Adv. Harjeet Singh

ANI v OpenAI: ANI v OpenAI is the first Indian ruling on whether training an AI model on copyrighted work infringes, and the Delhi High Court refused ANI an injunction. It held, prima facie, that storing news articles to train ChatGPT is fair dealing under Section 52(1)(a) of the Copyright Act, 1957. In a 2026

Waqf (Amendment) Act, The Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025 came into force on 8 April 2025 and renamed the parent statute the Unified Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act, 1995. In September 2025 the Supreme Court refused to stay the Act as a whole, and stayed three of its limbs. In 2026 the Supreme Court

Terrorist Act BNS Section 113 and the UAPA define a terrorist act in almost identical words, so what separates them is procedure rather than substance. An officer of Superintendent of Police rank decides which of the two an FIR goes under. In a 2026 ruling on bail in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, the

Gig worker Deactivation Under Article 14 Gig worker deactivation is not something the central labour codes deal with at all, and the word itself appears nowhere in them. Karnataka and Telangana have since stepped in, defining termination widely enough to catch a blocked account and requiring reasons, notice and a hearing before one. In 2026,

Crime Under BNS Section 112 Petty organised crime under BNS Section 112 punishes theft, snatching, cheating, unauthorised ticket selling, betting or gambling and exam paper selling when a member of a group or gang commits it. The sentence runs from one year to seven years with fine, and the offence is non-bailable. The Madhya Pradesh

Organised crime Last verified: 18 August 2026 Organised crime under BNS Section 111 punishes a syndicate of two or more people who keep committing serious offences for gain. It carries five years to life, or death where the crime kills, and needs more than one charge-sheet already filed within ten years. A three-judge bench of

The stages of a civil suit under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 run in three phases: institution (plaint to written statement), adjudication (framing of issues, evidence, judgment and decree), and execution of the decree. Each phase has fixed steps and timelines. In a 2025 ruling, the Supreme Court, in Periyammal (Dead) through LRs v.

Immigration and Foreigners Act Last verified: 17 August 2026 The Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025 has governed the entry, stay, movement and exit of foreigners in India since 1 September 2025. It repealed four Acts running back to 1920 and raised the maximum sentence for a forged travel document to seven years. The Ministry of