Tax Investigations and Right Against Self-Incrimination: Balancing Legal Safeguards
by Harshdeep Khurana*, Rachit Jain** and Dhanur Gupta***
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‘MILNNA’ to pay Rs. 1 crore compensation to ‘MILMA’ in a trade mark infringement case: Inside Kerala Court ruling
The plaintiff averred that the design and the colour scheme appearing on the packaging of the plaintiff’s products are also unique in nature and constitute an artistic work that has been created with great care and precision and exhibiting an originality in creation of the same.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of minor rape victim’s death at Patna Medical College and Hospital Bihar due to delay in treatment
The NHRC noted that if the contents of the news report were true, it raised a serious issue of violation of human rights.
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Supreme Court issues Circular on procedure to circulate Letters of Adjournment: Key Updates
On 19-05-2025, the Supreme Court released a new circular updating the procedures for circulating letters of adjournment of cases, following a letter from SCAORA to the newly appointed Chief Justice of India, Justice B.R. Gavai, on 14-05-2025.
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Supreme Court Announces Partial Working Days: Full Details
The Supreme Court has officially replaced ‘summer vacation’ with ‘partial working days’ in the 2025 calendar.
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UAPA| 14-Days timeline for grant of sanction mandatory; Validity of sanction to be ordinarily challenged at the earliest stage: SC
The Supreme Court clarified that the observations made in this judgment shall apply prospectively.
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Storing and watching child pornography an offence under POCSO, IT Act: Key takeaways from Supreme Court’s Landmark Verdict
The Supreme Court observed that the term “child pornography” is a misnomer that fails to capture the full extent of the crime as it can lead to a trivialization of the crime, as pornography is often seen as a consensual act between adults. It, hence, proposed a new term for the offence.
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Supreme Court explains how Non-Signatories may be bound by Arbitration Agreements
The Supreme Court elucidated the key factors through which the intention of the parties to be bound by an arbitration agreement can be gauged.
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‘Situation not emergent to justify parallel adjudication by Court’: Delhi High Court dismisses Section 9 Arbitration petition due to Lack of Urgency
“When the Arbitral Tribunal is in seisin of disputes between parties, there is the pernicious possibility of any observation being made by the Court influencing the proceedings before the Arbitral Tribunal”
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Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024, notified
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (‘CAA’) received the President’s assent on 12-12-2019 and came into force on 10-01-2020.
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When can an application for Handwriting Expert’s Opinion in Cheque Dishonour Case be rejected? Supreme Court explains
The Supreme Court was called upon to decide whether the appellant Court was right in rejecting the application of the accused seeking opinion of the handwriting expert in Cheque Dishonour case.
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Judge vs Judge: Supreme Court transfers Fake Caste Certificates Case from Calcutta High Court to itself
The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of the matter and, in a special hearing on Saturday, 27.01.2024, stayed the Single Judge Bench’s order directing the handover of case papers related to the alleged issuance of fake caste certificates to the CBI, despite a division bench stay order.
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Single Judge vs Division Bench: Supreme Court’s 5-Judge Bench stays Calcutta HC’s Single Bench order defying Division Bench stay on CBI Probe in Fake Caste Certificates Case
In the case relating to allegations of issuance of fake caste certificates, the Single Judge Bench of the Calcutta High Court had directed the handover of papers related to the case of alleged issuance of fake caste certificates to the CBI, despite the stay order of a division bench.
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Key Highlights of the three new criminal laws introduced in 2023
The President gave assent on 25-12-2023 to the new criminal laws.
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Article 370| “Whatever has been, has been…”: Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul calls for “Truth and Reconciliation” in Kashmir
Calling for a collective understanding of the human rights violations perpetrated both by State and non-State actors, against the people of Kashmir, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul recommended the setting up of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
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Advocates Day 2023: Celebrating the Pillars of Justice and Defenders of Rights
Advocates Day is celebrated on 3rd of December every year to honour the legal profession and its contributions to justice and the rule of law. Read what legal luminaries have to say about the significance of this day.
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Supreme Court, in a balancing act, commutes Death Sentence to 20 Years Imprisonment in Indiscriminate Firing case that killed 6
The Supreme Court held that the Court cannot be limited only to two punishments, one a sentence of imprisonment, for all intents and purposes, of not more than 14 years and the other death.
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‘Special Benches, Suo Motu cases’; SC issues guidelines for HCs for expeditious disposal of criminal cases against MPs and MLAs
The figures show that there are as many as 5,175 subject cases against elected MPs/MLAs pending as of November, 2022. Of these, cases that are pending for more than 5 years are as many as 2,116, which figure is more than 40% of such pendency.
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Supreme Court suggests amending Supreme Court Rules to include E-Copies of Original Records to cut delays and adjournments
The Supreme Court deprecated the practice of depositions of material witnesses not being placed on record.
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