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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

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