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,...

Chhattisgarh High Court Virtually Inaugurates Court At Kharsiya; Foundation Stones Laid For Judicial Infrastructure Projects

The High Court of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday (April 1, 2026) virtually inaugurated the Court of District & Additional Sessions Court at Kharsiya and laid the foundation stones for judicial infrastructure projects at Kharsiya and Sarangarh in Civil District–Raigarh. The event was presided over by Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha, who virtually inaugurated the Court at Kharsiya and laid...

Adv. Sreehari M.B. And Adv. Devinath A. Of Nedumangad Bar Emerge Winners In All-Kerala Law Quiz Competition

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice Cyriac Joseph stated that the public perception that sycophancy (servitude) is necessary to become a judge is incorrect; instead, hard work and excellence as a lawyer are what truly matter. He pointed to the judicial career of Justice Siri Jagan as a prime example of this. Describing Justice Siri Jagan as a noble model of justice, impartiality, and...

'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...