India - High Court of Karnataka

Karnataka High Court Grants Interim Protection To BJP MLC CT Ravi Concerning Alleged Hate Speech

Karnataka High Court Grants Interim Protection To BJP MLC CT Ravi Concerning Alleged Hate SpeechThe threshold for criminalizing political discourse came under intensejudicial scrutinythis week as theKarnatakaHigh Courtprovided a critical reprieve toBharatiya Janata PartyMember of the Legislat...

28 Jul 2026

India - Consumer

Negligence of Staff in Handling Luggage Makes Bus Operator Liable for Compensation: Bastar Consumer Commission

Negligenceof Staff in Handling Luggage Makes Bus Operator Liable for Compensation:Bastar Consumer CommissionTheBastar District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissionhas delivered a significant verdict holding a bus service operator accountable for the loss of a passenger's luggage. The ruling...

15 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Demands Airfare Regulation Rules From Centre

Supreme Court Mandates Disclosure of Aviation Rules inSealed CoverAmid Rising Airfare ConcernsIn a significant judicial intervention aimed at addressing the increasing volatility of civil aviation costs, theSupreme Court of Indiahas directed theUnion governmentto produce, in asealed cover, th...

14 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

High Court Remands Labour Dispute for Want of Reasoned Order

High Court Remands Labour Dispute for Want of Reasoned Order TheDelhi High Courthas intervened in a protracted dispute betweenAir India Limitedand theAirport Employees Union, setting aside a 2015 tribunal order for its failure to provide adequate legal reasoning. In a judgment delivered by Re...

30 Oct 2025

India - High Court of Delhi

Pre-Printed Waivers for Show Cause Notices Invalid in Customs Seizure: Delhi High Court

Beyond the Pre-Print: Delhi High Court Strikes Down Procedural "Waiver" Hurdles in Customs Cases In a decision reinforcing the sanctity of natural justice, the Delhi High Court has declared that "pre-printed waivers" of Show Cause Notices (SCN) and personal hearings, often utilized by the Cus...

21 Nov 2025

India - High Court of Delhi

High Court Sets January 2026 Deadline for Customs Revision

High Court Sets January 2026 Deadline for Customs Revision TheDelhi High Courthas intervened in a complex tug-of-war between a passenger and theCustoms Departmentregarding the release of a high-value seized item. In a recent order, a Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M. Singh and Jus...

03 Dec 2025

India - High Court of Delhi

Detention of Personal Effects Excluding Importable Goods is Unwarranted: Delhi High Court

Jewelry Seized, Resources Wasted: Delhi HC Takes Customs to Task Over 'Personal Effects' DetentionIn a sharp rebuke to the Customs Department, the Delhi High Court has directed the immediate release of a gold ring seized from a passenger at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Describing ...

09 Dec 2025

India - High Court of Bombay

Cannot Rope in Unconnected Third-Party as 'Veritable Party' in Arbitration: Bombay High Court

Anatomy of a Dispute: Why Non-Signatories Cannot Be Arbitrarily Pulled into Arbitration In a significant ruling for commercial arbitration, the Bombay High Court has clarified the boundaries of the "veritable party" doctrine. Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan dismissed an attempt t...

09 Oct 2025

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Sets New Precedent For Homemaker Compensation

Supreme Court Sets New Precedent For Homemaker CompensationLaw is a living, breathing entity. It does not exist merely within the dusty pages of statutes or the rigid recitations of trial records; it evolves alongside the society it governs. Recently, a surge of judicial pronou...

20 Jun 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Calcutta High Court Examines Voluntary Yoga Event Participation

Calcutta High Court Examines Voluntary Yoga Event ParticipationThe delicate balance between institutional directives and individual autonomy has come under judicial scrutiny at the Calcutta High Court. In a hearing involving the

18 Jun 2026