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Who Spoke First? Interpreting "Voluntarily Provided" Under Section 7(a) Of DPDP Act
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and the DPDP Rules, 2025 together establish India's framework for the processing of digital personal data. The Act governs the relationship between Data Principals (individuals whose data is processed) and Data Fiduciaries (persons who determine the purpose and means of processing), with enforcement through the Data Protection Board of India. At the centre of this framework is Section 4, which permits a Data Fiduciary to process personal data only...
Deed Cannot Be Reinterpreted Based On Parties' Later Conduct When Terms Are Clear & Unambiguous: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has cautioned against reliance on the ex-post facto conduct of parties to reinterpret a lease deed when the terms of the document are clear and unambiguous, holding that a lease validly established on the face of the deed cannot be altered or diluted by reference to the parties' subsequent conduct. “…courts must exercise far greater restraint when inferring the...
IBC Permits Parallel CIRP Against Debtor & Guarantor For Same Debt : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday (February 26) observed that there's no bar under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code to initiate simultaneous CIRP against the corporate debtor and guarantor for the same debt. The bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih endorsed the findings of BRS Ventures Investments Ltd. v. SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd. & Anr that "consistent with...
Supreme Court Dismisses ED Appeal Against Quashing Of Money Laundering Case Against Razorpay Over Illegal Loan App
The Supreme Court today upheld a Karnataka High Court order quashing money laundering proceedings initiated against payment gateway company Razorpay in connection with an money transfer related to an alleged illegal loan app.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice N Kotiswar Singh dismissed ED's SLP against the HC order that had held that there was no material to show that Razorpay...
Acts Disturbed 'Even Tempo Of Life': Allahabad High Court Upholds NSA Detention Of 3 Over 'Cattle Slaughter' On Navratri-Eid Eve
The Allahabad High Court recently upheld the detention of 3 persons under the National Security Act (NSA), 1980, who were accused of illegally slaughtering cattle in the town of Kalpi, Jalaun, in March 2025, on the first day of Chaitra Navratri, coinciding with the very event of Eid.A bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh and Justice Devendra Singh-I noted that the alleged act, precisely timed...
MP Inbadurai Moves Madras High Court Over Alleged Delay In Registering FIR Against Minister KN Nehru Despite HC Order
Rajya Sabha MP Inbadurai has approached the Madras High Court seeking action against IPS officer AT Durai Kumar (In-Charge Director of Directorate for Vigilance and Anti-Corruption) for alleged wilful disobedience of a High Court order directing DVAC to register a case against Minister KN Nehru and others in connection with a cash for job scam. It may be noted that on February 20,...
AI Summit Protest: Delhi Court Remands Three Youth Congress Activists Arrested From Himachal Pradesh To 3 Days Of Police Custody
A Delhi Court on Thursday remanded three Youth Congress activists to three days of police custody after they were arrested from Himachal Pradesh early in the morning today in connection with the “shirtless protest” at the AI Summit. Chief Judicial Magistrate Mridul Gupta of Patiala House Courts remanded Saurav, Arbaaz and Siddharth to police custody after Delhi Police sought five days...
RTI Act Applies To Cochin International Airport Ltd : Supreme Court Upholds Kerala High Court Order
The Supreme Court today upheld the Kerala High Court order which held that the Cochin International Airport (CIAL) is a 'public authority' coming within the purview of the Right to Information Act, 2005.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order, after hearing Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi (for CIAL). It was of the view that the impugned order furthered transparency...