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Allahabad HC Notifies Fresh Roster Across Multiple Benches; Justice Sreedharan To Now Hear Family Appeals, Senior Citizen Act Matters
The Allahabad High Court last week notified a new Constitution of Benches/roster, which came into effect today. The administrative order passed on March 19 under the orders of Chief Justice Arun Bhansali has made significant changes across multiple divisions and Single Judge Benches. The notification supersedes the previous roster, which had been in effect since January 5, 2026. In...
Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Actress Sonakshi Sinha, Orders Takedown Of Obscene AI Content
The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order protecting the personality rights of Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha. Justice Jyoti Singh restrained several artificial intelligence platforms and online retailers from unauthorisedly using her name, likeness, voice and other personality attributes.The Court passed the order in the interim injunction plea filed by Sinha in her suit filed...
Bonafides Of Explanation For Condonation Of Delay Must Be Ascertained First: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that while delay with delay condonation, the Court must first ascertain the bona fides of the explanation furnished by the party seeking such condonation. While dealing with an appeal, filed with a delay of 654 days, against a judgment declaring a marriage void, the bench of Justice Arindam Sinha and Justice Satya Veer Singh held,“The Court owes a duty to...
Preliminary Issue Can't Be Raised 18 Years After Framing Of Issues In Suit: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court has held that preliminary issue in a suit cannot be raised 18 years after framing of issues in a trial. Justice Manish Kumar Nigam held,“Plea regarding maintainability of suit is required to be raised at the first instance in the pleading (written statement), then only such plea can be adjudicated by the trial court on its merit as preliminary issue under Order XIV...
Sathankulam Custodial Death: Madurai Court Finds All Nine Police Officers Guilty, Sentencing On March 30
The First Additional District and Sessions Court, Madurai, on Monday (23rd March) has found all nine police officers accused in the Sathankulam Custodial Death case guilty of causing the death of father-son duo Jayaraj and Bennix.Judge G Muthukumaran pronounced the verdict on Monday evening. The sentencing will take place on March 30th. Meanwhile, the court has also directed the Centre and...
Ganga Iftar Party Row | 'Serious Crime': Varanasi Court Denies Bail To All 14 Accused
A Court in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi today denied bail to all 14 persons in connection with an FIR over allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus by organising an 'Iftar' party on a boat in the middle of the Ganga and throwing bones and food waste into the river. The order was passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM), Varanasi Amit Kumar Yadav-III. The court...
An Analysis Of The Transgender Persons Act And The 2026 Amendment Bill
Legislative changes and constitutional protections are crucial in the context of the Transgender Persons Act and the 2026 Amendment Bill. The struggle for transgender rights in India has been long, marked by systemic discrimination and exclusion. Historically, the legal system criminalised transgender identities, a stance that has only recently, and with some hesitation, shifted towards recognition. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, was largely seen as a way to put...
Supreme Court Sets Aside HC Order Quashing Case Over Gun Threat By Advocate During Bulandshahr Bar Meeting
The Supreme Court has set aside an order of the Allahabad High Court which had quashed criminal proceedings against an advocate accused of threatening a fellow lawyer with a revolver during a meeting of the District Bar Association, Bulandshahr, holding that the High Court relied on general observations made in earlier election-related proceedings to terminate the criminal case.A Bench of...
NALSAR Mediation Tournament 5.0: JGLS & NUJS Students Win Best Negotiating Pair Award
Nittyam Modi of Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University, along with Pratyaksh Jain of the National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, were awarded the title of “Best Negotiating Pair” and emerged as winners of the Negotiation Segment at the Fox & Mandal – NALSAR Mediation Tournament 5.0, hosted by NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. The tournament brought together law students from across the country for engagement with mediation and negotiation, with 133 team...
Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala Court Denies Bail To Former Devaswom Board Official Sankar Das
The Court of the Enquiry Commissioner and Special Judge, Kollam on Monday (March 23) denied bail to former Travancore Devaswom Board official K.P. Sankar Das, who is arrayed in the Sabarimala gold theft case.A detailed order is awaited.Dr. C.S. Mohit, Special Judge, dismissed the bail pleas of Das in the cases relating to misappropriation of gold from the door frames and the Dwarapalaka idols...