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Why SC quashed a Rajasthan govt notification that created revenue villages named after individuals

December 30, 2025 3:34 pm

The Bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and Alok Aradhe last week set aside the order of the division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court that had allowed the villages to retain their names

Sengar in Lucknow on April 14, 2018. PTI Photo/Nand Kumar

Why Supreme Court stayed Delhi HC order on Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Sengar

December 29, 2025 4:01 pm

The Delhi High Court had held that an MLA was not covered under the definition of a public servant in the POCSO Act. The Supreme Court has prima facie rejected this view

Demolitions in the Aravalli forest area in Khori Gaon in 2021.

With SC stay on Aravallis judgment, tracing the apex court’s past interventions

December 29, 2025 6:35 pm

Since the mid-1990s, the court has relied on two long-running public interest cases to regulate mining, construction, forest loss and urbanisation around the Aravallis.

Executors and beneficiaries can now rely on a will without first obtaining probate, even in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata.

Probate of will no longer mandatory: How inheritance process may ease, with some exceptions

December 29, 2025 7:42 am

In effect, probate functioned as a pre-emptive filter, forcing scrutiny at the planning stage, before property or assets were distributed. It was mandatory for certain religious communities in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.

Murder case against BJP MLA: Why Karnataka’s stringent law against organised crime is under spotlight again

December 28, 2025 12:04 pm

A recent decision of the Karnataka HC to grant a reprieve from KCOCA charges to a BJP MLA from Bengaluru in the murder case of a real estate operative on the grounds of erroneous invocation of the law has come as a setback to the police

Unnao rape case: Why Delhi HC suspended Sengar's sentence, said ex-MLA wasn't public servant

December 26, 2025 6:14 am

Delhi High Court Kuldeep Sengar Sentence Suspension Explained: The trial court had ruled that Sengar qualifies as a ‘public servant’, relying on the definition under the Prevention of Corruption Act. But the Delhi HC said the IPC definition must be considered. Here are the details.

Delhi HC bans unauthorised use of Madhavan's likeness: How personality rights evolved in India

December 28, 2025 1:16 pm

India does not have a standalone statute to define personality rights. Courts have assembled these through a combination of intellectual property law and constitutional principles. Here is what to know

Over the past few years, Karnataka has witnessed several incidents where families and individuals have been subjected to collective exclusion.

Explained: Karnataka’s new Bill for punishing social boycott, including by caste panchayats

December 22, 2025 4:27 pm

The Bill also recognises social exclusion beyond the caste factor and penalises discrimination based on “morality, social acceptance, political inclination, sexuality or any other basis”.

How India proposes to deal with legal challenges posed by AI to copyright law

December 20, 2025 1:46 pm

A working paper from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade provides an insight into how India may address the use of copyrighted content to train artificial intelligence models

How states regulate private school fees and where the new Delhi law fits in

December 19, 2025 4:25 pm

Delhi is not the first government to attempt to cap or regulate private school fees. From Tamil Nadu’s fee-fixation model to Gujarat’s hard caps, states across India have experimented with various legal frameworks to curb commercialisation in education