'Write Legibly Or Get Orders Typed': Allahabad High Court Again Directs District Judges To Sensitize Judicial Officers

The Allahabad High Court recently directed the Registrar General to once again circulate instructions to all District Judges to sensitize judicial officers falling under their jurisdiction to write order sheets in legible handwriting or get the same typed. A Bench of Justice Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal directed thus while hearing a bail application filed by one Babbu alias Haider...

Permission To Cut Trees Must Follow Definition Of 'Forest' In Godavarman Decision Though Land Not Notified As Forest: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has clarified that any permission to cut or remove trees has to be given by following the definition of forest given by the Court in its 1997 T.N. Godavarman Thirumulkpad v. Union of India, irrespective of whether the land in question has been formally notified as a reserve forest.As per the 1997 judgment, the Court gave a wider meaning to forest land and said that it will...

After UP Police Fail, Allahabad High Court Asks UOI If Central Agencies Can Trace 'Fugitive' Concerned With 1984 Appeal

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (December 18) asked the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) as to whether Central Agencies could be entrusted with the task of apprehending a convict concerned with a 1984 Criminal Appeal. A Bench of Justice JJ Munir and Justice Sanjiv Kumar passed the order after noting that the Uttar Pradesh Police could not apprehend the Maulana Khursheed...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Judicial Officer's Plea Against High Court Calling Her Negligent

The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with a Rajasthan High Court order making adverse remarks against the conduct of a judicial officer who overlooked the fact that accused had not complied with earlier directions while seeking for bail. The bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a petition by the Judicial officer challenging the adverse observations made by...

Senior Executive / Executive (Corporate Relations And Knowledge Management) Vacancy At Kochhar & Co. (Advocates & Legal Consultants) [Apply Now]

Kochhar & Co. (Advocates & Legal Consultants) a full service law firm invites application for the post of Senior Executive/ Executive (Corporate Relations and Knowledge Management). Name of the Post: Senior Executive/ Executive (Corporate Relations and Knowledge Management) No. of Post: 01 (One) Essential Qualification and Experience Graduate/post-graduate (a formal academic qualification in English (Honours) would be preferred).Candidate should have 3–6 years (law firm...

Junior Legal Associates And Senior Law Clerk Vacancy At UN Legal Group [Apply Now]

UN Legal Group a full-service law firm invites application for the post of Junior Legal Associates and Senior Law Clerk. About The Firm UN Legal Group is a full-service law firm based in Delhi, with a focused and established practice in commercial litigation, arbitration, and advisory matters. The Firm regularly represents corporate entities, partnerships, and individuals before the Hon'ble High Courts, District Courts, arbitral tribunals, and various statutory and regulatory forums...

Parliament Passes VB G RAM G Bill To Replace MNREGA On Rural Job Guarantee After Midnight Debate

The Parliament passed the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin): VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025, replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 (MNREGA).The VG-G Ram Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha yesterday afternoon amidst strong opposition. It was tabled in the Rajya Sabha on the same day, and was passed in the midnight. Opposition...

Patanjali Foods Moves Bombay High Court Against YouTube Channel For Making Defamatory Video, Demands ₹15.5 Crores In Damages

Patanjali Foods has approached the Bombay High Court against popular YouTube Channel 'Trustified Certification' demanding Rs 10.5 crores as damages for loss of reputation and Rs 5 crore as 'special damages' for causing injury to their brand by uploading an allegedly 'defamatory' video against its product 'Nutrela Soya Chunks.'The suit filed through advocate Apoorv Srivastava was listed before...

Auction Purchaser Cannot Be Compelled To Clear Previous Owner's Dues: NCLT Mumbai

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) at Mumbai has held that an auction purchaser under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code cannot be compelled to clear the previous owner's outstanding dues, in a dispute arising from the transfer of a flat sold during liquidation proceedings.The ruling came on an application filed by AJS Impex Private Limited, the auction purchaser, against the...

NBFC Retains Financial Service Provider Status Despite Lending Ban, Insolvency Only On RBI's Plea: NCLAT

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), New Delhi, has held that a non-banking financial company does not lose its status as a financial service provider merely because the Reserve Bank of India has barred it from fresh lending. As a result, such an entity continues to remain outside creditor-initiated insolvency proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.A bench headed...

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : December 18, 2025

Links to today's reports :Cheque Dishonour | Supreme Court Doubts Precedent Exempting Convicted Company Directors From S.148 NI Act Deposit; Refers To Larger BenchIf Judicial Order Is Based On Dishonest Or Extraneous Factors, Why Not Take Disciplinary Action Against Judge? Supreme Court'Facilitates Access To Justice' : Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Formation Of Bombay High...

2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1224 | PUNIMATI & ANR. VERSUS THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH & ORS (and connected cases)

Contradictions In Sole Eyewitness Testimony Fatal To Prosecution Case, Supreme Court Acquits Four In Murder...