“Justice Cannot Be A Ritual”: J&K&L High Court Flags Shoddy Probe Into Minor Girl's Death, Orders CBI Probe

Expressing deep anguish over what it described as an insensitive and routine investigation into the suspicious death of a 13-year-old girl, the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has ordered that the case be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), observing that continued delay and casual handling would only result in loss of crucial evidence and denial of justice...

SC Collegium Recommends Elevation Of Two Judicial Officers To Punjab & Haryana High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium on December 16, 2025 approved the proposal for appointment of two judicial officers as Judges of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana.As per the decision taken in the Collegium meeting, Shri Ramesh Chander Dimri and Ms. Neerja Kulwant Kalson have been cleared for elevation to the High Court. The statement can be read...

Associate Vacancy At Pricus Legal LLP, New Delhi [Apply Now]

Pricus Legal LLP, New Delhi a full service law firm invites application for the post of Associate. Name of the Post: Associate No. of Post: 05 (Five) Essential Qualification and Experience · Around 1–3 years of legal experience. · Prior experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a wide range of contracts. · Good research and writing skills, and strong legal aptitude. · Ability to handle multiple matters concurrently. · ...

Erosion Of Educational Federalism: The Battle For University Vice-Chancellors

The appointment of a Vice-Chancellor in India is an area of relentless constitutional conflict. Many state university acts have provisions placing the Governor acting as the Chancellor of the state universities Today's minister or office bearer of the party in power at the Centre is a Governor tomorrow, and vice versa. The power of selection of VCs by the Chancellor, who happens to be the Governor, a political appointee of the Centre, is the substance of the dispute in Vice-Chancellor...

Kerala High Court Advocates' Association Election Results: Adv. Peeyus A Kottam President, Nima Jacob Secretary

The Kerala High Court Advocates' Association has elected new members to represent them for year 2026. The election results are as follows:President: Peeyus A. KottamVice- President: V. Vinay Vice- President (Lady): Nazeeba O.H.Secretary: Nima JacobJoint Secretary: Sipa S.Treasurer: Biji A. ManikothExecutive Committee: Silpa S., Akshay Veenu, Anish Paul, Mary Salini and Anu Abraham...

Allahabad High Court Registers Suo Moto PIL Over Delays In Termination Of Pregnancy Of Rape Survivors

The Allahabad High Court recently registered a suo-moto Public Interest Litigation (PIL) regarding the issue of delay at different levels in taking appropriate steps while dealing with cases of termination of pregnancy of rape survivors. The matter has been titled as: In Re Framing Of Guidelines For Sensitizing All Concerned In Cases Of Termination Of Pregnancies The...

Allahabad High Court Converts 2014 PIL On Regulating Sale Of Acid In UP Into Suo Moto Proceeding

The Allahabad High Court recently converted a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea filed in 2014 regarding the restriction and regulation of acid sales in Uttar Pradesh into a Suo Moto proceeding. The order was passed after the original petitioner (Anubhav Verma) submitted that he was not inclined to pursue the litigation any further. Permitting him to withdraw from the case,...

CLAT 2026 Results Out

The results of this year's Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2026) have been released on the website of the Consortium of National Law Universities.Candidates of CLAT Undergraduate (UG) and Postgraduate(PG) can view their scores by logging in with their admit card on the consortium website here or the mirror site here....

Goa Nightclub Fire: Delhi Court Grants Two Days Transit Remand Of Owners Saurabh, Gaurav Luthra

A Delhi Court on Tuesday granted two days transit remand of Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, owners of Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub in Goa which caught fire and killed atleast 25 people.The duo was produced by the Goa Police before Judicial Magistrate Twinkle Chawla in the Patiala House Courts. The police sought transit remand of three days.The Court directed the police to provide medicines to...

Sabarimala Gold Theft: Kerala High Court Reserves Verdict On Bail Plea Of Ex-Thiruvabharanam Commissioner

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (December 16) reserved its verdict in the two bail pleas of former Thiruvabharanam Commissioner of the Travancore Devaswom Board K.S. Baiju.Baiju is arrayed in Sabarimala Gold theft cases relating to the misappropriation of gold from the dwarapalaka idols and sideframes of the Sabarimala temple, that is being investigated by the Special Investigation...

Kerala High Court Declines To Advance Bar Council Enrolment Dates, Allows Graduates To Seek Protection Of Seniority

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (December 16) disposed of a batch of pleas preferred by law graduates seeking to prepone enrolment to the Bar Council of Kerala (BCK), which is presently scheduled to be held on January 10-11, 2026.Justice V.G. Arun observed that since there is no statutory requirement that the Bar Council must conduct enrolment within stipulated periods, the prayer to prepone...

“Very Serious”: Chhattisgarh High Court Takes Suo-Motu Cognizance of Alleged Tiger Poaching After Dismembered Carcass Found

The Chhattisgarh High Court has taken suo-motu cognisance of multiple news-reports concerning the discovery of a tiger's carcass in the Revti Forest Range, Ghui, which was found dismembered, indicating alleged poaching activity.The news report revealed that the dead tiger's body was found swollen by the Forest Officials and bore severe injuries— with deep bite marks and missing teeth and...