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1. Bombay High Court restrains release of Tu Hai Meri Kiran until Echelon deposits ₹8.85 crore with interest

Bombay High Court restrains release of Tu Hai Meri Kiran until Echelon deposits ₹8.85 crore with interest

The Bombay High Court on October 19 restrained the theatrical release of Hindi film Tu Hai Meri Kiran until co-producer Echelon Productions deposits ₹8.85 crore along with 15 percent interest. Justice Amit Borkar passed the interim order under Section 9 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act on a plea moved by co-producer AND Movie Products LLP in AND Movie Products LLP v. Echelon Productions & Ors. The film, starring Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal, was slated for release on October 23. AND Movie contended that it had invested ₹8.85 crore under a March 2024 co-production agreement, and that Echelon failed to refund the amount despite an expired timeline and a dishonoured cheque. Echelon argued that AND Movie had acquiesced to the film's release by actively collaborating on promotional posts on Instagram. The Court rejected that contention, observing that social media promotion cannot be construed as a waiver of financial claims or exploitation rights. It said there is a difference between agreeing to promote the announcement of a film and agreeing to give up the contractual right to recover the investment, and that accepting an Instagram collaboration post is not the same as giving prior consent to the terms of a commercial exploitation agreement. The Court further clarified that subsequent conduct cannot override express contractual terms, and that conduct may help the court understand an agreement but cannot remove a written obligation unless there is sufficient material to show the parties intended to change the agreement. The Bench directed Echelon to deposit ₹8.85 crore with 15 percent interest within three working days as security before proceeding with the release. Echelon was also ordered to disclose all third-party exploitation agreements and restore the agreed producer credits within forty-eight hours. Senior advocate Ashish Kamat, with advocates Rashmin Khandekar, Ashwin Bhadang, Arpit Choudhary, Krunal Mehta, Karen Koya, Akshata Modi and Varun Dhond, briefed by King Stubb & Kasiva, appeared for AND Movie. Advocates Anand Mohan, Lavin Hirani, Clint G Thattil and Vikramaditya Chavan appeared for Echelon Productions.

2. Keralam SMA drug row: SAT Hospital says generic Risdiplam approved by CDSCO given, not experimental drug

Keralam SMA drug row: SAT Hospital says generic Risdiplam approved by CDSCO given, not experimental drug

The row over distribution of an alleged experimental drug to children with spinal muscular atrophy in Keralam took a political turn, with the Opposition demanding that the government address the concerns of parents. Parents of SMA children said on Tuesday that the drug given free of cost at the SMA clinic in SAT Hospital was an experimental drug because the carton was marked physicians samples or for clinical trials only. Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan expressed concern whether the sick children were being treated like guinea pigs and shock at what he called the Health Minister's criminal negligence. On Wednesday, senior CPI(M) leader K.K. Shailaja said the government cannot change the drug merely because it is cheaper. The decision to shift to the generic version had been taken during the previous government to ensure uninterrupted supply, and purchase processes were initiated in February 2026. SAT Hospital authorities denied on Tuesday that any experimental drug was being given and said only the generic version of the original molecule, approved by the Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation, was given to patients. Hospital sources said there had been a shortfall in supply and that on Monday, rather than send SMA patients away, they procured samples of the generic version from Natco and distributed them; they said there was no change in the drug and that scaremongering about experimental drugs was unnecessary. A hospital statement said the generic version of Risdiplam, the patented original formula by Roche now manufactured by Indian firm Natco Pharma, has been approved by drug regulatory bodies in the country, is priced 97% less than the patented version, and makes it possible for the government to give the drug free of cost to more patients. On Wednesday, SAT Hospital authorities said they backed the physician samples, and Superintendent I. Riaz said the hospital received the government supply on Tuesday evening and therefore opted to replace the drug. SAT Hospital has run an SMA clinic since 2022, when Roche Pharma was the only firm licensed to produce and market Risdiplam for SMA and one 60 ml bottle cost ₹6.3 lakh. Keralam is the only State to use public funds to provide free SMA treatment to children, and sustaining the free drug supply became a problem as more children were identified and registered. In 2025, after the patent period of Risdiplam expired, Natco obtained the licence of the Drugs Control General of India to manufacture the generic version, priced at ₹15,900 a bottle. According to the National Policy for Rare Diseases (2021), manufacturing and licensing of drugs for rare diseases by Indian pharma firms is an important objective so that medication can be accessible to more patients at lower cost. Public health expert B. Ekbal said the generic version has all regulatory approvals and is used by premier medical institutions in the country, that Keralam cannot continue to procure the original molecule at high prices when an approved generic formulation is available at a fraction of the price, and that the government's decision to embrace generics is a patient-centric and commendable move prioritising equitable access to life-saving drugs over vested commercial interests. IMA representative N. Sulphi said the controversy was a fallout of rivalries between two pharma firms.

3. Supreme Court says courts cannot suggest custodial interrogation, grants anticipatory bail in Gujarat service records case

Supreme Court says courts cannot suggest custodial interrogation, grants anticipatory bail in Gujarat service records case

The Supreme Court, in a recent order by a bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S Chandurkar, held that courts cannot suggest to investigating agencies that an accused or suspect should be subjected to custodial interrogation and cautioned that sweeping observations on the need to take people into custody can jeopardise their liberty. It underlined that it is for the investigating agency to seek custodial interrogation or otherwise, and not for courts to suggest or dictate the nature of custody or questioning required in a case. The bench said it was not for the high court to suggest any form of interrogation of an accused and that this should be best left to the discretion of the investigating agency, while adding that any sweeping observation about the custody of other accused or suspects in the case ought to be avoided. The order drew a distinction between the investigating agency's discretion in deciding the manner of interrogation and a court's role while considering a plea for protection from arrest; a court assessing whether an accused deserves protection cannot, in the process, prescribe a particular mode of interrogation or make sweeping findings about the custody of other suspects. The court made the observation while granting anticipatory bail to a retired school principal, Miteshgiri alias Mulrajgiri Sevagiri Goswami, and his wife, Ilaben M Goswami, president of the governing body of Shri Secondary School, Vekaria, in a case registered at Visavadar police station in Junagadh district, Gujarat, over alleged manipulation of the principal's service records to extend his tenure by a year to June 2023 and allegedly draw over ₹10.75 lakh in salary and service benefits. According to the prosecution, Goswami initially recorded his date of birth as June 19, 1964, which meant he was due to retire on June 30, 2022, but allegedly tampered with records to show his date of birth as June 19, 1965, to continue in service for another year. The prosecution alleged that forged documents and signatures of government officials were used in the process, resulting in an alleged unlawful gain of ₹10,75,487 from government funds. The allegations also included a second attempt to obtain pensionary benefits under a different name. The Supreme Court noted that the allegations against the couple were based on documents and that custodial interrogation was therefore not necessary. It took exception to the Gujarat High Court's observation that custodial interrogation of not only the applicant but all other suspects was imperative to unearth the truth. The court stayed the arrest of the couple on the condition that they cooperate with the investigation, set aside the High Court's order, and made its earlier interim protection from arrest absolute.

4. Baghpat: FIR against 71 after Ramlila dispute sparks school clash, stone pelting at police; seven arrested

An FIR has been registered against 71 people, including 21 named accused from both sides, after a clash at Shastri Smriti Inter College in Ahmad Shahpur in Baghpat, and seven of the accused have been

Baghpat: FIR against 71 after Ramlila dispute sparks school clash, stone pelting at police; seven arrested

An FIR has been registered against 71 people, including 21 named accused from both sides, after a clash at Shastri Smriti Inter College in Ahmad Shahpur in Baghpat, and seven of the accused have been arrested. According to police, the trouble followed a dispute three days earlier during a Ramlila in Ahmad Shahpur village involving Vikul, a Class 11 student of the college and son of Mahesh Kumar, and children of the Gayyur side. On Wednesday morning, when Vikul reached the school, five or six youths of the Gayyur side allegedly forced their way in and attacked him with lathis and sticks; when Mohit, a Class 9 student, tried to intervene, he too was beaten, after which both sides clashed and villagers gathered. One attacker was caught and locked in a school room, prompting women of the accused side to stage a protest; ASP Praveen Singh Chauhan tried to pacify them but they did not relent, and police later used lathis to disperse them. Station in-charge SI Seema Singh, who registered the case, said that on receiving information about the quarrel, police found people of the Gayyur side and the Mahesh side attacking each other with lathis, sticks, axes, spears, iron rods and bricks and stones while abusing one another. Students and teachers shut the windows and doors of the school and students raised cries for help; when police tried to intervene, both sides pelted stones at them as well, causing a stampede in which six people were injured. The policemen took cover behind a wall while teachers closed the school gates. The accused later fled towards the fields while issuing threats. The ASP said raids are being conducted to trace the remaining accused, and police and PAC have been deployed in both villages in view of communal tension.

5. Supreme Court asks government why uninsured vehicles are excluded from road crash interim relief scheme

Supreme Court asks government why uninsured vehicles are excluded from road crash interim relief scheme

The Supreme Court has sought an explanation from the central government on why the "Compensation to Victims (Interim Relief) Scheme, 2026", which provides interim financial relief of Rs 2 lakh to families of road crash victims in cases of death and Rs 1 lakh for grievous injuries, is limited to accidents involving insured vehicles and does not extend to uninsured vehicles. A bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and KV Viswanathan took note that the scheme has not been notified or publicised and directed the government to publicise it so that people are made aware of their right to seek interim compensation. Union road transport ministry officials told the court that the scheme will be notified as provided for under the Central Motor Vehicle Act, and that the ministry shared the scheme with states and union territories on February 23. The Supreme Court had directed the ministry in April 2025 to formulate the scheme. On the limited coverage, officials said the scheme was framed under provisions of the MV Act dealing with insured vehicles, and that if the offending vehicle is uninsured the matter will go to a Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT). The bench examined clause 6 of the scheme, which specifies that victims or legal heirs of the deceased can apply through a designated online portal, providing details of claims filed or pending before a MACT. Officials said Section 164 of the Act, which deals with compensation in cases of death or grievous injury, requires the vehicle owner or insurer to pay Rs 5 lakh for death and Rs 2.5 lakh for serious injury under the "no-fault liability" provision, and that a claimant need not establish that the death or injury resulted from a wrongful act, neglect or default on the part of the vehicle owner. According to an official, interim relief was therefore set at Rs 2 lakh for death and Rs 1 lakh for serious injury for immediate relief, while final compensation would be higher depending on the order of the MACT.

1. Nagendra Ray vs. State of Bihar and Ors. (16.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1196/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeals by Nagendra Ray challenging the Patna High Court's orders granting bail to Kamakhya Singh, Ram Pratap Singh, and Ramakant Solanki, accused in a murder

2. Mahesh Chandra Joshi vs. State of Rajasthan (16.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1195/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeals of Mahesh Chandra Joshi and Mukesh Pathak against the Rajasthan High Court's denial of bail in a case involving alleged tender irregularities under the

3. Satinder Pal Singh and Ors. vs. Bedi Hospital and Ors. (16.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1194/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between Satinder Pal Singh and others versus Bedi Hospital and others, concerning the cancellation of a bid contract for a nursing home site by the Cha

4. Just Rights For Children Alliance and Ors. vs. S. Harish and Ors. (15.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1192/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of the circulation of Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Material (CSEAM) on social media platforms, involving Just Rights For Children Alliance and oth

5. Tejaram vs. State of Rajasthan (16.10.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/1191/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Tejaram against the State of Rajasthan, challenging the framing of charges under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, without prior a

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