The Gauhati High Court ruled that the heinous nature of an offence alone cannot justify rejecting remission for a life convict. It said authorities must conduct a comprehensive, case-specific assessment of every prisoner before deciding on premature release.
Representing JSW Energy and JSW Steel, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas secured a significant Karnataka High Court ruling quashing KERC’s captive status verification procedure. The judgment provides major relief to captive power users and reinforces the regulatory framework governing captive power projects.
The Bombay High Court said families in India often hesitate to report sexual assault and harassment due to social realities, and delay in filing an FIR alone cannot defeat such complaints. Refusing to quash a 2019 molestation FIR, the Court dismissed a Kerala man’s plea over allegations of outraging his domestic worker’s modesty.
