Hiding live-in relationship, child from prospective bride amounts to offence of sex by deceitful means: Kerala High Court
Bar and Benchby Praisy Thomas·2d ago
The Kerala High Court recently held that concealing an existing live-in relationship and a child born from that relationship before entering into a marriage with another woman prima facie attracts...
Delhi High Court restrains piracy websites from streaming Drishyam: The Conclusion
Bar and Benchby Bhavini Srivastava·2d ago
The Delhi High Court recently granted an ex parte interim injunction in favour of the producers of Ajay Devgn-starrer ‘Drishyam: The Conclusion’, restraining rogue websites from allowing the film...
Lawyer engaged by statutory body can't hand over brief to junior and stop appearing: NCLAT
Bar and Benchby S N Thyagarajan·2d ago
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has held that a lawyer specifically engaged to represent a statutory corporation cannot simply hand over the brief to a junior lawyer and stop...
Maharashtra has most Maoist frontal groups: State defends Special Public Security Act in Bombay High Court
Bar and Benchby Neha Joshi·2d ago
Maharashtra tops the country with 64 Maoist frontal organizations, the State government said in an affidavit before the Bombay High Court defending Maharashtra Special Public Security Act, 2025.
Delhi court flags ‘serious lapse’ after NCB's Chandigarh and Delhi units fail to cooperate in drug probe
Bar and Benchby S N Thyagarajan·2d ago
A Delhi court has flagged a “serious lapse” by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) after its Chandigarh unit failed to respond to requests from the agency’s Delhi unit for evidence in a drug...
Delhi High Court says PepsiCo, Monster can sell existing stocks of "energy drinks" but can't make more
Bar and Benchby Prashant Jha·2d ago
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that PepsiCo and Monster Beverages can sell their existing stocks of beverages labelled as “Energy Drink”, but cannot manufacture any more products bearing the...
Investigating officer must collect evidence, not create it: Supreme Court upholds acquittal in murder case
Bar and Benchby Ritu Yadav·2d ago
The Supreme Court recently upheld the acquittal of a woman accused of murdering her stepmother and minor half-brother in 2011. [State of Himachal Pradesh v.
Clifford Chance's Jeremy Kosky joins WilmerHale as Head of Disputes in London
Bar and Benchby Bar & Bench·2d ago
Jeremy Kosky has joined WilmerHale as the first ever Head of Disputes in London. Charlie Lightfoot has also joined WilmerHale's international arbitration practice from Cooley.
Mehak Oberoi joins CMS INDUSLAW as Partner in Delhi/NCR
Bar and Benchby Bar & Bench·2d ago
CMS INDUSLAW has announced the joining of Mehak Oberoi as a Partner in the firm’s Infrastructure & Projects and Construction team. She will be based out of the firm’s Delhi & NCR offices.
4 Supreme Court judges hail from Allahabad High Court; 9 High Courts unrepresented
Bar and Benchby Giti Pratap·2d ago
Earlier today, three judges were sworn in to the Bench of the Supreme Court of India - Justice Sunita Agarwal, Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh.
May harm democracy: Chandigarh court orders block of AI-generated videos targeting Congress politician
Bar and Benchby S N Thyagarajan·2d ago
A Chandigarh court has restrained three Facebook pages from circulating videos generated through artificial intelligence (AI) that target Punjab Congress politician Amandeep Kumar.
3 new Supreme Court judges take oath; strength of court rises to 37
Bar and Benchby Debayan Roy·2d ago
Three new judges for the Supreme Court of India were administered the oath of office on Tuesday afternoon.
Delhi High Court shocked to find one arbitrator handled Axis Bank's 4,155 arbitrations in 5 years
Bar and Benchby S N Thyagarajan·2d ago
The Delhi High Court recently expressed shock on finding that one unilaterally appointed sole arbitrator had handled 4,155 arbitral proceedings concerning Axis Bank [Shikha Ghosh Vs Axis Bank].
Tried to softly bend laws to ensure justice: Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya bids farewell to Delhi High Court
Bar and Benchby Prashant Jha·2d ago
Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya on Tuesday bid farewell to the Delhi High Court, following his recent elevation as a judge of the Supreme Court.
Kerala High Court sets aside preventive detention of BJP councillor R Suguthan under KAAPA
Bar and Benchby Praisy Thomas·2d ago
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday set aside the preventive detention order passed under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA), 2007, against Thiruvananthapuram Bharatiya Janata...
Law clerk experience cannot be equated with bench clerk's for judicial service eligibility: Supreme Court
Bar and Benchby Debayan Roy·2d ago
The Supreme Court on Monday observed that the experience gained by a law clerk cannot be equated with that of a bench clerk for the purpose of fulfilling the eligibility requirement of prior legal...
BITS Law School commences admissions for 2027-28
Bar and Benchby Bar & Bench·2d ago
BITS Law School, Mumbai, a Law School under the aegis of BITS Pilani, an Institution of Eminence, invites applications for its five-year integrated, fully residential law programmes for the 2027...
Karnataka High Court questions ED’s belated FEMA proceedings against Cafe Coffee Day CEO Malavika Hegde
Bar and Benchby Siddesh M S·2d ago
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday took exception to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) initiating proceedings under the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) against Cafe Coffee Day CEO...
The Indian arbitration hub that runs like a members' club
Bar and Benchby Vaibhav Choudhary·2d ago
William Shakespeare famously said, “all the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” What he perhaps forgot to tell us is who gets to decide the cast.
Madras High Court quashes FIR against Australian booked in false voting case due to ink on finger
Bar and Benchby S N Thyagarajan·2d ago
The Madras High Court recently granted relief to an Australian citizen holding an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card who found himself embroiled in a criminal case after traces of ink on his...
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