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Confiscation proceedings cannot bar judicial oversight of seized vehicles: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has mandated a time-bound completion of confiscation proceedings, ruling that the initiation of executive action under the Tamil...

Oct 16, 20265 minsrefs4 Case Citationscitations2 Statute Refsshare
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Police Must Issue Written Summons To Prevent Harassment During Enquiry: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has mandated the strict issuance of written summons for police enquiries, ruling that the unfettered power of investigation must...

Oct 16, 20264 minsrefs1 Case Citationscitations1 Statute Refsshare
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Pandemic Marriages Require Out-of-Box Solutions: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has sounded a red alert on the alarming collapse of marriages solemnized during the COVID-19 pandemic, directing a state-wide da...

Oct 16, 20264 minsrefs1 Case Citationscitations2 Statute Refsshare
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President Appoints Thiru D. Lingeswaran, Balathandayutham Karthikeyan as Additional Judges of Madras HC

The President of India has appointed two judicial officers, Dharmalingam Lingeswaran and Balathandayutham Karthikeyan, as Additional Judges of the Mad...

Oct 14, 20262 minsshare
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Seized Vehicles Cannot Rot in Yards: Madras HC Mandates Prompt Release Under BNSS

The Madras High Court has delivered a decisive blow against the administrative inertia that allows seized vehicles to decay in police stations, ruling...

Oct 14, 20265 minsrefs1 Case Citationscitations2 Statute Refsshare
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Speaker Must Decide Disqualification Within Two Months Despite Accepting Resignations: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has ruled that a Speaker’s acceptance of a Member’s resignation does not extinguish pending disqualification proceedings under t...

Oct 13, 20265 minsrefs5 Case Citationscitations1 Statute Refsshare
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Magistrates Can Delete Parties Improperly Joined In Domestic Violence Cases: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has reinforced the procedural power of Magistrates to prune domestic violence complaints by deleting improperly joined parties, ...

Oct 12, 20264 minsrefs1 Case Citationsshare
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Legislative Updates

Viksit Bharat - G RAM G Act to be enforced from 1st July onwards

The Central Government on 11th May, 2026 notified the implementation of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB–G ...

May 11, 20264 minsshare
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Bureau of Indian Standards Notifies New and Revised Technical Specifications for Industrial and Consumer Products

The Bureau of Indian Standards, acting under the Department of Consumer Affairs, issued a formal notification on March 2, 2026, announcing the establi...

Mar 6, 20263 minsshare
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Central Government Amends Membership of Central Insecticide Board under Insecticides Act

The Central Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, issued a formal notification on March 6, 2026, to modify the composit...

Mar 6, 20263 minsshare
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Bureau of Indian Standards Notifies Amendments to Quality Specifications for Tobacco Products and Paint Brushes

The Bureau of Indian Standards, acting under the Department of Consumer Affairs, issued a formal notification on February 25, 2026, establishing signi...

Mar 6, 20263 minsshare
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Bureau of Indian Standards Notifies New and Revised Standards for Rolling Bearings and Automotive Vehicle Dynamics

The Bureau of Indian Standards, acting under the aegis of the Department of Consumer Affairs, issued a formal notification on March 2, 2026, establish...

Mar 6, 20263 minsshare
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Central Government Nominates New Members to Central Insecticides Board Under Insecticides Act

The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, through the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, issued a notification on March 6, 2026, to...

Mar 6, 20263 minsshare
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Bureau of Indian Standards Notifies Amendments to Technical Specifications for Sanitary Cans

The Bureau of Indian Standards, acting under the Department of Consumer Affairs, issued a formal notification on February 24, 2026, establishing signi...

Mar 6, 20263 minsshare
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Madras High Court Updates

Confiscation proceedings cannot bar judicial oversight of seized vehicles: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has mandated a time-bound completion of confiscation proceedings, ruling that the initiation of executive action under the Tamil...

Oct 16, 20265 minsrefs4 Case Citationscitations2 Statute Refsshare
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Police Must Issue Written Summons To Prevent Harassment During Enquiry: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has mandated the strict issuance of written summons for police enquiries, ruling that the unfettered power of investigation must...

Oct 16, 20264 minsrefs1 Case Citationscitations1 Statute Refsshare
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Pandemic Marriages Require Out-of-Box Solutions: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court has sounded a red alert on the alarming collapse of marriages solemnized during the COVID-19 pandemic, directing a state-wide da...

Oct 16, 20264 minsrefs1 Case Citationscitations2 Statute Refsshare
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President Appoints Thiru D. Lingeswaran, Balathandayutham Karthikeyan as Additional Judges of Madras HC

The President of India has appointed two judicial officers, Dharmalingam Lingeswaran and Balathandayutham Karthikeyan, as Additional Judges of the Mad...

Oct 14, 20262 minsshare
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Seized Vehicles Cannot Rot in Yards: Madras HC Mandates Prompt Release Under BNSS

The Madras High Court has delivered a decisive blow against the administrative inertia that allows seized vehicles to decay in police stations, ruling...

Oct 14, 20265 minsrefs1 Case Citationscitations2 Statute Refsshare
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Speaker Must Decide Disqualification Within Two Months Despite Accepting Resignations: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has ruled that a Speaker’s acceptance of a Member’s resignation does not extinguish pending disqualification proceedings under t...

Oct 13, 20265 minsrefs5 Case Citationscitations1 Statute Refsshare
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Magistrates Can Delete Parties Improperly Joined In Domestic Violence Cases: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has reinforced the procedural power of Magistrates to prune domestic violence complaints by deleting improperly joined parties, ...

Oct 12, 20264 minsrefs1 Case Citationsshare
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Appeals in Supreme Court

Grandson Cannot Claim Partition of Property Inherited By Father during his Life: SC

The Supreme Court has ruled that grandchildren hold no statutory right to demand a share in their living father's partitioned inheritance, as properti...

Nov 6, 20264 minsrefs5 Case Citationscitations1 Statute Refsshare
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Police Apology No Substitute for Due Care in Liberty Matters: SC Expunges Remarks

Accepting an unconditional apology from a senior police officer who illegally detained a developer, the Supreme Court ruled that tendering an apology ...

Nov 2, 20264 minsrefs1 Case Citationscitations2 Statute Refsshare
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Overstaying Visa Does Not Amount to Illegal Entry to deny bail under UAPA: SC

In a decisive clarification of anti-terror jurisprudence, the Supreme Court ruled that a foreign national's entry into India under a valid visa does n...

Oct 27, 20266 minsrefs7 Case Citationscitations7 Statute Refsshare
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Letters Patent Bench Cannot Interfere With Just Writ Orders: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has ruled that Letters Patent Benches cannot overturn writ court decisions merely because they hold a different view, stripping appe...

Oct 16, 20264 minsrefs8 Case Citationscitations1 Statute Refsshare
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State a Sovereign Custodian, Cannot Receive Gift of Temple Land: Supreme Court

In a stern rebuke to state overreach, the Supreme Court has clarified that the Government cannot receive or retain gifts of temple lands, declaring th...

Oct 16, 20265 minsrefs3 Case Citationscitations2 Statute Refsshare
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No Patta Over Waterbodies, State Must Relocate Bona Fide Buyers: Supreme Court

In a decisive stand against administrative fraud on public resources, the Supreme Court has affirmed that watercourses and tank porambokes cannot be c...

Oct 16, 20265 minsrefs2 Case Citationscitations3 Statute Refsshare
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Hindu Converted to Islam cannot enjoy Backward Class Status: Supreme Court

On Hindu converted to Islam, the Supreme Court enunciated that religious conversion cannot serve as a portal to transfer antecedent caste disabilities...

Oct 15, 20265 minsrefs7 Case Citationscitations3 Statute Refsshare
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State Law & Policy Updates

Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam: Know About Tamil Nadu Gold Ring Scheme

The Tamil Nadu Gold Ring Scheme, officially notified as the Thaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam, is one of the welfare initiatives of the TVK-led Tamil ...

Aug 26, 20264 minsshare
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BCI Issues Social Media Guidelines for Advocates and Others

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued a circular dated 17th July, 2026, containing social media guidelines for advocates and others. The circular ...

Jul 18, 20266 minscitations7 Statute Refsshare
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Viksit Bharat - G RAM G Act to be enforced from 1st July onwards

The Central Government on 11th May, 2026 notified the implementation of the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB–G ...

May 11, 20264 minsshare
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Govt. Issues Guidelines for School Management Committees (SMCs)

The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India (May 2026) has issued School Management Committee (SMC) Gu...

May 7, 20268 minscitations1 Statute Refsshare
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Labour Ministry Issues Nationwide Heatwave Advisory

The Ministry of Labour & Employment has issued advisories to all States and Union Territories, calling for immediate preventive and mitigation measure...

Apr 29, 20263 minsshare
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Pre-Certification Mandatory for Political Advertisements: ECI

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has mandated pre-certification of political advertisements by the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee ...

Mar 20, 20264 minsshare
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RBI fines Pallikonda Co-operative Urban Bank in Tamil Nadu

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of ₹30,000 on The Pallikonda Co-operative Urban Bank Limited, Tamil Nadu. The penalty w...

Mar 13, 20264 minsshare
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