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SCAORA Objects To SC Registry Issuing Automated Alerts To Respondents Before Court Issuing Notice
The Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) has written to the Supreme Court Registry raising concerns over the recent practice of sending automated SMS and email alerts to respondents upon the filing of fresh matters. In a letter, SCAORA Hony. Secretary Nikhil Jain has requested the Registry to discontinue the requirement of mandatorily providing the contact details of...
Are You Falling for These Copyright Myths? Join Advocate Rahul Bajaj For A No-Nonsense Webinar!
If you're a content creator, writer, designer, freelancer—or anyone who shares their work online—you've probably asked yourself:Can I use this image if I give credit?Is my content automatically protected?What if someone copies my work?Am I unknowingly violating someone else's rights?You're not alone. Confusion around copyright is more common than you think—and it's time to clear the air.Join us for a power-packed webinar on 16th July 2025 at 7:00 PM, led by Advocate Rahul Bajaj (Rhodes Scholar),...
Cartoonist Booked Over Cartoon On PM & RSS Approaches Supreme Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail
The Supreme Court will hear on Monday, July 14, a special leave petition filed by cartoonist Hemant Malviya against a Madhya Pradesh High Court order denying him anticipatory bail in connection with a cartoon posted on his Facebook page.Senior Advocate Vrinda Grover mentioned the plea to before a bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice Joymalya Bagchi and submitted, “The High Court...
'Promoted Hatred For Muslims, Added Fuel To Tensions': Court Sentences Man To 3 Years In Delhi Riots Case
A Delhi Court has sentenced a man, who was convicted in a case relating to the 2020 North East Delhi riots, to three years in jail, observing that he promoted hatred against the Muslim community and added fuel to the already simmering tensions.Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh of Karkardooma Courts sentenced Lokesh Kumar Solanki, who was convicted in the case on June 05, to three years...
7-Day Course On 5 Key Criminal Minor Laws With Justice K. Abraham Mathew (Retd.) By LiveLaw Academy
In its continued endeavour to bridge the gap between legal education and real-world application, Live Law Academy is proud to announce an intensive 7-day short course on five critical yet often underexplored criminal minor laws. The course will be conducted by Justice K. Abraham Mathew (Retd.), former Judge of the Kerala High Court.Course DetailsDates: 18th July – 25th July, 2025Timings:...
Ex-TN Minister Senthil Balaji Requests Supreme Court To Remove Adverse Observations In Judgment
Ex-Tamil Nadu Minister Senthil Balaji has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking the expunction of certain observations made by the Court in September 2022 in the case P. Dharamaraj v. Shanmugam , which restored the criminal complaints against him over the alleged cash-for-jobs scam.In the said judgment, the Court had set aside the Madras High Court's order which had quashed...
Citizenship Determination Isn't Election Commission's Job; It's Home Ministry's, Says Supreme Court During Bihar SIR Hearing
The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar months before the upcoming Assembly elections.The bench raised concerns about voters being asked to furnish documents at short notice and about the legal authority of the ECI to seek proof of citizenship.A bench of...
'We Said We Aren't Giving Urgent Hearing' : Supreme Court On Plea Against 'Udaipur Files' Movie
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that it did not pass any order in respect of the film "Udaipur Files" and that it only refused urgent listing when the matter was mentioned yesterday.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the Jamiat Ulema I Hind, orally mentioned the matter today at 1 PM before a bench comprising Justice Sudhashu Dhulia and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, saying that because...
Aadhaar Card Not Proof Of Citizenship : Election Commission Tells Supreme Court
Aadhaar card is not a proof of citizenship, the Election Commission of India told the Supreme Court on Thursday (July 10), during the hearing of the petitions challenging the "Special Intensive Revision(SIR)" of Electoral Rolls in Bihar.The petitioners questioned the ECI's exclusion of Aadhaar card and the Voter card from the list of eleven documents specified by the ECI as citizenship...
Karnataka State Legal Services Authority Launches '90-Day Mediation Drive' To Settle Pending Cases In Courts Across State
Karnataka State Legal Services Authority on July 1 launced a special campaign–"Mediation For the Nation"–which is a 90-day intensive drive to settle pending cases in High Court/all District and Taluka Mediation Centres throughout the State through Mediation.As per a press release issued by KSLSA, the campaign is being conducted as per the directions of National Legal Services...