The Delhi High Court has reiterated that courts are under a binding duty to respond firmly and decisively to cases of sexual violence against children, underscoring that leniency or procedural shortcuts cannot dilute the seriousness of such crimes. Justice Swarna Kanta Sharma, while deciding a case involving allegations of sexual assault on a minor, made…
The Delhi High Court has refused to order the removal of the graves of Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhat from Tihar Jail, while making it clear that the burial sites cannot be turned into centres of pilgrimage or glorification. The bench, led by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, held that…
The Delhi High Court has granted significant relief to composer A.R. Rahman in the copyright dispute surrounding his song Veera Raja Veera from the Mani Ratnam film Ponniyin Selvan 2. The Division Bench overturned an interim order earlier issued by a single-judge bench, which had restrained Rahman and the film’s producers and directed them to…
The Supreme Court on September 23, 2025, allowed the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to register six additional cases related to alleged collusion between banks and builders that defrauded homebuyers in multiple cities across India. A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan, and N. Kotiswar Singh gave the green light for investigations in cities…
The Supreme Court of India ruled in favor of Jyotshna Singh, a senior officer in the Jharkhand State Administrative Service, directing retrospective promotion and payment of arrears. Singh had been denied timely promotion to the post of Joint Secretary due to disciplinary proceedings initiated nearly a decade after the alleged incident. The Court found these…
The Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has sounded an alarm over what he described as a deepening crisis of integrity in India’s arbitration system, stressing that the current state of affairs has eroded public trust and could ultimately require direct intervention from Parliament. Speaking at an arbitration law conference organized by the Gujarat High Court in…
The Supreme Court of India has issued an interim stay on a controversial Madras High Court judgment that held individuals who marry under the Indian Christian Marriage Act, 1872, automatically renounce their native religion and thus lose eligibility for Scheduled Caste (SC) benefits. This ruling was based on the premise that such marriages signify a…
A Delhi court has refused to transfer the appeals filed by senior journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta and digital news platform Newslaundry against an injunction obtained by the Adani Group. The injunction, described by many as a gag order, was originally issued by a civil court in 2021 and directed the removal of certain reports about…
By Kavya Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) plays a crucial role in the framework of justice in India. Docket burdened courts, prolonged court case delays, and exorbitant costs of litigation make ADR-the ADR model of mediation, conciliation, and arbitration-an indispensable component of our future dispute-resolution policy, rather than an optional avenue within such policy. The enactment…
By Kavya The 21st century has ushered in the digital economy, driven by a wave of innovation, creativity, and technology. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) are the foundation of this knowledge-based economy, protecting inventors, creators, and entrepreneurs with proper recognition and protection for their efforts. The digital age has facilitated unparalleled global interconnectivity and innovation opportunities…