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Today it’s Wikipedia, tomorrow it could be you: SC on Delhi HC’s Wikipedia takedown directive

17 Mar 2025
The Supreme Court of India has raised concerns over the Delhi High Court's directive mandating the removal of a Wikipedia page discussing the ongoing defamation case filed by Asian News Internatio...
 

Bombay HC discharges Gautam Adani and Rajesh Adani in case of market regulations ‘violation‘

17 Mar 2025
On Monday, the High Court of Bombay discharged Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani and managing director Rajesh Adani from a case of alleged violations of market regulations involving nearly R...
 

Commercial Exploitation: Bombay HC notices to Centre, 4 States for ‘illegal’ use of Woman’s Pic

17 Mar 2025
The Bombay High Court has deprecated the “commercial exploitation” & illegal use of a woman’s photograph without her consent in government advertisements & issued notices to...
 

SNG & Partners Facilitates Patanjali Ayurved's Major Stake Acquisition in Magma General Insurance.

17 Mar 2025
Patanjali Ayurved Limited has successfully secured a 73.555% majority stake in Magma General Insurance, formerly Magma HDI General Insurance Company Limited, in a significant ₹4,500 Crore deal, markin...
 

SC on CAG Appointment: ‘To what extent the Courts rewrite the provision?’

17 Mar 2025
On Monday, the Supreme Court, while considering a petition challenging the appointment process of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG), observed that judicial intervention in constitutio...
 

‘Compliance with Section 50 of the NDPS Act is not mandatory when contraband is seized from a bag and not the person of the accused,’ Read Judgment

17 Mar 2025
The Chhattisgarh High Court in its recent ruling, partly allowed the appeal, filed under Section 374(2) of Cr.P.C. against the impugned judgment dated 25.08.2023, passed by the learned Special Judge b...
 

‘Omission of reporting date in the written complaint is not a sufficient ground for acquittal of the accused,’ Read Judgment

17 Mar 2025
Recently, the Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed the appeal challenging the legality, validity, and correctness of the judgment passed by the Special Judge, by which the appellant was convicted for an...
 

Bombay High Court upholds NHAI FASTag policy, says ‘Judicial interference unwarranted unless policy is arbitrary’

17 Mar 2025
Recently, the Bombay High Court addressed the legality of mandatory FASTag payments, ruling on the validity of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) circulars requiring non-FASTag users to pay d...
 

SC: Subsequent setting aside of Order 39 Rule 1 & 2 CPC order does not absolve Order 39 Rule 2A CPC action, Read Judgment

17 Mar 2025
Recently, the Supreme Court examined whether contempt proceedings under Order XXXIX Rule 2A CPC could be sustained for violating an injunction order, even if later set aside. The case involved an appe...
 

‘A subsequent complaint under Section 200 CrPC on the same facts is not maintainable when an earlier application under Section 156(3) CrPC was rejected,’ Read Judgment

17 Mar 2025
Recently, the Chhattisgarh High Court allowed the petitions filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) by the petitioners/accused persons No.1&2 against the impugned order dated...
 

Yes Bank-DHFL Case: Special Court refuses to take cognisance of CBI’s chargesheet against Vinod Goenka, Shahid Balwa

17 Mar 2025
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) was left red-faced after a Special Court in Mumbai refused to take cognisance of its supplementary chargesheet naming businessmen Vinod Goenka & Shah...
 

AKS Partners Announces Promotion And New Hires, Strengthening International Arbitration Practice

17 Mar 2025
AKS Partners, a full-service law firm, is pleased to announce the promotion of Sukanya Lal to Associate Partner and the addition of two lawyers, Shivang Singh and Pallavi Anand, to strengthen its Inte...
 

Faculty Development Program by Faculty of Juridical Sciences, JIS University, Kolkata [April 7-11; Hybrid]: Register by April 5!

17 Mar 2025
About the Organizer JIS University was established through the Legislative Act of the Government of West Bengal, viz. JIS University Act, 2014 (West Bengal Act XXII of 2014) that came into force in...
 

Denial of certified copies can severely prejudice accused’s Right to Defence: Delhi High Court

17 Mar 2025
Recently, the Delhi High Court has held that the accused cannot be denied access to material forming part of the chargesheet, observing that such denial would constitute a violation of natural justice...
 

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. advises the resolution professional in the corporate insolvency resolution process of KSK Mahanadi Power Company Limited

17 Mar 2025
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. advised Mr. Sumit Binani, the resolution professional in the corporate insolvency resolution process (“CIRP”) of KSK Mahanadi Power Company...
 

‘Offering compassionate employment to financially stable families would amount to misuse of the scheme’, HC dismisses application against LIC; Read Judgment

17 Mar 2025
In a recent judgment, the Gujarat High Court held that compassionate appointment is not a vested right and can only be granted in cases of financial hardship. The court emphasised that the purpose of...
 

Internship Opportunity at National Legal Services Authority, Delhi [May- June; 4 Weeks]: Apply by March 31!

17 Mar 2025
About National Legal Services Authority The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has been constituted under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 to provide free Legal Services to the weaker...
 

Concept that women don’t raise false rape allegations cannot be followed blindly: Kerala HC quashes rape case

17 Mar 2025
In a recent ruling, the Kerala High Court has observed that the long-held notion that Indian women would not falsely accuse someone of sexual assault due to societal repercussions is "incorrect.&...
 

Supreme Court to hear on March 18 suo motu proceeding over Lokpal’s order

17 Mar 2025
The Apex Court is scheduled to hear on March 18 a suo motu proceeding in which it had stayed the Lokpal’s order on entertaining complaints against sitting High Court Judges. A 3-Judge bench c...
 

Call for Papers: International Webinar on IPR and Sustainable Cities and Communities by University of Mysore [Mar 29; Virtual]: Register by Mar 23!

17 Mar 2025
About the Department of Studies in Law The Department of Studies in Law was established in 1973 and is a prominent institution in Southern India. It is recognized for its high standards in legal ed...
 

Justice Joymalya Bagchi takes oath as Judge of Supreme Court

17 Mar 2025
On Monday, CJI Sanjiv Khanna administered the oath of office to Justice Joymalya Bagchi, a judge of the Calcutta High Court, as a Supreme Court judge. The CJI administered the oath to Justice Bagch...
 

CfP: International Journal of Advanced Legal Research (IJALR) [Vol 5, Issue 1]: Submit by March 31!

17 Mar 2025
About IJALR International Journal of Advanced Legal Research (IJALR) is an international, quarterly, peer-reviewed, online journal that provides an interactive platform for the publication of short...
 

Job Post: Legal Researcher at The Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur [On-site; Full-time]: Apply by March 19!

17 Mar 2025
About Hon’ble Mr. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati He has practiced in Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur, mainly in Writ Jurisdiction spanning across various industry areas. He is a trained Mediato...
 

Delhi HC Orders Lawyer to render pro bono service for Misconduct in Court

17 Mar 2025
The High Court of Delhi has directed a lawyer, who misbehaved before a trial court, to render pro bono service in at least two POCSO cases, saying unnecessary aggression & raising of voi...
 

Swearing-in-Ceremony of Hon'ble Shri Justice Joymalya Bagchi (Supreme Court - Live)

17 Mar 2025
Swearing-in-Ceremony of Hon'ble Shri Justice Joymalya Bagchi (Supreme Court - Live)  
 

‘Right to Privacy cannot act as a medium to obstruct the course of justice’; HC directs UIDAI to provide Aadhaar details in trafficking cases, Read Judgment

15 Mar 2025
In a recent judgment, the Division Bench of the Jharkhand High Court ruled that investigating agencies may obtain Aadhaar details of missing trafficking victims, provided they secure a High Court orde...
 

‘Failure to release tax refund timely violates principles of fairness’: Gujarat High Court rules in favor of taxpayer in refund delay case, Read Judgment

15 Mar 2025
Recently, the Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court held that when a tax refund is delayed beyond a reasonable period, the taxpayer is entitled to interest on the withheld amount. The court emphasi...
 

Delhi Police Raid Seizes Nearly 3500 Counterfeit Honda Products/Stickers in Major Trademark Enforcement Action

15 Mar 2025
In a significant anti-counterfeiting action, Delhi Police and Authorized Representative from Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. successfully raided a business in Sarai Rohilla, New Delhi s...
 

National Intellectual Property Rights Essay Writing Competition 2025 by HPNLU, Shimla [Cash Prizes Upto Rs. 15k]: Submit by April 30!

15 Mar 2025
About the Competition The Himachal Pradesh National Law University, Shimla, in collaboration with its Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property Rights (CAIIPR), media partner SCC...
 

Supreme Court to hear on Monday plea for declaring present process of appointment of CAG Unconstitutional

15 Mar 2025
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on March 17 an NGO's plea seeking that the current practice of appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India solely by the executive and the pr...
 

Arrested Meghalaya University Chancellor remanded to judicial custody by Court

15 Mar 2025
The Chancellor of Meghalaya’s University of Science & Technology, arrested for allegedly promising students to allow unfair means in exams, was Thursday remanded to judicial custody by the S...
 
 

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