Regulatory & Public Policy News

Release Of Escrow Under SEBI Buyback Regulations Does Not Bar Separate Fraud Inquiry : Supreme Court In Vedanta Case

Cattle Markets Must Comply With Animal Welfare Rules: Kerala High Court Directs All District Collectors To File Affidavits

Supreme Court asks if BCCI should come under Sports Governance Act

Supreme Court asks if BCCI should come under Sports Governance Act

Freebies To Doctors | Supreme Court Reserves Order In Plea Seeking Regulation Of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices

Appointmnet Of Officer As Jharkhand DGP 1 Day Before Retirement Violated SC Guidelines : Amicus To Supreme Court

Amicus further states that Jharkhand Rules give broad discretionary power to the State to remove DGP, which can result in undue political pressure.

Regularisation Takes Effect From Date Of Appointment Under Rules, Not Initial Ad-Hoc Appointment: Allahabad High Court

Rajasthan High Court Declares 1-Km Interim Regulatory Zone Around Jawai Leopard Habitats, Restricts Construction

UP Govt's Policy On Encounters, NSA Detention & Property Seizure Has Brought Down Crime: UP Judge Agrees With State Claim

Karnataka High Court Declares Notification Granting Externment Power To SP As Illegal, Says Executive Action Can't Run Contrary To Statute

Karnataka Administrative Tribunal Stays Suspension Of Govt Teacher For Attending RSS Event, Says No Prohibition In State Rules

“Policy Decision”: Madras High Court Dismisses Plea Seeking To Include OBC Category In Caste Census

Punjab Government Opposes Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra's Appointment As Chief Justice Of P&H High Court

NFRA sets up advisory panel on audit quality, assurance, technology

Former RBI Deputy Governor Shyamala Gopinath and ex-Sebi Whole Time Member Ananth Narayan are among the panel members.

SpicyIP Tidbit: CGPDTM Calls for Comments and Suggestions on New Draft Pharma and Biotech Patent Application Guidelines (2026)

In the time of this oncoming monsoon, it feels like its raining draft guidelines from the Controller General’s office! The office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) has released two new sets of draft guidelines today for the examination of patent applications related to pharmaceutical & biotechnology inventions. These draft guidelines are targeted towards streamlining the patenting procedures of healthcare inventions. All stakeholders invited to submit their comments or suggestions within 15 days from the date of […]

2nd NUALS–CCI National Antitrust Moot Court Competition 2026 At NUALS, Kochi [Hybrid; Oct 3-4,10-11; Register By Sept 20

Reforming Legal Deposit: Why the Jan Vishwas Amendment Falls Short

This post has been co-authored with Charan Ashok. Charan is a fifth-year B.A., LL.B (Hons) student at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. The Delivery of Books Act, 1956 (“DB Act”), one of India’s most forgotten statutes, has been amended via the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act 2026. The said Amendment Act was notified in the e-Gazzette on 8th April, 2026 and has come into force. The amendments modify the penalty provisions of the DB Act and […]

Eighteen Billion Dollars And An Empty Chair: Meta's Settlement And Global South's Missing Leverage

CEA proposes mandatory storage for solar, wind projects

Stakeholders have been asked to submit suggestions on the draft Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Construction of Electric Plants and Electric Lines) 2nd Amendment Regulations, 2026 by Oct 4.

31-member parliamentary panel set up to examine FCRA Amendment Bill

The panel, which was constituted by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, has 21 members from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha.

Accidental Firing Causing No Harm Can't Attract Major Penalty: MP High Court Quashes CISF Constable's Punishment