Surrogacy Act Petitions
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Petitions filed under the Surrogacy Act must not be treated as routine applications, as they concern one of the deepest aspirations of human life, the desire of childless couples to have a child.”

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Dark Patterns
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Udayan Jain* and Geetika Vyas**

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Advocate enrolled with fake law degree
Legislation UpdatesNotifications

Integrity of enrolment is the foundation of the legal profession, and any dilution thereof will be tolerated.

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Conversion of arrest warrants in bailable warrant
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Judicial decorum and legal propriety mandates that where a Single Bench or Division Bench does not agree with the decision of the Bench of co-ordinate jurisdiction, the matter should be referred to a Larger Bench.”

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prior consensual relationship not rape
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The consent given by the prosecutrix to sexual intercourse with a person with whom she is deeply in love with, on a promise that he would marry her, cannot be considered to be given under a misconception of fact.”

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seniority in Higher Judicial Services
Case BriefsSupreme CourtSupreme Court (Constitution/Larger Benches)

“The statutory rules governing the HJS in the respective States, in consultation with the High Courts, shall prescribe the exact modalities of the Annual Roster and how the directions of this judgement shall be implemented”.

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Constituent Institution employee General Provident Fund Scheme benefit
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“Even after the institution become constituent of Allahabad University, it still remains autonomous, and its finances are taken care by Central Government independently.”

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CIRP Regulation 29
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Commercial wisdom of the CoC in choosing the mode and counter-party of sale of assets, whether core or non-core, encumbered or unencumbered, is non-justiciable, barring jurisdictional or regulatory violations.

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Anjana Om Kashyap
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Defendant 2 was operating a YouTube Channel that used photographs and videos of Anjana Om Kashyap in a manner portraying that the channel was hers. The channel also posted certain deepfake videos including fake news clippings of the plaintiff.

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service tax on complimentary services
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Section 67 of the Finance Act, 1994 takes care of the cases where the service provider receives any part of a consideration in non-monetary form or by way of reimbursement and that such item does not figure in the invoices raised, thereby resulting in the real value of taxable service.

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SAM-NLS Fintech Moot 2025
Law Firms NewsNews

Moot court allows the lawyers of tomorrow to critically engage with real world regulatory issues facing the fintech ecosystem today.

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18-year-old's right to study upheld
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The corpus is a bright child and wishes to pursue her studies and even attend civil services examination.”

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Ex-Post Environmental Clearances
Case BriefsSupreme Court

CREDAI had filed a petition seeking review of the Vanashakti judgment that had barred post-facto ECs, putting certain ongoing or completed projects without prior EC at risk of demolition.

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unilateral appointment of sole arbitrator
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“At best, the letter consenting to appointment of sole arbitrator, was a conditional acceptance of the appointment of a sole arbitrator. The condition being that the sole arbitrator would adjudicate the disputes between the petitioner and both the respondents.”

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Detaining person on bail MPDA Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Detaining Authority ought to have examined whether they were sufficient to curb the evil of further indulgence in identical activities which is the very basis of the preventive detention order.”

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OneAssist CPP India Acquisition
Law Firms NewsNews

The deal involves the complete purchase of CPP India’s share capital from its UK-based sellers. SAM’s team led the transaction and due diligence, strengthening its portfolio in consumer protection and digital services.

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hunting spotted deer
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The offences alleged relate to illegal hunting of a protected wildlife species have serious implications for wildlife preservation and ecological balance. Such offences affect public interest at large and must be dealt with sternly.”

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CAM advises on Fisdom Acquisition
Law Firms NewsNews

The firm advised on transactional, regulatory, and data-privacy aspects, with the deal signed on 16 May 2025 and completed on 6 October 2025. Fisdom provides mutual fund, stockbroking, PMS, and tax-filing services.

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Insolvency Mediation India
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Eshna Kumar*

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