Delhi High Court seeks police report on Deputy CM Parvesh Verma slapping AAP worker
Bar and Benchby Prashant Jha·13h ago
The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Delhi Police and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Parvesh Verma on a plea filed by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker Sahib Singh, who was slapped by...
NCLT records highest-ever quarterly performance in terms of approved resolution plans despite vacancies
Bar and Benchby S N Thyagarajan·13h ago
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) approved 107 resolution plans nationwide valued at ₹11,071.14 crore in the second quarter of 2026-27.
What TechLaw.Fest revealed about the ecosystem
Bar and Benchby Vaishali Gopal·13h ago
"AI slop is becoming a real problem." One GC said plainly that she was seeing AI-generated material coming from her own team, from business stakeholders and from external counsel.
POCSO Act victim has to be mandatorily heard before granting anticipatory bail to accused: Allahabad High Court
Bar and Benchby Swagta Nath·13h ago
The Allahabad High Court recently held that an order granting anticipatory bail to accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act) without issuing notice or affording...
Abhinit Das joins DSA Legal as Partner in Disputes practice
Bar and Benchby Bar & Bench·13h ago
DSA Legal has announced the onboarding of Abhinit Das as a Partner in its Disputes practice. Das has nearly two decades of experience spanning commercial disputes, arbitration and white-collar...
Institute of Law, Nirma University announces 6th Edition of ILNU MUN
Bar and Benchby Bar & Bench·14h ago
The Institute of Law, Nirma University (ILNU) has announced the sixth edition of its Model United Nations (MUN) conference, ILNU MUN Chapter VI, scheduled to be held from October 30 to November 1...
Want to change your name as per astrology, numerology? Here's what Karnataka High Court said
Bar and Benchby Hiranya Bhandarkar·14h ago
The Karnataka High Court recently set aside a civil court's refusal to allow a minor girl to change her name, and allowed the name change opted by her and her family for astrological and numerical...
What the Gujarat lawyers’ protest reveals about our democracy
Bar and Benchby Masoom Sanyal·1d ago
For the last few days, lawyers across the State of Gujarat have been up in arms against the Rent Control Bill, 2026 (here “up in arms” is used metaphorically, lest the State government rely on this...
Kerala High Court comes to aid of principal denied entry to school for wearing churidar
Bar and Benchby Praisy Thomas·1d ago
The Kerala High Court recently directed the police to ensure that a headmistress of a high school in Kottarakkara is allowed to enter the educational institution freely after she was allegedly...
P&H High Court initiates contempt case against The Hindu, Dainik Bhaskar over Dera Sacha Sauda propaganda ads
Bar and Benchby Bar & Bench·1d ago
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has initiated suo motu contempt of court proceedings against the editors-in-chief and publishers of The Hindu and Dainik Bhaskar for publishing Dera Sacha Sauda...
CJI Surya Kant to attend NLSIU convocation on October 17
Bar and Benchby Arna Chatterjee·1d ago
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant will attend the 34th annual convocation of the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru on October 17.
NCLT orders winding up of 14 Popular Finance-linked entities; asks liquidator to trace money, recover assets
Bar and Benchby S N Thyagarajan·1d ago
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Kochi has ordered the winding up of 14 entities linked to the Popular Finance Group and directed the liquidators to trace money collected from the public...
KPSC scam: Bengaluru court restrains media from publishing unfounded reports on Basavaraj Kannale
Bar and Benchby Siddesh M S·1d ago
A Bengaluru court has restrained media organisations and social media platforms from publishing or circulating unfounded news reports on Basavaraj Kannale, the prime accused in the KPSC scam case...
Supreme Court upholds interim bail to Congress Nandigram candidate Milan Pradhan
Bar and Benchby Debayan Roy·1d ago
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to interfere with a Calcutta High Court order granting interim bail to Congress candidate Milan Pradhan in six criminal cases, to enable him to contest the...
Students have right to agitate if something is hanky-panky: Bombay High Court on agitation over MPSC exam
Bar and Benchby Neha Joshi·1d ago
The State government is duty-bound to ensure that public recruitment examinations are conducted impartially and without malpractices, the Bombay High Court observed on Wednesday while hearing a...
Kerala HC upholds ₹10k monthly maintenance for ex-wife of paralysed man who said he married only for a maid
Bar and Benchby Praisy Thomas·1d ago
The Kerala High Court recently upheld a family court order directing a man who had suffered a paralytic stroke to pay ₹10,000 per month as maintenance to his ex-wife, rejecting his defence that...
Focus on scams of national level, not private property disputes: Madras High Court to ED
Bar and Benchby S N Thyagarajan·1d ago
The Madras High Court has advised the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to prioritise cases involving public money, corruption and scams of national consequence, instead of invoking the Prevention of...
Change your name: Supreme Court to Gujarati newspaper using Aaj Tak name
Bar and Benchby Debayan Roy·1d ago
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea filed by a Gujarati newspaper challenging the Delhi High Court's direction to halt using the name ‘Saurashtra Aaj Tak’ on grounds that it could...
Call for Student Ambassadors: Indian Mediation Week by Sama [Nov 2026 – Feb 2027; Prize Pool of Rs. 1.8L+]: Apply by Oct 20!
Bar and Benchby Bar & Bench·1d ago
Indian Mediation Week (IMW) is India's largest student-run Access to Justice campaign. It began in 2017 when a group of law students at NUJS Kolkata walked out of campus with pamphlets to talk to...
Delhi High Court refuses to direct Delhi Police, RAF to wear body cameras during protests
Bar and Benchby Prashant Jha·1d ago
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to pass directions to ensure that Delhi Police and Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel deployed for crowd-control or protest-management always wear body...
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