Bar of limitation period under S. 468 CrPC applies only to penal proceedings under S. 31 DV Act: J&K and Ladakh HC
In the present case, the petitioner has wrongly equated filing an application under Section 12 of DV Act to lodging of a complaint or initiation of a prosecution. However, such application cannot be equated with a complaint within the meaning of Section 200 CrPC or Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
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Sitting on files due to non-prescription of time frame for execution of Section 14 order frustrates object of SARFAESI Act: Punjab & Haryana HC
“Non-Performing Assets are a huge burden on the public exchequer, banking and financial system, and, thus, prompt enforcement of recovery mechanism under the SARFAESI Act is paramount for liquidity in the system”.
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National Law Institute University, Bhopal in collaboration with National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) conducting International Conference on Echoes of Bhopal Gas Tragedy: Four Decades of Reckoning and Lessons for the Future
This conference aims to critically reflect on its enduring legacy of one of the most devastating industrial disasters in history.
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Inside Manipur HC’s ruling on whether a transgender person is entitled to change original name and gender in official documents
The Court refrained from adopting the usual practice of concealing and masking name of the transgender person in the present judgment and revealed the name so that this judgment becomes a torch to other transgender persons leading them to the path of access to justice.
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SAM advises Reddy Investment Trust on INR 300 Crore Sale of Shares in Aragen Life Sciences
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co.acted as the legal advisor to Reddy Investment Trust on the sale of certain shares held by it in Aragen Life Sciences.
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‘Preventive detention cannot override bail for past crimes’; Calcutta HC sets aside detention order in NDPS case
“Since preventive detention, is an anathema to personal liberty, one has to give equal credence and weightage to the personal liberties of a person which are proposed to be suspended by way of the order of preventive detention.”
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Rajasthan High Court Rejects Extension of Asaram Bapu’s Interim Bail
Asaram Bapu was directed to surrender on or before at 11:00 a.m. on 30-08-2025.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of reported corporal punishment to students in Bihar
About 18 students were subjected to corporal punishment by their teacher after locking them inside a room of a government school.
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Delhi High Court grants interim relief to NDTV; Restrains websites and social media platforms from misusing NDTV Trade mark
Delhi High Court directed the Department of Telecommunications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to issue a notification calling upon the various internet service providers and telecom service providers, registered under it to block access to the various websites identified by NDTV in the present suit or such other websites that may subsequently be notified by them.
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NCLAT Chennai Judicial Member recuses from IBC appeal after request for favourable order by a revered Higher Judiciary Member
Following the development, the Supreme Court has reportedly ordered an investigation into the claim raised by the NCLAT Judicial Member.
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Rajasthan High Court upholds ‘Sleeper Bus’ tax amendment by Transport department
“The State Government is fully competent to extend the benefit of exemptions to a particular category and deny the same to other, keeping-in-mind the larger public interest, the nexus and the object sought to be achieved.”
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of Zimbabwean student’s death following assault in Punjab
The Zimbabwean student succumbed to his injuries after being assaulted by group of people in Bathinda, Punjab.
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Justice after a decade: Constructive interpretation by Orissa HC ensures meritorious PwD candidate’s appointment as ‘Sikshya Sahayaka’
“The expression “untrained SC, ST and PH Candidates” employed in this Guideline should not be literally interpreted, but it has to be given a constructive and purposeful interpretation. Otherwise, merit will be at casualty and nothing else.”
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Call for Registration | RGNUL’s CADR organising Online Certificate Course in Mediation |Last Date: August 31st
The Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (CADR), Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, in collaboration with Dr. P.C. Markanda Chair on Alternative Dispute Resolution, is all set to organise the Online Certificate Course in Mediation from September 2025 in a virtual set-up.
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‘One accused can be convicted in gang-rape case’: Delhi High Court upholds conviction of one accused where co-accused could not be apprehended
In the case at hand, the convict and the co-accused had kidnapped the minor girl on their bike and raped her in the jungle. The convict had been apprehended but the co-accused had managed to escape.
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Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advises ChrysCapital on majority acquisition of Theobroma
SAM acted as the legal advisor to ChrysCapital on its acquisition of majority stake in Theobroma Foods Private Limited from the existing promoters of the Company and ICICI Venture entities.
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SEBI finds no evidence of misleading YouTube promotions in Hemo Organic Ltd. stock activity; disposes of proceedings against the noticees
SEBI held that the material available on record was not sufficient to ascertain whether the Noticees disseminated misleading information in the scrip of Hemo Organic Ltd. to public through video on YouTube channels viz. “Money Wise” and “The Advisor”.
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Punjab & Haryana HC grants bail in SC/ST Act case; Questions applicability of Act against accused belonging to deprived scheduled caste
In the present case, the accused belonged to the Deprived Scheduled Caste category and was charged with voluntarily causing simple as well as grievous injuries to the person also belonging to Scheduled Caste category by criminally trespassing into his premises.
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