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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas announces Prajna Mohapatra has rejoined the Firm as a Partner in its Corporate Practice

02 Apr 2025
Leading Indian law firm Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (CAM) has announced the return of Ms. Prajna Mohapatra as a Partner in its Corporate Practice. She will be based at the firm’s Mumbai office....
 

HC declares: ‘A daughter, whether married or unmarried, is a legal heir and is entitled to compensation on the death of father’, Read Judgment

02 Apr 2025
Recently, the Andhra Pradesh High Court, while upholding a compensation awarded to the claimant, held that a daughter, whether married or unmarried, is a legal heir and therefore, a married daughter i...
 

HC expounds: ‘Petition under Article 227 maintainable against an interlocutory order granting interim maintenance’, Read Judgment

02 Apr 2025
Recently, the Jharkhand High Court dismissed the review petition filed by the husband, challenging the maintenance awarded to the wife under Section 125 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and held...
 

SC transfers PIL on Bihar bridge collapses to Patna HC, flags need for Structural audit

02 Apr 2025
The Supreme Court transferred a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning recurring bridge collapses in Bihar to the Patna High Court, emphasizing the necessity of continuous judicial monitoring. Th...
 

High Court grants bail to 10 PFI Members accused in RSS Leader Murder Case

02 Apr 2025
On Wednesday, the High Court of Kerala granted bail to 10 accused PFI members in the 2022 murder case of RSS leader Srinivasan in Palakkad district. A bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan &amp...
 

SC rejects challenge to Sabarmati Ashram redevelopment, cites delay in appeal

02 Apr 2025
Recently, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition against the Gujarat government’s Sabarmati Ashram redevelopment, citing an inordinate delay of over two years. Upholding the Gujarat High Court&r...
 

HC Holds: Commissioner under Order 26 Rule 9 CPC should not be appointed if there is no matter in dispute between the parties that requires elucidation, Read Judgment

02 Apr 2025
Recently, the single judge bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court held that once there was no matter in dispute between the parties that required elucidation, the learned trial court could not have...
 

SC: Environmental concerns must be genuine, not a Tool to stall development

02 Apr 2025
Recently, the Supreme Court condemned the misuse of environmental concerns by certain NGOs to obstruct developmental projects, raising apprehensions that such litigations might be influenced by vested...
 

HC Opines: While passing an order under Section 148 NI Act, the court must consider the condition imposing a 20% deposit must not be unjust or deprive the right of appeal, Read Judgment

02 Apr 2025
Recently, the single judge bench of the Allahabad High Court held that while passing order under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881, the court has to consider the condition of deposit...
 

Conversion to Islam bona fide if done by free-will, with sound mind: Allahabad High Court

02 Apr 2025
The High Court of Allahabad has observed that the conversion of a person to Islam can be deemed bona fide if he/she is an adult, is of sound mind & has embraced the religion because of his/her bel...
 

Grave offences like Rape and coerced Religious Conversion not subject to compromise: Allahabad HC

02 Apr 2025
Recently, the Allahabad High Court ruled that allegations of rape and forced religious conversion are of such a grave nature that criminal proceedings in such cases cannot be quashed merely on the bas...
 

HC Opines: ‘If valid grounds existed for setting aside the award, its execution cannot be allowed merely due to the submission of a signed copy thereafter’, Read Judgment

02 Apr 2025
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently dismissed the revision petition, holding that a second execution petition for enforcing an award is not maintainable if the first was rejected on the ground that...
 

SC: Revealing parent’s details indirectly exposes Child’s identity, violates POCSO Act

02 Apr 2025
Recently, the Supreme Court stayed criminal proceedings against a YouTube channel that had exposed an alleged conspiracy by a father to falsely implicate his wife in a sexual abuse case. The Court, wh...
 

State Govt seeks time to file Counter Affidavit, Uttarakhand HC defers hearing PILs challenging UCC Provisions

02 Apr 2025
On Tuesday, the High Court of Uttarakhand deferred hearing a bunch of petitions challenging various provisions of the uniform civil code, which came into effect in the state in January. The petitio...
 

HC Rules: ‘Proceedings under A.P. Cooperative Societies Act cannot be termed as arbitral proceedings’, Read Judgment

02 Apr 2025
Recently, the Andhra Pradesh High Court held that an award passed under Section 62 of the A.P. Cooperative Societies Act, 1964 (APCS Act) is not an arbitration award under the Arbitration and Concilia...
 

SCLSC’s Campaign identifies over 4200 Prisoners in need of Legal Aid for Appeals in Supreme Court

02 Apr 2025
Hon’ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant, Judge of the Supreme Court of India and Chairman, SCLSC interacted with all the Chairpersons of SLSAs and HCLSCs of India through virtual mode today. The meeting...
 

National Corporate Law Essay Competition by DNLU Jabalpur [Cash Prizes Upto Rs. 23k]: Register by May 15!

01 Apr 2025
About the National Corporate Law Essay Competition 2025 We are delighted to announce National Corporate Law Essay Competition 2025 organised by the Centre for Corporate Laws and Governance (CC...
 

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Advises ITC on Proposed Acquisition of Aditya Birla Real Estate’s Pulp and Paper Business

01 Apr 2025
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has acted as legal counsel to ITC in relation to its proposed acquisition of the pulp and paper business operated under the name of ‘Century Pulp & Paper’ (CP...
 

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as legal counsels for Magma General Insurance Limited

01 Apr 2025
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has acted as legal counsel for Magma General Insurance Limited (formerly Magma HDI General Insurance Company Limited) in relation to the proposed transfer of equity shares by...
 

Free Webinar on Building a Career in Arbitration Law: Hosted by TheLegalVoice

01 Apr 2025
TheLegalVoice is pleased to invite you to an exclusive, free webinar on "Building a Career in Arbitration Law," aimed at providing valuable insights into this rapidly expanding and lucrative...
 

Advanced Certificate Course on Insolvency Law by Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur [16th - 19th April 2025]: Register Now!

01 Apr 2025
About DNLU Established in 2018, Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU) was founded with the vision of imparting and disseminating legal knowledge while fostering a culture of research to adva...
 

Former Ruler Dr Karni Singh's Heirs move High Court over rent for Bikaner House

01 Apr 2025
On Tuesday, the Heirs of late ruler Dr Karni Singh moved the Delhi High Court seeking rent arrears from the Centre for Bikaner House located in the national capital. A bench of Chief Justice D K Up...
 

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas announces Anirban Mohapatra has rejoined the Firm as a Partner in its TMT Practice

01 Apr 2025
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas has announced the return of Anirban Mohapatra as a Partner in its Technology, Media, and Telecommunications (TMT) practice. Based out of the firm’s Mumbai office, Anirb...
 

Trilegal Elevates Eight Counsels to Partnership, Expanding Equity Partner Team to 142

01 Apr 2025
Trilegal, one of India’s leading full-service law firms, has announced the elevation of eight counsels to partnership, increasing its total number of equity partners to 142. This milestone refle...
 

2020 Delhi Riots Case: Court Orders FIR against Minister Kapil Mishra

01 Apr 2025
On Tuesday, a Court in Delhi ordered an FIR against Delhi cabinet minister Kapil Mishra & others to investigate his alleged role in 2020 Delhi riots. Additional chief judicial magistrate V...
 

Possession is prima facie proof of ownership: SC criticizes State’s "highhanded and arbitrary" actions in land resumption case, Read Judgment

01 Apr 2025
"The State while directing no compensation be paid equivalent to the market value of the assigned lands never took into consideration and had any regard to the length of time the land held by the...
 

National Conclave on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Laws 2025: Register Now

01 Apr 2025
The National Conclave On Insolvency & Bankruptcy Laws (Ncibl), 2025 – A Multi-disciplinary Platform Where Interests Of All The Stakeholders Are Balanced! We, Students of LL.M.-I.B.L. (Bat...
 

Call for Papers: The Future of Life: Legal, Scientific, and Geopolitical Challenges Conference 16th & 17th May 2025: Submit By 21st April

01 Apr 2025
We are pleased to announce The Future of Life: Legal, Scientific, and Geopolitical Challenges Conference, scheduled for 16th & 17th May 2025. This prestigious two-day event will be held in a hybri...
 

Will maintain decency in shows: YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia to Supreme Court

01 Apr 2025
On Tuesday, Podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia filed an undertaking in the Supreme Court saying he would maintain decency in his shows. Senior Advocate Abhinav Chandrachud informed a bench of Justice&nbs...
 

'Inhuman & Illegal': SC directs UP Govt to pay ₹10 lakh to Owners of each demolished house in Prayagraj

01 Apr 2025
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court pulled up the Uttar Pradesh government & Prayagraj Development Authority calling its demolition of homes in the city "inhuman & illegal". O...
 
 

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