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J&K&L High Court Cautions Advocates Against 'Vulgar Activities' At Bar Events Following Kanpur Bar Dance Incident
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has issued a circular cautioning advocates against participation in indecorous or inappropriate activities at Bar Association events, following a viral video of a Bar function where objectionable performances were conducted.The Circular was issued by the Office of the Registrar General after a video surfaced showing an event organised under...
Insurance Law & Practice In India – Principles, Jurisprudence And The Digital Age: A Practitioner's Handbook Released At Constitution Club
A book titled “Insurance Law & Practice in India – Principles, Jurisprudence and the Digital Age: A Practitioner's Handbook”, authored by Advocate Sanjay Kumar Girotra, a former LIC officer-turned-lawyer, was released at the Speakers Hall, Constitution Club of India, New Delhi, on April 16, 2026.Justice Saurabh Banerjee, Judge of the Delhi High Court, attended as the Chief Guest, while Justice Madhu Jain, Judge of the Delhi High Court, was the Guest of Honour. Bharat Parashar, Secretary...
CJI Surya Kant Flags Off 'Nyaya Ro Saathi' Vehicles; Calls For Reframing ADR As Primary Pillar Of Justice Delivery
A One Day Conference on “The Bench Beyond Retirement: Role of Retired Judges in Advancement of ADR and Awareness of Laws for Common Masses” was organized on 25 April 2026 at the Prithviraj Chauhan Auditorium, Constitution Club of Rajasthan, Jaipur by the Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA) in collaboration with the Association of Retired Judges of the Supreme Court and...
Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane Sentenced To 1 Month Jail For Intentional Insult Of Public Servant By Forcing Him To Walk Through Mud
Observing that lawmakers must not take law in their own hands, a Sessions Court in Sindhudurg convicted Maharashtra's Cabinet Minister Nitesh Rane for intentionally insulting an engineer - a public servant by forcing him to walk on a muddy road and sentenced him to one month's simple imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh.Notably, Rane was a MLA from the Congress party during the incident...
'Honeymoon Murder' Case | Shillong Court Grants Bail To Sonam Raghuvanshi Over Ineffective Intimation Of Arrest Grounds
A court in Meghalaya's Shillong yesterday GRANTED BAIL to Sonam Raghuvanshi, who is the prime suspect in the May 2025 Meghalaya 'honeymoon murder' of her husband (Raja Raghuvanshi), on the grounds that the police had failed to effectively communicate to her the grounds of her arrest, which caused prejudice to her defence.Addl. DC (Judicial), Shillong, Dashalene R Kharbteng, granted her bail...
AG Perarivalan, Convict In Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Released By Supreme Court, Joins Legal Profession
AG Perarivalan, one of the convicts in the assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, and who was later released by the Supreme Court, has joined the legal profession. Perarivalan got enrolled as an Advocate in the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry at the enrolment ceremony held at Chennai on April 27. Perarivalan can now practice as an advocate at the Madras...
Madhya Pradesh SLSA Holds Special Jail Lok Adalat Across State; Long-Pending Cases Resolved, Inmates Released
The Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (MPSLSA), under the leadership of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Chief Justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh and Patron-in-Chief, and Justice Vivek Rusia, Executive Chairman, initiated a Special Jail Lok Adalat across the State on April 26, 2026, from Central Jail, Gwalior.The programme was inaugurated by Chief Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva in...
Dental Student Suicide: Kerala Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail To Prime Accused College HOD, Grants Relief To Second Accused Professor
The Sessions Court, Thalassery on Saturday (April 25) denied anticipatory bail to Dr. M. Kodanda Ram, who is the prime accused in the suicide abetment case of Dental College student Nithin Raj. The Court, however, granted pre-arrest bail to Dr. Sangeetha Nambiar, who is arrayed as the second accused.Sri. Vimal J., Additional Sessions Judge - IV passed the common order.Dr. Ram is the Head...
“Udaan – Adolescent Empowerment Programme” Workshop Held At MP High Court Gwalior Under NALSA Scheme
A one-day workshop titled “Udaan – Adolescent Empowerment Programme” was organized at the High Court of Madhya Pradesh, Bench at Gwalior, under the NALSA (Child Friendly Legal Services for Children) Scheme, 2024. The programme was conducted under the leadership of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Patron-in-Chief of the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (MPSLSA), and under the...
Kupwara Custodial Torture Case: J&K Court Discharges DSP, Orders Trial Of 7 Cops For Illegal Detention & Assault
The Principal Sessions Court, Kupwara has discharged a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) from a custodial torture case arising out of the alleged illegal detention and brutal assault of a police constable at the Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC), Kupwara in February 2023, while ordering seven other police personnel to face trial for offences including criminal conspiracy, wrongful...
NGT Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Risks From Hanging Glaciers In Central Himalaya
The Principal Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), New Delhi, has taken suo motu cognizance of a news report highlighting the environmental risks posed by unstable hanging glaciers in the Central Himalaya.The Bench comprising Mr. Justice Prakash Shrivastava (Chairperson) and Dr. Afroz Ahmad (Expert Member) registered Original Application No. 258/2026 based on a news item titled...