Keeping Pace with Legal Change
The Global Peace Summit Greece 2026 is set to bring together young people from different countries for a four day international summit in Athens, Greece.…
The impending extradition of Happy Passia marks a crucial step in combating terrorism. Accused of orchestrating 14 grenade attacks in Punjab, his “reign of terror” targeted police and civilians. Charged under the UAPA and Explosive Substances Act, Passia’s return to India ensures justice for his alleged heinous crimes.
In a landmark judgment, the Bombay High Court ruled that Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 offences are valid predicate offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) despite the Indian Penal Code (IPC) having been repealed. The Court embraced a dynamic approach towards interpretation to ensure continuity in law and rejected a ₹100 crore money laundering case bail.
Apple has officially appealed the European Commission’s €500m fine, labeling the fine excessive and asserting that it unfairly requires Apple to do business in a particular way in its App Store. The EU levied the fine on Apple for refusing to let developers direct users to other payment paths, breaking the Digital Markets Act. Apple’s fight in the courts may redefine the way regulators around the world implement digital competition laws.
The paper investigates the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls of the State of Bihar and its constitutional provisions of the Constitution of India and the Representation of the People Act 1950. It details major specifications such as house-to-house checks, paper-based requests, even the debate of its timing, disenfranchisement it may cause to the disadvantaged communities.
The article provides an analysis of the legality of the membership of the Indian MPs in TV shows in terms of office of profit and conflict of interest as covered by the Constitution and other supporting Acts. Its findings are that in most cases, work by a professional person in his own behalf is not obliged and only in case of office of profit or in such cases where there arise direct conflict of duties on public service, the work by a professional person in personal behalf is prohibited.
In a landmark order bolstering procedural justice, the Allahabad High Court has set a cap of ₹125 on the photo-identification charge for filing affidavits and permitted affidavits sworn before public notaries to be used. The order checks unauthorized charges, streamlines affidavit filing, and gives top priority to access to justice throughout Uttar Pradesh.
This paper will look at the legality issues of the Bihar Police encounter that was killed during the operation Vikas alias Raja who was an accused in the Gopal Khemka murder case. It gives an overview of the case, the legal provisions involved, such as the law of self-defense, and the Supreme Court directions on encounters, as well as the rights of the accused.
This paper will look into the doubts raised by the Vice-President Dhankhar of the input of the Chief Justice of India in the appointment of the head of a central investigative agency, the CBI. It outlines the legal set-up, in particular the DSPE Act and composition of the Selection Committee, and its roots lie in judicial pronouncements. The article only displays facts with no opinion indulgence so as to explain the controversy.
In Celebi Airport Services v. Union of India, the Delhi High Court confirmed the government’s withdrawal of security clearance of Celebi on grounds of national security in spite of the allegation of procedural injustice on part of the company. The court concluded that national security reasons take precedence over a right to prior notice and hearing, in light of Supreme Court precedents. The ruling highlights restricted judicial review in sensitive cases and points to risks confronted by foreign firms engaged in strategic sectors in infrastructure.
