India Voter-Roll Protests Intensify as Opposition Targets Election Chief
Demonstrators challenged India’s nationwide voter-list revision as police continued detentions and opposition parties demanded the election chief’s resignation.
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Supreme Court of India — How to Prepare and File a Curative Petition
Jurisdiction and scope: Supreme Court of India; civil and criminal curative petitions under Order XLVIII of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, after disposition of a review petition. This note does not cover High Court…
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Supreme Court of India — How to File a Civil Review Petition Under Article 137
Jurisdiction and scope: Supreme Court of India; civil review petitions directed to a judgment or order of the Supreme Court itself under Article 137 of the Constitution and Order XLVII of the Supreme Court…
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IHH Appeals Tokyo Ruling in Daiichi Sankyo Dispute
A subsidiary of Malaysia’s IHH Healthcare has appealed a Tokyo court’s dismissal of its damages claim against Daiichi Sankyo, extending a cross-border dispute rooted in the acquisition of India’s Fortis Healthcare. Northern TK Venture…
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India Proposes New Caps on Insurance Sales Commissions
India’s insurance regulator has proposed bringing commission caps back into a market that has operated under a more flexible system since 2023. The discussion paper issued late Wednesday would differentiate between relatively simple policies…
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E-Filing in the J&K and Ladakh High Court — A Compliance Checklist
Jurisdiction and scope — High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, including its Jammu and Srinagar wings. This note addresses the mechanics of preparing and submitting an electronic filing under the Court’s 2021…
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India Places SpiceJet Under Enhanced Regulatory Scrutiny
India’s aviation authorities have placed SpiceJet under closer operational and financial monitoring as the airline confronts prolonged cash-flow pressure and disruption linked to the Middle East conflict. Enhanced surveillance is not the same as…
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Allahabad High Court Doubles Maintenance After Income Was Concealed
The Allahabad High Court has upheld an increase in monthly maintenance from ₹9,000 to ₹18,000 after finding that a retired judicial officer failed to disclose his pension income fully in litigation with his wife.…
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Supreme Court Examines Conscientious Objection to Vande Mataram
India’s Supreme Court has asked the Union government to respond to musician T.M. Krishna’s challenge to rules concerning the singing of all six stanzas of “Vande Mataram,” while signaling that respectful refusal on grounds…
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Bombay High Court Opens Festival Pollution Case
The Bombay High Court has opened proceedings on its own motion over noise and air pollution during Ganeshotsav, questioning whether existing rules are being enforced when loudspeakers, high-decibel music and firecrackers continue beyond permitted…
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