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2026 SCC Vol. 7 Part 1: Key Supreme Court Cases on Constitution and Competition Law
Two Supreme Court rulings on the scope of CCI’s powers and validity of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.

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Published on August 30, 2026August 30, 2026By Sonali Ahuja
Know thy Judge

Know Thy Judge | Supreme Court of India: Dynamic Career and Important Judgments of Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra
Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra, started his legal career from the District Courts and then High Courts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, was later appointed as Supreme Court Judge on 18 May 2023.

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Published on August 29, 2026August 29, 2026By Sucheta
Case Briefs Supreme Court

Frame charges in 60-90 days, no unnecessary adjournments: SC gives directions for effective Speedy Trials in Dowry & Cruelty cases
The latest set of directives issued by the Supreme Court in pursuance of its December 2025 directions intends to address the systemic delay and ineffective implementation attending prosecutions under Sections 304-B, Section 498-A, Penal Code, 1860 and the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961.

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Published on August 29, 2026September 1, 2026By Sucheta
Case Briefs Supreme Court

Polluter-pays principle applies only where damage is attributable to the polluter; SC sets aside NGT’s liability assessment against “Art of Living International Centre”
The Court held that the mere existence of environmental degradation is insufficient. A causal connection between the conduct of the alleged polluter and the environmental damage must be established.

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Published on August 28, 2026August 27, 2026By Ritu
Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC orders Pan-India SIT probe into fraudulent motor accident claims, warns insurers against “pick and choose approach” for reporting claims
The present proceeding initially concerned with a narrow question as to whether the vehicle stated to have caused a motor accident was in fact the vehicle involved in the accident, however, subsequently revealed a much wider concern regarding fraudulent motor accident claims in a recurring and organised pattern.

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Published on August 27, 2026September 1, 2026By Ritu

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Case Briefs

Caught with cheating material but not caught cheating? Delhi HC says that’s not enough for major unfair means penalty

The Court held that where such actual use is not proved even on a preponderance of probabilities, the harsher semester-wide penalty cannot be sustained.

Law School News

BHU Signs two MoUs with Confederation of Indian Industry to strengthen academic, cultural and industry partnerships

The two collaborations focus on the organisation of the inaugural Banaras Biennale 2026 in association with Bharat Kala Bhawan, and the establishment of a CII Education to Employment & Enterprise (E2EE) Lounge in association with the university’s Placement & Internship Cell.

Events & Collaborations

“Bridging legal cultures”: Gary Born and Kristina Bittner on International Arbitration at CADRA International Arbitration Summer School 2026

The opening session of the CADRA International Arbitration Summer School 2026 brought together Gary Born and Kristina Bittner for an introduction to international arbitration, covering cross-border practice, legal cultures, the New York Convention, UNCITRAL Model Law, institutional arbitration, arbitration agreements and career opportunities for young practitioners.

Jobs & Internships

Project Eyalvathu Karavel | Certificate Course on Advanced Courtroom and Advocacy Skills

This certificate course is designed for young advocates enrolled with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry with 0—2 years of professional experience. The course aims to enhance litigation skills, practical legal knowledge and professional competencies through structured and practice-oriented learning, with a vision to promote pro bono advocacy.

Case Briefs

A century of goodwill belongs to the Firm, not the family: What Calcutta HC’s Fox & Mandal ruling means

Calcutta High Court ruled that the goodwill and reputation of Fox & Mandal belong to the firm, not to the family of its former partners.

News

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advises The Great Eastern Shipping Company on its recently announced buyback of its fully paid-up equity shares

CAM advised The Great Eastern Shipping Company Limited on its ₹900 crore buyback of fully paid-up equity shares through the open-market stock exchange route

Experts Corner

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Immediate Suspension After Food-Safety Inspections: Where Courts Are Drawing the Line

Representations and Warranties in M&A

Representations and Warranties in M&A: Allocating Risk Beyond Due Diligence

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Before Adverse Action — The Legal Shield Around Preliminary Investigations

Retrospective Tax Amendments

Retrospective Amendments in Tax Law cannot Befall Penal Consequences: Supreme Court Ushers “Fairness” in Fiscal Laws

Transnational Issue Estoppel in Foreign Award Enforcement in India

Transnational Issue Estoppel in Foreign Award Enforcement in India

75 Landmark Constitutional Law Judgment 2025

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Case Analyses

Supreme Court

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FIRs quashed, pan-India compensation policy directed: Inside Supreme Court’s NEET-UG 2026 Protest order

Certiorari jurisdiction

Certiorari is supervisory and not appellate; it lies where material documentary evidence is ignored resulting in a perverse finding: Supreme Court

Form-25 defects

Defects in Form-25 may bar corrupt-practice allegations, but does not render entire election petition non-maintainable: Supreme Court

High Court visitation order

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High Courts

Actual use of cheating material

Caught with cheating material but not caught cheating? Delhi HC says that’s not enough for major unfair means penalty

Goodwill belongs to firm

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Priyadarshini Bus Scheme

Speculative challenge to Priyadarshini Bus Scheme dismissed; Kerala HC finds no material linking bus accidents to overcrowding

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Delhi High Court directs Centre to decide on regulating children’s social-media access

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Can the Corporate Veil be pierced to enforce an Arbitral Award? Zambia Supreme Court answers

Interviews

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Success Follows those Who Live with Purpose, Discipline, and Self-Evaluation: In Conversation with Mr Rajesh Narain Gupta, Founder and Chairman at SNG & Partners

International Commercial Arbitration

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Family Law

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Op. Ed.

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The ICC-UNSC Nexus: How Jurisdictional Dependence and Veto Politics Shape the Accountability Gap in a Multipolar World

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Transnational Ecocide and Corporate Impunity: Insights from the Niger Delta Oil Contamination Crisis

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CAM Great Eastern Shipping Company buyback

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advises The Great Eastern Shipping Company on its recently announced buyback of its fully paid-up equity shares

CAM Advises NXT-Infra Trust

CAM advises NXT-Infra Trust in its acquisition of Darah Jhalawar Highways, Vadodara Kim Expressway, Calicut Expressway, Vindhyachal Expressway and Second Vivekananda Bridge Tollway Company

CAM Axis Bank

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acts as legal counsel to Axis Bank and its two wholly owned subsidiaries, namely, Axis Capital Ltd. and Axis Securities Ltd.

Aster DM Quality Care INR 47.8 Billion Share Sale

S&R Associates advises Citigroup Global Markets India on INR 47.8 Billion Aster DM Quality Care Share Sale

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Tempsens Instruments INR 6.50 Billion IPO

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Legislation Updates

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