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1. Playing by Different Rules: Why Equating Section 3(m) to European Patent Law Doesn’t Hold Up

Playing by Different Rules: Why Equating Section 3(m) to European Patent Law Doesn’t Hold Up

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2. Bike taxis are not public transport vehicles, Karnataka tells Supreme Court

Bike taxis are not public transport vehicles, Karnataka tells Supreme Court

Bike taxis are not public transport vehicles, Karnataka tells Supreme Court The Karnataka government on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) submitted in the Supreme Court that a State High Court decision to allow bike taxis ignores the low safety standards of motorcycles, higher accident fatality rates, congestion, and their limited utility as public transport vehicles. The State’s case came up before a Bench headed by Satish Chandra Sharma on Tuesday (August 11, 2026), and was deferred to a later date for detailed consideration. Karnataka, represented by advocate Sanchit Garga, said the restriction on the use of two-wheelers as taxis was reasonable, proportionate, and in public interest. “The State has not imposed a blanket prohibition on the use of motorcycles for commercial purposes; rather, it has only restricted their use for carrying passengers. Motorcycle riders continue to have viable alternative avenues of livelihood, including under the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2025, which provides statutory protection and welfare measures for such workers,” Karnataka submitted. A Division Bench of the High Court, in January 2026, set aside a Single Bench order of April 2025, which stopped bike taxi services pending the framing of a policy by the State. The Division Bench’s decision, challenged by the State in the apex court, had held that taxi aggregators and individual motorcycle owners possessed a “crystallised right to obtain permits for operating motorcycles as taxis under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988”. The High Court had further held that motorcycles fell within the category of ‘transport vehicles’. It had directed the State authorities to positively consider applications for grant of contract carriage permits for motorcycles.

3. History will indeed remember Manmohan Singh kindly as most consequential PM: Sonia Gandhi

History will indeed remember Manmohan Singh kindly as most consequential PM: Sonia Gandhi

History will indeed remember Manmohan Singh kindly as most consequential PM: Sonia Gandhi Days after the Supreme Court gave former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a clean chit in the coal block allocation case, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday (August 11, 2026) said his record of integrity and accountability stood in stark contrast to the way the Narendra Modi government has operated. She said history would indeed remember Singh kindly as a quiet, gentle, but most consequential Prime Minister. Also read | Supreme Court closes coal block allocation case against former PM Manmohan Singh In a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ms. Gandhi said since he is these days "forgiving" India's students for attacking him, perhaps he can take this opportunity to forgive himself for his undignified slander against Singh. The Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson said the judgment brings to a conclusion one of the most tragic arcs of our public discourse — "the witch-hunt against Dr. Singh, a man of the most remarkable probity and integrity." "The lobby against him was coordinated and well-organised, with actors stretching from the bureaucracy to the media, the judiciary, civil society, and most certainly to the RSS and BJP. Today, their bogus crusade has come to its inevitable conclusion of nothingness. Gandhi said in her article published in a national daily.

4. IPL cricketer Abishek Porel arrested in rape case

IPL cricketer Abishek Porel arrested in rape case Bengal and Delhi Capitals wicketkeeper-batter Abishek Porel was arrested by Bengal Police on Tuesday in connection with a rape case filed by a medical

5. T.G. Mohandas arrest: Court pulls up police over procedural lapses

T.G. Mohandas arrest: Court pulls up police over procedural lapses

Mohandas arrest: Court pulls up police over procedural lapses The Thiruvananthapuram Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate has come down heavily on the police for failing to issue a mandatory notice before arresting Hindutva ideologue T.G. Mohandas, who was ultimately granted bail following his arrest over derogatory statements made against students who recently protested at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The court, while granting bail to the accused on Monday, said the requirement to issue notice under Section 35(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) was attracted in the case and that the grounds cited by the investigating officer for not issuing it were insufficient. The prosecution could not satisfactorily justify the decision to dispense with the statutory safeguard, the court found. The accused was booked by the Thiruvananthapuram City Cyber Crime Police under Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, Section 120(o) of the Kerala Police Act and Sections 79, 192, 353(1)(b) and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The offences under BNS pertain to insulting the modesty of a woman, provocation with intent to cause riot, statements conducing to public mischief, and aggravated criminal intimidation respectively. The prosecution alleged that he had uploaded videos on his YouTube channel ‘Pathrika’ on July 24 and 25 containing statements “intended to create fear and anxiety among participants of a protest at Jantar Mantar and disrupt public peace and tranquillity”. The court observed that the only non-bailable offence among those invoked was Section 353(1)(b) of the BNS, which carries a maximum punishment of three years’ imprisonment, a fine or both.

1. Sushil Sharma vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. (06.08.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0815/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Sushil Sharma against the Union of India, challenging his compulsory retirement from the Central Industrial Security Force. The core issue was whethe

2. Mukkera Venkata Ratnam and Ors. vs. Vantasala China Venkateswarlu and Ors. (06.08.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0814/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the Civil Court in Telangana had jurisdiction over a partition suit involving non-tribal parties in a Scheduled Area. The appellants, Mukkera Venkata Ratna

3. Commissioner of Service Tax, Chennai vs. Diebold Systems (P) Ltd. (06.08.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0813/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether service tax could be levied on the installation and commissioning component of turnkey contracts executed by Diebold Systems (P) Ltd. with banks for supply

4. Kavitha Kuruganti vs. Pepsico India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. (05.08.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0812/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between Kavitha Kuruganti and Pepsico India Holdings Pvt. Ltd. concerning the application of Section 39(1)(iv) of the Protection of Plant Varieties and

5. Karan Chettri and Ors. vs. State of Sikkim (20.05.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0810/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the appeal by Karan Chettri and others against the High Court of Sikkim's decision, which upheld their conviction under Section 376D and Section 450 read with Sect

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