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Monocracy In Election Commission: Testing Statutory Consensus Under 2023 CEC Act

A Public Interest Litigation filed in the Supreme Court on September 25, 2026, by advocate Shailendra Mani Tripathi has brought an unprecedented internal rift within the Election Commission of India into the judicial spotlight. It seeks the initiation of criminal proceedings against the Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, under Section 32 of the Representation of the People Act, 1950, as well as a probe into the alleged unilateral orders of the CEC by forming a Special Investigation...

NLUJA Assam Holds Fourth Convocation; Justices Vikram Nath, Ujjal Bhuyan Address Graduates

The National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJA Assam), held its Fourth Convocation Ceremony at the Sri Sri Damodardev International Auditorium, Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, Panjabari, Guwahati, bringing together members of the judiciary to honour graduating students.Justice Vikram Nath of the Supreme Court of India attended as the Chief Guest, while Justice Ujjal Bhuyan of the Supreme Court of India was the Guest of Honour. Justice Ashutosh Kumar, Chief Justice of the...

Adverse Possession Claim Not Contradictory Merely Because Plaintiff Relies On Sale Agreement To Explain Possession: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that a plaintiff seeking a declaration of ownership on the basis of adverse possession does not raise contradictory pleas merely by referring to an agreement to sell to explain how possession of the disputed property was originally obtained.Justice Sanjay Dhar observed that where the plaintiff bases the claim of ownership on alleged...

Urban Ceiling Act | State Must Prove Actual Possession Before 1999 Repeal To Retain Land: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that in proceedings under the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Act, 1976, the burden of proving that possession of the excess land was in fact taken over lies upon the State. It held that where the State fails to discharge it, the landholder is entitled to the benefit of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulation) Repeal Act, 1999.It held that an undated...

Khaitan & Co Advises NIIF on First Close of Its Second Flagship Infrastructure Fund

Khaitan & Co advised the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) on the first closing of NIIF Infrastructure Fund II, its second flagship infrastructure fund, which has secured aggregate commitments of ₹19,000 crore (approximately USD 2 billion). The first close represents over 60% of the Fund's target size of ₹30,000 crore (approximately USD 3.2 billion).The first close is anchored by the Government of India and supported by a high-quality investor base comprising sovereign...

Karnataka High Court Frames Contempt Charges Against 3 Govt Officials For Wilfully Disobeying Order

The Karnataka High Court has charged three government officials with contempt of court for failing to comply with its order directing extension of pension benefits to the monthly rated labourers while following a decision by a coordinate bench in another case. A Division Bench of Justice Jayant Banerji and Justice Tara Vitasta Ganju found “a willful disobedience of the order of the...

Delhi Police De-Notifies Jantar Mantar As Designated Protest Site, Three New Venues Announced

The Delhi Police on Monday (October 12) announced the de-notification of Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site, following recommendation by a committee formed by Ministry of Home Affairs. As per a Standing Order on Guideline For Holding Protests of Demonstrations in Delhi issued by Delhi Police Commissioner Anurag Kumar, MHA had constituted a committee to examine an alternative proper...

Xavier Moot Court Competition 2026 (XMCC26) At St. Xaviers University, Kolkata: Registrations Open

St. Xavier's University, Kolkata (SXUK) was conceived in 2011, when Rev. Fr. Dr. John Felix Raj, S.J., along with the members of the St. Xavier's College (Calcutta) Alumni Association envisaged 'SXC Vision 2020', which encompassed the establishment of St. Xavier's University. The university was established with a desire to deepen human understanding and create an excellent platform for teaching, scholarship and research and, thus, create a pool of ethically aware and sensitive citizens. In 2012,...

UP Tenancy Act 2021 | Plaint Cant Be Rejected Where Defence Raises Questions Beyond Scope Of Rent Authority: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that a defendant cannot obtain rejection of a plaint by invoking the bar on civil court jurisdiction in Section 38(1) of the U.P. Regulation of Urban Premises Tenancy Act, 2021 when the defence he himself sets up raises questions which, under Section 38(2), the Rent Authority has no jurisdiction to decide.Section 38(1) of the Act of 2021 bars a Civil Court...