Jharkhand Govt Launches Health Insurance Scheme For Advocates

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday (May 3) launched the Advocates Health Insurance Scheme at an event in Ranchi.The scheme will cover nearly 27,000 advocates and their families registered under the Jharkhand Advocates' Welfare Fund Trustee Committee. It will become effective from May 1.In the first phase, 15,000 advocates have been linked with the scheme. The beneficiary does...

Delhi Riots: Court Acquits 12 Men In Hashim Ali Murder Case

A Delhi Court has acquitted 12 men of all the charges relating to the killing of one Hashim Ali during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. Additional Sessions Judge Pulastya Pramachala acquitted Lokesh Kumar Solanki, Pankaj Sharma, Ankit Chaudhary, Prince, Jatin Sharma, Himanshu Thakur, Vivek Panchal, Rishabh Chaudhary, Sumit Chaudhary, Tinku Arora, Sandeep and Sahil. “I find that in the name...

Srinagar Court Dismisses Obscenity Case Against Organisers Of Gulmarg Fashion Show

The court held that two models wearing skimpy clothes or swim wear in the broader scheme of the event does not attract the penal offence of obscenity as the attire alone doesn't qualify as obscene unless designed to arouse prurient interest.The court was hearing the criminal complaint against the organizers of a fashion show held in Gulmarg which alleged that the event featured obscene...

Gauhati High Court Bar Association Asks Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma To Reconsider Resignation From Bar Body

The Gauhati High Court Bar Association (GHCBA) on Thursday (May 1) wrote to the Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma requesting him to reconsider and withdraw his resignation from membership of GHCBA in the larger interest of the institution and the legal fraternity.The bar body's response comes after the Chief Minister wrote to the President GHCBA on Wednesday resigning from...

Complaint Filed In UP Court Against Folk Singer Neha Singh Rathore For Social Media Posts On Pahalgam Terror Attack

A criminal complaint has been filed before a Court in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya District against Folk singer Neha Singh Rathore over her alleged 'seditious' posts on social media concerning the recent Pahalgam terror attack. The complaint, filed under Section 210 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) by one Shivendra Singh, through Advocate Martand Pratap Singh, claims that...

Justice Sanjay Parihar & Justice Shahzad Azeem Take Oath As Judges Of J&K And Ladakh High Court

In a ceremony held today at the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Chief Justice Arun Palli administered the oath of office to Justice Sanjay Parihar and Justice Shahzad Azeem, who have been appointed as Judges of the High Court.With the elevation of Justice Parihar and Justice Azeem, both promoted from the Higher Judicial Service, the total strength of the High Court now stands at...

Supreme Court Grants Interim Bail To 3 More Accused In Chhattisgarh Coal Levy Scam Case

The Supreme Court today granted interim bail to 3 more accused in the Chhattisgarh Coal Levy scam case, namely Laxmikant Tiwari, Manish Upadhyay and Parekh Kurre.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order, adopting the reasons recorded in the earlier March 3 order whereby other accused in the case (including ex-civil servants Saumya Chaurasia and Ranu Sahu) were...

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma Resigns From Gauhati HC Bar Association After Bar Body Opposes Move To Shift High Court Complex To Rangmahal

In a latest development, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday (April 30) resigned from the membership of Gauhati High Court Bar Association. The CM's resignation comes after Gauhati High Court Bar Association's (GHCBA) stand to oppose the proposal to shift the High Court from Guwahati to Rangmahal in the Kamrup (Rural) District on the Northern Bank of Brahmaputra river. In...

Mega Legal Awareness And Empowerment Camp Held In Narmada District Under NALSA Samvad Scheme 2025

The Gujarat State Legal Services Authority (GSLSA) and District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Narmada, organized a Mega Legal Awareness and Empowerment Camp focussing on NALSA (Protection and Enforcement of Tribal Rights) Scheme–now known as the NALSA Samvad Scheme 2025 on April 27. Several dignitaries attended the camp including Supreme Court Justice B.R. Gavai–NALSA's Executive...

No Prima Facie Case Against Rapper Vedan: Kerala Court Says While Granting Bail In Case Over “Leopard Tooth”

While granting bail to Malayalam rapper 'Vedan' in a case over the alleged possession of a leopard tooth, a Kerala Court observed that the materials presented by the Forest Department did not establish a strong prima facie case under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972.Vedan, officially known as Hirandas V.M., was initially arrested by the Excise Department on April 29 in connection with the...

NLUJAA Hosts Amiquiz Curiae Student Edition Quiz

National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, hosted the AmiQuiz Curiae – Student Edition on 22nd April 2025, a landmark inter-collegiate quiz competition celebrating 75 years of the Indian Constitution. The event spotlighted themes of law, politics, history, and culture, drawing enthusiastic participation from institutions across Assam.The quiz was generously supported by an...

Jammu Bar Association Writes To Lt Governor To Address Long-Standing Vacancy Of Advocate General's Post

Raising serious concerns, the Jammu & Kashmir High Court Bar Association (Jammu) has written to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha over the continued vacancy in the office of the Advocate General, a key legal post lying vacant for over six months now.In its letter, the Bar Association pointed out that the absence of an Advocate General is hampering the government's ability to represent...