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Introduction: In Smt. Asha Dubey v. Union of India through Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue & Others, the Allahabad High Court delivered a significant ruling on the validity of reassessment proceedings initiated against a deceased assessee under the Income Tax Act, 1961. A Division Bench comprising Justice Shekhar B. Saraf and Justice Abdhesh […]
Introduction: In ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. v. OpenAI Inc. & Another, the Delhi High Court delivered a landmark interim ruling in India’s first copyright dispute involving a generative artificial intelligence platform. Justice Amit Bansal dismissed the interim injunction application filed by ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. against OpenAI Inc., the developer of ChatGPT, while holding that, […]
Introduction: In Dhetchinamoorthy @ Dakshinamoorthy v. State [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 337], the Madras High Court clarified the scope of Section 48 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), holding that the provision does not require the police to give arrest intimation to the relatives of an accused in writing. Justice R. Vijayakumar ruled that […]
Introduction: In Anand Singh v. Union of India (S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous Petition No. 4405/2025), the Rajasthan High Court reaffirmed that an undertrial prisoner does not lose his civil or property rights merely because he is in judicial custody. Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand held that an undertrial or pre-conviction prisoner continues to enjoy the constitutional right […]
Introduction: In SFLC.in (Software Freedom Law Center, India) v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Others, a Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Delhi High Court challenging the suspension of mobile internet services in parts of Central Delhi during student protests over alleged irregularities in the NEET examination. The matter was mentioned for […]
Introduction: In N. Prakash v. Adv. Asha R.K. @ Asha Unnithan (Cont. Cas. (Crl.) No. 7 of 2026), the Kerala High Court examined the limits of the law of criminal contempt in the context of public criticism of the judiciary. A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar refused to initiate […]
Introduction: In ANI Media Pvt. Ltd. v. OpenAI Inc. & Another, the Delhi High Court delivered a significant interim ruling in India’s first copyright dispute involving ChatGPT and generative artificial intelligence. Justice Amit Bansal dismissed the interim injunction application filed by ANI Media Pvt. Ltd., holding, on a prima facie assessment, that OpenAI’s storage of […]
Introduction: In M/s SPBL Energy Pvt. Ltd. v. Jammu Power Development Corporation Ltd. & Another [2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 305], the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh reaffirmed the settled principles governing judicial review of public contracts, holding that merely emerging as the lowest (L-1) bidder does not confer an indefeasible or vested right […]
Introduction: The Telangana High Court, in Smt. Jadi Swarupa Rani v. State of Telangana & Others (W.P. No. 7640 of 2026), delivered a significant judgment reaffirming the beneficial nature of maternity laws by holding that a woman government employee cannot be denied maternity leave for her second pregnancy merely because her first pregnancy resulted in […]
Introduction: The Delhi High Court, in Ram Chander @ Chhotu v. State, reported as 2026 LiveLaw (Del) 686, delivered an important judgment reiterating the cardinal principle of criminal jurisprudence that an accused can be convicted only when the prosecution establishes guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Justice Vimal Kumar Yadav allowed the appeal filed by the appellant, […]
Introduction: The Allahabad High Court, in Sanjay Agrawal v. State of Uttar Pradesh and Four Others, delivered a significant judgment reaffirming that the requirement to record reasons is an indispensable component of judicial decision-making and a fundamental facet of the principles of natural justice. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij […]
Introduction: The Patna High Court, in M/s R.S. Construction v. State of Bihar and Others (Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 19706 of 2025), delivered a significant judgment on the legality of debarment of government contractors, holding that a debarment order cannot continue indefinitely after the work for which it was imposed has been completed and […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India, in State of Meghalaya v. Sonam Raghuvanshi @ Bitti @ Bittu (SLP (Crl.) No. 11944 of 2026), delivered a significant judgment clarifying the legal distinction between complete non-service of the grounds of arrest and defects in the particulars contained therein. The decision was rendered by a Bench comprising Justice […]
Introduction: The Supreme Court of India, in In Re: Regulation of Industries in the Taj Trapezium Zone v. SMW(C) No. 9/2026, delivered an important order balancing environmental protection with economic development by modifying its earlier restrictions on industrial activity in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ). The matter was heard by a Bench comprising Chief Justice […]
Introduction: The Calcutta High Court, in Swapan Kumar Pramanick v. Samir Das and Others (CRA 669 of 2017), delivered a significant judgment reaffirming the evidentiary value of a child witness in criminal trials, particularly in cases involving offences committed within the privacy of a matrimonial home. A Division Bench comprising Justice Rajasekhar Mantha and Justice […]
Introduction: The Gujarat High Court, in Nileshbhai Ranchhodbhai Parmar v. State of Gujarat [2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 201], refused to grant regular bail to a man accused of murdering a woman with whom he was allegedly involved in an illicit relationship and subsequently attempting to disguise the crime as a road accident. Justice Hasmukh D. Suthar […]
“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 […]
