India - Supreme Court

JAOs Retain Authority for Sections 148/148A IT Notices Despite Faceless Scheme: Supreme Court Remits HC Verdicts Post Finance Act 2026 Clarification

Supreme Court Punts Massive Tax Clash Back to High Courts: JAO Powers Clarified by Parliament?In a pivotal move amid a storm of tax litigation, the Supreme Court of India has set aside High Court judgments that invalidated thousands of income tax reassessment not...

30 Apr 2026

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Limiting Crop Damage Compensation to Specific Wild Animals Excluding Birds Violates Article 14: Bombay HC

Parrots Peck at Farmer's Dreams, But Bombay HC Ensures Compensation Bites BackIn a landmark ruling, the Bombay High Court's Nagpur Bench has struck a blow for farmers battling wildlife woes. A Division Bench of Justices Urmila Joshi-Phalke and Nivedita P. Mehta declared that government polici...

28 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Courts Can't Examine Merits While Granting Leave to Amend Plaint; HCs Barred from Reassessing Under Article 227: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Clips High Court Wings: No Peeking into Merits on Plaint AmendmentsIn a significant ruling for landlord-tenant battles, the Supreme Court of India has held that courts cannot dive into the merits of a case when dec...

27 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Landlord's Bona Fide Need Assessed as on Eviction Suit Filing Date Unless Subsequent Events Materially Alter: Supreme Court

Supreme Court Revives 31-Year Eviction Fight: Bona Fide Need Frozen at Suit Filing Unless Events Eclipse ItIn a landmark intervention in Mumbai's protracted landlord-tenant battle, the Supreme Court of India has overturned a Bombay High Court decision, remanding a 1994 eviction suit back to t...

18 Apr 2026

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Centre Notifies Women's Reservation Act Amid Delimitation Debates

Centre NotifiesWomen's Reservation ActAmid Delimitation DebatesIn a move that has sparked widespread controversy, theIndian Ministry of Law and Justiceissued a gazette notification onApril 16,2026, bringing theConstitution (106th Amendment) Act, 2023—popularly known as theNari Shakti Vandan A...

17 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Conviction for Completed Aggravated Sexual Assault Invalid if Charged Only for Attempt under Section 9(m) POCSO: Delhi High Court

Delhi HC Delivers Nuanced POCSO Verdict: Attempt Charge Trumps Full ConvictionIn a measured intervention, theDelhi High Courtpartly allowed an appeal by Sudarshan, convicting him forattemptto commit aggravated sexual assault on a 4½-year-old girl under ...

17 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Seeks Centre Response on Muslim Inheritance Plea

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response on Plea Challenging Discriminatory Muslim Inheritance LawsIn a development that could reshape the landscape of personal laws in India, a three-judge bench of theSupreme Court of India, led byChief Justice Surya Kantalongside Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V...

17 Apr 2026

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Centre Proposes Lok Sabha Expansion to 850 Seats

Centre Proposes Landmark Constitutional Amendment to Expand Lok Sabha to 850 SeatsIn a transformative push to align parliamentary representation with India's evolving demographics and expedite gender justice, the Union Government has circulated draft legislation—including the Constitutio...

15 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Issues Notice on DPDP RTI Exemption Challenge

Supreme Court Issues Notice on PIL Challenging DPDP Act's Overhaul of RTI ExemptionsIn a significant development for the intersection of data privacy and transparency rights, theSupreme Court of Indiahas issued notice to theUnion of Indiaon a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) contestingSection...

14 Apr 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Bars Pending Appeal Voters from WB Polls

Supreme Court Bars Pending Appeal Voters from West Bengal PollsIn a significant decision with profound implications for India's electoral process, the Supreme Court of India has firmly declined to grant interim voting rights to over 34 lakh voters in West Bengal whose names wer...

14 Apr 2026