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Senior Advocate Adish Aggarwala moves Delhi High Court against suspension of his WhatsApp account

Senior Advocate Adish Aggarwala moves Delhi High Court against suspension of his WhatsApp account

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Aggarwala has argued that the abrupt suspension of his account left him no opportunity to retrieve his legal briefs and other sensitive information.

Celina Jaitly

Actor Celina Jaitly files domestic violence case against husband, seeks ₹50 crore compensation

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court quashes CBI, ED cases against Sterling Biotech after ₹5,100 crore settlement

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Chief Justice of India Surya Kant

CJI Surya Kant: What we know and what to expect

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Army

Supreme Court upholds dismissal of Christian Army officer for refusing to join regiment's religious rituals

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Casefiles

Supreme Court mandates photographs in petitions, documents to be in colour

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Couple (representational)

Wife’s pregnancy can't erase her acts of cruelty: Delhi High Court grants divorce to husband

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News

Kerala High Court, Section 125 CrPC maintenance

Wife not barred from seeking maintenance from husband merely because she has capability to earn: Kerala High Court

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Vehicles with muti colored lights

Kerala High Court orders action against illegal vehicle modification, filming videos in drivers' cabin

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Senior Advocate Adish Aggarwala moves Delhi High Court against suspension of his WhatsApp account

Senior Advocate Adish Aggarwala moves Delhi High Court against suspension of his WhatsApp account

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Celina Jaitly

Actor Celina Jaitly files domestic violence case against husband, seeks ₹50 crore compensation

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court quashes CBI, ED cases against Sterling Biotech after ₹5,100 crore settlement

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Kerala High Court initiates suo motu case to address infrastructure issues at mediation centres

Kerala High Court initiates suo motu case to address infrastructure issues at mediation centres

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Manav Raheja

Veritas Legal inducts Manav Raheja into Equity Partnership

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Army

Supreme Court upholds dismissal of Christian Army officer for refusing to join regiment's religious rituals

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Casefiles

Supreme Court mandates photographs in petitions, documents to be in colour

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Beyond the Brief hosted by Luthra and Luthra

Luthra and Luthra hosts Client & Counsel Connect at India Habitat Centre

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Couple (representational)

Wife’s pregnancy can't erase her acts of cruelty: Delhi High Court grants divorce to husband

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Delhi High Court declares Birkin bag shape and three other Hermès marks as well-known trademarks

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Chief Justice of India Surya Kant

CJI Surya Kant: What we know and what to expect

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Laptop

Delhi Consumer Commission orders Lenovo to pay ₹45,000 to consumer for defective laptop

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Breakups, Supreme Court

Break-up of consensual relation can't result in rape case against man: Supreme Court

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Byju Raveendran

Repeated violation of court orders, evasion, obstruction: US court orders Byju Raveendran to pay $1 Billion

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PMLA with Delhi High Court

ED can attach property from illegal cricket betting money as proceeds of crime: Delhi High Court

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Supreme Court, Political Parties

Supreme Court seeks ECI's response to plea alleging incomplete funding disclosure by political parties

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Lawyer, Delhi High Court

“De denge”: Advocate pays for disrespecting order on costs

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Nitasha Kaul and Delhi High Court

UK Academic Nitasha Kaul moves Delhi High Court against cancellation of OCI, ban on entry into India

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Dealstreet

Nikita Goyal, Pratyush Khurana

SAM acts on Tractor Junction ₹200 crore 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

Sumitomo Corporation, TruAlt Bioenergy

TT&A, DSK Legal act on Sumitomo Corp – TruAlt Bioenergy JV

Uday Walia

Touchstone Partners advises GEF Capital on $50 million investment in Membrane Group

PRC Saltillo

CMS INDUSLAW, US Firms act on PRC-Saltillo acquiring Invention Labs Engineering Products and Avaz Inc.

Columns

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

Nipun K Bhatiaa

Past their prime: Law firm HR policies that need to go

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

Cpt. Garry Singh, Sagarika Chakraborty

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

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Rishab J, Shri Gayathri, Princess Preet Kaur

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

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Vinay Butani

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

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Sudeep D Cecil, Ayush Shrivastava

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

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Ishwar Ahuja, Bhairavi S N

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

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Jogesh Sharma, Muskan Aggarwal

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

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CaseMine

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

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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

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Pratyush Kumar Singh, Mayank Kumar

Beyond Formation: Is the establishment of ICC enough to comply with the requirements of the POSH Act?

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Law School

MNLU Mumbai Student Protest

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

Last year, students were shifted from the MTNL building in Powai, located directly across the academic building, to a YourSpace managed hostel in Kanjurmarg.

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NLUO Essay Writing Competition

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

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NLUO Credit Course on Animal Law

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

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Alliance University GST Council 2025

Alliance University hosts National Model GST Council Competition 2025

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UILS Panjab University, 2nd NLS SAM Fintech Moot

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

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Justice Abhay S Oka

Former Supreme Court Justice Abhay S Oka joins PGCL as Professor of Practice

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

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