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Habeas Corpus Petition: Grounds and Procedure in India
Habeas corpus is the oldest and most direct of the constitutional remedies. Its Latin name — “you shall have the body” — describes what the writ does: it commands t
What is a Letters Patent Appeal (LPA) in the Gujarat High Court
A Letters Patent Appeal is an appeal from one part of a High Court to another. It is an intra-court appeal: a Division Bench of the same High Court hears a challenge to a judgment
Types of Writs Explained: Mandamus, Certiorari, Prohibition, Quo Warranto
The Constitution of India does not simply promise rights; it supplies the machinery to enforce them. That machinery is the writ jurisdiction, and understanding the different types
Writ petition vs PIL: key differences
A persistent misconception in the PIL vs writ petition debate is that they are separate species of proceeding. They are not. A PIL is a writ petition — one filed under Article 32
How to file a writ petition in the Gujarat High Court (step by step)
Introduction A writ petition is the constitutional remedy that allows a person to approach a High Court directly when a public authority has acted illegally, arbitrarily or without
Harmonizing Land Acquisition Compensation across Special Acts: The 2015 Order and Tarsem Singh
For a landowner, the identity of the statute under which the land is taken ought to be a matter of indifference. The Constitution does not grade citizens by the acquiring departmen
Section 24(2) of the Land Acquisition Act: When Does an Acquisition Really Lapse?
When Parliament replaced the colonial Land Acquisition Act, 1894 with the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
Severance & Injurious Affection — Forgotten Heads in Land Acquisition
Ask most landowners what they were paid for their acquired land and they will quote a single number: the per-square-metre rate multiplied by the area taken, dressed up with solatiu
Is Land Acquisition Compensation Taxable? Section 96, Interest & TDS Explained
A landowner who has fought for a fair award often assumes that the enhanced amount finally received is his to keep, in full. But is land acquisition compensation taxable? That assu
The Limits of Challenging a National Highways Arbitral Award under Section 34
When land is acquired for a National Highway, the landowner does not receive a court-determined compensation in the first instance. The Competent Authority fixes compensation under
