Law Makes It Clear That Enrolment Fees For Advocates Cannot Exceed ₹600: Supreme Court
Jahanvi Agarwal On April 22, 2024, the Supreme Court of India deliberated on a crucial ...
Supreme Court Asks Team Ramdev, ‘Apology Same Size As Ads?’
Jahanvi Agarwal During a Supreme Court hearing regarding Patanjali Ayurved’s misleading advertisements, the company conveyed ...
Advocates Cannot Get Away With Anything, Law Is Same For All: Bombay High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal During a hearing on 18th April 2024, the Bombay High Court underscored the ...
Delhi High Court Receives Plea Seeking 6-Year Poll Ban for PM Modi Over Alleged Violation of Model Code of Conduct
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, a plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court alleging that ...
PIL Moved In Allahabad High Court To Rename It As ‘High Court Of Uttar Pradesh
Jahanvi Agarwal Advocate Deepanker Kumar from Lucknow has recently filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) ...
Delhi High Court Upholds Brand Identity: Grants Interim Relief to Burberry Limited in Trademark Battle
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent judgment, the Delhi High Court underscored the significance of protecting ...
Plea Before Supreme Court Calls For 3-Year LL. B Right After School
Jahanvi Agarwal A plea advocating for the option to undertake a three-year law program directly ...
JSW Group Boosts NLSIU Bangalore with Record-Breaking Grant for New Academic Block
Jahanvi Agarwal On Friday, the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) in Nagarabhavi, Bengaluru, ...
Supreme Court Denies Relief To Suspended Lawyer Who Threw Shoe at Judge, Orders Surrender
Jahanvi Agarwal A notable update emerged as the Supreme Court of India refused to grant ...
SBI’s Confidentiality On Electoral Bonds Legal Fees To Harish Salve Under RTI Query
Jahanvi Agarwal The refusal of the State Bank of India (SBI) to disclose information about ...
Kerala High Court States Schools Without Proper Playgrounds Should Be Shut Down
Jahanvi Agarwal On April 11, Kerala High Court has emphasized the significance of school playgrounds ...
Maintenance Cannot Be Denied Solely Because Wife Is Leading A Modern Lifestyle: Madhya Pradesh High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent decision, the Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed an application challenging ...
Allahabad High Court Warns Against Filing Photographs Of Parties Private Moments Without Court Permission
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent ruling, Justice Ajay Bhanot of the Allahabad High Court ordered ...
Hospital Cannot Insist On Police Complaint To Treat Pregnant Minor: Bombay High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Bombay High Court heard a case involving a pregnant minor. The ...
Right Against Adverse Effects Of Climate Change Is A Part Of Rights To Life, Equality: Supreme Court
Jahanvi Agarwal In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has expanded the constitutional rights to ...
‘Will Rip You Apart’: Supreme Court In Patanjali Misleading Ads Case
Jahanvi Agarwal On April 10, the Supreme Court firmly rejected the apologies from yoga guru ...
Rajasthan High Court Stays FIR Against Judge Who Allegedly Asked Rape Survivor To Strip, Show Injuries
Jahanvi Agarwal The Rajasthan High Court issued an interim order directing that no coercive actions ...
NLIU Bhopal And MNLU Aurangabad Introduce Menstrual Leave Policy For Students
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal, and the Maharashtra National Law ...
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal Moves Supreme Court Against ED Arrest In Liquor Policy Case
Jahanvi Agarwal Following the dismissal of his plea by the Delhi High Court yesterday, Delhi ...
“Is This The Way You Treat Your Women Officers?”: Supreme Court Pulls Up Centre
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Supreme Court emphasized the role of the judiciary in leading the ...
Rajasthan Judicial Magistrate Booked For Allegedly Asking Gang Rape Survivor To Strip In Court And Show Her Injuries
Jahanvi Agarwal In a disturbing incident in Rajasthan’s Karauli district, a shocking allegation has emerged ...
Rajasthan Judiciary Dates Announced: View Notification
K Chakra Pani The Rajasthan High Court has released a notification for the upcoming Rajasthan ...
Allahabad HC: ‘Kanyadan’ Not A Requirement For A Valid Marriage Under The Hindu Marriage Act
K Chakra Pani On 5th April 2024, the Allahabad High Court held that the ‘Kanyadan’ ...
IIRF Releases Rankings Of Law Colleges; NLSIU Ranks 1st In Government Law Colleges; SLS Pune Tops Private Law Colleges
K Chakra Pani On 5th April 2024, the Indian Institutional Ranking Framework (IIRF) released the ...
Madras HC: Trans Persons Cannot Be Compelled To Show Their Sex Reassignment Surgery Certificate For Publishing A Change Of Name Or Gender In The Official Gazette
K Chakra Pani On 5th April 2024, the Madras High Court ruled that the State ...
Supreme Court Stays Allahabad HC Order Scrapping The UP Madarsa Law
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court has taken a significant step by staying the Allahabad High ...
Justice Nagarathna To Decide Father’s Ruling In Landmark Industrial Alcohol Case
Jahanvi Agarwal In a momentous development within the Indian judiciary, Justice B V Nagarathna of ...
Supreme Court: No Burden On Rape Accused To Prove Innocence Unless Provided By Law; Prosecution To Prove Beyond Reasonable Doubt
K Chakra Pani On 3rd April 2024, the Supreme Court held that the Accused has ...
Kolkata Consumer Court Fines Restaurant For Charging Prices Above MRP On Beer And Water
Jahanvi Agarwal A significant legal win unfolded for consumers as the Kolkata District Consumer Disputes ...
Supreme Court Asserts: Approved Resolution Plans Untouchable by Applicants for Withdrawal or Modification
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court reaffirmed that once a resolution plan gets the nod from ...
Allahabad HC: Appeal Against CAT Order In Contempt Proceedings Lies Before Supreme Court Only; No Scope Of High Court Jurisdiction
K Chakra Pani The Allahabad High Court recently ruled that an Order on a contempt ...
Calling Partner ‘Bhoot’ and ‘Pishach’ Not Cruelty: Patna High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal The Patna High Court on 30th March 2024 addressed a case involving an ...
Allahabad High Court: Police Officer Cannot File FIR for Offense under IPC Section 174-A
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent legal development, the Allahabad High Court issued a significant ruling ...
Arvind Kejriwal’s Custody Extended By Four Days In Delhi Liquor Policy Case
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent turn of events that has stirred significant political discourse, Delhi’s ...
Excise Policy Case: No Interim Relief For Kejriwal; Delhi HC Issues Notice To ED
Jahanvi Agarwal On 27th March 2024, the Delhi High Court made a pivotal decision not ...
Pre-Trial Injunctions Against Media Impede Free Speech: Supreme Court In Zee v. Bloomberg
Jahanvi Agarwal In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court emphasized the crucial balance between the ...
Occasional Acts Of Adultery Committed In Isolation Would Not Amount To “Living In Adultery”: Delhi High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court clarified on 15th March 2024 an important aspect regarding ...
Karnataka Government Files A Case In The Supreme Court To Direct The Centre To Release Funds For Drought Relief
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Union Government was allegedly refusing the State of Karnataka financial support ...
U.N. Security Council Passes Resolution Demanding Immediate Hamas-Israel War Ceasefire And Release Of Hostages
Jahanvi Agarwal The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) made a significant move on 25th March ...
Kunal Kamra Files Plea In Supreme Court Against Union’s Notification On Fact Check Units
Jahanvi Agarwal Comedian Kunal Kamra has escalated his battle against the establishment of Fact Check ...
Supreme Court Declares: Directors Uninvolved in Daily Operations Not Liable for Company’s Cheque Bounces
Jahanvi Agarwal On March 15, the Supreme Court made a pivotal observation regarding the liability ...
The ‘UP Board Of Madarsa Education Act 2004’ Declared Unconstitutional By The Allahabad High Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The ‘UP Board of Madarsa Education Act 2004’ has been ruled unconstitutional by ...
A Man Charged With Rs 1,334 For An 8.8-Kilometer Uber Journey Wins Rs 10,000 Compensation After Appearing Before A Consumer Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Uber India was imposed a ₹20,000 fine from the Chandigarh District Consumer ...
Delhi Excise Policy Case: SC Issues Notice, Asks K Kavitha To Approach Trial Court For Bail
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court declined to entertain a bail plea by Bharat Rashtra Samithi ...
Supreme Court Issues Guidelines To HCs On Habeas Corpus & Protection Petitions: Judges Shouldn’t Attempt To Change Identity Or Sexual Orientation Of Individuals
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent landmark decision, the Supreme Court issued comprehensive guidelines for High ...
NLSIU Student Dies After Falling In Front Of Bangalore Metro Train
Jahanvi Agarwal A tragic incident unfolded at Attiguppe Metro Station, Bengaluru, on Thursday, March 21, ...
Elections For All Bar Associations Shall Be Held In One Day For A Uniform Period Of Two Years: Delhi High Court Full Bench
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court, Delhi High Court Bar Association, all District Court Bar ...
Supreme Court Summons Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna Over Contempt Notice Ignorance
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court has summoned Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Managing Director Acharya Balkrishna ...
Supreme Court Begins To Remove Identities Of Accused In Cases Of Sexual Assault That Turn Out To Be False
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The names of the accused in rulings declaring rape cases to be ...
Supreme Court Held That It Could Encourage Defections by Questioning ECI’s Use of ‘Legislative Majority’ Test Under Symbols Order
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Tuesday, March 19, at its hearing on the issue concerning the division ...
The Employer Is Not Permitted To Alter The Advertised Qualifications Throughout The Selection Process: Supreme Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court Bench, comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Ahsanuddin Amanullah, recently noted ...
The Competition Commission Of India Mandates An Investigation Of Google’s Play Store Payment Practices
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Following concerns from Indian companies, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) launched a ...
Judges Of The High Court Who Have Retired Cannot Have Their Pensions Reduced Or Increased Based On Their Bar Or Elevation From Service: Supreme Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court ruled in a significant decision on 15th March that ...
Madras High Court Reads Down University Admission Rule Mandating 2-Yr LLM For PhD Admission
Jahanvi Agarwal On 13th March 2024, the Madras High Court made a significant ruling regarding ...
Can ‘Thumbs Up’ Emoji On WhatsApp Land You In Trouble? Madras High Court Answers
Jahanvi Agarwal On 12th March 2024, a decision was by Madras High Court regarding the ...
MCA Makes The Digital Competition Bill Draft Available For Feedback From The Public
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The draft Digital Competition Bill, a piece of proposed law aimed at ...
Collegium Stands Firm: Upholds The Appointment of “CPI(M) Sympathiser” As Kerala High Court Judge, Despite Centre’s Objection
Jahanvi Agarwal On 13th March 2024, the Supreme Court Collegium rejected the objections raised by ...
President Murmu Approves Uttarakhand’s UCC Bill
Jahanvi Agarwal Uttarakhand has recently made history as the first state in independent India to ...
Supreme Court Asks Centre To Give One Time Package To Kerala To Bail Out State From Financial Crisisa
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court recommended that the Central government consider providing Kerala with a ...
Indian Union Muslim League Files A Petition In The Supreme Court To Stay The 2024 Citizenship (Amendment) Rules
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Indian Union Muslim League of Kerala and others filed a petition ...
A Relationship Could Start Off As Consensual, But It Might Not Stay That Way Forever: SC Refuses To Quash Rape Allegation
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court noted that although a relationship may start out as ...
Central Government Notifies Citizenship Amendment Act Rules: Effective From March 11
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The controversial Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019 (CAA) has essentially gotten into effect from ...
Allahabad High Court Summons The Principal Secretary Stamp’s Personal Affidavit About The Alleged Misconduct In The Stamp Duty Case
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V An investigation into purported malpractice in a stamp duty case has been ...
CCI Notifies Regulations On Determination Of Turnover, Settlement, Commitment And Penalty Guidelines Regarding An Enterprise
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The three regulations, titled the Competition Commission of India (Settlement) Regulations, 2024; ...
Part Of The Basic Structure Of The Rajya Sabha, Elections To The Rajya Sabha Are Safeguarded By Legislative Privileges Under Article 194: Supreme Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court clarified its 2006 Kuldip Nayar ruling (AIR 2006 SC ...
E-Commerce Platforms Are Required To Give Full Seller Details And Cannot Be Used To Enable Intellectual Property Infringement: Delhi High Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi High Court has noted that e-commerce platforms have a duty ...
“Darling” Remark to Unknown Woman Is Harassment, Says Calcutta High Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Calcutta High Court decided on March 1, 2024, that calling unknown ladies ...
Supreme Court Dismisses Petition To Digitally Monitor MPs And MLAs
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On March 1st, 2024, the Supreme Court rejected the petitioner’s argument that, ...
Delhi High Court Hears Plea Against Rules Requiring Married Women To Use Their Maiden Surname
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi High Court has sent out a notice in response to ...
The European Parliament Passes A Nature Restoration Law
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V According to an official statement, the European Parliament passed the first European ...
Section 59 Of Food Safety And Standards Act Overrides Sections 272 & 273 Of IPC: Supreme Court
Jahanvi Agarwal On 23rd February 2024, the Supreme Court settled a crucial legal issue regarding ...
Trial Court Not Be Addressed As Lower Court, Supreme Court Tells Registry
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent development, the Supreme Court has issued directives to its own ...
Supreme Court Seeks ED’s Response To Bail Plea By AAP MP Sanjay Singh In Delhi Excise Policy Scam Case
Jahanvi Agarwal On 26th February, 2024, the Supreme Court took a significant step in response ...
The Supreme Court Orders The Airport Authority And The Centre To Prepare A SOP For Wheelchair-Bound People At Airports
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On February 26th, the Supreme Court deliberated over directing the Centre and ...
Former Supreme Court Judge AM Khanwilkar Appointed As Lokpal Chairman
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Justice AM Khanwilkar, a former judge of the Supreme Court, has been ...
24-Year-Old Transgender Person Has Been Sentenced To Death For The Rape And Murder Of A Three-Month-Old Girl
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On February 27, 2024, a Special court in Mumbai found a transgender ...
Supreme Court Charges Madhya Pradesh High Court For Having Bail Revoked By A Judge Other Than The One Who Had Issued It
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court ruled on February 20th that a judge other than ...
A Bona-Fide Error In Court Reporting Does Not Result In A Crime: The Calcutta High Court Stays Action Against News Anchor Suman De
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Suman De, the news presenter for ABP Ananda, was charged under Sections ...
Gyanvapi: The Allahabad High Court Rejects Plea Against The Varanasi Court’s Decision To Permit “Puja” In “Vyas Tehkhana”
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On February 26, 2024, the Allahabad High Court dismissed the appeal filed by ...
Educational Institutions Shouldn’t Be Political Platforms: Delhi HC
Jahanvi Agarwal On 21st February 2024, the Delhi High Court emphasized the imperative for educational ...
India’s ‘Smartest’ Thief, Stole Over 1000 Cars, Became Judge Using Fake Documents, Released 2000 Criminals
Jahanvi Agarwal Understanding the human mind and how we decide things is a complex puzzle. ...
CJI Chandrachud Mourns Loss of Legal Luminary Fali S. Nariman: A Pillar of Wisdom and Guidance
Jahanvi Agarwal On 21st February 2024, due to the recent passing of the esteemed legal ...
Manipur High Court Removes A Paragraph In 2023 Order That Suggested Meiteis Be Granted ST Status
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A paragraph from the Manipur High Court’s contentious March 27, 2023 judgement, ...
Karnataka Tightens Cigarette Laws: From Sales To Public Smoking Restrictions, New Rules Here
Jahanvi Agarwal On 22nd February 2024, the Karnataka State Government introduced the Cigarettes and Other ...
Plea Before Punjab And Haryana HC Seeking Judicial Probe Into Killing Of 22-Year-Old Man During Farmer’s Protest
Jahanvi Agarwal A plea was filed on 22nd February 2024 with the Punjab & Haryana ...
Central Government Modifies Surrogacy Guidelines To Permit Couples With Health Issues To Utilise Donor Gametes
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Central government has amended the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022, and announced ...
Law Commission Files Report On Law Concerning Matrimonial Matters Concerning Non-Resident Indians And Overseas Citizens Of India
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Under the direction of Justice (Retd.) Ritu Raj Awasthi, the 22nd Law ...
Sharjeel Imam Did Not Order Anyone To Take Up Arms, His Speeches Aroused And Excited People Nonetheless: Delhi Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A Delhi court stated on February 18th, Saturday, that Sharjeel Imam’s speeches ...
Arbitration Clause Is Not Void U/S 29 Of Contract Act For Stipulating Multiple Choice Of Seats; Delhi High Court Allows Section 11 Petition
Jahanvi Agarwal On 18th February 2024, the Delhi High Court, under the guidance of Justice ...
Law Panel Recommends Law To Register NRI Marriages To Check Fraudulent Marriages
Jahanvi Agarwal On 17th February 2024, the Law Commission put forward a proposal to the ...
Supreme Court Held That Unrestricted Corporate Funding Undermines Free And Fair Elections
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court ruled on February 15 that unrestricted corporate funding goes against free ...
Kerala High Court: Writ Jurisdiction Cannot Be Invoked For Execution Of Decree
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Kerala High Court held that when there is a viable alternative remedy ...
The Consumer Protection Act Advocates’ Liability Case At Supreme Court: SCAORA Decides To Intervene
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V In an ongoing case where the Supreme Court is debating whether advocates ...
Public Hearings By ICJ On Israel’s Policies And Practices In Palestinian Territory
Jahanvi Agarwal The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has announced upcoming public hearings regarding a ...
Panel Headed By Former Law Secretary Vishwanathan Submits Report On Arbitration Reforms
Jahanvi Agarwal An expert committee, led by former law secretary T K Vishwanathan, has submitted ...
Supreme Court Strikes Down Electoral Bonds Scheme As Unconstitutional, Asks SBI To Stop Issuing EBs
Jahanvi Agarwal In a groundbreaking verdict announced on 15th February 2024, the Supreme Court declared ...
23-Year-Old Tribal Woman Becomes First From The Community To Become A Civil Judge In Tamil Nadu
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V In Tamil Nadu, a 23-year-old woman has been appointed as the first ...
ICJ Judge Hilary Charlesworth Joins CJI Chandrachud On Supreme Court Bench
Jahanvi Agarwal Judge Hilary Charlesworth, a distinguished member of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), ...
Appellate Tribunal For Electricity: Railways Are Not Considered To Have A Deemed Discom Licence And Must Pay Cross-Subsidy Fees
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V According to the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL), Indian Railways must pay ...
The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024
Soumya Singh The Public Examination (Prevention of Unfair Means) Bill, 2024 was introduced in Lok ...
Breaking Up And Telling A Partner To Marry Someone Else Won’t Amount To Aiding And Abetting Suicide: Supreme Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court division bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and K.V. Viswanathan ...
Supreme Court Rules That The Appointment Of Deputy Chief Ministers Is Not Unconstitutional
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On Monday, February 12, the Supreme Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation ...
‘Pension Scheme Must Be Interpreted Broadly’ : SC Allows Central Govt Service To Be Included For Pension Of A Gujarat Govt Employee
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent case before the Supreme Court, it was argued that pension ...
Delhi High Court: Even If Some Of The Prosecution’s Supporting Documentation Is Missing, The Chargesheet Won’t Be Deemed Void
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V While dismissing a petition presented by an accused in a cheating case ...
Foreign Law Firms Entry: “How Do You Get Over Supreme Court Judgment In AK Balaji Case,” Delhi High Court Asks BCI
Jahanvi Agarwal On 9th February 2024, the Delhi High Court took a significant step by ...
Supreme Court Inquires About the Lack of Training Institutions For Lawyers
Jahanvi Agarwal On 9th February 2024, the Supreme Court highlighted the necessity of establishing training ...
Uttarakhand Becomes India’s First State To Implement Uniform Civil Code: All Live-In Partnerships Are To Be Registered
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill was introduced by Uttarakhand Chief Minister ...
SC Issues Notice On Haryana Govt’s Plea Challenging HC Order Of Quashing 75% Domicile Quota In Private Jobs
Jahanvi Agarwal On 5th February 2024, the Supreme Court issued a notice on the State ...
BCI Should Mandate Every Lawyer To Take Up At Least One Pro Bono Case, Says Parliamentary Panel
Jahanvi Agarwal In a significant recommendation, the Parliamentary Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and ...
International Court Of Justice Elects Judge Nawaf Salam As President And Judge Julia Sebutinde As Vice-President, Makes Three More Appointments
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has elected Judge Nawaf Salam, a native ...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Law Graduate’s Petition Challenging Enrolment Fee Charged By UP Bar Council
Jahanvi Agarwal On 2nd February 2024, the Supreme Court has issued notice to the Bar ...
Law Student’s Fundraiser For His Mother’s Cancer Treatment
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Utkarsh Dubey, a fifth-year law student from Hidayatullah National Law University, Naya ...
SC Issues Guidelines For Effective Functioning Of Environmental Authorities, Says Regular Auditing Necessary
Jahanvi Agarwal On January 31, 2024, the Supreme Court emphasized the necessity for accountability, transparency, ...
Bombay HC Strikes Down Fact Check Unit: Justice Patel Questions Special Protection For Govt Amidst Deepfake Dilemma
Jahanvi Agarwal Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court has struck down the 2023 ...
AMU Case Final Day: Supreme Court reserves verdict on minority status of Aligarh Muslim University
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V In a series of petitions, the Supreme Court on February 1st deferred ...
250 Lawyers Write To Calcutta High Court Chief Justice, Seeking Apology From HC Judge For Remarks On Advocate General
Jahanvi Agarwal Approximately 250 lawyers, including members of various Bar Associations, have jointly penned a ...
Supreme Court: Stop Mentioning Caste Or Religion Of Litigants In Cases
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court has expressed surprise over the mentioning of caste and religion ...
Delhi Advocate Takes Drastic Step, Ends Life at Saket Court – Police Uncover Heartbreaking Suicide Note
Jahanvi Agarwal In an unfortunate turn of events, a 44-year-old advocate, identified as Om Kumar ...
Petition To Supreme Court Requests ASI Examination Of Shivling Found At Gyanvapi
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A request for a directive to survey the Shivalingam located at the ...
AMU Case (Day 6): Supreme Court Observed That Parliament Alone Has The Authority To Recognize Historical Events Through Legislation
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On January 30th, the Supreme Court held that Parliament alone has the ...
Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Answer To Its Petition On Filling Vacancies In National Commission For Scheduled Castes
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V In response to a request to fill the open positions in the ...
The supreme court of India (SCI), Registration for the applications of Law Clerk-cum-Research Associates, 2024 are now Open
SOUMYA SINGH (S.S) The supreme court of India (SCI) is actively seeking applications for the ...
ICJ Issues Protection Orders To Palestinians In Gaza In The Case Of South Africa v. Israel
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V After concluding that it was “plausible” that Israel was violating Palestinians’ rights ...
Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Centre’s Notification Bringing Medical Devices Within Definition Of ‘Drugs’
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court has declined to intervene in the Delhi High Court’s endorsement ...
Allahabad High Court Sets Precedent: Only Recorded Tenure Holders Eligible for Section 12-A Applications under Ceiling Act
Jahanvi Agarwal On 25th January 2025, the Allahabad High Court rendered a decision invalidating a ...
Woman Wants Divorce After Husband Took Her To Ayodhya Instead Of Goa For Honeymoon
Jahanvi Agarwal On 25th January 2024, a woman residing in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, initiated divorce ...
Justice PB Varale Sworn-In As SC Judge, Apex Court Gets Full Strength
Jahanvi Agarwal On 25th January 2024, Chief Justice P B Varale of the Karnataka High ...
Gyanvapi – Kashi Vishwanath Case: Varanasi Court Directs Parties To Get The ASI Study Report
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On January 24, a district court in Varanasi issued an order requiring ...
Supreme Court Awards Rs 4 Lakh Compensation In Unfair Re-Evaluation Case
Jahanvi Agarwal On 22nd January 2024, the Supreme Court instructed Himachal Pradesh University to provide ...
Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeks BCI, State Bar Council Response On Plea For Minimum Stipend For Junior Lawyers
Jahanvi Agarwal The Punjab & Haryana High Court on 23rd January 2024 issued a notice ...
AMU Minority Status Case | Supreme Court Holds That Article 30 Is An Obligation On The State, Not Just An Enabling Provision
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The political stance of Aligarh Muslim University’s (AMU) founders during British colonial ...
Karvy Stock Broking Case: Supreme Court Directs No Coercive Action Against SEBI, NSDL, NSE
Jahanvi Agarwal In the recent development of the Karvy Stock Broking case, on 21st January ...
Is Expanding The BSF’s Authority Unconstitutional State-Domestic Interference? Supreme Court Will Review Punjab’s Lawsuit Against The Union
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The original complaint, brought by the State of Punjab, challenged the Union’s ...
Bombay High Court Dismissed Petition Filled by Law Students Challenging Declaration Of Holiday On Ram Mandir Inauguration Day
Jahanvi Agarwal Over the weekend, in a special setting, the Bombay High Court rejected a ...
World’s Tallest Statue: Andhra Pradesh Govt To Unveil 206-Ft Tall Statue Of Dr BR Ambedkar
Jahanvi Agarwal 19th January 2024 marked the grand unveiling of the ‘Statue of Social Justice’ ...
The Submission Of The ‘One Nation, One Poll’ Report By The Law Panel Is Anticipated Next Week
Soumya Singh Inaugurating the commencement of the ‘One Nation, One Poll’ initiative, the 22nd Law ...
Supreme Court Mandates Financial Assistance From Centre To Facilitate CDS, NALSAR Study On Enhancing Accessibility Of Public Building For Individuals With Disabilities
Soumya Singh In a writ petition advocating for the accessibility of public buildings to persons ...
Supreme Court Orders State Bar Councils To Report On Their Adherence To The Norm Requiring Senior Advocates To Give Law Students Internships
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court ordered State Bar Councils to submit progress reports on ...
Litigants Today Deceive Courts: Supreme Court Issues Directives To Address Fraudulent Bail Requests
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On January 19th, the Supreme Court criticised how litigants frequently show little regard ...
Inform MS Dhoni Via Phone And Email That He Has Been Sued For Defamation: Delhi High Court To Registry
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court on 18th January 2024 announced that it would be ...
Centre Releases Updated Coaching Centre Guidelines: Students Under The Age Of Sixteen Cannot Be Enrolled, No Misleading Promises On Good Score
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A fair and reasonable fee, a proper grievance redressal system, infrastructure requirements, ...
Section 197 CrPC Only Applies To Acts Committed In The Performance Of Public Servant’s Official Duties; Document Fabrication Is Not A Part Of Official Duties: Supreme Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V As the alleged acts do not form a part of his official ...
When Does the Prevention of Corruption Act Enquiry Start? Judges of the Supreme Court Disagree In The Chandrababu Naidu Case
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V In the Chandrababu Naidu case, the division bench of the Supreme Court ...
Chinese Court Declares AI-Generated Image Protected By Copyright, A First Ruling Of Its Kind
Jahanvi Agarwal In a groundbreaking decision, the Beijing Internet Court has ruled that an AI-generated ...
Penalties Are Not A Solution For Gen Z’s Porn Addiction: Madras High Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On January 11, 2024, the Madras High Court remarked that society should ...
Uddhav Sena Files Supreme Court Petition, Contesting Maharashtra Speaker’s Decision Not to Remove Eknath Shinde Group from Office
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Shiv Sena, led by Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, has filed a case in ...
Supreme Court Takes Notice Of Kerala’s Battle Against Union Government’s Financial Interference
Jahanvi Agarwal On 12th January 2024, the Supreme Court took notice of Kerala’s plea against ...
Supreme Court Stays HC Order Appointing Commissioner To Inspect Shahi Eidgah Masjid In Krishna Janmabhoomi Dispute
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court issued a stay on 16th January 2024 against the Allahabad ...
Delhi High Court: ‘True Love’ Among Adolescents Cannot Be Suppressed By Harsh Legal Measures
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi High Court noted that “true love” between teenagers cannot be ...
Constitution Bench Hearing Aligarh Muslim University Minority Status Case
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V In a case involving the minority status of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), ...
Israel Denies Genocide Allegations in Gaza War During ICJ Hearing
Vidushi Vats In a second day of public hearings at the International Court of Justice ...
Supreme Court Rejects Advocate’s Plea for Immediate Implementation of Women’s Reservation Law
Vidushi Vats The Supreme Court, on Friday, dismissed a plea filed by advocate Yogamaya MG, ...
Supreme Court Orders Constitution Of Committee In All High Courts For Implementation Of Judicial Pay Commission
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court on 10th January 2024 emphasized the necessity of maintaining uniformity ...
Supreme Court Declines Stay on CEC, EC Appointment Law, Sets April Hearing
Jahanvi Agarwal On January 12, 2024, the Supreme Court declined to issue a stay on ...
Supreme Court Calls For Action: High Courts Tasked With Committees To Enforce Second National Judicial Pay Commission Recommendations
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court has recently issued a directive to all High Courts across ...
ICJ Takes on Genocide Case Against Israel: South Africa Urgently Calls for Measures to Halt Gaza Abuses
Vidushi Vats The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is poised for a historic moment as ...
Allahabad HC: Standing Counsels Lack Legal Acumen, Principal Secretary to Submit Affidavit
Vidushi Vats The Allahabad High Court, led by Justice Abdul Moin, has taken a significant ...
Kerala High Court Condemns Alleged Verbal Abuse By Police Officer Against Lawyer, Summons Police Chief
Jahanvi Agarwal The Kerala High Court has directed the State Police Chief to address the ...
Supreme Court Examines if High Court Can Force State to Award Contract to Bidder under Article 226
Vidushi Vats In a recent landmark decision, the Supreme Court unequivocally criticized the Rajasthan High ...
Supreme Court Reverses Remission for 11 Convicts in Bilkis Bano Case, Orders Surrender to Prison
Vidushi Vats In a recent development concerning the Bilkis Bano gang-rape case, the Supreme Court ...
Orissa High Court issues mandate: Doctors urged to write in Capital Letters
Vidushi Vats The Orissa High Court has issued a directive to the chief secretary, urging ...
Absence Of Law Criminalising Adultery Is No License To Practise Bigamy: Delhi High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court on 6th January 2024 emphasized that the absence of ...
Bombay High Court: Divorced Muslim Woman Entitled To Mehr From Previous Husband Even If She Has Remarried
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V According to Section 3 of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on ...
Law Student Writes A Letter To CJI And Secretary-General, Advocating For Eco-Friendly Double-Sided A4 Paper Use In All Judicial Forums
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A third-year law student from Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, ...
Supreme Court: No Preaching Allowed – Pushes Back on Calcutta HC’s Order for Girls to ‘Control Sexual Urges’
Vidushi Vats In a matter on January 4 2024, the Supreme Court expressed disapproval of ...
Supreme Court Upholds SEBI Probe in Adani-Hindenburg Case, Declines Interference due to Lack of Doubt
Vidushi Vats In a pivotal decision, the Supreme Court has declined the transfer of the ...
Krishna Janmabhoomi Case: Supreme Court Dismisses Plea For Removal Of Mathura’s Shahi Idgah Mosque
Jahanvi Agarwal On 5th January 2024, the Supreme Court declined to entertain a petition challenging ...
Individuals With Disabilities Must Be Allowed To Select Their Desired Posting Location: Delhi High Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi High Court made an observation on December 15, 2023, stating ...
Supreme Court Collegium Recommends Permanent Appointments For Two Additional Judges Of J&K And Ladakh High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court Collegium, led by Chief Justice Dhananjaya YChandrachud and including Justices ...
Supreme Court Establishes SOP For Summoning Government Officials To Appear In Court: Find The Details Here
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On January 3, the Supreme Court established a series of Standard Operating ...
Patna High Court’s Decision To Annul Marriage Citing Non-Performance Of Saptapadi Stayed By Supreme Court
Jahanvi Agarwal On 3rd January 2024, the Supreme Court intervened to halt a Patna High ...
HPSC HCS Judicial Recruitment 2024 Notification Out: Apply Here
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The notification for the recruitment of Civil Judges (Junior Division) in the ...
Allahabad High Court Allots Postings To 225 Civil Judges Using Software Without Human Intervention
Jahanvi Agarwal In a groundbreaking move, the Allahabad High Court has assigned 225 recently appointed ...
Israel’s Supreme Court Invalidates Controversial Judicial Reform Amidst Nationwide Protests
Vidushi Vats Israel’s Supreme Court has nullified a contentious judicial reform that led to nationwide ...
Supreme Court Notice To Centre And States On Plea To Curb Caste-Based Discrimination In Prison
Jahanvi Agarwal On 3rd January 2024, the Supreme Court of India took notice of a ...
Accused Cannot Be Coerced To Reveal Passwords Of Gadgets And Accounts While Trial Is Ongoing: Delhi High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court recently emphasized that individuals accused of a crime cannot ...
FIRs In Rape Cases Involving Minors Should Not Be Handled Mechanically: Delhi High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court emphasized that First Information Reports (FIRs) related to sexual ...
PIL Filed Before The Supreme Court Against The New Criminal Laws
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Supreme Court, ...
Qatar Court Strikes Down Eight Indians’ Death Sentences
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The appellate court in Qatar mitigated the death sentence on December 28th, ...
J&K High Court: A Minor Cannot Be Charged With Perjury For Making A False Allegation Of Rape Under The POCSO Act
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On December 22nd, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh ...
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow Bench) Stays The Demolition Of Illegal Houses And Shops Made On The Kukrail Riverbank Near Akbar Nagar
Amit Agarwal The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) has claimed authority under the Uttar Pradesh Urban ...
Raid on Advocate: Gujarat High Court Demands Answers from Income Tax Department Officials After They “Seize” Client’s Documents
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Income Tax Department was criticised by the Gujarat High Court on ...
Lok Sabha Passes Advocate (Amendment) Bill, 2023
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Advocates (Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed by the Parliament on the ...
Supreme Court Upholds ‘Group Of Companies’ Doctrine: Arbitration Agreement Can Bind Non-Signatories
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On December 6th, the Supreme Court ruled that under the “group of companies” doctrine, ...
Bombay High Court: Arbitration Mandate May Be Extended By Court Even After 180-Day Term Under Section 29A Ends
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Bombay High Court held that applications under Section 29A of the ...
BCCI Files Insolvency Plea Of Rs 158 Crore Against Byju’s Before The NCLT
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) approached the National ...
Supreme Court Holds It Illegal To Grant Bail For A Limited Time Period After Concluding Accused Entitled To Pending Trial
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On November 29th, the Supreme Court ruled that it is “illegal” to ...
Delhi High Court Dismisses A 15-Year-Old Pakistani Lawsuit Against India’s Export Of ‘Super Basmati’ Rice
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On November 28th, the Delhi High Court dismissed a 15-year-old lawsuit filed ...
Lawyer Uses ChatGPT To Meet Deadlines, Loses Job After AI Tool Creates Fake Cases
Jahanvi Agarwal ChatGPT has been a prominent topic of conversation over the past year, especially ...
Special Connections Not Necessary To Succeed In Legal Profession: Supreme Court Justice Surya Kant
Jahanvi Agarwal Justice Surya Kant of the Supreme Court recently emphasized that aspiring lawyers don’t ...
We Are Reminded Of Movie ‘Munnabhai MBBS’: Bombay HC While Upholding Refusal To Permit Medical Student Carrying Only Soft Copy Of Requisite Certificate To Enter Exam Hall
Jahanvi Agarwal The Bombay High Court recently affirmed the authority’s decision to deny entry to ...
Relaxtion Of Eligibility Criteria Cannot Be Done Mid-Stream Without Giving Wide Publicity Of Such Change: Supreme Court
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent legal development, the Supreme Court emphasized that while the State ...
SC Refuses To Stay Proceedings In Allahabad High Court On Suits Related To Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Dispute
Jahanvi Agarwal On November 10, the Supreme Court rejected the plea by the Mosque Committee ...
Trial Court Must Ascertain What Child Victim Means By ‘Rape’ When There Is No Medical Evidence: Telangana High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent ruling, the Telangana High Court emphasized the need for clarification ...
Criminalise Adultery In Gender Neutral Manner In New Penal Code, Recommends Parliamentary Panel
Jahanvi Agarwal The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, led by BJP MP Brijlal, has ...
MCA Notifies Limited Liability Partnership (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules, 2023
Jahanvi Agarwal The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has issued a compelling notification, G.S.R. 832(E) ...
Dog Bite Victims To Get ₹10,000 For ‘Each Teeth Mark’: Punjab and Haryana High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent ruling, the Punjab and Haryana High Court underscored the state’s ...
Supreme Court Issues Guidelines To High Courts To Monitor Early Disposal Of Cases Against MPs/MLAs
Jahanvi Agarwal In a significant move recognizing the impact of pending criminal cases against legislators ...
At 97, Kerala Man Sets Guinness World Record As Longest Serving Lawyer
Jahanvi Agarwal Balasubramanian Menon, a distinguished legal luminary from the northern reaches of Palakkad district ...
Collegium Recommends 3 High Court Chief Justices Be Elevated As Supreme Court Judges
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court Collegium has put forth recommendations for the elevation of Chief ...
AIBE XVIII Rescheduled To December 10, Registration Deadline Extended
Jahanvi Agarwal The Bar Council of India (BCI) has announced a rescheduled date for the ...
Assam Accord: SC Defers Hearing On Challenge To Section 6A Of Citizenship Act To Dec 5
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court has scheduled the final hearing for the challenges to Assam’s ...
Electoral Bonds Violate Citizen’s RTI About Political Parties: Senior Advocate Prashant Bhushan Tells SC
Jahanvi Agarwal Renowned advocate Prashant Bhushan in the Electoral bonds case recently argued before the ...
Slapping Of Muzaffarnagar Student: SC Raises Objections Over Probe, Delay In Filing FIR; IPS Officer To Monitor Investigation
Jahanvi Agarwal Expressing “significant concerns” regarding the investigation into an incident where a seven-year-old boy ...
CLAT 2024 Registration Deadline Extended Till November 10, 2023
Jahanvi Agarwal The Consortium of National Law Universities has granted an extension for CLAT 2024 ...
Plaint Cannot Be Rejected In Part Under Order VII Rule 11 Of CPC: Supreme Court
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court of India held that a plaint ...
Karnataka HC Denies Domestic Violence Claim, Rules Wife’s Conversion Dissolves Marriage
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent ruling, the Karnataka High Court has provided clarification on the ...
Delhi High Court Asks ASI To Look Into Hindu Sena Representation Claiming Taj Mahal Was Not Built By Shah Jahan
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent development, the Delhi High Court has directed the Archaeological Survey ...
Contempt Of Court: 6-Month Jail For Man Who Sought Death Penalty For Delhi HC Judge
Jahanvi Agarwal The recent judgment by the Delhi High Court handed down on Tuesday, entails ...
Kerala High Court Amends Rules On Designation Of Senior Advocates; Age Bar, Point-Based System Among Changes
Jahanvi Agarwal The Kerala High Court has recently introduced amendments to the rules governing the ...
Madhya Pradesh HC Slaps ₹10k Costs On Additional District Magistrate For Interpreting Law As Per Convenience
Jahanvi Agarwal The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently reprimanded an Additional District Magistrate (ADM) for ...
2005 Mau Riots: Court Acquits 14 Booked For Raping Woman And Daughter
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent verdict, a special CBI court in Lucknow has acquitted 14 ...
Wife Doubting Her Husband For Coming Home Late Frequently Is Not Cruelty: Chhattisgarh High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal The Chhattisgarh High Court recently ruled that a wife expressing concerns about her ...
Husband Bound To Take Care Of Wife, Children Both In Law And Religion: Karnataka High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal The Karnataka High Court has rejected a plea from a man who sought ...
Right To Marry Person Of Choice Protected Under Constitution, Not Even Family Members Can Object: Delhi High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent decision to grant police protection to a couple who defied ...
Liking Obscene Post On Facebook Or X Not Offence But Sharing, Retweeting It Is An Offence: Allahabad High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent ruling, the Allahabad High Court clarified that the mere act ...
Judge Taking Up A Case Not Specifically Assigned By Chief Justice Is Gross Impropriety: Supreme Court
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent judicial pronouncement, the Supreme Court issued a stern reminder that ...
Gujarat HC Judge Apologises To Colleague After Snapping At Her In Open Court
Jahanvi Agarwal A senior judge of the Gujarat High Court has extended an apology to ...
Delhi HC Orders Agra-Based Shoe Manufacturer To Pay ₹10 Lakh Damages To PUMA For Selling Counterfeit Shoes
Jahanvi Agarwal In a significant legal development, the Delhi High Court has ordered an Agra-based ...
Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Ban On Pakistani Artists In India
Vidushi Vats A recent petition, submitted by Faaiz Anwar Qureshi, a cine worker and artist, ...
Landmark Ruling: Bengaluru Court Compels IKEA to Compensate Customer Rs 3,000 for Erroneous Rs 20 Carry Bag Charge!
Vidushi Vats A recent verdict by a Bengaluru court has mandated IKEA, the renowned Swedish ...
Legal Style Update: Bar Council of T.N. & Puducherry Sets the Courtroom Dress Code!
Vidushi Vats All Bar Associations in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have received a circular, emphasizing ...
Offence Of Cruelty To Wife Inapplicable In Live-In Relationship: Kerala High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal In a noteworthy ruling, the Kerala High Court has provided clarity on the ...
Once Judges Demit Office, Their Views Are Just Opinions: CJI Chandrachud On Ranjan Gogoi’s Remarks
Jahanvi Agarwal In an intriguing legal discourse, Chief Justice of India, D Y Chandrachud, offered ...
Forcing Children To Recite Any Prayer Is Against Free Thought: Kerala High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Kerala High Court, under the sagacious gaze of Justice Devan Ramachandran, ...
Maintenance Obligations Should Not Burden A Husband: Jharkhand High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal In a recent ruling, the Jharkhand High Court delved into the intricate matter ...
Centre Notifies Transfer Of 16 High Court Judges
Jahanvi Agarwal In a significant development, the Central Government has officially enacted the reassignment of ...
NALSAR Introduces Menstrual Leave Policy For Students
Jahanvi Agarwal NALSAR, Hyderabad, a pioneer in legal education, has taken an important step towards ...
Delhi HC Cracks Down on Unauthorized ‘Bigg Boss’ Streaming Websites
Vidushi Vats In a significant legal victory, the Delhi High Court has issued an ex-parte ...
NCLAT in Crisis: CJI Chandrachud addresses it’s Dysfunction!
Vidushi Vats Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud pointed out a concerning state of affairs ...
SC Refuses To Recognize Same-Sex Marriages, Asks Central Govt To Form A Committee To Determine Rights Of Queer Unions
Jahanvi Agarwal In a historic decision on October 17, 2023, the Supreme Court made a ...
‘What can SC do?’: Court on PIL challenging Einstein’s ‘E = mc²’
Jahanvi Agarwal On 13th October 2023, the Supreme Court made the decision to reject a ...
Kerala HC Permits Section 498A Accused To Go Abroad For Studies
Jahanvi Agarwal The Kerala High Court, in response to a criminal miscellaneous application filed by ...
SC Refuses To Permit A Married Woman To Terminate Her Over 26-Week Pregnancy
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court turned down a woman’s plea to have her 26-week pregnancy ...
Mediator Cannot Take Money in His Bank Account: UP Bar Council Suspends Lawyer For Five Years
Jahanvi Agarwal The UP-Bar Council has banned a lawyer’s license for a term of five ...
Raghav Chadha Of AAP Moves Delhi HC Against Trial Court Order Over Bungalow Allocation
Jahanvi Agarwal Raghav Chadha, an MP of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), moved a petition ...
Allahabad HC Issues Contempt Notice To A DSP Who Told His Name To A Judicial Magistrate In A ‘Discourteous’ Manner
Jahanvi Agarwal A Deputy Superintendent of Police received a show cause contempt notice from the ...
Bihar Government Unveils 10% Reservation for EWS in Judicial Service and Government Law Colleges
Vidushi Vats On the 3rd of October 2023, the Bihar government took a significant step ...
Legal Action Initiated: Rahul Gandhi Summoned by Lucknow Court for Comments on VD Savarkar
Vidushi Vats Last year during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi ...
Apex Court Imposes ₹25K Fine For 60-Page Synopsis On Challenge To 5-Page Order
Vidushi Vats In a recent development, the Supreme Court of India has levied a substantial ...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Embraces ‘No Car Day’: Judges And Lawyers In Indore Opt For Public Transport And Two-Wheelers
Vidushi Vats Last week, the distinguished members of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Indore, ...
Kerela HC Names A Three- Year- Old Child After Her Estranged Parents Fails To Arrive At A Consensus
Jahanvi Agarwal A three-year-old girl was named by the Kerala High Court after her estranged ...
Women’s Reservation Bill Gets President’s Assent Days After Historic Vote, Becomes Law
Jahanvi Agarwal Days after the historic vote that passed the Women’s Reservation Bill, President Droupadi ...
Dharmashastra NLU Allows Menstrual Leave For Female Students
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Dharmashastra National Law University in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur region has begun ...
Fake Court Order Produced With Petition : SC Directs Criminal Investigation, Says Role Of Advocate Be Examined
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court recently encountered a petition in which a falsified document was ...
Ujjain Horror: DCW Chief Swati Maliwal Demands Fast Rack Court To Punish Guilty
Jahanvi Agarwal The 12-year-old girl who was raped in Ujjain should have received assistance, according ...
Judicial Appointments: Supreme Court Flags Delay By Centre On Names Sent By Collegium
Jahanvi Agarwal On 26th September 2023, the Supreme Court criticized the Centre for delaying action ...
Adopt ‘BETA PADHAO, BETI BACHAO’ And Educate Boys About Patriarchy: Says Bombay HC CJ Devendra Upadhyaya
Vidushi Vats ‘Instead of ‘Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao’, it is more important to adopt – ...
“AI can never replace human intelligence”: Justice Aravind Kumar
Vidushi Vats Justice Aravind Kumar from the Supreme Court recently emphasized that, while artificial intelligence ...
Muslim Boy Slapped At School In UP: Supreme Court Says “It Should Shock The Conscience”
Vidushi Vats The Supreme Court of India is worried about a Muslim student who was ...
Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking Independent Audit Of Source Code Of EVMs
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court of India turned down a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on ...
Maharastra Bar Council Decides To Grant A Two Year Provisional Sanad To Those Employed
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Bar Council of Maharashtra and Goa decided that its office must ...
Films Like ‘Singham’ Send Dangerous Message: Bombay HC Judge
Jahanvi Agarwal According to Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Court, a ‘hero cop’ delivering ...
Chanakya National Law University, Patna Is Organizing The Second Edition Of Vidhikta 2.0 (6th-8th October, 2023)
Name of the University: Chanakya National Law University, Patna (Bihar) About Legal Aid Cell: CNLU ...
Consumer Court Orders Liquor Shop To Compensate Consumer For Charging Above MRP
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Recently, the Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in Himachal Pradesh ordered Sunil Wine ...
Supreme Court Upholds HC Ban On Plaster Of Paris Ganesh Idols
Jahanvi Agarwal On 18th September 2023, the Madras High Court’s decision to not allow the selling of ...
Both The Houses Passes Historic Womens Reservation Bill Granting 33% Seats
Jahanvi Agarwal The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, or women’s reservation law, was approved by the ...
Delhi HC Issues Summons To ‘People Of India’ In Copyright Infringement Suit By ‘Humans Of Bombay’
Jahanvi Agarwal In a case alleging copyright infringement brought by the storytelling platform “Humans of ...
Delhi High Court Orders Parties To Clean Four Police Stations For Quashing FIR
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On September 15th, the Delhi High Court quashed an FIR pertaining to ...
Karnataka High Court Advises Central Government To Consider Creating Age Limit For Social Media Use
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On September 19th, the Karnataka High Court suggested that the Central Government ...
US Urges Pakistan for ‘Fair and Timely’ Elections: Respect for Human Rights and Rule of Law
Vidushi Vats The United States has urged Pakistan to conduct elections that are both free ...
Editors Guild Case: Supreme Court Holds That False Statement In Article Not Offence
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On September 15th, the Supreme Court extended the interim protection from arrest ...
Plea In Pakistan To Prove Bhagat Singh’s Innocence
Jahanvi Agarwal A plea has been submitted in a Pakistani court seeking the reopening of ...
Divorced Daughter Can’t Claim Maintenance Under Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act: Delhi HC
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court has decided that a divorced daughter cannot request maintenance under ...
Supreme Court To Soon Come Under National Judicial Data Grid Platform
Jahanvi Agarwal On 14th September 2023, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauded the Supreme Court for ...
Husband Cohabiting With Another Woman After Long Separation From Wife Not Cruelty: Delhi HC
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Delhi High Court has ruled that where there is no chance ...
Bar Council Of India Proposes To Conduct CLAT (Common Law Entrance Test)
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On September 15th, the Bar Council of India offered to conduct the ...
Supreme Court Reprimands Advocate For Sending “Unprepared” Junior To Seek Adjournment
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On September 14th, the Supreme Court imposed ₹ 2,000 as costs on an Advocate-on-Record ...
UGC Reverses Stance, Supports DU’s Use of CLAT 2023 Scores for 5-Year Integrated Law Admissions
Vidushi Vats In a significant shift from its previous position, the University Grants Commission (UGC) ...
Earning Wife Who Hides Her True Income Not Entitled To Maintenance From Husband: Delhi HC
Jahanvi Agarwal According to the Delhi High Court, a wife who is highly qualified and ...
Watching Porn In Private Is Not An Offence: Kerala High Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On September 5th, the Kerala High Court held that watching pornography in ...
Extramarital Affair No Ground To Implicate Husband In Dowry Death: Delhi HC
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Delhi High Court held that the husband’s extramarital affair cannot be used as ...
Allahabad High Court Starts Video Conferencing For Case Hearings
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Allahabad High Court will now allow the parties or advocates to ...
Orissa HC Orders Action Against Advocate For Attempted Physical Confrontation With Government Counsel In Open Court
Jahanvi Agarwal The Orissa High Court has ordered the government to take action against an ...
Supreme Court Refers Petitions Challenging Validity Of Section 124A To Constitution Bench On Sedition Law
Jahanvi Agarwal On September 12, the Supreme Court refused to wait for the Parliament’s words on ...
Bar Association Can’t Abstain From Court To Condole Lawyer’s Death: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Odisha Bar Association
Jahanvi Agarwal On 12th September 2023, the Supreme Court issued a notice to a Bar ...
Landmark decision: Four Decades on, Bombay High Court Upholds ₹51K Compensation for Mother of Railway Accident Victim
Vidushi Vats The Bombay High Court has reaffirmed the Rs. 51,000 compensation awarded to the ...
Supreme Court Lawyer Renu Sinha Found Dead in Noida Home; Husband Ajay Nath in Custody for Alleged Murder
Vidushi Vats On Monday, a 62-year-old ex-Indian Revenue Service official was apprehended for the alleged ...
Supreme Court Cautions Courts On Cases With Delayed FIRs
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court cautioned Judges to guard in matters and examine the evidence ...
Persons Violating Court Orders Deserve No Mercy: Supreme Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Recently, the Supreme Court ruled that persons who disobey orders and undertakings ...
Supreme Court Discusses About Stray Dog Attacks After Advocate Appears With Injured Hand
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The street dog danger grabbed the attention of the Supreme Court when a lawyer ...
PM Modi’s Degrees: Gujarat Court Reserves Order On Kejriwal’s Plea Against Summons In Defamation Case
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On September 8th, a Sessions Court in Ahmedabad reserved its order on ...
No Greater Cruelty Than Making False Allegations Against Woman’s Chastity: Delhi HC
Jahanvi Agarwal On 6th September 2023, the Delhi High Court declared that false allegations against a woman’s ...
‘Not Even Parents Can Interfere In Children’s Right To Choose Partners, Live-In Relationship’: Allahabad HC
Jahanvi Agarwal According to a recent ruling by the Allahabad High Court, an interfaith couple ...
WhatsApp Messages By Daughter-In-Law After Lodging FIR Shows Relationship With In-Laws Was Normal: Calcutta High Court Quashes 498A Case
Jahanvi Agarwal The Calcutta High Court dismissed the criminal proceedings against the petitioners who were ...
Hapur Incident: Allahabad High Court Bar Association Calls Off Strike, Oudh Bar Association To Abstain From Judicial Work
Jahanvi Agarwal After the suo motu cognizance of the police violence against advocates in Hapur ...
Allahabad HC Holds Special Sunday Hearing At Chief Justice Residence To Take Suo Motu Note Of Attack On Woman Cop
Jahanvi Agarwal On 3rd September i.e., Sunday night, the Allahabad High Court carried out a ...
Gujarat High Court Rules Sending Children Under 3 to Pre-School is Illegal
Vidushi Vats In 2020, the Gujarat State Government issued a notification prohibiting schools from admitting ...
Delhi High Court Upholds Father’s Right as Natural Guardian in Second Marriage After First Wife’s Passing
Vidushi Vats While granting a father the limited visitation right of his child, the Delhi ...
Central Government Asserts CUET Not Compulsory for DU 5-Year Law Course
Vidushi Vats The Central government has informed the Delhi High Court that enrollment in central ...
Centre Prepared for J&K Elections, No Set Date for Statehood, Notifies Supreme Court
Vidushi Vats The Supreme Court bench, consisting of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud ...
Landmark Decision: P&H High Court Establishes 15 Key Principles for Convict Probation Releases
Vidushi Vats The Punjab and Haryana High Court has established “15 Principles” for the release ...
New Labour Laws Will Mandate Employers To Pay Their Employees For Their Unused Leaves
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The four new labour laws — Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions ...
Allahabad High Court States Live-In Relationships Cannot Provide Security And Stability
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Referring to live-in relationships, the Allahabad High Court observed that a “systematic ...
Bombay High Court Directs Senior Lawyer To Gift Austin’s Book To Junior Who Was Blamed For Dismissal Of Case
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Bombay High Court reacted to Senior lawyer Jayesh Patel’s behavior by ...
“Free To Live As They Wish”: Delhi High Court Reunites Lesbian Couple
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Delhi High Court ordered a 22-year-old lesbian’s family and relatives not ...
Recorded Phone Conversations Admissible As Evidence, Even If Obtained Illegally: Allahabad High Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On August 30th, the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court held that ...
Insulting Woman By Calling Her ‘Gandi Aurat’ Can’t Be Treated As Outraging Her Modesty: Delhi HC
Jahanvi Agarwal According to the Delhi High Court, calling a lady “Gandi Aurat” or acting ...
SC Collegium Recommends Appointment Of Five Permanent Judges In Madras HC
Jahanvi Agarwal In a resolution dated August 31, 2023, the Collegium, consisting of Chief Justice ...
Delhi HC Bids Farewell To Judge Justice Poonam A Bamba
Jahanvi Agarwal Justice Poonam A. Bamba, who has served as a Justice in the Delhi ...
Children Of Invalid Marriages Entitled To Parents’ Property: Supreme Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On August 29th, the Supreme Court held that children from invalid marriages ...
P&H High Court Lays Down Five Essentials Of Every RTI Order
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Punjab & Haryana High Court has criticized cryptic and non-speaking orders ...
Mothers Can Also Be Liable To Pay Maintenance To A Minor Child U/S. 125 CRPC: Uttarakhand High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal The Uttarakhand High Court dismissed a Criminal Revision filed by a mother against ...
On Raksha Bandhan, Odisha HC Upholds 20-Yr Jail Term Of Brother For Repeatedly Raping Minor Sister
Jahanvi Agarwal On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, the Orissa High Court affirmed the conviction ...
Madras HC To Examine All Judgments Delivered By Special Courts For MP/MLA Cases Of Illegalities Complaints
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Madras High Court has taken up suo motu revision of a 2012 order ...
Archbishop Of Goa Does Not Fall Under Scope Of RTI Act: Bombay High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal On August 22, 2023, the Bombay High Court’s Goa bench ruled that the ...
‘Basic Wage’ Under EPF Act Cannot Be Equated With ‘Minimum Wage’ Under Minimum Wages Act: Supreme Court
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court dismissed an appeal filed by the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner ...
CUET Not Mandatory For Central Universities, They Enjoy Autonomy In Admission: Centre To Delhi High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Central Government communicated to the Delhi High Court that the Common ...
Final Year Student Of HNLU Raipur Found Dead In Girls’ Hostel Washroom
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Urvi Bharadwaj, final year student at Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur ...
Allahabad High Court Launches Online Portal To Access Hindi Translations Of Recent SC, HC Judgments
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Allahabad High Court has launched an online portal for the public ...
Cannot Prosecute Husband’s Girlfriend For Cruelty Under IPC Section 498A: Kerala High Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Kerala High Court held that a husband’s girlfriend or a woman ...
Hindi Names For Criminal Law Bills Are Against Constitution: Madras Bar Association
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Madras Bar Association remarked on the step taken by the Central ...
Police Nabbed Impostor Who Misused High Court Judge’s Name To Secure Engineering Seat
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Madras High Court Judge Justice N. Anand Venkatesh encountered a disturbing incident ...
Supreme Court Is Not A Poly-Vocal Court, It Is A People Centric Court: CJI DY Chandrachud
Jahanvi Agarwal On August 22, 2023, a ceremony was held by the Supreme Court Bar ...
Woman Alone Has The Right To Decide On Abortion: SC
Jahanvi Agarwal On 17th August 2023, the Supreme Court declared that a woman alone has ...
Karnataka High Court: Diabetes Is Not An Excuse To Avoid Payment Of Maintenance To Wife And Children
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Karnataka High Court dismissed the petition challenging the family court’s order for ...
Wife Has The Right To Say ‘No’ To Husband: Justice Deepak Gupta
Jahanvi Agarwal Justice Deepak Gupta, former Supreme Court justice, lectured on the topic “Developments in ...
Supreme Court Reserves Order On Whether Children From Invalid Marriages Can Inherit Ancestral Property
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On August 18th, the Supreme Court reserved its judgment on whether children ...
Telangana High Court Launches Live Streaming Of All Courtrooms
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On August 21st, the Telangana High Court launched live broadcasting of court ...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Judges To Contribute ₹5,000 Per Month To Help People In Need
Jahanvi Agarwal An initiative called “Boond” was launched by Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High ...
Bilkis Bano Case: Supreme Court Says State Govt Should Not Be Selective In Remission
Jahanvi Agarwal On August 17th, the Supreme Court of India questioned the Gujarat State Government ...
The Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response On Decriminalising Teenage Sex
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court sought a response on the application of the Romeo-Juliet ...
“Can’t Pass Order Against Superior Court…”: Supreme Court Raps High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal On August 21st, the Supreme Court of India harshly criticized the Gujarat High Court by stating ...
‘You Are Not Special’: Delhi High Court To DU Against CLAT-Based 5-Year LLB Admissions Instead Of CUET Score
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On August 17th, the Delhi High Court held that Delhi University is ...
Maharashtra Cabinet Scraps 1976 Casino Act; No Casinos In The Future
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On August 18, the Maharashtra Government scrapped the Maharashtra Casino (Control and ...
Centre Recommends Guidelines For Government Officials’ Court Appearance
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On August 16th, the Centre suggested a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that ...
The Supreme Court Introduces Handbook On Gender Stereotypes To Break Stereotypes And Assumptions About Women And Gender-Based Minorities
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court released the Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes in an attempt to ...
Firing Incidents In Courts ‘Appalling’, Says Supreme Court; Directs High Courts To Create A Security Plan
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V After recent firing incidents inside court complexes, the Supreme Court has directed ...
Delhi High Court Launches Accessibility Cause List For Visually Impaired, Digital Platform For Sharing Trial Court Record
Jahanvi Agarwal Through the use of accessibility text-to-speech software, the Delhi High Court launched its “web ...
Chief Justice Of India DY Chandrachud Announces Plan To Expand Supreme Court
Jahanvi Agarwal On Independence Day, the CJI said that the plan consists of the construction ...
SEBI Requests Supreme Court To Grant 15 More Days To Complete Adani-Hindenburg Probe; Says ‘Substantial Progress’ Made
Jahanvi Agarwal On August 14, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) requested ...
Supreme Court Declines To Hear Plea Against Use Of ‘I.N.D.I.A’ Acronym, Calls PIL ‘Publicity’ Stunt
Jahanvi Agarwal On August 11, 2023, the Supreme Court declined a PIL that sought to ...
S.125 CrPC Doesn’t Require Wife To Prove ‘Sufficient Cause For Living Separately’ From Husband: Karnataka High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal The High Court of Karnataka has issued a historic decision that clarifies the ...
Supreme Court Flags Fake News Circulating In The Name Of CJI DY Chandrachud
Jahanvi Agarwal According to the Public Relations Office (PRO) of the Supreme Court, the Chief ...
‘Right To Education Includes Quality Education’: Supreme Court Holds B.Ed. Graduates Ineligible For Post Of Primary School Teachers
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court held that the resolution of the National Council for ...
Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Becomes Law After President Gave Her Assent
Jahanvi Agarwal The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 was adopted by the Lok Sabha ...
Central Government Introduces Bills In Lok Sabha To Replace IPC, CrPC And Evidence Act [Watch Video]
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Central Government introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha on 11th ...
‘No One Is Above Law To Direct For Demolition Of Accommodation Sans Due Process Of Law’: Ut’khand HC Stays Razing Of IDPL Houses
Jahanvi Agarwal The Uttarakhand High Court has ordered the State Government to stop the demolition of ...
Delhi High Court Issues Instructions To Be Followed By Doctors While Dealing With Pregnant Sexual Assault Survivors
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi High Court issued instructions for authorities and doctors to follow ...
Bar Council Of India Supports PIL Before Delhi High Court Seeking Holding Of CLAT In Regional Languages
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court has been informed by the Bar Council of India ...
Wife Calling Hubby Dark-Skinned Is Cruelty: Karnataka High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal According to a recent ruling by the Karnataka High Court, a wife is ...
Kapil Sibal Mentions Ranjan Gogoi’s Statement On ‘Basic Structure Doctrine’ During Article 370 Hearing
Jahanvi Agarwal The former Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi’s remarks in the Rajya Sabha ...
Kerala Assembly First In Country To Pass Resolution Against Uniform Civil Code
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Kerala Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution against the Uniform Civil ...
Kerala High Court Directs State Government To Pass Order To Regulate Sex-Selective Surgeries On Infants And Children
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On August 8th, the Kerala High Court directed the State government to ...
Women have to give 120% to prove themselves in legal profession: Justice Prathiba M Singh at SILF Lady Lawyers Day event
Jahanvi Agarwal Justice Prathiba M. Singh of the Delhi High Court stated on Saturday i.e., ...
Allahabad HC Imposes ₹10k Costs On Woman Who Filed A False Rape Case Against Man And Later Married Him
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Allahabad High Court imposed a fine of rupees ten thousand on ...
The Profession Of An Advocate Is Not A Commercial Activity And Advocate’s Chamber Does Not Attract Commercial Electricity Tariff Rates: Allahabad High Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Allahabad High Court held recently that the legal profession does not ...
Australia Court Overturns Law Banning Sikhs From Carrying Kirpans In Schools
Jahanvi Agarwal An Australian court has declared that a regulation prohibiting Sikh students from wearing ...
Law Clerks Are Not Supposed To Practice Law During Their Tenure: Supreme Court
Jahanvi Agarwal On Friday, i.e., August 4, 2023, the Supreme Court refused to hear a ...
Widows Can’t Be Stopped From Entering Temple; Woman’s Identity Not Dependent On Marital Status : Madras High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal The practice of excluding a widow from entering temples has come under harsh ...
Shaliesh Lodha Wins Lawsuit Against TMKOC Producer Asit Modi, Says ‘The Fight Was Never About Money’
Jahanvi Agarwal A lawsuit filed by Shailesh Lodha against the producer of his former program, ...
Atiq Ahmed’s Advocate Used To FaceTime To Conspire Umesh Pal’s Murder
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s Counsel, Advocate Vijay Mishra, used to FaceTime with him ...
Delhi University Has Introduced Five-Year Integrated Law Course
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Faculty of Law, University of Delhi has introduced five-year integrated law ...
Hindi Is National Language; Witnesses From West Bengal Expected To Communicate Before UP Court In Hindi: Supreme Court
Jahanvi Agarwal According to a recent decision by the Supreme Court, Hindi is the national ...
Rahul Gandhi To Be An MP Again, Can Contest Polls After Supreme Court Order
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a defamation case over his ‘Modi surname’ ...
Allahabad High Court Allows ASI Survey Of Gyanvapi Mosque
Jahanvi Agarwal In spite of the Muslim side’s request to have the survey stopped, the ...
PhD Duration Cannot Be Counted As ‘Teaching Experience’ : UGC Tells Supreme Court
Jahanvi Agarwal On Monday, i.e., August 1, 2023, the Kerala High Court’s order to appoint ...
Uttarakhand High Court Orders Accused Of Online Sexual Harassment To Plant 50 Trees As Condition To Quash Case
Nithyakalyani Narayanan V The Uttarakhand High Court ordered the accused of sexually harassing a woman ...
Bengaluru Court Grants Interim Injunction To Law Student Who Sued Lloyd College Professors For Copyright Infringement
Jahanvi Agarwal In a copyright infringement case brought by a law student against two professors ...
Musk’s X (Twitter) Challenges Karnataka HC Ruling On Content Blocking, Cites Censorship Risk
Jahanvi Agarwal Social media platform X challenges a court decision from India, claiming it may encourage ...
An Unusual Move By Chief Justice DY Chandrachud For Haryana Violence Petition
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V In a rare move, a constitution bench of the Supreme Court was ...
Donald Trump Indicted Over His Efforts To Overturn His 2020 US Election Defeat
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A federal grand jury has indicted former US President Donald Trump for ...
Day 1 Of Supreme Court Hearing Article 370 Revocation
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On August 2nd, the Supreme Court heard a batch of petitions challenging the ...
The Registration Of Births And Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023 Passed By Lok Sabha Yesterday
Jahanvi Agarwal The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which was proposed on ...
Medical Education: Andhra Pradesh HC Enhances Tentative Fees By 10% For 2023-24 Due To Inflation
Jahanvi Agarwal In a writ suit filed by the management of the Andhra Pradesh Private ...
Supreme Court Considers Forming Committee With Former High Court Judges To Oversee Proceedings On Manipur Violence
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court considered forming a committee with former judges of the ...
A Sessions Court Sentences A Man To 110 Years For Forging Madhya Pradesh High Court Appointment Letters
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A sessions court in Jabalpur has sentenced a man to 110 years of rigorous ...
Supreme Court To Decide Whether Bail Condition Where The Accused Should Share Google Location With Police Be Imposed
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On July 24th, the Supreme Court declared that it would consider whether ...
4 Bills Restructuring Reservation; LA Representation In J&K Introduced In Lok Sabha
Jahanvi Agarwal The J&K reservation rules and representation in its Legislative Assembly (LA) are to ...
Allahabad HC: Legal Heirs of Victim Has Every Right to Participate in a Criminal Proceeding Starting from the Stage of Investigation till Appeal or Revision Reaches to Its Finality.
Jahanvi Agarwal The Allahabad High Court declared on 28th July 2023 that the legal heirs ...
Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay Takes Oath As Chief Justice Of Bombay High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal In the Durbar Hall of the Governor’s official residence at Raj Bhavan in ...
Adv. Tanvi Dubey Starts Her Independent Counsel Practice And Inaugurates Dubey Law Chambers
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Tanvi Dubey starts her independent counsel practice and inaugurates her chambers in ...
Supreme Court Specified That Article 14 Of The Constitution Cannot Be Extended To Animals
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V In the case of Animal Welfare Board of India & Ors v. ...
Mumbai CBI Court Acquits Chhota Rajan In The Murder Case Of Trade Union Leader Datta Samant
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On July 28th, a special CBI court acquitted gangster Chhota Rajan in ...
Delhi High Court Imposes ₹1 Lakh Costs On Restaurants Associations For Failing To Comply With Order On Service Charge
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court recently assessed costs of Rs. 1 lakh apiece on ...
Media Must Delete Articles On Lodging FIRs Once They Are Quashed: Gujarat High Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Gujarat High Court held that the media must delete news reports ...
Can A Christian And Non-Christian Marry Under Christian Personal Law? Gujarat High Court Is Set To Decide
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Gujarat High Court is set to decide whether a marriage between ...
Supreme Court Surprised To Find Self-Contradictory Order From Allahabad High Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On July 26th, the Supreme Court expressed shock at an order passed ...
Supreme Court E-Committee Conducts Digital Accessibility Training For Visually Challenged Staff In District And Taluk Courts
Jahanvi Agarwal A two-day Digital Accessibility training program for visually impaired court staff members from ...
Chhattisgarh High Court Orders ₹6.5 Lakh Compensation To The Family Of Girl Who Died From A Stray Dog Attack
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Chhattisgarh High Court ordered the State authorities to pay ₹6.5 lakh ...
No Gyanvapi Mosque Survey Till Tomorrow, Court To Continue Hearing Case
Jahanvi Agarwal The stay order on the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) survey of the ...
WhatsApp Status Can Land You In Jail, Bombay High Court Issues Message To Users
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Bombay High Court has advised WhatsApp users to be responsible while ...
Super Dancer Chapter 3 In Trouble, Judges Allegedly Asked Minor Vulgar Questions
Jahanvi Agarwal Sony Pictures Networks has recently received a notice from the National Commission for ...
Playing Of Songs In Marriages Does Not Constitute Infringement Of Copyright Law
Jahanvi Agarwal The government emphasized on Monday, i.e., July 24, 2023, that playing music at ...
Rajasthan Becomes First State To Pass Law Providing Social Security To Gig Workers
Jahanvi Agarwal The Rajasthan Platform-Based GIG Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023, was introduced on ...
Gyanvapi Mosque Survey: Supreme Court Stays Varanasi Court Order Till Wednesday 5pm
Jahanvi Agarwal The survey of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi Mosque has been postponed by the Supreme Court ...
Putin Signs Legislation To Ban Official And Medical Gender Changes In Russia
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Vladimir Putin has signed a law that bans people from officially and/or ...
Petition To Consider Reservation For The Transgender Community In Law Colleges
Nithyakalyani Narayanan V Pranishka Chinnamuniyandi filed a petition to the Tamil Nadu State Human Rights ...
National Policy On Menstrual Hygiene: Supreme Court Warns States, UTs Of Action If They Fail To Submit Response
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court cautioned state governments on Monday, i.e., July 24, 2023, that ...
Indian Army Court-Martial Awards A Sentence Of 10 Years To Soldier Spying For Pakistan Embassy Staffers
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V An Indian Army court-martial gave a sentence of over ten years and ...
Karnataka High Court Annuls The Cruelty Charge By ‘Second Wife’ Against Husband, Says The Marriage Is ‘Null And Void’
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Karnataka High Court quashed the conviction of a 46-year-old man charged ...
Kerala Special POCSO Court Sentences A Man To Death And Jail Time For Raping Minor Niece And Killing Her Younger Brother
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A fast-track court in Kerala, that deals with POCSO cases, sentenced one ...
Ground Water Law Implemented In 21 States And Union Territories
Jahanvi Agarwal On July 20, 2023, Indian states and union territories effectively implemented the Ground ...
McDonald’s Asked To Pay ₹6.5 Crore After US Girl, Burned By ‘Hot’ Chicken Nugget
Jahanvi Agarwal A Florida jury has ordered McDonald’s to pay $800,000 (about 6.5 crores) in ...
Supreme Court Rejects PIL Requesting Including Rajasthani As An Official Language Under Constitution
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On July 21st, the Supreme Court rejected a PIL that requested to ...
Young Women Lawyers Must Be Confident And Persistent: Justice Sunita Agarwal
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V In her farewell speech on July 20th, Justice Sunita Agarwal, Judge at ...
Temporary Relief: Madras HC Directs Google To Charge Disney+Hotstar Only 4% Commission
Jahanvi Agarwal On Wednesday, i.e., July 19, 2023, Google claimed that an Indian court’s order ...
‘Can’t You Both Pick One…?’ Supreme Court To Delhi, Lt Governor Over Appointment
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court has been informed by the Delhi Government and the Lieutenant ...
‘Some Legal Battles Not Worth Winning’: Kerala High Court Awards ₹8 Lakh Compensation To Man Injured After Railway Constable Misfires Service Gun
Jahanvi Agarwal The Kerala High Court has awarded more than Rs. 8 lakhs as compensation to a man ...
Breaking: Varanasi Court Allows Hindu Worshippers’ Plea For ASI Survey Of Gyanvapi Premises
Jahanvi Agarwal The Varanasi District Court has granted the petition filed by four Hindu worshippers ...
Insolvency Law Shall Prevail Over Electricity Act, Supreme Court Holds
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court held that the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) 2016 ...
Gujarat Court Denies Discharge Request By Teesta Setalvad In 2002 Godhra Riots Evidence Fabrication Case
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On June 20th, an Ahmedabad Sessions Court rejected the discharge plea by ...
Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance On Video Of Manipuri Women Paraded Naked
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of a video that had ...
The Delhi Court Granted Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh an Interim Bail
Jahanvi Agarwal Vinod Tomar and Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the former chief of the Wrestling ...
Prayagraj’s National Law University Has Cleared For Top Positions
Jahanvi Agarwal On July 6, 2023, State Government released an order which outlined the pay scale for the below-stated positions. National ...
Chanakya National Law University Announces Professor Faizan Mustafa As Vice Chancellor
Jahanvi Agarwal Chanakya National Law University (CNLU) Patna has appointed Professor Faizan Mustafa as its ...
Bombay High Court Criticizes The Centre For Separating Newborn From Her Russian Mother
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Bombay High Court criticised the way the Central Government handled the ...
Supreme Court Rejects Petition Against Stand-Up Comedian Anubhav Singh Bassi For ‘Humiliation’ Of Lawyers
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On July 17th, the Apex Court rejected the plea to initiate action ...
26 Indian Opposition Parties Form An Alliance Called ‘India’ For Upcoming Elections
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The leaders of 26 opposition parties have formed a coalition in the ...
Police Officer In Kerala Suspended After Assaulting A Lawyer
Jahanvi Agarwal Sub-Inspector K Saiju, a trainee at the Ernakulam North Police Station, has been ...
Madras High Court Remarks That Person Forwarding Social Media Messages Are Liable For Its Content
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Madras High Court declined to quash the criminal proceedings against S. Ve. ...
Pune Court Strikes Down Society Resolution Prohibiting Flat Rentals To Students
Jahanvi Agarwal A cooperative court has stayed a resolution enacted by a residential society that ...
Juhi Arora And Associates Inaugurates A New Office At Shivalik, New Delhi
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Juhi Arora and Associates has reached another momentous milestone in their journey ...
Patents Act Shall Prevail Over Competition Act, Delhi HC holds
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi High Court remarked that the Patents Act 1970 prevails over ...
India Eyes New Drugs Law After Deaths Linked To Country-Made Cough Syrups
Jahanvi Agarwal In the most recent development, as per the parliamentary notice passed on Thursday, India’s ...
When Initiation Of Proceedings Is For Vindication Of Wife’s Rights, Same Can’t Be Considered As Ground For Mental Cruelty: Madras HC
Jahanvi Agarwal The Madras High Court, Madurai Bench has ruled that when legal action is ...
Madras HC Upholds ED’s Right To Seek Custody Of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji
Jahanvi Agarwal The Madras High Court declared on Friday that the Enforcement Directorate has the ...
Unfair And Exploitative Trade Practices Of Electronic Appliance Manufacturers: JGLS Students File Complaint
Jahanvi Agarwal A few Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) law students found out that manufacturers of ...
Bombay High Court Suggests Reducing The Age Of Sexual Consent In India Like Many Other Countries
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Bombay High Court has suggested that many countries have reduced the ...
Law Commission Received Over 50 Lakh Responses On Uniform Civil Code
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Law Commission has gotten over 50 lakh responses online and ‘hard ...
Costa Rica Resorts to ChatGPT For Drafting Law To Regulate AI
Jahanvi Agarwal Costa Rican lawmakers made use of the AI chatbot ChatGPT to create a ...
Delhi High Court Directs Delhi Bar Council To Not Bar Non-Residents From Enrolment As Advocates
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi High Court held that the notification released by the Bar ...
Supreme Court Finds The Kerala High Court Process Of Selecting Judges In 2017 Illegal But Abstains From Unseating Those Candidates
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On July 12th, the Supreme Court gave the verdict that the selection ...
Bombay High Court: ‘Age of Consent Should Be Differentiated From Age of Marriage’
Jahanvi Agarwal Justice Bharati Dangre expressed her concerns over the criminalization of romantic relationships between minors. Further, ...
Husband To Pay 50,000 As Interim Maintenance To Wife For Maintaining Herself And Her 3 Pet Dogs: Bombay Court Holds
Amit Agarwal Recently, a metropolitan magistrate of the Bandra court passed an interim order requiring ...
Former SDO Acquitted For Rs.200/- Bribe In 1998 By Chhattisgarh High Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Chhattisgarh High Court overturned the sentence of a former Sub-Divisional Officer ...
SEBI Introduces Alternate Dispute Resolution Amendment Regulations 2023
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) issued a notification on ...
Supreme Court Shocked To See Former AAG of UP Filing Petition Under Article 32 To Recover Legal Fees
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court was hearing the writ of mandamus filed by a ...
Madras High Court Quashes Case Against Dhanush And Aishwarya Rajinikanth For Smoking Scenes In VIP Movie
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Madras High Court quashed the complaint filed against actor Dhanush, Aishwarya ...
Allahabad High Court Remarked Sexual Assault Victim Has The Right To Say ‘Yes’ Or ‘No’ To Being A Mother Of The Child Of The Abuser
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Allahabad High Court held that a sexual assault victim cannot be ...
Gujarat High Court Initiates Contempt Of Court Case Against Senior Advocate Percy Kavina For Asking Judge To ‘Have Some Shame’
Jahanvi Agarwal The Gujarat High Court on Monday initiated suo motu contempt of court proceedings ...
Journalist’s Mobile Phone Can’t Be Seized Without Following Procedure Simply Because It Has Some Info About A Crime: Kerala High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal On Monday i.e., 10th July 2023, the Kerala High Court severely reprimanded the ...
Article 370 Abrogation: Supreme Court To Commence Final Hearing Of Case From 2nd August
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court held that with the exclusion of Mondays and Fridays, SC ...
Yoweri Museveni, President Of Uganda Approves New Hostile Homosexuality Law
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, approved and signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill. The Bill ...
Advocates-on-Record in top court being used like postmen: Justice Gavai
Jahanvi Agarwal Supreme Court judge, Justice BR Gavai observed that the top court’s Advocates-on-Record are ...
Rape Of Minor: Madras High Court Orders ₹14 Lakh Compensation; Slams Legal Service Authority For Seeking Dismissal Of Case
Jahanvi Agarwal Even though a special court had ended all proceedings in the case after ...
Not Possible To Hold CLAT 2024 In Regional Languages; Cannot Compare CLAT With NEET And IIT-JEE: NLU’s Tell Delhi High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court has been notified by the Consortium of National Law ...
Canadian Court: Sending A Thumbs-Up Emoji Can Be Viewed As A Legitimate Form Of Consent To A Contract
Amit Agarwal A recent ruling by Justice T. J. Keene of the King’s Bench of ...
Consensual Sex Is Not Rape If Promise Of Marriage Is Broken, Orissa High Court Remarks
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Orissa High Court concluded that consensual physical relations between two people ...
Three Men From Uttar Pradesh Booked Under Anti-Conversion Laws
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The UP Police arrested three men as per the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition ...
Meghalaya: CM Conrad Sangma Inaugurates National Law University In Shillong
Jahanvi Agarwal Conrad K. Sangma, Meghalaya’s Chief Minister, inaugurated the National Law University (NLU) on ...
Gujarat High Court Dismisses Stay On Rahul Gandhi’s Verdict In ‘Modi-Surname’ Defamation Case
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Gujarat High Court rejects the revision plea of Rahul Gandhi to ...
Kerala High Court To Introduce Machine/Automated Scrutiny For Bail Applications From July 10
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Kerala High Court is introducing a system of machine/automated scrutiny for ...
Supreme Court Is Protector Of Multi-Cultural Ethos & Diversity Of India And Embodiment Of Its Diverse Civilization: Justice Krishna Murari
Jahanvi Agarwal Supreme Court Judge Justice Krishna Murari is set to retire on 07.07.2023. At ...
Can Spouse’s Right To Privacy Be Breached To Prove Adultery Allegations? Supreme Court To Consider
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court has recently served notice in a special leave petition (SLP) which was ...
Delhi High Court Rejects Plea Challenging Mandatory Uniform, Badges For Auto And Taxi Drivers
Jahanvi Agarwal A plea challenging the provisions of the Delhi Motor Vehicles Rules and also ...
Supreme Court: “Drastic Powers Given To Enforcement Directorate”
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Supreme Court of India was informed that drastic powers have been ...
Enrolment Fee For Lawyers: Bar Council Of India Files Petition To Transfer Cases From High Courts To Supreme Court
Jahanvi Agarwal The Bar Council of India (BCI) has filed a petition before the Supreme ...
Sexual Assault Victims Are Being Deserted By Their Assaulters After Marriage, Delhi HC Observes
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi High Court was hearing a case where an FIR was ...
NLSIU Announces AZB & Partners Scholarship For Its Inclusion and Expansion Plan 2021-25
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore announces the introduction of ...
Maharashtra Government Announces Post-Retirement Allowance Of ₹20,000 For High Court Judges
Jahanvi Agarwal The judges of the Bombay High Court will receive post-retirement benefits and allowances, ...
Firing At Tis Hazari Court: Delhi Bar Council Takes Cognizance And Suspends License Of Lawyer
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi Bar Council has taken suo-moto cognizance of the incident of ...
Upholding Accused’s Right To Effective Legal Assistance Can’t Mean Ineffective Hearings To Prosecution: Delhi High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Delhi High Court stated that safeguarding the basic right of an ...
50 More Paperless Courts Opened In Odisha Taking Total Tally To 84; Ganjam Becomes First District To Have All Paperless Courts
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, Dr. Justice S. Muralidhar who is the Chief Justice of the Orissa High Court, ...
Bombay High Court Holds That Pension Of Government Servants Must Not Be Denied On Technicalities
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Bombay High Court held that the pension provisions should be interpreted ...
Supreme Court Dismisses Two PILs With Rs.25,000 Costs Each For Re-Classification Of Caste System And Phasing Out Of Reservations
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court dismissed two PILs with costs for “re-classification of the ...
Woman Slits Rapist’s Genitals In Bihar’s Banka
Jahanvi Agarwal It was recently reported that a woman from the Banka district whose husband ...
Madras High Court Delivers Split Verdict In Habeas Corpus Plea Seeking Release Of V Senthil Balaji In ED Case
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, Madras High Court passed a split verdict on the issue i.e., whether it can ...
Supreme Court Rejects The PIL Seeking The Setting Up Of A ‘National Commission for Men’
Amit Agarwal A division bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta on Monday (3rd July) refused ...
Bombay High Court Deprecates Two Advocates For Misleading The Court In A Bail Case
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court condemns two Advocates and ...
Opening Today At Supreme Court: IT-Enabled, Futuristic And Green Courtrooms
Jahanvi Agarwal In 73 years of the history of the Supreme Court of India, it ...
Supreme Court To Provide Free Wifi On Its Premises
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Supreme Court of India passed a circular in which it declared ...
Karnataka High Court Directs National Tribunals To Implement E-Services Within Six Months
Jahanvi Agarwal Karnataka High Court recently ordered the implementation of e-filing, e-appearance, and other electronic ...
Madhya Pradesh High Court Urges Centre To Reduce The Consent Age For Sex From 18 To 16 Years
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Madhya Pradesh High Court requested the Centre to reduce the age ...
US Supreme Court Ruled Race-Based Affirmative Action In College Admissions Unconstitutional
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court of the USA declared that the affirmative action admission policies offered by Harvard University and ...
Central Government Re-Appoints Four Law Officers As Additional Solicitors General In Four High Courts
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, four law officers were approved to be appointed for the post of ...
Karnataka High Court Dismisses Twitter’s Petition Against The Centre’s Account Blocking Orders; Imposes Rs.50 Lakh Fine
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a plea filed by Twitter Inc, ...
Apex Court To Hear PIL For Setting Up Of National Commission For Men On 3rd July
Amit Agarwal A division bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and Dipankar Datta will hear a ...
Protest At MS University Against Pending BCI Recognition For B.A. LL. B. Integrated Course
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The students at MS University’s Faculty Of Law are protesting against the ...
ABA Law Office And R S Solomon LLC Announces Strategic Alliance/Collaboration To Strengthen International Practice
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V ABA Law Office, a Delhi-based law firm and R S Solomon LLC, ...
The Services Of Advocates Cannot Be Taxed Under Commercial Activity: Delhi High Court
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi High Court held that services provided by Advocates could not ...
Judicial Officers Need To Show More Sensitivity In POCSO Cases: Justice TS Sivagnanam, Chief Justice, Calcutta High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, TS Sivagnanam, requested the judicial ...
Nepal’s Supreme Court Issues Order To Register Same-Sex Marriages
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the office of the Prime Minister, the Council of Ministers of Nepal, ...
Domestic Help Of Supreme Court Advocate Found Dead In A Box With His Hands and Legs Tied At Employer’s House
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A 25-year-old domestic help of a Supreme Court Advocate was found dead ...
Caste Has No Role In Appointment Of Temple Archagars: Madras High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Madras High Court declared that a person’s caste cannot be a ...
Custodial Parent Cannot Use Child As Tool; Child Is Entitled To Love Of Both Parents: Delhi High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Delhi High Court held that a child cannot be used as ...
Bombay High Court Rejects The Request To Abort The 28 Weeks Pregnancy Of A Minor Rape Victim As The ‘Baby Will Be Born Alive’
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Aurangabad Bench of Bombay High Court has rejected the plea of ...
NCDRC Fines Hospital In Delhi Rs. 1.5cr For The Mix-Up In Sperm Sample For Artificial Insemination
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A couple approached the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) upon realising ...
Wife As Homemaker Contributes to Husband’s Acquisition Of Assets; Entitled To Equal Share In Properties: Madras High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Madras High Court passed a major decision that a wife who contributed to the ...
Kerala High Court Urges State To Include Sex Education In Curriculum Of Schools And Colleges
Jahanvi Agarwal The Kerala High Court has directed the State Government to seriously consider promoting safe ...
Allahabad High Court Slams Censor Board Amid ‘Adipurush’ Dialogue Row
Jahanvi Agarwal The Allahabad High Court’s Lucknow bench slammed the censor board and the creators ...
Jharkhand High Court Orders State To Pay Compensation To Man Who Was Unlawfully Detained By Police For Months
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Jharkhand High Court ordered the State to pay compensation of ₹5 ...
Allahabad High Court Denies Protection To An Interfaith Live-In Couple
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Allahabad High Court held that the law is traditionally in favour ...
Illness No Ground To Seek Exemption From Wearing Helmet While Riding Two Wheelers: Kerala High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Kerala High Court ruled that an illness is not a valid ...
Madras High Court Orders Madras Bar Association To Pay ₹5 Lakh Compensation After Non-Member Prevented From Drinking Water By Member
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Madras High Court passed an order whereby directing the Madras Bar ...
Persons Doing Their Higher Studies In Any Subject Except LL.M Or Ph. D In Law Are Required To Suspend Their Practice
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V An online RTI was filed with regard to the rules of continuous ...
Kerala High Court Directed To Remove The Details Of Woman In Connection To An Immoral Trafficking Case, From Social Media Platforms
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A woman approached the Kerala High Court to remove her name, images, ...
Karnataka High Court Lays Down Guidelines For Magistrates When Ordering Investigation Of Non-Cognizable Offences
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Karnataka High Court has strictly warned Magistrates not to deviate from the given ...
Kerala Court Sentences Man to 90 Years Of Rigorous Punishment For Sexually Assaulting His 8-Year-Old Son
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The fast-track court in Taliparamba held a 44-year-old mason guilty of sexually ...
Man Agitated With Divorce Proceedings Vandalised The Car Of The Judge In Court Premises
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Man vandalised the official car of a judge of Thiruvalla Family Court ...
In Case Of Circumstantial Evidence, Chain Has To Be Complete In All Respects To Indicate Guilt Of Accused: Supreme Court
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Supreme Court of India highlighted an issue while acquitting a defendant in a ...
Karnataka High Court: Denial Of Sex By Husband Is Cruelty, But Not Under Section 498A Of IPC
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently the Karnataka High Court held that if the husband denied having a ...
After Stray Dogs Maul Child To Death, Kerala Local Body Moves Supreme Court Seeking To Euthanise Rabid Dogs
Jahanvi Agarwal In response to a rise in violent attacks by stray dogs in the ...
Husband Hands Over 280kg Of Coins To Court In Jaipur For Rs 55,000/- Maintenance To Wife
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A court in Jaipur allowed one Dashrath Kumawat to pay the maintenance ...
Delhi High Court Cancels The Transit Remand Of Accused Since It Was In Marathi
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi High Court has set aside a transit remand order, on ...
Manipur High Court Directs State Government To Provide Limited Internet Services In Some Designated Places
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, Manipur High Court has ordered the State authorities to offer the public ...
Kerala High Court Upholds Interim Order of KAT Directing PSC To Consider Job Application Of Transwoman For Female House Keeper Post
Jahanvi Agarwal The Kerala Administrative Tribunal (KAT) ordered the Kerela Public Service Commission (PSC) to ...
The BCI Criticises Justice Muhamed Mustaque’s Statement On How Law School Curriculum Set By Bar Council Members Is The Biggest Tragedy That India Faces
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Kerala High Court Judge Justice A Muhamed Mustaque, in his inaugural address ...
Railways Cannot Be Held Responsible For Deficiency In Service For Theft Happening During Train Journey: Supreme Court
Amit Agarwal Supreme Court’s vacation bench consisting of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah ...
Difficult To Provide Additional Reservation For Transgender Persons: Maharashtra Government Files Reply In Transgender Recruitment Policy Case At Bombay High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, Vinayak Kashid who is a transgender postgraduate in electrical engineering, filed a ...
GST Tribunal Not Constituted: Orissa High Court Condones Delay And Stays GST Demand
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, Orissa High Court put a stay on the Goods and Service Tax ...
Government Hospitals Cannot Discriminate In Treating Patients: Madras High Court
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Madras High Court held that the right to life under Article ...
Kerala High Court: Law Does Not Recognise Live-In Relationship As Marriage, Couples Living Together By Virtue Of Agreement Can’t Seek Divorce
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Kerela High Court ruled that live-in relationships are not recognized by ...
No Bike-Taxi in Delhi for Now as Supreme Court Stays Delhi High Court Order
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court of India quashed a Delhi High Court Order requesting the ...
Kerela High Court Constitutes Grievance Redressal Committee For Advocates
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Supreme Court of India passed an order when an application was ...
Women Moves To Kerela High Court Alleging Detention Of Lesbian Partner By Parents
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, Kerela High Court was approached by the petitioner who is a woman ...
Meghalaya High Court: Lack Of Witnesses To Sexual Assault Not Ground To Let Accused Off The Hook In POSCO Cases
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently in Arjun Das V. State of Meghalaya, the Meghalaya High Court held ...
Gujarat High Court: Girls Used To Get Married And Deliver Children Before 17 Years In The Past
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Gujarat High Court remarked that it was normal for girls of ...
Rajasthan High Court: DNA Paternity Test Should Be Performed Only In Exceptional Cases
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Rajasthan High Court rejected an application put forth by a husband ...
Supreme Court Reversed Judgement On Whether BCI Has The Power To Refuse Enroll Graduate From Law College Which Was De-Recognized
Jahanvi Agarwal On Wednesday, the Supreme Court of India reserved its judgment in a plea ...
Orissa High Court: Section 498A of IPC Often Misused To Pressurise Husband’s Family
Jahanvi Agarwal This has been recently observed by the Orissa High Court by ruling in ...
Gauhati High Court: Order On Ban On Sale Of Dog Meat In Nagaland Quashed
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A Nagaland government decision banning the sale and consumption of dog meat ...
Kerala High Court: Case Against Activist For Posting Video Of Her Children Painting On Her Semi-Nude Body Quashed
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Kerala High Court dismissed the suit against an activist on 5th June ...
Mumbai Man Gets Bail On “Humanitarian Grounds” 2 Days After His Death
Jahanvi Agarwal A Mumbai court granted the accused bail after 2 days when he died. ...
Karnataka High Court: Amendment of Section 377 IPC Was Recommended To The Centre To Punish Sexual Intercourse With Dead Bodies
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, the Karnataka High Court has recommended the Central Government amend provisions related ...
Lahore High Court: Pakistan’s Sedition Law Has Been Struck Down
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Pakistani sedition statute has been declared invalid by the Lahore High ...
BCI Releases Exam Results For Indian Nationals With Foreign Law Degrees After Supreme Court Agrees To Consider Plea Against BCI
Jahanvi Agarwal Hours before the Supreme Court agreed to consider a Writ Petition challenging the ...
Delhi High Court Directs The Bar Council To Process Korean National’s Application To Enrol As An Advocate
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi High Court allowed the petition of Daeyoung Jung, a Korean ...
Delhi High Court: Hybrid Hearing Is Mandatory In All District Courts In National Capital
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court, this Monday issued an office order that read: “The ...
NIRF Rankings 2023: NLSIU Ranked Top Law School In India For The Sixth Time In A Row
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Ministry of Education has released the National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF) ...
Madras HC Tells Supreme Court: Steps Taken To Address Grievances Of Women Lawyers Practicing In Nilgiris District
Jahanvi Agarwal In Udhagamandalam (Ooty), a new combined court complex was inaugurated which contained eight ...
Delhi High Court: Imminent Need To Update Patent Manual For Better Guidance Of Examiners & Controllers
Jahanvi Agarwal Delhi High Court in AGFA NV & Anr. V. The Assistant Controller of ...
Rape On Promise Of Marriage: Supreme Court Stays Allahabad High Court’s Direction To Determine Whether The Alleged Rape Victim Was a “Mangalik”
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Apex Court stayed Allahabad High Court’s order that had directed the ...
Chief Justice of India: Intervene In Allahabad High Court’s ‘Manglik’ Order For Rape Survivor
Jahanvi Agarwal Recently, Chief Justice of India (CJI), D Y Chandrachud, intervened in the case ...
Allahabad High Court: If Devotees Can Do Pooja On Single Day, How Will Daily Worship Change The Character Of Mosque?
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V On May 31st, the Allahabad High Court upheld a Varanasi Court order ...
Supreme Court: Judicial Review Can’t Be Exercised To Re-appreciate Evidence In Departmental Enquiry Proceedings
Jahanvi Agarwal The Supreme Court in the case Indian Oil Corporation & Ors. V. Ajit ...
Allahabad High Court: Changing Names Is A Fundamental Right Under Article 21
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Allahabad High Court held that a name is of universal human ...
Karnataka High Court: Rape On Woman’s Dead Body Not An Offence Under Section 376 Of IPC
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Karnataka High Court held that sexual assault on a woman’s dead ...
Supreme Court: The Courts Can Delete Unnecessary Parties In PIL
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court recently dismissed a petition which challenged the Uttarakhand High ...
Delhi High Court: Merely Being Named In FIR On Matrimonial Offences Can’t Be Treated As Impediment For Public Appointment
Jahanvi Agarwal The Delhi High Court recently held that merely being named in a First ...
Allahabad High Court: Not All Sexual Assaults Against Children Are Reported
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Allahabad High Court has remarked that the number of sexual assaults ...
ITAT: NLU Delhi Not Engaging In Business; Quashed Rs. 1.5 Lakh Penalty
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) quashed the Rs.1.5 ...
Delhi High Court: “Advocates Are Essential Pillars Of Judiciary”; Rejects Petition Of Woman Accused Of Assaulting An Advocate
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma of the Delhi High Court stated that lawyers ...
Delhi High Court: Dismissed The PIL Challenging Notifications Permitting Rs. 2000 Notes Exchange Without ID Proof
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The division bench of the Delhi High Court dismissed a PIL that ...
Adv. Santhosh Kumar- From Security Guard At NLU To Clearing AIBE
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Santhosh Kumar, from Uttar Pradesh’s Colonelganj in Gonda, was a security guard ...
Mumbai Sessions Court Upholds Order Refusing Maintenance To Wife As She Earns More Than Husband
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Mumbai Sessions Court refused to grant interim maintenance order after it was ...
Only 9 Out of 25 High Courts Are Live Streaming Hearings Five Years After Supreme Court Judgment
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court recommended live streaming of Court sessions via a landmark ...
Lawyers Accuse Punjab And Haryana High Court Judge Of Misconduct, Boycott Proceedings
Nithyakalyani Narayanan V Lawyers are protesting outside Punjab and Haryana High Court against Justice Anil ...
Five Judges Elevated As High Court Chief Justices
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Department of Justice in the Union Law Ministry issued separate notifications ...
Shri Anil Pratap Singh, Former Chairman of Bar Council of UP Appointed As Additional Advocate General of the State of Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh Government on Friday morning released a notification appointing State Law Officers for ...
Orissa High Court: Muslims Cannot Adopt Under Personal Law, Must Follow Juvenile Justice Act
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V Muslims cannot adopt minor children as per their personal law but must ...
Supreme Court: Increase In Salary Of High Court Judges Must Be In Proportion to District Judges
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Supreme Court held that the functions of District Judges were fundamentally ...
Delhi High Court: Advocates Of Criminal Side Cannot Claim A Right To Own Arms License
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Delhi High Court has ruled that the advocates representing the criminal ...
22-Year-Old Student Accused For Setting Fire At Court Premises In Mumbai Acquitted
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V A sessions court in Mumbai has acquitted a 22-year-old student who was ...
CLAT 2024 To Be Held On 3rd December, 2023
Nithyakalyani Narayanan. V The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2024 will be held on 3rd ...
Delhi High Court Has Allowed BJP MLA Vijender Gupta To Attend Delhi Assembly On Monday For The Remaining Period Of The Budget Session
Anirudh Alex Victor The Delhi High Court granted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative ...
TVF Web-Based Series College Romance’s Language Spreads Internet Obscenity For Achieving Financial Gains, Joins Profanity Domain: High Court Of Delhi
Anirudh Alex Victor The Delhi High Court recently observed that the language used in the ...
Schools To Refund/Adjust 15% Of Fees Charged During The COVID Pandemic Period (2020-21, Academic Session): Allahabad High Court
Amit Agarwal On Monday, a division bench of Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Justice J. ...