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Anil Ambani and Supreme Court

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, CBI, ED, Anil Ambani on plea for probe into RCom bank fraud

3 min read

The petition was filed by EAS Sarma, former Secretary to the Government of India, alleging systemic diversion of funds, fabrication of accounts and institutional complicity.

Supreme Court brings back retrospective environment clearance; Justice Bhuyan dissents

Supreme Court brings back retrospective environment clearance; Justice Bhuyan dissents

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Bomb search at Patiala House Court

Patiala House and Saket courts in Delhi evacuated after bomb scare

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BCI, Foreign Law Firms

Don't need CJI or Centre approval for rules allowing entry of foreign law firms: BCI to Delhi High Court

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Supreme court, kerala

Kerala moves Supreme Court to defer SIR till after local body elections; questions urgency

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National Green Tribunal (NGT)

Lack of members may shut down NGT: Bar Association moves Supreme Court

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Supreme Court, ED

Supreme Court grants bail to ED officer accused of demanding bribes

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News

Advocate Band and Gowns

Should we monitor handkerchief use next? Supreme Court rejects PIL on eco-friendly disposal of advocates’ bands

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sabarimala temple

Mode of reaching temple not essential religious practice: Kerala HC refuses early opening of forest path to Sabarimala

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Bomb search at Patiala House Court

Patiala House and Saket courts in Delhi evacuated after bomb scare

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BCI, Foreign Law Firms

Don't need CJI or Centre approval for rules allowing entry of foreign law firms: BCI to Delhi High Court

3 min read

Anil Ambani and Supreme Court

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, CBI, ED, Anil Ambani on plea for probe into RCom bank fraud

3 min read

Mahua Moitra with Delhi High court

It reached media before us: Delhi High Court on Mahua Moitra plea against Lokpal sanction

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National Green Tribunal (NGT)

Lack of members may shut down NGT: Bar Association moves Supreme Court

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Supreme Court brings back retrospective environment clearance; Justice Bhuyan dissents

Supreme Court brings back retrospective environment clearance; Justice Bhuyan dissents

2 min read

The Ekam Nyaay Conference - Ex CJI UU Lalit

In society, there are both Sita Maiyas and Surpanakhas: Ex-CJI UU Lalit ahead of International Men's Day

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Supreme court, kerala

Kerala moves Supreme Court to defer SIR till after local body elections; questions urgency

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Mahesh Shetty Thimarodi

Karnataka High Court quashes externment order against Mahesh Thimarodi

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Supreme Court, ED

Supreme Court grants bail to ED officer accused of demanding bribes

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Traffic light

Kashmir Virtual Traffic Court disposes over 2 lakh challans, recovers ₹7 crore as fine in 14 months

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Delhi High Court

Lokpal cannot order probe against public servants without hearing them: Delhi High Court

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Bill Malley and Paul Jenkins announcing Ashurst Perkins Coie

Perkins Coie and Ashurst announce merger to create a top-20 global law firm

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Mahua Moitra, Delhi High Court

Mahua Moitra moves Delhi High Court against Lokpal sanction for CBI chargesheet in cash-for-query row

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Supreme Court with Maharashtra Map

50 percent quota cap can't be breached: Supreme Court to Maharashtra on OBC reservation in local body polls

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Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

Facing severe financial crunch: TN Bar Council urges Centre to raise enrolment fee

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Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh

Haryana can't raise retirement age only for employees with 70% or more disability: Punjab & Haryana High Court

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Law and ChatGPT

ChatGPT output of song lyrics infringes copyright: Munich Court

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Dealstreet

Physicswallah

SAM, TT&A, CAM, Latham act on PhysicsWallah ₹3,480 crore IPO

Babyorgano

VERTICES PARTNERS, First Principles Law, IC RegFin Legal act on BabyOrgano pre-Series A fundraise

Rahul Dutt, Soumil Garg

Khaitan & Co advised Godrej on ₹449 crore acquisition of Muuchstac

Puneet Shah

IC RegFin Legal acts on Mantra Group ₹125 crore fundraise

JSW Paints

Khaitan & Co, TT&A act on JSW Paints ₹3,300 crore NCD issuance

Sarika Raichur

SAM advises Jinyoung Electro-Mechanics on acquiring entire stake in Jinyoung Sandhar Mechatronics

Rahul Charkha, Vinay Butani

ELP advises NXP USA Inc on $242.5 million acquisition of Avivalinks Semiconductor

Rahul Charkha, Vinay Butani

ELP advises NXP USA Inc on $307 million acquisition of Kinara AI

Mahindra & Mahindra, Manulife

AZB, Khaitan, Debevoise & Plimpton act on Mahindra-Manulife Insurance JV

Tata Bluescope Steel,

Argus Partners acts on Tata Steel's proposed acquisition of BlueScope’s 50% stake in Tata BlueScope Steel

Fortis Hospitals, IHH Healthcare Berhad

Saraf, S&R act on IHH acquiring 26% stake in Fortis Healthcare

Rashi Dhir, Pallavi Puri

DMD Advocates acts on the launch of ₹500 crore Aavishkaar - Jamwant Defense Tech Fund

Guala Closures

TT&A, Phoenix Legal act on Guala Closures' acquisition of Oricon Enterprises

Girish Rawat, Zeeshan Khan

Luthra advises Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals on JV with Zambia

JK Paper

SAM, Clove Legal act on JK Paper's ₹235 crore acquisition of Borkar Packaging

Prem Rajani, Rajeev Nair

Rajani Associates advises Akzo Nobel India's Independent Directors for JSW Paints Open Offer

Columns

Nipun K Bhatiaa

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

Madras HighCourt and POSH ACT

From the pitch to the workplace: Ensuring fair play through natural justice

Entry of Foreign Law Firms

The BCI ignored the law of unintended consequences

School Children

Children's Day 2025: The everyday violence against children we need to see

Tryst with the Constitution: Swapnil Tripathi

Tryst with the Constitution: Nehru and the making of the Indian Constitution

Surinder Koli

The case that ate itself: How the Supreme Court unmade the Nithari conviction

CLAT 2026

CLAT 2026: A chance to redeem a broken system

Madhavi Divan

Media Law Column: Social media influencers-turned-political influencers

Abhisaar Bairagi, Milind Sharma, Ausaf Ayyub

The Arbitration Practitioner’s Series by MKBAC: The fragile enforceability of BIT awards against India

classroom

A judgment that blends discipline with compassion

Nakul Dewan

Courting controversy: In-house and out of privilege

The silent trial of LinkedIn profiles

The silent trial of LinkedIn profiles

Delhi High Court, Mental health

The rule that broke the student: Attendance, anxiety and what must change

Karnataka High Court and X corp

Between citizenship and cyberspace: Reading the X Corp judgment with constitutional calm

Cryptocurrency

Taxed but unregulated: The legal vacuum in India’s cryptocurrency framework

Interviews

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

Prof NK Chakrabarti

"I have proof of instigation": Under-fire NUJS Vice-Chancellor Prof NK Chakrabarti

Jimmy Yim

India needs an integrated approach to be a global arbitration hub: Jimmy Yim

The Viewpoint

Puneet Maithani

How AI is Shaping Your Online Reputation: Commwiser’s Primary Research on Indian Law Firms & Lawyers

3 min read

Amit Meharia, Shashwat Roy

Importance of mediation in the insolvency regime: The evolving interplay

6 min read

Ritesh Raj

Sections 138 and 143A of Negotiable Instruments Act 1881: Strengthening credibility of cheque transactions

4 min read

Vikrant Rana, Anuradha Gandhi, Prateek Chandghotia

MeitY notifies final Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025

6 min read

Ashima Obhan, Aakanksha Singh

Free transferability and the limits of contractual freedom

4 min read

Payel Chatterjee, Shuchita Choudhry

The summoned advocate: Supreme Court reaffirming principles of attorney-client privilege

6 min read

Akshaya Bhansali, Pulkit Lodha

Settling in the dark? The necessity of disclosing investigation material in settlement proceedings

4 min read

Anoop Rawat, Charu Bansal

Supreme Court upholds JSW’s Resolution Plan in Bhushan Power case: A correction of course

4 min read

Prashant Phillips, Sameer Avasarala, Abhishek Singh

Navigating data rectification obligations: From P Pushpam to the DPDPA as an indispensable right

6 min read

Law School

NLIU NHRC Moot 2026

1st NLIU-NHRC National Moot Court Competition 2026: Register by Dec 10

The moot proposition focuses on Human Rights in Emerging Criminal Justice Practice.

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GMU Admission Open House

GMU announces Admission Open House 2025

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SGT University 2nd Constitutional Law Lectures

SGT University organizes Annual Academic Lecture Series on Constitutional Law

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HNLU Ph.D. Admissions 2025-26

HNLU invites applications for PhD admissions

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NLUO credit course: restorative practice and justice

Resolve conflicts like a pro: Join NLUO's single credit course on restorative practice and justice

2 min read

Lex Familia India

The next generation of capital markets lawyers is being built here - Inside LFI’s IPO workshop

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