Kaleshwaram Project Row | No Notice Issued Before Inquiry Commission Report Was Made Public: KCR Tells Telangana High Court

Challenging the Inquiry Commission Report on alleged irregularities into the Kaleshwaram project, former Telangana Chief Minister & BRS Chief K. Chandrashekar Rao told the High Court that before the report was made public no notice was issued to him and other petitioners as mandated under Commission of Inquiry Act.On February 25, a division bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Sigh...

2026 Bengal Assembly Polls: Calcutta High Court Declines To Interfere With Surveillance & Live Web-Streaming Tender Criteria

The Calcutta High Court has upheld the eligibility criteria prescribed in a tender issued by the Chief Electoral Officer, West Bengal, for providing a comprehensive surveillance and live web-streaming system for the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections, holding that courts cannot interfere with technical conditions of a tender unless they are demonstrably arbitrary, discriminatory, or mala...

Kerala High Court Flags Potential Misuse Of Booking In Sabarimala Padi Pooja Using False Credentials; Orders Seizure, Production Of Records

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (February 25) expressed its apprehension that the booking system for the Padi Pooja in Sabarimala temple may have been misused by persons using false credentials for selling their bookings at a profit.The Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar then ordered the Chief Vigilance and Security Officer of the Travancore...

Dharmashastra National Law University To Organise REVĀ National Moot Court Competition 2026

Established in 2018 under the Madhya Pradesh Dharmashastra National Law University Act, DNLU is a premier institution located in Jabalpur, dedicated to advancing value-based legal education and high-impact research. The university bridges the gap between academic excellence and social relevance, nurturing ethically responsible professionals and fostering a culture grounded in creativity, wisdom, and judicial integrity.About REVĀ FestREVĀ is DNLU's flagship academic and cultural festival, named...

HNLU Raipur To Host International Trade Law Summit On 'WTO@30: Reimagining Multilateralism'

Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur, through its Centre for WTO & WIPO Studies, School of Law and Technology, in collaboration with the WTO Young Trade Leaders Programme and the Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL), IIFT, under the WTO Chairs Programme of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India is set to organise International Trade Law Summit on “The WTO@30: Reimagining Multilateralism in International Trade Law,” from 2 - 4 October 2026 in offline...

Sevakh Global Launches Pan-India 'Legal Safe Citizen' Initiative To Promote Legal Literacy And Digital Safety

In an era where a single digital misstep can derail a promising career, the need for practical legal literacy has never been more urgent. To bridge this critical gap, Sevakh Global, a complete legal & dispute resolution services organization, has announced the launch of "Legal Safe Citizen" (Season 1). This nationwide virtual training program is designed to arm students, parents, teachers...

Addition Of Text Above Signature On Receipt Raises 'Grave Suspicion': Calcutta High Court Refuses To Discharge Forgery Accused

The Calcutta High Court has refused to interfere with a Magistrate's order rejecting discharge of two accused persons in a criminal case alleging forgery and cheating arising out of a land transaction, holding that at the stage of framing charge, the court is only required to assess whether prima facie materials disclose a “grave suspicion” and not conduct a mini-trial. Dismissing...

Madras High Court Cancels Bail Granted To 12 Accused In Murder Case Of BSP Leader K Armstrong

The Madras High Court has cancelled the bail of 12 accused persons arrested in connection with the murder of BSP leader K Armstrong. Armstrong was brutally attacked and murdered on July 5, 2024. Justice K Rajasekar decided to cancel bail after taking note of the submission made by Additional Public Prosecutor R Muniapparaj, who informed the court that the case was still at the stage...

Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest 2025 [Part-VII]

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947Section 2(oo)(bb) - The 73-year-old petitioner, a former employee, filed a Special Leave Petition under Article 136 of the Constitution challenging a labour dispute denial of reinstatement. Appearing in person due to financial constraints, he struggled with English submissions. The Court appointed Advocate Sanchar Anand as Amicus Curiae, who rendered pro...

NCERT Textbook Issue Wouldn't Have Happened If Judges Had Properly Done Their Duties : Sr Adv Kapil Sibal

Sibal voiced a concern that there was a complete breakdown of constitutional machinery in the country.

'Chand Nikla' Remark To Woman Not Obscene Or Sexually Coloured: Punjab & Haryana High Court Quashes FIR

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed an FIR registered against a Gurugram resident over a WhatsApp comment made in a housing society group, holding that the remark, though “not in good taste”, did not amount to obscenity, sexual harassment, or insult to modesty under the Indian Penal Code (IPC)."Jaane kitne dinon ke baad society me abb chand nikla," had remarked the...

"Preventive Detention Law Invoked With Less Seriousness Than Traffic Challan": J&K&L High Court Orders Release Of Man

In a strong indictment of executive overreach, the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978 was invoked against a young man “by non-seriousness of standard with which even a motorist is not subjected to a routine traffic challan,” quashing his preventive detention as illegal from its very inception.Delivering the judgment...