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The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) in May 2026 dismissed the appeals filed by Vedanta and cleared the path for Adani Enterprises' approximately Rs 14,500 crore resolution plan for Jaiprakash Associates Limited. The Committee of Creditors had approved the Adani resolution plan in November 2025 with over 93 percent voting support after a competitive bidding process. This order represents one of the largest corporate insolvency resolutions under the Insolvency a

The Supreme Court of India in 2026 modified a Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court judgment concerning the closure of the Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) scheme, holding that the formal closure of the scheme cannot retrospectively impair the rights of candidates who had already been placed in select panels. The Court ruled that candidates who meet the statutory educational standards and were duly selected before the scheme's closure retain their appointment rights. This decision has

During the ongoing hearings before the nine-judge Constitution Bench in the Sabarimala reference case in May 2026, Senior Advocate Khambata made a significant submission that the English doctrine of coverture was never accepted in Indian law and has never been part of the Indian legal system. The nine-judge Bench, led by CJI Surya Kant, heard this argument as part of the broader examination of religious rights, gender equality, and personal law in India. While the primary ref

The Supreme Court of India in May 2026 granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader Pawan Khera in a forgery case, observing that the allegations appeared to be politically motivated and influenced by political rivalry rather than constituting a genuine criminal matter warranting custodial interrogation. This order raises important questions about the scope of anticipatory bail under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 (corresponding to the former Secti

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on May 4, 2026, approved the elevation of thirteen advocates and judicial officers as judges across two High Courts. Ten names were cleared for the Punjab and Haryana High Court, including seven advocates (Monica Chhibber Sharma, Harmeet Singh Deol, Puja Chopra, Sunish Bindlish, Navdeep Singh, Divya Sharma, and Ravinder Malik) and three more names (Pravindra Singh Chauhan, Rajesh Gaur, and others) in a separate resolution. Addi

In May 2026, the Supreme Court of India made significant observations regarding the protection of homebuyers in stalled real estate projects. The Court emphasised the need to find a pathway for completion of such projects while safeguarding the rights of allottees who have invested their savings. With thousands of housing projects stalled across the country, particularly in the National Capital Region and other metropolitan areas, the judicial intervention aims to balance the

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules 2026, which came into force on May 1, 2026, establish the Online Gaming Authority of India (OGAI) as the centralised regulator for the online gaming industry. Constituted as an attached office of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and headquartered in New Delhi, the OGAI represents a fundamental shift from the earlier fragmented state-level regulatory approach to a unified national framework. This article

India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 and the DPDP Rules finalised in November 2025 are being implemented in phases, with 2026 serving as the critical year for businesses to prepare their compliance infrastructure. Phase 2 of the implementation, scheduled for November 13, 2026, introduces the Consent Manager Framework, a key mechanism through which individuals will exercise control over their personal data. Businesses operating as Data Fiduciaries must understand

The Supreme Court of India's administrative decision to cancel the Advocate-on-Record (AoR) examination for 2026 has drawn legal challenge from affected advocates. A petition was mentioned before a Bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi in May 2026, with Senior Advocate Dama Seshadri Naidu appearing for the petitioners. The AoR certification is a mandatory prerequisite for advocates seeking the right to file cases directly before the Suprem

In a significant reaffirmation of fundamental rights, the Supreme Court of India in May 2026 granted bail to a murder accused who had been incarcerated for an extended period without the trial reaching completion. The Court observed that the right to a speedy trial, derived from Article 21 of the Constitution, cannot be infringed regardless of the seriousness of the charges. This ruling underscores the constitutional principle that prolonged pretrial detention, when there is

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced a revised Annual Activity Report (AAR) framework requiring all registered market intermediaries to submit comprehensive activity reports for the financial year 2025-26 by 31 May 2026. This is the first reporting cycle under the new framework, which mandates detailed disclosure of business activities, compliance status, grievance redressal metrics, investor education initiatives, and risk management practices. Th

In a significant ruling delivered on 24 April 2026, the Principal Bench of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) held that a creditor's secured status survives the restructuring of debt without requiring fresh modification or registration of the charge with the Registrar of Companies (ROC). The common judgment dismissed three appeals filed by Kotak Mahindra Bank, which had challenged the classification of another lender as a secured financial creditor on the gro

In Lucknow Public School v. State of Uttar Pradesh (2026 SCC OnLine SC 723), the Supreme Court of India held that once a student is allotted to a school by state education authorities through the centralised admission process, the school is bound to admit the student and cannot refuse admission on any ground not recognised by law. The judgment reinforces the right to education guaranteed under Article 21A of the Constitution and the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Ed

On 4 May 2026, the Supreme Court of India declined to interfere with a National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order that reinstated the original Committee of Creditors (CoC) in the insolvency proceedings of Think and Learn Private Limited (TLPL), the parent company of education technology platform Byju's. The Court dismissed the special leave petition filed by Byju Raveendran, the founder and former CEO of the company, who had challenged the reconstitution of the CoC

In Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay v. Union of India (2026 SCC OnLine SC 741), the Supreme Court of India addressed the limits of judicial power in relation to hate speech and communal disharmony. The Court held that the creation of criminal offences and the prescription of punishments are functions that lie exclusively within the legislative domain, and that the judiciary cannot create new offences or expand criminal liability through judicial directions. The judgment was delivered i