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From Whiskey To Weight-Loss Drugs: Rethinking Surrogate Advertising In Pharma
Battling concerns that a third of the Indian population will become obese by 2050, the Central Drugs Standard Organisation issued warnings to pharmaceutical companies in early 2026.[1The regulator has forewarned entities about their indirect promotion disseminated in the guise of disease awareness campaigns and social media collaborations featuring influencers and Bollywood actors regarding their weight-loss drugs. These campaigns focus on highlighting the efficacy of medicine or pharmaceutical...
Advocate Can't Become A PIL Petitioner To Advance Cause Of Clients; May Amount To Professional Misconduct: Allahabad HC
The Allahabad High Court recently observed that an advocate who is approached by his clients for redressal of the grievance cannot be permitted to become a petitioner and file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea advancing the cause of his clients.Noting that this conduct may amount to professional misconduct, a bench of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra dismissed...
Rajasthan High Court Directs State To Consider Regularising Employee After 28 Years Of Service, Says Ad-Hoc Appointment Can't Defeat Claim
Rajasthan High Court granted benefit to an employee who despite having rendered services for more than 28 years, was not being considered for regularization by the government on the ground that his initial appointment was not towards any sanctioned post, but on an ad-hoc basis. The bench of Justice Anand Sharma observed that the State's plea of petitioner not being engaged on a sanctioned...
Access To Electricity A Fundamental Right U/Art 21: Allahabad HC Comes To Aid Of Daughter-In-Law Seeking Power Connection
Stressing that securing an electricity connection is a Fundamental Right guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, the Allahabad High Court recently directed state authorities to process an application filed by a daughter-in-law for a new domestic connection amidst a matrimonial dispute. A bench of Justice Shekhar B Saraf and Justice Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary passed the order on...
Withholding Pension For Decades Due To Pending Trial Endangers Fundamental Right To Life: Andhra Pradesh High Court
While emphasising that pension is not bounty, gratuity, or ex-gratia payment dependent on the employer's will, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the release of the long-pending pension and retirement benefits of a 79-year old retired employee (petitioner), who was earlier denied the same on the grounds that a criminal case and disciplinary proceedings alleging misconduct were...
NLUO Launches Mediation Blog During 3rd National Negotiation Competition; Invites Submissions
The NLUO Centre for Mediation and Negotiation (NLUO CMN) inaugurated its Mediation Blog on April 3, 2026, during the opening ceremony of the 3rd National Negotiation Competition held at National Law University Odisha (NLUO).The inauguration was carried out by Vice-Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Rangin Pallav Tripathy. Dean (Academics) Prof. Dr. Dolly Jabal and Co-Director, NLUO CMN, Dr. Akshay Verma were also present on the occasion.The event witnessed participation from students representing various...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : April 15, 2026
Links to today's reports :Convicts Sentenced To Only Fine Also Entitled To Benefit Of Probation Of Offenders Act : Supreme Court'We're Surprised' : Supreme Court Stays Telangana High Court's Transit Anticipatory Bail To Pawan Khera In Assam FIRSabarimala Reference | Travancore Devaswom Board Disagrees With Nair Service Society's Argument On Articles 25(2)(b) & 26(b)'Go To HC': Supreme...
Delhi Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking FIR Against Mahua Moitra For Tweet Over Ganga Iftar Party Arrests
A Delhi Court on Wednesday issued notice on a plea seeking registration of FIR against TMC leader Mahua Moitra for her tweet against the recent arrest of 14 Muslim men accused of organizing an Iftar party and consuming non-veg items on a boat in the Ganga in Varanasi and throwing bones and food waste into the river.Additional Sessions Judge Sonu Agnihotri of Saket Courts issued notice on the...
Fair Reporting Of FIR Not 'Media Trial'; Press Acts As Watchdog Of Democracy: Sikkim High Court
The Sikkim High Court has held that fair and accurate reporting of the registration of an FIR, without sensationalism or prejudgment, cannot be termed as a “media trial.” It remarked that reporting on criminal proceedings is the role of the press as the fourth pillar of democracy and is a part of the media's duty as a public watchdog. The Court further clarified that such...
Gujarat High Court Seeks Response From Meta, Google, X, Reddit & Scribd On PIL Over Deepfake, AI Content; Asks Them To Onboard SAHYOG Portal
The Gujarat High Court has sought responses from social media intermediaries Meta, Google, X, Reddit and Scribd over a PIL raising concerns about the “sharp and alarming rise” in deepfake and AI-generated content circulating on digital and social media platforms. The court while issuing notice to the intermediaries asked them to also respond to affidavits filed by the State and...
Delhi High Court Refuses To Stay Trial Against Two Men Accused Of Attacking Chief Minister Rekha Gupta
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to stay trial court proceedings against two men accused of attacking Chief Minister Rekha Gupta at her Civil Lines residence during a public hearing in August last year. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani was dealing with the pleas filed by accused persons- Sakriya Rajeshbhai Khimjibhai, a Gujarat based individual and Tahsin Raza Rafiullah Shaikh,...