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In a landmark judgment delivered on August 3, 2026, the Supreme Court of India restored approximately 280 acres (436 bighas 18 biswas) of land in uninhabited village Haiderpur, Gurugram, to Gram Panchayat Wazirabad. The two-judge bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice K Vinod Chandran held that the land constituted shamilat deh, or common village land, which had automatically vested in the Gram Panchayat under the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961.

The Supreme Court of India, on August 4, 2026, raised serious questions about the continued validity of the two-child norm imposed on candidates seeking election to panchayats in Maharashtra. A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe reserved judgment on whether the landmark ruling in Javed v State of Haryana (2003), which upheld the constitutionality of the two-child bar, needs to be reconsidered by the present bench or referred to a larger bench. The c

Introduction The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is a statutory body established under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, to protect and promote human rights in India. If you believe that your fundamental rights, or the rights of another person, have been violated by a public servant or government authority, you have the right to file a complaint with the NHRC. The Commission has the power to inquire into such complaints, recommend compensation, and direct the

The Supreme Court of India, in G. Saminathan v. The State (2026 LiveLaw SC 757), quashed criminal proceedings initiated against two landowners under Sections 406 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which now correspond to Section 316(2) and Section 318 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The Bench, comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, delivered the judgment on August 4, 2026, cited as 2026 INSC 772. The Court held that a mere breach of contractua

The Other Backward Classes (OBC) Non-Creamy Layer certificate is a crucial document that enables individuals belonging to the OBC category to access reservation benefits in government jobs, educational institutions, and other public sector opportunities. The 'non-creamy layer' classification ensures that reservation benefits reach the genuinely disadvantaged sections within the OBC community by excluding those whose families have already attained a certain level of social, ec

An arms license is a permit issued by the competent licensing authority, typically the District Magistrate or Commissioner of Police, that authorizes an individual to acquire, possess, and carry firearms in India. The acquisition, possession, manufacture, sale, and use of firearms in India are regulated by the Arms Act 1959 and the Arms Rules 2016 (which replaced the earlier Arms Rules 1962). Given India's strict gun control regime, obtaining an arms license involves a detail

Apostille attestation is an international certification process that authenticates Indian documents for use in foreign countries that are members of the Hague Convention of 1961. India became a member of the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents on July 14, 2005, which means Indian documents bearing the apostille stamp are accepted in over 100 member countries without the need for further embassy or consulate legalization. Th

A Delhi court on August 3, 2026, acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president and ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar in the sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Ashwini Panwar of the Rouse Avenue Courts pronounced the acquittal, citing inconsistencies, contradictions, and unexplained delays in the complainants' testimonies. The prosecution had examined

Notarization is the process by which a Notary Public, an official appointed under the Notaries Act 1952, authenticates the execution of a document by affixing his or her signature and official seal. The purpose of notarization is to verify the identity of the signatories, confirm that the document was signed voluntarily, and certify that the contents of the document are genuine. Notarized documents carry enhanced legal credibility and are routinely required for affidavits, po

The Supreme Court of India on August 3, 2026, directed the Chief Secretary and the Principal Secretary (Home) of Arunachal Pradesh to personally appear before the Court on August 24, after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleged that state officials were not cooperating with its probe into contracts awarded to firms linked to Chief Minister Pema Khandu's family. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta took a serious view of the CBI's status report,

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on July 27, 2026, struck down the Tamil Nadu government's order granting compassionate appointments to the families of those killed in the Karur stampede tragedy. A Division Bench comprising Justice CV Karthikeyan and Justice R Sakthivel held that the appointments were in direct violation of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution, which guarantee equality before the law and equal opportunity in public employment. The bench ruled that

A trade license is a permit issued by the municipal corporation, municipality, or gram panchayat that authorizes a person or entity to carry on a specific trade, business, or profession within the local body's jurisdiction. Unlike company registration or GST registration, a trade license focuses on ensuring that business activities do not pose a public health, safety, or environmental hazard to the surrounding community. Every business operating from a physical premises in In

The Supreme Court of India on July 31, 2026, stayed the arrest of DMK leader and former Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji in a corruption case registered by the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) relating to alleged irregularities in the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC). A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi granted interim anticipatory bail to Balaji while issuing notice on his appeal challenging the Madras High Co

The Supreme Court of India on July 29, 2026, accepted the Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) closure report and closed the criminal proceedings against former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in the Talabira-II coal block allocation case. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana set aside the 2015 trial court order that had summoned Singh as an accused, holding that the CBI’s investigation found no evidence of criminal miscond

The Supreme Court of India, in its judgment dated July 30, 2026, in S.P. Chandrakar v. State of Chhattisgarh and Others (2026 INSC 769), held that an administrative action cannot be struck down merely because it was not issued in the form of a formal order. A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Augustine George Masih ruled that the substance of an administrative action, not its form or designation, determines its validity. The case, reported as 2026 LiveLaw (SC)