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CNLU Patna LLM Student Committed Suicide Amid Mid-Semester Exams
An LLM student of Chanakya National Law University, Patna (“CNLU”) committed suicide on the afternoon of 24 February 2026 in the Rajendra Prasad Boys Hostel due to personal reasons. The incident occurred while the mid-semester examinations of the 5-year LL.B. were ongoing in the college.The police and forensic investigation is going on and further details are awaited. CNLU Vice...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : February 24, 2026
Links to today's reports :'Courts Shouldn't Issue Unmanageable General Directions' : Supreme Court Rejects Contempt Plea Over 2018 Judgment Against Mob ViolenceWB SIR | 'Will Take 80 Days With Only Bengal Judges' : Supreme Court Allows Deployment Of Judges From Odisha & JharkhandBenami Act Attachment During CIRP Can't Be Challenged Before NCLT/NCLAT : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Rejects...
Bombay HC Quashes FIR Against 85-Yr-Old For 'Inverted' Display Of Indian Flag; Says 'Intention To Insult' Essential Under National Honour Act
An 'intention' to insult the Indian National Flag by displaying it inverted - saffron down - is required for a person to be booked under the provisions of the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, held the Bombay High Court while quashing a First Information Report (FIR) lodged against a 85-year-old man booked for insulting the national tricolour by displaying it inverted on...
'Allegations Lack Hallmark Of Terrorism': Delhi Court Orders Supply Of FIR Over AI Summit Protest To Indian Youth Congress Chief
A Delhi Court on Tuesday directed the Delhi Police to supply to the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) President Uday Bhanu Chib the copy of FIR registered in relation to the shirtless protest at the recent India AI Impact Summit at Bharat Mandapam.Judicial Magistrate First Class Ravi of Patiala House Courts observed that denial of FIR copy violates statutory mandate under Section 230 of BNSS...
Delhi High Court Protects Personality Rights Of Swami Ramdev, Orders Take Down Of Deepfake Content
The Delhi High Court has passed a john doe order protecting the personality rights of Yoga guru and Patanjali Ayurved founder Ramdev. Justice Jyoti Singh restrained various individuals, including unknown entities, from misusing his name, image, voice and other personality attributes through AI-generated deepfakes and unauthorised commercial listings.Ramdev had contended that for the past...
Delhi Riots: Accused Cops Appear Before Court In Case Over Death Of Man Forced To Sing National Anthem
Two officials of the Delhi Police appeared before a Delhi Court on Tuesday after they were summoned as accused for the death of 23 year-old Faizan, who was allegedly forced to sing national anthem during the 2020 North-East Delhi riots. The incident relates to a video that had gone viral on social media wherein Faizan was seen allegedly being beaten by the police, along with four other men,...
IBC | Mere Pendency Of Restructuring Arrangements Cannot Stall CIRP : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (February 24) has observed that merely because an arrangement of restructuring a debt-laden corporate debtor is in place, would not bar initiation of a CIRP under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. A bench of Justices Sanjay Kumar and K Vinod Chandran set aside the NCLAT's decision, which had rejected a Section 7 IBC application on the premise that a...
NLUD Wins 1st RGNUL National Corporate Liquidation Process Competition
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), through its Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law Division under the Centre for Business Laws and Taxation, successfully hosted the 1st RGNUL National Corporate Liquidation Process Competition. The competition brought together leading law schools to deliberate on complex issues arising under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.The final round revolved around liquidation proceedings, requiring participants to address issues concerning Section 52 of...
"Mushroom Growth" Of PILs Concerning, Some Read Newspaper & File Petition By Evening : CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Tuesday expressed concerns over the "mushroom growth" of Public Interest Litigation petitions. The CJI said that the agenda of some "prominent persons" seemed to be to read newspapers in the morning and file a petition by the evening."We are on the mushroom growth of PILs. Looks like there are some prominent faces now whose only agenda is to read the...
HNLU Hosts Ninth Convocation; CJI Surya Kant Stresses Ethics And Collegiality In Legal Profession
Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU), Raipur, solemnly celebrated its Ninth Convocation Ceremony on 22 February 2026 at Emerald Hall, Hotel Babylon Capital, marking another milestone in its journey of academic excellence and institutional growth. The ceremony was graced by the Chief Justice of India, Justice Surya Kant, who delivered the Convocation Address.In his address, the Chief Justice reflected on the evolving responsibility of legal education in sustaining constitutional democracy....
Delhi Court Orders Shikhar Dhawan's Ex-Wife To Return ₹5.72 Crore, Says Australia's 'Property Settlement' Proceedings Contrary To Indian Law
In a major relief to Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan, a Family Court in Delhi on Monday ordered his ex-wife to return approximately Rs 5.72 crores to him after holding that the orders passed by a Family Court in Australia asking him to pay the said amounts to his estranged wife under the concept 'Property Settlement' was alien to Indian laws. Patiala House Courts' Family Court Judge...