unknown source POSH Act
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The Inquiry Report also recorded the reply of the petitioner and the statement of the complainant that she was threatened with dire consequences by the instigator and forced to sign the complaint letter against the petitioner.”

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rats ate bribe money
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“We wonder how many such currency notes recovered in this type of offences get destroyed as they are not kept at a safe place. It’s a huge revenue loss for the State.”

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Written Consent Not Indispensable for IVF
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court directed that the petitioner’s husband action and his consent in opting for IVF treatment be treated to be sufficient compliance for the purposes of Section 22, ART Act.

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Section 9 Arbitration and Conciliation Act
Case BriefsSupreme Court

“A literal interpretation of Section 9 of the Act would indicate that the right to seek interim relief is available to any party to the arbitration before or during arbitral proceedings or at any time after the award is delivered but before it is enforced in accordance with Section 36 of the Act.”

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Right to default bail
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court remarked the trial Judge did not spare any time to peruse/follow the settled and binding legal position and, on extraneous reasons, dismissed the application for grant of default bail, despite accrual of an indefeasible right to the accused due to non-filing of charge-sheet within the stipulated period.

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trade dress in intellectual property law
Intellectual Property

From product packaging to visual identity, tracing the legal contours of trade dress through global principles and key Indian case law

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Ministry labour FAQs four labour codes India 2026
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Abhishek Shivpuri*

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De Novo Inquiry not allowed Under Rule 10
Case BriefsSupreme Court

Interpreting Rule 10 of Gujarat Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, the Court holds that only “further inquiry” is permissible—not a fresh inquiry—quashes High Court ruling, and grants consequential benefits to the appellant.

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Prosthetic Limb Compensation
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Supreme Court based the standardisation of prosthetic limb compensation on 5-year replacement cycle and 70-year lifespan.

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Siddhartha Law College national conference 2026
Conference/Seminars/LecturesLaw School News

Siddhartha Law College announces its 3rd National Conference on jurisprudence in the age of AI on 29—30 April 2026.

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FIR against Pawan Kheraacc
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court observed that “in order to gain political mileage, Mr. Khera has dragged an innocent lady into the controversy.”

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Justice K. Vinod Chandran
Know thy Judge

Formerly a Judge of Kerala High Court and Chief Justice of Patna High Court, Justice K. Vinod Chandran was appointed to the Supreme Court in January 2025.

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overloaded trucks MP HC
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The present contempt petition was filed against the State Government for not following the undertakings given by them before the Court in several PILs filed regarding overloaded trucks.

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IPMUN 2026 GGSIPU Model United Nations
Law School NewsOthers

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University announces Indraprastha Model United Nations 2026, a premier diplomacy and global governance simulation.

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High Court Cannot Direct Surrender
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court clarified that if the Court wants to reject the anticipatory bail, it may do so but the Court has no jurisdiction to say that the petitioner should now surrender.

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Custody of infant child after mother's death
Case BriefsHigh Courts

“The corpus is only about 13 months old. If custody is not entrusted to the father at this stage, there is a real possibility of the child growing up without forming any emotional bond with him, which would be detrimental to the child’s overall development and the father’s parental rights.”

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HPNLU IPR essay competition 2026
Law School NewsOthers

Himachal Pradesh National Law University through CAIPR announces the National Virtual Intellectual Property Rights Essay Writing Competition 2.0, 2026.

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Sujan Singh Park Residential
Case BriefsSupreme Court

A perpetual lease executed in 1945 eventually led to a dispute spanning over 3 decades, revolving primarily over the legal character and appropriate law governing this lease.

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National Capital Law Journal call for papers 2026
Call For PapersLaw School News

Law Centre-II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi invites submissions for Volume XXIII of the National Capital Law Journal with deadline 15 May 2026.

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