IndiGo faces a CCI probe for allegedly abusing its dominant position by cancelling flights and creating artificial scarcity, limiting access.
CCI ordered a detailed DG investigation after prima facie finding that IndiGo abused its dominant position by cancelling thousands of flights, withholding services and creating artificial scarcity in the domestic air passenger transport market. The regulator noted IndiGo's sustained ~60-61% ASKM share, route exclusivity, larger fleet and financial strength as indicia of dominance, rejected jurisdictional objections, and observed that DGCA lacks competition-law analysis functions, thereby affirming CCI's authority to probe alleged abuse under the Competition Act.

Electoral roll revision challenged over mass logical-discrepancy notices; petition seeks Aadhaar acceptance to prevent wrongful voter deletions.
The chief minister challenged the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, alleging mass notices and wrongful deletions based on logical discrepancies, and sought a direction requiring the poll panel to accept Aadhaar as proof of identity for resolving such discrepancies to ensure inclusion rather than deletion of voters; the court directed sensitive treatment of minor mismatches, asked the poll panel to upload reasons for discrepancy listings, and issued notices for replies.

Cricket associations face scrutiny over membership surges and alleged electoral manipulation, with calls to prioritize retired players in governance.
A legal challenge alleges the Maharashtra Cricket Association's post-2023 surge in membership was used to rig the electoral roll and favor associates of political figures; the Supreme Court highlighted irregularities in member admissions, questioned the Charity Commissioner's appointment of an administrator, emphasized that membership expansion should reserve slots for renowned retired players, and declined to disturb a High Court order staying elections while directing further adjudication by the High Court.

DeepSnitch AI presale offers AI-driven legal-to-market signals, forensic contract audits, staking, and Stage 5 tokens at $0.03830.
The document links reported bankruptcy supervision and tax-evasion allegations at a large mining firm to market stress and promotes DeepSnitch AI as a modular surveillance platform that maps legal and sanction developments into real-time market signals. DeepSnitch AI is described as operating five AI agents that provide dominance and sentiment alerts, contract forensics via AuditSnitch to detect honeypots and liquidity traps, a staking program with over 22M tokens locked, and presale mechanics at Stage 5 pricing of $0.03830 per DSNT with over $1.46M raised.

WhatsApp and Meta face an interim order over data-sharing and privacy; court requires an undertaking before any data sharing.
Supreme Court scrutinised WhatsApp and Meta's data-sharing practices in appeals challenging NCLAT affirmation of a CCI penalty, directed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to be joined, and signalled an interim order to prevent data sharing unless platforms give a clear undertaking; the bench stressed protection of the right to privacy and referenced findings of abuse of dominance.

Forgery of disability certificate used to obtain MBBS admission prompts criminal investigation for fraud and conspiracy.
Allegations state that an individual, aided by another person, procured and produced a forged physical disability certificate and false economically weaker section representation to secure MBBS admission; the Economic Offences Wing opened a criminal inquiry on grounds suggesting forgery, dishonest use of forged documents, and conspiracy to obtain the seat.

Corporate insolvency affirmed for two real estate firms, reinforcing homebuyers' and allottees' rights; other regulatory matters remain pending.
Upheld initiation of corporate insolvency resolution proceedings against two real estate companies, affirming the availability of insolvency remedies to protect homebuyers and commercial allottees and confirming insolvency law's applicability to distressed real estate projects.

Real estate insolvency: court affirms proceedings after developers failed to deliver units and defaulted, protecting homebuyers' claims.
Initiation and maintenance of corporate insolvency resolution proceedings against two real estate companies is sustainable where allottee claims establish financial debt and default because units paid for were not made ready or delivered and completion formalities including a completion certificate were absent.

Sale of Mundhwa government land via power of attorney alleged to involve misappropriation, registration irregularities, and stamp duty exemption.
Allegations concern a purported sale of 40 acres in Mundhwa effected by a power of attorney-holder who executed a sale deed to a private firm despite knowledge that the land remained government property; the EOW filed a charge sheet naming the power of attorney-holder, co-owners and a sub-registrar in FIRs for alleged misappropriation and cheating, noting absence of clearances, disputed valuation, and alleged stamp duty exemption.

Competition Commission authority over patent-linked conduct to be examined; IBC Amendment Bill 2025 set for introduction.
The Supreme Court stayed parts of an NCLAT ruling and will examine whether the Competition Commission can probe anti-competitive conduct arising from the exercise of patent rights, addressing the boundary between patent enforcement and competition law oversight; concurrently, the government plans to introduce an Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code Amendment Bill following a parliamentary committee report, and a state hate speech bill has been sent to the President for consideration.

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code amendments to be tabled to speed resolution timelines and align with global practices.
The government intends to introduce the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the second half of the Budget session beginning March 9, incorporating parliamentary committee suggestions to shorten timelines and improve the effectiveness of insolvency resolution, aligning the regime with global best practices; the Bill, first introduced August 12, 2025, was referred to a select committee that submitted its report in December 2025, and this proposed amendment will be the seventh legislative intervention since the IBC's 2016 enactment.

Competition Commission power to probe patent-linked disputes to be examined; Supreme Court stayed NCLAT jurisdictional findings.
The Supreme Court will examine whether the Competition Commission of India has jurisdiction to probe anti competitive conduct arising from the exercise of patent rights, having stayed parts of an NCLAT ruling that held the Patents Act to displace the Competition Act; the stay is confined to the jurisdictional question and does not address the merits of the underlying competition dispute.

Aster DM Healthcare: merger pending NCLT and shareholders' approval; Q3 revenues up 13% YoY, combined proforma 15%.
The merger between Aster DM Healthcare and Quality Care India Limited remains conditional on regulatory and compliance approvals, including an NCLT order and shareholders' approval, with a shareholders' meeting directed between February 27 and March 13, 2026. The company completed a preferential allotment (~3.6% stake) and listed the allotted shares; closing of the transaction depends on fulfilment of regulatory requirements, finalization of merged accounts and statutory audits, and is expected to complete by Q1 FY27.

NSE IPO: Sebi grants NOC after decade-long stall following settlement approval and regulatory review process
Sebi granted a no-objection certificate allowing the National Stock Exchange to proceed with its long-pending IPO after an internal committee review and an in-principle approval of the exchange's settlement plea in the unfair market access case, addressing earlier governance lapses and the co-location controversy that had previously impeded approval of the 2016 offer for sale.

Contract Verse streamlines contract lifecycle management with AI tools, centralized repositories, and Aadhaar eSign and DSC support.
Contract Verse centralizes contract lifecycle management-creation, collaborative review, approval, execution, renewal, and archival-with AI-assisted search, template workflows, centralized repository, audit trails, and e-stamping. It supports secure electronic execution through Aadhaar OTP-based eSign and Digital Signature Certificates, implements role-based access and enterprise security, and is represented as compliant with the Indian IT Act and relevant data-security benchmarks to ensure legal enforceability and governance of contracts.

IEPFA proposes 30-day refunds for low-value investor claims based on company verification reports to simplify processing.
Proposed amendments to the IEPFA Rules would create a streamlined mechanism for low-value claims, defined by monetary thresholds for physical shares, dematerialised shares and dividends, permitting refunds based solely on the company's verification report and imposing a reduced disposal timeline of 30 days. The draft also rationalises documentation, clarifies company responsibilities, and introduces a formal appeal mechanism for rejected claims to enhance transparency and investor-centric processing.

Insolvency resolution: IBC reforms to streamline CIRP, expedite large account reviews, and balance stakeholder interests.
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code is framed as the mechanism to deliver transparent, efficient debt resolution by streamlining the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process in a time bound manner while balancing stakeholder interests; challenges on timeliness and effectiveness are noted, and coordinated action by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board and the Department of Financial Services-including periodical review of large public sector bank accounts-is advanced to expedite CIRP and improve asset realisations.

Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls criticised as risking voter participation amid heated political rebuttals.
The dispute centers on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal; Amartya Sen warned that an unduly hasty SIR could jeopardise democratic participation ahead of assembly elections, and political figures traded sharp criticisms-Suvendu Adhikari rebutting Sen's comment and the Trinamool Congress denouncing Adhikari's response as evidence of incapacity to comprehend economic or electoral issues.

Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls raises Aadhaar admissibility and risks of disenfranchisement from mass deletions.
The Special Intensive Revision is an inherent electoral roll correction process involving additions and deletions; the exercise is defended as aimed at ensuring eligible voters while petitioners allege mass deletions, lack of transparent legal basis, and risk of disenfranchisement. The admissibility of Aadhaar was discussed: forgery risk alone cannot disqualify the identifier, though Aadhaar does not establish citizenship and may only prevent duplication. A core legal dispute concerns whether citizenship determination and removal from rolls require adjudication by the designated authority rather than administrative processing by electoral officers.

Aster DM Healthcare merger to convene shareholder and creditor meetings for approval, targeting completion by Q1 FY2026-27.
An order has been issued to convene shareholders and unsecured trade creditors meetings to approve the scheme of merger between Aster DM Healthcare and Quality Care India, with meetings to be fixed between February 27, 2026 and March 13, 2026. The transaction has obtained competition clearance and no-objection letters from stock exchanges, and completion is targeted by Q1 FY2026-27, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions precedent.