Bhavini Mishra

Bhavini Mishra

Bhavini Mishra is a senior law correspondent at Business Standard, specialising in commercial law, insolvency, intellectual property law, and policy matters. In her leisure time, she enjoys discovering new food spots and binge-watching TV shows, combining her love for good food and compelling narratives.

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SC to examine challenge to I-T law allowing searches of digital devices

Petition questions Section 247 of Income Tax Act, 2025, saying expanded powers to access digital devices and virtual space violate privacy and lack safeguards

Updated On: 11 Feb 2026 | 3:14 PM IST

SC nudges FSSAI to 'seriously' consider front-of-pack warning labels

The Supreme Court urged FSSAI to evaluate front-of-pack warning labels on packaged foods, citing concerns over excessive sugar, fat and sodium and the need to protect public health

Updated On: 10 Feb 2026 | 10:45 PM IST

Delhi High Court nudges Kapur family estate dispute towards mediation

The Delhi High Court urged parties in the Kapur family succession dispute to explore mediation, observing that prolonged litigation over Sunjay Kapur's estate had taken a heavy personal toll

Updated On: 10 Feb 2026 | 9:23 PM IST

SC limits micro-observers' role in Bengal SIR, extends scrutiny deadline

The Supreme Court clarified that micro-observers have no adjudicatory role in West Bengal's voter roll revision, allowed their replacement with Group B officers and extended scrutiny timelines

Updated On: 09 Feb 2026 | 10:38 PM IST

NCLT's Jindal Poly ruling marks rare activation of class-action law

NCLT's admission of a minority shareholders' class action against Jindal Poly Films revives Section 245, signalling a shift in judicial approach to corporate accountability

Updated On: 06 Feb 2026 | 11:31 PM IST

Kunal Kamra challenges Sahyog Portal, IT Rules amendment in Bombay HC

Comedian Kunal Kamra has approached the Bombay HC challenging the Centre's Sahyog Portal and amended IT Rules, alleging they enable content blocking without safeguards and violate free speech rights

Updated On: 06 Feb 2026 | 7:41 PM IST

SC paves way for NBCC to complete stalled Supertech housing projects

To prevent further delays, the Court also restrained all tribunals and High Courts from issuing orders that could obstruct or slow down construction activity undertaken by NBCC in this case

Updated On: 05 Feb 2026 | 10:18 PM IST

SIR not for inclusion of voters but deletion: Mamata Banerjee before SC

West Bengal Chief Minister alleges voter exclusion and selective enforcement as Supreme Court seeks Election Commission's response on SIR process

Updated On: 04 Feb 2026 | 11:25 PM IST

RCom fraud case: Supreme Court directs ED to constitute probe team

The Supreme Court asked the Enforcement Directorate to set up a senior-level SIT to take forward the probe into alleged large-scale bank fraud involving RCOM and Anil Ambani

Updated On: 04 Feb 2026 | 10:37 PM IST

Opt out of India, you are creating monopoly, SC tells Meta, WhatsApp

Supreme Court warns Meta and WhatsApp that they cannot operate in India without complying with Indian law, flags risks to users' data and market competition

Updated On: 03 Feb 2026 | 9:44 PM IST

CJI flags delay in reserved judgments; issue to be raised with HC chiefs

Chief Justice of India reiterates concern over delays in pronouncing reserved judgments, says issue will be discussed at High Court Chief Justices' conference

Updated On: 03 Feb 2026 | 8:06 PM IST

SC sends Flipkart competition case back to NCLAT for fresh review

The Supreme Court set aside a 2020 NCLAT order directing a CCI probe into Flipkart and asked the tribunal to reconsider the case afresh

Updated On: 03 Feb 2026 | 7:26 PM IST

Centre can pursue $3.8 bn arbitral award against Reliance Industries

Delhi HC allows govt to file appeal against single-judge Bench order

Updated On: 03 Feb 2026 | 1:26 AM IST

Supreme Court allows joint insolvency plea against linked realty companies

The Supreme Court has allowed a single insolvency plea against multiple real estate firms where entities are closely linked in a project's execution and operations

Updated On: 02 Feb 2026 | 8:57 PM IST

Budget 2026: E-Courts Phase III gets ₹1,200 crore; law outlay ₹4,509 crore

Budget 2026-27 keeps allocation for e-Courts Phase III unchanged at ₹1,200 crore, underscoring continued emphasis on judicial digitisation

Updated On: 01 Feb 2026 | 8:55 PM IST

Menstrual health integral part of right to life and dignity, says SC

Court orders nationwide rollout of free menstrual hygiene facilities in schools, making the Union government's policy binding on all government and private institutions

Updated On: 30 Jan 2026 | 10:32 PM IST

Supreme Court to examine tax treatment of delayed PF, ESI deposits

Top court agrees to hear plea on whether employees' PF and ESI contributions deposited late can still qualify for tax deduction if paid before I-T return filing

Updated On: 30 Jan 2026 | 8:30 PM IST

No dilution in pilot weekly rest norms, DGCA tells Delhi High Court

Aviation regulator tells HC that weekly rest for pilots remains mandatory, with no airline granted exemptions, amid challenge to revised flight duty norms

Updated On: 30 Jan 2026 | 7:28 PM IST

Insolvency tribunals may take 10 years to dispose of existing cases: Survey

The Economic Survey warns India's insolvency tribunals could take nearly a decade to clear pending cases, flagging long delays as a key risk to the IBC regime

Updated On: 30 Jan 2026 | 12:04 AM IST

Trade union leaders responsible for stalling industrial growth: CJI

Supreme Court says trade union leaders have stalled industrial growth, cautions that fixing minimum wages for domestic workers could worsen unemployment and hardship

Updated On: 29 Jan 2026 | 11:19 PM IST