Arrest Powers Under the Customs and GST Regime, Constitutional Safeguards and Judicial Review: An Analysis of Radhika Agarwal v. Union of India
Radhika Agarwal v. Union of India & Ors. 2025 INSC 272 W.P. (Crl.) No. 336 of 2018 & Connected Matters Supreme Court of India In Radhika Agarwal v. Union of India, the Supreme Court examined the scope of arrest powers exercised under the Customs Act, 1962 and the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017 […]
Order VII Rule 11 CPC and the Benami Transactions Act: Supreme Court Reiterates the Duty of Courts to Examine the Real Substance of Pleadings : Manjula & Ors. v. D.A. Srinivas
Manjula & Ors. v. D.A. Srinivas 2026 INSC 465 Civil Appeal No. 7370 of 2026 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 7924 of 2024) Supreme Court of India Bench: Justice R. Mahadevan and Justice J.B. Pardiwala Manjula & Ors. v. D.A. Srinivas is animportant decision examining the intersection between Order VII Rule 11 of the […]
From Access to Dignity: Menstrual Health, Education, and Substantive Equality in Dr. Jaya Thakur v. Union of India
The Hon’ble Supreme Court’s decision in Dr. Jaya Thakur v. Union of India, 2026 INSC 97, marks an important moment in the evolution of socio-economic rights jurisprudence in India. While framed as a public interest petition seeking directions for provision of sanitary products and basic sanitation in schools, the judgment travels far beyond the immediate […]
The POSH Act and the Discipline of Purpose: A Reading of Sohail Malik v. Union of India
The development of the law on sexual harassment at the workplace in India has never been merely statutory, it has always been constitutional in character. The enactment of the POSH Act, 2013 marked the formalisation of principles first articulated in Vishaka v. State of Rajasthan, (1997) 6 SCC 241, but it did not, and could […]
