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BJP

“Pathetic": Supreme Court pulls up Haryana officials for cutting 40 trees to widen road to BJP office

4 min read

The Court said that the tree felling was “a ruthless act” done under the pretext of road widening for political convenience and it will summon all authorities involved.

Supreme Court

Supreme Court orders nationwide audit of private universities after Amity University harasses student for changing her name

4 min read

DIG HS Bhullar

DIG HS Bhullar moves P&H High Court against CBI probe citing jurisdiction; Punjab supports

4 min read

Apple and Delhi High Court

Could be fined $38 billion: Here's why Apple has moved Delhi High Court against Indian competition laws

3 min read

SIR of electoral rolls

Political parties creating a scare: ECI to Supreme Court on pleas against SIR in Kerala, TN, West Bengal

2 min read

Divorce

Spouses living separately not ground for divorce, courts must identify who broke the marriage: Supreme Court

3 min read

Rabri Devi and The Rouse Avenue Court

Delhi court seeks response from CBI on Rabri Devi plea to transfer IRCTC case from Judge Vishal Gogne

2 min read

News

Justice Surya Kant

Constitution Day 2025: CJI Surya Kant calls for national judicial policy to reduce divergent views by courts

3 min read

BJP

“Pathetic": Supreme Court pulls up Haryana officials for cutting 40 trees to widen road to BJP office

4 min read

Supreme Court, Women Judge

Supreme Court seeks response from BCI, State Bar Councils on plea for women’s reservation in upcoming bar council polls

2 min read

DIG HS Bhullar

DIG HS Bhullar moves P&H High Court against CBI probe citing jurisdiction; Punjab supports

4 min read

Apple and Delhi High Court

Could be fined $38 billion: Here's why Apple has moved Delhi High Court against Indian competition laws

3 min read

Supreme Court

Supreme Court orders nationwide audit of private universities after Amity University harasses student for changing her name

4 min read

Manual Scavenging

Manual scavenging a blot on nation's conscience: Calcutta High Court orders ₹30 lakh compensation

4 min read

Kerala High Court

Kerala High Court allows Munambam residents to remit land tax on disputed property

3 min read

PhonePe

PhonePe files appeals before Karnataka High Court against police notice for user data

3 min read

Divorce

Spouses living separately not ground for divorce, courts must identify who broke the marriage: Supreme Court

3 min read

Supreme court and Kerala SIR

Kerala SIR case: LIVE UPDATES from Supreme Court

6 min read

Nitasha Kaul and Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court seeks Centre's reply to UK academic Nitasha Kaul's plea against ban on entry into India

2 min read

sabarimala temple

Sabarimala gold theft: Kerala High Court grants relief to former Devaswom officer S Sreekumar

2 min read

SIR of electoral rolls

Political parties creating a scare: ECI to Supreme Court on pleas against SIR in Kerala, TN, West Bengal

2 min read

Rabri Devi and The Rouse Avenue Court

Delhi court seeks response from CBI on Rabri Devi plea to transfer IRCTC case from Judge Vishal Gogne

2 min read

Train

Serving only halal meat on trains prima facie violation of human rights: NHRC issues notice to Railways

2 min read

Justice NKotiswar Singh

Supreme Court Justice NK Singh highlights India’s evolving environmental jurisprudence at UN Climate Conference

3 min read

Pind balluchi with Delhi HC

Delhi High Court refers dispute over use of ‘Pind Balluchi’ mark to arbitration

3 min read

Muslim man cannot deny maintenance to first wife by citing obligation towards his second wife: Kerala High Court

Muslim man cannot deny maintenance to first wife by citing obligation towards his second wife: Kerala High Court

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School children

Supreme Court directs Kerala to set up primary schools in areas with no functional schools

2 min read

Dealstreet

Tanvi Kumar

Khaitan & Co advises Ashra Private Equity Fund on investment in F2P Sports

Chef Manish Mehrotra

Obhan & Associates advises on investment in Manish Mehrotra’s New Culinary Venture, MMCA

Prateek Batra

TLH Advocates advises KiwiTech on majority stake acquisition in Soft Suave Technologies

Tractor Junction

SAM, Khaitan act on Tractor Junction ₹200 crore Series A fundraise

Capillary Technologies

Khaitan & Co, Trilegal, Hogan Lovells act on Capillary Technologies ₹877 crore IPO

Rajeev Vidhani, Jessica Gandhi

Khaitan advises Hero FinCorp on sanctioning ₹200 crore loan to Renewables Platform

TCS-TPG

AZB, CAM, Latham act on TCS securing ₹9,000 crore investment from TPG for AI data centre HyperVault

Ultrahuman

Saga Legal, KLA act on Ultrahuman raising ₹100 crore from Alteria Capital

Sangeeta Lakhi

Rajani Associates acts on SMC Global Securities ₹150 crore NCD issuance

Nivedita Tiwari, Devesh Pandey

SAM advises Omega Hospitals majority stake acquisition in Cytecare Hospitals

Inox Neo Energies

LKS, Saraf act on Inox Neo Energies acquiring 640MW AC wind-solar hybrid portfolios from Evergreen Group

Fashion Entrepreneur Fund, Pitch to Get Rich

SPN Advisors secures Strategic Investments for FEF Global's Pitch to Get Rich

Bhavik Narsana

Khaitan & Co advises NecLife on sale of business to Ceph Lifesciences

The MoU signing b/w Flying Wedge Defence and Government of Andhra Pradesh

Triumvir Law acts on MoU signed between Flying Wedge Defence and Government of Andhra Pradesh

Rashi Kapoor Mehta

Universal Legal acts on acquisition of 35% stake in Rivaara Labs by Authum

Tenneco

SAM, Khaitan, A&O Shearman act on Tenneco India ₹3,600 crore IPO

Columns

visa

Implications of the Immigration Act 2025: New beginning or false dawn?

IT Rules 2021

Twin amendments to India’s IT Rules: A dual threat to free speech and intermediary neutrality

Motor Vehicle Accident

When the owner becomes the victim: Why India’s motor insurance regime must finally evolve

Justice BR Gavai

CJI Gavai’s Collegium: A mixed legacy amid questionable decisions

Nakul Dewan

Courting Controversy: Crazy Little Thing Called Air

Lawyers

A spectator with a gown: Advocate for the victim

Supreme Court

Advisory opinions and binding law: The Constitutional questions that remain open in the Governors case

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai

Chief Justice BR Gavai: A tenure marked by grace, balance and transformative simplicity

Mosque

Demolition of mosques: Arbitrary state action and judicial approval

Election

The slippery terrain of caste verification in elections

Supreme Court of India

When Supreme Court put the clock away: A story of Governors, bills and a judgment that rewrote the rules

Data Privacy and The Internet

Impact of the new Digital Personal Data Protection Rules on websites

Stock Price

From Tata Sons to small investors: Why pledges matter to all of us

Raghav Bhatia, Disha Joshi

The Arbitration Practitioner’s Series by MKBAC: Supreme Court explains when an unsigned arbitration agreement is binding

Forest Dwellers (Representative Image)

When ‘just compensation’ becomes just a word

Interviews

Former CJI BR Gavai

Interview: Justice BR Gavai on Governor’s verdict, Delhi crackers, Justice Sreedharan transfer, dissents and Collegium

Former CJI BR Gavai

Judge need not always rule against government to prove his independence: CJI BR Gavai

Lord Peter Goldsmith

Indian courts must stick to being pro-arbitration: Lord Peter Goldsmith KC

Payal Chawla and Lord Peter Goldsmith

Navigating Commercial Disputes with Payal Chawla: Episode 8 - Lord Peter Goldsmith KC

Dr Pallab Das

NLUs must stop 'show business'; prioritise students' mental health: Dr Pallab Das

Peer review of summons issued to lawyers unworkable; Supreme Court issued adequate guidelines: Arvind Datar

Peer review of summons issued to lawyers unworkable; Supreme Court issued adequate guidelines: Arvind Datar

Gopal Sankaranarayanan

Supreme Court missed opportunity to protect lawyers and send out strong message to agencies: Gopal Sankaranarayanan

Barbara Mills KC

BCI Rule requiring information on clients will deter those who want to arbitrate in India: Barbara Mills KC

Tejal patil

We could have done a lot to prepare for legal market liberalisation, but we're not there: Wipro GC Tejal Patil

Lord Andrew Burrows

From Professor to UK Supreme Court Justice: Lord Andrew Burrows

Sakshi Vijay

How this JGLS faculty is explaining the Constitution to kids

Justice Surya Kant

Interview: Why Justice Surya Kant prefers mediation over arbitration

The Viewpoint

Divya Anand

Legal marketing in 2026: Be first or be forgotten

3 min read

Captain Garry Singh (Retd.) , Sagarika Chakraborty

The two halves of trust: Why DPDP compliance is more than a legal puzzle

6 min read

Rishab J, Shri Gayathri, Princess Preet Kaur

From levy to lapse?: The mystery of compensation cess credit in GST 2.0

5 min read

Vinay Butani

Strategic deployment of ROPA during India's DPDP transition: A comparative analysis of compliance methodologies

5 min read

Sudeep D Cecil, Ayush Shrivastava

Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025: A practical roadmap for data fiduciaries preparing for a new compliance era

5 min read

Ishwar Ahuja, Bhairavi S N

Non-availability of deemed export benefits to thermal power plant under Foreign Trade Policy

5 min read

Jogesh Sharma, Muskan Aggarwal

Retaining talent and attention: Why goodwill is both an appreciating and depreciating asset

4 min read

CaseMine

CaseMine launches Multi-Document Intelligence in AMICUS AI: Turning Case Documents into Strategy

4 min read

When You’re Too Busy to Build Processes — Let Technology Do It for You

When You’re Too Busy to Build Processes — Let Technology Do It for You

3 min read

Law School

Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU)

HNLU to hold 3rd Justice Hidayatullah International Moot Court Competition 2026: Register by Feb 5

The moot problem for HIMCC 2026 focuses on clean energy, environmental sustainability, and climate justice.

2 min read

MNLU Mumbai Student Protest

Faulty wiring, lack of facilities: MNLU Mumbai students hold protest over hostel woes

2 min read

NLUO Essay Writing Competition

Exploring BNSS 2023: NLUO launches criminal justice and human rights essay writing competition

2 min read

NLUO Credit Course on Animal Law

NLUO launches credit course on Animal law perspectives from the global south

2 min read

Alliance University GST Council 2025

Alliance University hosts National Model GST Council Competition 2025

3 min read

UILS Panjab University, 2nd NLS SAM Fintech Moot

UILS Panjab University wins NLS-SAM Fintech Moot Court Competition 2025

1 min read

Legal Jobs

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Gujarat Maritime University

GMU is looking to hire Professor/ Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor in Gujarat

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Books

Nyaaya (Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy) is looking to hire Lawyers in multiple districts across Karnataka

Nyaaya aimed at increasing legal awareness and strengthening access to justice at the grassroots level in Karnataka.

Saga Legal

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