'Accused Kept In Jail For Optics' : Supreme Court Stresses Need For Effective Prosecution

During the hearing of a plea seeking cancellation of interim bail granted to businessman-Suryakant Tiwari in the Chhattisgarh Coal Levy 'Scam' case, the Supreme Court today lamented that accused these days are kept in jails only for the 'optics of prosecution', while states follow 'archaic'...

NEET-UG Candidate Given Question Paper With Wrong Sequence; Supreme Court Orders Manual Checking

S.138 NI Act | Accused Can Obtain Certified Copy of Signature from Bank in Check Signature Dispute:Supreme Court:

S.142 NI Act | Cheque Dishonour Complaint To Be Filed Where Payee Maintains Bank Account; Not Place Of Presentation : Supreme Court

Ordinance Made For Better Administration Of Banke Bihari Temple; No Intention To Interfere With Religious Rights : UP Govt Tells Supreme Court

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging ONGC Relaxing Height Criteria For Tribal & Hill Area Candidates

Let GST Council Look Into Tracking Of GST Paid On Foreign OIDAR Services : Supreme Court

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S.142 NI Act | Cheque Dishonour Complaint To Be Filed Where Payee Maintains Bank Account; Not Place Of Presentation : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court reiterated that the territorial jurisdiction for a complaint for the offence of cheque dishonour under Section 138 of the Negotiable...

'Make Him Sit With Senior Judge' : Supreme Court Rebukes HC Judge Who Didn't Quash Criminal Case Saying Civil Suit Wasn't Effective

The Court also said that criminal matters should not be allotted to the Judge.

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 4, 2025

Pollution Control Boards Can Impose Environmental Compensation On Polluting Entities: Supreme Court

Promise To Marriage & Subsequent Relationship Based On Consent Won't Amount To Rape : Supreme Court Quashes POCSO Case

Supreme Court Doubts View That 'No-Fault' Liability u/s163A Motor Vehicles Act Is Only For Third Party Risks; Refers To Larger Bench

Supreme Court Weekly Round-up: July 21, 2024 To July 27, 2024

Employer Has Duty To Reasonably Accommodate Employee Who Acquires Disability During Service : Supreme Court

Karnataka High Court Asks Centre To Check If Regulations Are Needed To Curb 'Profile Funding' Scam

Mere Non-Lowering Of Indian Flag After Sunset Not An Offence, But Violation Of Flag Code: Kerala High Court

ejectment petition, landlord, tenant, Punjab Haryana High Court, Rent control

'Provide Status Of Pending Cases Against MP/MLAs': Punjab & Haryana High Court Tells District Judges

'Untenable In Law': Punjab & Haryana High Court Imposes Cost On Law Aspirant Seeking Admission After Missing Entrance Test

Special Appeal Not Maintainable Against Routine PIL Orders That Don't Affect Valuable Rights Of Parties: Allahabad High Court

J&K&L High Court Allows Four Weeks To ECI, J&K Govt To File Reply Over Delay In Conducting Bypolls For Budgam, Nagrota Assembly Seats

Chhattisgarh High Court Slams Self Help Group, Teachers Of Govt School For Allegedly Serving 'Dog-Licked Food' To Students

Compassionate Appointment Applications Must Be Decided Within 90-Days: Karnataka High Court Issues Directions

Kerala High Court Orders Reconsideration Of Woman's Request To Donate Kidney To Husband's Friend

Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Launches Inquiry Into Alleged Bench Hunting At High Court

Providing Sewerage Connections Is Statutory Duty Of Municipal Council, Consent Of Property Owners Not Required: HP High Court

'Deplorable But Not Illegal': Kerala High Court Quashes Case Against Law Student Accused Of Defiling Gandhi Statue

Rajasthan High Court Upholds Accommodation For 'Karwa Chauth' Granted To Female Candidates In 2021 Patwari Recruitment Exam

'Corroding Nation's Economic Fabric': Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Ex-DHFL Chairman Kapil Wadhawan In ₹34,926 Crore Bank Fraud Case

Patna High Court Criticizes Lawyers Booked In 1994 Murder Case For Undermining Trial Court's Authority, Denies Relief

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Punjab & Haryana Bar Council Launches Inquiry Into Alleged Bench Hunting At High Court

The Punjab & Haryana Bar Council has launched an inquiry into serious allegations of bench hunting by lawyers at the Punjab and Haryana High CourtIn an office order, the Chairman of the State Bar Council, Rakesh Gupta, stated that members of the Bar Council had pointed out that some advocates of...

Telangana State Legal Services Authority Concludes 'Mediation For The Nation' Campaign, Settles 179 Cases In 90 Days

Delhi Court Accepts CBI Closure Report Against Satyendar Jain Over PWD Hiring Case; Says No Incriminating Evidence Found

Judiciary Always Safeguarded Free & Fair Elections : Justice Surya Kant

Dharmasthala Burial Case: Trial Judge Recuses Pointing Out He Studied In Law College Run By Veerendra Heggade Family

Judges & Lawyers Of Punjab & Haryana High Court Shun Cars On 'Green Commute Day'

Malegaon Blasts : Special Court Rejects Argument That ATS Wanted To Implicate RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

[Liquor Policy] Accused Can't Inspect Digital Devices Resulting In Privacy Violation Of Co-Accused Or Third Party: Delhi Court

BREAKING | Bengaluru Court Sentences Former MP Prajwal Revanna To Life Imprisonment In Rape Case

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World Courts Advisory On Climate Change And Its Implications For India

5 Aug 2025 12:20 PM IST

Chhaya Bhardwaj

World Court's Advisory On Climate Change And Its Implications For India

Due Process Cant Be Denied: Bombay High Court Reinforces Rights of Accused Under Article 21

4 Aug 2025 11:40 AM IST

Rose Mariyat Jose

Due Process Can't Be Denied: Bombay High Court Reinforces Rights of Accused Under Article 21

Punished Without Certainty? Why Section 10 of BNS Deserves Judicial Review

3 Aug 2025 11:06 AM IST

Abhay Pratap Singh

Punished Without Certainty? Why Section 10 of BNS Deserves Judicial Review

Rhyme And Reason Of One Nation, One Election: A Constitutional Inquiry

2 Aug 2025 11:37 AM IST

Chakshu Jain & Rhythm Garg

Rhyme And Reason Of 'One Nation, One Election': A Constitutional Inquiry

Handcuffing And Leg Shackling Of US Deportees: Legal Perspective

1 Aug 2025 6:51 PM IST

Shashank Patel

Handcuffing And Leg Shackling Of US Deportees: Legal Perspective

1 Aug 2025 5:32 PM IST

Rashi Das

Judicial Deadlock: Inseverable Liabilities And Order XXII's Ambiguities

Psychology Of Breach: How Misreading Liquidated Damages Skews Contractual Behavior

1 Aug 2025 12:01 PM IST

Anmol Jain

Psychology Of Breach: How Misreading Liquidated Damages Skews Contractual Behavior

Internships In Indian Legal Education: Real Learning Or Resume Tick?

31 July 2025 6:53 PM IST

Harsh Raj

Internships In Indian Legal Education: Real Learning Or Resume Tick?

Presidential References In India: A Rich Past, A Fraught Present

31 July 2025 12:02 PM IST

Abhishek Pandey

Presidential References In India: A Rich Past, A Fraught Present

From Conflict To Compensation: Indias Strategic Path To Ensuring Pakistans Accountability Through An International Claims Commission

30 July 2025 12:00 PM IST

Dr. Somesh Dutta

From Conflict To Compensation: India's Strategic Path To Ensuring Pakistan's Accountability Through An International Claims Commission

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PMLA & Real Estate: Why Developers And Agents Must Rethink Compliance

The real estate industry in India has long been known for the exploitation and malpractices of the builders. With the introduction of Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, there has been a fair attempt to bring the real estate sector under scrutiny by imposing mandatory compliances and heavy penalties on the developers. One of...

SJ Law Integrates With Solicis Lex Advisory

Between Articles, Agreements And Regulatory Whispers: Where Do Special Rights Truly Reside?

Startups In India: Eligibility & Checklist

New Education Policy 2020: Effects On Legal Education In India

Medico-Legal Regulation Of Clinical Trials In India

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Manipur Violence | Banke Bihari Temple | Rahul Gandhi | Section 163A Of The Motor Vehicles Act [VIDEO]

4 Aug 2025 8:47 AM IST

Courts This Week | Ep 229 | Pragya Thakur Acquittal | Udaipur Files | Justice Yashwant Varma & More [VIDEO]

2 Aug 2025 11:03 AM IST

Prajwal Revanna Convicted | Political Parties Under POSH Act | HP Environmental Damage And More [VIDEO]

31 July 2025 7:54 PM IST

2008 Malegaon Blast Case | PMLA Conviction Rate | Euthanasia Of Stray Dogs | Delhi Flooding [VIDEO]

31 July 2025 11:09 AM IST

Justice Yashwant Varma | Udaipur Files Row | Land For Jobs And More [VIDEO]

29 July 2025 8:31 PM IST

RTI Act | Senthil Balaji | Vadodara Boat Capsize Case | Presidential Reference On Bills' Timelines [VIDEO]

28 July 2025 3:22 PM IST

Courts This Week | Ep 228 | NEET Mental Health Guidelines | Udaipur Files | Dharmasthala Burial Case [VIDEO]

26 July 2025 12:12 PM IST

Udaipur Files | Socialist' & 'Secular | Protest On Palestine Issue | NEET UG 2025 [VIDEO]

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GST Refund Can't Be Granted To Trader Until Cancelled Registration Is Restored: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has made it clear that GST refund cannot be granted to a trader whose GST registration stands cancelled.In the case at hand, the Petitioner's registration was cancelled in February 2023 with retrospective effect from July 2018.In this backdrop a division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Shail Jain observed,“When the GST...

Let GST Council Look Into Tracking Of GST Paid On Foreign OIDAR Services : Supreme Court

Tax Weekly Round-Up: July 28 - August 03, 2025

S.74 CGST Act | Consolidated SCN For Multiple Financial Years Necessary To Establish Wrongful Availment Of ITC: Delhi High Court

Stock Exchange & Banking Channels Cannot Mask Sham Transactions Carried Out Through Bogus Capital Loss Claim Companies: Calcutta High Court

Tax Monthly Digest: July 2025

Mere Incorporation Of Investing Companies Under Companies Act Not Enough To Prove Genuineness Of Share Transactions: Calcutta High Court

Delhi High Court Reprimands GST Dept For Raiding Lawyer's Office, Seizing Computer Over Client's Tax Case

[CGST Act] Penalty Is An 'Additional Tax', Cannot Be Levied Under State Act Without 'Charging Provision': J&K&L High Court

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Heirship Certificate, Probate & Letter Of Administration – A Simple Legal Guide For Families Dealing With Succession

BNSS-Possible Pleas By The Proposed Accused At The Pre-Cognizance Stage

Supreme Court Guidelines On Management Of DNA Evidence

The Jurisprudence Of Gratuity: Deconstructing The Minimum "Continuous Service" Requirement For Payment Of Gratuity

In A First, Punjab Assembly Introduces Anti-Sacrilege Bill | Explained

S.39 Specific Relief Act | Principles On Grant Of Mandatory Injunction : Supreme Court Explains

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Ernakulum District Commission Holds Paytm And Its Officials Liable For Delivering Low-Value T-Shirt Instead Of Laptop

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Ernakulum bench comprising D.B Tinu, President, V. Ramachandran, Member and Sreevidhia T.N, Member has held Paytm and its officials liable for deficiency in service for delivering a low-value T-Shirt instead of the laptop ordered by the complainant. The bench also held them liable for unfair...

Supreme Court Doubts View That 'No-Fault' Liability u/s163A Motor Vehicles Act Is Only For Third Party Risks; Refers To Larger Bench

Delhi District Commission Holds Alliance Air Aviation Liable For Delay In Flight Causing Mental Agony To Passengers

Haryana RERA Clarifies Homebuyers Opting To Stay In Project Cannot Seek Compensation, Dismisses Claim Against BPTP

Delhi State Commission Holds Capital Heights Liable For Failure To Deliver Possession Of Unit Within Stipulated Time

Haryana RERA Holds 3 Years To Be Reasonable Time For Filing Complaints, Dismisses Homebuyer's Complaint Against Emaar

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Book Review: Over Ruled, The Human Toll Of Too Much Law: Neil Gorsuch & Janie Nitze

We have in Over Ruled, a book which seeks to bring the age old question about legal systems to the discussion table, how much law is good, too much or too less? Justice Neil Gorsuch, a judge of the U.S. Supreme Court wonders, are the legislatures and executive branch over-regulating the lives of people? While doing so, Justice Gorsuch takes route...

Book Review: The Constitution We Adopted (With Artworks)

The book 'The Constitution We Adopted (With Artworks)' edited by Vijay Hansaria, Senoir Advocate, was released by former Vice President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar, on 19th May, 2025 at Bharat Mandapam. R. Venkataramani, the Attorney General for India was the Guest of Honour. The Book release function was attended by sitting and...

Book Review: The Supreme Codex: A Citizen's Impassioned Defense Of Constitutional Democracy

Book Review: Practitioner's Guide to International Family Law By Anil Malhotra & Ankit Malhotra

Book Review: The Foresighted Ambedkar Idea That Shaped Indian Constitutional Discourse”, Written By 'Anurag Bhaskar'

Book Review: Unravelling the Kashmir Knot – Past, Present and Future By Dr. Aman Hingorani

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“This Century Will Define India's Ascent As A Global Arbitration Leader” Justice Hima Kohli At The India-MENA Arbitration Summit

21 Feb 2024 1:24 PM IST

Sama Presents 7th Indian Mediation Week: "Resolutionary Of The Year"

15 Feb 2024 11:01 AM IST

Justice Amanullah Emphasizes The Significance Of Ethics In Legal Practice At The 'Workshop For Young Advocates: Shaping Futuristic India'

13 Feb 2024 2:59 PM IST

Former SC Judge, Justice SK Kaul Advocates For Mediation Over Traditional Legal Process, Recommends Mediation Training for Judges

13 Feb 2024 11:01 AM IST

Navigating The Legal Landscape Of Access To Justice: Insights From Winter Internship 2023-24 Of Delhi State Legal Services Authority

30 Jan 2024 11:21 AM IST

Justice D B Chakarvarty Launches 'Curated Successful Mediation Stories' In E-Mediation Writings' January Edition - Volume 19

27 Jan 2024 1:18 PM IST

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सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने ONGC में जूनियर फायर सुपरवाइजर के पद के लिए सामान्य वर्ग और अनुसूचित जाति के उम्मीदवारों और आदिवासी या पहाड़ी क्षेत्र के मूल निवासी उम्मीदवारों के लिए अलग-अलग हाइट क्राइटेरिया निर्धारित करने के खिलाफ दायर याचिका पर नोटिस जारी किया है। जस्टिस मनोज मिश्रा और जस्टिस उज्जल भुयान की पीठ...

NEET-UG परीक्षार्थी को गलत क्रम में प्रश्नपत्र दिया गया: सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने दिए मैन्युअल जांच के आदेश

चेक बाउंस केस वहीं दर्ज होगा जहां लाभार्थी का बैंक खाता है: सुप्रीम कोर्ट

बांके बिहारी मंदिर के बेहतर प्रशासन के लिए अध्यादेश लाया गया; धार्मिक अधिकारों में हस्तक्षेप का कोई इरादा नहीं: उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट को बताया

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Coercion By Design: The U.S. Strike On Iran And Strategic Silence Of International Law

Federal Court's Injunction Against Birthright Citizenship Executive Order Can't Have Country-Wide Effect : US Supreme Court

Hungary's Open Defiance And International Criminal Court's Uncertain Future

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Assistant State Tax Officer Vacancy At Department Of Commercial Taxes, Goa

Manav Malhotra

Goa Staff Selection Commission invites online application for the post of Assistant State Tax Officer.Name of the Post: Assistant State Tax Officer No. of Post: 09 (Nine) Age Limit: 45 Years Pay Level: Level 6 Essential Qualification and Experience • Degree of a recognised University, preferably in Economics or Commerce. • Experience of atleast 2 years in commercial accounts in a responsible...

Legal Cum Probation Officer Vacancy At Tirupathur District Child Protection Unit, Tamil Nadu

Manav Malhotra

Tirupathur District Child Protection Unit invites application for the post of Legal Cum Probation officer.Name of the Post: Legal Cum Probation officer No. of Post: 01 (One) Age Limit: 42 Years Remuneration: Rs. 27,804/- month Essential Qualification and Experience • Candidate should have LL.B. degree from recognized university Experience of at least 2 years of working with Govt./ NGO/ Legal...

Junior Consultant (Legal) Vacancy At Department For Promotion Of Industry And Internal Trade

Manav Malhotra

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry invites application invites for the post of Junior Consultant (Legal) in Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.Name of the Post: Junior Consultant (Legal) No. of Post: 01 (One)Age Limit: 35 YearsRemuneration: Rs. 0.6 - 1.00 Lakhs (Based on suitability and experience of candidate) Essential Qualification and Experience • Master's degree in...

Assistant Manager (General & Legal) Vacancy At Pension Fund Regulatory And Development Authority

Manav Malhotra

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority invites online application for the post of Assistant Manager (General & Legal).Name of the Post: Assistant Manager (General & Legal) No. of Post: 10 (Ten) Essential Qualification and Experience Assistant Manager (General) • Master's Degree in any discipline or bachelor's degree in law or Bachelor's Degree in Engineering from a...

Law Officer Vacancy At Department Of Legal Affairs And Legislative Affairs, Punjab

Manav Malhotra

Subordinate Services Selection Board, Punjab invites online application for the post of Law Officer in Department of Legal Affairs and Legislative Affairs.Name of the Post: Law Officer No. of Post: 11 (Eleven) Essential Qualification and Experience • Should possess a Degree in Law from a recognized University or an institution and (ii) Should have practiced at the Bar for a minimum period of...

Associate Professor (Law) And Assistant Professor (Law) Vacancy At National Law University Odisha, Cuttack

Manav Malhotra

National Law University Odisha, Cuttack invites application for the post of Associate Professor (Law) and Assistant Professor (Law).Name of the Post: Associate Professor (Law) and Assistant Professor (Law) No. of Post: Associate Professor (Law): 02 (Two) Assistant Professor (Law): 03 (Three) Pay Scale: Associate Professor (Law): Academic Level 13A with rationalized entry pay of Rs. 1, 31,...