Beyond Medical Certificate: Functional Disability And Occupational Justice In Motor Accident Compensation

In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court enhanced the compensation that was awarded to M. Paramesh, a mason from Tamil Nadu who lost his right leg above the knee because of a road accident, from ₹23.86 lakh to ₹40.29 lakh.[1] Before the matter reached the Supreme Court, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal had awarded him ₹10.84 lakh while the Madras High Court increased it to ₹23.86 lakh after revising his monthly income and adding future prospects. However, the Supreme Court found that there was...

When 'Information' Swallowed Platform: Section 69A After Telegram FZ LLC

The difficulty is that judicial reasoning does not expire with the emergency that produced it. The construction of “information” in Section 2(1)(v) to include an application's codebase and databases is now available to every future Designated Officer considering every future platform. It carries no sunset clause tied to examinations, six-day windows, or Telegram. It carries only an evidentiary threshold, and that threshold is built from the very features that make a platform valuable to its...

Nominee Director Crisis Indian Law Refuses To Confront

It is July 2026, two months after the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Act, 2026 came into force. In Mumbai, in a boardroom, a director appointed by an institutional lender is looking at the agenda item that will shape a company for the next eighteen months. The emergency interim financing super-priority debt proposed in the resolution may keep the company alive. The bank that appointed him is silently preparing for a creditor-initiated insolvency resolution process. Pulling the...

Unlikely Fault Line: Boys Cannot Play In Women's Sports, But 3 Women Judges Dissent

What West Virginia v. B.P.J. quietly reveals about who is actually defending women's sportsThe Majority & The DissentOn June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States of America [the “USA”] decided West Virginia v. B.P.J., consolidated with Little v. Hecox, and held, 6–3, that states may reserve girls' and women's school sports for biological females. Twenty-seven states in the USA had already passed laws saying more or less the same thing. So, the ruling itself isn't the surprise....

Hunger Strike, Bodily Autonomy And Right To Die

The removal of Sonam Wangchuk from protest site to the Hospital in order to provide 'essential medical care' raises very serious constitutional questions about individuals right to protest, carry on hunger strike and his bodily autonomy and when can the State intervene to protect the life of the protestor. The right to protest and to carry on is a well recognised human right globally as well as in India. Constitutional Courts in India has also recognised right to carry on hunger strike as a...

Procedural Invalidity In The Curial Procedure Of Tendering Pardon To An Accomplice In A. Srinivasulu v. The State Rep. By The Inspector Of Police

Patent mistake committed by the CBI and the resultant procedural invalidity in the curial procedure of Tendering Pardon to an Accomplice in A. Srinivasulu v. The State rep. by the Inspector of Police 2023 LiveLaw (SC) 485 – V. Ramasubramanian, Pankaj Mithal – JJ.C O N T E N T SSl. NoI N N E R T I T L E SPARA NoI N T R O D U C T I O N1FACTS LEADING TO THE VERDICT OF THE SUPREME COURT3FINDING OF THE SUPREME COURT REGARDING THE CORRECTNESS OF THE GRANT OF PARDON TO PW 16 UNDER...

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Livelihood Or Liability? Taxation And Forest Rights

In the dense forests of India, millions of forest-dwelling communities gather, dry, store and sell minor forest produce (hereinafter “MFP”) like mahua flowers, tendu leaves, tamarind, honey and many more. These forest dwellers include tribal women like Nalini Mahakul, who have long sustained their families by collecting sal leaves and stitching them into traditional plates.[1] These practices of collecting forest produce and converting it into sustainable products are rooted in generational...

Insurance Arbitration In India: Judicial Developments, IRDAI Reform And Road Ahead

Indian insurance arbitration has historically been dominated by standard fire and engineering policy wordings derived from English tariff forms, which typically separate disputes on liability from those on quantum and often make an arbitral award a condition precedent to suit (the classical “Scott v. Avery” technique). Over time, Indian courts, culminating in a line from Vulcan Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Maharaj Singh [1976] 2 S.C.R. 62, through Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Narbheram Power &...

Infrastructure Of Justice: Ground Survey Of Women's Facilities In Delhi Courts

Conversations on judicial reform have traditionally centred on vacancies, pendency, case management, technology and budgetary allocations. While these issues remain important, they have largely overshadowed a more immediate question – what is the experience of those who enter courts and tribunals every day? The condition of the physical infrastructure that litigants, lawyers, judges and court staff has received little attention.For an ordinary litigant, the experience of the justice system...

Let's Talk About Menstrual Leaves In India

The Legal LandscapeKerala's recent move to introduce menstrual leave for students marks a significant step in recognizing menstrual health as a matter of dignity, equity, and educational access. But recently, the Chief Justice of India (CJI) and his companion Judge of the Supreme Court of India (SC) refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) for framing a nationwide menstrual leave policy in India. The apprehension of the CJI was that compulsory menstrual leave will cause an “amount...

Did OSH Code 2020 Create An Impossible Registration Deadline?

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 ("OSH Code") came into force on 21 November 2025[1]. The Ministry published the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 ("Central Rules") on 9 May 2026[2]. The OSH Code requires every establishment to which it applies to obtain registration. This may fairly be described as the first and most fundamental compliance step under the Code, since no other obligation under it can ordinarily be discharged...