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LiveLaw Academy Launches Intensive Course on Commercial Arbitration: Theory and Practice by Sr. Adv. Percival Billimoria
LiveLaw Academy has launched its Intensive Course on Commercial Arbitration: Theory and Practice, designed and taught by Percival Billimoria. Registrations are now open. Interested participants can enroll through the LiveLaw Academy website. This course is designed to bridge the gap between legal theory and the practical realities of dispute resolution, offering participants a structured and hands-on understanding of arbitration as practised in India and internationally. A Practical,...
'Fraudulent Insurance Claims With Staged Incidents Common' : Supreme Court Orders SIT Probe Into Fake Fire Claim
The Supreme Court recently ordered a Special Investigation Team probe into the 2011 fire at a chemical company, Sayona Colors Pvt Ltd, after finding that its insurance claim was fraudulent.“Before parting, we deem it appropriate to observe that fraudulent insurance claims involving staged incidents are not uncommon and have serious ramifications on the integrity of the insurance system and public confidence therein”, the Court observed in the order passed on on March 17, 2026.The Court directed...
Incarceration Without Trial Amounts To Punishment: Supreme Court Grants Bail To Man After Two Years' Undertrial Custody
Observing that keeping an accused in custody for nearly two years without commencement of trial amounts to punishment, the Supreme Court recently granted bail to one Pardeep Kumar booked for alleged extortion and attempt to murder.A bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Prasanna B Varale allowed an appeal against the Punjab and Haryana High Court's July 11, 2025 order refusing bail.“Almost two years have passed since the appellant was arrested without trial having commenced and conclusion...
Supreme Court Monthly Roundup: February 2026
JudgmentsNo Point In Prosecution Multiplying Witnesses On One & Same Issue, Says Supreme Court While Granting Bail Due To Trial DelayCase Details: Chintan Rajubhai Panseriya v. State of Maharashtra | Petition For Special Leave To Appeal (Crl.) No. 439/2026Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 99The Supreme Court released a petitioner on bail in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and...
Anil Ambani Files Defamation Suit In Bombay High Court Against Arnab Goswami, Republic TV
Industrialist Anil Ambani has moved the Bombay High Court with a defamation suit seeking an injunction against news channel Republic TV and its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami claiming that the continuous coverage of the channel has "damaged" his reputation. The suit filed by Ambani is likely to be heard by a single-judge Justice Milind Jadhav on April 1. In his suit, Ambani has claimed that he...
Bhojshala Temple - Kamal Maula Mosque Dispute : Plea In Supreme Court Challenges MP High Court Judges' Decision To Visit Site
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the decision of two judges of the Madhya Pradesh High Court to inspect the Bhojshala Temple cum Kamal Maula Mosque complex in a dispute relating to the true religious character of the structure.The petition has been filed by the Maulana Kamaluddin Welfare Society, challenging the order passed by a division bench of the High Court on...
Electricity Act | Regulatory Commission Can Take Into Account Govt Grant While Determining Tariff : Supreme Court
While the State Electricity Regulatory Commission shall consider policy incentives in tariff setting, they must not mechanically deduct them in a way that defeats their purpose, the court observed.
'Equity Must Guide Environmental Justice': Justice BV Nagarathna Delivers 4th S.B. Sinha Memorial Lecture
Justice B.V. Nagarathna on Saturday emphasised the need to integrate equity and fairness into environmental justice, noting that environmental harms are not evenly distributed and disproportionately impact the poor and marginalised.“Environmental harms are rarely distributed evenly. Instead, they disproportionately affect the poor and marginalised, especially in the State of...
Former Calcutta High Court Judge Included In West Bengal SIR Supplementary List After Initial Omission
Former Calcutta High Court judge Sahidullah Munshi and his family member's names have recently been included in the supplementary list for the West Bengal Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being conducted by the Election Commission of India (ECI) ahead of the West Bengal State Assembly Polls to be held in April-May.This comes days after the former judge had flagged his and his...
"Abuse Of Process": Bombay High Court While Dismissing Plea Against Adani Green Energy In 'Bribery' Case
In a major respite for Adani Group's— Adani Green Energy Ltd., the Bombay High Court on Friday (March 27) dismissed a plea which sought a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the allegations made against the company for allegedly paying crores of bribes to secure solar power contracts across several States in India. A division bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar...