The delicate balance between landlords’ rights and tenants’ protection lies at the heart of rent control jurisprudence in India. Courts are routinely called upon to adjudicate disputes where landlords seek recovery of premises on the ground of bona fide requirement, while tenants resist eviction on various grounds. One recurring issue is whether a landlord’s financial
... Continue Reading.Derogatory Facebook Posts Against National Flag: Bail Denied by Allahabad High Court
Allahabad High Court, in Vasik Tyagi v. State of U.P., Criminal Misc. Bail Application No. 27331 of 2025, delivered a significant ruling on 8 September 2025, denying bail to an individual accused of uploading derogatory Facebook posts against the Indian National Flag and glorifying Pakistan. The Court underscored that the National Flag is a symbol
... Continue Reading.Supreme Court Directs: Decide Bail Pleas Within Two Months, Avoid Prolonged Pendency
The Supreme Court of India, in Anna Waman Bhalerao v. State of Maharashtra (2025 INSC 1114), has issued a strong reminder to High Courts and subordinate courts on the urgent need to dispose of bail and anticipatory bail applications within a reasonable time. The Court emphasised that delays in such matters strike at the very
... Continue Reading.Is the Right to Seek Remission Available Even for Convicts Sentenced to Life Imprisonment?
The concept of remission of sentence is a cornerstone of India’s criminal justice system. While punishment ensures deterrence and retribution, remission serves as a tool of reform and mercy, giving convicts a chance at rehabilitation and reintegration into society. The question that often arises is whether convicts sentenced to life imprisonment for the remainder of
... Continue Reading.Case Summary: Zydus Wellness Products Ltd. v. Karnal Foods Pack Cluster Ltd. & Ors. (2025) | Section 12A of the Commercial Courts Act
The case before the Himachal Pradesh High Court centered on a dispute under the Commercial Courts Act, 2015, specifically revolving around the mandatory pre-institution mediation requirement under Section 12A. The plaintiff, Zydus Wellness Products Ltd., approached the court seeking injunctions and damages against alleged trademark infringement of its well-known products Glucon-D and Glucon-C. The defendants
... Continue Reading.Level Playing Field or Market Lock-Out? CCI’s Probe into Google’s RMG Commitments
[Anmol Jain is a 4th year BCom LLB (Hons.) student at Institute of Law, Nirma University and Swayam Mundhra a 4th year student at Gujarat National Law University] In December 2022, WinZO Games Pvt. Ltd., a leading Indian Real Money Gaming (RMG) platform, filed a complaint with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) alleging that Google
... Continue Reading.DNLU Jabalpur Successfully Hosts India Juris–DNLU National Moot Court Competition 2025
Jabalpur, September 14, 2025 — Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), under the leadership of Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Kumar Sinha, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, and Dr. Praveen Tripathi, Registrar, successfully hosted the much-anticipated India Juris–DNLU National Moot Court Competition 2025. The prestigious event, organized by the Moot Court Committee (MCC) of DNLU, brought together some of the brightest
... Continue Reading.FDP on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Environmental Law & Climate Change | Faculty of Law, SGT University
Applications are invited for Online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on “Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Environmental Law & Climate Change” Organized by Sudhir Mishra Centre for ESG, Environmental Law & Climate Change (SMCEC), Faculty of Law, SGT University, in collaboration with Trust Legal. About Faculty of Law, SGT University The Faculty of Law at SGT
... Continue Reading.National Mineral Exchange and SEBI: Shaping Price Discovery for India’s Minerals
[Arjun Chaudhary and Jainam Shah are 4th Year Law students at Gujarat National Law University] The Indian government’s landmark move to introduce the “National Minerals Exchange” has been hailed as “India’s LME Moment”, a nod to the London Metal Exchange (“LME”), which has played a major role in controlling global metal pricing over the last century. Although this reform may seem ambitious
... Continue Reading.License to Kill (Innovation): Problems of the Indian SEP-Antitrust Gridlock
In light of the anticlimactic end to the Ericsson v. CCI dispute, SpicyIP Tech Innovation Policy Fellow Ambika Aggarwal writes on how the long battle for sectoral power and the lack of policy guidance from the Patent and Competition Law authorities, especially in matters of SEP and antitrust overlaps, divert focus from markets and affect
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