Trending
'Pharmacist's Duties Require Standing, Walking': HP High Court Dismisses Plea By 50% Locomotor-Disabled Applicant
The Himachal Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition filed by a 50% locomotor-disabled candidate challenging the selection of another candidate for the post of Pharmacist.Upholding the State's decision, the Court remarked that the candidate was medically unfit for the duties of a pharmacist due to impaired standing and walking, despite having the required disability certificate.Justice...
Cash For Query Row: Mahua Moitra Moves Delhi High Court Against Lokpal's Sanction For CBI Chargesheet
Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra has moved the Delhi High Court challenging an order passed by the Lokpal of India granting sanction to the CBI to file chargesheet against her in relation to the cash for query row.The matter will be heard tomorrow by a division bench comprising Justice Anil Kshetarpal and Justice Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar. Mahua has challenged the order passed on...
Delhi Air Pollution | Supreme Court Calls For Report On Efficiency Of AQI Monitoring Stations
The Supreme Court today granted a day's time to the Union to explore the possible long-term solutions for curbing the issue of air pollution in Delhi NCR. On the issue of correct AQI readings by Air Quality Monitoring Stations across the city, the bench also directed the Union to file a report detailing the nature and efficiency of the equipments used for recording readings. The bench of...
Tax Weekly Round-Up: November 10 - November 16, 2025
SUPREME COURTSupreme Court Issues Notice On Patanjali Foods' Rs 2.97 Crore Excise Duty Refund AppealCase Title: Patanjali Foods Ltd. v. Commissioner of Central Excise and Service TaxCase Number: Civil Appeal Diary No(s). 57088/2025The Supreme Court has recently issued notice in an appeal filed by Patanjali Foods Limited (formerly Ruchi Soya Industries Ltd.) seeking a refund of Rs 2.97...
Award Holder Cannot Claim Compound Interest When Tribunal Grants Only Simple Interest In Arbitral Award: Meghalaya High Court
The Meghalaya High Court set aside an order of the Commercial Court, Shillong which had accepted the calculation of the award holder's method of calculating interest and directed Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd. (PGCIL) to pay the remaining amount under an arbitral award. The Court held that the Executing Court had effectively modified the award by permitting computation of...
Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Kumar Sinha Conferred With Capital Foundation Award On Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer's 110th Birth Anniversary
The Capital Foundation Society organised a ceremony on 16th November 2025 at the Constitution Club of India to commemorate the 110th Birth Anniversary of Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer, celebrating the life, vision, and enduring contribution of the legendary jurist to law and justice in India.The event was graced by Mr. Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Judge, Supreme Court of India, as the Chief Guest, and Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri, Retired Judge, Supreme Court of India, as the Guest of HonourOn this occasion,...
PAN Card Forgery Case | UP Court Convicts SP Leader Azam Khan, Son Abdullah; Awards 7-Year Jail Term Each
A Special MP/MLA Court in Rampur today convicted Samajwadi Party leader Mohammad Azam Khan and his son, also a former MLA, Abdullah Azam, in a forgery case related to the use of two different PAN cards obtained using different dates of birth. Both have been awarded seven years of imprisonment. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Shobit Bansal found them guilty under Sections...
Kerala High Court Clears Acquisition Of Tea Estate Land For Wayanad Victims' Rehabilitation; Says Compensation To Be Settled Between Companies
The Kerala High Court has recently disposed of a writ appeal and three connected writ petitions filed by M/s Elstone Tea Estates Ltd. and M/s Padhoor Plantations Pvt. Ltd., related to the acquisition of land for the rehabilitation of 2024 Wayanad Landslide victims under the Disaster Management Act.For context, after the landslide on July 30, 2024 in the Chooralmala, Mundakkai and...
Undertrial's Rights To Education, Rehabilitation Can't Be Ignored During Prison Transfers Citing Security Concerns: Karnataka High Court
The Karnataka High Court recently held that if the transfer of an under-trial prisoner from one prison to another is to be ordered, the Court must balance the security concerns projected by the authorities with the legitimate rights of the prisoner to education, rehabilitation, family visitation, and access to legal assistance.A single judge, Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum held thus...
Maharashtra Local Body Elections |'Reservation Can't Exceed 50 Percent, Our Order Misconstrued By Officers': Supreme Court
In the Maharashtra local body elections matter, the Supreme Court today orally expressed that total reservation was not permitted by it to exceed 50 percent and that the state authorities seemingly misconstrued its order.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi heard the matter.Underlining that the Court did not pass an order permitting reservation to exceed 50%, Justice Kant...
Dark Patterns And Deep Manipulation: Regulating Psychological Exploitation In Indian Digital Markets
The deceptive or manipulative user-interface designs that trick or coerce users into the actions that are against their best interest are “Dark Patterns.” These create exploiting cognitive biases such as scarcity, fear of missing out or guilt laden language, this negatively affects user autonomy and leads people into unnecessary data sharing. The psychological exploitation which is done by false urgency not only breaches the ethical norms of consent but constitutes unfair trade practice. In this...