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Supreme Court sets aside the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order for hallucination of facts without application of mind
The Court took note of the hallucination of facts in the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order while setting it aside.

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Published on May 20, 2026May 22, 2026By Editor
Cases Reported Never Reported Judgments

Never Reported Judgment | When five-Judge Bench of SC transferred case to ensure fair trial amid deep seated prejudices and political tension [(1955) 1 SCC 53]
This report covers the Supreme Court’s Never Reported Judgment on power of Supreme Court to transfer cases dating back to the year 1955.

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Published on May 18, 2026May 18, 2026By Arushi
Case Briefs Supreme Court

The Road to Safety: Supreme Court’s Strong Push for Installation of Vehicle Tracking Devices and Emergency Panic Buttons in Public Transits
The Court also directed the Central Government to contemplate with parties concerned as to installation of vehicle location tracking devices in the vehicles at the manufacturing stage.

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Published on May 16, 2026May 20, 2026By Sucheta
Case Briefs Supreme Court

Young Girls Don’t Get Married to Be Killed for Dowry; Supreme Court Cancels Bail Granted in Dowry Death Case
The Court emphasised that dowry death cases carry statutory presumptions under Section 118, Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 which cannot be ignored.

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Published on May 8, 2026May 8, 2026By Ritu
Case Briefs Supreme Court

Can Bona Fide Purchaser for Value be Held Criminally Liable for Forged Will-Linked Property? Supreme Court Answers
“Neither the FIR nor the impugned order discloses availability of any tangible material to substantiate the allegation that the appellant had conspired in the preparation of the alleged forged Will, or that the registered sale deed dated 18 December 1998 was executed by him with knowledge that the signatures on the Will were forged.”

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Published on April 30, 2026April 30, 2026By Ritu

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Events & Collaborations

EBC signs MoU with UAE-India CEPA Council to Advance 2nd edition of UAE-India Start-Up Series

The Open Majlis: UAE-India CEPA Fourth Anniversary Edition in New Delhi marked the occasion with policy discussions, research launches, and the signing of key MoUs including one with EBC Publishing.

Legislation Updates

India Labour Law Update 2026: 5-Hour Work Limit & Mandatory 30-Minute Break Explained

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has mandated, effective 14 May 2026, that no worker in India can work continuously for more than 5 hours without a break, alongside a compulsory minimum 30-minute rest interval.

Case Briefs

No Clause, No Deduction: Delhi HC Sets Aside Arbitral Award Allowing MGCC Shortfall Deduction as Patently Illegal

“There cannot be quarrel with the proposition that no clause can be read into the contract entered between the parties.”

Legislation Updates

IBBI (Liquidation Process) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026 — Key Changes in Regulation relating to Valuation Explained

These Regulations introduce key changes to Regulation 35 on valuation and lay down special rules for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises.

Case Briefs

MRTP Act | Additional Amenity TDR Cannot Be Defeated by Contractual Conditions or Delay Once Statutory Right to Compensation Crystallises: Supreme Court

“The statutory right of the landowner under Section 126(1)(b) being twofold as discussed above, the corporation could not have conjured a precondition for the landowner to abjure part of the compensation in order to receive the other part.”

News

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advises JSW Energy Limited on its 8.33% stake acquisition in Toshiba JSW Power Systems Private Limited

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised JSW Energy Limited on acquisition of an 8.33% stake in Toshiba JSW Power Systems Private Limited from Toshiba Corporation for ₹150 crore. Following the transaction, JSW Energy’s shareholding in the turbine generator manufacturing company will increase to 10.73% on a fully diluted basis.

Experts Corner

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Can PMLA Allegations Reshape Government Procurement Eligibility?

India on market purchases competition law amendments 2026

Reshaping “On-Market Purchases” in India: Recent Amendments and its Implications

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Partial Annulment Arbitral Award India

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MSME Quarterly Digest 2025

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Case Analyses

Supreme Court

Additional Amenity TDR under MRTP Act

MRTP Act | Additional Amenity TDR Cannot Be Defeated by Contractual Conditions or Delay Once Statutory Right to Compensation Crystallises: Supreme Court

Free treatment for economically weaker sections in private Delhi Hospitals

Supreme Court Convenes Policymakers, Hospitals and Land Agencies to Build an SOP for Implementation of Free EWS Treatment in Private Delhi Hospitals

Section 2(c), MPID Act

Can Private Loan Transactions Constitute “Deposits” under Section 2(c), MPID Act? Supreme Court Explained

Wife's career and child welfare not cruelty or desertion

‘Marriage Does Not Eclipse Her Individuality’: SC Expunges Cruelty and Desertion Findings Against Dentist Wife

High Courts

Minimum Guaranteed CENVAT Credit deduction

No Clause, No Deduction: Delhi HC Sets Aside Arbitral Award Allowing MGCC Shortfall Deduction as Patently Illegal

2020 Delhi Riots Conspiracy Case

UAPA | Delhi High Court Grants Bail To Accused Salim Malik in 2020 Delhi Riots Conspiracy Case, Applies Supreme Court’s Gulfisha Fatima Principles

pension withheld permanently by an unreasoned order

Pension Withheld Permanently Following Conviction – No Show-Cause Notice, No Opportunity of Being Heard; Rajasthan HC Quashes Unreasoned Order

Mandatory record-maintenance requirements under the PCPNDT Act

Non-Maintenance of Form F Records Is Springboard for Foeticide: P&H HC Upholds 80-Year-Old’s Conviction under PCPNDT Act

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Delays by EPC Contractor and Gas Supplier Are Controllable Factors Under CERC Tariff Regulations; Their Cost Cannot Be Passed to Consumers: APTEL

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Co-accused right of hearing on pardon application

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Dubai International Financial Centre Courts

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Interviews

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Litigation

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Senior Advocate Naresh Markanda

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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

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Sustainable Trade Law

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Op. Ed.

Bar Council elections data protection law India analysis

My Phone Number is Not a Campaign Resource: How Bar Council Elections and India’s Data Protection Law Interact

DPDPA harm definition privacy adjudication India analysis

Is the Absence of a Statutory Definition of “Harm” under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 Likely to Create Interpretational Uncertainty in Privacy Adjudication?

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No Claims Certificate 99 Problems in Commencing Disputes? — No Claims Certificate is Not One of Them!

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CAM Advises JSW Energy Deal JSW

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advises JSW Energy Limited on its 8.33% stake acquisition in Toshiba JSW Power Systems Private Limited

CAM Advises Urban Realtech

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advises Anzen India Energy Yield Plus Trust on acquisition of Kudgi Transmission Limited

ITC Hotels acquisition of The Zuri Kumarakom Kerala Resort

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. Advises ITC Hotels Limited on Acquisition of ‘The Zuri Kumarakom, Kerala Resort and Spa’

CAM Advises Urban Realtech

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Urban Realtech on 11-acre Faridabad joint development with Emerald Infrahome

SiCSem Fiscal Support Agreement

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised SiCSem Private Limited on availing fiscal support from the Government of India

Jana Small Finance Bank preferential issue CAM Advisory

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Jana Small Finance Bank Limited on its preferential issue of warrants key investors on a private placement basis

Jana Holdings Stake Sale CAM Advisory

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Jana Holdings Limited on the sale of its 5,160,903 equity shares held in Jana Small Finance Bank Limited to TVS Motor Company Limited

SC Collegium recommendation

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Legislation Updates

India Labour Law Update 2026: 5-Hour Work Limit & Mandatory 30-Minute Break Explained

IBBI (Liquidation Process) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2026 — Key Changes in Regulation relating to Valuation Explained

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Health Security se National Security Cess (Second Amendment) Rules 2026: Key Changes to Fund Utilisation & Allocation

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MNLU Mumbai Hosts 1st International and 2nd National Edition of the Symposium on “Fintech and the Future of Finance: Law, Innovation and Regulation”

Lucknow University Inter Collegiate Moot Court Competition 2026

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Prabhash Ranjan WTO trade law lecture Chandigarh 2026

UILS, Panjab University Host Special Lecture on Trade, Tariffs and International Law

PRIDE Journal Centre for Trans Studies call for papers 2026

Call for Papers | PRIDE Journal of the Centre for Trans Studies, University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University invites submissions [Submit by 31st July, 2026]

Justice VK Dixit Memorial National Conference 2026 Lucknow University

Event Report | Justice V.K. Dixit Memorial National Conference & Paper Presentation organised by the Pro Bono Club, Faculty of Law, University of Lucknow

Constructing Legal Foundations 2026 construction law conference India

Call for Participation | Manipal Law School, Bengaluru, in Collaboration with IIT Madras and Supported by the Society of Construction Law India, Announces the Third International Annual Conference on Construction Law

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