Supreme Court State Is a Necessary Party in Writ Seeking Absorption: Supreme Court Supreme Court sets aside a lecturer’s absorption direction because Maharashtra was not made a party, but awards ₹10 lakh under Article 142. Tarun Sharma 14 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Supreme Court Supreme Court Allows Late Plaint Amendment Under Order VI Rule 17 CPC The Supreme Court allowed a late plaint amendment after discovery of a compromise decree concerning the same property, while leaving limitation and merits open. Tarun Sharma 13 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Arbitration Supreme Court: Goa Was Arbitration Seat Despite Delhi Location Clause Supreme Court finds Goa to be the arbitration seat despite a Delhi location clause, setting aside the Delhi High Court’s Section 11 appointment. Tarun Sharma 12 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Supreme Court Supreme Court on Widow’s Bhumidhar Rights: Section 14 Changes Succession Route Supreme Court explains how Section 14(1) enlarged a Delhi widow’s Bhumidhar interest and why Section 51(2)(a)(ii) governs succession at her death. Tarun Sharma 10 Oct 2026 · 4 min read
Supreme Court Supreme Court Orders Fresh Elections in 50 Punjab Municipal Wards: Seema Sharma Order Explained The Supreme Court ordered fresh elections in 50 Punjab municipal wards after a fact-finding inquiry. Read the Seema Sharma order, safeguards and six-week timeline. Tarun Sharma 8 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Supreme Court Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in Anchla: Gaps in Circumstantial Evidence Supreme Court upholds an acquittal after finding gaps in last-seen testimony, call records, key recovery and DNA inference in a circumstantial murder case. Tarun Sharma 6 Oct 2026 · 5 min read
Supreme Court Supreme Court Quashes Mulla Afroz’s NSA Detention, Awards ₹10 Lakh Costs The Supreme Court held that an alleged police confession without independent supporting material could not sustain Mulla Afroz’s preventive detention under the NSA. Tarun Sharma 30 Sep 2026 · 6 min read
biotechnology patentability in India Biotechnology and Patentability in India Exam-ready notes on biotechnology, patentable living-organism inventions and the exclusions under Section 3 of the Patents Act, 1970. Tarun Sharma 28 Sep 2026 · 4 min read
status of biotechnology patents in India Status of Biotechnology Patents in India An exam-focused guide to biotechnology patents in India, statutory exclusions, TRIPS, biodiversity protection and leading judicial decisions. Tarun Sharma 28 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
evergreening of patents in India Evergreening Sui Generis Protection and Pharmaceutical Patents in India Exam-ready notes on Section 3(d), Novartis, sui generis protection, compulsory licensing and pharmaceutical patents in India. Tarun Sharma 28 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
IPAB Abolition in 2021: History and Present Patent Appeal System A student-friendly history of IPAB, its patent jurisdiction, abolition in 2021 and the present High Court appeal structure. Tarun Sharma 27 Sep 2026 · 6 min read
Controller of Patents: Powers and Functions in India A structured guide to the Controller of Patents, including examination, opposition, compulsory licensing and quasi-judicial powers. Tarun Sharma 27 Sep 2026 · 8 min read
Defences in Patent Infringement Cases in India An exam-ready guide to validity challenges, non-infringement and statutory exceptions under Sections 47, 107 and 107A of the Patents Act. Tarun Sharma 27 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
Remedies for Patent Infringement in India A student-friendly guide to injunctions, damages, account of profits and other civil remedies for patent infringement under Indian law. Tarun Sharma 27 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
Criminal Law Sessions Court Cannot Bar Remission in a Life Sentence The Supreme Court has held that a Sessions Court may impose life imprisonment for murder but cannot exclude statutory remission by directing incarceration for the convict's entire natural life. Tarun Sharma 24 Sep 2026 · 7 min read
Service Law Resignation Withdrawal: Orissa High Court Reinstates Judge The Orissa High Court explains why a timely withdrawal of resignation prevailed over later acceptance, granting reinstatement and service continuity but no back wages. Tarun Sharma 15 Sep 2026 · 6 min read
Patent Law Patent Infringement Doctrines in India: A Practical Guide How Indian patent infringement analysis treats equivalents, essential claim elements and prosecution history, with a carefully qualified FMC v Natco example. Tarun Sharma 14 Sep 2026 · 5 min read
Patent Law Patent Infringement in India: Meaning, Rights and Tests A practical guide to patent infringement in India, covering Section 48 rights, claim comparison, process-patent evidence, defences and civil remedies. Tarun Sharma 14 Sep 2026 · 5 min read