LEAGUE OF LEGALSA comprehensive legal media publication
Courts, regulators and firms across Asia and the Pacific.
Bar & Bench
The Delhi High Court recently imposed costs of ₹25,000 on a litigant for seeking transfer of a pending case from the trial court to another court on apprehensio
Bar & Bench
The Allahabad High Court recently dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) that challenged a show-cause notice issued in relation a mosque constructed over
Bar & Bench
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has partly allowed six appeals filed by BBC Global News Limited arising from the February 2023 Income Tax raids and red
Bar & Bench
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has onboarded 4 additional law firms at a time when food safety authorities are conducting inspections
Bar & Bench
A three-member judges inquiry committee has found all three charges against Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma proved, including possession of substant
Bar & Bench
The Kerala High Court has set aside the Central government's refusal to renew the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA) registrations of two NGOs o
Bar & Bench
iProbono India is looking to hire a Program Officer (Child Protection) in Delhi. Term: Full-timeQualification: Bachelor’s degree in lawLocation: New D
Bar & Bench
Kent RO Systems on Wednesday agreed before the Delhi High Court to withdraw advertisements attacking Urban Company’s claim that its water purifiers can operate
Bar & Bench
The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Wednesday questioned the rationale behind the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) debarment of Zee Entert
Bar & Bench
You receive a 150-page agreement with a request from the client: “Can you review this and tell me what we should push back on before tomorrow’s call?”The work t
Bar & Bench
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday expressed strong displeasure over an advocate allegedly using an objectionable slang during a hearing before a single judge
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a petition seeking a uniform policy across the country for regularisation and demolition of long-standing u
Bar & Bench
The Delhi High Court was today informed that the Delhi Police will appeal against the acquittal of 6 persons who were accused in the death of Intelligence Burea
Bar & Bench
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday recorded the submission of Additional Solicitor General Arvind Kamath that the CISF at Kempegowda International Airport, B
Bar & Bench
Project 39A at National Law University, Delhi (NLUD) is organising a two-month online certificate course pertaining to all aspects of the death penalty as it re
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear a plea flagging disruption of essential services during protests/ strikes. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI)
Bar & Bench
The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a series of police notices issued to Cloudnine Hospital and its senior consultant, ruling that an inquiry into a patie
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court on Wednesday suggested that it could hold daily two-hour sittings after lunch to take up long-pending seven-judge Constitution Bench reference
Bar & Bench
The 2023-28 batch at the India International University of Legal Education and Research (IIULER), Goa has issued a statement acknowledging that newly admitted f
Bar & Bench
President of India Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act, 2026, which increases the sanctioned strength of t
Bar & Bench
India’s strong economy and the volume of commercial activity taking place in the country give it the essential foundation required to become a global arbitratio
Bar & Bench
Between us, we have sat on both sides of the table in commercial disputes more times than either of us cares to count. One of us as external counsel, walking in
Bar & Bench
Sanjay Kumar and Mrinal Kumar have launched Clarvis Legal LLP, a full-service law firm. Sanjay is an Advocate-on-Record before the Supreme Court of India with o
Bar & Bench
River Mobility Private Limited has raised $120 million (approx ₹1,141 crore) from a Series C fundraise led by Elev8 Venture Partners and Claypond Capital. The r
Bar & Bench
Solinas Integrity Private Limited has raised $5.5 million from a Series A1 fundraise led by Hero Enterprise Partner Ventures and co-led by Mela Ventures, with p
Bar & Bench
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Meta why established content creators are denied access to Meta’s rights manager tool even as scammers appear to be able
Bar & Bench
There is a particular silence that falls in a courtroom when the bench asks a question nobody on your team had considered.Every litigator in India knows that si
Bar & Bench
JSA Advocates and Solicitors advised Fine Edge Engineering Private Limited and its related entities which house the iron casting and machining business of the A
Bar & Bench
Publishing has always evolved alongside civilization. From handwritten manuscripts to the printing press, from digital publishing to Artificial Intelligence. Pu
Bar & Bench
Standex International Corporation has made two-stage cross-border acquisition of Amran, LLC (operating as Amran Instrument Transformers) and Narayan Powertech P
Bar & Bench
PineGap.ai has raised $8 million from a Series A fundraise led by Stellaris Venture Partners, with participation from existing investors Inventus Capital Partne
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court on Wednesday set aside a Bombay High Court ruling protecting Future Group’s non-executive director Sunil Biyani from arrest in a ₹1,200-crore
Bar & Bench
Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has been appointed by Russia as its arbitrator in an investment treaty dispute brought by Ukrainian state-own
Bar & Bench
The Centre has told the Supreme Court that a rule requiring private hospitals to charge within a government-determined range of rates for medical procedures is
Bar & Bench
The Allahabad High Court recently ordered an inquiry against various police officers in Ghaziabad, including the commissioner, for failing to register a First I
Bar & Bench
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday asked Chandigarh Police to respond to academic Madhu Purnima Kishwar's petition seeking quashing of a case related
Bar & Bench
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday orally told Hindu Jagarana Vedike that it would hold the organisers completely responsible for any untoward incident during
Bar & Bench
The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday permitted the Mahadevapura Police to file a chargesheet in connection with the disappearance of 21 stray dogs from the Defen
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court on Tuesday restored the acquittal of a man accused of raping a five-year-old girl [Ram Singh v. State of Himachal Pradesh] A Bench of Justices
Bar & Bench
Democracy, as the Supreme Court has repeatedly reminded us, is not merely an incident of our constitutional scheme, but a part of its basic structure. In Kihoto
Bar & Bench
The Delhi High Court is set to examine whether social media platforms can suspend or delete accounts based on copyright strikes. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani t
Bar & Bench
Imarticus Learning Private Limited has acquired Singapore-based BELLS Institute of Higher Learning for an aggregate consideration of approximately ₹800 crore. I
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Bar Council of India (BCI) and others on whether
Bar & Bench
Antares Legal has announced the appointment of Aniket Sengupta as a Partner, taking the firm's partnership strength to 14. Sengupta is a 2000 alumnus of Nationa
Bar & Bench
Globus Spirits Limited has made a Qualified Institutions Placement of 23,80,952 equity shares aggregating to ₹200 crore. JSA Advocates & Solicitors advised
Bar & Bench
The Karnataka High Court recently held that hens constitute 'livestock' under the Motor Vehicles Act and therefore, their loss in a road accident can be treated
Bar & Bench
eaThe Delhi High Court on Tuesday ordered the Central government to immediately provide one more personal security officer (PSO) to Bihar independent Member of
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld Calcutta High Court's refusal to grant any interim relief to Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) faction in its plea chall
Bar & Bench
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Central and State governments to consider creating a special welfare fund for freedom fighters who are alive [Sabu
Bar & Bench
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) and its chief executive officer (CEO) Punit Goenka have moved the Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) against an order
Bar & Bench
The Delhi High Court has asked Supreme Court and High Court judges to share their Permanent Account Number (PAN) and other details with the Income Tax Departmen
Bar & Bench
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioned concerns that Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee is influential enough to hamper ongoing police inv
Bar & Bench
National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal has won the first National Trial Advocacy Competition organised by National Law University Delhi (NLUD) in coll
Bar & Bench
The Legal Services Clinic of Alliance School of Law, Alliance University, along with Maarga and the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority (KSLSA), held a leg
Bar & Bench
Type "Hindware" into Google today and you will get Hindware. That was not always true. For years, a search for the brand pulled up its competitors first, becaus
Bar & Bench
The Delhi High Court was informed on Tuesday that Dhruv Rathee's YouTube video - in which he allegedly said that Hindu gods Ram, Seeta and Krishna consumed meat
Bar & Bench
The Delhi High Court recently denied bail to two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar in wrestler Sagar Dhankar's murder case. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by activist Ravi Nair challenging a Delhi High Court judgment that had quashed criminal defamation p
Bar & Bench
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the takedown of obscene pornographic online content concerning actor Janhvi Kapoor. Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani has p
Bar & Bench
The Bombay High Court on Monday allowed students of Indian Law Society's (ILS) Law College with attendance shortage to write their semester-end examinations. [A
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Central government, Bar Council of India (BCI) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on a petition see
Bar & Bench
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that it will pass orders asking the Central government to decide on removing derogatory and inflammatory videos and content
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to furnish data on the number of appeals disposed of by appellate tribunals dealing
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to urgently hear a public interest litigation (PIL) petition alleging that the Odisha government was attempting to circumven
Bar & Bench
A Thiruvananthapuram court has granted bail to right wing activist, journalist and lawyer TG Mohandas in a case arising from his YouTube videos where he alleged
Bar & Bench
The Delhi High Court recently ordered the Central government and the owners of Delhi’s iconic Ambassador Hotel to maintain the status quo over the hotel and som
Bar & Bench
Kochhar & Co has onboarded Saswat Mohanty as a Partner in the firm's Capital Markets and Securities Law practice, in Mumbai. Mohanty is a 2014 graduate of S
Bar & Bench
Kaapi Machines (India) Private Limited has secured ₹50 crore from Sedna Horeca Private Limited, while also entering into a strategic partnership. ALMT Legal, Ba
Bar & Bench
Export-Import Bank of India has sanctioned an additional movie financing facility of ₹50 crore extended to KVN Group for the feature film Jana Nayagan, recently
Bar & Bench
As a one-time exception, the Bar Council of India (BCI) has granted conditional approval to existing law colleges in Maharashtra for the 2026-27 academic sessio
Bar & Bench
The Bombay High Court recently approved a structured, step-by-step programme permitting over 15 law colleges affiliated with the University of Mumbai to rectify
Bar & Bench
Growing awareness of citizens' rights has raised expectations from public institutions, which must remain accountable for the power entrusted to them, Supreme C
Bar & Bench
The Delhi High Court recently warned that a woman’s choice of clothing cannot be cited to justify sexual harassment against her. Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha m
Bar & Bench
The Securities and Exchange Board of India's Closing Auction Session ("CAS"), introduced by Circular HO/47/11/11(3)2025-MRD-POD2/I/2765/2026 dated January 16, 2
Bar & Bench
A United States court has dismissed securities and wire fraud charges against Indian industrialist and billionaire Gautam Adani and two other executives, bringi
Bar & Bench
The allegations date to November 2013, wherein Tarun Tejpal allegedly assaulted the survivor on two separate occasions inside a hotel lift in Goa. The victim co
Bar & Bench
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited has acquired of the cement business of Jaiprakash Associates Limited, comprising a total grinding capacity of 5.75 million tonnes
Bar & Bench
Arvind Limited has raised approx. ₹500 crore from a Qualified Institutions Placement, comprising an issue of 99,00,990 equity shares. CMS INDUSLAW advised Arvin
Bar & Bench
Adventz Developers LLP has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Nobilia International GmbH, a German company within the Nobilia group, which is primarily engaged i
Bar & Bench
Nahar Industrial Enterprises Limited, the listed Ludhiana company promoted by the Nahar (OWM) Group, has entered real estate development, putting land it has he
Bar & Bench
Rohan Dheman has joined Hero MotoCorp as Head of Legal, Litigation. Dheman is a 2008 graduate of ILS Law College, Pune. He has close to two decades of experienc
Bar & Bench
The Bombay High Court on Monday declined to grant immediate relief to liquor manufacturers in their petition challenging prohibitory orders passed against them
Bar & Bench
Pappu Yadav, an Independent Member of Parliament (MP) from Bihar's Purnia, has approached the Delhi High Court seeking enhancement of security across India. The
Bar & Bench
The Rajasthan High Court on Monday initiated suo motu proceedings over the structural safety of its Jodhpur building. A Division Bench of Justice Pushpendra Sin
Bar & Bench
Speedy resolution of commercial disputes is integral to the ease of doing business, the Supreme Court said on Monday as it flagged the need to assess whether mo
Bar & Bench
The Allahabad High Court has ordered compensation of ₹25 lakh for 2 women who were illegally confined by their father after they converted from Hinduism to Isla
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court has clarified that its direction requiring immediate registration of first information reports (FIRs) on receiving information about a missing
Bar & Bench
The Kerala High Court on Monday questioned the State over its failure to suspend Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sudheer Kallan despite a finding of serio
Bar & Bench
Faculty members at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Patiala have given the University a 48-hour notice seeking the Chancellor's intervention in
Bar & Bench
The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the responses of the editor-in-chief and a journalist of The Caravan magazine in a ₹10 crore defamation suit filed by Unio
Bar & Bench
The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026, which proposes to establish a National Tribunals Commission to oversee appointments, performanc
Bar & Bench
The Consortium of National Law Universities (NLUs) on Monday assured the Supreme Court that candidates with disabilities who require screen-reader software woul
Bar & Bench
Delhi High Court Justice Prathiba M Singh has questioned the need to immediately require lawyers to disclose their use of artificial intelligence (AI), saying s
Bar & Bench
The Federation of Self Financing Technical Institutions (FSFTI) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the mid-cycle rollout of newly notified NCAHP (Nati
Bar & Bench
The Telangana High Court has quashed a notice issued by Hyderabad police to social media platform X asking it share various details about an account in relation
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea filed by TV Today, which operates Aaj Tak, challenging the Delhi High Court's directive that it to pay ₹5 lakhs as comp
Bar & Bench
A mid-sized law firm based in South Delhi is looking to hire a Senior Associate/Associate. Number of Positions: 1-2 (one to two)PQE: 2-5 yearsQualification:&nbs
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court on Monday said incidents of drug abuse and cases of trafficking were spreading across the country. A Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sur
Bar & Bench
The Delhi High Court has passed an interim order directing the takedown of obscene or pornographic online content against actress Tabu, to protect her personali
Bar & Bench
A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed before the Calcutta High Court on Monday challenging police order asking various religious establishments in West B
Bar & Bench
The Kerala government has proposed initiating a mediation process to resolve the long-standing dispute between the Orthodox and Jacobite factions over the admin
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court on Monday urged the authorities to consider setting up two trial courts that could exclusively deal with cases arising out of the 2023 Manipur
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court on Monday permitted Trinamool Congress (TMC) Member of Parliament (MP) Abhishek Banerjee to travel abroad for eye treatment. A Bench of Chief
Bar & Bench
Motorcycles lack essential passenger-safety features and their use as bike taxis raises concerns over accident vulnerability, insurance coverage and women’s saf
Bar & Bench
The Bar Council of India (BCI), for the fourth time, has extended the deadline for existing Centres of Legal Education (CLEs) to submit applications for extensi
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) petition seeking steps to register, recognise, supervise and monitor all ins
Bar & Bench
The Bar Council of India (BCI) is proposing to set up a National Legal Academy (NLA) for lawyers at its India International University of Legal Education and Re
Bar & Bench
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court recently quashed a six-year-old criminal case registered against a man for allegedly circulating a WhatsApp message in 2020 cla
Bar & Bench
InterGlobe Enterprises Private Limited and AAPC India Hotel Management Private Limited (Accor) have secured the unconditional approval of the Competition Commis
Bar & Bench
The Trade Marks Registry, under the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (CGPDTM), has undertaken significant initiatives to t
Bar & Bench
The question whether a deed can be challenged under the writ jurisdiction of the High Court has consistently remained one of the most debated issues in property
Bar & Bench
Kajaria Ceramics Limited has made a buyback of 21,50,000 equity shares of the Company at a price of ₹1,380 per equity share, amounting to ₹296.70 crore. Economi
Bar & Bench
Belrise Industries Limited is set to acquire the India Tipper Body Business from Hyva (India) Private Limited, a subsidiary of JOST Werke SE. JSA Advocates &
Bar & Bench
KKR has acquired the entire stake held by Medicover in Sahrudaya Health Care Private Limited, the parent corporate entity behind Medicover Hospitals in India, f
Bar & Bench
Most lawyers aspire to senior positions. Few aspire to become managers. Somewhere along the journey, however, the two become inseparable. Whether the designatio
Bar & Bench
The complacency of online ordering has taken over the hustle of visiting offline general stores. In a familiar urban scenario, ordering groceries via quick-comm
Bar & Bench
Fox & Mandal has announced the onboarding of Prashaant Vikram Rajput as a Partner in Capital Markets practice in Mumbai. Rajput is a 2006 graduate of Amity
Bar & Bench
Students of the graduating batch of National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) at Hyderabad have written to the university seeking reconsideration
Bar & Bench
Gen Z lawyers are more open to mediation than older generations and are likely to take it seriously if given proper training and are shown that it can offer a v
Bar & Bench
A Delhi court has observed that the wrestlers' sexual harassment case against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Si
Bar & Bench
Justice Ravindra V Ghuge from Bombay High Court has been recommended for appointment as the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court. The recommendation was mad
Bar & Bench
The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Allahabad High Court Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi as the next Chief Justice of the Bombay High C
LiveLaw
The Bombay High Court has directed the Maharashtra Government to undertake a comprehensive review of the existing reimbursement mechanism under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory...
LiveLaw
The Patna High Court has held that a person
LiveLaw
How can you allow legislative party to be sold to a ruling party? Don
LiveLaw
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that members of the General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF)/Border Roads Organisation (BRO) are subject to a dual disciplinary framework, under...
LiveLaw
Bail under Sections 437 and 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the corresponding provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, exists for one statutory purpose, to...
LiveLaw
The Delhi High Court has held that the possibility of a premature release sending a “wrong” or “negative” message to society against the justice system, as well as baseless or unsubstantiated...
LiveLaw
The Calcutta High Court has set aside a Child Welfare Committee (CWC) order declaring the biological parents of a child “incapacitated” to take custody and directing that the child be declared...
LiveLaw
The Parliament has passed the Kerala (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2026, which proposes to change the name of the State of Kerala as
LiveLaw
Interest Accumulated In Suspense Account After NPA Classification Remains Recoverable As Part Of "Debt" : Supreme Court
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 12) held that an interest accumulated in a separate suspense account, pursuant to the declaration of the debtor
LiveLaw
S. 14 Limitation Act | Time Spent In Winding Up Proceedings Cannot Be Excluded For Filing Recovery Suit : Supreme Court
LiveLaw
Long day in court? Or taking a break from your entrance exam prep? Either way, LiveLaw Daily has you covered; a quick, clutter-free rundown of today
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (August 12) held that the period spent in pursuing winding up proceedings cannot be excluded under Section 14 of the Limitation Act for filing a recovery suit, as the...
LiveLaw
The Patna High Court has upheld the three-year blacklisting of an agency engaged to implement a placement-linked skill development programme under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana...
LiveLaw
The Telangana High Court has upheld the State Government
LiveLaw
The Bombay High Court while issuing notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday (Augu
LiveLaw
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday defended the composition of the PMLA Adjudicating Authority before the Karnataka High Court, submitting that a fresh judicial member has now been
LiveLaw
The Central Government has appointed Shri Naveen Kumar B, retired Additional Director (Prosecution), Directorate of Enforcement (ED), as Member (Law) of the Adjudicating Authority constituted under...
LiveLaw
The Calcutta High Court has held that members of the West Bengal Medical Education Services are not entitled to seek voluntary retirement under the West Bengal Service Rules (WBSR), as Rule...
LiveLaw
The Karnataka High Court has held that police do not need to obtain prior approval from a Magistrate to debit-freeze a bank account during investigation, where the freeze is imposed as an...
Bar & Bench
Bar & Bench
Bar & Bench
Sofi Ahsan
LiveLaw
Retired Judge Giribala Singh has approached the Madhya Pradesh High Court seeking regular bail in
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court recently granted regular bail to former Hazaribagh Deputy Commissioner and suspended IAS officer Vinay Kumar Choubey in a cheating and corruption case concerning alleged illegal...
LiveLaw
Supreme Court Orders CBI Probe Into Chhattisgarh Custodial Death, Grants ₹25 Lakh Compensation To Kin
LiveLaw
The Kerala High Court recently came to the aid of two NGOs, whose FCRA renewal applications were
LiveLaw
S. 9 IBC | Uncrystallized Damages From Breach Of Contract Not Operational Debt : Supreme Court
Bar & Bench
Bar & Bench
Bar & Bench
Asish Philip
LiveLaw
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) on Wednesday told the Madras High Court tha
Bar & Bench
Neha Joshi
Bar & Bench
Debayan Roy
Bar & Bench
Sanyam Garg
LiveLaw
The legal profession occupies a unique position in a constitutional democracy. Advocates, as officers of the court, play an indispensable role in the administration of justice and the preservation...
Bar & Bench
Prashant Jha
Bar & Bench
Ritwik Choudhury
LiveLaw
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has upheld an award of maintenance under Section 125 CrPC to a
Bar & Bench
Bar & Bench
LiveLaw
In such cases State Government under Section 66 Waqf Act would be the appointing authority, the Court held.
LiveLaw
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed the appeal of Dhanwant Singh, the head of a dera
Bar & Bench
Hiranya Bhandarkar
Bar & Bench
Prashant Jha
LiveLaw
The Committee termed Justice Varma
LiveLaw
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) told the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday that CCTV footage from Kempegowda International Airport as sought by Kannada actress Ranya-Rao in
LiveLaw
The Karnataka High Court has rapped the State authorities for failing to complete a housing project under the Chief Minister
LiveLaw
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that the application of offences under Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act, 2019 is prima facie doubtful where the accused is not a deposit taker.
LiveLaw
The Kerala High Court has set aside the ₹5 lakhs compensation awarded to Ravi Krishna, who is the
LiveLaw
CPC | Separate Appeals Not Required Against Common Judgment Deciding Suit & Counterclaim : Supreme Court |
LiveLaw
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday referred the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee.Though it was mentioned in the Lok Sabha Schedule of Business that...
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of a Public Interest Litigation alleging disparity in judicial and administrative approaches to the demolition of unauthorized structures.Observing that it...
LiveLaw
The Jharkhand High Court has held that a Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA) degree falls under the Science stream. It further held that the UGC
LiveLaw
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked the Director General of Prisons to decide and take action on a plea seeking adequate infrastructure and basic amenities for advocates visiting prison
LiveLaw
Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) Mumbai, one of India
LiveLaw
In the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Mosque dispute, the Supreme Court today orally indicated that it will remand the matter to the Allahabad High Court because the notice was not issued to all...
LiveLaw
Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur, in collaboration with the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (MPSLSA), formally launched admissions for its three-month...
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court will, from September 22, hear a long-pending dispute concerning the constitutional power of State legislatures to impose an additional levy on sales tax, with a seven-judge...
LiveLaw
The Karnataka High Court has upheld the vires, applicability of Section 5(ii) Hindu Succession Act–which exempts Act
LiveLaw
National Law University (NLU) Delhi, in collaboration with Think India, concluded the 1st National Trial Advocacy Competition with its valedictory ceremony held on August 9, 2026, at the Moot Court...
LiveLaw
Arbitration | Post-Award Section 9 Application By Unsuccessful Party Maintainable In Exceptional Cases : Supreme Court
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 11) held that to prevent an award holder
LiveLaw
The Indian Registration Act, 1908 and the Indian Stamp Act, 1899 are two distinct statutes governing separate aspects of the legal validity of instruments. Though both statutes may operate upon the...
LiveLaw
While the dispute has civil overtones but that cannot defeat criminal case where complaint discloses cognizable offence, Court said.
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court on Wednesday paved the way for the constitution of the newly elected Bar Council of Kerala (BCK), allowing its elected members to approach the Chief Justice of the Kerala High...
LiveLaw
The Meghalaya High Court has refused to grant bail to two teachers accused of sexually assaulting a five-year-old student inside a school washroom, observing that allegations of sexual assault...
LiveLaw
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), New Delhi, comprising President Justice A.P. Sahi and Member Bharatkumar Pandya, has partly allowed a consumer complaint against...
LiveLaw
In a plea concerning a demolition drive carried out in Surat
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea concerning the disruption of essential services during protests and rallies, and directed that the petition be tagged with a pending petition...
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred to August 17 the hearing on Tamil Nadu
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court will begin hearing on October 6 a long-pending constitutional question concerning the scope of legislative privileges enjoyed by Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) and their...
LiveLaw
Gopal has been granted anticipatory bail by the Sessions Court on August 11, after this order of High Court.
LiveLaw
The Karnataka High Court has held that while State may on its own appoint a Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) where a case needs special knowledge, it however cannot appoint an SPP on the specific
LiveLaw
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed takedown of obscene and pornographic content posted on social media against Bollywood actress Khushi Kapoor.
LiveLaw
Obtaining an Advisory Board
LiveLaw
Academic Madhu Purnima Kishwar has approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking quashing
LiveLaw
The Court questioned the 2 year delay on the part of the Chhattisgarh Police in registering the FIR.
LiveLaw
The Jharkhand High Court has held that a husband cannot ordinarily rely on loans taken for “future wealth construction” to reduce his income for determining maintenance or permanent alimony. The...
LiveLaw
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday pulled up Advocate Firdous Samim for allegedly using objectionable “slang” against a sitting judge after his plea was refused, directing him to apologise before...
LiveLaw
Trademark Suit | Defendant Can Cross-Examine Plaintiff On Period Of Brand Use Though Written Statement Not On Record : Supreme Court
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court has held that a defendant in a trademark infringement suit can question the plaintiff during cross-examination about the documents showing when the disputed brand name was first...
LiveLaw
The J&K State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Srinagar, comprising President (O) Smt. Nighat Sultana and Member Sh. Maheep Gupta, held United India Insurance Company Ltd. liable for short...
LiveLaw
Employee Can
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 11) observed that the disclosure of criminal antecedents by an employee after joining service would not automatically result in dismissal. The Court held that...
LiveLaw
Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) invites application from eligible practicing Advocates for empanelment to represent the Employees
LiveLaw
Holding that persons residing near archaeological sites for generations cannot be ousted merely in the name of protecting such sites, the Rajasthan High Court has permitted residents of existing...
LiveLaw
Maternity leave entitlement can
LiveLaw
The Calcutta High Court has declared the real estate project “Aqua Golf Villa” at Rajarhat in North 24 Parganas as illegal and unauthorised, and directed the Zilla Parishad, North 24 Parganas, to...
LiveLaw
The President of India has given assent to the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Act 2026. The Act increases the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from 34 to 38, including the...
LiveLaw
LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —
LiveLaw
The Rajasthan High Court has upheld a Single Bench order directing the Rajasthan Housing Board to accept the highest bid submitted by a bidder in an auction for a commercial plot, holding that the
LiveLaw
The Bombay High Court recently held that a minor rape victim
LiveLaw
Insurance Contracts are fundamentally anchored as the instruments of social and financial security. Drawing its purpose from the principle of uberrimae fidei (utmost good faith), these contracts...
LiveLaw
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 11) impleaded the National Commission of Scheduled Tribe
LiveLaw
Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited invites online applications for the post of Legal Manager for Two-Wheeler Finance. Name of the Post: Legal Manager Location: Vijayawada Essential...
LiveLaw
Godrej Properties Limited invites online applications for Senior General Manager (Legal Head). Name of the Post: Senior General Manager (Legal Head) Location: Mumbai Essential...
LiveLaw
Ernst & Young invites online applications for Senior Manager. Name of the Post: Senior Manager Location: Gurugram Essential Qualification and Experience LL.B. degree with 10 years of...
LiveLaw
The Karnataka High Court is considering pleas by persons booked under the NDPS Act challenging prosecutions concerning the manner in which seized cannabis was weighed and analysed,
LiveLaw
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP Limited invites online applications for Assistant Manager. Name of the Post: Assistant Manager Location: Delhi Essential Qualification and Experience ...
LiveLaw
The Karnataka High Court relaxed the bail conditions imposed on newly inducted minister in the State Cabinet B Nagendra who is an accused in a case pertaining to alleged misappropriation of Valmiki
LiveLaw
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), in collaboration with the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (MPSLSA), concluded its two-day West Zone Regional Conference on "Enhancing...
LiveLaw
Hindu Jagrana Vedike and its convener approached the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday (August 11) seeking permission to conduct a torchlight march and stage a program in Mysuru city on the
LiveLaw
The report of the three-member Inquiry Committee that investigated allegations against Justice Yashwant Varma, former Judge of the Allahabad and Delhi High Courts, is set to be tabled in the Lok...
LiveLaw
Links to the reports of August 11 :Immediate FIR Must Be Registered For Every Missing Person, Irrespective Of Age Or Gender: Supreme Court Warns States
LiveLaw
While deferring the matter pertaining to the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949, the Supreme Court today indicated that the 9-judge bench verdict in the Sabarimala reference may come out by October 6 this...
LiveLaw
Links to Top reports of August 11:
LiveLaw
The Madras High Court has deferred the framing of charges ina cash-for-vote case registered agai
LiveLaw
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has commuted the death sentence awarded to a 21-year-old man co
LiveLaw
The Allahabad High Court has observed that the police cannot refuse to register an FIR on a sexual harassment complaint moved before it merely because the Prosecutrix has not produced WhatsApp...
LiveLaw
The Delhi High Court has refused to pass an interim order permitting an 81-year-old Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder, facing blacklisting over alleged “pro-Kashmir separatist activities” and
LiveLaw
The Allahabad High Court recently directed the Director General of Police (DGP), Uttar Pradesh, to inquire as to why Ghaziabad Police officials refused to register an FIR on a woman
LiveLaw
Last month, as students gathered at Jantar Mantar demanding accountability for the NEET paper-leak scandal, a mobile command vehicle rolled in behind them, its telescopic mast fitted with cameras...
LiveLaw
The panel will be forwarded to the Chief Justice of the respective High Court .
LiveLaw
The Gujarat High Court has held that merely playing cards in a house for money does not necessari
LiveLaw
Supreme Court Restores Rape Case Acquittal As Forensic Evidence Contradicts Prosecution Version ...
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 11) restored the acquittal of a man for an offence of rape of a minor, holding that the absence of blood on the victim
LiveLaw
The Bombay High Court has clarified that the Supreme Court judgment providing
LiveLaw
Long day in court? Or taking a break from your entrance exam prep? Either way, LiveLaw Daily has you covered; a quick, clutter-free rundown of today
LiveLaw
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that a passenger who jumps from a train under a bona f
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court today directed the Union of India to consider a representation seeking mechanism for urgent reporting and URL-specific disabling of access in India to content including threats of...
LiveLaw
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to a man accused of writing pro-Khalis
LiveLaw
The Delhi High Court has held that a Family Court cannot award interim maintenance to a wife being titled solely towards a husband
LiveLaw
The Centre has defended the validity of Rule 9(ii) of the Clinical Establishments (Central Government) Rules, 2012 before the Supreme Court, contending that prescribing the range of rates would...
LiveLaw
Insider Trading Presumed When Person Having Confidential Information Trades; Loss Or Profit Irrelevant : Supreme Court...
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 11) held that a mere possession of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI) coupled with trading in securities during the UPSI period is sufficient to...
LiveLaw
The Central government on Tuesday (August 11) informed the Kerala High Court that the MSC Elsa 3
LiveLaw
The Delhi High Court has recently fined a litigant seeking transfer of a commercial dispute, obse
LiveLaw
The Calcutta High Court has held that an adult victim receiving compensation under the West Bengal Victim Compensation Scheme has the right to decide how to utilise the amount and that the State...
LiveLaw
The Allahabad High Court has held that acceptance of a final report by a Judicial Magistrate does not bar the investigating agency from carrying out further investigation under Section 173(8)...
LiveLaw
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Central Government to provide one additional persona
LiveLaw
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the final answer key of NEET-UG examination, 2026, observing that courts cannot substitute their own assessment over that of subject experts,
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court has reiterated that criminal proceedings can, in exceptional cases, be quashed at the pre-trial stage on the basis of defence material or official records, where such material is...
LiveLaw
The Allahabad High Court has held that an appeal preferred to the Rent Tribunal under Section 35 of the U.P. Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021 must be valued on the subject matter in
LiveLaw
No Inflexible Rule That Alibi Can Be Proved Only In Trial : Supreme Court Quashes S. 498A IPC Case Against BSF Personnel 4-Steps To Test If Criminal Case Can Be Quashed Based On Defence Material...
LiveLaw
The Madhya Pradesh High Court refused to quash the FIR against a Police Constable who uploaded an
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 11) held that the documentary evidence, including official service records establishing the accused
LiveLaw
The Allahabad High Court has held that an award made under the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 in compliance with a judicial direction to frame it in light of the Supreme Court
LiveLaw
The Madras High Court recently quashed a case registered against YouTuber Karthik Gopinath, who collected money using a crowdfunding app for a temple
LiveLaw
The Allahabad High Court has sought details of the rules or directives, if any, governing the use of typing font, spacing, signs, and margins while drafting the petition to be presented before the...
LiveLaw
The Allahabad High Court has held that an order of the District Magistrate deciding a claim of lapse of acquisition under Section 24 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land
LiveLaw
The Rajasthan High Court has held that adoption creates a legally recognised relationship only be
LiveLaw
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Punjab, comprising President S.K. Aggarwal and Member Paramjeet Kaur, has held Kids Clinic India Private Limited...
LiveLaw
The Patna High Court has transferred to the CBI the investigation into the disappearance of a man who allegedly went missing after being detained and brutally assaulted by Excise Police officials...
LiveLaw
Written tenancy agreement is not necessary to maintain eviction proceedings, Court further held.
LiveLaw
The Allahabad High Court has held that Section 33-F of the U.P. Secondary Education Services Selection Board Act, 1982 cannot be invoked to claim substantive appointment where the short term
LiveLaw
The Calcutta High Court has extended till November 30 the interim protection from coercive action granted to former West Bengal Sports Minister Aroop Biswas in connection with the disruption during...
LiveLaw
The Chhattisgarh High Court has rejected the bail plea of former Secretary of the Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) Jeevan Kishor Dhruv, observing that prima facie material indicated his
LiveLaw
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has declined regular bail to Harcharan Singh Bhullar, a suspend
LiveLaw
Clarifying the criminal liability for electrocution deaths, the Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a doctor who was charge-sheeted for the death of a labourer due to
LiveLaw
The Jharkhand High Court has upheld the conviction and life sentence of a woman for the murder of her two minor sons, aged four and two years.A Division Bench of Justice Rongon Mukhopadhyay and...
LiveLaw
Holding that the right to electricity is an integral and inextricable part of Article 21 of the Constitution, the Andhra Pradesh High Court set aside the permanent rejection of a flour mill owner
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the States and Union Territories which have not yet notified cancer as a notifiable disease to consider doing so, stressing the need for a uniform policy for...
LiveLaw
The Delhi High Court has directed Private Secretaries of Supreme Court and High Court judges who have filed their income tax returns under the new tax regime, pursuant to the Court
LiveLaw
Start with two scenes, both in March, both in India. In Varanasi, a government-licensed shopkeeper ladles bhang thandai outside his stall. Crowds move through the ghats. Nobody is arrested....
LiveLaw
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 315 - 2026 LiveLaw (Raj) 319 Nominal Index
LiveLaw
The Madras High Court has held that the reservation for persons with benchmark disabilities in Government establishment under Section 34 Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act does not extend to
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere with the restrictions imposed by the Calcutta High Court in operating the bank accounts of the All India Trinamool Congress party, which are frozen...
LiveLaw
The Orissa High Court has recently denied anticipatory bail to the editor of a digital media platform for his alleged defamatory remarks against the State Education Minister Nityananda Gond over
LiveLaw
The Allahabad High Court has held that an LPG distributor has no legitimate expectation to retain customers on its rolls, as those customers are enrolled on behalf of the Oil Marketing Companies and
LiveLaw
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Gurugram, comprising President Shri Sanjeev Jindal and Members Smt. Jyoti Siwach and Smt. Khushwinder Kaur, held Red Tape Limited liable for...
LiveLaw
The Kerala High Court recently observed that the mother of a minor cannot settle or compromise th
LiveLaw
The High Court yesterday took cognizance of the serious structural defects in its Principal Seat building at Jodhpur.
LiveLaw
Order 41 Rule 27 CPC | Supreme Court Explains Parameters To Decide Application For Additional Evidence ...
LiveLaw
While reiterating that an application seeking the production of additional evidence at an appellate stage needs to be decided on its own merit before delivering a judgment, the Supreme Court has...
LiveLaw
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday questioned the contention that Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee continues to have influence to interfere with police...
LiveLaw
The Patna High Court has held that once the Food Corporation of India (FCI) relies on an enquiry report to terminate a contract and impose civil consequences, it must first furnish a copy of that...
LiveLaw
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (11 August) urged the Centre and State Government to consider cr
LiveLaw
The Allahabad High Court has clarified that a bank can recover loan dues from a guarantor after the principal borrower defaults without first exhausting its remedies against the principal...
LiveLaw
The Karnataka High Court has recently quashed an FIR registered against Suvarna News anchor Ajit Hanumakkanavar for allegedly making disrespectful remarks about Prophet Mohammad during a
LiveLaw
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (August 11) stayed an order of the State Information Commission,
LiveLaw
Free speech isn
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court today (August 11) dismissed activist Ravi Nair
LiveLaw
The Gujarat High Court granted bail to a woman booked for threatening and extorting money and imm
LiveLaw
Principles Of Judicial Review In Exam Evaluation Disputes : Supreme Court Explains ...
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court has reiterated that a power of judicial review cannot be exercised to interfere with the decision of experts in an academic field. A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice...
LiveLaw
Global takedown issue is pending before division bench, Google said.
LiveLaw
Allahabad High Court observes that hydroponic weed is cannabis/ganja and its cultivation method does not change its legal status; the Court grants bail after noting that the 2.3 kg recovery was below...
LiveLaw
The Madras High Court has on Monday (August 10), reservedverdict on a plea filed by former Minis
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court today issued notice on a plea filed by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
LiveLaw
"How can you shut down all fanclubs? Who is immune from all this today?" the Court asked.
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice on a petition seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation into fake advocates and fraudulent law degrees, claiming that the issues...
LiveLaw
BCI had earlier proposed an interim arrangement involving unelected persons, which was challenged.
LiveLaw
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday directed the Union Government
LiveLaw
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Kangra at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, comprising President Hemanshu Mishra and Members Arti Sood and Narayan Thakur, has held Amazon Seller...
LiveLaw
The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a plea filed by Trinamool Congress General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee seeking quashing of FIRs registered against him.During the hearing,...
LiveLaw
The Orissa High Court has recently held that notice for convening a meeting of Grama Panchayat for taking up
LiveLaw
The Allahabad High Court has summoned the District Magistrate, Hardoi, Anunaya Jha, to explain why an inquiry committee was constituted by him to conduct proceedings for the removal of a Gram...
LiveLaw
The Supreme Court on Tuesday orally commented that it cannot fix any timeline for the decisions by the Appellate Tribunals hearing appeals arising from the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of...
LiveLaw
The Patna High Court has held that WhatsApp messages relied upon as electronic evidence cannot be read in evidence without the mandatory certificate under Section 65B(4) of the Indian Evidence Act....
LiveLaw
The Allahabad High Court has held that where the State gets its special appeal against a judgment dismissed as not pressed, it accepts the findings of that judgment and is barred from urging the same
LiveLaw
Rajasthan High Court granted bail to a 60 year woman, accused in an NDPS Case solely based on the confessional statements of the co-accused, who was her son-in-law as well as their call details
LiveLaw
The Karnataka High Court has on August 10 [Monday] quashed the multiple notices under Section 94 and Section 179 of BNSS issued by the police to Cloud Nine Hospital and its staff-including its
LiveLaw
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail to a man accused of supplying a countrymade pi
LiveLaw
The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram on Monday (August 10) granted regula
How this page is builtA story is placed in Asia-Pacific by the jurisdiction its publisher covers, recorded when the source was admitted — not by reading the article. Extracts are capped at 320 characters and the full article stays with the publisher who wrote it.