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BCI Members Oppose Manan Kumar Mishra's Proposed Resolution On PEARL-FIRST Trust, Seek Details Of Trust Deed & AIBE Finances
Three BCI members also sought details of the finances of the BCI's legal education centres.
Burden Of Carbon Emissions Unfairly Put On Developing Countries : PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that developing countries are often unfairly held responsible for carbon emissions, despite India's per-capita emissions being less than half the global average and those of developed countries being six times higher.PM Modi was speaking at the inauguration of the inauguration of the International Conference on 'The Future of Environment and Climate Dynamics' in New Delhi. He stated that often the responsibility for carbon emissions is wrongly placed upon...
Conditional Deposit Won't Stop Interest If Award-Holder Can't Freely Withdraw It: Supreme Court
A deposit pending appeal is not synonymous with payment to the award-holder, the Court stated.
Supreme Court Recommends Law To Govern Court Deposits, Urges Law Commission To Examine
The Court flagged the non-uniform procedure followed by various courts and tribunals in handling deposits made before them.
Same-Sex Partners Can't Claim 'Spouse' Tax Benefits Without Marriage Recognition: Centre Tells Karnataka High Court
The Central Government has opposed a plea by a same-sex couple before the Karnataka High Court seeking to avail the Income Tax Act's exemption on gifts received from a 'relative', submitting that the benefit available to a 'spouse' cannot be extended to same-sex partners without recognising their relationship as a legally valid marriage.The petitioners have challenged the constitutional...
Supreme Court Is A Banyan Tree Of Environmental Justice, Roots Deep In Civilisation & Branches Protecting Generations : CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said today that the Supreme Court is like a Banyan tree for environmental justice because its roots are deep in the civilisation's ethos, while its branches shelter the rights of unseen generations, as reflected through the medium of the Indian Constitution.He stated that while India holds eternal reverence for Mother Nature and the Constitution reflects that profound tapestry, the words of the Constitution are merely seeds which need judicial wisdom to...
BCI Must Act Against Lawyers Speaking To Media About Their Own Cases: Justice Abhay Oka
“Is it really correct to address the media on the submissions made in ongoing case?” he asked.
Centre Notifies Appointment Of Judges, Additional Judges At Four High Courts
The Central Government on Saturday (September 19) notified the appointment of 14 judicial officers as judges and additional judges for High Courts at Delhi, J&K and Ladakh, Jharkhand and Karnataka. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X to notify the appointments:"In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, the President is pleased to appoint the following Judicial Officers as Judges/Additional Judges in the...
O 7 Rule 11 CPC | Admissibility Of Document Cannot Be Decided While Considering Rejection Of Plaint : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has recently held that the question of admissibility of a document relied upon by a plaintiff is a matter to be adjudicated at the trial, and cannot be considered while seeking rejection of a plaint under Order VII Rule 11(a) or (d) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC).A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S Chandurkar ruled so while allowing an appeal filed by a group of landowners/lessors, setting aside a Patna High Court order that had remanded their...
LiveLaw Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: August 2026
SUPREME COURT Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Inclusion Of District Police Chief In Kerala Public Prosecutor Appointments Case no. – Special Leave to Appeal (C) No(s). 28482/2026 The Supreme Court on August 19 issued notice on a plea challenging the inclusion of the District Police Chief in the State of Kerala's procedure for appointing Public Prosecutors...
S. 92 CPC | Civil Court Cannot Pass Interim Orders While Leave Application Is Pending Against Public Trust: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (September 18) held that a Civil Court cannot pass protective or preservatory interim orders while an application seeking leave to institute a suit under Section 92 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 is pending. Since, obtaining a prior leave of the court is mandatory to file a representative suit under Section 92 CPC when it is filed by individuals, a bench of Justice Manoj Misra and Justice Manmohan held that grant of leave under Section 92 CPC is a mandatory...
