The Collegium Must Grow Up: Why Judicial Appointments Cannot Depend On Chance

India's judicial appointments system rests on an irony it has never fully confronted. It is a structure devised to insulate the judiciary from executive whim, yet it remains acutely vulnerable to internal accident. Who sits in the collegium on a given day, who has retired a week earlier, and who is technically present but practically excluded can make the difference between elevation and eclipse. That is not constitutional design. It is institutional improvisation.The collegium system was...

Past Employment With Party Does Not Make Arbitrator Ineligible: J&K&L High Court Reaffirms

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday reiterated that an arbitrator does not become ineligible merely because he was employed by one of the parties in the past. The court held that past government service, by itself, does not indicate bias under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act unless it is shown that the arbitrator has a continuing business relationship or had advised...

Palghar Mob Lynching: Bombay High Court Denies Bail To 4 Accused

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday refused to grant bail to four men booked in the infamous Palghar Sadhu Lynching case wherein two monks and their driver were killed by a mob which misunderstood them to be thieves. Single-judge Justice Dr Neela Gokhale denied bail to Rajesh Dhakal Rao, Sunil @ Satya Shantaram Dalvi, Sajanya Barkya Burkud and Vinod Ramu Rao.The judge while denying bail,...

RGNUL National Moot Court Competition On Consumer Protection Laws 2026, [Cash Prize Rs 1.00L]: Register By 15 Jan

The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, situated in Patiala, was established by the State Legislature of Punjab by passing the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab Act, 2006 (Punjab Act No. 12 of 2006).About OrganisersThe RGNUL Moot Court Committee (RMCC) is one of the leading and most active committees here at RGNUL. The committee has been known for organizing various moots and related activities. The committee also facilitates the allotment of various national...

[Advertisement ] Online Short-Term Certificate Course On India's New Labour Codes By Rajiv Gandhi School Of Intellectual Property Law [Starts 31st January, 2026]

The Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law (RGSoIPL), IIT Kharagpur, in association with the Centre of Excellence in Public Policy, Law & Governance (CoEPPLG), is organizing an online short-term certificate course on India's New Labour Codes. The course is designed as a cross-disciplinary, cohort-based learning experience, focusing on both the legal framework and public policy, compliance, and governance perspectives.IIT Kharagpur (1951) is the first IIT and an Institute of...

“Lacking Material Documents, Grounded In Ambiguity”: J&K&L High Court Dismisses Mehbooba Mufti's PIL On Transfer Of Undertrial Prisoners

Reaffirming the constitutional limits of Public Interest Litigation, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a PIL filed by PDP President and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, holding that the petition was “lacking material documents and grounded in ambiguity” and rested on incomplete, vague and unsubstantiated assertions.The Division Bench comprising Chief...

Anticipatory Bail Applications Maintainable Even For Offences Punishable With 7 Year Sentence Or More: Patna High Court

The Patna High Court has clarified that a Sessions Court having jurisdiction to decide an anticipatory bail application is duty-bound to adjudicate the same on merits by either allowing or rejecting it, and cannot dispose of such an application without doing either. The Court further clarified that there is no statutory bar on entertaining anticipatory bail applications merely because the...

Justice Yashwant Varma| UP police's blot| BSIV and AQI| CBI Lokpal and Mahua Moitra| National Herald

This week's Courts wrap tracks India's legal fault-lines: Parliament's SHANTI nuclear overhaul, CCI's scrutiny of IndiGo's market conduct, and Supreme Court rulings on life sentences, child trafficking evidence, satire and free speech, a Noida lawyer's custodial assault plea, stray dogs and pollution measures. It ends with the Delhi High Court's insistence on strict procedure in sanctioning...

Reconstituted CoC Cannot Reopen Resolution Plan Approved By Earlier CoC: NCLAT Reiterates

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) at New Delhi has recently reaffirmed that a mere reconstitution of the Committee of Creditors does not invalidate or reopen a resolution plan that has already been approved by the earlier CoC and placed before the adjudicating authority for approval. A bench led by Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Technical Member Barun Mitra set aside...

DHCBA President- Sr. Adv. N. Hariharan Speaks On Wildlife & Climate Crisis

In this exclusive interview, Senior Advocate N. Hariharan, President of the Delhi High Court Bar Association (DHCBA), shares his insights on the theme “Beyond Survival: Rethinking Wildlife and Climate for the Next Generation.” He speaks about the growing challenges posed by climate change, the need for stronger wildlife protection, and the crucial role of the legal community in...

Rajasthan High Court Rejects Bail To Payment Aggregator Facilitators In ₹95 Crore GST Evasion Via Online Gaming Transactions

The Rajasthan High Court rejected the bail application of the applicants accused of facilitating large-scale GST evasion through online gaming transactions. Justice Sameer Jain stated that bail should normally be granted for offences under section 132 of the CGST Act, unless extraordinary circumstances exist, and in the matter at hand, there is GST evasion of approximately Rs....

Restaurants Cannot Charge Above MRP For Packaged Water: Chandigarh State Commission

The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Chandigarh, presided over by Mrs. Padma Pandey, Presiding Member, along with Preetinder Singh, Member, while setting aside the order of the District Consumer Commission, Chandigarh, held that restaurants cannot charge more than the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) for pre-packed products. The Commission observed that the MRP is the...