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Kerala High Court Designates Longest-Serving Lawyer And Guinness World Record Holder P.B. Menon As Senior Advocate
The Kerala High Court on Monday (October 11) designated Guinness World Record holding lawyer P.B. Menon as a senior advocate with effect from October 12.The notification reads thus:"In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961 (Central Act 25 of 1961) read with Rule 2 of the High Court of Kerala (Designation of Senior Advocates) Rules, 2026, the Honorable...
Jiostar Moves Kerala Court Challenging Order Halting Anali Series Allegedly Inspired By Koodathayi Murders
Jiostar India Pvt. Ltd. has moved an appeal before a Kerala court challenging a temporary injunction order passed halting JioHotstar webseries 'Anali'.When the appeal came up today (October 13), Smt. Ampilichandran P.B., Second Addl. Sub Judge (Ernakulam) recorded the appearance of respondents and posted the case to October 15 (Thursday).Last week, the Third Additional Munsiff (RCC),...
Bengaluru Court Restrains 42 Media Houses From Broadcasting 'Honey Trap' Videos Concerning Ex-CM Siddaramaiah, Cites Right To Privacy
A Bengaluru Court on Tuesday granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction restraining 42 media houses, including Freedom TV Kannada and a YouTube channel named Karnataka Honey Trap, from disseminating an alleged “honey trap” video concerning former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The defamation suit primarily concerns a video allegedly uploaded by Defendant No. 2, Karnataka Honey...
Legal Profession Must Be Guided By Ethics, Integrity And Empathy: Justice Ujjal Bhuyan At NLUJAA Convocation
Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has urged graduating law students to uphold ethics, integrity and constitutional values in their professional lives, cautioning them against allowing the desire for quick success to influence their judgment or compromise what they believe to be right.Addressing the 4th Convocation of the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA), in...
Rajasthan National Lok Adalat Settles Over 67 Lakh Cases; Awards Worth ₹25,76,92,27,900 Passed
The third National Lok Adalat of 2026 was held across Rajasthan on October 10, following a gap of approximately five months, with four benches constituted at each of the Rajasthan High Court's Jaipur and Jodhpur Benches.The Rajasthan State Legal Services Authority (RSLSA), under the aegis of the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) and the Rajasthan High Court, organised the third...
Justice Vikram Nath Urges Graduating Law Students To Uphold Honesty, Fairness And Professional Integrity At NLU Assam Convocation
Justice Vikram Nath, Judge, Supreme Court of India, addressing the graduating students at the fourth convocation of the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA), urged young lawyers to uphold honesty, fairness, humility and professional integrity, emphasising that credibility and public trust are among the most valuable assets of a legal professional.Addressing the graduating students, Justice Nath said that a convocation was not merely the end of legal education but the...
Saffronization Increasing In High Courts : Justice K Chandru
Speaking at an event recently, former Judge of the Madras High Court, Justice K Chandru, talked about how the executive and the judiciary have continued not to make efforts to bring in a permanent system for the appointment of judges and instead preferred the collegium system. Chandru talked about how, after coming into power in 2014, the present Union Government had attempted to bring...
NLUJA Assam Holds Fourth Convocation; Justices Vikram Nath, Ujjal Bhuyan Address Graduates
The National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJA Assam), held its Fourth Convocation Ceremony at the Sri Sri Damodardev International Auditorium, Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Panjabari, Guwahati, bringing together members of the judiciary to honour graduating students.Justice Vikram Nath of the Supreme Court of India attended as the Chief Guest, while Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court of India was the Guest of Honour. Justice Ashutosh Kumar, Chief Justice of the...
Delhi Police De-Notifies Jantar Mantar As Designated Protest Site, Three New Venues Announced
The Delhi Police on Monday (October 12) announced the de-notification of Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site, following recommendation by a committee formed by Ministry of Home Affairs. As per a Standing Order on Guideline For Holding Protests of Demonstrations in Delhi issued by Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar, MHA had constituted a committee to examine an alternative proper...
NUJS Kolkata Students Condemn Detention Of Protesters In Delhi, Raise Concerns Over Police Action And Press Freedom
Students of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata, have condemned the detention of individuals and peaceful protesters in and around Delhi, expressing concern over what they described as unlawful curtailment of the constitutional right to peaceful protest.In a statement, the students said that the detention of lawyers, journalists, students and...
S. 218 BNSS | State's Failure To Decide Prosecution Sanction Within 120 Days Amounts To Deemed Approval: Indore PMLA Court
The Special Court under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act at Indore recently treated the prosecution sanction as deemed granted under Section 218(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) after the Madhya Pradesh Government failed to decide the sanction request in a PMLA Case within the prescribed 120-day period.Special Judge Rajendra Kumar Patidar observed that if the...