Legal Services Authorities Act | Executive Chairman Competent To Delegate Disciplinary Powers To DLSA: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that the Executive Chairman of the State Legal Services Authority is legally competent to delegate disciplinary powers to the District Legal Services Authority.It was stated that since proper authorisation took place and no procedural irregularity was found, the disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner were valid.A Division Bench of Chief...

[ADVDERTISEMENT] Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur Announces Advanced Certificate Course On New Criminal Laws & Drafting

Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur, is organizing an Advanced Certificate Course on New Criminal Laws & Drafting, scheduled to be held from 15th November to 23rd November 2025 in an online mode.The course is designed to equip participants with comprehensive knowledge and practical skillAbout DNLUEstablished in 2018, Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU) was founded with the vision of imparting and disseminating legal knowledge while fostering a culture of research...

Secondary Evidence Allowed Only Upon Strict Proof Of Loss Or Destruction Of Original Document: HP High Court

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has held that courts can permit secondary evidence only upon strict proof that the original document is lost, destroyed, or withheld by the opposing party. Mere allegations or unsubstantiated claims of loss are insufficient grounds for such permission.Justice Ajay Mohan Goel observed that: “An inquiry report revealed that no original document was submitted by...

'Crazy For Media Attention': Supreme Court Slams Law Student For Filing PIL Against Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 1950

While dismissing his plea, the Supreme Court today slammed a third-year law student for filing a public interest litigation challenging the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950, which is a Presidential Order that specifies the castes recognized as Scheduled Castes for the purposes of constitutional benefits.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi heard the matter. During...

Post-Acquittal Remedies Under BNSS: Contrasting Full-Fledged Trial Acquittals And Preliminary Stage Acquittals

The landscape of criminal justice in India underwent significant transformation with the enactment of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, which replaced the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973. While procedural reforms have modernized the criminal justice apparatus, fundamental principles governing acquittals and their legal consequences remain anchored in established jurisprudence. This article examines the differential treatment accorded to acquittals under BNSS based on the stage...

'Property Purchase Traumatic' : Supreme Court Suggests Use Of Blockchain Technology To Make Land Registrations Easy & Reliable

The Court flagged colonial-era property laws, as per which property registration is not a conclusive guarantee of ownership.

Allahabad High Court Stays Trial Against SP MLA, Wife In Domestic Help Suicide Abetment Case

The Allahabad High Court recently stayed further proceedings in a sessions trial against Samajwadi Party MLA from Bhadohi, Zahid Beg @ Zahid Jamal Beg and his wife (Seema Beg), who have been accused in the suicide abetment case linked to their domestic help. A bench of Justice Sameer Jain passed the interim order while hearing Section 528 BNSS plea filed by the sitting MLA and his...

Cheque Dishonour | Accused Can Rebut Presumption Of Debt By Referring To Particular Circumstances Of Case: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court, in a recent judgment, clarified that a person accused of the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act can refer to particular circumstances of the case in order to rebut the presumption under Section 139 and prove non-existence of debt or liability by preponderance of probabilities.The appeal before Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas was preferred by...

Delhi High Court Delivers Split Verdict In Jailed MP Engineer Rashid's Plea Against ₹4Lakh Costs To Attend Parliament

The Delhi High Court on Friday delivered split verdict in the plea moved by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Engineer Rashid challenging costs imposed on him by a trial court while granting him custody parole to attend the Parliament.Justice Vivek Chaudhary, heading the bench, dismissed Rashid's plea whereas Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani allowed the same.The matter will now be placed before...

'Don't Destroy Our Trust In Bar, We Trust You As Our Own Children' : Supreme Court Reprimands Lawyers For Suppression Of Facts

Remarking that the trust of the Court should not be destroyed by the Bar, the Supreme Court today imposed an exemplary cost of Rs 10,000 on each appellant in a matter for suppression of facts. Before a bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Vipul M Pancholi, an advocate made a mention for the listing of an Interlocutory Application(IA), which the Court said it would list....

Fraud Not Barred By Time: NCLAT Upholds Director's Liability To Contribute ₹8.71 Crore To Corporate Debtor's Assets Obtained Through Fraud

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) New Delhi bench upheld the suspended director's liability to restore the amount of Rs. 8.71 crore obtained through fraudulent transactions to the corporate debtor's assets holding that the manner in which the director engineered the transaction clearly amounted to conducting the business with intent to defraud the creditors under...

2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1069 | CBI v. Amit Aishwarya Jogi

Click the link below to read the report :Supreme Court Revives CBI's Appeal In Chhattisgarh High Court Against Acquittal Of Ex-CM Ajit Jogi's Son In Murder CaseCan State File Appeal In CBI Cases When Investigation Was Partly Done By State Police? Supreme Court Leaves Question...