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3rd National Lok Adalat 2026 Settles Over 2.10 Crore Cases, ₹13,589 Crore Disputes Resolved: NALSA
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) on Saturday organised the 3rd National Lok Adalat of 2026 across the country, facilitating the settlement of more than 2.10 crore cases through consensual dispute resolution mechanisms. According to tentative figures available till 7:00 PM on September 12, 2026, a total of 2,10,39,112 cases were settled, involving a cumulative settlement value...
'What Protection Exists For A Person Whose Likeness Is Misused But Whose Name Has No Market Value?': Justice V. Mohana
Supreme Court judge Justice V. Mohana has highlighted a crucial question that has arisen with the rampant and rapid advance of technology – What is the protection available to a common man whose name has no market value when his likeness is misused?The food for thought came up when the judge on Saturday (September 12) delivered the keynote address at the inaugural ceremony of the Seminar...
AP Liquor Scam: Supreme Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Former APSBCL Managing Director & Ex-IT Advisor To YSRCP Govt
The Supreme Court has denied anticipatory bail to former IT Advisor to the previous YSRCP government, Kessireddy Rajasekhar Reddy alias Raj Kesireddy, in connection with the alleged manipulation of the liquor transportation tender process of the Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Limited (APSBCL). The Court has also denied anticipatory bail to former APSBCL Managing Director...
Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Unveils Portrait Of Late AK Sen At High Court Bar Library Club
Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court Ravindra V Ghuge, on Friday, unveiled the portrait of former Union Law Minister and Senior Advocate Ashoke Kumar Sen at the Calcutta High Court Bar Library Club. Late Ashoke Kumar Sen served as the longest-serving Law Minister of the country, holding the post between the terms of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, and also...
Supreme Court Stays Gujarat HC Proceedings In Plea To Regulate Deepfake, AI Content, As Centre Seeks Transfer Of Case To SC
The Supreme Court has stayed proceedings before the Gujarat High Court in a PIL raising concerns about the rise in deepfake and AI-generated content circulating on digital and social media platforms.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana passed the order, while issuing notice on the Union's plea for transfer of the case to the Supreme Court. Advocate Zoheb...
Suit Not Maintainable To Recover Money Paid For Illegal Purpose, Must Be Rejected Under O VII R 11 CPC : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has recently held that where a plaint itself discloses that the money sought to be recovered was paid for an illegal and fraudulent purpose, the suit is barred by the of in pari delicto and the plaint is liable to be rejected under Order VII Rule 11(d) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC).A bench of Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Justice Manmohan ruled so while...
Corporal Punishment Not Offence Under POCSO Act: Supreme Court Quashes Case Against Teacher
The Court however criticised the teacher's conduct, terming it inappropriate and insensitive towards girl students.
Why Ultra-Processed Foods Grouped With Other Packaged Foods Under Warning Label Regime? Supreme Court Asks FSSAI
The Court posed 13 specific queries to the FSSAI seeking clarity on its FOPL system.
Supreme Court To Examine If Closing Metro Services During Protests Is Proportionate
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union on a writ petition challenging the closure of 17 Delhi Metro stations during the July student protests as an illegal and disproportionate measure. The petitioner contended that there is no legal provision enabling the shutting down of a public utility to curb protests.The bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya...
Whether Writ Petitions Should Be Classified As 'Civil' & 'Criminal'? : Discussion In Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Thursday witnessed a discussion on whether writ petitions before constitutional courts ought to be categorised as "civil" and "criminal", with Justice Dipankar Datta observing that, ideally, all such matters should simply be classified as writ petitions, while acknowledging that the nature of the subject matter may have consequences for the maintainability of an...
Supreme Court Seeks Responses Of Centre & States On Plea Seeking Social Security Measures For Private School Teachers
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice on a public interest litigation seeking a comprehensive national policy and statutory framework for the welfare, social security and post-retirement protection of private school teachers across India.A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Union Government, States, Union Territories and other authorities,...
