NLIU Bhopal Students Win Client-Counsel Pair Award At 7th GNLU Mediation Competition 2026

The National Law Institute University, Bhopal (NLIU) students, Jiya Gulati and Vismaya Tulsian, were adjudged the Winner Client-Counsel Pair at the 7th GNLU Annual Legal Services Forum – 3rd GNLU Mediation Competition 2026. The competition, hosted by Gujarat National Law University, was centred around the theme “AI, Development and Access to Justice.” The mediation problems were designed to integrate traditional legal principles with emerging challenges posed by artificial intelligence. The...

'What Is Your Authority?': Kerala High Court Questions Development Authority's Construction Of Commercial Kiosks On Queen's Walkway

The Kerala High Court on Monday (March 30) questioned the Goshree Islands Development Authority (GIDA) regarding its authority to construct the proposed 20 commercial kiosks on Queen's walkway.Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was considering a plea preferred by the Tritvam Apartment Owners Association and its President, stating that the construction of the kiosks would change the residential...

Freezing Bank Account Without Prima Facie Nexus To Offence Violates Fundamental Rights: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court has held that freezing a bank account without establishing a prima facie nexus to a cognizable offence and without following due process amounts to a violation of fundamental rights, directing partial defreezing of a restaurant's bank account. A Single Judge Bench of Justice E.V. Venugopal observed:“The freezing of a citizen's bank account, in the absence of any...

'Kargil Must Not Only Be Remembered In Moments Of Conflict, But Strengthened In Times Of Peace' : CJI Inaugurates New Kargil Court Complex

Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant on Sunday inaugurated the new District Court Complex at Kargil, emphasising that the region must be strengthened through institutions of justice in times of peace, and not remembered only for its wartime sacrifices.Delivering the inaugural address, the Chief Justice observed that Kargil occupies a special place in the national consciousness due to...

Appeal Under Employee's Compensation Act Maintainable Only On Substantial Question Of Law, Full Deposit Of Award Mandatory: J&K&L High Court

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh held that an appeal under Section 30 of the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923 is maintainable only when a substantial question of law arises, and the appellate court cannot re-evaluate findings of fact recorded by the Commissioner. It further held that deposit of the entire awarded amount, including interest, is a mandatory precondition...

Mere Breach Of Promise To Marry Does Not Constitute Rape In Absence Of Initial Deception: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that a mere breach of a promise to marry does not constitute rape unless it is prima facie shown that the promise was false from the very inception and was made solely to obtain consent. Applying this principle, the Court quashed criminal proceedings under Section 376 IPC, holding that the allegations disclosed, at best, a failed consensual relationship...

Inviolable Aspect Of Personhood Now At Risk Of Becoming 'State-Mediated Entitlement': Rajasthan High Court On Transgender Bill 2026

Update on April 3- Rajasthan High Court Deletes Earlier Remarks On Transgender Bill 2026, Uploads Updated VersionThe Rajasthan High Court has remarked that the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, which seeks to amend the Transgender Act 2019, is seemingly taking away a transgender person's right to self-determination. Justice Arun Monga noted that the...

Delhi Consumer Commission Issues Bailable Warrant Against Good Flipping Burgers Official For Non-Compliance Of Order

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi, comprising Poonam Chaudhry (President) and Shekhar Chandra (Member), issued bailable warrants against an official of Good Flipping Burgers for failure to comply with its earlier order directing refund and payment of compensation to the complainant. Brief Facts The complainant, Raminder Kaur, placed online food orders on...

Kerala High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Appointment Of Ex-CM VS Achuthanandan's Son As IHRD Director In-Charge

The Kerala High Court has recently (26 March) dismissed a writ petition challenging the appointment of Dr. V.A Arun Kumar,son of the late former Chief Minister V.S. Achuthananthan as the Director In-Charge of the Institute of Human Resources Development.Justice N. Nagaresh delivered the judgment in a plea filed by Dr. Vinu Thomas, Dean (Academic) and Controller of Examinations (in charge) at...

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: March 23 to March 29, 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 126 To 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 134 NOMINAL INDEX Anant Mandgi v. Union of India and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 126 MM Ramesh v. MS Manikavasagam and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 127 M/s. Photon Factory and Another v. M/s. RS Infotainment (P) Ltd, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 128 A Kamala v. Inspector of Police and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 129 S. Selvaganesh...

Why is the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment receiving backlash?

We talked to Advocate Kanmani Ray of the Madras High Court about the new Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment that was recently passed by the Parliament. She dissects the statute for its major flaws and how it affects her as well as the lakhs of voices protesting this regressive...

'Abdicating Constitutional Duty': Rajasthan High Court Criticises State Notification Which Included Transgender Persons In OBC Category

The court noted that through the notification, the state had abdicated the responsibility put on it by the Supreme Court, through the NALSA judgment by which the State was mandated to advance the rights of the transgender persons. Court directed setting up of a committee to recommend steps to address aggravated marginalisation of transgender persons.