CUSAT Act | When Selected Candidate Resigns, Vacancy To Be Filled By Communal Rotation & Not From Rank List : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has held that the rule of communal rotation in university appointments continues to operate even during the validity period of a rank list, and that a waitlisted candidate does not acquire an automatic right to appointment merely because a selected candidate resigns.A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria dismissed appeals filed by Radhika T., a Scheduled...

Calcutta High Court Imposes ₹50,000 Cost On Party For Filing PIL While Suppressing Criminal Cases; Finds Plea Maintainable

In a Public Interest Litigation alleging illegal construction within 500 metres of the Hooghly in Howrah, the Calcutta High Court on December 17 refused to dismiss the plea at the threshold but imposed a cost of ₹50,000 on the petitioner for suppressing material facts regarding his antecedents.A Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen directed that the amount...

Justice Nisha Banu Takes Oath As Kerala High Court Judge

Justice J Nisha Banu, who was transferred to the Kerala High Court from Madras High Court in October, has sworn in as a Judge of the Kerala High Court on December 19.After the Registrar General read the notification transferring the Justice Banu to Kerala High Court, Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar, Chief Justice of Kerala High Court administered the oath of office to Justice Banu. Though the...

LiveLawBiz: Business Law Daily Round-Up: December 18, 2025

TAX Centre Notifies Reallocation Of Territorial Jurisdiction Of DRTs In West Bengal Under RDB ActService Tax | Windmill Installation, Commissioning Services Construable As 'Input Service', Credit Admissible: Gujarat High CourtCustoms Act | No Time Bar For Shipping Bill Conversion Under Section 149: CESTAT MumbaiIPRCommercial Courts Act Bars Intra-Court Appeals In Patent Disputes: Madras...

State Bar Council Must Re-register Lawyer Who Withdraws Surrender Of Sanath, Allow Right To Practice Profession: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday held that a member of the Karnataka State Bar Council who has surrendered his sanath/registration and after having received financial benefit as per the Advocate Welfare Fund Act, wishes to withdraw the surrender and seeks re-registration, then it would be duty of the KSBC to permit it. Justice Suraj Govindaraj said “Non permitting the same would...

Bombay High Court Upholds Validity Of ODR Clause, Refuses Substitution Of Arbitrator Appointed Through ODR Platform

The Bombay High Court has upheld the validity of an Online Dispute Resolution (“ODR”) clause as well as the arbitrator appointment process conducted through an ODR platform. The Petitioner i.e. Amit Chaurasia (“Chaurasia”) filed an application for substitution of arbitrator. The Bench of Justice Somasekhar Sundaresan reviewed the contract between the parties and observed that...

'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...