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PRIME LEGAL | DETERMINING CONSUMER FORUM JURISDICTION: SC EXAMINES WHETHER PECUNIARY LIMITS SHOULD BE BASED ON CONSIDERATION PAID OR COMPENSATION CLAIMED
PRIME LEGAL | DETERMINING CONSUMER FORUM JURISDICTION: SC EXAMINES WHETHER PECUNIARY LIMITS SHOULD BE BASED ON CONSIDERATION PAID OR COMPENSATION CLAIMED
August 19, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court has identified some discrepancies that can come up if the monetary jurisdiction of consumer courts is fixed accordin

PRIME LEGAL | Supreme Court Rejects Plea to End Hanging for Death Penalty; Says Centre Free to Consider Alternative Methods
PRIME LEGAL | Supreme Court Rejects Plea to End Hanging for Death Penalty; Says Centre Free to Consider Alternative Methods
August 19, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION The debate over how India carries out its death sentences has been running for nearly a decade, ever since a petition first asked the

PRIME LEGAL | Legal Explainer: Supreme Court Orders Dedicated Elephant Clinics, Mandatory Periodic Health Check-Ups for Captive Elephants
PRIME LEGAL | Legal Explainer: Supreme Court Orders Dedicated Elephant Clinics, Mandatory Periodic Health Check-Ups for Captive Elephants
August 19, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION On 18 August 2026, the Supreme Court, in Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors., W.P.(C) No. 74

PRIME LEGAL | Criminal Case Pending? Kerala High Court Says It Can’t Be the Sole Reason to Deny Police Clearance Certificate
PRIME LEGAL | Criminal Case Pending? Kerala High Court Says It Can’t Be the Sole Reason to Deny Police Clearance Certificate
August 18, 2026by Primelegal Team

CASE NAME: Peter T.V. v. District Police Chief and Anr. CASE NUMBER: W.P.(C) No. 20298 of 2026 COURT: High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam DATE: 3 Aug

PRIME LEGAL | Fleeing the Scene After Friend’s Drowning Cannot Alone Establish Murder, Rules Supreme Court
PRIME LEGAL | Fleeing the Scene After Friend’s Drowning Cannot Alone Establish Murder, Rules Supreme Court
August 18, 2026by Primelegal Team

CASE NAME: Taher Vajiyuddin Rangwala & Anr. v. The State of Gujarat, 2026 INSC 859 CASE NUMBER: Criminal Appeal No. 76 of 2020 COURT: Supreme C

PRIME LEGAL | From Casual Entertainment to Global Economy: The Socio-Economic Transformation of Online Gaming
PRIME LEGAL | From Casual Entertainment to Global Economy: The Socio-Economic Transformation of Online Gaming
August 17, 2026by Primelegal Team

INTRODUCTION Online gaming began as a way to kill time between classes or during a commute. Today, it is one of the fastest growing segments of the

PRIME LEGAL | Will More Judges Solve India’s Backlog? Why Judicial Reform Must Strengthen High Courts and Subordinate Courts 
PRIME LEGAL | Will More Judges Solve India’s Backlog? Why Judicial Reform Must Strengthen High Courts and Subordinate Courts 
August 17, 2026by Primelegal Team

Abstract  Sanctioning more judges is the default policy reflex whenever India’s case backlog makes headlines. But the numbers coming out of

PRIME LEGAL | Legislation Without Deliberation: Examining the Decline of Debate in the Lok Sabha
PRIME LEGAL | Legislation Without Deliberation: Examining the Decline of Debate in the Lok Sabha
August 17, 2026by Primelegal Team

ABSTRACT “Parliament exists, at its core, to deliberate to debate, question, and scrutinise laws before they bind an entire nation. Yet incre

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