#TheLawChallenge : A Weekly Quiz For The Legally Curious By LiveLaw & QShala, Attractive Prizes For Winners

Welcome to the LiveLaw and QShala Law Trivia Quiz! We are excited to bring you this collaborative initiative — a law trivia-based quiz that will be held every Saturday. The quiz is entirely online, and you can participate by answering questions through the Google Form linked on this page.Ready for the Law Challenge is India's first comprehensive law quiz book for curious minds, published by Juggernaut. Built around over 300 questions across 20 chapters, it explores the Indian Constitution,...

2023 Parliament Security Breach: Delhi Court Denies Bail To Accused, Says Accusations Prima Facie True

A Delhi court has dismissed the second regular bail pleas filed by Manoranjan D and Sagar Sharma, accused of jumping into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors' gallery and releasing coloured smoke canisters during the Parliament security breach incident on December 13, 2023.The Special NIA Judge Kiran Bansal held that there were reasonable grounds to believe that the accusations against the two accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) were prima facie true.The court...

LiveLaw Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) And Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Monthly Digest: October 2026

SUPREME COURT Delhi Protest | Supreme Court Refuses To Examine Challenge To Section 163 BNSS, Issues Notice On Plea Challenging S. 172 BNSS Case Title: Samriddhi Das v. Union of India and Ors. In the pleas arising from the recent Delhi protests, the Supreme Court on Thursday (October 15) said that it will not examine constitutional validity of Section 163 of BNSS, 2023...

Former Madras High Court Judge Justice CS Karnan Passes Away

Former judge of the Madras High Court and Calcutta High Court, Justice CS Karnan, has passed away in Chennai on Friday. His funeral will be conducted on Saturday (November 14). He was 71 years old and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Chennai.Justice Karnan, born as Karunanithi, was appointed as a judge of the Madras High Court in 2009. In 2016, he was transferred to the Calcutta High Court. It may be noted that Justice (Retd) Karnan was the first serving judge to be jailed....

Legal Scholar Gautam Bhatia Awarded Infosys Prize 2026 In Humanities And Social Sciences

The Infosys Prize jury described Bhatia as an “outstanding young legal scholar”.

Fake Allahabad High Court Order Cited In Centre's Takedown Directive For 95 Websites; UP Police Register FIR

The Uttar Pradesh Police last week registered an FIR against unknown persons after the Allahabad High Court administration found that a fake HC order had been relied upon by the Centre [Department of Telecommunications (DoT)] to direct the blocking of 95 websites, news agency Reuters reported.The FIR has been lodged under Sections 318(2), 336(2), 336(3), 337, 338 and 340(2) of the Bharatiya...

Right To Protest Cannot Be Abolished For Students; Peaceful Dharna Is Not Grammar Of Anarchy: Ex-HC Judge K Babu

“Expulsion should never be the price of a peaceful protest,” he said.

Prohibitory Orders Near SC Premises Not Lifted; Display Board Can Be Kept : Supreme Court Clarifies

The Supreme Court has clarified that its direction, passed in October in matters relating to anti-CEC protests in Delhi, to remove a notice board announcing the imposition of prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in and around its premises did not amount to lifting or suspending the prohibitory orders.The Court clarified that the...

Rahul Gandhi Defamation Case: Kerala Court Issues Summons To Ex-DGP Sreelekha

A Kerala Court on Tuesday (November 10) issued summons to former Director General of Police and present Thiruvananthapuram Councillor R. Sreelekha IPS in a criminal defamation case for allegedly making defamatory remarks about Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.The case has been initiated at the instance of K.P. Sreekumar, the General Secretary of the Kerala Pradesh...

Chennai Court Denies Bail To Former Minister Anbil Mahesh In Corruption Case, Says Materials Prima Facie Show His Involvement

The Special Court for trial in cases under the Prevention of Corruption Act in Chennai has denied bail to former Tamil Nadu Minister Anbil Mahesh in a 100-crore corruption case regarding the granting of recognition to private schools. Following the denial of bail by the Special Court, Senior Advocate P Wilson, on Wednesday (November 11), made a mention before Justice V Lakshminarayanan...

Perception That One High Court Is Better For A Particular Dispute Is Misguided : Supreme Court Transfers IP Suit From Delhi To Madras

"The mere existence of territorial jurisdiction in various courts cannot on its own become justification for forum shopping and cannot result in the perpetuation of notions of a hierarchy among the High Courts of this country."

Balance Sheet Entries Can Count As Acknowledgment Of Debt Under S.18 Of Limitation Act: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court held that entries in a balance sheet could amount to an acknowledgment of liability under Section 18 of the Limitation Act, 1963, giving rise to a fresh period of limitation.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath, Justice Augustine George Masih, and Justice Sandeep Mehta held so while setting aside a Delhi High Court order that had rejected a plaint as barred by limitation under...