The Madhya Pradesh High Court has rejected a petition filed by Siddiqua Begum Khan, daughter of the late Shah Bano Begum, seeking to halt the release of the upcoming film Haq, inspired by the landmark Shah Bano case. Justice Pranay Verma of the Indore Bench ruled that the right to privacy and reputation does not…
The Delhi High Court has established a four-member committee to supervise and enhance the functioning of the national crowdfunding platform created under the National Policy for Rare Diseases, 2021 (NPRD-2021). The directive was issued by Justice Sachin Datta while hearing a petition filed by the mother of an infant suffering from Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA),…
With his stunning electionTuesday as the next mayor of New York City, Zorhan Mamdani, at age 34, has become one of the best known non resident Indians on the planet and the youngest mayor in the city’s last 135 years. In a rebuke to both old style party politics and spiteful threats from President Donald…
The Delhi High Court has granted an ex parte ad-interim injunction to Hero Investcorp Private Limited, restraining a Delhi-based trader from manufacturing and selling counterfeit engine-oil bottles deceptively resembling Hero’s registered design and trademarked packaging for its “Hero Genuine Oil” products. Justice Tejas Karia, in an order dated October 10, 2025, observed that the infringing…
The Delhi High Court has granted an interim injunction restraining a Uttar Pradesh-based company, Damyaa Foods, from manufacturing or selling products under the name “Schezwan Tufani Chutney,” ruling that it infringes upon the registered trademark “Schezwan Chutney” owned by Capital Foods Pvt. Ltd., the makers of the popular Ching’s Secret range of products. Justice Manmeet…
The Supreme Court of India has reinstated a criminal appeal filed by the complainant in the 2007 Ajmer Dargah blast case, setting aside a Rajasthan High Court order that had dismissed the plea due to a delay of 1,135 days. The apex court held that procedural technicalities should not override the fundamental right to justice,…
The Supreme Court of India has asked the Union Government to submit a detailed response to petitions questioning the constitutional validity of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025. The Act, which imposes restrictions on online real-money games including fantasy sports, rummy, poker, and other stake-based digital games has sparked widespread debate about…
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that a state institution cannot validly plead “financial incapacity” as a defence for withholding terminal benefits owed to its former employees. In the case before the Court, retired staff of the Krishna District Cooperative Central Bank (“DCCB”), who had been initially deputed to certain Primary Agricultural Cooperative Societies (PACS)…
In a significant ruling, the Meghalaya High Court has held that Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students cannot be compelled to produce an Aadhaar card as a prerequisite to receiving post-matric scholarships and other financial assistance. The court emphasised that the right to identity verification cannot override the constitutional guarantee of equality and…
The Madras High Court has reaffirmed that marriage does not grant a man unquestioned authority over his wife, ruling that a woman’s endurance of cruelty cannot be mistaken for silent acceptance. The judgment came in a case involving an elderly couple, where the wife had accused her husband of long-standing emotional and mental abuse, including…