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Gujarat State Legal Services Authority Conducts 2-Day Mediation Training Programme For Mediators From Trading Community
The Gujarat State Legal Services Authority (GSLSA) organized a two day Community Mediation Training Programme for mediators belonging to trading community under the Community Mediation (Trading Community) Initiative.As per a GSLSA press release, this initiative is the first of its kind in the country and aims to institutionalize the tradition of amicable dispute resolution within trade...
Burden To Prove Lack Of Consent Rests On Prosecution And Never Shifts, Even Where Accused Admits Intercourse: P&H High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that where a rape accused admits the factum of sexual intercourse, that admission does not relieve the prosecution of its obligation to establish the absence of consent, the burden on that issue resting throughout on the prosecution and never shifting to the accused. [2026 LiveLaw (PH) 276]Acquitting the appellant in an appeal against a 2004...
Liability In Black Box: Piercing Algorithmic Veil
An automated system can determine whether a person receives a loan, progresses in a job application or retains access to welfare. In a 2024 audit of AI recruitment tools, the United Kingdom Information Commissioner's Office found that some tools allowed recruiters to filter candidates by protected characteristics and that others inferred gender and ethnicity from names. The regulator made almost 300 recommendations, including measures to improve transparency and monitor discrimination. When an...
Meghalaya High Court Bar Association And Shillong Bar Association Expel Advocate General Over Submissions On Lack Of POSH Mechanism
The Meghalaya High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has expelled the Advocate General and Senior Advocate Amit Kumar after taking exception to his submission before the High Court regarding the alleged poor implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 [POSH Act]. The controversy arose in a petition filed by the HCBA...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 13, 2026
Links to today's report :State Can't Prolong Trial When Citizen Languishes in Jail: Supreme Court Slams Karnataka's 'Absurd' Prosecution Plan in UAPA CaseS.69 GST Order Containing 'Reasons To Believe' Must Be Communicated Before Arrest : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Refuses To Interfere With CBSE's Assessment Scheme For Gulf Students'File Petition' : Supreme Court Declines Plea For Suo Motu...
Call For Papers: RGNUL Financial And Mercantile Law Review (RFMLR) Volume XIV Issue I - Submit By September 15, 2026
The Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab (RGNUL) is an autonomous National Law University (NLU) established by the RGNUL Act (No. 12 of 2006) passed by the Legislature of the State of Punjab, under the second wave of reforms instituted by the Bar Council of India.Established in 2006, RGNUL has garnered a pan-India reputation as a stellar institution for legal research and education. In May 2015, RGNUL became the first and the only NLU to have been accredited by the National Assessment...
NLIU Cell For Law And Technology Invites Blog Submissions On Law And Technology
The National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU) was established under the Rashtriya Vidhi Sansthan Vishwavidyalaya Adhiniyam, 1997 (Act No. 41 of 1997), enacted by the Madhya Pradesh State Legislature. NLIU is recognised by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the Bar Council of India (BCI).ABOUT CLTThe NLIU Cell for Law and Technology (CLT), founded in 2019, is dedicated to addressing the complex intersection of law and technology. The Cell fosters research and dialogue on emerging...
Shiv Sena Dispute | If ECI Considers Events After Symbol Application, It Will Encourage Defections: Sibal Tells Supreme Court
In the Shiv Sena matter, the Uddhav Thackeray faction today argued before Supreme Court that taking into account events after the splinter group has filed an application before the ECI claiming the party symbol can encourage defection and defeat the purpose of the anti-defection law (10th Schedule).Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, for the Uddhav faction, recalled the Rajendra Singh Rana v....
LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: August 13, 2026
Links to Top reports of August 13:'Quite Shocking': Delhi High Court Finds 400 Ventilators, 910 Oxygen Concentrators Lying Unused At Govt Hospital Courts Can Interfere With Expert Answer Key If It Is 'Palpably Erroneous'; Candidate Can't Be Penalised For Ambiguous Question: Gauhati High Court 'Absolute Certainty' That Convict Won't Reoffend Impossible; Such Requirement Would Bar...
