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TSLSA Organizes 2K Run To Raise Awareness On Rights Of The Girl Child
In order to create awareness among the public regarding the rights and protection of the girl child, commemorating National Girl Child Day – 2026, the Telangana State Legal Services Authority (TSLSA), Hyderabad, in association with the District Legal Services Authority (Sessions Division), Hyderabad, and in collaboration with the Association for Voluntary Action (AVA), organized a 2K Run...
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LiveLawBiz is a dedicated platform from LiveLaw focused on corporate and commercial law in India. We report business law as it unfolds in courts, tribunals, and regulatory forums, with every story grounded in hearings, judgments, and statutory developments. Built for corporate lawyers, in-house counsel, compliance professionals, law students, small business owners, business leaders,...
NDPS Act: All India Annual Digest 2025
Supreme CourtInterim release of vehicles involved in NDPS cases - Four Scenarios of Seizure - The Court identified four scenarios where contraband is seized from a vehicle: (i) Owner or agent is the accused. (ii) Vehicle is stolen by the accused. (iii) Contraband is found with a third-party occupant without the owner's knowledge. The Court held that in the third and fourth scenarios, where...
Justice KT Thomas, Former Supreme Court Judge, Conferred Padma Vibhushan
Justice K.T. Thomas, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, has been conferred with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award.Justice Thomas served as a Judge of the Supreme Court from 1995 to 2002.He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 2017.During his tenure, he authored several landmark judgments on criminal law and constitutional law.He started his judicial career...
UAPA: All India Annual Digest 2025
Supreme CourtArticle 21 - Applicability of Section 436-A CrPC - Article 21 vs. National Security - Supreme Court clarified that Section 436-A CrPC expressly excludes offences for which death is a prescribed punishment - the accused were charged under Section 302 IPC and Section 16 UAPA (both punishable by death), they were ineligible for bail under this specific provision - While Article...
TODAY: LiveLaw Academy's Judiciary Prep Booster Test Series 2.0 - Civil & Criminal Law
LiveLaw Academy has launched the Judiciary Prep Booster Test Series 2.0 - Civil & Criminal Law, a comprehensive online test series designed for aspirants preparing for judicial service examinations. The test series is conducted online, with the medium of instruction in English, and follows a judiciary-oriented full syllabus format aligned with current examination standards. Register for the Test Here - REGISTER NOW About the Test Series The Judiciary Prep Booster Test Series 2.0 covers...
Negotiable Instruments Act: All India Annual Digest 2025
Supreme CourtDistinction between 'delivery' and 'presentation' illustrated - Supreme Court distinguished delivery (Section 46 NI Act) from presentment (Section 64 NI Act) - Held that delivery involves the drawer handing the cheque to the payee, and, in case of account-payee cheques, the payee delivering it to his own bank - This stage is covered by Section 142(2)(a) - Presentment is the act...
Future Of High Court Depends On Its Ability To Act As Proactive Custodian Of Constitution: CJI Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Saturday said that the future of High Courts lies in their ability to act as proactive custodians of the Constitution, remain alert to systemic failures of governance and work towards transforming access to justice from a mere right into a State-guaranteed service.“The future of the High Court depends on its ability to act as a pro-active custodian...
Former Kerala High Court Judge S Siri Jagan Passes Away
Justice (Retired) S Siri Jagan, former Judge of the Kerala High Court, passed away.He was a Judge of the Kerala High Court from February 10, 2005 till January 22, 2014. He was elevated from the bar. After retirement, in 2015, he was appointed by the Supreme Court to head the commission in Kerala to determine compensation in cases of stray dog attacks. He also served as the Acting Vice...
Delhi Court Acquits Medha Patkar In Defamation Case Filed By LG VK Saxena
A Delhi Court has acquitted Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and activist Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case lodged against her by Vinai Kumar Saxena in 2006.VK Saxena is presently Delhi's Lieutenant Governor. JMFC Raghav Sharma of Saket Courts acquitted Patkar for the offence of defamation, observing that Saxena failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt against her.Saxena,...
