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Allahabad High Court, Rahul Gandhi

Allahabad High Court dismisses plea against Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha election

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The Bench ruled that Gandhi’s conviction had “no operative effect” after the Supreme Court stay, making his 2024 election legally sound.

Women in legal profession

No more a men's club: Supreme Court directs 30% reservation for women in State Bar Councils

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Supreme Court

Deploy additional staff: Supreme Court issues directions to address concerns of BLOs engaged in SIR

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court seeks details of all acid attack trials in country after noting pendency of 16-year-old acid attack trial in Delhi court

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Hany Babu, Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court grants bail to Bhima Koregaon accused Hany Babu after 5 years in jail

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Custody of child

Work from home does not give parent edge in child custody cases: Supreme Court

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Woman Lawyer

38.5% women lawyers find legal profession discouraging; 33.1% experienced gender bias: SCBA survey

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News

Allahabad High Court, Rahul Gandhi

Allahabad High Court dismisses plea against Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha election

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Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court proposes changes to rules on listing quashing petitions; all petitions to go before single-judges

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Women in legal profession

No more a men's club: Supreme Court directs 30% reservation for women in State Bar Councils

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Celina Jaitly

Delhi High Court asks MEA to ensure Celina Jaitly can contact brother detained in UAE

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Madras High Court

Madras High Court upholds order permitting devotees to light lamp on Thirupparankundram summit

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Sabarimala Temple

Sabarimala gold theft: Kerala High Court sets aside trial court order denying FIR, FIS copies to ED

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Advocate on Record (AOR) Exam

Bettering Results launches 6-month Advocate on Record exam prep course: Register Now!

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Rajasthan High Court, Jupitice ODR

Rajasthan High Court directs Online Mediation to be conducted on Jupitice’s Online Mediation Platform

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Kerala HC and JioStar

Competition law operates independently of sectoral regulators: Kerala High Court in JioStar case

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Rahul Mamkootathil

Kerala court denies anticipatory bail to Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in rape case

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Dhruv Rathee (L) and Suresh Nakhua (R)

Defamation case against Dhruv Rathee: Delhi court imposes ₹5k costs on BJP's Suresh Nakhua

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Allahabad High Court

Allahabad High Court issues contempt notice to man for recording court proceedings with phone

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Supreme Court

Deploy additional staff: Supreme Court issues directions to address concerns of BLOs engaged in SIR

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Lawyers

"In poor taste": Delhi High Court berates lawyer for appearing with taped mouth in protest

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Custody of child

Work from home does not give parent edge in child custody cases: Supreme Court

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Hany Babu, Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court grants bail to Bhima Koregaon accused Hany Babu after 5 years in jail

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Aurangabad Bench, Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court pulls up SEC for last-minute postponement of local body elections

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court seeks details of all acid attack trials in country after noting pendency of 16-year-old acid attack trial in Delhi court

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Prateek G

Prateek G joins CleverTap as Director & Head Legal

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sabarimala temple

Sabarimala gold theft: Kerala High Court denies anticipatory bail to Devaswom officer S Sreekumar

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Dealstreet

Revathy Muralidharan

CMS INDUSLAW acts on Agnikul Cosmos $17 million pre-Series C fundraise

Mehul Shah, Rohan Shrivastava

Khaitan & Co advised Nuvoco Vistas Corp on ₹200 crore acquisition of Algebra Endeavour

Ampere Computing, Softbank Group

Wilson Sonsini, Argus Partners, Morrison Foerster, Wolf Theiss act on SoftBank's $6.5 billion acquisition of Ampere Computing

Milestone Gears

Khaitan & Co, Trilegal, Hogan Lovells act on Milestone Gears ₹1,100 crore proposed IPO

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

Columns

Legal Aid Clinic

India’s legal aid crisis: What the data really shows

Personality rights of celebrities

Misnomer of personality rights: The need to distinguish dignitary rights from commercial exploitation

Factory workers and Labour Codes

Codifying capitalism: The corporatisation of Indian labour law

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

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.

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NLU Delhi Clean Sport Chair Diploma

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

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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

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Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU)

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

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MNLU Mumbai Student Protest

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

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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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Legal Jobs

Migration & Asylum Project (MAP)

Migration and Asylum Project (MAP) is hiring State Coordinators in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh

Read requirements below!

jhana Campus Ambassador

Become a jhana Campus Ambassador: Registrations Open!

The opportunity is self paced, part time, remote and allows you to work for 2 months, while managing your course work.

MCO Legals

MCO Legals (Meharia and Company) is looking to hire Legal Associates in Kolkata

Candidates with 2-3 years experience, apply now!

Kamal Gupta & Co

Kamal Gupta & Co is looking to hire Associate Advocate in Delhi

Candidates with 0 - 3 years experience, apply now!

Books

SHS Chambers is looking to hire Associates in Mumbai

Candidates with 6 - 8 years of experience, apply now!

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Books

Chambers of Pratishth Kaushal is looking to hire Associates in Delhi

Candidates with 0-2 years experience, apply now!

Gujarat Maritime University

GMU is looking to hire Professor/ Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor in Gujarat

Last date to apply is by 5 PM November 10.

MCO Legals

MCO Legals (Meharia and Company) is looking to hire Legal Associates in Delhi

Candidates with 2-3 years experience, apply now!

Books

Nyaaya (Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy) is looking to hire Lawyers in multiple districts across Karnataka

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

Saga Legal

Saga Legal is looking to hire Principal Associate Corporate in Delhi

Candidates with 6+ years of experience, apply now!

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