India's Four New Labour Codes Head Toward Full Rollout by April 2026
Wage definitions, gratuity eligibility and gig-worker protections change under the consolidated codes — here's what actually shifts for employers and employees.
Supreme Court
View all →Supreme Court: Conditional Court Deposit Doesn't Stop Interest Unless Award-Holder Can Freely Withdraw It
The Court rules that a deposit under Section 34 of the Arbitration Act must be unconditional to count as payment, in a dispute over interest on a ₹1.46 crore award.
Supreme Court: An Insurer's Office Doesn't Decide Which MACT Tribunal Gets Jurisdiction
Section 166(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act gives a claimant only three choices of forum — and the insurer's branch office isn't one of them, the Court holds in K. Rashik v. National Insurance Co.
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.
High Courts
View all →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.
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.
Legislation
View all →India's Four New Labour Codes Head Toward Full Rollout by April 2026
Wage definitions, gratuity eligibility and gig-worker protections change under the consolidated codes — here's what actually shifts for employers and employees.
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.
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.