When Time Runs Out: Apex Court Divided on Income-tax Assessment Limits
The question of whether the eleven-month period stipulated in Section 144C of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (“ITA”) should be applied…
Month: August 2025
Supreme Court Awards Additional Compensation for US-Based Accident Victim’s Family
Presided by: Justice K. Vinod Chandran, Justice N.V. Anjaria, Supreme Court of India Appellant: Senior Advocate for Kulwinder Kaur &…
Delayed Retiral Dues Entitle Retirees to Interest, Rules Supreme Court in Union of India v. S. Subramaniyan
https://api.sci.gov.in/supremecourt/2025/32670/32670_2025_8_1504_63019_Judgement_05-Aug-2025.pdf Presided by: Justice B.R. Gavai, Justice Sandeep Mehta, Supreme Court Appellant: Union of India & Ors. Respondent: S. Subramaniyan…
Supreme Court Closes IMA Petition Against Misleading Traditional Medicine Advertisements
Significantly, the Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the Indian Medical Association’s (IMA) petition regarding deceptive traditional medicine advertisements and overturned…
Section 85 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: The Successor to IPC Section 498A on Domestic Cruelty
India is experiencing a profound change in the landscape in terms of law with the creation of the Bharatiya Nyaya…
Unilateral Divorce Under Scrutiny: The Talaq-e-Hasan Case
The Supreme Court is performing a last-minute examination of the constitutional validity of the Talq-e-Hasan. Receiving petitions of affected women, the Court has ordered dates of a final hearing and more importantly has shown clear intentions of considering substantive rights over procedural objections. Inviting the views of national rights commissions, the bench is gearing up to an evidence-based reviewing of the practice in detail. These initial guidelines indicate very strongly that the Court is about to give a substantive decision whether Talaq-e-Hasan is in line with the constitutional provisions of equality and fairness.
ANI’s Copyright Lawsuit Against YouTubers: Delhi Court to Settle Fair Use Boundaries
ANI’s court action against popular YouTubers regarding the alleged unlicensed use of news clips sends a strong signal that not only is copyright enforcement high stakes, but the right of creators to use works under copyright is also high stakes. The Delhi Court is going to decide In delivering a judgement its threshold determination of the scope of digital fair use will shape the future of copyright in India.
Enforcement Directorate’s Chargesheet Against Robert Vadra: Allegations of Money Laundering Under PMLA in Shikohpur Land Deal
In a high-profile case of supposed money laundering, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has charged the businessman, Robert Vadra, who is…
Harish Salve to Join NLUD as Professor
New Delhi, 13 August 2025: National Law University, Delhi, has welcomed the eminent lawyer and jurist, Senior Advocate Harish Salve,…
X Platform’s Grok AI Exposes Up to 60% of PM Modi’s Followers as Bots: Exploring Existing Internet Laws and Regulations to Control Automated Accounts
Banging the Digital Puppet Show The Indian Campaign on Social Media Robots: The legal analysis The latest revelation by Grok…