Ayush Malik Conversion Case: UP Police Book 6 Over 'Misleading' Posts Claiming Allahabad HC Rebuked Shamli Cops

Shamli Police have registered an FIR against six social-media users, including an advocate, for allegedly circulating "misleading and factless" information claiming that the Allahabad High Court had rebuked Shamli Police during proceedings concerning Ayush Malik, who is at the center of a religious conversion-related case.It may be noted that on September 16, the Allahabad HC set at liberty...

S.175(3) BNSS | Can Plea Seeking FIR Be Sent To Magistrate When Special Judge Finds No Offence Under Special Statute? Delhi High Court To Decide

The Delhi High Court is set to decide a question as to whether a Special Court, after finding that no offence under any special statute is prima facie made out, should transmit an application seeking registration of an FIR under Section 175(3) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to the concerned Magistrate.Justice Girish Kathpalia raised the question while hearing two pleas filed...

Advocate Can't Challenge BCI's Disciplinary Order In Criminal Proceedings: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that an order passed by the Bar Council of India (BCI) ordering disciplinary action against a lawyer can be challenged only by way of an appeal before the Supreme Court of India under Section 38 of the Advocates Act. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 871]Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav observed that a litigant cannot indirectly assail disciplinary orders of the BCI by...

NUJS Kolkata To Host Panel Discussion On India's Engagement With International Criminal Justice

The International Law Students Association Society (ILSA), West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS), Kolkata, is an academic society dedicated to fostering scholarly engagement and discussion on contemporary issues of international law.The panel discussion, titled “How Can India Engage With International Criminal Justice In A Manner That Is Principled, Evidence-Based, Constitutionally Sound And Sensitive To Diplomatic Realities?”, will bring together experts to explore...

CWC Has No Jurisdiction Over Child Who Is Not 'Orphan' Or 'Abandoned' Even If Adoption Procedure Was Not Followed: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) does not have the power to deal with a child who is neither an orphan nor abandoned. The Court observed that though due procedure was not followed in the adoption of the child, the CWC's order was not justified, and granted custody of the child back to the adoptive parents.A division bench of Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke...

Centre Notifies Appointment Of Judges, Additional Judges At Four High Courts

The Central Government on Saturday (September 19) notified the appointment of 14 judicial officers as judges and additional judges for High Courts at Delhi, J&K and Ladakh, Jharkhand and Karnataka. Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal took to X to notify the appointments:"In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India,...

Delhi High Court Directs Govt To Clear Pending Bills Of Lawyers, Fix Problems On Online Portal

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to take steps for expeditious clearance of bills submitted by lawyers appearing on behalf of the Government, after counsel complained of repeated queries, non-issuance of Brief Transmission Forms (BTFs) and lack of clarity over the status of their bills. [2026 LiveLaw (Del) 870]Justice Mini Pushkarna directed the Delhi Government upload...

Third-Party Data Processors And Privacy Compliance: Emerging Risks Under Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023

In contemporary times, businesses rarely process personal data entirely within the systems that they own and operate. Customer, employee, and vendor data now routinely passes through cloud infrastructure, Software-as-a-Service (“SaaS”) platforms, payroll administrators, customer-relationship-management systems, payment gateways, marketing and analytics tools, and background-verification agencies. Each additional vendor in this chain widens the perimeter across which an organisation's data...

O 7 Rule 11 CPC | Admissibility Of Document Cannot Be Decided While Considering Rejection Of Plaint : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently held that the question of admissibility of a document relied upon by a plaintiff is a matter to be adjudicated at the trial, and cannot be considered while seeking rejection of a plaint under Order VII Rule 11(a) or (d) of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC).A bench of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice Atul S Chandurkar ruled so while allowing an appeal filed...

Fair Complexion, Tall Height, Speaking In Tamil & English Not Enough To Prove That Person Follows Christianity: Madras High Court

The Madras High Court recently held that fair complexion of a person, tall height, good physique, and proficiency in Tamil and English alone are not enough to prove that they practice Christianity, when no evaluation in this regard is conducted by the anthropologist. [2026 LiveLaw (Mad) 254] Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy thus set aside an order of the District Level Vigilance...

Forcible Religious Conversion Under “Deep Coercion”: Uttarakhand High Court Rejects Bail To POCSO Accused, Flags Forged Aadhaar

The Uttarakhand High Court has denied bail to a man accused of POCSO offences, observing that the evidence in the case indicated a “systemic attempt of forcible religion conversion under deep coercion.” Importantly, the Court also took note of the alleged creation of a forged Aadhaar card under a false name, observing that it indicated the extent of the applicant's involvement in the...

Ganesh Festival: PIL Filed In Bombay High Court Alleging Non-Implementation Of 2016 Noise Pollution Directions

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Bombay High Court which highlights the 'friction' between religious mandals and civil groups over the noise pollution caused by DJs, loudspeakers, dhol, etc. during the ongoing Ganesh Chaturthi festival, particularly in Pune district and seeks strict compliance with a 2016 judgment of the Court by which the State was mandatorily ordered...