India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Rules Elevators Are Common Carriers Upholding Three Crore Compensation For Lift Death Accident

Supreme Court Rules Elevators Are Common Carriers Upholding Three Crore Compensation For Lift Death AccidentIn a landmark judgment clarifying the legal status of vertical transit, theSupreme Court of Indiahas ruled that passenger elevators must be legally categorized ascommon carriers. This d...

30 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Madras High Court Dismisses Appeals and Sets Standards for Medical Records in Murder Trials

Madras High CourtDismisses Appeals and Sets Standards for Medical Records in Murder TrialsTheMadurai Bench of theMadras High Courthas upheld theconvictionof two individuals for the brutal murder of a Village Administrative Officer (VAO). Justices N. Anand Venkatesh and K.K. Ramakrishnan deliv...

30 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Madras HC Directs Claimant to File Claims Before Liquidator, Bypassing Futile Arbitration Amid IBC Proceedings

Navigating the Impasse: Madras High Court Streamlines Claims Against Companies in Liquidation In a pragmatic decision addressing the overlap between the Arbitration and Conciliation Act and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), theMadras High Courthas resolved a long-standing procedural d...

18 Sep 2025

India - High Court of Madras

Madras High Court Dismisses Election Petition Filed By Non-Constituency Voter Challenging Senthil Balaji Result

Madras High Court Dismisses Election Petition Filed By Non-Constituency Voter Challenging Senthil Balaji ResultIn a significant judicial clarification regarding election litigation in Tamil Nadu, the High Court of Judicature at Madras has...

27 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Supreme Court Clarifies That Offenses Under Section 66 IT Act Are Indeed Bailable Offenses

Supreme Court Clarifies That Offenses Under Section 66 IT Act Are Indeed Bailable OffensesThe Supreme Court of India has brought much-needed clarity to the interpretation of cybercrime laws, ruling that offenses punishable under Section 66 of...

23 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Karnataka

Karnataka High Court Directs KSLU To Reserve Seats And Cut-Off By 2% For Transgender Applicants

Karnataka High CourtDirectsKSLUTo Reserve Seats And Cut-Off By 2% For Transgender ApplicantsIn a significant move towards inclusive legal education, theHigh Court of Karnatakaon Monday directed theKarnataka State Law University(KSLU) to expressly provide reservation for transgender persons in...

21 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Kerala

Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Orders Probe Completion Following National Metallurgical Laboratory Scientific Findings

Sabarimala Gold Theft:Kerala High CourtOrders Probe Completion Following National Metallurgical Laboratory Scientific FindingsIn a significant development in the high-profile Sabarimala gold theft case, theKerala High Courthas directed theSpecial Investigation Team (SIT)to conclude its invest...

21 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Calcutta High Court Protects BSF Officer Rights Denied Promotion Due To Past Medical Injury

Calcutta High Court Protects BSF Officer Rights Denied Promotion Due To Past Medical InjuryTheHigh Court of Judicature at Calcuttahas intervened in a significantservice matter, ruling that theBorder Security Force (BSF)cannot arbitrarily deny a promotion to a high-ranking officer based on a l...

17 Jul 2026

India - Supreme Court

Rectification Deed Cannot Substitute Subject Matter of Sale Without Original Transferor's Consent: Supreme Court

Rectification Deed Cannot Substitute Subject Matter of Sale Without Original Transferor's Consent:Supreme CourtTheSupreme Courtof India has issued a significant ruling addressing the misuse of "rectification deeds" in real estate litigation, asserting that such documents cannot be employed to...

15 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Madras HC Advises Against Digital Intimate Image Sharing

Madras HC Advises Against Digital Intimate Image Sharing: Reforming Justice in the Digital AgeIn a powerfuljudicial interventionthat transcends the traditional boundaries ofcourt orders, theMadurai Bench of theMadras High Courthas issued a sweeping advisory regarding the dangers of digital in...

15 Jul 2026