NALSA Inaugurates De-Addiction Centre at Chanchalguda Central Prison, Hyderabad, for a Drug-Free Future and Reformative Justice
Justice Surya Kant, Judge, Supreme Court of India & Executive Chairman, NALSA, inaugurated the facility for rehabilitation and social reintegration of persons in custody.
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Right to Trade versus Protection of Workers: Legal Safeguards on Closure of Industrial Establishments
by Arush Khanna* and Sayjal Deshpande**
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Jharkhand High Court closes PIL on Hata-Tiring NH-220 road reconstruction upon completion of work
“The citizens have a fundamental right to use the roads, parks, and other public conveniences provided by the State. If the streets or footways are in bad condition, the citizens are deprived of the effective use of the same, thereby infringing their constitutional rights.”
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Himachal Pradesh HC: TIP necessary if accused persons and witnesses are strangers
“If an accused was not named in the FIR, his identification by the witnesses in the Court should not be relied upon specifically when they did not disclose the name of the accused before the police.”
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Calcutta High Court dismisses Emami’s disparagement claim against Dabur’s ‘Cool King’ advertisement
“The freedom of commercial speech of the respondent and its fundamental right to do business cannot be throttled on a vague perception of disparagement, which is completely illusory in the present case.”
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‘Misunderstanding cannot lead to filing FIR in heinous crime like rape; compromise unacceptable’; Bombay HC refuses to quash FIR
“Compromises in heinous crimes are not in the interest of the society since it will then be easy for the accused persons to get the consent of such informants by putting pressure or using money power.”
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Transfer of girls attaining majority from observation homes in Aurangabad: Inside Bombay High Court’s suo motu cognizance
“The education was being given to the girls in the observation homes which was their right being a citizen of the country, but their transfer from the place where they grew up till the age of 18 years was to be weighed carefully keeping in mind the interest of the girls.”
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Bombay HC refuses to quash FIR over construction and naming a public square/chowk ‘Tipu Sultan’
“All the persons including the persons attached to political party were required to obtain construction permission under the local bylaws of the local municipal authority. A public square (chowk), road or place could not be named by the MLA on his own.”
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FAMILY LAW ROUNDUP: A quick recap of the latest Family Law rulings from June 2025
Stay informed about the latest rulings from the Supreme Court and various High Courts in June 2025, covering key aspects of family law, including divorce on grounds of cruelty, maintenance rights, child custody, and the interpretation of personal laws.
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Know Why J&K and Ladakh HC upheld deportation of Pakistani couple who lived in India since 1988
“The petitioners acted in their own volition and acquired citizenship of a foreign Country. The passports and the residential permit issued to them were cogent, unequivocal evidence of the fact that the petitioners were not citizens of India.”
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Denying maternity benefit to contractual employee is abhorrent to humanity and womanhood: Orissa HC
“Physical companionship of mother and the baby was mutually advantageous as it promoted bonding between the two, which was essential for their wellbeing. A lactating mother had a fundamental right to breastfeed her baby during its formative years and, similarly, baby had a fundamental right to be breastfed.”
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Inside Gujarat HC order taking suo motu contempt action against Senior Advocate for his appearance with a beer mug during virtual hearing
In the present case, the video clip showed a Senior Advocate talking on his phone and drinking from a beer mug while attending virtual court proceedings.
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CAM advises SkyPower Group on 100% acquisition of SkyPower Solar’s equity and convertible debentures by Inox
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as the legal counsel for SkyPower Group of entities
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POCSO cases cannot be quashed in consensual adolescent relationships unless Centre clarifies its stand: Bombay HC
“If the Courts started accepting that a major boy of age 25 years on-wards took away the girl who was a minor and then came with the defence of adolescent love, then it would not be a good sign from the legal point of view, because particular Acts were legislated with certain aims and objects.”
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Khaitan & Co. marks milestone with new office in Chennai, reinforcing commitment to South India
The move signals the Firm’s growing operations in South India
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Know why Rajasthan High Court directed NTA to decide afresh the case of a JEE (Main), 2025 aspirant accused of using unfair means
“It is a settled proposition of law that whenever any stigmatic order is passed against a person, which causes stigma on his career in future, it is bounden duty of the authority concerned to provide him opportunity of hearing, before passing such an order.”
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