Who Owns the Play? Performers' Rights, Publisher Copyright, And Unresolved Tension In India's Esports Law

India recognised esports as sport under Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 which came into force on 1st May 2026. Subsequently, in State of Tamil Nadu v. Junglee Games India Pvt. Ltd., 2026 the Supreme Court held that wagering on any game renders the activity res extra commercium leaving e-sports without monetary staking constitutionally untouched but unprotected under the Copyright Act. Yet the professional esports player lacks meaningful protection over their competitive...

Delhi High Court Orders Railway Accident Compensation, Says No Scheduled Halt Can't Automatically Mean Passenger Tried To Deboard Moving Train

The Delhi High Court has held that merely because a train did not have a scheduled stoppage at a particular station, it cannot automatically be presumed that a passenger attempted to get off a moving train, so as to deny compensation under the Railways Act.Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri made the observation while setting aside an order of the Railway Claims Tribunal that had rejected the...

Gauhati High Court Upholds Entry Permits To Visit Nagaland Districts, Says 150-Year-Old Law Still Valid

The Gauhati High Court has upheld the notifications extending Inner Line Permit to Nagaland's largest city and commercial hub Dimapur, along with Chumoukedima and Niuland districts in the State, holding that Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR) of 1873 continues to remain a valid law under the Constitution.For context, the Inner Line Permit (ILP), which is stated to derive authority...

UNCITRAL Conference At Supreme Court | CJI Says India Viewed As Fair Jurisdiction For International Disputes

Courts do not compete with arbitration and mediation but safeguard their legitimacy by enforcing Rule of Law, the CJI said.

2026 LiveLaw (SC) 716 | RUTVIJ BHAGAT SINGH WAKHARE Versus THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ORS.

Mere Transfer Of Defrauded Amount To Accused's Account Doesn't Establish Same Transaction To Club FIRs : Supreme Court |...

Mere Transfer Of Defrauded Amount To Accused's Account Doesn't Establish Same Transaction To Club FIRs : Supreme Court

Part of defrauded amounts transferred to petitioner's bank account does not, by itself, establish all incidents form part of same transaction, the Court said.

Madras High Court Directs Two Police Officers To Pay ₹1 Lakh Each For Failing To Register Dowry FIR

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has directed two police personnel— an Inspector and a Sub Inspector, of an All Women Police Station to pay Rs. 1,00,000 each as compensation to the father of woman, for closing a dowry complaint without registering an FIR despite disclosure of cognizable offence. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 338]“The lapse committed by respondents 2 and 3 [police...

LiveLaw Daily| Manipur Special Courts| Student protests| ANI vs OpenAI| Teacher Deployment For SIR

On LiveLaw Daily today: from special courts for Manipur violence cases and NTA's exam reforms, to the Delhi High Court's tussle with the ECI over teacher deployment and the ANI-OpenAI copyright battle; here's everything that mattered in India's courts...

MP High Court Designates Four Special Courts To Fast Track Paper Leak Cases

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Friday (July 24), designated four Special Courts in Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Indore to fast track paper leak cases.The High Court has designated District and Additional Session Judges, Praveen Patel, Vishal Akhand, Anand Kumar Sehlam, and Shubhra Singh, as Specially Designated Fast Track Courts for conducting trials relating to the Public...

Marriage Became 'Deadwood' After 19-Year Separation; Irretrievable Breakdown Amounts To Cruelty: Calcutta High Court Grants Divorce

The Calcutta High Court has held that an irretrievable breakdown of marriage can constitute "cruelty" under Section 13(1)(ia) of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, and can therefore furnish a valid ground for dissolution of marriage, relying on the Supreme Court's decision in Rakesh Raman v. Kavita.A Division Bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya and Justice Supratim Bhattacharya granted a...

Criminal Liability Can't Be Imposed On Directors Solely Due To Designation: Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Bail In CSMCL Corruption Case

The Chhattisgarh High Court has granted regular bail to two Directors of a manpower supply company arraigned in the Chhattisgarh State Marketing Corporation Limited (CSMCL) corruption case, holding that criminal liability cannot be fastened upon a person merely because of his designation as a Director. The Court observed that, unless a statute specifically creates vicarious criminal liability...

Unused Acquired Land Need Not Be Returned To Original Owners; Can Be Used For Another Public Purpose: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has refused to interfere with the acquisition of over 200 acres of land for a coal washery in the 1960s, holding that once land has been validly acquired for a public purpose and compensation has been paid, the mere fact that a portion of the land remains unused does not entitle the original landowners to reclaim it. The Court reiterated that where the original...