Habeas Corpus Not Maintainable When Person Is In Statutory Custody Under Multiple FIRs Disclosing Cognizable Offences: MP High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court had said where a person is under statutory arrest pursuant to multiple FIRs disclosing cognizable offences the remedy of habeas corpus cannot be granted specially wherein previous detention orders had been revoked and the person is not under illegal detention. The division bench of Justice Vivek Agarwal and Justice Ratnesh Chandra Singh Bisen observed:"Second...

Manager (Corporate Legal) Vacancy At Tata Communications Limited

Tata Communications Limited invites online application for the post of Manager (Corporate Legal). Name of the Post: Manager (Corporate Legal) Location: Delhi Essential Qualification and Experience Bachelor's degree in law (LL.B.) with 7-10 years of experience in commercial contract law, preferably in a corporate setting.Strong understanding of contract law, procurement processes, and risk management.Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.Ability to work ...

Empanelment Of Advocates At District Legal Service Authority, Hanumangarh

Rajasthan State Legal Service Authority, invites application for empanelment of advocates at District Legal Service Authority, Hanumangarh Name of the Post: Panel Advocate Essential Qualification and Experience Every legal practitioner or advocate having experience of at least 3 years as a legal practitioner as recognised by Bar Council. How to apply? Interested candidates are required to submit in their application in the prescribed format and shall submit it to District...

[Advertisement] CUSAT's Inter University Centre For IPR Studies To Organise Refresher Course On 'Intellectual Property Rights, Access, And Justice'

The Inter University Centre for IPR Studies (IUCIPRS), an autonomous institution established by the Government of Kerala at Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT), has announced a Refresher Course on Developmental Perspectives of Intellectual Property Law on the theme "Intellectual Property Rights, Access, and Justice", scheduled to be held from June 27 to July 3, 2026. The programme will be conducted in hybrid mode at the Conference Hall, IUCIPRS, and through Google Meet.According...

Kerala High Court Stays Trial Proceedings In Shuhaib Murder Case

The Kerala High Court in an interim order on Wednesday (10 June) stayed till June 15 trial court proceedings in Youth Congress activist Shuhaib's murder case. Before approaching the High Court, the accused had moved the Sessions Court, Thalassery, seeking transfer of the trial. Their first application was dismissed on technical grounds for want of an affidavit, while a second application...

'Right To Health Integral To Article 21': P&H High Court Flags Need To Revisit Medical Reimbursement Policies

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has underscored that the right to health and medical care is an integral part of the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution, while calling for a humane and practical approach in matters of medical reimbursement for State employees and pensioners.Justice Sandeep Moudgil said, "It is the opinion of this Court that the most equitable way forward is...

Supreme Court Monthly Roundup: April 2026

JudgmentsDistrict Judge Appointments : Supreme Court Issues Directions For Reinstatement & Seniority Following 'Rejanish v. Deepa' JudgmentCase Details : REJANISH K.V. v. K. DEEPA [Civil Appeal No. 3947/2020]Citation : 2026 LiveLaw (SC) 306The Supreme Court passed a slew of directions regarding the appointment and seniority of District Judges, in furtherance of last year's Constitution...

Congress Member Meenakshi Natarajan Moves Supreme Court Against Rejection Of Rajya Sabha Candidature

Meenakshi Natarajan of the Indian National Congress has moved the Supreme Court, challenging the rejection of her nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections from Madhya Pradesh.The matter is likely to be mentioned today morning for urgent listing.Reportedly, Natarajan's application was rejected by Returning Officer Arvind Sharma, following allegations that she had "hidden" details of a...

Constitutional Pathology Of Delayed Adjudication: Reservation Without Preservation

Cessante ratione legis, cessat ipsa lex- when the reason for a law ceases, so does the law. Few maxims have travelled as quietly through the centuries, and fewer have aged with such inconvenient accuracy. It is among the boldest claims the common law has inherited, and for that reason among the most decorated and the least invoked. Treatises preserve it, judgments invoke it with deliberation, and its actual application has remained rare by design. To apply it is to assert that a law, though...

'Gross Abuse Of Law' : Delhi High Court Quashes FIR & ED Case Against NewsClick, Prabir Purkayastha Over Foreign Funding

The Court noted that FDI received by the Newsclick company did not violate any law.

Can Revisional Authority Under Maharashtra Rent Act Condone Delay Beyond 90 Days? Bombay High Court Refers To Larger Bench

The Bombay High Court has referred to a Larger Bench the question whether the Revisional Authority under Section 44 of the Maharashtra Rent Control Act, 1999 has the power to condone delay in a revision application filed by a landlord beyond the prescribed period of 90 days. The Court observed that the issue assumes significance particularly in cases involving special categories of...

Free Education For Children Of Rape Survivors, Police Sensitization: Jharkhand High Court Issues Directions On Handling Sexual Offence Cases

The Jharkhand High Court issued a slew of directions with respect to treatment of rape survivors as well as various issues concerning the handling of sexual assault cases including free education for children of rape survivors till Class XII and providing scholarships to meritorious students who get selected in premier government institutes like IITs, NITs, AIIMs or IIMs etc.The court in...