BREAKING| Supreme Court Discards Point-Based Assessment For Senior Designations, Asks HCs To Amend Rules

The Court also held that an individual judge cannot recommend a candidate for senior designation.

'Public Trust In Judiciary Can't Be Commanded, Must Be Earned' : CJI Sanjiv Khanna In Farewell Address

Plea In Supreme Court Alleges Demolition Of Registered Waqf Violating Union's Undertaking In Waqf Amendment Act Challenge

Premature To Link 2,988 kg Heroin Seizure At Mundra Port To LeT Terror-Financing: Supreme Court On NIA Allegation

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity Of S.5A, Kerala General Sales Tax Act and S.7A, Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act

The Supreme Court recently upheld the constitutional validity of Section 5A of the Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963 and Section 7A of the Tamil Nadu...

Premature To Link 2,988 kg Heroin Seizure At Mundra Port To LeT Terror-Financing: Supreme Court On NIA Allegation

Even though the Supreme Court refused to grant bail to the accused in the case related to the seizure of a 2,988-kg heroin consignment in Mundra port...

BREAKING| Supreme Court Discards Point-Based Assessment For Senior Designations, Asks HCs To Amend Rules

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To Tackle 7 Lakh Criminal Appeals, Supreme Court Advises HCs : Use AI Tools, Digitise Records, Appoint Case Management Registrars

Supreme Court: S. 50 NDPS Act Applies Only to Personal Searches, Excludes Searches of Carried Bags

NDPS Act | In-Charge SHO Competent To Conduct Search In Absence Of Station House Officer : Supreme Court

Supreme Court Grants S.479 BNSS Benefit to Undertrials In Cases Before July 1, 2024

PMLA Accused Entitled To Hearing Before Cognizance Is Taken Of ED Complaint Filed After BNSS Came Into Effect : Supreme Court

S. 19 PC Act | Sanction Not Vitiated Due To Minor Edits In Draft Sanction Order Without Affecting Substance : Supreme Court

TET Not Mandatory Foe Teachers In Minority Institutions: Madras High Court Reiterates

Private College Teachers Appointed Prior To April 2007 Entitled To Salary Grants: Patna HC Directs State To Complete Exercise In 3 Months

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MP HC Grants Reinstatement With 50% Back Wages, As Termination Violated Section 25(F), Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Gold Smuggling | Karnataka HC Seeks Centre's Stand In Plea To Declare Actress Ranya Rao's Detention Under COFEPOSA As Illegal

'Can't Help If You Don't Challenge Exam Rules': Punjab & Haryana High Court On Plea Against BCI Charging Fees For AIBE

'Wheeling Not An Act Of Bravado': Karnataka High Court Suggests Amending IPC, MV Act To Bring Stringent Provisions Against Bike Stunts

Jharkhand HC Quashes Provisions Of RTE Amendment Rules Levying Inspection Fee, Security Deposit On Private Schools

Allahabad High Court Stays UP Govt's Order Suspending DSP On Allegations Of Having An Extramarital Affair

Gauhati HC Directs Repatriation Of Nigerian Citizen Illegally Detained For 1457 Days Despite Serving His Sentence

Passport Authority Cannot Decide If Accused Has Right To Travel Abroad, Such Power Is Only Vested In Trial Court: Gujarat High Court

Singer Sonu Nigam Moves Karnataka HC To Quash FIR For Allegedly Hurting Sentiments Of Kannadiga Community During Music Concert

S.70 BSA Cannot Dilute Mandatory Provisions For Proving A 'Will' Laid Down U/S 63(c) Indian Succession Act: Kerala High Court

'Preventive Detention Is A Double-Edged Sword': J&K High Court Quashes PSA Detention Against Advocate Muhammad Ashraf Bhat

CIC Appointed Prior To 2019 RTI Amendment Act Entitled To Pensionary Benefits Equivalent To Retired Supreme Court Judge: Kerala High Court

GST | Delhi HC Rebukes Trend Of Persons Who Wrongfully Avail ITC By Invoking Writ Jurisdiction; Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost

Gujarat High Court Permits Termination Of Minor Rape Survivor's 33-Week Pregnancy, Says She Has A Long Life Before Her

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Complaint Filed In UP Court Against Rahul Gandhi For Calling Lord Rama A 'Mythological Figure' During US Visit

A criminal complaint has been filed against Congress Leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, over his alleged remark on Lord Rama, referring to him as a 'mythological' figure during an interactive session in the US last month The complaint has been moved by Advocate Hari...

Ex-Promoter Of Bhushan Power Moves NCLT To Enforce Supreme Court's Liquidation Order

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Delhi Court Defers Pronouncement Of Verdict After Stenographer Left Threatening Suicide

Section 12 JJ Act Overrides Section 37 NDPS Act

All Conviction, Bail-Related Judgments Must Carry Coversheet Informing About Free Legal Aid Facilities: Patna High Court

J&K High Court Issues Safety Directions For Border Courts Amid Cross-Border Shelling, Emphasises On VC Hearings & Securing Important Documents

President, Appoints, Justice Ranjit Vasantrao More, Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT),

“Close Ties With Jamaat-e-Islami & JKLF”, CAT Srinagar Upholds Dismissal Of Kashmir University Professor

India-Pakistan Tensions: NALSA Postpones 2nd National Lok Adalat In Border States/UTs Citing Security Concerns

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Punjab & Haryana HC:No Need for Accused to Sign Bail Bond in Presence of Police or Court

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Why NEET Must Go? Tamil Nadus Case For Educational Justice

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CJI Sanjiv Khannas Legacy: Quietly Defending Constitution Through Trials By Fire

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Balasamy Verdict: A Judicial Verdict Too Far

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Humour And Persons With Disabilities— The Thin Difference Between “Disability Humour” And “Disabling Humour”

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Disservice To The Military Florence Nightingale Undone By The Supreme Court

The Silent Burden Of Paper: A Plea For Technological Equity In Delhis District Courts

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Singhania & Co. Acted As Legal Counsel For Pre-Series A Fund Raise Of Nawgati Tech Private Limited

Singhania & Co. acted as legal counsel for Nawgati Tech Private Limited (“Nawgati”), an Indian startup in relation to the Pre-Series A fund raising round. Nawgati is engaged in the business of providing congestion and compliance management for fuel stations, technology services and products including various web services, internet...

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Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity Of S.5A, Kerala General Sales Tax Act and S.7A, Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act

The Supreme Court recently upheld the constitutional validity of Section 5A of the Kerala General Sales Tax Act, 1963 and Section 7A of the Tamil Nadu General Sales Tax Act, 1959."The challenge to the constitutional validity must be rejected on the basis of the ratio elucidated by this Court in Kandaswami (supra), Hotel Balaji (supra) and Devi Dass...

Jharkhand HC Quashes Provisions Of RTE Amendment Rules Levying Inspection Fee, Security Deposit On Private Schools

GST | Delhi HC Rebukes Trend Of Persons Who Wrongfully Avail ITC By Invoking Writ Jurisdiction; Imposes ₹1 Lakh Cost

When Assessee-Company Can Prove Genuineness Of Transaction, Delhi HC's 'NR Portfolio' Judgment Not Applicable: Calcutta HC

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Consultancy Services Rendered To Foreign University/Foreign Group Entity Are Not “Intermediary Services”; Service Tax Not Leviable: CESTAT

Disputed Amount Paid Under Protest Much After Clearance Of Goods Is Not Covered Under Unjust Enrichment: CESTAT

Patna High Court Upholds ₹25 Lakh Service Tax Demand Against Travel Agency Which Failed To Disclose Transactions & Claimed Records Were Lost In Fire

Dept Cannot Be Blamed If Assessee Is Not Diligent In Checking GST Portal For Show Cause Notice: Delhi High Court

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The Feasibility Of A Police Officer Independently Obtaining The Specimen Signatures And Handwritings Of An Accused Person During The Stage Of Investigation

IBC | Difference Between 'Avoidance Transactions' & 'Fraudulent Or Wrongful Trading' : Supreme Court Explains

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Difference Between FIR Registration Provisions Under S. 154 CrPC & S. 173 BNSS: Supreme Court Explains

Know The Law | Distinction Between Gift/Settlement Deed & Will : Supreme Court Explains

Explained | Can FIR Be Registered Against A Sitting Judge? What Is In-House Enquiry Procedure On Complaint Against Judge?

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Delay In Furnishing Insurance Coverage Documents Without Reasons Is 'Deficiency In Service': NCDRC

The National Commission Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) bench comprising Subhash Chandra, Presiding member and AVM J. Rajendra AVSM, Member has held that delay in providing the complete policy contract details including primary insurance coverage documents without any reasons constitutes 'deficiency in service'. It was held that it...

Inordinate Delay In Delivery Of Flat By Emaar India; NCDRC Enhances Compensation Awarded By State Commission

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Denial Of Insurance Claim Justified In Case Death Occurs Before Commencement Of Risk Cover: NCDRC

Sudden Cancellation Of Flight Without Provision Of Alternative Tickets Is 'Deficiency In Service' : Delhi District Commission Holds TATA SIA Liable

Ahmedabad District Commission Holds Iffco Tokio General Insurance Co. Liable For Wrongful Repudiation Of Valid Claim

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Book Review: The Foresighted Ambedkar Idea That Shaped Indian Constitutional Discourse”, Written By 'Anurag Bhaskar'

When we think of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar as historical personality, it appears as ever evolving like evolution. This book “The Foresighted Ambedkar Idea That Shaped Indian Constitutional Discourse”, written by 'Anurag Bhaskar' is, just an another attempt which furthers the same cause of evolutionary mechanism present in Ambedkar and makes his picture...

Book Review: Unravelling the Kashmir Knot – Past, Present and Future By Dr. Aman Hingorani

Three decades ago, I read Freedom at Midnight by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre. The book's vivid portrayal of partition of the Indian subcontinent and its aftermath left a lasting impression, recounting events like the astrologically influenced timing of independence, the gruesome massacres during the partition, Mahatma Gandhi's...

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“This Century Will Define India's Ascent As A Global Arbitration Leader” Justice Hima Kohli At The India-MENA Arbitration Summit

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Former SC Judge, Justice SK Kaul Advocates For Mediation Over Traditional Legal Process, Recommends Mediation Training for Judges

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Navigating The Legal Landscape Of Access To Justice: Insights From Winter Internship 2023-24 Of Delhi State Legal Services Authority

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Justice D B Chakarvarty Launches 'Curated Successful Mediation Stories' In E-Mediation Writings' January Edition - Volume 19

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रजिस्टर्ड वक्फ को ध्वस्त करना वक्फ संशोधन अधिनियम को चुनौती देने में संघ की वचनबद्धता का उल्लंघन: सुप्रीम कोर्ट में याचिका

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने उत्तराखंड सरकार के अधिकारियों को अवमानना याचिका पर नोटिस जारी किया, जिसमें आरोप लगाया गया कि रजिस्टर्ड वक्फ संपत्ति को ध्वस्त करना संघ द्वारा 17 अप्रैल को दिए गए बयान का उल्लंघन है, जिसमें कहा गया था कि वक्फ संशोधन अधिनियम से संबंधित मामले में अगली सुनवाई तक वक्फ के चरित्र या...

मुंद्रा बंदरगाह पर 2,988 किलोग्राम हेरोइन जब्ती को लश्कर-ए-तैयबा के आतंकवाद-वित्तपोषण से जोड़ना जल्दबाजी होगी: NIA के आरोप पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट

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UPSC Civil Services Exam : सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने दिव्यांग उम्मीदवारों को 18 मई तक स्क्राइब बदलने के लिए आवेदन करने की अनुमति दी

विदाई समारोह में बोले सीजेआई खन्ना, 'न्यायपालिका में जनता का भरोसा हासिल नहीं किया जा सकता, इसे अर्जित किया जाना चाहिए'

BREAKING| सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने सीनियर डेजिग्नेशन के लिए अंक आधारित मूल्यांकन खारिज किया, हाईकोर्ट से नियमों में संशोधन करने को कहा

भारत सरकार के खिलाफ सुप्रीम कोर्ट में याचिका, '43 रोहिंग्याओं को जबरन समुद्र में फेंककर निर्वासित करने' का आरोप

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Librarian & Librarian Cum Research Assistant Vacancy At District Judiciary & Industrial Courts & Labour Courts

Manav Malhotra

The High Court of Gujarat invites online application for the post of Librarian (Group–C) on the establishment of the District Judiciary and Librarian cum Research Assistant (Group–C) on the establishment of Industrial Courts and Labour Courts.Name of the Post: Librarian & Librarian cum Research Assistant (Group-C) No. of Post: Librarian (Group C): 57 (Fifty-Seven) Librarian cum Research...

Judicial Member Vacancy At Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), Mumbai

Manav Malhotra

Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs invites application for the post of Judicial Member in Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), Mumbai.Name of the Post: Judicial Member No. of Post: 01 (One) Essential Qualification and Experience • As pet rule 3 (7) (b) of the Tribunal (Conditions of Service) Rules, 2021, a person shall not he qualified for appointment as Judicial Member of...

Chief Legal Advisor Vacancy At Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited

Manav Malhotra

Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited invites application for the post of Chief Legal Advisor.Name of the Post: Chief Legal Advisor No. of Post: 01 (One) Essential Qualification and Experience • Degree in Law of recognized University with minimum 50% Marks. • Minimum 07 years' experience as an Advocate. Out of total 07 years' experience, minimum 03 years' experience of...

Assistant Professor (Law) Vacancy At Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur

Manav Malhotra

Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur invites application for the post of Assistant Professor (Law) on Contractual/Ad-hoc basis.Name of the Post: Assistant Professor (Law) No. of Post: 08 (Eight) Remuneration: Rs. 65,000/- month Essential Qualification and Experience (A) A Master's degree with 55% marks (or an equivalent grade in a point-scale wherever the grading system is followed) in...

Consultant (Techno-Legal) Vacancy At Digital India Corporation

Manav Malhotra

Digital India Corporation under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India invites online application for the post of Consultant (Techno-Legal).Name of the Post: Consultant (Techno-Legal) No. of Post: 01 (One) Essential Qualification and Experience • Bachelor's degree in law, or a related field. Master's degree in law is preferred. • Advanced degrees or...

Kerala State Higher Judicial Service Examination – 2025

Manav Malhotra

The High Court of Kerala invites online application for the post of District and Sessions Judge in the Kerala State Higher Judicial Service by direct recruitment from the Bar.Name of the Post: District and Sessions Judge No. of Post: 06 (Six)Age Limit: 35-45 YearsEssential Qualification and Experience • Shall be a practising Advocate having a standing of not less than seven years of practice, as...