'Equity Must Guide Environmental Justice': Justice BV Nagarathna Delivers 4th S.B. Sinha Memorial Lecture

Justice B.V. Nagarathna on Saturday emphasised the need to integrate equity and fairness into environmental justice, noting that environmental harms are not evenly distributed and disproportionately impact the poor and marginalised.“Environmental harms are rarely distributed evenly. Instead, they disproportionately affect the poor and marginalised, especially in the State of...

Over 24 Lakh Cases Disposed In 1st National Lok Adalat Of 2026 In Jharkhand

A total of 22,59,352 pre-litigation cases and 1,66,384 pending cases were disposed of during the first National Lok Adalat of 2026 held on March 14 across Jharkhand, with settlements amounting to ₹28,13,96,85,088, according to an official press release. The event was inaugurated virtually by Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad, Judge of the Jharkhand High Court and Executive Chairman of the...

Young Lawyers Set To Battle For Glory At Justice Siri Jagan Memorial Legal Quiz Competition

The Kollam Bar Association, in collaboration with the Panampilly Academy for Continuing Legal Education, is set to host the prestigious Justice Siri Jagan Memorial All Kerala Legal Quiz Competition. Scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the NSS Auditorium, Anandavalleswaram, Kollam, this event serves as a high-stakes academic tribute to the late Justice Siri Jagan.​The competition is designed to sharpen the legal acumen of the next generation of advocates, specifically targeting lawyers...

NALSAR To Host M.K. Nambyar Memorial Lecture Series 2026 Featuring Prof. Dinesha Samararatne

The M.K. Nambyar SAARC Law Centre for Advanced Legal Studies at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, has announced the M.K. Nambyar Memorial Lecture Series 2026, to be delivered by Prof. (Dr.) Dinesha Samararatne, Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.This year's lecture series is titled “Constitutional Governance in South Asia: Perspectives from Sri Lanka”...

Nyaay Kala: Nyaay Sabha 2026

In a unique confluence of art and constitutional law, the 'Nyaay Kala' exhibition, organised as part of the Nyaay Sabha 2026, brought landmark judicial decisions to life through paintings and visual narratives. Hosted at the India Habitat Centre, the exhibition was launched by Senior Advocate and former Solicitor General of India Gopal Subramaniam, and sought to translate complex legal...

NALSA Announces 1st National Lok Adalat Of 2026 To Be Held On March 14

The National Legal Services Authority is organising the 1st National Lok Adalat of 2026 on 14 March 2026, in a significant step towards making justice more accessible and affordable.Driven by the vision of Justice Surya Kant, Chief Justice of India and Patron-in-Chief of NALSA, and Justice Vikram Nath, Judge of the Supreme Court of India and Executive Chairman of NALSA, the National Lok...

Justice Through Art: Nyaay Kala Exhibition To Reimagine Landmark Judgements At Nyaay Sabha 2026

The Migration and Asylum Project (MAP), a civil society organisation dedicated to promoting an inclusive legal landscape, will present Nyaay Kala, a first-of-its-kind art exhibition interpreting India's landmark constitutional and legal decisions, as part of its annual conference Nyaay Sabha 2026. The exhibition will be held at the Convention Centre Foyer, India Habitat Centre, New...

Migration And Asylum Project & NALSAR University Of Law To Host 'Nyaay Sabha 2026' On Access To Justice

The Migration and Asylum Project (MAP), in collaboration with NALSAR University of Law, will host a two-day national dialogue on access to justice at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. The conference, Nyaay Sabha 2026, will bring together members of the judiciary and legal fraternity, academic institutions, civil society organisations, philanthropies, and public institutions to examine how India's legal aid pathways can truly reach those it is intended for. India's legal aid system is among...

India Justice Report To Release Consumer Justice Report Assessing Capacity Of Consumer Commissions On March 18

The India Justice Report (IJR) will release a new study titled “Consumer Justice Report: Assessing Capacity of Redressal Commissions in India” on March 18, 2026, in New Delhi.The report is described as a first-of-its-kind comprehensive examination of the institutional capacity of India's consumer dispute redressal commissions at the state and district levels.The study analyses...

Orissa High Court & State Legal Services Authority Form 'Human Chain' To Observe International Women's Day 2026

The Orissa High Court and Odisha State Legal Services Authority (OSLSA) on 08.03.2026 observed the International Women's Day, 2026 at Bellview Square, Cuttack.A human-chain was formed at Bellview Square, Cuttack by the Judicial Officers of the Registry of High Court, Odisha Judicial Academy, OSLSA, Civil Courts, Cuttack, District Legal Services Authority, Cuttack and Permanent Lok Adalat...

“Justice Should Be Served To The Last Man In Queue”: Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad At 6th State Meet Of Jharkhand DLSAs

On 28 February, 2025, the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority organised its 6th State Level Meet of District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs) at Shaurya Sabhagar, Ranchi, where Justice Sujit Narayan Prasad of the Jharkhand High Court emphasised that justice delivery mechanisms must extend to the most marginalised sections. He observed that “justice should be served to the 'last man...

Institutional Arbitration Can Only Be Strengthened Through Collective Will And Adaptability: Gujarat High Court Conference Highlights

The two-day conference on “Institutional Arbitration at a Crossroads: Challenges and the Way Forward,” organised by the Arbitration Centre (Domestic & International), High Court of Gujarat, in collaboration with the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority, brought together leading judges, senior advocates and arbitration experts to deliberate on the future of institutional arbitration...