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Delhi High. Court and Labour Codes

New Industrial Relations Code brought in without properly repealing earlier laws: Delhi High Court

2 min read

It noted that there was no notification repealing the Trade Unions Act, 1926, Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

Prajwal Revanna, Supreme Court

Supreme Court rejects Prajwal Revanna plea for transfer of rape trials to another judge

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Salman Khan with Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court to grant stay on misuse of Salman Khan name, photos for sale of commercial merchandise

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Sanjiv Bhatt

Supreme Court rejects Sanjiv Bhatt plea for suspension of sentence in drug planting case

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Justice PS Narasimha

Arbitration hijacked for commercial disputes, needs to reach grassroots: Supreme Court Justice PS Narasimha

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Calcutta High Court

Minor can't consent to sex: Calcutta HC upholds POCSO conviction of man who disowned pregnancy after "love affair"

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Supreme Court

Contempt power not a judge’s sword to silence criticism: Supreme Court relief to woman for "dog mafia" comment

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News

Supreme Court, Govind Singh Rajput

Supreme Court halts arrest of MP Minister Govind Singh Rajput in SC/ST case, orders SIT probe into tribal man's death

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Lok Adalat

Where can a Lok Adalat decree be challenged? Supreme Court answers

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Delhi High. Court and Labour Codes

New Industrial Relations Code brought in without properly repealing earlier laws: Delhi High Court

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Akhanda 2 with Madras High Court

Madras High Court allows release of Akhanda II after Eros, 14 Reels reach ₹10-crore settlement

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Prajwal Revanna, Supreme Court

Supreme Court rejects Prajwal Revanna plea for transfer of rape trials to another judge

4 min read

Salman Khan with Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court to grant stay on misuse of Salman Khan name, photos for sale of commercial merchandise

2 min read

Sanjiv Bhatt

Supreme Court rejects Sanjiv Bhatt plea for suspension of sentence in drug planting case

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Indian Army women and Delhi High Court

Delhi High Court reinstates BSF official dismissed over complaint of unwelcome physical contact, offering biriyani

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Suvaaankoor Das

Suvaaankoor Das joins Lex Consult as Partner in Dispute Resolution practice

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Justice PS Narasimha

Arbitration hijacked for commercial disputes, needs to reach grassroots: Supreme Court Justice PS Narasimha

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Calcutta High Court

Minor can't consent to sex: Calcutta HC upholds POCSO conviction of man who disowned pregnancy after "love affair"

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Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court sets aside ₹173 crore arbitral award in Thermax–RCF dispute

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Cyber Crime Against Women

Delhi High Court dismisses PIL seeking creation of special courts for cybercrime cases

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Delhi High Court with Tamil film mask

Delhi High Court orders ‘Mask’ movie makers to drop Saregama-owned ‘Naguva Nayana’ song or pay ₹30 lakh

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Supreme Court

Contempt power not a judge’s sword to silence criticism: Supreme Court relief to woman for "dog mafia" comment

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Chanda Kochhar and Deepak Kochhar

Deepak, Chanda Kochhar move Bombay High Court challenging ED attachment of property

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Salman Khan

Salman Khan moves Delhi High Court to protect his personality rights

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lawyers with Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court

Allahabad High Court seeks response to plea challenging recent designation of 90 Senior Advocates

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Jail

Delhi High Court initiates suo motu case for effective implementation of laws on remission and release of convicts

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Axis Bank

Rajasthan High Court pulls up Axis Bank for encashing FD in criminal case after hiding facts from DRT

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Dealstreet

Rohan Singh

Fox Mandal & Associates acts on Cipla acquiring Inzpera Healthsciences

Aditya Patni, Prithwijit Gangopadhyay,

Khaitan & Co advises PB Healthcare on acquisition of Neo Hospital

JSW Steel and JFE Steel Corporation

Khaitan & Co acts on JSW Steel - JFE Steel joint venture

Vishnu Sudarsan, Shashank Vikram Singh, Kartikeya GS

JSA advises Indigrid on ₹372 crore acquisition of Gadag Transmission

Netflix and Warner Bros Discovery

Skadden, Wachtell, Debevoise act on Netflix’s US$82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery

Anindya Ghosh

Argus Partners acts on Ripplr $45 million Series C fundraise

Prem Rajani, Amish Shroff

Rajani Associates advises Aegis Investment Fund on acquisition of NCCCL shares

Biocon Limited

SAM, Khaitan, CAM act on Biocon Limited acquiring $1.2 billion stake in Biocon Biologics

Noorul Hassan

LKS advises SAI Parenterals on cross-border acquisition of Noumed Pharmaceuticals

Entero Healthcare

Verist Law assists Entero Healthcare on multiple controlling stake acquisitions

Suhail Nathani, Manendra Singh

ELP advises Prime Focus on ₹5,552 crore strategic acquisition and hybrid preferential issue

Hitesh Agrawal, Rahul Pandey

Vidhigya Associates advises Anlon Healthcare on proposed acquisition of Bizotic Lifescience

Legacy Law Offices advises GenX AI on DRHP filing

Legacy Law Offices advises GenX AI on DRHP filing

Iztri

Triumvir Law, Khaitan act on Iztri raising funds from AJVC Fund

Deepak Jodhani, Gautam Suseel

Khaitan acts on Axis Commercial Real Estate Fund and Tishman Speyer partnering with Kasturi Housing

Varun Sriram, Aravind Raj

JSA advises Baashyaam Group on ~₹1,200 crore acquisition of Haddows Road

Columns

Dating Apps Privacy

Ghosts in the machine: Dating apps and the DPDP Act

Tryst with the Constitution: Swapnil Tripathi

Tryst with the Constitution: Sidestepping Article 145 - Constitutional Questions deserve Constitution Benches

Free speech, Supreme Court

The pilot-basis trap: Free speech on a trial run?

Legal Notes by Arvind Datar

Legal Notes by Arvind Datar: Constitutional Law – Forgotten Contribution of the High Courts

Indigo

Indigo crisis puts pilot fatigue regulations back in spotlight months after Delhi HC closed decade-old case

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

Interviews

Justice Philip Jeyaretnam

We value our dialogue with the Indian judiciary: SICC President Justice Philip Jeyaretnam

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

The Viewpoint

Vanita Bhargava, Nandita Chauhan, Tijil Thakur

Limitation period to challenge environmental clearance commences from earliest public disclosure date

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Shradha Rajgiri, Sneha Suresh, Rishab J

Refund of ITC on closure of business: A legal conundrum

6 min read

Why AI Search is the future of legal research

Why AI Search is the future of legal research

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Vikrant Rana, Anuradha Gandhi, Abhishekta Sharma

AI and Deepfakes: Navigating the digital revolution and its dark side

6 min read

Avesh Kayser

Global patent filing trends across AI, biotech and clean energy

6 min read

Noorul Hassan, Kumar Panda

Wages beyond politics: Why the floor wage under the Wage Code is India’s first step towards a living wage

5 min read

Siddhi Ghatlia, Meherdad Kavarana, Malini Mukherjee

Registration under the MSMED Act: From identity to opportunity

4 min read

Aditya Ganju, Vatsal Agrawal

Contractor entitlements for employer-caused delays in EPC projects: An analysis of off-site overheads and loss of profits

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Abhishekh Kanoi, Haripriya N. Nair

Preferential allotment under SEBI ICDR: Balancing fundraising agility with shareholder protection

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Law School

HNLU conference 2025

HNLU holds 1-day conference on justice delivery mechanisms and institutional capacity

The conference hosted 3 panels and provided a platform for dialogue among stakeholders across Chhattisgarh.

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Dhirubhai Ambani University – School of Law, LLM Aviation Law

DAU connects law and skies, launches LL.M. in Aviation Law

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CNLU DPIIT IPR National Moot 2026

Registrations open for CNLU DPIIT IPR National IP Moot Court 2026

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DNLU Workshop AI Compliance and Data Privacy

DNLU partners with Ethivara for MoU, and workshop on AI compliance and privacy

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Nyayabhyasa Mandapam at JGU

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

3 min read

NLU Delhi Clean Sport Chair Diploma

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

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Supreme Court Lawyers Welfare Trust opens applications for Justice JS Verma Fellowships

These fellowships aim to support committed young lawyers who hope to build their careers in the Supreme Court of India.

Migration & Asylum Project (MAP)

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

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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.

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