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Introduction: The Supreme Court of India, on September 15, 2026, asked the Union Government to consider installing speed breakers and rumble strips near the Delhi High Court crossing on Mathura Road, close to the National Zoological Garden. The Bench emphasised that pedestrian safety at the busy stretch was a matter of public interest and called […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India has asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to issue a further Ordinance clarifying that prosecutions for certain serious offences under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, were never deemed to have been abated under the State’s 2023 legislation. The Court specifically emphasised that non-compoundable offences, offences carrying mandatory imprisonment, and repeated […]
Introduction: The Rajasthan High Court has upheld the penalty of compulsory retirement imposed upon an in-charge of a Government Ayurvedic Dispensary, holding that an officer entrusted with overall responsibility for the functioning and records of a government dispensary cannot completely disassociate himself from irregularities merely by claiming that the particular duty was assigned to a […]
Introduction: The Orissa High Court has granted relief to a NEET-UG 2026 candidate diagnosed with β Thalassemia Trait after a Medical Assessment Board rejected her claim for disability reservation on the ground that her condition did not result in functional or locomotor disability. The Court held that when a particular medical condition is recognised as […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court has held that a daughter-in-law cannot be directed to pay maintenance to her mother-in-law under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, when the senior citizen has surviving children who are legally responsible under the statutory framework. Justice Harisankar V. Menon delivered the ruling in Hajara […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has held that a slaughterhouse operating beyond the prescribed capacity of a “petty food business” cannot function merely on the basis of a food safety registration certificate and must obtain a regular licence under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. The Court made it clear that statutory licensing requirements […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court has clarified the limited scope of the revisional jurisdiction available against orders passed by Courts of Small Causes, holding that an order rejecting an application under Section 10 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, does not amount to a “case decided” within the meaning of […]
Introduction: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has clarified the scope of statutory powers available to electricity transmission companies under Section 164 of the Electricity Act, 2003, holding that once an electricity licensee is validly vested with the powers of the Telegraph Authority, prior consent of the landowner is not a mandatory precondition for surveying, aligning […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India has reaffirmed that electricity distribution companies cannot ordinarily recover outstanding electricity charges after the expiry of two years from the date on which the amount first became due, unless the statutory exception under Section 56(2) of the Electricity Act, 2003, is satisfied. The Court clarified that when a distribution […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India has clarified an important principle governing arbitration agreements in commercial transactions involving multiple interconnected contracts. It has held that an arbitration clause contained in a principal agreement can extend to a separate instrument executed by a party who has not signed the principal agreement in an individual capacity, provided […]
Introduction: The Karnataka High Court has ruled that a para sportsperson cannot be denied the benefit of a Government pension scheme merely because the sporting event in which the athlete won a medal was historically known by a different name. Holding that the substance, status and institutional continuity of a sporting event must be considered […]
Introduction: The Gujarat High Court, while hearing a petition concerning the demolition of houses in the Nasir Nagar area of Surat, on September 11, 2026, questioned the manner in which the inquiry into the alleged illegal demolition was being conducted and sought clarity on the alternative accommodation provided to the affected residents. Justice Nikhil S. […]
Introduction: The Kerala High Court has granted anticipatory bail to 17 students and activists associated with the Students’ Federation of India (SFI), who were accused of unlawfully restraining, assaulting and causing hurt to the Vice-Chancellor of Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit, Kalady, Dr. Ciza Thomas, during a campus protest. Justice Kauser Edappagath passed the order […]
Introduction: The Bombay High Court has intervened in the decision to impose a 12-day prohibition on the sale and consumption of alcohol across Pune district during the Ganesh festival, observing that an excessively long dry period could have unintended consequences for habitual and regular alcohol consumers. Following the Court’s intervention, the Pune Collector withdrew the […]
Introduction: The Gujarat High Court has held that merely making a complaint or application before the police containing allegations of an alleged criminal act does not, by itself, amount to the offence of defamation when the police authority has lawful jurisdiction over the subject matter of the accusation. The Court observed that the statutory exception […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court has held that a money-recovery suit instituted by a company cannot be rejected at the threshold merely because the plaint does not expressly refer to a written agreement or mercantile document evidencing the underlying financial transaction. The Court emphasised that where the pleadings and documents disclose an arguable case and […]
“While the law of competition may be sometimes hard for the individual, it is best for the race, because it ensures the survival of the fittest in every department.” – Andrew Carneige The tussle between Epic games and Google started way back in the U.S., wherein the biggest gaming giant on August 2020, approached the […]
The Supreme Court today issued a notice on the petition filed by the top woman wrestlers of India seeking registration of FIR against a BJP MP as well as the wrestling federation of India’s president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual harassment. Advocate Kapil Sibal appearing for the petitioners stated that the woman wrestlers […]
“The sovereignty of scriptures of all religion must come to an end if we want to have a united integrated modern India.”– Dr. B.R Ambedkar In the case of Farhan Tasaddukhussain Barodawala v. Onali Ezazuddin Dholkawal, Allahabad High Court imposed cost of rupees 25,000 on petitioners who were objecting on the fact that how a […]
Reported By: Ankita Bhardwaj The case of KUSH KALRA v. UOI & ANR has brought forward the interesting notion of barring the entry of married men and women in Judge Advocate General (JAG) claiming it in the benefit of public interest and national security. A PIL is filed against the policy by Kush Kalra seeking the […]
“We direct all High Courts to establish online RTI portals within 3 months from today. High Courts can formulate adequate provisions to facilitate the supply of adequate information. Information is to be passed onto the secretary generals of High Courts for administrative directions from the Chief Justices (of High Courts). The same directions are to […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court recently upheld an industrial tribunal’s ruling that an accountant, Dulal Chatterjee, was a ‘workman’ under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, dismissing a writ petition filed by Swarnakshar Prakasani Pvt. Ltd. The case arose when Chatterjee was terminated from employment in July 2013, leading to a legal dispute over whether his […]
The Madras High Court in the case of G Sundararajan v The Secretary held that the exemption from payment of entertainment tax is just a concession by the government and cannot be claimed as a right. The court thus refused relief to the producer and distributor of the 2015 Tamil film, “I” which was claimed […]
The Karnataka Appellate Authority of Advance Ruling (AAAR), in the case of Myntra Designs Private Limited modified the decision of AAR, has observed, “input tax credit (ITC) is not available on the vouchers and subscription packages procured by Myntra from third-party vendors.” They relied on the judgement of the Karnataka High Court in the case […]
