CNLU Patna Announces National Article Writing Competition 2026 On Competition Law

Centre for Law and Economics (CLE), Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna, has announced the 1st AXIOM5 - CLE National Article Writing Competition, 2026, organised in collaboration with Chandhiok & Mahajan Advocates and Solicitors.The Competition invites original, analytical, and argumentative articles on the theme “Competition Law in a Changing Market Order.” It seeks to encourage critical engagement with contemporary developments in Indian competition law, including the regulation...

2026 LiveLaw (SC) 1041 | HARAMANI SAHOO AND OTHERS VERSUS LALITA NAYAK AND OTHERS

Order VI Rule 17 CPC | Amendment Permissible If Additional Facts & Reliefs Have Direct Nexus With Existing Controversy: Supreme Court ...

Order VI Rule 17 CPC | Amendment Permissible If Additional Facts & Reliefs Have Direct Nexus With Existing Controversy: Supreme Court

"The real inquiry is whether the amendment introduces a distinct and independent controversy having no connection with the original cause of action, or whether it merely brings on record additional facts and consequential reliefs having a direct nexus with the existing controversy."

When Judges Compare Handwriting: Is Judicial Eyesight Enough?

A disputed signature or handwriting can sometimes determine the fate of an entire case. Whether a person executed a Will, signed a cheque, acknowledged a liability, or wrote a threatening letter may lead to one question: who wrote it?Recently, the Supreme Court in Gopal Pathak vs Nitin Alias Pappu & Anr. (2026 LiveLaw (SC)1018) observed that court must compare signatures themselves, expert evidence cannot be called routinely in handwriting disputes. The law permits courts to compare...

Advocate Rishi Kapoor Appointed Professor Of Eminence At UILS, Chandigarh University

Advocate Rishi Kapoor, Partner at Kapoor & Co., Advocates & Solicitors, and Co-Chair of the Corporate Affairs Committee of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI), has been appointed Professor of Eminence at the University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS), Chandigarh University.Based in New Delhi, Advocate Kapoor is a senior legal professional with extensive experience in corporate law, corporate affairs, commercial litigation, regulatory frameworks and institutional...

Bombay High Court Advocates Stage Symbolic Protest 'To Protect Constitution', Read Out Preamble

More than 50 advocates practising at the Bombay High Court on Monday (October 12) evening staged a symbolic protest opposite the High Court building at the iconic Flora Fountain site. The advocates, mostly young girls, gathered at the site, with an aim to read the Preamble of the Constitution and also to sing the National Anthem at the site. However, amid the heavy police bandobast outside...

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup October 5 - October 11, 2026

Nominal Index:Khursheed Ahmad Khan v. Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 437Haleema and Another v. State of Jammu and Kashmir and Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 438Nazir Ahmad Mir v. Union of India & Others 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 439Ashok Singh Manhas v. Union of India & Ors. 2026 LiveLaw (JKL) 440Sheikh Rafiq Ahmad and Another v. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir and Others...

2nd NLUO SAAEW Essay Writing Competition 2026

Society for the Advancement of Animal and Environmental Welfare (SAAEW), National Law University Odisha invites participation in the 2nd SAAEW Essay Writing Competition 2026. The competition aims to encourage students to engage with contemporary legal and ethical questions surrounding animal welfare, animal rights, and the commercial exploitation of animals.CENTRAL THEMECommodification of AnimalsParticipants are invited to submit original essays examining the legal and ethical boundaries between...

Madras High Court Disapproves Of Tamil Nadu Police Claim That Accused May Abscond Because He's 'North Indian'

A person's place of origin is not a ground for apprehending that he will flee, Court said.

Supreme Court Bar Association & SCAORA Condemn Calls For CJI Surya Kant's Resignation

The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the Supreme Court Advocates-on-Record Association (SCAORA) have condemned statements circulated on social media seeking the resignation of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant, stating that such remarks belittle the institution of the judiciary and amount to an attempt to interfere with the administration of justice.In a resolution dated October...

Police Failure To Furnish Written Grounds Of Arrest Is Dereliction Of Duty, Officer Liable To Departmental Action: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently observed that failure to furnish grounds of arrest in writing would be viewed as a dereliction of duty on the part of the arresting officer, and he shall be liable to departmental proceedings. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 497] Justice N Ramesh directed the Director General of Police (Law & Order) to issue instructions to every police unit in the...

Kerala High Court Admits State's Appeal Against Single Judge Order Quashing Police Associations' Restructuring

The Kerala High Court on Monday (12 October) admitted the appeals challenging a Single Judge's decision that quashed the government order restructuring the recognised police associations.The Division Bench comprising Dr. Justice A.K. Jaysankaran Nambiar and Justice Preeta A.K admitted the appeals. The dispute concerns a government order reorganising three recognised associations, the...