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India's consumer courts struggle with empty Benches, says report

Consumer Justice Report flags empty benches, rising pendency and falling efficiency, as vacancies and delays weaken justice delivery and erode consumer confidence

Delhi High Court pours fairness into Pisco dispute, upholds dual GI tag

Court rules both Peru and Chile can use 'Pisco' with clear geographical qualifiers, ensuring consumers are not misled about the origin of the grape-based spirit

Supreme Court to examine 1978 'industry' ruling on merits, rejects plea

Top court to assess correctness of landmark Bangalore Water Supply ruling, holding that the reference must be decided despite changes in the statutory framework

NCLT clears Adani's ₹15K cr JAL resolution plan, rejects Vedanta challenge

NCLT approves Adani Enterprises' Rs 15,000 crore resolution plan for Jaiprakash Associates, dismissing Vedanta's objections and paving the way for takeover

SC urges Centre to enact law recognising paternity leave as social security

Adoptive mothers to avail of benefits irrespective of child's age

Delhi HC seeks response from Centre, CDSCO over misuse of diabetes drugs

The matter has been posted for hearing on May 21

Broad definition of 'industry' may deter private players, Centre tells SC

Centre tells Supreme Court that an expansive definition of "industry" could impose disproportionate obligations on employers and discourage private sector participation

SC asks Bhopal gas victims' group to approach MP HC over mercury leak fears

Top court declines to hear plea over possible mercury leakage from incinerated waste at Union Carbide site, asks victims' group to approach Madhya Pradesh High Court

Supreme Court says courts cannot decide on duration of law courses

Bench says legal education policy must be shaped through wider consultation among academicians, jurists, Bar and researchers while hearing plea to shorten five-year law course

India's challenge to evergreening: 2026 may test drug patent regime

Experts say 2026 could be a crucial year for drug patents, with the likely emergence of fresh disputes over follow-on patents

SC takes cognisance of illegal sand mining in National Chambal Sanctuary

Court expresses concern over impact of illegal sand extraction in the Chambal Sanctuary on endangered riverine species, including the critically endangered gharial

Bombay HC seeks Centre's response on LPG cylinder supply shortage plea

The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has sought the Centre's response on a plea by LPG distributors alleging shortages in the supply of domestic cooking gas cylinders

SC to hear challenge against EPF rules governing international workers

Supreme Court issues notice on plea challenging EPF Scheme provisions requiring foreign nationals working in India to contribute to provident fund

Death with 'dignity': In a first, Supreme Court allows passive euthanasia

The Supreme Court permits withdrawal of life support for a 32-year-old man in a vegetative state for 13 years, applying the passive euthanasia framework under the right to die with dignity

Delhi High Court lawyers' canteen stops hot meals amid LPG shortage

Food services at the Delhi High Court lawyers' canteen were partially suspended after the facility ran out of LPG cylinders needed for cooking

Courts examine Centre's digital takedown powers in Sahyog, FCU cases

Karnataka High Court seeks Centre's response on X Corp challenge to the Sahyog portal, while the Supreme Court agrees to examine the Fact Check Unit provisions under IT Rules

Supreme Court bats for Uniform Civil Code to address personal law conflicts

The Supreme Court said a Uniform Civil Code may be the most effective way to address conflicts in personal laws, observing that legislative reform may be preferable to judicial intervention

Delhi High Court allows Dr Reddy's to make semaglutide for export

The Delhi High Court has upheld an order permitting Dr Reddy's Laboratories to manufacture semaglutide in India solely for export, rejecting Novo Nordisk's appeal in the ongoing patent dispute

SC declines to interfere with ₹1,950 crore NSEL settlement scheme

Top court upholds approval of ₹1,950-crore settlement scheme for investors hit by the 2013 National Spot Exchange payment crisis, dismissing creditor's challenge

SC refuses to examine challenge to IT Act's digital search provisions

SC refused to examine a plea challenging Income Tax Act provisions permitting digital access during search operations, calling the concerns speculative and allowing withdrawal of the petition