barandbench.comadded August 2026
Bar and Benchby Prashant Jha3h ago
The Delhi High Court has held that the mere furnishing of a disputed or fabricated caste certificate by an advocate during the enrolment process is not sufficient for the Bar Council of India (BCI)...
Bar and Benchby S N Thyagarajan3h ago
Supreme Court Justice PS Narasimha on Wednesday questioned the institutional framework of international investment arbitration.
Bar and Benchby Shivanshu K Srivastava3h ago
The Bihar Cabinet approved a scheme on August 29, 2025 and by October 3, about one crore women had received ₹10,000 each in their bank accounts.
Bar and Benchby Siddesh M S4h ago
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the police not to take any coercive steps against BJP leader Ravi Patil and two of his supporters in a case registered against them for attempting to...
Bar and Benchby Ritwik Choudhury5h ago
In a stark moment of judicial self-reflection, the Supreme Court on Thursday criticised its habit of showing leniency to murder convicts, particularly those facing the death penalty.
Bar and Benchby Swapnil Tripathi6h ago
Last month, the Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on the challenge to the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office)...
Bar and Benchby Siddesh M S6h ago
The Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed further proceedings against Co-operation Minister and Athani MLA Laxman Savadi, who was recently arraigned as accused in a 2018 assault case [Laxman...
Bar and Benchby Debayan Roy7h ago
The Supreme Court has set aside elections in 50 municipal wards across Punjab's Patiala and Moga districts after a court-appointed inquiry found that candidates were assaulted, threatened and...
Bar and Benchby Ritwik Choudhury7h ago
The Supreme Court has issued a series of binding directions to revamp preventive policing, public transport security, and monitoring across the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) to ensure the...
Bar and Benchby Hiranya Bhandarkar8h ago
The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a criminal case against a social media user booked for a Facebook post warning Hindus, including police and civil service officers, to be aware of a...
Bar and Benchby Debayan Roy8h ago
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) to examine a plea seeking better remuneration for permanent Lok Adalat members in view of their increased workload...
Bar and Benchby Debayan Roy9h ago
The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that regulations governing the appointment of the Director General of Police (DGP) in Jharkhand appeared to be in conflict with the principles laid down in...
Bar and Benchby S N Thyagarajan9h ago
The Delhi High Court has refused to restrain the publication and sale of 47 legal books, including commentaries by Sanjiva Row and Anand & Iyer, in a family copyright dispute involving publishing...
Bar and Benchby Bar & Bench10h ago
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently restrained judges posted in Rohtak from dealing with bail petitions arising out a criminal case accusing DHL Infratech Pvt Limited and Gupta Property...
Bar and Benchby Hiranya Bhandarkar10h ago
The Karnataka High Court recently held that a woman cannot be accused of the offence of having sexual intercourse through deceitful means or a false promise to marry under Section 69 of the...
Bar and Benchby Arna Chatterjee10h ago
The Supreme Court on Monday held that refusing to marry a live-in partner, followed by the partner’s suicide, does not by itself amount to the offence of abetment of suicide without intentional...
Bar and Benchby Bhavini Srivastava11h ago
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on pleas filed by actor and BJP member of Parliament Kangana Ranaut and actor Vijay Deverakonda, seeking the protection of their personality rights.
Bar and Benchby Bar & Bench11h ago
The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday quashed a criminal case accusing a textile merchant of outraging religious feelings by selling sarees featuring images of Gautam Buddha on their pallus...
Bar and Benchby Debayan Roy11h ago
The Supreme Court on Thursday called for a comprehensive proposal to establish a dedicated corpus fund aimed at providing financial assistance and systematic treatment to patients suffering from...
Bar and Benchby Deepika Kinhal11h ago
Many complaints about arbitration have become recurring. Timelines slip and nothing happens. An award that gets the law wrong becomes – for all practical purposes – final.
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