Mental health as a social and structural crisis in HEIs: Kautilya Society NLUO, Vidhi to host panel discussion
Bar and Benchby Bar & Bench·3 Sept 2026
The Kautilya Society at National Law University Odisha (NLUO), in collaboration with the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, is organising a Panel Discussion titled, “Beyond Individual Distress...
White & Brief strengthens Tech, IP & Media practice by roping in three-Partner team from ANM Global led by Rahul Dhote
Bar and Benchby Bar & Bench·3 Sept 2026
White & Brief has onboarded a three-partner team led by Rahul Dhote who joins the Firm as Head- IP, Technology and M&E. He is joined by Varunraj Vinayak Limaye and Dr.
Delhi SIR: Delhi HC says booth level agents of political parties liable only for elector details they can verify
Bar and Benchby Prashant Jha·3 Sept 2026
The Delhi High Court on Thursday held that Booth Level Agents (BLAs) appointed by political parties during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls can be made liable only for the...
Approach High Court: Supreme Court to lawyers assaulted during protest against BCI Chairman
Bar and Benchby Debayan Roy·3 Sept 2026
The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a petition moved by a group of lawyers who were allegedly assaulted last month while protesting against the Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman...
Supreme Court orders release of YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja who made allegations against judges
Bar and Benchby Ritu Yadav·3 Sept 2026
The Supreme Court on Thursday suspended the prison sentence of YouTuber Gulshan Pahuja who was handed down six months's imprisonment by the Delhi High Court for committing contempt of court.
Madras High Court dismisses MK Stalin’s plea alleging irregularities in EVM verification
Bar and Benchby S N Thyagarajan·3 Sept 2026
The Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin over alleged irregularities during the...
Delhi HC issues detailed directions to its registry for handling insufficiently stamped arbitral awards
Bar and Benchby S N Thyagarajan·3 Sept 2026
The Delhi High Court has laid down the procedure to be followed by the court registry when an insufficiently stamped domestic arbitral award is presented for enforcement [URC Construction Vs...
Footpath strictly meant for walking, cannot be encroached upon: Delhi High Court
Bar and Benchby Bhavini Srivastava·3 Sept 2026
Footpaths are strictly meant for walking by pedestrians, observed the Delhi High Court recently while refusing to restrain the demolition of certain jhuggies (shanties) flagged as encroaching on...
Jindal - NTPC dispute: Delhi High Court delivers split verdict on validity of ₹1,889 crore arbitral award
Bar and Benchby Prashant Jha·3 Sept 2026
A division bench of the Delhi High Court on Wednesday delivered a split verdict on whether an arbitral award directing NTPC Limited to pay over ₹1800 crore to Jindal ITF Limited (JITF) should be...
Preventing Dalits from entering temple on caste grounds amounts to untouchability: Madras High Court
Bar and Benchby Bar & Bench·3 Sept 2026
The Madras High Court has held that preventing a person belonging to a Scheduled Caste from entering a temple on casteist grounds amounts to the practice of untouchability and violates the...
Wife cannot be expected to follow husband like pug in Vodafone ad: Madras High Court
Bar and Benchby S N Thyagarajan·3 Sept 2026
A wife cannot be expected to follow her husband wherever he goes like the pug (dog breed) in the Vodafone ad, the Madras High Court recently observed while dealing with a matrimonial dispute.
Consumer forum orders Zomato to pay customer ₹8,250 for cancelling food orders worth ₹250
Bar and Benchby Arna Chatterjee·3 Sept 2026
A Delhi consumer disputes redressal commission directed Zomato to pay over ₹8,250.61 to a customer for unilaterally cancelling two food orders worth ₹250.61, which were ordered for a family...
Supreme Court scraps ₹425 crore penalty over fake citations, AI hallucinations in customs order
Bar and Benchby Ritu Yadav·2 Sept 2026
The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a ₹425.28 crore customs penalty imposed on a diamond trader after finding that the adjudicating officer had relied on non-existent cases, fake citations and...
More renewable energy disputes will fall outside regulators, go to arbitration: Gourab Banerji
Bar and Benchby Pallavi Saluja·2 Sept 2026
India’s rapid expansion of renewable energy will lead to a larger number of disputes falling outside electricity regulators and being resolved through arbitration, Senior Advocate Gourab Banerji...
Arpita Mukherjee joins Hammurabi & Solomon as Senior Partner
Bar and Benchby Bar & Bench·2 Sept 2026
Arpita Mukherjee has joined Hammurabi & Solomon Partners as a Senior Partner, strengthening the firm's Corporate & Commercial practice.
Byju's vs. Byju's K3: NCLT freezes Byju’s auctioned assets after K3 claims ₹150 crore goods sold for ₹16 crore
Bar and Benchby Bar & Bench·2 Sept 2026
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Bengaluru on Monday ordered status quo over assets auctioned by the resolution professional (RP) of Byju’s parent company, Think and Learn Private...
Sayani Gupta files ₹9 crore defamation suit against Vinita Negi over 'Aasmani' plagiarism allegations
Bar and Benchby Neha Joshi·2 Sept 2026
Actor and filmmaker Sayani Gupta has filed a defamation suit before the Mumbai City Civil Court against filmmaker Vinita Negi seeking ₹9 crore in damages [Sayani Gupta v. Vinita Negi & Ors.]
'Hing' is a spice: Bombay High Court allows Nashik APMC to levy market fee
Bar and Benchby Neha Joshi·2 Sept 2026
The Bombay High Court has held that the 'Hing' (asafoetida) falls within the statutory entry of मसाल्याचे पदार्थ (spices) under a notification issued by the State government in 2005 [The Nashik...
Allahabad HC rejects plea questioning Rahul Gandhi's citizenship after petitioner fails to produce evidence
Bar and Benchby Bar & Bench·2 Sept 2026
The Allahabad High Court has refused to entertain a petition challenging Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi's right to be a Member of Parliament (MP) on the ground that he is not a citizen of India...
Madras HC appoints former Calcutta HC Chief Justice to decide row over dog show judge
Bar and Benchby S N Thyagarajan·2 Sept 2026
The Madras High Court has appointed former Calcutta High Court Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam as an arbitrator to decide a dispute over the appointment of a dog show judge by the Kennel Club of India...
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