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Supreme Court Collegium Approves Appointment Of Three Judicial Officers As Karnataka High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on April 14, 2026, has approved the proposal for appointment of three judicial officers as Judges of the Karnataka High Court.The officers recommended for elevation are Smt. Rajeshwari Narayana Hegde, Smt. Kedambadi Ganesh Shanthi, and Shri Mahadevappa Brungesh.The notification can be read...
NALSAR's Centre For Tax Laws Invites Submissions For CTL Blog
The Centre for Tax Laws (CTL) at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, is pleased to invite submissions for its blog. As a premier academic forum dedicated to the study of taxation, the CTL Blog serves as a space for students, practitioners, and scholars to engage with the complexities of tax policy and jurisprudence.Scope and ThemesWe welcome analytical and descriptive pieces on contemporary issues within the following broad areas:Direct TaxationIndirect TaxationInternational TaxationSubmission...
Supreme Court Collegium Approves Proposal To Appoint Two Women Advocates As Kerala High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on April 14, 2026, has approved the proposal for the appointment of the following Advocates as Judges of the High Court of Kerala:Preeta Aravindan Krishnamma,Liz Mathew AnthraperLiz Mathew is a Senior Advocate practising at the Supreme Court.Click to Read/Download...
Once Reference Is Accepted, Should Be Decided On Merits: Rajasthan High Court Quashes Labour Court Order Rejecting Reference As Defective
The Rajasthan High Court set aside an order of the Labour Court which had dismissed a reference as defective after spending 20 years on its adjudication, opining that once a reference was accepted the Labour Court was duty bound to answer it on its merits.Justice Munnuri Laxman was hearing a plea wherein the petitioners had alleged that they were orally terminated from employment by...
Law Does Not Favour The Indolent: Supreme Court Sets Aside Arbitration Initiated After 21-Year Delay
The Supreme Court recently quashed arbitration proceedings between the State of West Bengal and a contractor, holding that the claim was ex facie time barred as the notice invoking arbitration was issued after 21 years from completion of work.“Arbitration though is an alternate dispute resolution system, which has to be encouraged, it cannot deviate from the fundamental principle that...
Moneylife Moves Delhi Court Against Ex Parte Order To Remove Reports Linking Manoj Sandesara, Family To Sterling Biotech Case
Financial media platform Moneylife has filed an appeal before a Delhi Court against a lower court's ex parte order directing removal of content on Manoj Kesarichand Sandesara and his family to Sterling Biotech bank fraud case.The appeal was listed yesterday before District Judge Vinod Kumar Meena of Tis Hazari Courts. As Moneylife argued for stay of the impugned order, the Court issued notice...
Dispute Over Compensation Under NH Act Must Be Referred To Civil Court, Authority Must Withhold Disbursement Till Resolution: J&K&L High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that where a dispute arises as to the entitlement or apportionment of compensation for acquired land, the competent authority is under a statutory obligation under Section 3H(4) of the National Highways Act, 1956 to refer such dispute to the Principal Civil Court of original jurisdiction and withhold disbursement of the amount until...
Marriage With Victim After She Attains Majority Doesn't Absolve Accused Of Rape Committed When She Was Minor: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has held that marriage between an accused and the prosecutrix after she attains majority cannot absolve the accused of criminal liability for acts of rape allegedly committed when she was a minor.Justice Girish Kathpalia observed,“Of course, as per documents on record, on 12.02.2026, the accused/applicant got married with the prosecutrix through Nikahnama. But that does...
Uploading Minor's Obscene Content Online Has Far-Reaching Consequences, Harm Goes Beyond Punishment: Delhi High Court
Emphasising the grave and irreversible impact of circulating obscene content online, the Delhi High Court has refused bail to a man accused of sexually assaulting a minor and uploading her explicit photographs and videos on social media platforms.Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma underscored that in the digital age, the consequences of such acts extend far beyond the contours of criminal...
Supreme Court Stops Outsourcing Of Tughlaqabad Fort Survey To Private Agency, Says Departments Can't Abdicate Responsibility
The Supreme Court recently took an objection to the committee formed by the Delhi High Court outsourcing a survey relating to the encroachment of Tughlaqabad Fort. It remarked that outsourcing such a survey reeks of bureaucratic red-tapism.The survey was ordered by the Delhi High Court in a 2001 public interest litigation concerning the illegal encroachment and settlement at the Tughlaqabad...