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 Says “Citizens Have Right to Know”
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 ...
Compassionate Appointment Policy Can’t Exclude Married Daughters: Supreme Court
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 ...
Supreme Court Restricts Unauthorised Recording and Commercial Use of Court Proceeding Videos on Social Media
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. ...
Supreme Court Questions Misuse of POCSO Act in Consensual Adolescent Relationships
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 ...
Child Custody and Welfare Cannot Be Ignored in Cruelty Cases, Observes Calcutta High Court
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 ...
Calcutta High Court Upholds Demolitionof Illegal Building, Denies Relief to FlatBuyers
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 ...


