Supreme Court: 24-Hour Deadline Under Article 22(2) Runs From Actual Detention, Not the Arrest Memo
Time spent on NDPS search and seizure cannot be left out, the Court held, ordering bail for three accused despite a 60-kg methamphetamine haul.
Supreme Court
View all →Supreme Court: 24-Hour Deadline Under Article 22(2) Runs From Actual Detention, Not the Arrest Memo
Time spent on NDPS search and seizure cannot be left out, the Court held, ordering bail for three accused despite a 60-kg methamphetamine haul.
Supreme Court: Refusal to Marry After a Relationship Is Not, By Itself, Abetment of Suicide
Quashing a Telangana prosecution against a man and five others, the Court held that a breakup followed by suicide does not show the intention or knowledge that abetment requires.
Supreme Court: Principal Employer Not Liable to Pay Gratuity to Contractual Workers Absent Employer-Employee Relationship
Bench rules a Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act can compute dues but cannot decide who is liable to pay them.
High Courts
View all →Delhi High Court Quashes Excise Case Over Nearly Eight-Year Delay in Filing Chargesheet
An unexplained gap between FIR and chargesheet violated the accused's right to a speedy investigation under Article 21, Justice Arun Bhardwaj held in Jaiveer Singh v. State.
Madras High Court: Second Wife Unaware of Husband's Earlier Marriage Can't Be Prosecuted for Bigamy
Justice N. Ramesh holds that Section 82 BNS punishes only the spouse who remarries, granting anticipatory bail to a woman deceived into a bigamous marriage.
Bombay High Court: Article 226 Lets Courts Award Compensation for Illegal Detention
The Nagpur Bench ordered ₹2 lakh in compensation after a 26-year-old was arrested without being told the grounds for his arrest.
Legislation
View all →CAPF (General Administration) Act, 2026 Comes Into Force, Reserving Top Posts for IPS Officers
The law took effect on 8 October 2026 while challenges to it are pending before the Supreme Court. It cuts against the Court's 2025 direction to reduce IPS deputation in the central armed police forces.
India's Four Labour Codes, in Force Since November 2025: What Has Changed for Employers and Employees
The Codes replaced 29 central labour laws on 21 November 2025. Here is what shifts on wages, gratuity and gig-worker cover, and where the rules stand.
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.'
Tribunals
View all →MACT Compensation: How Courts Compute the 'Just Compensation' Formula After Pranay Sethi
Future prospects, multiplier, and deductions — the arithmetic that decides motor-accident awards.