Delhi High Court Allows Natco To Sell Spinal Muscular Atrophy Drug, Rejects Roche's Patent Infringement Appeal

The Delhi High Court on Thursday upheld a single judge's refusal of an interim injunction sought by Swiss pharmaceutical giant F Hoffmann-La Roche AG against Natco Pharma Ltd, in a patent dispute over Risdiplam, a drug used to treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).A Division Bench of Justice C Hari Shankar and Justice Ajay Digpaul dismissed Roche's appeal against a Single Judge's decision,...

Kerala High Court Directs Nodal Agency To Consider Inclusion Of Non-Resident Returnees In NORKA-CARE Health Insurance Scheme

The Kerala High Court has directed NORKA Roots to consider the inclusion of Non-Resident Keralite (NRK) returnees in its recently launched NORKA-CARE Group Health and Accident Insurance Scheme.NORKA Roots is a nodal agency for all matters concerning collaboration with the government of Kerala to address grievances on Non-Resident Keralites. Justice N Nagaresh gave the directions while disposing...

Deadly Cost Of Truth: Brutal Reality Of Journalist Killings In India

On September 28, 2025, a journalist named Rajeev Pratap's dead body was found in the Bhagirathi River, Uttarakhand. He had been missing since past ten days and he was reportedly known to be a freelancer journalist who was primarily involved in working on issues surrounding corruptions and government mis-managements. It's not the first time that a journalist has been murdered, prior to him a journalist named Mukesh Chandrashekhar was found dead, with his body stuffed in a tank, also in 2017, a...

Kerala High Court Grants Bail To 70-Year-Old Man Booked For Allegedly Hunting & Killing Leopard In Reserve Forest

The Kerala High Court on Thursday (October 9) granted regular bail to a 70-year-old man, who is accused of killing a leopard in a reserve forest by laying a cable trap.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas allowed the petition taking into consideration the period of custody undergone, the absence of antecedents and the advanced age of the petitioner. The petitioner was arrayed as an accused in O.R....

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain PIL Seeking Probe Into US Based Short Seller Viceroy's Allegations Against Vedanta Group

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a probe into allegations made by US-based short-seller Viceroy Research LLC against Vedanta Limited, Hindustan Zinc Limited, Vedanta Resources Limited and related entities.A bench of Justice PS Narasimha and Justice AS Chandurkar allowed the petitioner, one Shakti Bhatia, to withdraw the petition...

Kerala High Court Seeks Details On TDB–NIC MoU For Digital Governance Of Devaswom Institution

The Kerala High Court has sought details of the Memorandum of Understanding between National Informatics Centre and Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) for computerisation and digital governance for managing temple administration.The directions were given by the division bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K.V. Jayakumar, while considering a matter concerning the...

Supreme Court Hints At Relaxing Absolute Ban On Firecrackers In Delhi-NCR; May Allow Green Crackers On Diwali

The Supreme Court on Friday(October 10) reserved its verdict on whether the absolute ban on firecrackers in the Delhi–National Capital Region should be relaxed during Diwali to allow the use of green crackers.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran heard the issue in the long-pending MC Mehta case concerning air quality in the NCR. Earlier, on April 3,...

'How Can Doctors Work In Insecurity?': Kerala High Court Seeks Report On Safety Of Hospital Staff After Attack On Doctor

The Kerala High Court on Friday (October 10) orally directed the state government to submit a report to ensure the safety of doctors, medical personnel and all attendant staff in hospitals. The observation was made in the light of a recent attack on a doctor in Kozhikode. He was attacked using a sharp weapon by the father of a girl, who died of amoebic fever and was treated by the...

Armstrong Murder Case | Madras High Court Orders Postmortem Of Prime Accused Who Died In Custody, Directs Forensic Exam Of Visceral Samples

The Madras High Court, on Friday, has ordered a postmortem of Nagendran, the prime accused in the murder of Bahujan Samaj Party leader Armstrong. Nagendran had died on 9th October, 2025, while under police custody.Since Nagendran's family had raised allegations of poisoning by the police, Justice Satish Kumar has also ordered five visceral samples to be collected and sent to the...

Karur Stampede | 'Unable To Understand How Madras High Court Passed SIT Order' : Supreme Court Reserves Order On Pleas Of TVK & Others

The Supreme Court today (October 10) reserved orders on a batch of petitions seeking an independent investigation into the stampede which occurred in Karur in Tamil Nadu during a rally by actor Vijay's political party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam(TVK) on September 27, claiming 41 lives.A bench comprising Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice NV Anjaria heard the matters for over two hours.One of...

Research Associate Vacancy At Office Of The Chair Professor, Panchayati Raj (OCPPR), CNLU, Patna

Chanakya National Law University, Patna invites online application for the post of Research Associate in Office of the Chair Professor, Panchayati Raj (OCPPR), CNLU, Patna on contractual basis.Name of the Post: Research Associate No. of Post: 01 (One) Age Limit: 50 Years Essential Qualification and Experience • Master's degree in law/political science/public administration/history/Sociology with at least 55% marks, having adequate knowledge of Constitution of India and should preferably...

Supreme Court Stays Madras High Court Order Quashing TN Police Chargesheet In Armstrong Murder Case; No Stay On CBI Probe

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Madras High Court's order which quashed the chargesheet filed by the Tamil Nadu Police in the case concerning the murder of BSP leader Armstrong. However, the Court did not stay the High Court's direction transferring the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation.The bench of Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice NV Anjaria passed the interim...