High Court Issues Notice To Media Houses On Plea To Take Down 'Leaked List' Of Allegedly Corrupt Haryana Govt Officers

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has issued notice to The Indian Express, Hindustan Times, and several other media houses on a petition seeking removal of a 'leaked list' that names several Haryana government officials allegedly involved in corruption.Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry issued notice to newspapers Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Dainik Bhaskar, The Tribune,...

Call For Submissions For LexSphere 2025 Competition By NMIMS, Mumbai [Submit By 31st October]

SVKM's NMIMS Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, Mumbai's Centre for Cyber and Artificial Intelligence (CCAI) is organising LexSphere 2025: Blog, Essay, Article, Op-Ed Writing and Case Commentary Competition Established in 2013 under NMIMS (Deemed-to-be-University), the Kirit P. Mehta School of Law (KPMSOL), Mumbai, has been recognized by the Bar Council of India. With a emphasis on blending theoretical foundations with experiential learning, the school trains students through moot courts,...

S.53A Abkari Act | Violation Of Procedure For Drawing Samples Of Contraband Vitiates Prosecution: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has acquitted a man sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for four years over alleged possession and manufacture of arrack, citing the failure of the prosecution to establish possession or ownership of the property where the contraband was seized, along with non-compliance of Section 53A (Disposal of seized liquor, intoxicating drugs or articles) of the Abkari...

Telangana Domicile Case | State Denying Benefit Of Judgment To Children Of Central Govt Employees : Plea In Supreme Court

A plea has been filed in the Telangana Domicile Case seeking clarifications by the Supreme Court, contending that the Government of Telangana is granting the benefit of the local domicile only to children of the State employees and not Central government employees The counsel mentioned before the bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran that an application has been filed...

Order Of Re-Investigation Must Come From Superior Court Like HC, Magistrate Not Empowered To Do So: Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has clarified that the authority to direct a re-investigation lies exclusively with superior courts such as the High Court itself. Magistrates, the court emphasized, do not possess the power to order a re-investigation.Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi explained,"For the purposes of 're-investigation'/'de novo investigate' directions for the same must be issued by...

Able-Bodied Husband Cannot Refuse To Maintain Wife Merely Due To His Unemployment: Calcutta High Court

The Calcutta High Court has held that an able-bodied, young man cannot refuse to pay maintenance, citing financial constraints arising out of his unemployment.Justice Ajoy Kumar Mukherjee held: "Therefore once there is no denial of the fact that the husband is an able bodied young man capable of earning, he cannot simply deny his legal obligation of maintaining of his wife equal to the status...

Why Persons With Haemophilia Excluded From PwD Quota In UPSC Exams? Supreme Court Asks Centre

The Supreme Court today(September 16) said that it will hear a case relating to the exclusion of persons with haemophilia from appearing for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) exams. A bench comprising Justice Aravind Kumar and Justice NV Anjaria was hearing a writ petition filed by an UPSC aspirant suffering from haemophilia. Senior Advocate Jayna Kothari, appearing for the...

Lead Counsel – Legal And S&P Vacancy At Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited [Apply Now]

Culver Max Entertainment Private Limited invites online application for the post of Lead Counsel – Legal and S&P.Name of the Post: Lead Counsel – Legal and S&P Location: Mumbai Essential Qualification and Experience • LL.B. (undergraduate law degree) from a recognized university in India. • PQE of 10-12 years [of pure legal experience] (with several years of experience at leading global law firm(s) and/or in-house at a major multinational corporations), preferably with some portion...

2008 Malegaon Blast: Bombay High Court Questions Appeal By Victims Families, Asks If They Testified During Trial

While hearing the appeal filed by the victims of the 2008 Malegaon Blast, who have challenged the acquittal of former BJP MP Pragya Thakur, Lt. Col. Prasad Purohit and other accused from the case, the Bombay High Court on Tuesday clarified that it will entertain the plea only if the appellants have been witnesses in the trial. The appeal has been preferred by Nisar Ahmed Sayyed Bilal along...

Delhi High Court Declines Plea Of BJP's Sanju Verma To Reject Defamation Case Filed By Congress' Shama Mohamed

The Delhi High Court has dismissed an application filed by BJP spokesperson Sanju Verma seeking rejection of a defamation suit filed against her by Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed.Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav said that there was no ground to reject the plaint and that the issues raised by Verma pertained to matters that are to be examined during Trial and cannot form the basis...

Call For Papers MNLU Mumbai 3rd LHSS International Symposium [Submit By 20th September]

The Law, Humanities and Social Sciences Collective at Maharashtra National Law University Mumbai is organising Third edition of its Symposium being hosted on 11th and 12th October, 2025 to explore the crises and challenges of law in contemporary times. Available research on the intersection of law with humanities and social sciences remains focused on and originates from the Global North. Perspectives from the Global South remain marginal to such discussions. MNLU Mumbai's Law,...

'Dealership' & 'Lease' Agreements Are Independent Contracts, Disputes Cannot Be Brought Under One Litigation: J&K&L High Court

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Monday reiterated that a “Dealership Agreement” and a “Lease Agreement” are independent and distinct contracts, and disputes arising from them cannot be compulsorily brought in a single litigation.The Division Bench comprising Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Shahzad Azeem set aside a writ court order which had directed Indian...