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Today's Top Stories

Dogs can smell persons afraid of them, will attack when it senses that: Supreme Court

No takedown of social media posts without establishing commercial exploitation of personality rights: Madras High Court

Delhi High Court refuses to stay government order to constitute panels to regulate private school fees

Stray dogs case: LIVE UPDATES from Supreme Court

CAM advises Statkraft A.S. on 100% stake sale of wholly owned subsidiary, Mandakini Jal Urja

PIL in Delhi High Court flags speeding e-rickshaws; seeks cap on registrations, adherence to traffic rules

Arbitration begins with notice, not filing of petition to appoint arbitrator: Supreme Court

News

Dogs can smell persons afraid of them, will attack when it senses that: Supreme Court

Stray dogs case: LIVE UPDATES from Supreme Court

No takedown of social media posts without establishing commercial exploitation of personality rights: Madras High Court

Delhi High Court refuses to stay government order to constitute panels to regulate private school fees

Three Crowns expands global footprint with new office in the DIFC

Hogan Lovells elevates Aarti Rao to Partnership

Delhi High Court stays order mandating human review of consumer complaints rejected by RBI ombudsman

PIL in Delhi High Court flags speeding e-rickshaws; seeks cap on registrations, adherence to traffic rules

Arbitration begins with notice, not filing of petition to appoint arbitrator: Supreme Court

IC RegFin Legal to host the 4th annual edition of RegFin Champions League 2025-2026

Plea before Kerala High Court alleges encroachment of Kerala University's land by CPI(M)

Delhi High Court orders survey of all govt schools in capital to check compliance with RTE Act norms

Silence is a crime when there is a duty to speak: Justice MS Sonak bids farewell to Bombay High Court

Trilegal counsel RV Goutham joins Samvād: Partners as Partner in Dispute Resolution practice

Delhi High Court orders MCD to conduct survey, remove encroachments in and around Jama Masjid

Madras High Court puts mandatory e-filing in district courts on hold; lawyers withdraw protest

Indore water contamination: Madhya Pradesh High Court directs Chief Secretary to appear via VC, explain action taken

Delhi High Court orders State to formulate welfare scheme for advocates' clerks in 6 weeks

Jana Nayagan censor clearance delay: Madras High Court reserves verdict

Pune Porsche crash: Supreme Court seeks response on bail pleas by businessmen accused of swapping blood samples

Dealstreet

Trilegal, TMI Associates secure CCI approval for Japan Post's $932 million investment in Logisteed

CAM advises Statkraft A.S. on 100% stake sale of wholly owned subsidiary, Mandakini Jal Urja

Clarence & Partners acts on Shiplock Technologies fundraise

Universal Legal advises Ryan International on nine greenfield K-12 school projects across six Indian cities

Antares Legal assists Beryll Group on hotel management arrangement with IHCL

JSA assists Arya.ag on raising ₹725 crore from GEF Capital

Goyel & Goyal acts on Roastery Coffee House Series A fundraise

Khaitan & Co advises Reliance on acquisition and relaunch of SIL

SAM advises Velora Hospitality to develop Marriott-branded hotel project in Goa

Rajani Associates acts on Neochem IPO

JSA advises MO Alternates on minority stake acquisition in Sensa Core

Khaitan & Co acts on Sanlam Group $4.4 billion preferential issue

Goyel & Goyal acts on Mannjal seed fundraise

Xander Law, Lex Consult act on Frex pre-seed fundraise

DMD Advocates advises Reinhausen on sale of Sukrut Electric to Quality Power and Yash Highvoltage

JSA, Khaitan act on Coforge's $2.35 billion acquisition of Encora

Columns

Fair dealing cannot be presumed: Why AI training fails the purpose test under Indian copyright law

The architecture of guilt: Prima facie forever

The unstruck bargain: Reviving plea bargaining to strengthen justice delivery in India

Can the judiciary infuse philosophy into law? The Property Owners Association case

Legal Notes by Arvind Datar: Urgent course correction necessary for tribunals

When Supreme Court took matters into its own hands: A look at suo motu cases from 2025

No smoke without fire: India’s judiciary in 2025

The sentinels of the Republic: Diamond jubilee tribute to the first six Supreme Court judges

Advocate Abraham Barak Salem: How 'Jewish Gandhi' fought against racial discrimination in Cochin

Section 44(3) of the DPDP Act: Cloaking India’s right to know in secrecy

Trial courts offline, algorithms online: Tamil Nadu Bar's ongoing court boycott

Negotiated settlements in economic offences: The untapped scope of plea bargaining in India

[Commercial Law Monologues] No oral modification clause: Is party autonomy to contract a one-way ticket?

PMLA: Prospective, retrospective or retroactive?

A public policy degree is more than just an MBA

Interviews

Cases will not be mechanically referred to mediation: CJI Surya Kant [Interview]

We value our dialogue with the Indian judiciary: SICC President Justice Philip Jeyaretnam

Nishant Parikh and Sridhar Gorthi on 25 years of Trilegal: Growth, entrepreneurial partners and international plans

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Viewpoint

Shadow of doubt: Legal questions arising from the Yes Bank AT-1 write down

Indian courts and arbitration in 2025: Reinforcing judicial restraint in arbitral proceedings

Exemption from Safeguard Duties to a 100% Export Oriented Unit – Legal framework streaming from Sec 8B Customs Tariff Act