LITTLITT Try LITT free
Def. Lex-O-Pedia
When Does Land Acquisition Lapse Under Section 24(2) of the 2013 LARR Act?
After the Constitution Bench in Indore Development Authority, deemed lapse under Section 24(2) requires both non-possession and non-payment. This explains the doctrine, its limits, and the surviving grounds of challenge.
Read full entry
Def. Lex-O-Pedia
How Do Constitutional Principles Apply in Family Court Proceedings in India?
Family courts in India are not exempt from the Constitution. Here is how Articles 14, 15 and 21, the Family Courts Act 1984 and Supreme Court jurisprudence shape marriage, custody and personal-law disputes.
Read full entry
Def. Lex-O-Pedia
Is It Kidnapping When an Adult Married Woman Leaves Home of Her Own Free Will?
Kidnapping under Section 137 BNS protects children, not adults. When an adult wife tells the police and the Magistrate that she left her matrimonial home voluntarily, charges of kidnapping, abduction or trafficking against her partner collapse, and the Constitution forbids reviving them.
Read full entry
04
Buzz

The 4-Month VLOOKUP: Why the Electoral Bonds Case is a Masterclass in Judicial Intolerance

Apr 08 ·4 min read
05
Buzz

Decoding the "Paramvir Singh Mandate": The Supreme Court's War on Blind Spots

Apr 07 ·4 min read
Singapore

Howe Wen Khong Rocky and others v Attorney-General [2025] SGHC 253

In Howe Wen Khong Rocky v Attorney-General [2025] SGHC 253, the High Court dismissed a constitutional challenge to the Mandatory Death Penalty under the Misuse of Drugs Act, ruling the applicants lacked standing and the challenge was meritless, reaffirming judicial restraint in sentencing policy.

Sushant Shukla· ·7 min read
Singapore

Goh Seng Heng v Official Assignee and another and other matters [2025] SGHC 237

The court held that judicial review is not ordinarily available for decisions of the Official Assignee where a complete and suitable alternative remedy is provided by statute, such as Statutory Review under the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018.

Sushant Shukla· ·15 min read
Singapore

Masoud Rahimi bin Mehrzad and others v Attorney-General [2025] SGHC 20

The court held that the Applicants lacked standing to challenge the constitutionality of the PACC Act Regime because they had not filed any applications subject to the Impugned Provisions at the time of commencing the action, rendering the challenge theoretical.

Sushant Shukla· ·14 min read
Singapore

Katchu Mohideen Bazeer Ahamed v Public Prosecutor [2025] SGHC 192

In Katchu Mohideen Bazeer Ahamed v Public Prosecutor, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing, Constitutional Law — Equal protection of the law.

Sushant Shukla· ·8 min read
Singapore

Jumaat bin Mohamed Sayed and others v Attorney-General [2025] SGCA 40

The court held that the statutory presumptions in the Misuse of Drugs Act are rebuttable presumptions of law that place a persuasive burden on the accused person to disprove the presumed fact on the balance of probabilities, and are not inconsistent with the Constitution.

Sushant Shukla· ·17 min read
Singapore

Kassimatis, Theodoros KC v Attorney-General and another and another matter [2024] SGHC 24

The court held that foreign counsel seeking ad hoc admission must meet the mandatory requirements of s 15(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966, including demonstrating special qualifications or experience relevant to the specific issues of the case, and must show a 'special reason

Sushant Shukla· ·15 min read
Singapore

Iskandar bin Rahmat and others v Attorney-General [2024] SGHC 122

The High Court dismissed the applicants' challenge in Iskandar bin Rahmat v Attorney-General [2024] SGHC 122, ruling that the application disclosed no reasonable cause of action. The court rejected constitutional claims regarding LASCO, warning against meritless, eleventh-hour litigation tactics.

Sushant Shukla· ·7 min read
Singapore

Roslan bin Bakar v Attorney-General [2024] SGCA 51

The Singapore Court of Appeal in Roslan bin Bakar v Attorney-General [2024] SGCA 51 summarily dismissed an application for a PACC and a stay of execution, ruling that the applicant's grounds lacked merit and constituted an abuse of process, thereby allowing the scheduled execution to proceed.

Sushant Shukla· ·9 min read
Singapore

Kottakki Srinivas Patnaik v Attorney-General [2024] SGCA 5

In Kottakki Srinivas Patnaik v Attorney-General, the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Administrative Law — Remedies, Constitutional Law — Equal protection of the law.

Sushant Shukla· ·9 min read
Singapore

Mohammad Azwan bin Bohari v Public Prosecutor [2024] SGCA 38

In Mohammad Azwan bin Bohari v Public Prosecutor, the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Constitutional Law — Equal protection of the law, Constitutional Law — Fundamental liberties.

Sushant Shukla· ·9 min read
Singapore

Masoud Rahimi bin Mehrzad and others v Attorney-General [2024] SGCA 11

The court held that the appellants lacked standing to challenge the constitutionality of the PACC Act because the provisions were not yet in force and the appellants were not currently affected by them.

Sushant Shukla· ·13 min read
Singapore

Masoud Rahimi bin Mehrzad and others v Attorney-General [2023] SGHC 346

The court struck out an originating application challenging the constitutionality of provisions in the PACC Act that had not yet come into force, finding that the applicants lacked locus standi as there was no real controversy or violation of personal rights.

Sushant Shukla· ·14 min read
Singapore

Kottakki Srinivas Patnaik v Attorney-General [2023] SGHC 174

The court held that the applicant failed to establish a prima facie case of reasonable suspicion that the Attorney-General's prosecutorial discretion was exercised in breach of Art 12(1) or Art 35(8) of the Constitution.

Sushant Shukla· ·14 min read
Singapore

Chee Siok Chin and Another v Attorney-General [2006] SGHC 153

The court held that the 1991 amendments to the Rules of the Supreme Court, which removed the exclusion of defamation and fraud cases from summary judgment procedures, were within the Rules Committee's powers and not unconstitutional.

Sushant Shukla· ·14 min read
Singapore

Ng Chye Huay and Another v Public Prosecutor [2005] SGHC 193

The court held that the police SOP for handling illegal assemblies was not discriminatory, and that the permit requirements under the Miscellaneous Offences (Public Order and Nuisance) Rules and the Films Act were valid and constitutional.

Sushant Shukla· ·12 min read
Columns 8 min read

Recusal, Necessity, and Structural Conflict: Re-examining Judicial Impartiality in Constitutional Adjudication.

When a Chief Justice steps aside from a constitutionally significant case, it raises foundational questions about judicial impartiality and institutional duty. Examining the doctrine of recusal, necessity, and structural conflicts in India's apex judiciary.

Anish Sinha
Contributor
Mar 31
Singapore

Jumaat bin Mohamed Sayed and others v Attorney-General [2022] SGHC 291

In Jumaat bin Mohamed Sayed and others v Attorney-General, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Constitutional law — Accused person, Constitutional law — Fundamental liberties.

Sushant Shukla· ·9 min read
Singapore

Ten Leu Jiun Jeanne-Marie v The National University of Singapore [2014] SGHC 247

In Ten Leu Jiun Jeanne-Marie v The National University of Singapore, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil procedure — judgments and orders, Constitutional law — equal protection of the law.

Sushant Shukla· ·8 min read
Singapore

Muhammad Ridzuan bin Mohd Ali v Attorney-General [2014] SGHC 179

In Muhammad Ridzuan bin Mohd Ali v Attorney-General, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Administrative Law — Judicial Review, Constitutional Law — Equality before the Law.

Sushant Shukla· ·9 min read