child marriage under Shariat Law
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court held that the Shariat Law providing for puberty as the competent age under the law, permissible for a girl to marry or be married, violates the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and the POCSO Act.

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CAM advises TPG on acquisition
Law Firms NewsNews

CAM acted as legal counsel to TPG in connection with its acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Aseem Infrastructure Finance Limited (AIFL).

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Lawyers Who Understand Technology Will Be the Fastest to Grow
Interviews

Interviewee: Shrutanjaya Bhardwaj1
Interviewed by Kanishka Mittal2

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Justice Sudhir Singh
Appointments & TransfersNews

Justice Sudhir Singh will perform the duties of Chief Justice consequent upon the retirement of present Chief Justice, Meenakshi M. Rai.

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Places of Worship Act and acquisition of religious properties
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Allahabad High Court clarified that the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 does not curtail the State’s power to acquire religious properties for a public purpose, including road widening and infrastructure development.

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data theft ad-interim injunction proprietary customer database
Case BriefsTribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

The Court passed an ex-parte ad-interim injunction against the respondents on ground of data theft, protecting complainant’s proprietary customer database upon observing that a prima facie case has been established showing unauthorized data copying, download, and extraction within the strict definition of Section 43(b), Information Technology Act, 2000.

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Delhi High Court Senior Advocate designation 2026
Appointments & TransfersNews

Pursuant to the Full Court’s resolution dated 9 July 2026, the Delhi High Court has designated 85 Advocates as Senior Advocates under Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961.

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Professional Misconduct BCI disciplinary jurisdiction
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court called for a shift from occasional seminars to continuous professional learning and proposed a full-time National Legal Academy to strengthen advocates’ skills, ethics, technological competence, and long-term development.

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JCLC Volume XIII call for papers 2026
Call For PapersLaw School News

Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi invites submissions for Journal of the Campus Law Centre (JCLC), Volume XIII (2026), accepting articles, notes, comments, judicial trends, legislative trends, and book reviews on contemporary legal and socio-legal issues.

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Advocate Blacklisting by Indian Banks' Association
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The instant dispute arose from Canara Bank’s allegation that the appellant’s legal opinion wrongly certified the entire mortgaged property as belonging to the guarantor, despite prior sale deeds affecting part of it. The Bank treated the alleged omission in title verification as negligence that exposed it to financial risk.

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MIOT Hospitals v Balaraman Palaniappan Section 11 analysis
Op EdsOP. ED.

by Arjun Suresh* and K. Shiva**

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Kumbakudi Sudhakaran contempt case
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The proceedings arose out of a public speech delivered by Congress MP Kumbakudi Sudhakaran on 3 August 2019. During the speech, he made remarks concerning the Judges who had rendered the judgment.

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SAM advises NIIF's Special Opportunities Fund
Law Firms NewsNews

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advised on the review, negotiation and finalization of the share purchase agreement governing the sale of AIFL’s shares to TPG and related transaction documents.

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Ravi Kishan personality rights
Case BriefsHigh Courts

Delhi High Court held that Ravi Kishan’s name, image, likeness, voice, and other distinctive personality attributes constitute valuable personality rights deserving legal protection. Granting an ex parte ad interim injunction, the Court restrained the unauthorised use of his identity, including through AI-generated content and deepfakes, and directed the removal of objectionable online material.

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MNLU Orange Capital Debate 2026
Law School NewsOthers

The Orange Capital Debate, the flagship National Debate Competition of the University, returns for its third edition with the continued aim of promoting critical thinking, intellectual engagement, and the spirit of academic sportsmanship. Organised by the University and the Quiz, Debate and Literary Committee, the tournament is scheduled to take place from July 31 to August 2, 2026. Phase-I registrations for the competition will remain open until July 12, 2026.

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Prima Facie Review under Section 11 Arbitration Act
Cyril Amarchand MangaldasExperts Corner

Pallavi Singh Rao*, Sukanya Singh** and Tridib Mandal***

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IAC Eurasia Arbitration Week 2026
Eurasia Arbitration WeekEvents & CollaborationsInternational

Thomas Krümmel concluded the second day of IAC Eurasia Arbitration Week 2026 by reflecting on the conference’s progress and looking ahead to IAC EAW27, while Zmarak Khan brought the three-day programme to a close by highlighting the importance of ADR education, experiential learning and international collaboration.

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Gujarat HC Somnath Temple PIL
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The Court held that a PIL seeking disclosure of the scientific archaeological survey of the Somnath Temple site was not maintainable where it was founded on unverified media reports, contained incorrect factual assertions, and failed to disclose the petitioner’s bona fides and credentials.

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Attending witness evidence in execution of will
Case BriefsHigh Courts

The case underscores that when attesting witnesses are unavailable, a will can still be proved through other admissible evidence under Sections 69 and 71 of the Evidence Act, provided the execution and testamentary capacity of the testator are established.

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Justice Yogesh Khanna
Appointments & TransfersNews

Justice Yogesh Khanna’s appointment was made w.e.f 5 July 2026 after the conclusion of former Chairman, Justice Ashok Bhushan’s tenure on 4 July 2026.

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