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Himachal Pradesh High Court Commutes Death Penalty Of Convicts In Four-Year-Old Child's Murder Case
The Himachal Pradesh High Court commuted the death penalty awarded to Chander Sharma (26) and Vikrant Bakshi (22) in the 2014 Yug Gupta murder case, directing that they will serve life imprisonment “till their last breath.” The Court held that “…it is very difficult for us to proceed on the assumption that the convict had treated Yug with brutality justifying the imposition of...
Motor Accident Compensation - Minimum Wages Can't Be Fixed Solely On Educational Qualification, Must Consider Nature Of Work: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that minimum wages cannot be determined solely on the basis of a person's educational qualification, without reference to the nature of work carried on. The Court was deciding a motor accident compensation case where the quantum of income was in dispute.The case concerned a 20-year-old B.Com final year student who had also enrolled with the Institute of...
Supreme Court Upholds Quashing Of FIR Against DM Gaming Ltd; Keeps Question Whether Poker Is A Game Of Skill Open
The Supreme Court recently upheld a Karnataka High Court order quashing an FIR registered against a Bengaluru recreation club owned by M/s. DM Gaming Ltd where Poker is played over allegations of illegal gaming.The High Court had quashed the FIR relying on its judgment in another case, Rohit Tiwari v. State of Karnataka, which observed that Poker and Rummy are games of skill.Though the...
Mother Silencing Minor Daughter, Permitting Accused To Sexually Assault Her Amounts To 'Abetment' Under POCSO Act: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has observed that the act of a mother of silencing her minor daughter and permitting an accused to sexually abuse and assault her amounts to “abetment” under Section 17 of the POCSO Act. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma upheld the conviction of a mother for abetting the rape of her 11 year old minor daughter for the offences under Section 6 read with 17 and 21 of the...
Customs Finalisation Regulations, 2025- Efficiency At The Cost Of Accuracy?
On 12 September 2025, CBIC implemented the Customs (Finalisation of Provisional Assessments) Regulations, 2025 (hereinafter “the 2025 Regulations”) by Notification No. 55/2025-Cus (N.T.), exercising powers under Section 157 read with Section 18 of the Customs Act, 1962. These Regulations operationalise amendments effected by the Finance Act, 2025, most notably a statutory two-year long-stop for finalising provisional assessments and a presumption that legacy provisional cases pending as on 29...
'To Defend Free Expression' : X Corp Says It'll Appeal Against Karnataka High Court Judgment Upholding Centre's 'Sahyog' Portal
Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has announced that it will appeal against the Karnataka High Court's judgment, which dismissed its challenge to the Union Government's recently-launched Sahyog portal, which is used to automate notices to intermediaries to remove unlawful online content.In a post on Monday, Global Affairs X stated that the company respectfully disagrees with the...
India's Maritime Reset: Unpacking Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
After 67 years, India has charted a new course with a modernized merchant shipping legislation, poised to reshape the nation's maritime future. After a decade-long legislative process that began in 2015, the new Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 (2025 Act) was finally passed by both Houses of the Parliament of India during the Monsoon Session in August 2025. On 18th August 2025, the Act received the assent of the President of India, marking its formal enactment as the official law of the land on that...
Habeas Corpus Maintainable In Illegal Detention Of Child By Parent, Can't Be Used To Enforce Foreign Court's Order: MP High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that the extraordinary power of the writ of Habeas Corpus can be availed in exceptional circumstances where the detention of a child by a parent or other person is found to be illegal but it cannot be used for mere enforcement of a foreign court's order. The petitioner father, approached the court alleging that his wife unlawfully and wrongfully...
'Bihar Prohibition Act Doesn't Apply To Non-Alcoholic Drinks' : Patna High Court Quashes FIR Against Energy Drink Maker
The Patna High Court has quashed an FIR lodged against M/s Siddhi Enterprises and its staff for allegedly selling beer disguised as energy drinks, holding that the beverages in question fell within the permissible standards of non-alcoholic drinks prescribed by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).Justice Alok Kumar Pandey, while allowing the writ petition filed by Kumari Punam, proprietor...
'Disgraceful': Gujarat High Court Slams Lawyer For Creating False Demolition Panic, Moving Midnight Appeal
The Gujarat High Court deprecated the conduct of an advocate who claimed that due to non-grant of injunction order by trial court, the authorities would demolish his clients' flats overnight, noting that he misused the high court's machinery by moving an appeal late at night without even ascertaining the correct facts. Calling his conduct "deplorable" and "disgraceful" the court said that...
Calcutta High Court Notifies Mandatory Child Access & Custody Guidelines Along With Parenting Plan
On 26 September 2025, the Calcutta High Court formally approved and published the Mandatory Child Access & Custody Guidelines on its official website.According to the document, the State of West Bengal and the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands presently lack appropriate guidelines on custody that would assist the Courts.In the above factual matrix, a Public Interest...