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The Supreme Court of India has sought fresh affidavits from the Union Government and the Reserve Bank of India in a public interest litigation seeking the creation of a centralized, searchable database of over Rs 1.08 lakh crore in unclaimed financial assets lying across banks, insurance companies, mutual funds, and depositories. The Court questioned why a promised central database remains unbuilt more than two and a half years after the government's own deadline for creating

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) issued a Gazette Notification dated February 4, 2026, replacing the startup recognition framework that had been in place since 2019. The 2026 Notification marks a significant policy shift by formally recognising and defining "deep tech startups" for the first time in Indian law, while expanding eligibility thresholds and strengthening the regulatory framework for innovation-driven enterprises. Deep tech start

The Securities and Exchange Board of India notified the SEBI (Stock Brokers) Regulations, 2026 on January 7, 2026, formally repealing the SEBI (Stock Brokers and Sub-Brokers) Regulations, 1992 that had governed India's broking industry for over three decades. The new regulations represent a structural reset of India's broking regulatory framework, consolidating and modernizing the rules to align with current market realities. The total regulatory text has been reduced from 59

The Karnataka High Court on May 19, 2026, restrained the Joint Action Committee (JAC) of various road transport trade unions from proceeding with an indefinite strike that was scheduled to begin on May 20. The division bench of Justices Suraj Govindaraj and K. Manmadha Rao issued the order covering employees of the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC

The Ministry of Finance has approved UAE-based Emirates NBD Bank's proposal to acquire up to 74 per cent of the total paid-up equity share capital of RBL Bank Limited. The deal, valued at approximately $3 billion (Rs 26,850 crore), is the largest foreign direct investment in the history of India's financial services sector. The RBI had earlier accorded its approval for the acquisition. The investment agreement was first executed on October 18, 2025, when Emirates NBD expresse

The Supreme Court of India on May 20, 2026, dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the Union Government's decision to conduct caste enumeration as part of the upcoming 2027 Census. A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi, held that the collection of caste data is a policy decision falling squarely within the government's domain and that courts cannot intervene in such matters. The Court observed t

With less than a month before the FIFA World Cup 2026 kicks off on June 11, India's broadcast rights for the tournament remain entirely unsold. No television network or streaming platform has secured the rights to show the matches in India, leaving over 1.4 billion people without a confirmed way to watch the world's most popular sporting event. The Delhi High Court recently heard a public interest petition seeking to compel Prasar Bharati, India's public service broadcaster,

The Bombay High Court has delivered a significant ruling on the nature of marriage and domestic responsibilities, holding that wives are not "deemed maids" and that a wife's refusal to perform household chores such as cooking and cleaning does not amount to cruelty under Section 13 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955. The division bench of Justice Bharati Dangre and Justice Manjusha Deshpande quashed a Family Court order from July 2010 that had granted divorce to a Mumbai-based C

The Bombay High Court has ordered the removal of AI-generated deepfake content involving actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra, holding that personality rights serve as a shield for women against privacy violations in the digital age. The Court directed multiple social media platforms and websites to take down the offending content, recognising that deepfake technology poses a unique and severe threat to the dignity, reputation, and privacy of individuals, particularly women. This rul

The Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority inaugurated the Jaipur Arbitration and Mediation Centre at Vidhik Seva Sadan, Jaipur, on May 10, 2026. The Centre was inaugurated by Justice Sandeep Mehta, Judge of the Supreme Court of India. This dedicated facility is designed to strengthen the alternative dispute resolution infrastructure in Rajasthan by providing a professional venue for arbitration proceedings, court-annexed mediation, and hybrid dispute resolution processes.

The Supreme Court of India has ordered the clubbing of a Haryana FIR with an earlier Delhi Economic Offences Wing case in the Brahma City/Krrish World real estate fraud matter, reiterating the settled legal principle that there cannot be multiple FIRs in respect of the same transaction or occurrence giving rise to cognizable offences. The order addresses a recurring problem in real estate fraud cases where multiple investors file separate complaints in different jurisdictions

The Delhi High Court on May 18, 2026, granted interim bail to jailed Baramulla MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, in a terror funding case registered by the National Investigation Agency. The interim bail was granted following the death of Rashid's father at AIIMS, New Delhi, in the intervening night of May 17 and 18. The Court allowed the bail until June 2, 2026, to enable Rashid to perform burial rites and customary ceremonies. This is the latest in

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant announced on May 19, 2026, that the Supreme Court will soon constitute 7-judge benches to hear constitutional references that have been pending for years. The announcement came during the hearing of a matter when the CJI indicated that he would be occupied with 7-judge bench hearings in the near future. According to the National Judicial Data Grid, there are currently 5 matters covering 34 appeals pending before 7-judge benches of the Supreme

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant on May 18, 2026, approved the recommendation of 19 persons for appointment as judges of the Madras High Court. The recommendations include 9 judicial officers being elevated from the district judiciary and 10 advocates being appointed directly from the Bar. The Madras High Court currently has a working strength of 52 judges against a sanctioned strength of 75, leaving 23 vacancies. These appointments, once process

The Karnataka High Court on May 14, 2026, directed the state government and police to remove AI-generated deepfake and morphed content targeting Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr. D Veerendra Heggade and his family from all social media platforms, press outlets, and URLs. Justice SR Krishna Kumar passed the order on a petition that documented the circulation of defamatory AI-manipulated content on social media. This order comes at a time when Indian courts are increasingly grappl