef2/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T09:51:47.136Z Administrative delay cannot defeat retrospective promotion and consequential benefits when the employee was otherwise eligible. https://lawlens.in/stories/section-11-court-may-appoint-arbitrator-despite-unresolved-compliance-with-contractual-pre-f284d62f0b0444efab5c7a5a8959dc25/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T09:40:43.386Z Section 11 Court May Appoint Arbitrator Despite Unresolved Compliance with Contractual Pre-Arbitral Mechanisms https://lawlens.in/stories/sham-section-33-arbitration-applications-still-extend-section-34-limitation-but-may-attrac-746661bdcd4340f08a15755cd63f9643/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T09:40:42.799Z Sham Section 33 arbitration applications still extend Section 34 limitation, but may attract punitive costs: Delhi High Court affirms Supreme Court rule https://lawlens.in/stories/section-306-ipc-requires-proximate-instigation-and-mens-rea-official-reprimands-alone-do-n-e76c4b3e9cf949dabf0033a6f23b28da/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T09:16:04.124Z Section 306 IPC requires proximate instigation and mens rea; official reprimands alone do not constitute abetment. https://lawlens.in/stories/a-disciplinary-authority-may-reject-an-inquiry-officers-exoneration-after-granting-adequat-050e1cdca23344a8b35b7b9569c9438f/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T09:05:25.726Z A disciplinary authority may reject an inquiry officer’s exoneration after granting adequate opportunity. https://lawlens.in/stories/a-plaint-may-be-rejected-under-order-vii-rule-11-d-when-limitation-bar-is-apparent-from-it-161cfc7ae06d43dcabacc2129bd50869/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T08:08:37.183Z A plaint may be rejected under Order VII Rule 11(d) when limitation bar is apparent from its averments. https://lawlens.in/stories/driving-without-a-licence-by-itself-does-not-establish-contributory-negligence-in-motor-ac-af9f7b49eb124941a484e262d178b71e/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T08:08:35.805Z Driving without a licence, by itself, does not establish contributory negligence in motor accident claims. https://lawlens.in/stories/setting-aside-an-eviction-order-restores-tenant-status-and-permits-possession-proceedings-15987fad37224b2eaab383c99b39cc8d/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T08:08:35.374Z Setting aside an eviction order restores tenant status and permits possession proceedings under Section 21(2)(a). https://lawlens.in/stories/centre-road-collision-warranted-apportioning-70-negligence-to-the-auto-driver-and-30-to-th-793abcb91ec04318926d4bbdb4e2b4c3/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T08:08:34.884Z Centre-road collision warranted apportioning 70% negligence to the auto driver and 30% to the motorcycle rider. https://lawlens.in/stories/a-concluded-government-contract-cannot-be-unilaterally-terminated-without-notice-and-an-op-9259dc9154d743c3ab82d094a1e0398a/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T07:07:03.431Z A concluded government contract cannot be unilaterally terminated without notice and an opportunity of hearing. https://lawlens.in/stories/local-non-availability-of-senior-residency-cannot-excuse-prescribed-qualifications-for-ass-e55b74bca66f4b779d68763c7c714f0b/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T07:07:00.009Z Local non-availability of Senior Residency cannot excuse prescribed qualifications for Assistant Professor appointment. https://lawlens.in/stories/cessation-of-a-pradhans-tenure-does-not-extinguish-liability-or-section-95-1-g-proceedings-4b9bb7bf1d0e4174b64a35126f55324b/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T05:05:39.430Z Cessation of a Pradhan’s tenure does not extinguish liability or Section 95(1)(g) proceedings. https://lawlens.in/stories/nagar-panchayat-transitional-areas-remain-rural-for-jnvst-2026-quota-supreme-court-orders-cddb3801224b4cba85566090c042d612/ LawLens en 2026-08-17T04:36:23.556Z Nagar Panchayat “transitional areas” remain rural for JNVST-2026 quota, Supreme Court orders admissions https://lawlens.in/stories/pasture-land-cannot-confer-khatedari-rights-notwithstanding-contrary-revenue-entries-or-pr-e1666792e26246368fd2978e075bb2ac/ LawLens en 2026-08-16T19:08:07.311Z Pasture land cannot confer Khatedari rights, notwithstanding contrary revenue entries or private classification. https://lawlens.in/stories/an-inadvertent-official-lapse-without-wilful-disobedience-cannot-sustain-prosecution-under-35837739b0874f619584e92899f8e6b7/ LawLens en 2026-08-16T19:07:02.207Z An inadvertent official lapse without wilful disobedience cannot sustain prosecution under Section 173 IPC. https://lawlens.in/stories/state-cannot-withhold-consumer-commission-appointments-after-selection-panel-rajasthan-hc-bf48a33e92b24cb3ba4a59eb0db6f702/ LawLens en 2026-08-16T19:06:59.169Z State cannot withhold Consumer Commission appointments after selection panel, Rajasthan HC rules https://lawlens.in/stories/allahabad-high-court-quashes-lifelong-police-surveillance-says-rubber-stamp-approval-canno-57c09910761d4e12a16dfc1318379542/ LawLens en 2026-08-16T06:05:56.982Z Allahabad High Court quashes lifelong police surveillance, says rubber-stamp approval cannot brand a person a professional criminal https://lawlens.in/stories/rajasthan-hc-commutes-death-penalty-for-brothers-convicted-in-brutal-double-murder-orders-20cbd823eb444b0182eb55341eaacfd9/ LawLens en 2026-08-15T23:09:12.054Z Rajasthan HC commutes death penalty for brothers convicted in brutal double murder, orders life imprisonment for remainder of natural life https://lawlens.in/stories/an-unregistered-agreement-to-sell-is-admissible-in-specific-performance-subject-to-curing-e6441dffc03e4a3eb0465616ef38546f/ LawLens en 2026-08-15T23:07:40.022Z An unregistered agreement to sell is admissible in specific performance, subject to curing insufficient stamping.