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PRIME LEGAL | Food Safety vs. Industry Interests: Supreme Court Questions FSSAI’s Stand on Warning Labels for High-Fat, Sugar & Salt Foods
PRIME LEGAL | Food Safety vs. Industry Interests: Supreme Court Questions FSSAI’s Stand on Warning Labels for High-Fat, Sugar & Salt Foods
August 14, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION Should India dilute international food-safety standards because its cuisine is traditionally richer in salt, sugar and fat? The answer

PRIME LEGAL | States’ Power to Tax Minerals Curbed: Parliament Passes Law Limiting Recovery of Past Dues
PRIME LEGAL | States’ Power to Tax Minerals Curbed: Parliament Passes Law Limiting Recovery of Past Dues
August 14, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION Two years ago, states won a hard-fought battle at the Supreme Court to tax mineral rights, and were told they could even chase dues go

PRIME LEGAL | Supreme Court: Electricity Boards Face Strict Liability for Electrocution Deaths, Not Absolute Liability
PRIME LEGAL | Supreme Court: Electricity Boards Face Strict Liability for Electrocution Deaths, Not Absolute Liability
August 14, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION On 13 August 2026, the Supreme Court, in Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited v. Rekha and others, 2026 INSC 847, set asid

PRIME LEGAL | Gambling Law and Private Card Games: Gujarat High Court Clarifies Requirement of a ‘Profit-Making’ Element
PRIME LEGAL | Gambling Law and Private Card Games: Gujarat High Court Clarifies Requirement of a ‘Profit-Making’ Element
August 13, 2026by Primelegal Team

CASE NAME: Joyalbhai Nileshbhai Shah & Ors. v. State of Gujarat & Anr.  CASE NUMBER: R/Criminal Misc. Application No. 4465 of 2022  COURT

PRIME LEGAL | Rajasthan High Court: Child Born Before Joining Government Service Cannot Affect Maternity Leave Entitlement
PRIME LEGAL | Rajasthan High Court: Child Born Before Joining Government Service Cannot Affect Maternity Leave Entitlement
August 13, 2026by Primelegal Team

CASE NAME: Chandra Kanta Pahariya Alias Chandrakanta Khinchi v. State of Rajasthan & Ors. [2026:RJ-JP:29647] CASE NUMBER: S.B. Civil Writ Petit

PRIME LEGAL | P&H High Court: Jumping from Train to Escape Fire Is Self-Preservation, Not ‘Self-Inflicted Injury’; Railways Liable for Compensation
PRIME LEGAL | P&H High Court: Jumping from Train to Escape Fire Is Self-Preservation, Not ‘Self-Inflicted Injury’; Railways Liable for Compensation
August 13, 2026by Primelegal Team

CASE NAME: Meena and another v. Union of India  CASE NUMBER: FAO-856-2026 (O&M)  COURT: High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh  DATE

PRIME LEGAL | Insider Trading Presumed When Trader Possesses Confidential Information; Profit or Loss Is Irrelevant
PRIME LEGAL | Insider Trading Presumed When Trader Possesses Confidential Information; Profit or Loss Is Irrelevant
August 12, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION On 11 August 2026, the Supreme Court, in Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Rajeev Vasant Sheth and others, 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 7

PRIME LEGAL | Karnataka High Court: Hens Qualify as ‘Livestock’ Under Motor Vehicles Act, Owner Entitled to Insurance Claim for Road Accident Loss
PRIME LEGAL | Karnataka High Court: Hens Qualify as ‘Livestock’ Under Motor Vehicles Act, Owner Entitled to Insurance Claim for Road Accident Loss
August 12, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION It was ruled by the High Court of Karnataka at Dharwad that “hens form part of livestock as per the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and

PRIME LEGAL | Delhi High Court to Examine Whether Social Media Platforms Can Suspend Accounts Over Copyright Strikes
PRIME LEGAL | Delhi High Court to Examine Whether Social Media Platforms Can Suspend Accounts Over Copyright Strikes
August 12, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION Any content creator active on Instagram or YouTube knows the fear of a copyright strike showing up out of nowhere, wiping out months o

PRIME LEGAL | Orissa High Court: Breach of Promise to Marry Isn’t Cheating Unless Dishonest Intent Existed From the Inception
PRIME LEGAL | Orissa High Court: Breach of Promise to Marry Isn’t Cheating Unless Dishonest Intent Existed From the Inception
August 11, 2026by Primelegal Team

CASE NAME: L. v. State of Orissa  CASE NUMBER: CRLA No. 393 of 2009  COURT: High Court of Orissa at Cuttack  DATE: 30 July, 2026  QUORUM: Hon&#