The Supreme Court has ruled that manufacturers, maintenance agencies and building owners can all be held jointly liable for lift accidents, classifying elevators as "common carriers" and introducing stricter legal responsibilities. Here's all you need to know.

Lift accident? Maintenance, builders & makers are ALL liable now, rules Supreme Court: 3 major regulations | WION Decodes

The ruling authored by Justice Neil Gorsuch does not invalidate the law completely but makes it harder for prosecutors to invoke it, especially in the case of casual drug users. President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, was convicted under the same law in 2024 but was pardoned by his father.

US Supreme Court rules govt cannot restrict gun rights for ‘casual’ drug use

The Supreme Court said courts should not keep “stale and frozen” marriages alive. Invoking Article 142, it dissolved a marriage after 15 years of separation, citing irretrievable breakdown and failed reconciliation efforts.

‘No sanctity left’: India’s Supreme Court urges judiciary to end ‘stale and frozen’ marriages

UK government's plan to transfer asylum seekers to Rwanda is illegal, according to the British Supreme Court, because they wouldn't be safe there. The plan would expose asylum seekers to "risk of ill-treatment," as they could be returned to their home countries after being in Rwanda, according to the majority decision rendered by the UK's highest court on Wednesday.

UK: Supreme Court rules government's Rwanda policy 'unlawful'

Panama's Supreme Court has ruled against same-sex marriages, saying it's not a human right and, therefore, the country does not recognise such unions. The court in its ruling dated Feb 16, said, "there is a reality, and it is that, until now, the right to equal marriage is no more than an aspiration, even though a legitimate one for the groups involved, and it does not fall into the category of a human right or a fundamental right.

'Not a human right': Panama's Supreme Court rules against same-sex marriages, unions express disappointment

In a major shake-up, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday removed a top minister Aryeh Deri who is also the leader of coalition partner from his nascent cabinet after the Supreme Court gave the ruling against the appointment recently.

Israeli PM Netanyahu removes minister Aryeh Deri from cabinet following Supreme Court ruling