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Sentence For Subsequent Conviction Must Run Concurrently With Life Term: Gujarat High Court Orders Release Of Convict
The Gujarat High Court ordered release of a murder convict who was sentenced to life imprisonment, but was later awarded separate two-year sentence by the trial court for absconding while on temporary bail. In doing so, the Court found a “grave error” committed by the Trial Court and Appellate Court in directing the subsequent sentence to run consecutively, holding that under 427(2) of...
Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice To Union, States Over Implementation Of National Commission For Allied & Healthcare Professionals Act
The Supreme Court issued notice to the Union and States/Union Territories on a contempt plea alleging non-compliance with the Court's directions to implement the National Commission for Allied and Healthcare Professions (NCAHP) Act, 2021.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the order in Joint Forum of Medical Technologists of India's (JFMTI) plea alleging non-compliance...
National Law University Odisha To Host LL.M. Conclave 2026 In Hybrid Mode On March 8
The National Law University Odisha (NLUO) was established in the year 2009 under The National Law University Orissa Act, 2008 (Act 4 of 2008) passed by the Odisha State Legislature and commenced its academic activities in the academic year 2009-10. Within a short span of time, NLUO has made its mark as a university engaged in imparting socially relevant education. NLUO is ideally placed to learn from other law schools both in terms of their strengths and drawbacks. Drawing from these...
Gujarat High Court Quashes Penalty Imposed On Officer Despite Exoneration, Notes CM's Approval Was Obliterated Using Whitener
The Gujarat High Court has quashed disciplinary penalty imposed on a Class-I officer over certain alleged irregularities, after finding that despite the competent authority approving his exoneration the order was never communicated to him. The court expressed shocked after noting that the Chief Minister's signature on the file was “obliterated by using whitener,” raising serious...
Child Custody Disputes Shouldn't Be Decided By Writ Courts Unless Custody Is Illegally Retained: Orissa High Court
The Orissa High Court has held that the Writ Courts should not decide child custody battles through habeas corpus petitions unless it is found that the custody of child is retained in an illegal/unlawful manner. It further ruled that if question of custody entails complexities or requires detailed inquiry, it is incumbent upon the writ court to remit the case to competent Civil Court for...
TLH Advocates & Solicitors Secures Order For APIIC Before NCLT Ahmedabad In Dispute Over Kakinada Industrial Land
TLH Advocates & Solicitors represented Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Ltd. (APIIC) before the National Company Law Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench, in proceedings arising from the liquidation of PSL Ltd. involving approximately 32.23 acres of industrial land at Industrial Park, Peddapuram, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh.The dispute concerned inclusion of the subject land in the liquidation estate and issuance of a sale certificate in favour of the auction purchaser, despite APIIC's...
Societies Registration Act | Registrar Empowered To Investigate Societies Upon Prima Facie Opinion Of Mismanagement: Manipur High Court
The Manipur High Court clarified that the Registrar of Societies has statutory authority under Section 22 of the Manipur Societies Registration Act, 1989 to investigate the affairs of a registered society where information discloses circumstances suggesting mismanagement. The Court held that once the Registrar forms a bona fide opinion, based on available material, that such circumstances...
Vivekananda Global University Organises 5th VGU–Ranka Moot Court Competition 2026; Register By March 25
The Department of Law, Vivekananda Global University (VGU), Jaipur, in collaboration with the Ranka Public Charitable Trust, will host the 5th VGU-Ranka Moot Court Competition, 2026 from 10th to 12th April 2026 at the VGU campus.The competition features a contemporary constitutional moot proposition addressing the tension between national security and environmental protection in ecologically sensitive regions.The competition is open to students enrolled in three-year and five-year LL.B....
Additional Evidence U/S 391 CrPC Must Be Allowed Where Necessary To Prevent Failure Of Justice: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court has set aside an order of the appellate court refusing to admit additional evidence in a cheque dishonour appeal, reiterating the principle that the power under Section 391 CrPC is to be exercised only when additional evidence is necessary to secure the ends of justice and to prevent failure of justice.Justice Tirumala Devi Eada allowed the Criminal Petition and set...
'If Relief Deserved, Grant It Then & There' : Supreme Court Deprecates 'Consider Jurisprudence' Of Remanding Matters To Authorities
The Supreme Court has deprecated the growing tendency of courts to repeatedly remand matters to authorities for reconsideration without finally adjudicating rights, leading to endless cycles of litigation. A Bench comprising Justice P. S. Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe underscored that where a case merits relief, it must be granted immediately, rather than being left to languish...
Plea In Delhi High Court Challenges One-Month Ban On Protests At Delhi University
A plea has been filed in the Delhi High Court against a notification banning protests and public meetings of any kind for a month in the Delhi University or its campuses in the national capital. Justice Jasmeet Singh heard a plea filed by Uday Bhadoriya, a student of the varsity, challenging the notification issued by the Office of Proctor on February 17 in the wake of clashes during a protest...