Saturday, 19 September 2026Newsletter
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Supreme Court

Supreme Court Strikes Down Compulsory Retirement of Trade Service Officer as 'Vitiated by Malice'

A promotion to Joint Secretary just weeks before the retirement order undercut the finding that the officer had become 'dead wood,' the Court held.

Legislation

Parliament Clears Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, Decriminalising Offences Across 82 Laws

Minor lapses under laws ranging from the Drugs and Cosmetics Act to municipal rules will now draw civil penalties instead of jail time.

Legislation

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023: What Changes in the Law of Evidence

The 148-year-old Indian Evidence Act has been replaced. Here is what is actually different for practitioners.

Supreme Court

Supreme Court's e-Filing Push: What Litigants and Lawyers Need to Know

Electronic filing is no longer a convenience feature — for many categories of matters it is becoming the default channel.

Supreme Court

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Supreme Court: Multiplier For Bachelor's Motor Accident Death Must Follow Deceased's Age, Not Dependents'

Reversing a plea for a higher multiplier, the Court reaffirms that the age-based matrix set out in Sarla Verma and Pranay Sethi looks to the victim, not the claimant.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Compulsory Retirement of Trade Service Officer as 'Vitiated by Malice'

A promotion to Joint Secretary just weeks before the retirement order undercut the finding that the officer had become 'dead wood,' the Court held.

Supreme Court's e-Filing Push: What Litigants and Lawyers Need to Know

Electronic filing is no longer a convenience feature — for many categories of matters it is becoming the default channel.

High Courts

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Delhi High Court Directs Aadhaar Biometric Verification Before Grant of GST Registration

The order responds to a wave of fraudulent registrations obtained on stolen PAN and Aadhaar details.

Delhi High Court Upholds Regularisation of Long-Serving Railway Commission Vendors

The Bench criticised the Railways for forcing low-wage vendors into decades of litigation over their own employment rights.

Delhi High Court Expands E-Courts Facilities Across District Courts

Case-status kiosks, e-filing centres and digitised records are being rolled out beyond the High Court itself.

Legislation

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Jan Vishwas 2.0: What Decriminalising 82 Laws Actually Changes for Businesses and Individuals

An explainer on adjudicating officers, graduated penalties, and why 'decriminalised' does not mean 'deregulated.'

Parliament Clears Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, Decriminalising Offences Across 82 Laws

Minor lapses under laws ranging from the Drugs and Cosmetics Act to municipal rules will now draw civil penalties instead of jail time.

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023: What Changes in the Law of Evidence

The 148-year-old Indian Evidence Act has been replaced. Here is what is actually different for practitioners.

Tribunals

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MACT Compensation: How Courts Compute the 'Just Compensation' Formula After Pranay Sethi

Future prospects, multiplier, and deductions — the arithmetic that decides motor-accident awards.