DELHI HIGH COURT OVERTURNS CONVICTIONS, CITING FLAWS IN PROSECUTION AND LOWER COURT RULINGS A Single Judge Bench of the High Court of Delhi comprising of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in CRL.REV.P. 1069/2024 & CRL.M.A. 25608/2024 passed a Judgment dated 25-02-2025 in the matter Virender Kumar and Ors.(Petitioners) vs. State NCT of Delhi (Respondent) and held
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SUPREME COURT HOLDS PROSECUTION’S FAILURE TO PROVE CIRCUMSTANCES DOES NOT JUSTIFY CONVICTION BY TRIAL COURT. A two Judge Bench of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India comprising of Justice Abhay S. Oka and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan passed a judgement dated 24.02.2025 in the matter of Md. Bani Alam Mazid @ Dhan vs. State of Assam,
... Continue Reading.From Denial to Triumph: An Account of a Policyholder’s Resilience in the Face of an Insurance Policy
From Denial to Triumph: An Account of a Policyholder’s Resilience in the Face of an Insurance Policy A Division Bench of Hon’ble Supreme Court comprising of Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma passed a judgment dated February 25,2025 in the matter of Mahaveer Sharma versus Exide Life Insurance Company Ltd. & Anr. SLP
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DELHI HIGH COURT GRANTS BAIL TO ACCUSED DUE TO PROLONGED INCARCERATION The Judgment in the case of Mushir Alam v. Narcotics Control Bureau (Bail Application No. 4606/2024) was delivered by a Single Judge Bench of the High Court of Delhi comprising Hon’ble Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora on February 25, 2025. This case primarily deals
... Continue Reading.THE SUPREME COURT RULES ON MONEY LAUNDERING AND OWNERSHIP DISPUTE BASED ON CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
THE SUPREME COURT RULES ON MONEY LAUNDERING AND OWNERSHIP DISPUTE BASED ON CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE. The judgment in the case of Nandkumar Babulal Soni v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors., arising out of Criminal Appeal Nos. 579-580, 581-583, and 584 of 2012 was delivered by a Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising
... Continue Reading.SEBI’s New Consultation Procedure for Making Regulations
As the regulator of India’s capital markets, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) performs the role of a mini-state in that it exercises the powers of the legislature, executive, and judiciary, all vested in a single authority. Over the last three decades of its existence, SEBI has enacted regulations on nearly every single
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Supreme Court Defines Interest Liability in Employee Compensation Claims In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court of India in Shanti & Ors. v. National Insurance Company, 2025 INSC 234, provided clarity on the issue of interest liability under the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923. The judgment, delivered by Justice K. Vinod Chandran, underlines the statutory obligation
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Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD India is encountering increasing challenges in the Indian market. While the company strives to expand its operations, it grapples with significant regulatory hurdles, legal disputes, and now, escalating customer dissatisfaction. A BYD E6 owner has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to announce the issuance of a legal notice demanding
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In light of Amazon’s decision to disable the ‘Download or Transfer via USB’ feature from their Kindle devices, Arnav Kaman discusses DRMs/TPMs, the rights of the user, what users can do with their ebooks within the fair use doctrine, and the future of ebooks in this guest post. Arnav is a 3rd Year Law student
... Continue Reading.Case Summary: Jaya Bhattacharya v. State of West Bengal & Ors. (2025) | Pension Rights and Procedural Fairness
The Supreme Court of India in Jaya Bhattacharya v. State of West Bengal & Ors. (2025 INSC 270) addressed a long-standing dispute concerning the denial of pensionary benefits to the appellant, Jaya Bhattacharya. The case revolved around allegations of unauthorized absence, non-conduct of a departmental inquiry, and the government’s refusal to grant pension benefits despite
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