'Facing Severe Pressure, Must Be Examined At Earliest': Approver Pradosh Tells Court In Renukaswamy Murder Case

In a significant development in the high-profile Renukaswamy murder case, Pradosh Rao-accused turned approver in the trial- urged the court on August 27 [Thursday] to record his statement immediately, saying that the co-accused have no right to postpone examination of approver any further.Pradosh Rao was granted pardon and made an approver on August 25, 2026 previously by the...

Centre Notifies Establishment Of Mediation Council Of India Having Head Office At Delhi

The Central Government on Thursday (August 27) notified the establishment of the Mediation Council of India with its head office at Delhi under the Mediation Act 2023, which aims to promote domestic and international mediation in India through appropriate guidelines. The Mediation Act, 2023 was enacted to promote and facilitate mediation, especially institutional mediation, for resolution...

Advocates Association Of Western India To Get Woman President, The First In Over A Century

In a first, Advocates Association of Western India (AAWI) a lawyers association in the Bombay High Court, will now get a Woman Advocate as its President, in its existence of 162 years. This comes after AAWI amended its Constitution and Rules to reserve the post of its President for women lawyers.Confirming the development, senior advocate Deepa Chawan said that this is a significant...

Presolv360 Convenes Judiciary, Government, Legal Experts And NITI Aayog For The Smart Resolution Summit

As part of efforts to strengthen institutional arbitration and promote technology-driven frameworks through Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), Presolv360 hosted its Smart Resolution Summit on Thursday. The event brought together retired and sitting judges, senior government officials, and industry leaders to deliberate on the future of dispute resolution in India.The summit featured a...

NLSIU Cancels Convocation For 2026 Batch Citing 'Unavoidable Circumstances'

The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bengaluru has announced the cancellation of its 34th Annual Convocation, which was scheduled to be held on September 12, citing unavoidable circumstances.As per its communication, all graduating students will now be conferred their degrees 'in absentia', as per the notification issued by the University today. In the communication issued,...

Delhi Riots UAPA Case : Accused Athar Khan Moves Supreme Court Seeking Bail On Parity With Co-Accused Given Bail

The Supreme Court recently issued notice to the Delhi Police in a bail plea filed by co-accused Athar Khan in the 2020 North-East Delhi riots "larger conspiracy" case.A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice Vipul M Pancholi issued notice in a special leave petition filed by Khan challenging the Delhi High Court's July 7 order denying him bail. He was also denied bail by the...

#ReclaimConstitution Announces Second Edition Of National Quiz For Students

Following an enthusiastic response to its inaugural edition, #ReclaimConstitution has announced the second edition of its national Constitution Quiz for students of Classes 8 to 12 across India.The quiz is designed to inspire young minds to engage with constitutional ideas, encouraging them to explore the debates and struggles that shaped our Constitution. The online preliminary round will be held on 26 November 2026 (Constitution Day) followed by the national Grand Finale in Bengaluru on 26...

Delhi Court Convicts Sukesh Chandrashekhar For Impersonating Supreme Court Judge To Pressurize Judicial Officer To Grant Him Bail

A Delhi Court has convicted Sukesh Chandrashekhar for calling up a judicial officer who was presiding over a corruption case lodged against him, then impersonating a Supreme Court judge and pressurizing the trial judge to grant him bail further threatening the judicial officer with adverse professional ramifications if bail wasn't granted. The allegation against Sukesh was that while in...

Delhi Court Refuses To Stay Eviction Order Issued To Delhi Race Club

A Delhi Court on Tuesday (August 25) refused to stay an eviction order issued to Delhi Race Club by the Estate Officer, observing that despite ample opportunities granted to the club to present its case it failed to do so. The court observed that not only did the Estate officer supply a copy of the plaint filed by the respondent Union of India to the appellant Club, but also granted...

YouTuber Ajeet Bharti Moves Delhi Court Seeking Anticipatory Bail In SC/ST Act FIR

YouTuber Ajeet Bharti moved a Delhi Court on Tuesday (August 25) seeking anticipatory bail in a case wherein he has been booked under Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Pratap Singh Laler heard the matter today and as per the court website the matter is listed for further arguments on August 31. A copy of the order is...

Universities Should Be Liberating Spaces, Law Students Can't Be Trained To Argue By Curbing Free Speech: Prof Faizan Mustafa

Chanakya National Law University Vice Chancellor Professor Faizan Mustafa has argued that universities should ideally be liberating spaces that allow the students and faculty to question authority, challenge established ideas, and engage with uncomfortable propositions.Professor Mustafa, who was earlier the Vice Chancellor of NALSAR, was speaking at an educational webinar conducted by The...

Bengaluru Court Passes Injunction Restraining Anyone From Posting Defamatory Content Against 'Toxic' Movie

A Bengaluru Court has granted an ex-parte temporary injunction against unknown persons restraining them from publishing or circulating any false or defamatory content against actor Yash starrer 'Toxic' movie scheduled for release on Wednesday. The Court passed a 'John Doe' order against universal defendants, meaning that it will operate against everybody.The court of Additional City Civil...