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Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia

Phaansi Ghar row: Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia move Delhi HC against Privileges Committee summons

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The Committee is investigating alleged misappropriation of funds by the previous AAP government over renovation of phaansi ghar (execution chamber) in the Delhi assembly.

Dog

GHCAA requests Gujarat High Court to remove stray dogs from court premises

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Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge (L) at NLSIU Ikigai Law event

Bill to tackle fake news to be tabled soon: Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge at NLSIU-Ikigai Law event

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Jaya Bachchan and Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court protects Jaya Bachchan's personality rights

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Delhi court sets aside order to investigate Minister Kapil Mishra's role in Delhi riots

Delhi court sets aside order to investigate Minister Kapil Mishra's role in Delhi riots

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Women's Reservation Bill

Women largest minority in India: Supreme Court seeks Centre's response on implementing women's reservation in Parliament

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Supreme Court, West Bengal

After DMK, West Bengal Congress moves Supreme Court against SIR of electoral rolls

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News

Pinarayi Vijayan and Kerala HC

Criticising CM's relief fund part of free speech: Kerala High Court quashes case over Facebook post

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Image for representational purposes

Dharamshala consumer forum slaps ₹1 lakh fine on Thai airline for 'keeping kids thirsty' through 6-hour flight

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MP Amritpal Singh and Supreme Court

Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea by Khalistani leader and MP Amritpal Singh challenging NSA detention

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NCLT

Homebuyers appear before NCLT with identical t-shirts to protest adjournment; Bench rises abruptly

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Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia

Phaansi Ghar row: Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia move Delhi HC against Privileges Committee summons

2 min read

Dog

GHCAA requests Gujarat High Court to remove stray dogs from court premises

2 min read

Netflix Series Bads of Bollywood and Sameer Wankhede

Defence of satire not absolute; public servant targeted: Sameer Wankhede to Delhi HC on 'Ba***ds of Bollywood'

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Jagriti Bhattacharyya

Jagriti Bhattacharyya joins Firstsource as Global General Counsel

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NALSA valedictory function

Visited Meitei & Kuki camps in Manipur, saw smiles on their faces: CJI BR Gavai at NALSA meet

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Contempt of Court

Delhi High Court issues bailable warrants against contempt accused for calling court proceedings ‘stupid'

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Puran Kumar IPS, Punjab and Haryana High Court

Punjab and Haryana High Court seeks update from Chandigarh Police on probe into Puran Kumar IPS suicide

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Delhi High Court

Adjournment slips without reasons will not be accepted: Delhi High Court

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Jaya Bachchan and Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court protects Jaya Bachchan's personality rights

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Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge (L) at NLSIU Ikigai Law event

Bill to tackle fake news to be tabled soon: Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge at NLSIU-Ikigai Law event

4 min read

Delhi court sets aside order to investigate Minister Kapil Mishra's role in Delhi riots

Delhi court sets aside order to investigate Minister Kapil Mishra's role in Delhi riots

3 min read

Generative AI for Legal Professionals

Certificate Course on Generative AI for Legal Professionals by Bettering Results: Enroll Now!

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Bar & Bench is Hiring

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Yasin Malik with Delhi HC

NIA asks Delhi High Court to hold in-camera hearing for Yasin Malik death penalty case

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court slams trend of litigants making allegations against judges who don't pass favourable orders

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Supreme Court and AI

We have seen our morphed pictures: Supreme Court on PIL to regulate adoption of GenAI in judiciary

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Dealstreet

Shuva Mandal

Anagram Partners advises Religare Enterprises on preferential allotment of warrants for ₹1,500 crore

Deepika Yadav

Goyel & Goyal advises Wankel Energy Systems on pre-seed fundraise

Siddharth Shah, Divaspati Singh, Sahil Shah

Khaitan & Co assists Blume Ventures on setting up fifth venture capital fund

Pranay Bagdi

Touchstone Partners acts on Pluro ₹125 crore Series A fundraise

Guranpreet Singh Sarna

Dhir & Dhir advises Kotak on ~₹240 crore financial assistance to Ampin Group SPVs

Rashi Dhir, Tarinee Sudan

DMD Advocates advises IMFA on acquisition of Tata Steel’s Ferro Chrome Plant at Kalinganagar

Forus Health

JSA, Lex Consult act on TPG NewQuest's exit from Forus Health

Harman Walia, Shashwat Kumar

CMS INDUSLAW assists Ingka Investments on acquiring 210 MWp solar project in Rajasthan

Sadhav Mishra, Samreen Paloba

SNG & Partners advises Shriram Properties on ₹700 crore housing project in Pune

Utkarsh Small Finance Bank

CMS INDUSLAW acts on Utkarsh Small Finance Bank ₹950 crore rights issue

Manisha Shroff

Khaitan & Co advised SBI on ₹7,500 crore bond issuance

Sneha Nagvekar

Veritas Legal assists MIRC Electronics on ~₹150 crore fundraise

Manasvini Raj

CAM advises Jindal Power on acquisition of 1320 MW thermal power plant in Haryana

Openhouse

NovoJuris Legal advises Openhouse on seed fundraise

Happi Planet

LexStart, VERTICES PARTNERS, IC RegFin Legal act on Happi Planet fundraise

Sundari R Pisupati

Tempus Law acts on acquisition of Centillion Networks by Osmose

Columns

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

Real Estate Mumbai

RERA over IBC: The Supreme Court's course-correction in real estate Insolvency

Prosecutor

Hidden evidence, imperiled rights: The case for fair disclosure

Ambedkar Law College

From academics to adjudications: The Madras Law College building

Arrest, Jail

Is re-arrest of an accused permissible after first arrest is vitiated by procedural irregularities?

Attorney Client privilege to Indian General Counsels

Supreme Court’s refusal to grant attorney-client privilege to in-house counsel in India: A critique

Legal Notes by Arvind Datar

Legal Notes by Arvind Datar: Doctrine of 'prospective' prospective overruling

Courtroom

A litigant’s guide to courts: Towards a more measurable future

Lokpal of India

UPSC, the Union and a faulty exclusion

Prison/Jail

Police custody to judicial custody and back: Jail is the rule?

Court model

A litigant’s guide to courts: Understanding predictability in India’s courts

Interviews

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

Navigating Commercial Disputes with Payal Chawla: Episode 7 - Mark McNeill

Navigating Commercial Disputes with Payal Chawla: Episode 7 - Mark McNeill

Soulful Conversations with Bithika Anand

Soulful Conversations with Bithika Anand: Vivek Mittal, Executive Director, Legal and Corporate Affairs, HUL

Justice Abhay Oka

Something wrong in society; we are unable to respect each others' fundamental rights: Justice Abhay S Oka [Part II]

The Viewpoint

Vrinda Patodia, Manik Tanwar

Jindal Poly Films Limited: India's first class action suit under Section 245 of Companies Act 2013

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Samta Thapa

The case for sabbaticals in the legal profession

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Divyam Agarwal, Aniket Aggarwal, Priya Chauhan

Time for reciprocity: Why India should recognise UAE for enforcement of arbitral awards

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Vishwas Chitwar

How SIM-based tracking is the next step for logistics in India: Legal landscape, compliance obligations, and strategic edge

6 min read

Surabhi Pande, Devvrat Joshi

Recalibrating the expanding scope of personality rights in India: Constitutional dimensions and the path forward

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Ashish Kumar, Anju Shree Nair

The trial of Artificial Intelligence

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Neeraj Vyas, Mehak Chadha

RBI’s seventh amendment to FEMA Regulations on Foreign Currency Accounts: Strengthening IFSC integration and export flexibility

5 min read

Surabhi Pande, Devvrat Joshi

Recalibrating the expanding scope of personality rights in India: The surge and the concerns

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Sidharth Chopra, Surabhi Pande

The boundaries of rule making: Reassessing the proposed IT Rules Amendment 2025

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Law School

Winners, NALSAR, Arun Jaitley National Mediation Competition 2025

NALSAR wins Arun Jaitley National ADR Competition 2025

The competition witnessed participation from 72 teams.

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HNLU 25th Chhattisgarh Foundation Day

HNLU celebrates 25 years of Chhattisgarh with books, art, and culture

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Winners, NALSAR, Cross Examination Moot 2025

NALSAR wins 5th Cross Examination Moot 2025

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Advanced Certificate Course on New Criminal Laws & Drafting by Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur

DNLU offers advanced certificate course on new criminal laws and drafting

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DNLU Conclave 2025

DNLU signs MoU with Aequitas Law at 3rd DNLU Conclave 2025

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CLAT 2026

CLAT 2026: Last date for registration extended to Nov 7

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