If you fill up on E20 petrol, chances are you have no idea exactly how much ethanol is in yourtank. A Delhi advocate thought that should change, and he took the question straight to theSupreme Court. On August 31, 2026, the Court told him he had app ...
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court used a recent public address to make a forceful case for judicial transparency, telling his audience that the public has every right to know how courts operate, who is deciding their cases, and how those jud ...
The Supreme Court has delivered a ruling with real significance for gender equality, holding that a married daughter cannot be turned away from a compassionate appointment simply on account of her marital status. The Court's reasoning rested on a fa ...
The Supreme Court has issued an interim order on the unauthorised recording, editing, and sharing of court proceeding videos. The order also bars commercial exploitation of such recordings. It applies across social media and other digital platforms. ...
On 16 July 2026, the Calcutta High Court quashed the conviction and the six-month sentence that had been imposed on chartered accountant Sudipta Ghosh under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. In the ruling, the Court held that ther ...
The Supreme Court has brought up key questions about whether the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, is being used appropriately in situations that involve adolescents who are in a consensual relationship. Even though the ...
In Kusal Roy v. State of West Bengal & Others (WPA No. 24343 of 2024), the Calcutta High Court looked at how far the powers given under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 ("the Act") really go, especially when a ...
Supreme Court Rules RWAs Lack Locus Standi in Insolvency Proceedings The Supreme Court of India has given its verdict that Resident Welfare Associations (RWAs) or homebuyers’ societies cannot be involved in the insolvency cases that are filed aga ...
Supreme Court Ruling on Occupancy Certificate and Homebuyer Rights The Supreme Court ruled that homebuyers must wait until builders provide them with a genuine Occupancy Certificate (OC) before they can take possession of their purchased homes. T ...
The Supreme Court of India issued a ruling that established that common disputes between a daughter-in-law and her in-laws do not meet the criteria for criminal charges under dowry harassment laws. The Court established that criminal proceedings req ...
The Supreme Court has established that any person who faces direct consequences from a court order must receive judicial access to their case. Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta ruled that writ cases must allow all affected parties to acc ...
The Calcutta High Court lately quashed the criminal proceedings against a husband along with his mother, in a matrimonial fight where accusations of cruelty were raised under Section 498A of the IPC. The court said that when it comes to child custod ...
The Calcutta High Court has ruled in essence that people who buy flats in unlawfully builtstructures can’t really expect legal entitlements that are bigger than what the first property owneror developer had. The decision came out during a long-runni ...
