"Law Is Not Something To Be Practised, But To Be Shared": Justice Vikram Nath Launches 'IBC Mantra'

Speaking at the launch of IBC Mantra: The Law and Practice of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, Supreme Court Judge Justice Vikram Nath remarked that courtroom observations today often reach social media before judges even return home. Stressing that "law is not something to be practised, but to be shared," he said legal knowledge must be made accessible to all. The free online commentary on...

Parents, 80-Yr-Old Grandmother To Serve Life Sentence For Honour Killing Of Teen Daughter

A Sessions Court in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra has convicted three members of a family including an octogenarian woman and sentenced them to life imprisonment in a case of 'honour killing' wherein the trio killed a minor girl (17 years) after she expressed her desire to marry a man of her choice.Sessions Judge Shivaji Kachare noted that the girl's parents - Sainath and Chhaya Garad and grandmother...

Police Registers Case After Another Incident Of Verbal Abuse Against Kerala High Court Judge

A crime has been registered by the Aluva Police on August 2 (Sunday) against two scooter passengers, who allegedly hurled verbal abuse at Kerala High Court judge Justice P.M. Manoj.According to the FIR, the incident happened on August 2 around between 7:50. p.m. to 8:05 p.m. while the judge was travelling in his official vehicle along with his family.It is stated that the official car...

Savarkar Objected To Cow Worship, Treated It Only As A Useful Animal : Grandnephew Tells Pune Court

Regarding the cow as a deity is an insult to both humanity and divinity, Savarkar's book stated, as per his grandnephew.

LADC Contracts Won't Be Renewed After Existing Term : NALSA Says After Punjab Haryana Lawyers Strike

District Judges are to assign legal aid matters to members of the Bar, preferably young lawyers, in place of the LADCs, NALSA said.

Jaipur Declaration Adopted At Commonwealth Peace Mediation Conference; Rajasthan HC Launches 'Nyayayan' Digital Judicial Initiative

The Jaipur Declaration on Peace Mediation 2026, reaffirming mediation as a cornerstone of peace, justice and the rule of law across Commonwealth jurisdictions, was adopted at the conclusion of the Three-Day Commonwealth Peace Mediation Conference 2026 held in Jaipur from July 31 to August 2. The conference also witnessed the launch of "Nyayayan – The Digital Way of Justice," a...

33 Years On, Lucknow NIA Court Acquits 78 Y/O Man In Sedition Case Arising From Babri Masjid Demolition Fallout

33 years after a sedition case was registered in the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition, a Special NIA Court at Lucknow last week acquitted a 78-year-old man (Mohammed Naeem), who was accused of displaying black flags and raising anti-national slogans, including "Pakistan Zindabad" and "Ganatantra Diwas Murdabad".The Special Court found that the prosecution failed to prove the...

Human Trafficking Has Assumed A New Avatar In The Modern Era: Justice N. Kotiswar Singh

Supreme Court Judge Justice N. Kotiswar Singh observed that human trafficking has assumed a "new avatar" in the modern era and now operates like a highly organised and sophisticated criminal network, requiring stronger institutional coordination, patient investigation, and effective victim rehabilitation to combat the evolving menace.Justice Kotiswar Singh made the remarks while inaugurating a One-Day State-Level Anti-Human Trafficking Conference organised by Prajwala in collaboration with the...

MSHRC Takes Suo Motu Notice Of Pune Police Tying Accused To Vehicle Bonnet, Parading Them; Issues Notices To Top Officials

Observing that the Pune Police's style of working was like a 'Jungle Raj', the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission (MSHRC) on Monday (August 3) initiated suo motu proceedings against the Police for allegedly tying three young boys on the bonnet of their vehicle, parading them on the streets of the city and further allowing private individuals to assault the boys with fists, batons etc....

Provisionally Enrolled Advocates Can Practice Freely For 2 Years Pending AIBE, But Can't Vote In Bar Elections: BCI

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has issued a detailed clarification confirming that provisionally enrolled advocates are fully entitled to practice law immediately upon enrolment, without having cleared the All-India Bar Examination (AIBE), during the prescribed two-year period.The BCI clarified that advocates enrolled by State Bar Councils are entitled to practice law in its entirety during...

CJI Surya Kant Inaugurates Special Courts For UAPA, NDPS Cases And Fast-Track Court For NEET Paper Leak Cases In Delhi

Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, on Monday inaugurated Special Courts established at Delhi's Rouse Avenue Courts to try cases registered under UAPA, MCOCA, NDPS Act as well as a fast track court for cases concerning NEET-UG paper leak. The Special Courts have been set up by the Delhi High Court at Rouse Avenue Court Complex pursuant to the directions of the Supreme Court in “In...

Courts Must Quash Criminal Cases Meant To Silence Dissent, Not Tell Citizens What They Should Say: Justice Abhay Oka

If we do not allow people to express displeasure by making peaceful protest, there won't be democracy, he said.