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Delhi Court Grants Interim Bail To Al Falah Group Chairman In ED Case Noting Wife's Stage-IV Cancer Treatment
A Delhi Court today granted interim bail to Al Falah Group chairman Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui in a money laundering case, noting that his wife is suffering from Stage-IV metastatic ovarian cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy.Additional Sessions Judge Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan at the Saket Courts said that interim bail on medical grounds is a legal concept that allows a prisoner to be released...
Justice Vivek Rusia Inaugurates 3-Day Community Mediation Training Programme For Retired Officers At M.P. State Legal Services Authority
Under the visionary leadership of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Chief Justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh and Patron-in-Chief of the M.P. State Legal Services Authority, and under the guidance of Justice Vivek Rusia, Executive Chairman of the M.P. State Legal Services Authority, a 3-day “20 Hours Community Mediation Training Programme for Retired Officers/Professionals/Experts” has...
NALSA Constitutes Committee To Revisit Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS) Scheme And Policy
The National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) has constituted a committee to revisit the Legal Aid Defense Counsel System (LADCS) Scheme and Policy. According to a press release dated March 6, 2026, the decision was taken by the Chief Justice of India and Patron-in-Chief, NALSA, in consultation with the Executive Chairman, NALSA, upon receipt of representations from advocates from the State...
Institutional Arbitration Can Only Be Strengthened Through Collective Will And Adaptability: Gujarat High Court Conference Highlights
The two-day conference on “Institutional Arbitration at a Crossroads: Challenges and the Way Forward,” organised by the Arbitration Centre (Domestic & International), High Court of Gujarat, in collaboration with the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority, brought together leading judges, senior advocates and arbitration experts to deliberate on the future of institutional arbitration...
Attorney General R. Venkataramani Highlights Significance Of Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam At ILI Symposium
The Indian Law Institute (ILI), in collaboration with the Commonwealth Legal Education Association (CLEA), commemorated International Women's Day by organising a National Symposium on “Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam and its Implementation: 106th Constitutional Amendment Act, 2023.” The symposium brought together members of the Bar, academia, and students to deliberate on the constitutional...
Mega Legal Services Camp Organised By DSLSA In Mangolpur Kalan; Over 800 Beneficiaries Attend
A Mega Legal Services Camp was organised on February 28, 2026, by the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) through the North-West District Legal Services Authority at MCD Boys School, Mangolpur Kalan. The event witnessed a footfall of over 800 beneficiaries.A legal aid clinic was also inaugurated at the adjoining MCD Community Centre with the objective of providing access to justice...
International Digital Dispute Resolution Centre (IDDRC) Inaugurated At NFSU Gandhinagar By CJI Surya Kant
The Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, on Thursday inaugurated the International Digital Dispute Resolution Centre (IDDRC) at the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU), Gandhinagar. The Centre has been established under the aegis of the School of Law, Forensic Justice and Policy Studies.Justice Surya Kant was attending the 4th Annual Convocation as the Chief Guest at NFSU. During the event, he dedicated the IDDRC to the global community, describing it as the first institution of...
AI Summit Protest: Delhi Court Grants Bail To 9 Indian Youth Congress Workers; Says Protest Was 'Political Critique'
A Delhi Court has granted bail to nine Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers arrested in relation to the shirtless protest at the recent India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam.Judicial Magistrate First Class Ravi of Patiala House Courts said that the protest constituted symbolic political critique and pre-trial detention could “illicit pre-emptive punishment”.The Court granted bail...
Tamil Nadu AG Refuses Consent To Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against Former Judge For Remarks On Justice GR Swaminathan
The Tamil Nadu Advocate General, PS Raman, has refused to give consent for initiating contempt proceedings against Justice Hariparanthaman, retired judge of the Madras High Court, for comments made by him about Justice GR Swaminathan. Rangarajan Narasimhan had filed a consent petition with the Advocate General seeking permission for initiating contempt proceedings under Section...
AI Summit Protest: Delhi Court Grants Bail To Indian Youth Congress President Uday Bhanu Chib
In a midnight hearing conducted last night, a Delhi court granted bail to Indian Youth Congress (IYC) President Uday Bhanu Chib who was arrested in relation to the shirtless protest at the recent India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam.Judicial Magistrate First Class Vanshika Mehta of Patiala House Courts noted that Chib appeared and participated in the investigation after notice was...
Trinamool Congress Fields Sr Adv Menaka Guruswamy For Rajya Sabha Election
The All India Trinamool Congress has fielded Senior Advocate Dr.Menaka Guruswamy as a candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha Elections.If elected, Guruswamy, a renowned lawyer and constitutional expert, will become the first member from the LGBTQ community to be elected as a Member of Parliament.Apart from Guruswamy, the AITC also announced the candidature of Rajeev Kumar, former West Bengal...