Weekly Bulletin [11th May – 17th May, 2026]

May 17, 2026

TBB Editor

Supreme Court

Supreme Court: Employer-Employee Or Contractual Relationship Does Not By Itself Constitute Such Fiduciary Capacity For Exemption From Benami Prohibition

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Supreme Court Keeps Yatin Oza’s Contempt Conviction In Abeyance Indefinitely; Grants ‘Final Act Of Forgiveness’

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Supreme Court: Fixed Percentage Of Gross Receipts From AOP, Without Bearing Project Expenses, Is Not ‘Share Of Profit’ And Taxable In Hands Of Member

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Revisional Jurisdiction at the instance of Accused Cannot Result In Prejudice To Them; Supreme Court Sets Aside Harsher Sentence

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SC Quashes SC/ST Act Case Over Alleged ‘Chamar’ Slur Inside Private Residence; Says Incident Was Not ‘ Within Public View’

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Supreme Court: Appeal Filed Without Certified Copy Of Impugned Order Is Non-Curable Defect, Incompetent Under IBC And NCLAT Rules

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Quality Education in a Language Understood by the Child Is a Fundamental Right Under Article 14: Supreme Court

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Supreme Court: Single Sale Deed Of Small Residential Plot In Adjoining Village Cannot Be Used To Determine Compensation For Land Used For Industrial Purpose

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Delinquent Cannot Insist On Joint Disciplinary Inquiry Even If Multiple Officers Are Involved; Supreme Court Directs Canara Bank To Settle Account Of Deceased Employee

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Signed Order, Not Open Court Dictation, Is Final; Supreme Court Dismisses Plea Seeking To Treat Oral Dictation As Binding Judgment

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Supreme Court: Arbitration Clause In Earlier Contract Enforceable If Later Agreement Incorporates Its Terms In Entirety

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Supreme Court: Acceptance Of Contractual Appointment Will Not Legitimise Illegality If Record Does Not Justify Departure From Regular Appointment Process

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Supreme Court: Interim Concession Of Fees Granted To Preserve Academic Careers Do Not Confer Permanent Right To Continue Education At Subsidised Rates

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Supreme Court Declines To Interfere With Ruling Upholdinag Finance Charges Despite Contractual Bar On Interest

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Supreme Court: Reliance Industries’ Gas Supply Through Open Access Pipelines Constitutes Inter-State Sales, Not Liable to VAT Despite Transportation Across States

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Supreme Court Declines To Interfere With Allahabad HC Decision Quashing Gang Rape Case Against School Principal, Others

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Supreme Court Directs Strict Enforcement Of Vehicle Location Tracking Devices, Panic Buttons In Public Transport

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SC Declines Interim Bail to Kannada Actor Darshan in Renukaswamy Murder Case; Liberty to Seek Bail if Trial Delays Persist

Allahabad High Court

Consent Cannot Bypass Marriage-Specific Statutory Incapacity Of Male Below 21 Years; Allahabad High Court Refuses To Grant Protection To Live-In Relationship

Andhra Pradesh High Court

Self-Issued Section 65B Certificate Valid To Prove WhatsApp Chats Stored On Personal Phone: Andhra Pradesh HC

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Andhra Pradesh HC Directs Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams to Consider Special Darshan Quota for Rare Disease Patients

Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court Restrains Disparaging Social Media Advertisement Targeting Asian Paints as Inferior

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State Cannot Evade Its Statutory Obligation; Bombay High Court Directs Framing Of Policy For Salary Grants To Deserving NGOs Under Juvenile Justice Act

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Bombay High Court Refuses Summary Dismissal Of TVS Electronics Patent Suit, Holds Later IPAB Revocation Orders Not Conclusive At Threshold

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Bombay High Court Grants Ad-Interim Injunction In Favour Of Reliance Against Deceptive Use Of LJIO/ LJIOMART And Domain Name

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Bombay High Court: Bank Accounts, Demat Holdings Unconnected To Alleged Offence Cannot Face Indefinite Freeze Under Section 102 CrPC

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Bombay High Court Directs Bank To Refund ₹1.24 Crore Lost In SIM Swap Fraud; Grants Zero Liability Protection To Customer

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PWD & Contractor Cannot Play with Lives of Commuters; Bombay HC Keeps NH-753F PIL Pending Till Concrete Repair Plan Is Filed

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Surviving Spouse’s Elevation In Order Of Intestate Succession Is Not Arbitrary; Bombay High Court Upholds Constitutional Validity Of Goa Succession Amendment Acts

Calcutta High Court

Disputes Arising Out Of Void Coal Mining Contract Remain Arbitrable; Calcutta High Court Upholds Arbitral Award To Prior Allottee Against WBMDTC

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Calcutta High Court: Pendency Of IBC Proceedings For Fraudulent Trading Does Not Bar Reference To Arbitration At Stage Of Arbitrator’s Appointment

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Marital Discord Or Fear Of Insultation Expressed In Suicide Note, Is No Basis To Maintain Conviction For Abetment; Calcutta High Court Quashes Case Against Wife

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Strained Marital Relationship Due To Extramarital Affairs Resulted In Homicidal Strangulation; Calcutta High Court Upholds Conviction For Wife’s Murder

Gujarat High Court

Deputy Conservator Of Forests Is Not ‘Tour Operator’; Gujarat High Court Quashes Service Tax Levy On Permit Fees Credited To Consolidated Fund Of State

Delhi High Court

Delhi HC Directs Initiation of Perjury Proceedings against Software Company for False Statements to Obtain Stay Order

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Delhi High Court: Education Consultancy Services Rendered To Foreign University Is ‘Export Of Service’ And Not Liable To GST As ‘Intermediary Service’

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Delhi HC Protects boAt’s Founder Aman Gupta’s Personality Rights, Restrains AI Deepfakes and Unauthorised Commercial Use

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Delhi High Court Orders Restoration of ‘4PM’ YouTube Channel Subject to Blocking of Objectionable Videos

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Rival Marks Are Used In Same Field Of Business By Merely Adding A Prefix ‘GLOBAL’; Delhi High Court Restrains Deceptive Use Of ‘SELECT CITYWALK’

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Delhi High Court Bars Commercial and Religious Activities on Yamuna Flood Plains

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‘Morality Must Be Separated From Criminality’: Delhi HC Grants Bail in Alleged Rape Case Involving Consensual Relationship

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Right To Travel Cannot Remain Suspended Indefinitely; Delhi High Court Allows Bali Travel For Man Linked To Mahadev Betting Probe

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Delhi High Court Restrains Rogue Websites From Unauthorised Streaming Of Universal Studios’ Copyrighted Films Via IMDB-Linked Domains

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Delhi High Court Refuses To Interfere With Challenge To Actual Legal Cost Decree Against Skechers

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Design Must Be Viewed As Whole For Assessing Novelty; Delhi High Court Restrains Crompton Greaves From Infringing Orient’s Registered Ceiling Fan Design

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‘Past Conduct is Relevant to Determine Penalty, especially in Uniformed Forces’; Delhi HC Dismisses Plea by CISF Personnel Challenging Removal from Service

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Delhi High Court : POCSO Cases Involving Consensual Relationships Between Young Adults Require a Distinct Approach

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Grant of Anticipatory Bail Inappropriate in Large Scale Cyber Frauds; Delhi HC Rejects Plea by Man Accused of Financial Fraud of Rs. 1.04 Crores

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‘State Has No Right to Add to the Trauma by Forcing Internal Examination on Minor Girl’; Delhi HC Denies Bail to Man Accused of Raping 11-Year-Old Stepdaughter

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Delhi HC Grants Interim Relief to Shapoorji Pallonji & Company Pvt. Ltd. Against CPWD’s Bank Guarantee Extension Demands

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Co-Accused’s Disclosure Alone Cannot Establish Guilt; Delhi High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail In NDPS Case

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Delhi High Court: Directors Cannot Be Fastened With Liability Under Sec 141 NI Act After Company Has Gone Into Liquidation

Jammu & Kashmir High Court

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Audit Under CGST Act Does Not Oust Proper Officer’s Jurisdiction To Recover Unpaid, Short-Paid Or Erroneously Availed ITC

Jharkhand High Court

Jharkhand High Court Orders Fresh Judicial Inquiries In 262 Custodial Death Cases, Slams State’s “Systemic” Violation Of Law

Madras High Court

Madras HC Directs Chief Electoral Officer to File Affidavit in Plea by DMK Leader who Lost 17th Legislative Assembly Elections by 1 Vote

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“Democracy Breathes through Ballot”; Madras HC Restricts TVK MLA from Participating in Floor Test/Voting Proceeding After 1-Vote Win

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‘Citizen’s Liberty Not to be Weighed Lightly Only due to Grave Allegations’; Madras HC Grants Bail to YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar in Stone-Pelting Case

Madhya Pradesh High Court

DRT Cannot Adjudicate Suits Seeking Declaration and Injunction Over HUF Properties: Madhya Pradesh HC

Patna High Court

Patna High Court: Bid Loses Legal Sanctity Once Bidder Is Disqualified For Non-Compliance With Mandatory Tender Condition Issued By NIT

Punjab and Haryana High Court

Punjab and Haryana HC Appoints Sole Arbitrator in Plea by Louvre Hotels India Amid Dispute Regarding Operation of ‘Golden Tulip’ Hotel

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Merely Marketing a Product without Control over Manufacturing Process Cannot make Distributors Vicariously Liable for Misbranded Product: Punjab & Haryana HC

Rajasthan High Court

Petitioners Appear To Have Been Planted By Competitors; Rajasthan High Court Dismisses PIL Against RVUNL Tender

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Rajasthan High Court Directs Determination Of Income Based On ITR And Age Based On PAN Card Rather Than Post-Mortem Report in Motor Accident Case

Tripura High Court

Tripura High Court Stays Bar Association’s Action Against Lawyer For Defying Boycott Call

District Court

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Tribunals

NCLT: Mere Designation as ‘Co-Borrower’ in Loan Documents Does Not Constitute Guarantee for Individual Insolvency Proceedings

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NCLT: Advance Paid To Corporate Debtor For Supply Of Goods Or Services Constitutes ‘Operational Debt’ As Per Sec 5(21) Of IBC

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NHRC Directs Sangareddy DM to Submit Action Taken Report in 2 weeks on Overcrowding and Sanitation Failures at Tribal Welfare School

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NCLT: Write-Off to Eliminate Non-Existent Inventory from Accounts Amounts to Fraudulent Conduct Under Section 66 IBC

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NCLT: IBC Cannot Be Resorted For Direct Dissolution Of Corporate Debtor Without Following Due Process Of Liquidation

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ITAT: SBI Not ‘Assessee in Default’ for Non-Deduction of TDS on LTC Payments Made Under Interim Court Orders

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NCDRC Sets Aside ₹6 Lakh Compensation Against Doctors, Lifecell in PRP Hair Regrowth Treatment Case

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NCLT Allows Withdrawal Of Insolvency Plea Against ATS Group’s Le Grandiose Project After Submission Of Form FA, Bank Guarantee

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Activating Mobile Phones Before Export To Enable Usage Outside India, Is Configuration And Not Mis-Declaration; CESTAT Quashes Confiscation & Penalty

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ITAT: RBI’s Approved Ceiling Rate A Valid Benchmark For Determining ALP On ECB Interest From Associated Enterprise

Roundup

Weekly Bulletin [4th May – 10th May, 2026]

Ink & Insight

When The Corporate Veil Becomes A Shield For Stalled Homes, The Supreme Court’S Ruling In Alpha Corp v. Gnida

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Context Matters: Judicial Remarks and the Risk of Selective Reporting

Law Firms

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas Real Estate Partner Abhilash Pillai Resigns; Set to Join Trilegal

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Trilegal appoints Sandeep Ghosh as its first Chief Executive Officer

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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. Advises Crystal Crop Protection Limited on Acquisition of FMC India Private Limited

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JSA Advocates & Solicitors Announces Practice Area Co-Chairs for Corporate, Disputes and Finance Teams

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Pahwa Panthers Wins M3M LawStrings Pickleball Premier League, Season 2

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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Advises Brookfield India REIT, Arliga Ecoworld In 360 One’s ₹1,125 Crore Investment Deal

Legislation Updates

New Labour Code Rules Notified: Major Changes in Wages, Social Security, Workplace Safety & Industrial Relations

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Karnataka Govt Withdraws 2022 Hijab Ban Order; Permits Religious Symbols Alongside Prescribed Uniform

News

‘Justice May Be Blind, But She Has an Excellent Sense of Humour’: CJI Surya Kant Steals the Show at SG Tushar Mehta’s Book Launch

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‘Intellectually Awful, Jurisprudentially Lawful’: AG R. Venkataramani Delivers Poetic Tribute to Tushar Mehta’s Books

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Shri Amit Shah Applauds SG Tushar Mehta’s Humorous Take on Courts and Law

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Supreme Court Issues Pan-India Directions for Speedy Bail Hearings

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‘Nobody Will Know What Is Lawful and What Is Awful Until They Read the Books’: SG Tushar Mehta at Book Launch

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‘Don’t Settle Personal Vendettas Through Article 32’: SC Dismisses PIL Seeking Gender-Neutral Divorce Provision

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‘How Will the Country Progress?’: SC Flags Rising Trend of Stalling Infrastructure Projects Through Environmental Litigation

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Supreme Court Refuses Interim Stay in Plea by National-Level Sportsperson Alleging Loss of Seniority

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‘We Have the Most Sympathetic CJI’: Supreme Court Asks AoR Aspirants to Approach CJI

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SC Closes Andhra Pradesh Judge-Lawyer Matter; Urges Patience, Compassion & Encouragement Towards Young Advocates

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Delhi Court Issues Non-Bailable Warrants Against Parsvnath Developers in Cheque Bounce Case

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Chhattisgarh High Court Designates 11 Advocates as Senior Advocates

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CJI Surya Kant Constitutes Judicial Infrastructure Committee to Assess Court Needs, Push for ₹50,000 Crore Funding

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CJI Welcomes Judicial Delegation from the Supreme Court of Bhutan During the 9-Judge Bench Sabarimala Reference Hearing

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[Sabarimala Reference Day-14]: Supreme Court Must Determine Essential Religious Practices Despite Difficulty: Senior Advocate Jaideep Gupta

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SC Issues Notice in ED’s Plea to Cancel Anup Majee’s Bail in Alleged ₹2700-Crore Coal Scam

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Delhi High Court Issues Notice on Plea Seeking Free-to-Air Broadcast of FIFA World Cup 2026 in India

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Supreme Court Launches ‘Su-Sahayak’ AI Chatbot for Case Status, Orders, Cause Lists and E-Services

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[Sabarimala Reference Day-14] ‘Opposing Social Reform Is an Immoral Act’: Sr Adv Vijay Hansaria

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MP High Court Judge Cycles to Court to Promote Fuel Conservation Following PM Modi’s Appeal

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Supreme Court Collegium Approves Appointment of 9 Advocates as Calcutta High Court Judges

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[Sabarimala Reference Day-14] ‘Everything, Including Religion, has to Go Through the Filter of Reason’: Sr Adv Sanjay Hegde

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[Sabarimala Reference day-14] ‘Social Reform Enhances Civilisations, It Does Not Destroy Them’; Sr Adv Menaka Guruswamy

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[Sabarimala Reference Day14] Constitutional Morality Must Prevail Over Social Prejudice, As the Latter Can Often Reflect Prejudices of Society: Sr Adv Shadan Farasat

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Delhi District Court Bar Associations Call for Complete Abstention From Judicial Work on May 14

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LCIA Appoints Senior Advocate Shashank Garg as Court Member

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FAIMA Moves Supreme Court Over NEET-UG 2026, Seeks Re-Exam and Overhaul of NTA

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‘This is Atrocious’ : SC Stays Madras HC Order Restraining TVK MLA From Voting in Tamil Nadu Assembly Floor Tests; Issues Notice

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SC Issues Notice in Plea Challenging Delhi HC Ruling Against Mandatory Attendance Norm for Law College Exams

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SC Orders Joint Meeting of Delhi Hospitals to Frame SOP Over Non-Compliance With Free OPD Treatment for EWS Patients

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[Sabarimala Reference Day-15] Faith in God Should Not be Replaced by Faith in Clergy, the Clergy Can’t Compel or Exclude: Adv Mohan Gopal

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[Sabarimala Reference Day-15] Religious Denominations Cannot Enjoy Greater Immunity Than Parliament: Sr Adv Rakesh Kumar Khanna

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Senior Advocate Vijay Narayan Appointed as Advocate General of Tamil Nadu

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SC Asks Parties In ₹30,000-Crore Kapur Family Dispute Not To Take Steps That Could Derail Mediation; Puts Key Board Resolutions On Hold

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Delhi High Court Recalls Relief Granted To The Wire’s Siddharth Varadarajan In OCI Plea

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CEC and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023 is Fraud on Constitution: Ex-IAS Officer SN Shukla in SC

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India–Denmark Arbitration Corridor Launched To Strengthen Cross-Border Dispute Resolution Ecosystem

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Delhi High Court Decides to Initiate Contempt Proceedings in CBI’s Plea Challenging Discharge of Accused Persons in Excise Policy Case

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BCI Seeks Details of Former CM Mamata Banerjee’s Practice Status After Her Court Appearance in Advocate’s Robes

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‘Potential for Abuse Can’t by Itself Render a Law Unconstitutional’: AG R. Venkataramani Defends EC Appointments Act

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Sabarimala Reference: Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench Reserves Verdict After 16 Days of Hearing

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Allahabad HC seeks replies from CBI, ED, SFIO on plea alleging disproportionate assets against Rahul Gandhi

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Supreme Court Sets Aside Delhi High Court Order Suspending Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s Sentence; Directs Fresh Hearing On Plea

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Calcutta HC Directs Police To Ensure Safe Return of Persons Displaced by Alleged Post-Poll Violence in West Bengal

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Supreme Court Dismisses Flipkart’s Plea In MARQ Trademark Dispute; Grants 8 Weeks To Liquidate Existing Stock

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‘Entire World May Become a Senior, but Not You’: SC Pulls Up Advocate Pursuing Senior Advocate Designation through Litigation

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Supreme Court Grants Bail To Wife of Alleged Mastermind in ₹3,700-Crore Digital Marketing Scam

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Delhi HC Denies Interim Injunction for Copyright Infringement by Using ‘Tirchi Topiwale’ in ‘Dhurandhar’; Directs Deposit of Rs. 50 Lakhs to Balance Equity

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