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Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha Lays Foundation Stone For New Durg Court Complex, Launches Digital Justice Initiatives
Chief Justice of the Chhattisgarh High Court Ramesh Sinha on Tuesday performed the Bhoomi Pujan and laid the foundation stone for the new Principal District and Sessions Court Building in Durg. The programme also saw the release of a book on community mediation and the launch of several digital judicial initiatives.The event was attended by Justices P.P. Sahu, Naresh Kumar Chandravanshi,...
Karnataka Bar Council Chairman Just A Nominee Of Manan Kumar Mishra, Not An Elected Voice : Senior Advocate Sadasiva Reddy
In a fresh press release, Senior Counsel Y.R. Sadasiva Reddy has slammed what he called the 'political nomination' of the Karnataka State Bar Council's Chairman V.D Kamaraddi, accusing him of being a proxy for BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra.Reddy's press statement, issued on August 24, challenged the legitimacy of V. D Kamaraddi, who had issued a press release on the same day, defending the...
Karnataka Bar Council Rejects Allegations By Senior Advocate Sadashiva Reddy Against BCI Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra
Questioning the allegations levelled by Senior Advocate Y.R Sadashiva Reddy against Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Kumar Mishra last week, the Karnataka State Bar Council (KSBC) has issued a press statement firmly endorsing and expressing 'complete solidarity' with the BCI Chairman.Condemning Reddy's letter aimed at Mishra KSBC has said:"The KSBC firmly dismisses and condemns the...
Supreme Court Closes 2021 Plea Seeking Separate Medical Boards For Pregnancy Termination Cases Arising From Rape By Blood Relatives
The Supreme Court recently disposed of a 2021 writ petition seeking constitution of separate Medical Boards across India to decide medical termination of pregnancy cases involving rape by blood relatives. A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana was dealing with a petition filed seeking primarily two reliefs - (i) permission for medical termination of pregnancy of...
NIA Court Denies Bail To Pulwama Terror Accused Insha Jan, Holds Prima Facie Material Indicates Involvement In Conspiracy
The Special Court under the NIA Act, Jammu has rejected the bail application of Insha Jan alias Insha Tariq, an accused from Pulwama facing trial in an alleged terror-conspiracy case involving offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, RPC, Arms Act and Explosive Substances Act. The Court held that the material on record disclosed a prima facie case against her and that...
Centre Issues New Guidelines For Empanelment Of Advocates
The Department of Legal Affairs under the Ministry of Law and Justice has issued new guidelines governing the empanelment of advocates as Panel Counsel representing the Union of India before the Supreme Court, High Courts, subordinate courts, tribunals and other forums.The guidelines were issued through an Office Memorandum dated August 20, 2026, from the Judicial Section of the Department...
CJI Surya Kant Proposes 'Nyay Setu', BRICS+ Judicial Fellowship To Strengthen Legal Cooperation
Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Saturday (August 22, 2026) proposed the creation of a BRICS+ Judicial Fellowship and a shared jurisprudence repository to strengthen judicial cooperation and institutional trust among BRICS+ jurisdictions, while introducing the concept of “Nyay Setu” as a bridge connecting diverse legal traditions across member countries.Addressing the...
Gujarat High Court To Host 'GHAC Arbitration Week 2026' On Building Institutional Arbitration Ecosystem
The High Court of Gujarat, in collaboration with the Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre (GHAC), is set to organise GHAC Arbitration Week 2026 from 4 to 6 September 2026 at GIFT City Club, Gandhinagar, on the theme “Building Gujarat's Institutional Arbitration Ecosystem” and under the tagline "Three Days - Three Stakeholders - One Vision". The opening ceremony is scheduled for September...
BRICS+ Legal Forum Delegates Visit Supreme Court, Hold Bilateral Consultations Before Inauguration
Senior legal delegations participating in the 11th BRICS+ Legal Forum held bilateral meetings at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi on Friday, ahead of the formal inauguration of the Forum on August 22.The bilateral consultations, hosted by the Bar Association of India (BAI), brought together representatives of participating BRICS+ jurisdictions for discussions on strengthening...
26/11 Mumbai Terror Attacks: Maharashtra Seeks Trial In Absentia Of 6 Pakistani Nationals Including Hafiz Saeed
The Maharashtra Government on Friday (August 21) urged a Court in Mumbai to prosecute in asbentia (in their absence) the six absconding Pakistani nationals including the handlers of banned outfit 'Lashkar-e-Taiba' - Hafiz Saeed and Zaki-Ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the main masterminds behind the deadly 26/11 terrorist attacks in the city.Sessions Judge Satyanarayan Navandar has granted time till...
Demarcate Forest Land In Bhopal, Remove Illegal Encroachments Within 3 Months: NGT Directs MP Govt
National Green Tribunal, Central Zone Bench directed systemic removal of encroachments on central verges of roads in Bhopal using wire fencing, afforestation and geo-tagging and has further prohibited concretization in the green belt area. The tribunal further directed Bhopal's Collector and the Divisional Forest Officer to undertake a joint survey and demarcate entire recorded forest land...