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#TheLawChallenge : A Weekly Quiz For The Legally Curious By LiveLaw & QShala, Attractive Prizes For Winners
Welcome to the LiveLaw and QShala Law Trivia Quiz! We are excited to bring you this collaborative initiative — a law trivia-based quiz that will be held every Saturday. The quiz is entirely online, and you can participate by answering questions through the Google Form linked on this page.Ready for the Law Challenge is India's first comprehensive law quiz book for curious minds, published...
Courts Should Adopt Liberal Approach In Condoning Delay In Appeals Filed By Convicts: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that constitutional courts should adopt a liberal and proactive approach while considering applications for condonation of delay in appeals filed by convicts, observing that procedural delays should not stand in the way of a prisoner's right to challenge a conviction affecting his liberty.A Bench of Justice J.B. Pardiwala and Justice K. Vinod Chandran made...
Know The Law | Doctrine Of Ratification : Supreme Court Explains Principles
In a judgment clarifying the doctrine of ratification in administrative law, the Supreme Court has held that once the competent authority ratifies an act initially performed without authority, the ratification relates back to the date of the original act, validating it as though prior authority had existed from the outset.A Bench of Justice Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Justice Alok...
TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee Approaches Supreme Court Second Time Seeking Foreign Travel Permission For Eye Treatment
Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee has approached the Supreme Court challenging the Calcutta High Court's August 5 decision to reject his plea seeking permission to travel abroad for eye treatment. The High Court's restriction on foreign travel was imposed as a condition for a stay on his arrest in the criminal case relating to an alleged provocative speech made in connection with...
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Advocates' Plea Challenging Gujarat District Judge Recruitment Results
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on a writ petition filed by two advocates challenging the Gujarat High Court's recruitment process for District Judges under the 25% direct recruitment quota for the recruitment year 2024-25, in which none of the 113 advertised vacancies were filled despite two candidates qualifying for the viva voce stage.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 7, 2026
Links to reports of August 7,New Scheme For Modernization Of Entire Police Force Under Consideration: Union Tells Supreme CourtTechnology Has Democratised Legal Profession: CJI Surya KantGrant Reservation To Military Cadets Disabled 40% Or More During Training Under Ex-Military Personnel Quota : Supreme Court To States/UTsSupreme Court Refuses To Reject Election Petition Against...
CJI Surya Kant Calls Mediation A 'Psychological' Process, Says India Can Emerge As Global Centre For Dispute Resolution
Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant on Friday said that the sine qua non of mediation is “deeply psychological” in nature and that there is no reason why India cannot establish itself as a genuine centre of mediation for the global community.He said that it is not enough to merely have adequate dispute resolution infrastructure but it is essential that India develops itself into...
Mere Marking Of Document As Exhibit Is Not Proof Of Contents : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Friday (August 7) held that objections to the admissibility of a document that is prima facie relevant to the adjudication of a suit cannot ordinarily be decided at the threshold stage merely because the document has been exhibited. The Court said that a mere exhibition of a document, during the initial stage of a trial, does not amount to proof of its contents; as...
Supreme Court Allows SIR Appellate Tribunal Judge To Approach Calcutta HC For Enhanced Security
The Supreme Court today requested the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court to examine the plea for enhanced security filed by the son of former Calcutta High Court judge Justice Anindita Roy Saraswati, who is serving as the Appellate Tribunal for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in West Bengal.A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana disposed...
Preventive Detention | Failure To Inform Right To Represent Fatal; It's Not Cured Even If Detenu Sends Representation: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that a preventive detention order would be rendered illegal if the detaining authority fails to inform the detenu of his right to make a representation before it, even if the detenu independently submitted such a representation. A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta set aside the detention under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic...