Editorial Team 
The Calcutta High Court has upheld an interim injunction in a cigarette-brand dispute, ruling that mandatory health warnings form part of the packaging consumers encounter when assessing deceptive similarity. In Pravin Kumar v ITC, 2026:CHC-OS:400-DB, the appellant argued that the statutory warning covering 85 per cent of a cigarette packet should be excluded and only … Read more
The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed a preventive detention order based on criminal cases arising from personal hostility, holding that private disputes did not threaten public order. In Mohd Yousuf v Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, 2026:JKLHC-JMU:2959, the authorities relied on four police cases to detain the petitioner under the … Read more
The Allahabad High Court has ordered State Bank of India to restore money taken from a widow’s fixed deposit toward her late husband’s loan, describing the debit as legally unsustainable. In Neha Mishra v Reserve Bank of India, 2026:AHC-LKO:63471-DB, the woman created the deposit in 2025 from gratuity and other retirement benefits received after her … Read more
The Allahabad High Court has acquitted two people convicted over the drowning deaths of three young children, finding that an uncorroborated and apparently tutored child witness could not sustain the verdict. In Priyanka v State of Uttar Pradesh, 2026:AHC:198410-DB, the trial court had imposed life imprisonment on both accused and a death sentence on Priyanka. … Read more
The Allahabad High Court has ruled that a senior citizens tribunal cannot adjudicate a contested allegation that a registered gift deed was forged. In Balveer Singh v State of Uttar Pradesh, 2026:AHC:193275-DB, a 68-year-old man alleged that his daughter fabricated a deed transferring his only house and then dispossessed him. He sought cancellation and restoration … Read more
The Bombay High Court has held that goods brought into an airport duty-free zone for warehousing and re-export remain subject to Indian public-health regulation. In Mumbai Travel Retail v Union of India, 2026:BHC-OS:20816-DB, the importer argued that nicotine pouches kept within the customs barrier were not imported into the domestic market. The court rejected the … Read more
The Supreme Court has overturned a consumer award arising from a factory fire, ruling that the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission could not discard detailed surveyor reports without identifying concrete defects. In New India Assurance v Hemkund Duplex, 2026 INSC 1023, investigators recorded a delayed call to the fire service, limited efforts to control the … Read more
The Supreme Court has affirmed that a Hindu widow’s limited interest can become absolute ownership without a prior partition of joint family property. In Ganapati v Prabhakar, 2026 INSC 1033, the court held that the widow acquired her husband’s interest by operation of the Hindu Women’s Rights to Property Act, 1937. Section 14(1) of the … Read more
The Supreme Court has revived a forgery prosecution arising from an allegedly altered municipal building plan, holding that the absence of the original document does not automatically defeat the case at the charge stage. In Antonetto J D’Souza v Aldila Braganza, 2026 INSC 1032, the accused had been discharged after arguing that neither the original … Read more
The Supreme Court has ruled that an arbitral tribunal cannot award pre-reference interest when the parties’ contract expressly excludes such claims. In North Eastern Electric Power Corporation v Astra Construction, 2026 INSC 1036, a contractor had received ₹3.30 crore for delayed public works, together with pre-reference interest at 12 per cent. The court read Clause … Read more
