Colloquium On Crimes Against Women Held At Ranchi Judicial Academy, Focus On Witch Hunting And Victim-Centric Justice

A colloquium on “Crime Against Women”, with a special focus on witch hunting in Jharkhand and the role of legal services institutions in providing relief and rehabilitation, was held on April 25, 2026 at the Judicial Academy, Ranchi.The event was organised by the Jharkhand State Legal Services Authority (JHALSA) in collaboration with the Department of Women, Child Development &...

Nyaya Shastra Hosts 2nd Virtual Moot Court Competition 2026; JGU Team Wins

Nyaya Shastra, a full-service law firm, successfully organised its 3-Day 2nd Nyaya Shastra Virtual Moot Court Competition, 2026 from April 10 to April 12, 2026, with Live Law as the Exclusive Media Partner and Legal Eagle as the Finance Partner.The competition witnessed participation from 44 teams representing 30 law institutions across the country. The event focused on a contemporary criminal law proposition, requiring participants to demonstrate analytical precision, structured reasoning, and...

Madhya Pradesh SLSA Holds Special Jail Lok Adalat Across State; Long-Pending Cases Resolved, Inmates Released

The Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (MPSLSA), under the leadership of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Chief Justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh and Patron-in-Chief, and Justice Vivek Rusia, Executive Chairman, initiated a Special Jail Lok Adalat across the State on April 26, 2026, from Central Jail, Gwalior.The programme was inaugurated by Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva in...

Interim Reliefs: The Key To Faster Settlements

The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act, 2015 empowered arbitral tribunals to grant interim reliefs with the same enforceability as court decrees. From asset preservation and account freezing to repossession, mandatory financial disclosures, and emergency reliefs—Section 17 offers a wide range of tools.Yet, across India's banking and NBFC ecosystem, institutional adoption of...

Sikkim High Court To Organise National Conclave On Technology And Judicial Education At Gangtok

The High Court of Sikkim is organising a two-day “National Conclave on Technology and Judicial Education” at Gangtok on May 1 and 2, 2026. The conclave will include the following conferences:National Technology Conference for Transformation of the Indian Judiciary; andConference of Commonwealth Judicial Educators in the Digital Age, organised by the Sikkim Judicial Academy under the aegis...

SCL India To Host 3rd International Conference On Construction Law & Arbitration In Mumbai On April 25

The 3rd SCL India and its Mumbai Chapter's One-Day International Conference on Construction Law & Arbitration, titled “Construction Law 3.0: From Concrete to Code,” is scheduled to be held on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at Hotel Trident BKC, Mumbai.The Society of Construction Law–India (SCL-India) has a strong track record of hosting some of India's leading international...

5th Soli Sorabjee Memorial Lecture To Be Held At India International Centre Today

The Commonwealth Lawyers Association in collaboration with NIVAARAN will host the 5th Soli Sorabjee Memorial Lecture on April 14, 2026, at the India International Centre, New Delhi.The lecture will be delivered by Justice P. S. Narasimha, Judge of the Supreme Court of India, on the theme “Human Rights in the Empire of Artificial Intelligence.”The memorial lecture commemorates the legacy...

NALSA Concludes North Zone Regional Conference On 'Enhancing Access To Justice' In Dehradun; Key Deliberations On Inclusive Justice Delivery

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), in collaboration with the Uttarakhand State Legal Services Authority (UKSLSA), concluded the two-day North Zone Regional Conference on “Enhancing Access to Justice” at Taj Mussoorie Foothills, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The second day witnessed focused deliberations on inclusive and human-centric justice delivery.The Conference saw participation...

NALSA Holds North Zone Regional Conference On “Enhancing Access to Justice” In Dehradun; Justice J.K. Maheshwari Emphasises People-Centric Justice System

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), in collaboration with the Uttarakhand State Legal Services Authority (UKSLSA), convened the North Zone Regional Conference on “Enhancing Access to Justice” on April 11, 2026, at Taj Mussoorie Foothills, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The theme of the conference was “Justice Beyond Barriers: Rights, Rehabilitation and Reform for the...

4th Ashok Desai Memorial Lecture: CJI Justice Surya Kant To Speak On "Reimagining Justice: The Indian Judiciary 50 Years Hence" [13th April, 6 PM]

The 4th Ashok Desai Memorial Lecture brings together reflections on the Indian judiciary and the making of modern India through the voices of those shaping and studying it.Justice Suryakant, Chief Justice of India, will speak on “Reimagining Justice: The Indian Judiciary 50 Years Hence”. Author and historian Manu S. Pillai will be speaking on “Resisting Injustice: The Raj, the Law, and...

Orissa High Court Organises Awareness Programme On Prevention Of Sexual Harassment At Workplaces

An awareness programme on the provisions and implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (the 'POSH Act') and the Rules framed thereunder was conducted on Tuesday (April 07) in the Convention Hall for the employees of the Orissa High Court. The programme was organized by the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)...

Annual Conference Of District Judiciary Judges To Be Held At Gujarat High Court on April 4–5

The High Court of Gujarat, in collaboration with the Gujarat State Judicial Academy (GSJA), is set to organize a two-day Annual Conference of Judges of the District Judiciary on the theme “Re-shaping Dispensation of Justice – Transcending the Narratives” on April 4 and 5, 2026, at the Gujarat High Court Auditorium, Ahmedabad.The inaugural session will be graced by Justice Vikram Nath,...