Attorney General For India Calls For New Framework For Plea Bargaining At Seminar On Delivering Justice In Time

The Attorney General for India, R. Venkataramani, called for a new framework for plea bargaining based on social, cultural, and economic theories and practices during the inaugural session of the seminar titled “Delivering Justice in Time: Global Practices and Indian Experiences.” The seminar was jointly organised by O.P. Jindal Global University and National Law University Delhi.Speaking at the inaugural session, Venkataramani observed that plea bargaining is becoming universal and...

Ramaiah College Of Law To Host Ramaiah International Moot & ADR Conference (RIMAC 2026) On March 22

Ramaiah College of Law, Bengaluru will host the Ramaiah International Moot & ADR Conference (RIMAC 2026) on 22 March 2026 at Hilton Bengaluru, Embassy Manyata Business Park. The conference forms part of the inaugural edition of RIMAC and is organised around the theme “ADR for All: Strengthening Arbitration and Mediation Across India's Justice...

KeLSA Invites Applications From Law Students For Internship Programme "Nyaya Praveshika" [Apply By April 15]

The Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA) is inviting applications from law students for its internship programme – Nyaya Praveshika, to be conducted in two batches for the periods from May 4 to May 29, 2026 and June 1 to June 24, 2026.About the programmeThe 21-day internship programme would include institutional visits, court attachments,...

Jindal Global Law School Finishes Runners-Up At 2nd DSNLU Vis Pre-Moot 2026

Jindal Global Law School delivered an impressive performance at the 2nd DSNLU Vis Pre-Moot 2026, hosted by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, from 20 to 22 February 2026. Competing against 20 teams, the JGLS team was adjudged the Best Team in the General Rounds and ultimately finished as the Runners-Up of the moot court competition. ...

Call For Papers: International Labour Law Conference On New Labour Codes In India By MNLU Mumbai [April 6; Hybrid Mode]

Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai is organising the First Edition of the International Labour Law Conference on 6 April 2026 in hybrid mode (offline at the MNLU Mumbai campus and online) on the theme: “New Labour Codes in India: Contemporary Issues, Implementation Challenges and Global Perspectives.”About the Conference:The Indian labour...

Ramaiah College of Law To Host Ramaiah International Moot & ADR Conference (RIMAC 2026) On March 22

Ramaiah College of Law, Bengaluru will host the Ramaiah International Moot & ADR Conference (RIMAC 2026) on 22 March 2026 at Hilton Bengaluru, Embassy Manyata Business Park.Conceived as a flagship initiative of the ADR Cell and Moot Court Society of Ramaiah College of Law, the conference aims to bring together leading voices from the judiciary,...

MNLU Nagpur To Host Two-Day National Conference On Four Decades of NDPS Act (April 10–11, 2026)

Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur (MNLU Nagpur) is organising a Two-Day National Conference titled “Four Decades of the NDPS Act, 1985: Jurisprudential Evolution, Contemporary Challenges, and India's Visionary Roadmap Towards a Drug-Free India by 2047”, scheduled to be held on 10–11 April 2026.The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic...

Res Gestae Under Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023: Re-Examining Hearsay Exception In Digital Age

Res Gestae is a Latin phrase meaning “things done” or “things transacted”. It refers to the facts, statements, or acts so closely connected with the main event that they form part of the same transaction.The doctrine of Res Gestae provides one of the most important exceptions to the hearsay rule by allowing courts to use spontaneous or...

NLU Odisha Wins 2nd RGNUL National IP Law Moot Court Competition 2026

The 2nd RGNUL National Intellectual Property Law Moot Court Competition, 2026 was successfully organised by the Centre for Innovation and Intellectual Property Rights (CIIPR) and IKS at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Patiala, in collaboration with S.S. Rana & Co., from 9th to 10th March 2026. The competition provided law...

Migration And Asylum Project & NALSAR University Of Law To Host 'Nyaay Sabha 2026' On Access To Justice

The Migration and Asylum Project (MAP), in collaboration with NALSAR University of Law, will host a two-day national dialogue on access to justice at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. The conference, Nyaay Sabha 2026, will bring together members of the judiciary and legal fraternity, academic institutions, civil society organisations,...

Beyond Policy Matters: How Jaya Thakur Verdict Redefines Menstrual Autonomy

In India, the topic of menstrual justice has been increasingly discussed in constitutional conversations over the past few years. It has emerged from the fringes of social activism. The Supreme Court's recent landmark ruling in Dr Jaya Thakur v. the Government of India recognised menstrual hygiene infrastructure as a fundamental right under Article...

Rape On The Pretext Of Marriage - Section 69 Of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 : A Provision Built To Be Abused

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Act which replaced the Indian Penal Code, 1860, introduced a new offence which had not been codified in any previous statute—namely, sexual intercourse by “deceitful” means. Prior to the enactment of the BNS, this offence was not codified and did not form part of the IPC. This is not to say that the idea did...