Telangana State Legal Services Authority Inaugurates Legal Services Clinics For Defence Personnel & Their Families Across 8 Districts

The Telangana State Legal Services Authority (TSLSA) on August 26 virtually inaugurated the Legal Services Clinics in Zila Sainik Boards across the State, while also releasing the Telugu version of the NALSA theme Song "Ek Muthi Aasman". This initiative aims to provide free and competent legal services to Defence Personnel, Ex-servicemen, and their families across the country in all the...

NALSA Launches Landmark Schemes On Human–wildlife Conflict And Support For Dependents Of Prisoners & Victims Of Crime At Southern Regional Conference In Kerala

The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), in collaboration with the Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA), today inaugurated the Southern Regional Conference on “Human–Wildlife Conflict & Co-existence: Legal and Policy Perspectives” at the Kerala Legislative Assembly Hall, Thiruvananthapuram. The two-day conference has brought together Judges of the Supreme Court and High...

Supreme Court Judges Launch NALSA Scheme For Victims Of Human -Wildlife Conflict

The two-day Regional Conference on Human -Wildlife Conflict & Co-Existence organized by the Kerala State Legal Services Authority (KeLSA) under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has commenced today with an inaugural session at the Sankaranarayanan Thampi Hall, Thiruvananthapuram.The event was attended by judges from the Supreme Court, the High Courts of Kerala,...

Former Judge Of Supreme Court, Justice M. Ravindra Bhat Joins Singapore's Arbitration Chambers As First Indian Member

The Arbitration Chambers of Singapore has expanded its panel with the appointment of two new members, former judge of the Supreme Court of India, Justice M. Ravindra Bhat, and Allen & Gledhill partner and former CIAC CEO and registrar, Minn Naing Oo.Justice Bhat becomes the first Indian member of the Arbitration Chambers. He was instrumental in founding the Delhi International...

Dharmasthala Burial Case | Bengaluru Court Issues Fresh 'Gag Order' Restraining Media Reporting Against Temple Admin

A civil court in Bengaluru has re-issued a fresh interim injunction restraining certain media houses from publishing defamatory content against the temple administration or the family in relation to the Dharmasthala burial cases. The city civil court said “I.A.No.II filed by the plaintiff under Order XXXIX Rule 1 and 2 R/w section 151 of C.P.C is partly allowed. Defendants (excluding...

Wedding Gifts Can't Be Automatically Treated As 'Unexplained Income' Without Evidence: ITAT

The Ahmedabad Bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) has stated that wedding gifts can't be automatically treated as unexplained income without evidence. Dr. BRR Kumar (Vice President) and Siddhartha Nautiyal (Judicial Member) stated that the fact that marriage gifts were received prior to the date of marriage itself could not lead to the conclusion that the same are not...

Senior Advocate & Former Additional Solicitor General At Calcutta High Court YJ Dastoor Passes Away

Senior Advocate and former Additional Solicitor General at the Calcutta High Court, Yezdezard Jahangir Dastoor has passed away.Dastoor had been appointed as the Additional Solicitor General on June 30, 2020, for a period of 3 years.He had been involved in several high-profile cases representing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) before the Calcutta High Court in matters such as...

Perjury: Delhi Court Accepts Unconditional Apology Of Woman Who Concealed Receipt Of ₹10 Lakh From Husband In Divorce Case

A Delhi Court recently accepted unconditional apology of a woman who faced perjury proceedings for concealing facts in a divorce proceedings, after the matter was settled with the husband.Judicial Magistrate First Class Anam Rais Khan disposed of as settled the woman's complaint case under the Domestic Violence Act against the husband filed in 2023. Earlier, the judge had initiated...

CAT Stays Departmental Enquiry Against Sameer Wankhede For Alleged Omissions In 2021 Aryan Khan Drugs Case

In a temporary respite for former Zonal Director of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sameer Wankhede, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on Wednesday (August 27) granted an interim stay on the departmental enquiry initiated against him for his alleged omissions and commissions in investigating the 2021 Aryan Khan Drugs Case.The CAT Principal Bench (New Delhi) comprising of Chairman...

Anantnag District Court Judges, Staff Visit Flood-Hit Court Complex On Boat To Preserve Records, Files

The District Court complex in Anantnag was inundated with floodwater on Tuesday, raising grave concerns over the preservation of vital judicial records.The District & Sessions Judge Mr. Tahir Khurshid Raina visited the spot to supervise the shifting of case files and court records from the ground floor to safer locations. Before arriving himself, the District Judge had already dispatched...

Delhi Riots: Court Raps Delhi Police For 'False Case' Against Six Men Accused Of Arson Near Mosque, Acquits All

A Delhi Court has rapped the Delhi Police for foisting “false case” against six men in relation to the 2020 North-East Delhi riots.Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Singh of Karkardooma Courts said that there was “egregious padding of evidence” by the Investigating officer, resulting in “serious trampling” of rights of the accused persons. The judge acquitted Ishu Gupta, Prem...

NCLT Declares Former DHFL Chairman Kapil Wadhwa Bankrupt Over ₹4546 Crore Debt

The petition was filed by the Union Bank of India before the NCLT, Mumbai Bench-Court III, seeking initiation of bankruptcy proceedings under section 123 of the IBC, 2016. The respondent, Mr. Kapil Wadhawan, acted as the personal guarantor of the DHFL, a corporate debtor that had undergone the corporate insolvency. The petitioner extended various credit facilities to the...