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Haryana State Legal Services Authority Conducts Statewide Special Lok Adalat For Cases Under Negotiable Instruments Act
A Special Lok Adalat for cases under the Negotiable Instruments Act was successfully organized across the State of Haryana on 18th July, 2026 under the leadership of Justice Deepak Sibal, Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court and Executive Chairman, Haryana State Legal Services Authority (HALSA). The Special Lok Adalat was conducted simultaneously in all 22 Districts and 38 Sub-Divisions...
All India Bar Exam-XXI Results To Be Declared Today, 65.92% Candidates Qualify
The results of All India Bar Examination-XXI (AIBE-XXI) will be declared on Saturday (July 18), a press note by the Bar Council of India states wherein 65.92% of the candidates have qualified the bar exam. The press release states:"The Bar Council of India is going to declare the result of AIBE-XXI today. The overall pass percentage of All India Bar Examination-XXI stands at 65.92%,...
Delhi Court Grants Bail To Human Rights Activist Khurram Parvez, Journalist Irfan Mehraj In UAPA Terror Funding Case
A Delhi Court today granted bail to human rights activist Khurram Parvez and Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj in a 2020 UAPA case. Mehraj and Parvez were accused in the alleged NGO Terror funding case registered by NIA in October 2020.Principal and Sessions Judge Pitamber Dutt of Patiala House Court passed the order. A detailed order is awaited.With this bail order, the Court has paved way...
Mumbai Court Restrains Instagram Influencer Ranting Gola From Posting 'Defamatory' Content Against Actor Shilpa Shetty & Raj Kundra
In a relief to Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty and her businessman husband Raj Kundra, a civil court in Mumbai on Friday (July 17) passed an order directing social media influencer Shamita Yadav, who is popularly known as "The Ranting Gola" to remove two alleged defamatory Instagram reels that she has posted against the couple.Shetty alleged that Yadav–who has 1.6 million followers on...
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Delhi High Court Recalls Decision To Work On Saturdays, Will Re-Examine Issue
The Delhi High Court on Friday (July 17) recalled its decision wherein it had declared that first and third Saturdays of every month shall be observed as court sitting days. A notification issued by the court states:"It has been resolved by the Hon'ble Full Court in its meeting held on 09.07.2026 that the earlier decision of the Hon'ble Full Court dated 22.12.2025 issued vide Notification...
Kerala Achieves Outstanding Success In "Mediation For The Nation 2.0" Campaign
The Kerala State Mediation and Conciliation Centre emerged as one of the leading contributors to the nationwide “Mediation for the Nation 2.0” campaign, organised by the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee of the Supreme Court of India from 2 January 2026 to 15 June 2026, by facilitating the settlement of 12,331 cases through mediation. The campaign, conducted under the aegis of...
'Issuing Passport Does Not Give Right To Travel Abroad': Srinagar Court Paves Way For Passport Renewal Of Dr. Farooq Abdullah Accused In JKCA Case
A Srinagar Court has permitted issuance of a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to facilitate renewal of the passport of former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Dr. Farooq Abdullah, who is facing trial in the alleged Jammu & Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) funds misappropriation case investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Holding that renewal of a passport and...
Delhi High Court Bar Association Suspends Strike Call After Talks With Chief Justice, Law Minister
The Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA) on Thursday announced suspension, for now, of its call for abstention from work against the proposed enhancement of the pecuniary jurisdiction of Delhi's District Courts from Rs. 2 crore to Rs. 10 crore.The development comes after a meeting of the lawyers' body took place with the Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and a meeting called by the...
Twisha Sharma Dowry Death Case: MP Court Extends Judicial Custody Of Giribala Singh, Samarth Singh Till July 28
A Bhopal Court, on Wednesday (July 15), extended the judicial custody of retired Judge Giribala Singh and her son Samarth Singh till July 28, who are booked in a case involving dowry harassment and the death of model-actress Twisha Sharma.The Bhopal court had earlier extended the custody till July 14. Twisha, a 33-year-old woman, was found dead at her matrimonial home in Bhopal on May 12. An...
NHRC Directs Probe Into Missing Girls Cases In Andhra Pradesh, Seeks Details Of Police Protocol
The National Human Rights Commission has sought information from the Andhra Pradesh police about the number of children who went missing between 2022-2025, the policies followed to trace them and steps proposed to be taken by the police for tracing girls who have not yet been rescued. The order was passed on a plea by Y Balachander Reddy who had pointed to a news report dated 24.01.2024...