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Weekly Bulletin [27th July – 2nd August, 2026]

Weekly Bulletin [27th July – 2nd August, 2026]

Weekly Legal Bulletin 2026

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Says IBC Moratorium Does Not Shield Directors, Promoters or Other Non-Corporate Debtor Parties in Consumer Cases

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Supreme Court: Retail Liquor Licensees Who Fulfil Annual MGQ Cannot Be Penalised for Monthly Shortfall Under U.P. Excise Rules

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‘Fate Of 1,600 Homebuyers At Stake’: SC Summons GDA Vice-Chairman In 19-Year-Old One City Housing Project Dispute

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Supreme Court Reserves Verdict On Challenge To 3-Year Practice Rule For Entry Into Judicial Service

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High Courts Cannot Reverse Plausible Trial Court Findings by Merely Re-Appreciating Evidence; Supreme Court Restores Murder Acquittal

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Supreme Court Upholds Insolvency Proceedings Against Rana Kapoor-Linked Bliss Companies

Allahabad High Court

Allahabad HC Flags ‘Disturbing’ Lawyer Hooliganism in Lucknow, Questions Police Inaction During Four-Hour Incident

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‘Police Must Investigate Crimes, Not Marriages’; Allahabad HC Quashes FIR and Imposes Costs On State and Father For Opposing Daughter’s Love Marriage

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Allahabad HC Slams Fatehpur DM Over 2-Year Delay in Granting Petrol Pump NOC

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Courts Must Not Indulge in Permitting Lazy Litigant to Take Advantage After Being Guilty of Delay and Laches: Allahabad High Court

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Can Disputed Signatures on a Photocopy be Referred for Handwriting Analysis Without Original Document? Allahabad High Court Answers

Andhra Pradesh High Court

Fraud on Court Can Erode Trust Placed on Advocates; Andhra Pradesh HC Directs Inquiry to Unearth Fraud Targeting Rs. 15 Cr. Municipal Property

Bombay High Court

Wife Cannot Seek Premium Lifestyle at Husband’s Sole Expense While Refusing EMI Burden: Bombay HC

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Bombay HC Orders De Novo Probe by Maharashtra CID in POCSO Case; Expresses Shock at Investigating Officer’s Ignorance of Law

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Bombay HC Quashes Suspension of FSSAI Licence of Park INN by Radisson, Holds Preventive Purpose of Suspension Ceases After Remedying Deficiencies

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Bombay High Court Denies Ad Interim Relief in IP Suit for ‘Hanuman Ansh’ Film Over Suppression of Material Facts

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Bombay Special Court Directs CBI to Provide Chargesheet Copy to Former RCFL CEO Devang Mody in Criminal Conspiracy Case

Chhattisgarh High Court

Chhattisgarh HC: Absence Of Promotional Avenue For A Particular Cadre Does Not By Itself Render Service Rules Unconstitutional

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Married Daughters Cannot Be Denied Compassionate Appointment Merely on Presumption of Non-Dependency: Chhattisgarh High Court

Calcutta High Court

Calcutta HC: Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID Do Not Establish Citizenship If Name Stands Deleted From Electoral Roll Under SIR

Delhi High Court

Delhi HC Bars Unity Small Finance Bank From Raising Authorised Share Capital Without BharatPe’s Written Consent

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Parties Involved In Business Transactions Cannot Automatically Seek Masking Of Names From Digital Judicial Records; Delhi HC Refuses Anonymity in Quashed FIR Case

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“Unbelievable That Hyundai Agency Did Not Check RC of a Vehicle Before Taking Its Possession”: Delhi High Court

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Delhi HC Orders Status Quo After Mortgaged Properties Allegedly Sold Without Repaying Loan

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Delhi HC Asks Centre to Consider Suggestions on Firecracker Safety Guidelines Within Three Months

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Delhi HC Orders Immediate Independent Medical Examination of Convict Alleging Assault by Tihar Jail Head Warden, Directs Preservation of CCTV Footage

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Delhi HC Grants Ad-Interim Injunction Against Multiple Rogue Websites Accused Of Illegally Streaming HBO’s Copyrighted Films & Shows

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Revenue Cannot Arbitrarily Hike TDS Rates Without Change in Facts; Delhi High Court Grants Relief to Schlumberger

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Delhi HC Protects VOLVO Mark Against Use for Elevator Parts, Grants Ex Parte Injunction Based On Strong Case Of Infringement & Dilution

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Facebook Post Calling Advocates’ ₹5 Cr Defamation Suit ‘False’ Lands Defendant in Contempt; Delhi HC Accepts Apology & Undertaking to Deposit ₹50,000

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Delhi HC Upholds POCSO Conviction of Relative for Repeated Sexual Assault, Affirms Mother’s Liability for Abetment by Illegal Omission

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Delhi HC Refuses to Stay Termination of Hisar Land JDA, Holds Developer Failed Arbitration Interim Protection Test Despite Contract Being Non-Determinable

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Family of Late Capt. Sumit Kapur, Who Died in Baramati Learjet Crash, Challenges Rejection of ₹85.6 Lakh Insurance Claim: Delhi HC Issues Notice

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Alleged Non-Disclosure Of GST Invoices Did Not Amount To Suppression; Delhi HC Upholds Ex Parte Injunction Against Deceptive Use of ‘DYNA’

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Delhi HC Restrains Garhwal University From Using ‘Maharaja Agrasen’ Name, Applies Dominant Mark Test in Trademark Infringement Suit

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Delhi HC Grants Ex Parte Ad Interim Injunction Against John Doe Websites Running Fraudulent Apps Impersonating Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC

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Delhi HC: No Right To MCA Orders During Preliminary SFIO Investigation; Mandke Foundation’s Plea Dismissed

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Delhi HC Seeks Centre, FSSAI Response on Plea for India-Specific Study on Artificial Sweeteners

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Delhi HC Grants Permanent Injunction To TV Today Network Against ‘Saurashtra Aaj Tak’, Holds Disclaimer Insufficient As Passing Off Fully Established

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Delhi High Court Modifies Takedown Order in Isha Foundation’s Defamation Suit, Directs Removal of 44 Additional Videos

Gujarat High Court

Gujarat HC Protects Identity of HIV-Positive School Founder Alleging Police Disclosure of HIV Status

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Past Experience Cannot Be Ignored Because Employee Drew Fixed Salary Instead of UGC Pay Scale: Gujarat HC

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Tenants Relocated After Demolition Cannot Later Claim Tenancy Over Remaining Portion of Original Premises: Gujarat HC

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Gujarat High Court Orders Domicile Certificate for Student, Holds Father’s Transfer Cannot Break Residence Claim

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Temporary Stay Outside Gujarat Due to Parent’s Transfer Cannot Defeat Domicile Claim: Gujarat HC

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Unexplained Delay In FIR Led To Acquittal In Recovery Of Over 4000 Foreign Liquor Bottles; Gujarat HC asks Director of Prosecution To Probe Traffic Police Personnel

Jharkhand High Court

Jharkhand HC Orders Penalty for Failure to Pay Employee Compensation Within A Month; Modifies 2014 Labour Court Award

Kerala High Court

Kerala HC Upholds Aadhaar OTP Requirement for Online Tatkal Bookings; Says PAN Verification Can Be Considered

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Suspension Won’t Bar Hockey Kerala From Player Selections Through Technical Committee: Kerala HC

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Kerala High Court: KSEB Cannot Force Auction Purchaser to Clear Previous Owner’s Power Dues for Fresh Electricity Connection

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Kerala HC: Banking Ombudsman Cannot Reopen Closed Complaints; Rejection Orders Must Disclose Reasons and Signatory

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Kerala HC Quashes Derecognition of Chess Association of Kerala

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Salary Income Cannot Be Excluded While Determining Non-Creamy Layer Status: Kerala High Court

Karnataka High Court

Whether Banks Can Reject Education Loan Of Student Solely Due to Parent’s Poor CIBIL Score? Karnataka High Court Answers

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Karnataka HC Strikes Down GST Deduction on Land Acquisition Compensation, Orders Refund and Recovery of Interest & Litigation Cost from Erring Officer

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Karnataka HC: Unconditional Leave To Defend Is Legal Right Once Substantial Defence Is Disclosed; Commercial Court Cannot Impose Bank Guarantee Condition

Madhya Pradesh High Court

Raising Questions in Legislative Assembly Is a Legislative Act, Not Amenable to Writ: MP High Court

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Madhya Pradesh HC Upholds Divorce, Says Marrying Another Woman While First Marriage Subsists Is Both Cruelty & Desertion

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Overloading Alone Doesn’t Prove Negligence Unless It Contributes to Crash: Madhya Pradesh HC Pulls Up MACT for Ignoring FIR & Defence Contradictions

Meghalaya High Court

Marginal Delay of Approximately 2 Minutes In Reporting Cannot Defeat Substantive Rights of Meritorious OBC Candidate, rules Meghalaya HC

Madras High Court

2019 MV Act Amendment Doesn’t Abolish ‘Pay And Recover’ Principle In Third-Party Claims; Madras HC Upholds MACT Award

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‘Just Compensation’ Includes Timely Bank Transfer: Madras HC Issues Uniform Guidelines on MACT Compensation Disbursal

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Sham Sale Agreement Executed as Security for Loan Cannot Be Enforced for Specific Performance, Rules Madras High Court

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Madras HC Dismisses Plea Against Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission to Validate Improperly Shaded OMR Sheet

Punjab and Haryana High Court

P&H HC Asks for Compliance with Central Govt. Guidelines for DHE Admission Portals; Notes 33 Websites to be Secured After State Data Centre Upgradation

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Punjab & Haryana HC Grants Bail to Former Non-Executive Addl. Director in Rs. 100 Crore Bizongo Investment Fraud Case

Patna High Court

Mere Allegation of Wrong Medical Advice Do Not Constitute Cheating; Patna HC Quashes Criminal Case Against Doctor Over Incorrect Pregnancy Advice

Telangana High Court

Twin Birth in First Pregnancy Doesn’t Bar Maternity Leave for Second Child: Telangana HC

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Telangana HC: Complaints Arising Exclusively Against Private Company And Its Employees Are Outside State Human Rights Commission’s Jurisdiction

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Dealer Selling Blended Coffee Under Its Own Brand Name Cannot Avoid Levy; Telangana HC Upholds Tax on Branded Blended Coffee Sales

Tribunals

NCLT Restrains Bank of India From Recovering Pre-CIRP Dues By Debiting Corporate Debtor’s Own Cash Credit Account During Moratorium

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No Working Capital Adjustment for Delayed Recovery from Debt-Free Branch of Foreign Company; ITAT Allows Rs. 13 Cr Relief To Coca Cola India

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Money Lender’s Takeover Financing for Bank Loan Repayment Is Not ‘Financial Debt’ Under IBC: NCLT Dismisses Insolvency Petition with Rs. 1 Lakh Cost

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Bhagavad Gita Discourses Are Philosophical Education, Not Religious Propagation; ITAT Restores Charitable Status to Cow Welfare Trust

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Leasing of Tinting Machines by Asian Paints to Dealers Is ‘Deemed Sale’, Not Taxable as Service: CESTAT

District Court

Malviya Nagar Hotel Fire Case: Delhi Court Grants Bail to Head Chef, Says Routine Kitchen Duties Alone Don’t Constitute Criminal Liability

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Delhi Court Grants Bail to Two Law Students Accused of Disrupting Court & Abusing CJI

Ink & Insight

Analysing Sedition Law Under The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

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The Case For Judicial Federalism: Why Our High Courts Must Shed Their Trial Court Baggage

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AI Introduces New Expressions to Law

Law Firm

Saraf and Partners advises Abakkus on its INR 100 Crore investment in Ekkaa Electronics

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SAM Announces Partner and Counsel Promotions for FY 2026-27

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Saraf and Partners Advises Info Edge on Acquisition of Additional 49% Stake in Coding Ninjas

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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Advises Continuum Group on USD 450 Million Bond Issuance Through GIFT City Treasury Centre

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Saraf and Partners Acts on the Demerger of Anant Raj Limited’s Data Center Business into a Standalone Listed Entity

Roundup

Weekly Bulletin [19th July – 26th July, 2026]

News

Peaceful Protest is Constitutionally Guaranteed: CJI Surya Kant Says Police Excesses Must Be Independently Examined

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SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Gujarat Judicial Service Interview Cut-Off

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Activist Kalki Subramaniam Urges SC to Make Her Challenge to Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2026 as Lead Case

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SC Upholds Delhi HC Order in Sun Pharma–Intas Trademark Dispute Over Cancer Drug ‘Bevatas’

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Andhra Pradesh Liquor Scam: SC Hears Challenge to Bail Granted to Ex-AP Beverages Official Who Offered to Turn Approver

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Counting Cannot Stop at Every Objection: SC Declines to Intervene in BCD Election Dispute

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‘If You Start Issuing Notices in Such-Like Matters, You’ll Be Overburdened’: SC to Lokpal in Plea Over NPC Promotion Irregularities

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SC Directs Inclusion of Forensic Auditor in New SIT Probing Alleged Ayodhya Ram Mandir Donation Theft

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Supreme Court Issues Notice to Centre on Kapil Sibal’s Plea Challenging Anti-Defection Law’s Merger Provision

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Bombay HC Allows Nitin Gadkari to Sue Meta, X, Google Over Allegedly Defamatory E20 Fuel Policy Posts

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SC Reserves Verdict on Abu Salem’s Plea Seeking Premature Release in 1993 Mumbai Serial Blasts Case

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Delhi HC Hears Challenge to Alleged Protest Surveillance; Matter Listed for Tomorrow

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Student Protests: Supreme Court Bars Coercive Action Against Students, Orders Release of Arrested Minors

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RTI Appeals Should Ideally Have ‘Zero Pendency’; Supreme Court Pulls Up States Over Delay in Appointing Information Commissioners

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ECI Can Deploy Government Teachers for SIR Duty, But Must Ensure They Are Not Overburdened: Delhi HC

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Punjab & Haryana HC Bar Suspends Work, Seeks Suspension of LADC Counsels Over Policy Row

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Supreme Court Seeks Fresh CBI Status Report in IndiaBulls Loan Diversion Case; Defers Plea Seeking SIT Probe

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Ahemdabad Plane Crash: Supreme Court Asks AAIB to Examine All Technical Inputs, Defers Decision on Independent Air India Crash Probe Until Final Report

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Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Proviso to Section 2(k) of Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Act, 2026

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Supreme Court Seeks Tabulated Issues in Plea Challenging ₹8 Lakh EWS Income Criterion; Lists Matter for August 11

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Draft Bill on Digital Arrest, Deepfakes to be Introduced in Parliament This Session: Centre Tells Supreme Court

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MCIA to Host 10th Edition of India ADR Week, 2026

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Supreme Court Quashes 2021 Office Memorandum Allowing Ex Post Facto Environmental Clearances

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‘Cannot Sit in Judgment Over Art’: SC Refuses to Recall Order Allowing Release of Animated Film Mahaprabhu Jagannath After Rath Yatra

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Supreme Court Closes Criminal Proceedings Against Late Former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh in Coal Block Allocation Case

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Supreme Court Grants Bail to Alleged Aide of Former Chhattisgarh Minister Ram Gopal Agrawal in Liquor Scam Case

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A.K. Sen’s Portrait Will Remind Lawyers that Legal Practice isn’t Personal Ambition; It is Sacred Trust in Service of Republic: CJI

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SC Examines Use of Metallic Pellet Guns During Jantar Mantar Protests; Says Challenge Must Be Anchored to Enabling Rule

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SC Declines to Circulate SIT Report on Ghaziabad Child Rape-Murder Case; Allows Parties to Inspect it Before Next Hearing

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‘HC’s Finding That Unlawful Assembly Requires Section 144 Order is ‘Perverse’: UT Chandigarh Tells SC; Notice Issued in Plea Against Relief to Bhagwant Mann

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BCI Directs State Bar Councils to Publicise Supreme Court’s Interim Order Barring Unauthorised Use of Court Hearing Recordings

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SC Declines To Examine SIT’s Closure Report in Haryana Child Sexual Assault Case; Asks Special Court to Decide Victim’s Protest Petition

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SC Directs Temporary Friday Namaz Site Near Bhojshala; Keeps Door Open For Better Mutually Agreed Location

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‘Most Undemocratic Step’: Sr Adv Kapil Sibal Tells SC in Shiv Sena Split Case; Assails Recognition to Eknath Shinde Faction

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Women’s Representation in SCBA is Court-Created Reform, Further Expansion Requires Bar’s Support: CJI

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‘Put Your Energy in Convicting’: Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere with Bail Granted to Abdul Malik in 2024 Haldwani Riots Case

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SC Appoints Justice Ajay Rastogi as Substitute Arbitrator After Justice R. Banumathi Recuses from DMI Finance-RCC Infraventures Arbitration

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SC Issues Notice to Centre on Activist Zakia Soman’s Plea Seeking Ban on Polygamy Among Muslims

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SC to Clarify Today the Scope of Reporting Court Proceedings by Recognised News Outlets; Detailed Protocol Later

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SC Stays Arrest of Former Tamil Nadu Minister V. Senthil Balaji in Fresh Corruption FIR, Directs Him to Cooperate With Investigation

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Supreme Court Directs MEA to Appoint Nodal Officer for Families of Indians Killed or Missing in Russian Military During Russia-Ukrain Conflict

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‘Mediation Must No Longer be Treated as a Lesser Cousin of Litigation ‘: CJI Surya Kant

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Writ Petition Filed Before SC Seeking Protection of Scheduled Caste Community Against Continuing Caste-Based Atrocities in Bihar

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‘Government is the Largest Litigant, Yet Finds Conciliation Difficult’: SG Tushar Mehta Calls for Institutional Mechanism

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India Must Move Beyond Adversarial Justice; Attorney General R. Venkataramani Calls for National Mediation Institute

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Peace, Mediation and Rule of Law are Global Necessities: Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal

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Zambia’s Experience in Community Mediation Has Much to Offer to the Commonwealth: Justice Abha Patel, Judge, Supreme Court of Zambia

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