Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Advocates As Judges Of Himachal Pradesh High Court

The Central Government on Friday (September 26) notified the appointment of two advocates as judges of Himachal Pradesh High Court. They are Jia Lal Bhardwaj and Romesh Verma.Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X to notify the appointments. The post reads:"In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice...

Supreme Court Sends Tenant To Tihar Jail For Not Vacating Premises, Imposes Rs 5 Lakh Fine On Aged Co-Tenant

The Supreme Court on Friday (September 26) held two tenants guilty of contempt for willfully disobeying its order to vacate rented premises in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, and imposed civil imprisonment on one of them along with monetary penalties.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi sentenced one contemnor to three months' civil imprisonment and directed that he be taken...

Gujarat High Court Upholds Jurisdiction Of State Tribunal For Public Works Contract Disputes Involving Municipal Corporation

The Gujarat High Court dismissed a batch of petitions filed by private contractors involved in public works contract disputes with municipal corporations, in view of a state government notification providing for routing such disputes to be adjudicated by tribunal under the Gujarat Public Works Contracts Disputes Arbitration Tribunal Act 1992. For context the 1992 Act provides for the...

AIBE-XX To Be Held On November 30, 2025: Bar Council Of India Announces Schedule

The Bar Council of India (BCI) has notified that the All India Bar Examination-XX (AIBE-XX) will be conducted on November 30, 2025. The notification, issued on September 26, 2025, provides the detailed schedule for registration and other key dates.According to the BCI, online registration and payment for the exam will begin on September 29, 2025. The registration window will close on October...

NEET PG 2025 : Supreme Court Issues Notice On 3 Petitions Seeking Publication Of Answer Keys

"When do you study? You should get out of all this litigation," Justice Pardiwala told the petitioners during the hearing.

Supreme Court Stays Coercive Action Against Kerala IT Company Owner In Case Alleging Sexual Exploitation Of Employee

The Supreme Court on Friday stayed the arrest of Venu Gopalakrishnan, owner of an IT company at Infopark, Kerala, in connection with a rape and sexual harassment case filed by a female employee.A bench comprising Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan, considering his petition against the Kerala High Court's denial of anticipatory bail, issued notice to the State and the complainant....

Ram Rahim Case: High Court To Hear On Whether Haryana Govt Was Complicit In 2017 Panchkula Dera Violence

In a pivotal development stemming from the 2017 Panchkula Dera violence case, the High Court will now hear on question whether the Haryana government was complicit in or failed to prevent—the mass gathering of Dera Sacha Sauda supporters that led to one of the most violent episodes in recent state history.On 25 August 2017, widespread rioting in Haryana's Panchkula broke out after Gurmeet...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma As Acting Chief Justice Of Rajasthan High Court

The Central government on Friday (September 26) notified the appointment of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma as the Acting Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court upon retirement of Chief Justice Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram on September 27. The notification reads:"In exercise of the power conferred by Article 223 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice...

Supreme Court Rejects PIL Seeking Ban On Salman Rushdie's 'The Satanic Verses'

The Supreme Court today dismissed a public interest litigation seeking ban on Indian-British novelist Salman Rushdie's book “The Satanic Verses”.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order on a PIL claiming that the book was blasphemous and violative of Article 19(2) of the Constitution.The bench orally remarked that by way of the writ petition, the petitioners...

Market Value Of Property Must Be Determining Factor Under Commercial Courts Act, Not Court Fee Value: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that the market value of the property must be the determining factor under Section 12 (1)(c) of the Commercial Courts Act, and not the valuation adopted for the purpose of court fees under the Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1959.A Full Bench comprising Justice Sathish Ninan, Justice C.S. Dias, and Justice C.S. Sudha delivered the judgement...

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Lokpal of India invites application for the post of Registrar (Judicial/Administration), Registrar (Information Technology), Legal Advisor, Assistant Registrar (Judicial), Deputy Legal Advisor, Court Master, Programmer, Inquiry / Investigation Officer Lokpal– Inquiry & Prosecution Wing, Public Prosecutor Lokpal, Technical Assistant, and Assistant Inquiry/ Investigation Officer Lokpal– Inquiry and Prosecution Wing on deputation basis.Name of the Post: Registrar (Judicial/Administration),...

Supreme Court Dismisses Telangana Govt's Plea Against Quashing Of 2015 Cash-for-Vote Scam Case Against One Accused

The Supreme Court on Friday (September 26) upheld the quashing of charges against Jerusalem Mathai, one of the accused in the 2015 Telangana cash-for-votes scam.The bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran dismissed the Special Leave Petition filed by the State of Telangana in 2016 against the High Court's judgment, which quashed the case under the Prevention...