Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) And International Arbitration And Mediation Centre (IAMC) Sign MoU To Promote Regional ADR Cooperation

During Singapore Convention Week 2026, the Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC) and the International Arbitration and Mediation Centre (IAMC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a framework for cooperation in the field of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).The MoU brings together two non-profit dispute resolution institutions and provides for collaboration in...

Supreme Court Dismisses Gangster Abu Salem's Plea For Premature Release In 1993 Bombay Blasts Case

The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea filed by gangster Abu Salem, sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, seeking premature releaseSalem approached the court contending that his earned prison remission and undertrial custody should be counted towards the 25-year imprisonment cap flowing from India's extradition assurances to Portugal.A bench of Justice Vikram...

LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 10 September 2026

LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : September 9, 2026

Links to the reports of September 9 :'How Dare Magistrate Issue Notice To Student Despite Our Order?' : Supreme Court Slams Greater Noida Officer's Action Over CJP ProtestJournalist Ravi Nair Withdraws Plea In Supreme Court Challenging Gujarat FIR Over Article On Adani-LIC Investments'Touch Your Mother's Feet & Apologise For Your Sins' : Justice SC Sharma To Son In Property...

'Decision Against Majority' : Bar Council Member Writes To Kerala HC CJ Objecting To Co-Option Of Woman BCK Member

An elected member of the 13th Bar Council of Kerala, as well as the Bar Council of India, Advocate N. Manoj Kumar, has written to the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, Justice Soumen Sen, objecting to the co-option of Advocate Girija Gopal as a woman member of the Kerala Bar Council.The Chief Justice, pursuant to the directions of the Supreme Court, had nominated two names to be...

Supreme Court Asks Sikkim District Judge To Approach High Court Against HC's Show-Cause Notice

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain the plea filed by a sitting district judge at Sikkim challenging a show-cause notice issued to him purportedly after his complaint against a judge of the High Court (since retired). A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana however gave the petitioner-judge, Prajwal Khatiwada, liberty to approach the Sikkim High...

Constructive Criticism Of Judiciary Necessary Feature Of Vibrant Democracy, But It Must Be Voiced In Appropriate Forum : Supreme Court

The critique of judicial functioning must be exercised in a fair and rational manner, the Court said.

Supreme Court Grants 10-Day Interim Bail To Man Accused In Syria War Conspiracy Case After Nearly 6 Years In Custody

The Supreme Court today granted 10 days' interim bail to a man accused of being part of a criminal conspiracy to wage war against the Government of Syria, taking note of the fact that he has been incarcerated for 5 years and 11 months and that his brother has to undergo surgery.A bench of Justice MM Sundresh and Justice Augustine George Masih granted him interim relief on the ground that...

Release Of Escrow Under SEBI Buyback Regulations Does Not Bar Separate Fraud Inquiry : Supreme Court In Vedanta Case

The Supreme Court on Wednesday (09.09.2026) has held that release of the cash escrow deposited by a company under Regulation 15B(8) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buyback of Securities) Regulations, 1998 (Buyback Regulations), does not operate as a bar to a separate and independent inquiry into fraud under the SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices relating...

FSSAI's 'Two-or-More' Nutrient Trigger For Food Package Warning Label Unscientific : Petitioner Tells Supreme Court

The petitioner proposed that the Front of Package Labels must be mandated if the packaged food is high in any one of the nutrients (fat, sugar or salt).

How Can Husband Be Prosecuted For Rape Of Wife When Marital Rape Exception Exists In Law? Supreme Court Asks

In the pleas challenging the marital rape exception under IPC/BNS, the Supreme Court today questioned whether the Courts can prosecute a husband for 'rape' of his wife pending a verdict on the constitutional validity of the exception. The Court raised this query in reference to a Karnataka High Court Judgment which held that the exception is not absolute, and a husband, who forces...

Delhi PG Collapse: Court Remands Building Owner's Son, Others To Two Days Police Custody

In relation to the Satya Niketan PG collapse case, a Delhi Court on Wednesday remanded building owner's son Mahesh Gupta and two others to two days of police custody.The order has been passed by Judicial Magistrate First Class Kautuk Bhardwaj of Patiala House Courts.The other two men remanded to police custody are PG operator Sudhanshu and building contractor Sanoj.The Delhi Police had...