Supreme Court reaffirms that unpublished notifications cannot burden importers and commercial rights Viraj Impex Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India & Ors.2026 INSC 80 | Civil Appeal arising out of SLP (C) No. 1979 of 2019Decision dated: 21 January 2026Coram: Justice Alok Aradhe & Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha Background of the Dispute Viraj Impex Pvt.
A legal examination of arrest procedures, due process, and the myth of online detention In recent months, a disturbing trend has emerged across India where individuals receive phone calls or video calls claiming to be from police or investigative agencies. The caller informs them that they are “under digital arrest” or placed under “virtual custody”
In India, bail is supposed to be simple. The Constitution promises personal liberty, and courts have repeated for decades that “bail is the rule, jail the exception.”Yet, in practice, bail hearings often depend on speed, discretion, and sometimes sheer luck. Now imagine adding a new player to this already fragile system: Artificial Intelligence. The question
How India’s highest court struck a balance between tradition, law, and community sentiment In a thoughtful order delivered on January 22, 2026, the Supreme Court of India stepped into one of the country’s longest-standing shared-space religious disputes — the Bhojshala–Kamal Maula complex in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh — and laid down a practical schedule for Basant
Hemalatha (D) by LRs v. Tukaram (D) by LRs & Ors., Civil Appeal No. 6640 of 2010, 2026 INSC 82 (Supreme Court of India) Introduction Property disputes often travel long roads, but few raise a question as fundamental as this one:Can a registered sale deed be brushed aside as a “sham” simply because one party
Gloster Limited v. Gloster Cables Limited & Ors., Civil Appeal Nos. 2996 & 4493 of 2024, 2026 INSC 81 (Supreme Court of India) Judgment Gloster Introduction In insolvency proceedings, speed and certainty are crucial. But what happens when a long-standing intellectual property dispute sneaks into the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP)?The Supreme Court’s decision in
