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Weekly Bulletin [06 April – 12 April, 2026]

Weekly Bulletin [06 April – 12 April, 2026]

weekly legal news bulletin April

Supreme Court

Legal & Economic Progress Has Not Erased Patriarchy: Supreme Court in Wife Burning Case

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Allotment of Industrial Plots at Concessional Rates Is State’s Prerogative: Supreme Court Upholds Forfeiture of Piaggio Lease

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Supreme Court: Presumption Under Section 139 NI Act Applies Where Drawer Does Not Dispute Cheque Issuance or Signature

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GPA Cannot Confer Succession to Spiritual Office: Supreme Court Clarifies Civil Court Jurisdiction Under Section 85 of Waqf Act

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SC Defers Hearing in 2003 Ram Avtar Jaggi Murder Case; Allows Appeal Against Conviction

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SC: Separate Sentences Permissible for Related NDPS Offences; No Double Fine Where Terms Run Concurrently

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Supreme Court: Executing Court Cannot Modify Terms of Decree While Enforcing It

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Article 32 Jurisdiction Cannot Be Invoked on Basis of Random Newspaper Reports; SC Dismisses PIL on Unhygienic Food Practices

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Supreme Court Dismisses SLP After Failed Settlement in Probate Dispute

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Supreme Court : Limitation Period Under CrPC Begins with Filing of Complaint, Not Taking Cognizance

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SC: HC Committed ‘Manifest Error of Law’ in Interfering with Concurrent Findings Without a Clear Demonstration

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SC Grants Liberty for Review Petition before MP HC over Unrecorded Affidavit Challenging Accuracy of Evidence by Bidder for Coal Beneficiation

Allahabad High Court

Allahabad HC: Complaints Against NBFC Loan Default Under Sec 45QA of RBI Act Maintainable Only Before NCLT, Not Civil Courts

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Suspension Pending Inquiry Not Equivalent to Blacklisting; Allahabad HC Declines Review of UP Police Wireless Equipment Tender

Andhra Pradesh High Court

Custody Of Child With Biological Mother Can’t Be Termed As ‘Unlawful’; Andhra Pradesh HC Declines Habeas Corpus For Enforcement Of Foreign Family Court Directions

Bombay High Court

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Bombay High Court Stays Slum Rehabilitation Declaration Over Malad Land

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Bombay High Court: Competent Authority Has No Power To Grant/ Refuse Sanction To Prosecute Public Servant Under Sec 19 Of Prevention Of Corruption Act

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Bombay High Court: Concurrent Sentences Under Sec 427(2) CrPC Not Permissible for Separate Cases or Transactions

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Bombay HC Orders Removal of Shivaji Statue from Port Land, Pulls Up Goa Authorities for Inaction

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Bombay HC Directs Refund of ₹47.47 Crore to JSW Steel; Upholds Electricity Duty Exemption Till 2019

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Bombay HC Mandates Same-Day Upload of Orders; Warns Judicial Officers of Misconduct, Suspension for Non-Compliance

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Bombay High Court Quashes MMRDA’s ₹1,100+ Crore Additional Premium Demand on Reliance; Holds Delay Not Attributable to Developer

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Assertions Of Discrepancies In EVMs Has No Nexus To Improper Reception Of Votes; Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Impugning Election Of Shiv Sena MLA

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RBI’s 2017 Circular Aims To Protect Customer From Financial Loss; Bombay High Court Directs HDFC Bank To Remit 38 Lakhs In Unauthorized Electronic Transaction

Calcutta High Court

Infringer Has Consciously Tried To Copy As Close As Possible To Pre-Existing Trade Dress; Calcutta High Court Upholds Interim Injunction In Favour Of Exide Industries

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‘Forgery Charge Without Forged Document Is Absurd’: Calcutta HC Quashes ‘Counter-Blast’ FIR Against CBI In Coal Scam Case

Chhattisgarh High Court

Participation In Exam Do Not Confer Vested Right To Declaration Of Result; Chhattisgarh HC Affirms Midway Cancellation Of Recruitment In Legal Metrology Dept.

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‘Long-Dormant Claims Reflect More Cruelty Than Justice’: Chhattisgarh HC Upholds Rejection of Compassionate Appointment Sought After 17 Years

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Acknowledged Consensual Physical Relationship Would Not Constitute Offence Rape; Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Acquittal Under Sec 376 IPC

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Mere Allegations Of Harassment No Basis To Infer instigation To Commit Suicide; Chhattisgarh High Court Upholds Acquittal Under Sec 306 IPC

Delhi High Court

‘Legal Research’ No Justification for Laches; Delhi High Court Refuses to Condon 1-Year Delay

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Delhi High Court: Liberty To File Application For Rejection Of Plaint Under Order VII Rule 11 CPC Is Not A Ruse For Retrieving Lost Opportunity To File Written Statement

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Delhi High Court Upholds Takedown of Journalist’s X Post Alleging In-Flight Harassment; Flags ‘Ego Battle’ Misuse of Jurisdiction

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Delhi High Court Grants Ad-Interim Injunction Over Deceitful Digital ‘Bait-And-Switch’ Use Of ‘TIMES OF INDIA’ Copyright/ Domain Name/ Logo On Any Media

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S.12 Non-Compliance After Change in Circumstances Fatal: Delhi HC Replaces Arbitrator with Financial Interest

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‘Anti-Dissection Rule’ Not Applicable Absent Visual Or Phonetic Similarity; Delhi High Court Denies Injunction Over Ancestral Mark ‘NATRAJ’ Shared By Families

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Delhi HC Directs ED to Decide Representation of Martyr’s Mother in Dwarka Housing Fraud Case Within 8 Weeks

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Delhi HC Orders Clearance of Encroachments for Shalimar Bagh Road Widening to Max Hospital; Occupants Given Time to Vacate

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Delhi HC Grants 45-Day Interim Bail on Medical Grounds to Satya Prakash Bagla; Directs Surgery Within 10 Days

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Delhi High Court Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Transgender Rights Amendment Act, 2026

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Delhi HC Refers Scope of Pre-Cognizance Hearing under BNSS Section 223 Proviso to Larger Bench in Defamation Case

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Continued Usage Of Copyrightable News Reports Is Illegal Adoption & Infringement; Delhi High Court Grants Interim Injunction To ‘The Pioneer’

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Delhi HC: Filing Section 21 DRC Application Does Not Establish Landlord-Tenant Relationship

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Delhi Court Orders Takedown of Defamatory Content Against Sandesara Family; Directs Google to De-Index Links Within 36 Hours

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Trade Channels & Consumer Base For Rival Goods Are Common; Delhi High Court Temporarily Restrains Deceptive Use Of HIMALAYA Products

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Infringing Products Are Counterfeit & Cheap Imitations; Delhi High Court Restrains Printing & Sale Of Pirated Versions Of Bharati Bhawan Publishers

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‘Statutory Mandate Not Satisfied’; Delhi HC Quashes Lokpal’s Direction for CBI Investigation Against Sr. Intelligence Officer, DRI for Misuse of Office

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Deceptively Similar Marks In Same Class Cannot Continue; Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of ‘GOLDI’ Trademark From Register Of Trade Marks

Karnataka High Court

Karnataka High Court: Lok Adalat Award Based on Unsigned Joint Memo by Claimants Not Executable

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Karnataka High Court: Pigmy Agents Employed By Bank Are Not ‘Business Facilitators’ And Exempt From GST Levy

Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court: No Sec 138 NI Act Liability If Cheque Issued for Full Amount Despite Part-Payment

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Sabarimala Pilgrimage: Kerala HC Orders Comprehensive Institutional Framework; Caps Daily Devotee Inflow at 75,000

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Kerala HC Orders Electoral Authorities to Expedite MCC Clearance for Urgent Court Infrastructure Works

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Kerala High Court Appoints Retired Justice V.G. Arun as Chairman of Sabarimala Master Plan Committee

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Co-Operative Society Falls Under Definition Of ‘Banker’ & Its Withdrawal Slip Qualifies As ‘Cheque’; Kerala High Court Upholds Complaint Under Sec 138 NI Act

Madhya Pradesh High Court

Closing Of Prosecution Evidence Is Not An Absolute Bar; Madhya Pradesh High Court Explains Power Under Sec 311 CrPC To Recall & Re-Examine Material Witness

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Parents’ Income Alone Relevant for Creamy Layer Status: MP HC Upholds MPPSC Assistant Professor Recruitment

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MP High Court Orders Constitution of Expert Committee to Protect Gwalior Hillocks from Encroachment, Illegal Excavation

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80-Day Work Requirement Not Applicable to State; MP HC Grants 26 Weeks Maternity Leave to Guest Faculty

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No Proof Offence was Committed On Ground of Victim’s Caste; MP High Court Sets Aside SC/ST Act Conviction in Rape Case

Madras High Court

Card Access Deactivation Cannot Substitute Termination Process: Madras HC Rules Cognizant’s Abrupt Non-Employment Illegal

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Initial Grant Meant for Livelihood, Not Perpetual Right: Madras HC Rejects Claim of Hereditary Trusteeship by Temple Poosaris

Orissa High Court

Orissa HC: Self-Assessment Return Under Odisha Entry Tax Act Can’t Trigger Reassessment Without Communication of Acceptance to Dealer

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Elderly Survivor Unlikely to Falsely Implicate; Orissa HC Upholds Rape Conviction and Modifies Sentence Considering Age Factors

Punjab & Haryana High Court

Punjab & Haryana HC Seeks Data on Chandigarh’s Worst AQI Levels in PIL Alleging ‘Disaster-Level’ Air Pollution

Rajasthan High Court

State Cannot Retrospectively Alter Policy Incentives to Curtail Accrued Rights; Rajasthan HC Upholds Electricity Duty Exemption for UltraTech Cement

District Court

Goa Court Grants Conditional Bail to Luthra Brothers in Anjuna Fire Case

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Delhi Court Grants Bail to Sukesh Chandrasekhar in ED Case Citing Prolonged Detention

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CBI Fails to Prove Bribe Demand in Bulletproof Jacket Tender Case; Delhi Court Acquits MHA Official and Others

Interviews

‘Litigation Rewards Consistency’: Archita Nigam, Mallika Agarwal & Surabhi Vaya on J.S. Verma Fellowship

Law Firms

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C&M strengthens corporate and technology practices with Partner promotions

Legislation Updates

IBC Amendment Act, 2026 Receives Presidential assent: Introduces Creditor-Initiated Insolvency Process, Tightens Timelines

Tribunals

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Complaint to NHRC Raises Alarm Over AI-Driven Job Displacement; Seeks Safeguards Amid Oracle India Layoff Fears

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Complaint Filed before NHRC Claiming Irreparable Harm to Human Rights from the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Bill, 2026

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NCLAT: Section 9 IBC Plea by Non-Existent Entity at Time of Filing Not Maintainable

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NCLAT: TDS Refund Powers Vest Exclusively with Income Tax Authorities, Not NCLT Under IBC

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NCLT: Property Tax Dues During CIRP Not Insolvency Resolution Process Costs Without CoC Approval

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Pendency of Section 34 Challenge No Bar to Section 7 IBC Plea; NCLT Treats Hypothecation Deed as Guarantee

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NHRC Intervenes in Illegal Detention and Torture of Journalist by Rajkot Police; Calls for Detailed Report from DGP, Gujarat within 2 weeks

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‘Corporate Structure of Two Legal Entities Being Misused to Avoid Satisfaction of Decrees’; NCDRC Lifts Corporate Veil and Rules Against Ansal Hi-Tech Township

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NHRC Finds Reports Submitted Regarding Fluoride Contamination in Telangana’s Groundwater Inadequate; Directs Chief Secretary to File Additional Report

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NHRC Demands Report from Authorities Over Students Being Forced to Walk through 14km Jungle for Education due to Lack of Infrastructure

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NCLAT: Non-Compete Clauses Contained In Joint Venture Agreement Is Binding On Purchaser Of Shares In Court-Monitored Liquidation Process

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Income Which Is Not Utilized For Purposes For Which It Is Accumulated Becomes Taxable In Hands Of Trust; Ahmedabad ITAT Explains Sec 11(3) Restrictions

Ink & Insight

From Regulators to Auditors: Rethinking Environmental Enforcement in India

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From Delay to Discipline: The IBC’s 2026 Push Towards Speed and Certainty

Roundup

Weekly Bulletin [30 March – 05 April, 2026]

News

Supreme Court Orders CBI Preliminary Inquiry Into Alleged Irregular Allotment of Contracts to Arunachal CM Pema Khandu’s Kin

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Arvind Kejriwal Seeks Recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in Delhi HC Liquor Policy Case

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CM’s Statements in Press Conferences Not Enforceable; Delhi High Court Sets Aside Mandamus to Implement Assurance

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Delhi High Court Orders Restoration of ‘Dr. Nimo Yadav’ X Account; Keeps Flagged Tweets Temporarily Blocked

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Supreme Court Refuses to Halt Kerala’s Ambukuthi Forest Acquisition for Govt. Medical College

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Delhi HC DB Disposes Kunal Shukla’s Appeal in Himayani Puri Defamation Case; Directs Fresh Plea Before Single Judge

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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Recurring Issue of Unilateral Talaq by Post; Matter Listed for May 19

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SC Refuses to Stay Adani’s ₹15,000 Cr JAL Resolution Plan; Asks NCLAT to Decide Vedanta’s Appeal Expeditiously

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‘This Was a Collective Process’: Supreme Court to Hear Authors’ Defence in NCERT Textbook Controversy

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Punjab & Haryana High Court Bars Judicial Officers from Using AI Tools for Judgments

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Delhi HC Issues Notice in Kejriwal’s Application Seeking Recusal of Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in Liquor Policy Case

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Faceless Reassessment Row: SC Signals Fresh Round of Litigation After Amendment

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West Bengal SIR: SC Directs Calcutta HC to Constitute Committee for Uniform Appeal Procedure for Tribunals

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Malda Attack on Judicial Officers: SC Slams Administrative & Police Officials; Hands Over Probe to NIA

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LIVE: SC 9-Judge Bench Hears Sabarimala Reference Case

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Challenge to Transgender Persons (Protection Of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026; Kerala HC Seeks Centre’s Clarification

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Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad Calls for Law to Regulate Post-Retirement Conduct of Judges; Seeks Ban on Foreign Testimony Against India

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Delhi HC Dismisses Plea Seeking Reservation for Junior Advocates in Bar Council Elections

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SC Asks Woman to Specify Relief in Plea Alleging Targeted Violence; Woman Escorted Out After Repeated Submissions

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Day 2 Live: SC 9-Judge Bench Hears Sabarimala Reference Case

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AgustaWestland Case: Delhi HC Dismisses Christian Michel’s Challenge to India–UAE Extradition Treaty, Denies Release

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Delhi HC Flags Rana Ayyub’s Past Tweets as “Derogatory, Inflammatory”; Issues Notice to Police and X

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LIDW 26 announces Rt. Hon. Lord Neuberger, Toby Landau KC and Karyl Nairn KC as keynote speakers

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NCDRC Stays Bailable Warrants Against Salman Khan; Calls for Records from Rajasthan Consumer Fora

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IIAM Hosts Community Mediation Conclave 2026 in Goa; Marks Launch of State Chapter and Push for Grassroots Dispute Resolution

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A Non-Believer Can Also Bring Issues of Religion Before Court: Justice Bagchi on 3rd Day of Sabarimala Reference Hearing

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‘Morality’ in Articles 25-26 Means ‘Sadachar’, Not Constitutional Morality: ASG Vikramjeet Banerjee

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NLIU Bhopal To Host Distinguished Luminaries In The 2Nd Law Conclave Hosted By The Student Bar Association

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Allahabad High Court Justice Yashwant Varma Resigns

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Supreme Court Flags “Insensitive Approach” by Hospitals & Police in Ghaziabad Child Rape-Murder Case

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Supreme Court Invites Suggestions on Senior Advocate Designation Applications

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India Has Foundational Strength To Become Global Arbitration Hub: Delhi LG Taranjit Singh Sandhu

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Excessive Judicial Intervention Weakens Faith in Arbitration Among Commercial Actors: CJI Calls for Restraint

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‘I Was Subjected To Vilification Campaign On Unfounded Allegations’: Justice Varma Withdraws From Inquiry After Resigning

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Pre-Litigation Mediation Must Not Be Reduced to a One-Hour Formality Before Litigation: Justice B. V. Nagarathna

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Legislature & Executive Must Take Lead in Strengthening Arbitration Framework: Justice Ahsanuddin Amanullah

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AI No Longer Mere Innovation but a Necessity in Transforming Arbitration: Justice PK Mishra

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Policing Arbitration or Preserving It? Justice Aravind Kumar Calls for Judicial Balance in a Global Era

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Towards Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living: Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal

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