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Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, and Meeran Haider and Supreme Court

Such prolonged incarceration will make a caricature of our criminal justice system: Delhi riots accused to Supreme Court

14 min read

Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Fatima, told a Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and NV Anjaria, that such lengthy incarceration amounts to pre-trial conviction.

Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court

Maharashtra local body polls: Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court postpones date for declaring results

2 min read

Supreme Court, Rohingya refugees

You want to roll out red carpet for illegal immigrants? Supreme Court in plea on 'missing' Rohingyas

2 min read

BS Yediyurappa and Supreme Court

Supreme Court stays trial in POCSO case against former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa

2 min read

Delhi HC, BBC Documentary

Case against BBC for Modi documentary: Delhi High Court slams NGO for adjournments; gives one last chance

2 min read

Surinder Kumar Choudhary

J&K Deputy CM moves Delhi High Court to take down social media videos on phone call with ‘sexual undertones’

1 min read

Reliance, Meta and Supreme Court

Supreme Court refuses to set aside SEBI's ₹30 lakh penalty on Reliance Industries over Jio-Facebook deal media leak

2 min read

News

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Kerala High Court

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar moves Kerala High Court seeking CBI probe into Sabarimala gold theft

3 min read

Madras High Court

Won't affect nearby Dargah: Madras HC orders temple to light lamp on Thirupparankundram summit

5 min read

K J George & Karnataka HC

Smart meter case: Karnataka High Court quashes private complaint against Minister KJ George

2 min read

SIR of electoral rolls

ECI cannot conduct citizenship test; SIR amounts to indirect NRC: Petitioners to Supreme Court

6 min read

Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Gulfisha Fatima, and Meeran Haider and Supreme Court

Such prolonged incarceration will make a caricature of our criminal justice system: Delhi riots accused to Supreme Court

14 min read

Police station

P&H High Court asks Haryana to respond to PIL against allowing police witnesses to testify from stations

2 min read

supreme court, umar khalid and LIVE UPDATES

Delhi Riots: Supreme Court hears bail pleas by Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, others [LIVE UPDATES]

16 min read

Religious Conversion

Allahabad High Court orders probe into misuse of SC/ST certificates by converts

3 min read

Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court

Maharashtra local body polls: Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court postpones date for declaring results

2 min read

Supreme Court, Rohingya refugees

You want to roll out red carpet for illegal immigrants? Supreme Court in plea on 'missing' Rohingyas

2 min read

BS Yediyurappa and Supreme Court

Supreme Court stays trial in POCSO case against former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa

2 min read

Kerala High Court and Doctors

Kerala High Court upholds clinical clerkship condition for foreign medical grads who attended course online during COVID

3 min read

Surinder Kumar Choudhary

J&K Deputy CM moves Delhi High Court to take down social media videos on phone call with ‘sexual undertones’

1 min read

Reliance, Meta and Supreme Court

Supreme Court refuses to set aside SEBI's ₹30 lakh penalty on Reliance Industries over Jio-Facebook deal media leak

2 min read

Delhi HC, BBC Documentary

Case against BBC for Modi documentary: Delhi High Court slams NGO for adjournments; gives one last chance

2 min read

Delhi HC asks Centre, WhatsApp to respond to plea by Senior Advocate Adish Aggarwala challenging suspension of his account

Delhi HC asks Centre, WhatsApp to respond to plea by Senior Advocate Adish Aggarwala challenging suspension of his account

2 min read

eNotary Mobile

eNotary launches Mobile App | 10 min Notarization

2 min read

Vivek Jha

Fox Mandal & Associates Partner Vivek Jha joins Antares Legal as Partner

1 min read

Madras High Court

Delhi experience a stark reminder that air pollution is a public health emergency: Madras High Court

3 min read

judge

Delhi High Court directs re-training for family court judge who made up provision to pass divorce decree

3 min read

Dealstreet

Sidharrth Shankar, Nandini Seth

JSA acts on Weaver acquiring majority stake in Centrum Housing Finance

CBRE Group

Sullivan & Cromwell, Khaitan, Ropes & Gray act on CBRE Group's $1.2 billion acquisition of Pearce Services

S Arun, Rajat Bopaiah, Souvik Paul Mazumdar

ALMT Legal Bangalore acts on Excelsoft Tech ₹500 crore IPO

Rapido

Trilegal, Resolution Law act on Prosus' $28 million stake acquisition in Rapido

Manisha Shroff

Khaitan & Co acts on R Systems International ₹275 crore NCD issuance

Sudeep Pharma

CAM, S&R, Hogan Lovells act on Sudeep Pharma ₹895 crore IPO

Stanza Living

Argus Partners acts on Stanza Living ₹282.8 crore Series E fundraise

Sarthak Sarin, Dr. Siddharth Srivastava

Khaitan assists RateGain on $250 million acquisition of Sorjun Inc.

Mirana Toys

Argus Partners act on Mirana Toys Series A fundraise

Manshoor Nazki

CAM acts on ₹7,191 crore Bharti Airtel share sale

JSW and MDO

Trilegal, Addleshaw Goddard, MAQ Legal act on JSW Group's partnership with Minerals Development Oman

Manisha Shroff

Khaitan & Co advises Barclays Bank on subscription to SMFG India Credit Company NCDs

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

Columns

Hindu Succession Act, Supreme Court

When wills are no substitute for equality: The unfair burden on Hindu women

Advocate General

13 months and counting: Jammu & Kashmir still doesn't have an Advocate General

Senior Advocate Gaurav Pachnanda

Commercial Law Monologues: Conditional Primary Obligations and Section 74 of the Indian Contract Act - Testing Cavendish v. Makdessi in India

education

Chasing publication

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

₹1,000 for lost liberty: The illusory remedy under Section 399 BNSS

Supreme Court Collegium

Judicial appointments and the Collegium system in India

Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021

When the legislature strikes back: Tribunal Reforms Act, 2021 and the unravelling of separation of powers

Divorce

Haq and the million-dollar FAQ: Why Indian divorce law still fails the global gender justice test

Tryst with the Constitution: Swapnil Tripathi

Tryst with the Constitution: Revisiting the Constitution’s unfinished promises 75 years on

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

Interviews

Nishant Parikh and Sridhar Gorthi with Pallavi Saluja

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

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

Law School

Nyayabhyasa Mandapam at JGU

"Largest ever moot court" at JGLS inaugurated by sitting and former Supreme Court judges

Also held at the University was a two-day international convention on Independence of Judiciary.

3 min read

NLU Delhi Clean Sport Chair Diploma

Understanding anti-doping regulations: NLU Delhi UNESCO Chair of Clean Sports launches online diploma

1 min read

NLU Delhi UNESCO Clean Sports Chair Call for Papers

Call for Papers: NLU Delhi UNESCO Chair to host international conference on clean and safe sports

2 min read

Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU)

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

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

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