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Kerala High Court and Election Commission

Move Supreme Court: Kerala High Court on plea by State to defer SIR; order to be delivered tomorrow

4 min read

The plea filed by the State was heard by Justice VG Arun who opined that the issue should be heard by the Supreme Court which is already hearing petitions challenging SIR in other States.

Surinder Koli

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

4 min read

CJI BR Gavai

Gender justice not the responsibility of women alone; men must contribute: CJI BR Gavai

3 min read

Arbitration and Conciliation

Private firm moves Delhi High Court to replace retired SC judge over 16-month delay in arbitral award

2 min read

Bombay High Court

Company's board lacking quorum does not invalidate arbitration: Bombay High Court

4 min read

Paddy fields

Kerala High Court slams revenue officials for copy-paste orders on paddy land conversion applications

4 min read

Madras High Court

Hostels for working men and women are residential, not commercial properties for tax purposes: Madras HC

3 min read

News

BCI and Supreme Court

Can district, HC bar association office bearers contest State Bar Council polls? Supreme Court to consider

2 min read

Kerala High Court and Election Commission

Move Supreme Court: Kerala High Court on plea by State to defer SIR; order to be delivered tomorrow

4 min read

CJI BR Gavai

Gender justice not the responsibility of women alone; men must contribute: CJI BR Gavai

3 min read

Radhika Seth

SAM elevates Radhika Seth to Partnership

1 min read

Arbitration and Conciliation

Private firm moves Delhi High Court to replace retired SC judge over 16-month delay in arbitral award

2 min read

Bombay High Court

Company's board lacking quorum does not invalidate arbitration: Bombay High Court

4 min read

Paddy fields

Kerala High Court slams revenue officials for copy-paste orders on paddy land conversion applications

4 min read

Karnataka High Court

Karnataka HC to hear plea alleging candidate without required law practice was made District Judge

2 min read

Madras High Court

Hostels for working men and women are residential, not commercial properties for tax purposes: Madras HC

3 min read

Highway

Supreme Court seeks report from NHAI, Centre on illegal dhabas, damaged highways after 2 accidents take 34 lives

2 min read

Chinnaswamy Stadium

Chinnaswamy stampede: Karnataka High Court reserves verdict in DNA's plea against judicial commission report

3 min read

Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia

Phansi Ghar row: Delhi Assembly opposes pleas filed by Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia in High Court

3 min read

Raushan Sinha and Supreme Court

Supreme Court grants relief to Raushan Sinha booked for social media post misquoting Rahul Gandhi’s remark

2 min read

Adani Enterprises with Rohini Courts

Delhi court to decide maintainability of Adani defamation suit before ruling on injunction against journalists

2 min read

Flights

Madhya Pradesh High Court asks Centre, State to consider plea for increased flight connectivity to Gwalior

1 min read

Supreme Court of India

Supreme Court grants interim bail to businessman who threatened court commissioner with air gun

3 min read

Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court raises wife’s maintenance by 7 times after finding husband concealed real income

4 min read

Supreme Court

Supreme Court seeks reports from all High Courts on timelines for delivering judgments

3 min read

Kerala HC, Marijuana leaves

Growing cannabis is offence under NDPS Act, whether in soil or in pots: Kerala High Court

3 min read

Delhi High Court and ORS

Delhi High Court refuses to allow Johnson & Johnson subsidiary to sell existing stocks of ORSL drink

2 min read

Dealstreet

Sangeeta Lakhi

Rajani Associates assists Sunshield Chemicals on ₹130 crore rights issue

Gerald Manoharan, Manuel Jose

JSA advises Derive Trading and Resorts on ₹100 crore acquisition of a premium hotel in Udupi, Karnataka

Orkla India

SAM, S&R Associates act on Orkla India ₹1,667 crore IPO

Bharti Airtel

TT&A, Mayer Brown act on $1.1 billion Bharti Airtel stake sale

Groww

SAM, CAM, Latham act on Groww ₹6,632 crore IPO

Studds

Trilegal, JSA, Hogan Lovells act on Studds ₹455 crore IPO

Bharat Toyota

LKS advises Toyota on acquisition of car dealership from Ravindu Motors

TAQA

CAM, Trilegal, Norton Rose act on MEIL Energy acquiring a 250 MW thermal power project in Tamil Nadu from TAQA

Swathi Sreenath

CMS INDUSLAW advises Concord on stake acquisition in Fusion Electronics

IntrCity Smartbus

S&R Associates, TT&A act on IntrCity ₹250 crore Series D fundraise

Ajay Prasad

JSA advises CPP Group on ₹174 crore sale of Indian subsidiary

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

Columns

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

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

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

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

Faceless Digital Land Registration System

Embracing the faceless future: Transforming property registration in India

6 min read

Manupatra Academy

The legal learning glow up

2 min read

Jaya Bajpai

Why IP drives valuation: A founder’s guide from day one to exit

6 min read

Vrinda Patodia, Manik Tanwar

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

5 min read

Samta Thapa

The case for sabbaticals in the legal profession

3 min read

Divyam Agarwal, Aniket Aggarwal, Priya Chauhan

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

6 min read

Vishwas Chitwar

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

6 min read

Law School

HNLU Ph.D. Admissions 2025-26

HNLU invites applications for PhD admissions

The last date to submit the application is November 30, 2025.

1 min read

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

2 min read

Winners, NALSAR, Arun Jaitley National Mediation Competition 2025

NALSAR wins Arun Jaitley National ADR Competition 2025

1 min read

HNLU 25th Chhattisgarh Foundation Day

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

2 min read

Winners, NALSAR, Cross Examination Moot 2025

NALSAR wins 5th Cross Examination Moot 2025

1 min read

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Books

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