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‘Exam Question on Ayodhya Judgment does not hurt religious sentiments’: Rajasthan High Court upholds academic freedom

“An academic or personal opinion expressed by a student, teacher, or scholar on a legal judgment, even one involving sensitive issues, cannot be equated with any religious attack.”

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SAM & Co. advises Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on USD 100 Million ECB facility to IIFL Home Finance for affordable and green housing in India

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co. acted as Indian legal counsel to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)

Case Briefs High Courts

‘A bonafide delay beyond party’s control can be excluded while calculating limitation for registration of documents’: Bombay High Court

“A legal right accrued to a party to get a document registered as per the provisions of the Registration Act cannot stand defeated when reasons which exists are beyond the control of the party presenting the document for registration.”

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CAM advises Neo Asset Management on first harmonious substitution of Himalayan Expressway Ltd.

CAM has acted as legal counsel to Neo Asset Management (“Neo Asset”) in connection with a first of its kind transaction i.e.,

Law School News Others

MNLU | 1st CCI-MNLUCS National Antitrust Moot, 2025

Maharashtra National Law University, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, proudly announces the 1st CCI-MNLUCS NATIONAL ANTITRUST MOOT, 2025, scheduled to be held on 6th—7th and 28th September 2025.

landlord financial status eviction petition

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC: Landlord’s financial well-being or tenant’s financial ill-health not relevant to decide eviction petition under Delhi Rent Control Act

The Court highlighted the egregious misuse of Delhi Rent Control Act, 1958 and observed that there are huge number of cases, where very well-off tenants enjoying financial prosperity, unjustly occupy premises for decades on-end, paying pittance for rent. While in the process, their landlords are forced into impecunious and desperate circumstances.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Speedy disposal of cases a fundamental right’; Rajasthan HC orders expeditious disposal of appeals pending before Appellate Rent Tribunal

The Court observed that delays by Appellate Tribunals in deciding appeals under Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001, defeats the purpose of the law, which aims to ensure the speedy disposal of eviction cases.

Case Briefs High Courts

“Whether Law enacted by Parliament binding and mandatory on Maharashtra Police?”; Bombay HC questions DGP after a lousy investigation

“This is unconscionable and unpardonable. It appears that, in a disciplined police force, the police personnel themselves are not following the discipline and are not following the mandatory directions issued by the office of the Director General of Police.”

TVS Infrastructure Trust Private Placement

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CAM advises TVS Infrastructure Trust on Initial private placement offer of units aggregating to Rs. 1,30,000 lakhs

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as a legal counsel to TVS Infrastructure Trust, TVS Infrastructure Investment Manager Private Limited, TVS Industrial & Logistics

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court grants interim exemption from mandatory registration to entities operating LNG terminals

Section 15 of the PNGRB Act mandates registration of entities that are establishing or operating LNG terminals after the ‘appointed date’.

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K and Ladakh HC grants bail to Sarpanch in wife’s murder case, Citing lack of credible evidence

“Bail or jail belongs to the blurred area of criminal justice system which largely hinges on the hunch of the Bench, otherwise called judicial discretion. The Court should take cognizance of the fact that the liberty of an individual whose involvement has not been established in the commission of an offence, should not be lightly dealt with. Incarceration creates a concavity in the personality of an individual.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay HC takes suo motu cognizance of girls’ harassment in a Children’s Home

The Court was shocked with the treatment given to the girls in the children’s home and the complaints made in respect of the Child Welfare Committee, which was established with a broad object and was supposed to act in the children’s interest, who need care and protection.

Interviews

Where Law Meets Governance: Dipshreeya Das on Training India’s Legal and Administrative Minds

Interviewee: Ms Dipshreeya Das¹
Interviewed by Ashutosh Verma²

Cases Reported SCC Weekly

2025 SCC Vol. 5 Part 4

2025 SCC Vol. 5 Part 4: Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases on the Cooperative Societies, Motor Vehicles Act, Service Tax, CrPC, Contract, Constitution, Human and Civil Rights, and Public Premises Act.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Prosecution failed to prove case beyond all reasonable doubts’; Patna HC sets aside rape conviction against Juvenile

“No society can afford to punish its children. Punitive approach towards children in conflict with the law would be self-destructive for the society.”

Op Eds OP. ED.

Rights in Rem, Rights in Personam and the Tort — Contract Divide — A Structural Analysis the Role of Tort in Civil Liability

by Dr Y. Srinivasa Rao*

Case Briefs High Courts

Meghalaya HC issues directions for eviction of hawkers from police bazar area of Shillong; Senior Advocate to oversee implementation

The petitioners submitted that the hawkers are being forcibly moved from the police bazar area without observance of due process of law.

Law School News Others

Call for Essays: NLU Jodhpur’s 9th Pranita Mehta Memorial Essay Writing Competition, 2025-2026

The Corporate Law Society [“CLS”] of National Law University, Jodhpur [“NLUJ”] is delighted to announce the details of the 9th Pranita Mehta Memorial Essay Writing Competition.