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Cover story Week of Sep 7–13

The Supreme Court Writes the Rulebook for Prosecuting Companies

The Supreme Court lays down a three-stage test for attributing criminal intent to a company — and holds prosecution can proceed before any officer is named. Plus: escrow release doesn't end SEBI's Vedanta buyback fraud probe, and contract years before regularisation count for pension.

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Cover story Week of Aug 31–Sep 6

A ₹425 Crore Customs Penalty Falls Because Its Case Law Was Hallucinated by AI

The Supreme Court sets aside a ₹425 crore customs penalty built on non-existent citations — 'AI may well serve as training wheels, but entrusting it with the pilot's seat would be both imprudent and dangerous'. Plus: every student-protest FIR in the country quashed under Article 142, and the district judiciary's retirement age moves to 62.

Cover story Week of Aug 24–30

Tata Steel's ₹1,781 Crore GST Demand Falls for a Recited 'Suppression'

The Supreme Court quashes Tata Steel's ₹890-crore GST demand and matching penalty — a Section 74 notice must plead the foundational facts of fraud, not recite 'suppression'. Plus: the Tribunals Reforms Act comes into force, and Subhash Chandra's ₹22,006-crore liability settles at ₹6.5 crore.

Cover story Week of Aug 17–23

Nine Judges Rework the 'Industry' Test — Prospectively Only

A nine-judge bench reworks the 1978 Bangalore Water Supply 'industry' test — but only prospectively. Plus: the three-year practice rule for civil judges is cut to one, and the UP Gangsters Act is held 'stillborn'.

Cover story Week of Aug 10–16

No GST Arrest Without Serving the 'Reasons to Believe' Order

The Supreme Court held that no arrest can be made under the CGST Act until the Section 69 order recording 'reasons to believe' is communicated to the accused. Plus: Parliament rebuilds the tribunals architecture with a National Tribunals Commission, and trading on UPSI is presumed insider trading.

Cover story Week of Aug 3–9

Every New Car Needs Four Years of Third-Party Cover

The Supreme Court extended mandatory third-party cover to four years for new cars and six for new two-wheelers and told IRDAI to restructure motor policies, after finding 56 per cent of India's vehicles uninsured. Plus: new digital-arrest directions, and the Court's sanctioned strength rises to 38.

Cover story Week of Jul 27–Aug 2

Retrospective Green Clearances Need a Statute, Not a Memo

The Supreme Court quashed the 2021 Office Memorandum that let projects built without environmental clearance regularise after the fact — the Centre may still allow post-facto clearance, but only by statutory notification. Plus: whole-life sentences upheld, and UAPA bail after twelve years in custody.