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execution of order under S. 14 SARFAESI Act

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”.

NLIU NDMA International Conference on Bhopal Gas Tragedy

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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.

transgender person entitled to change name and gender

Case Briefs High Courts

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.

Reddy Investment Trust Aragen Life Sciences share sale

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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.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘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.”

Case Briefs High Courts

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.

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

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.

Case Briefs High Courts

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.

Higher Judiciary Member seeks favourable order

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

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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Dilemmas of Anthropocentric Copyright Laws in a Technocentric Metaverse: Navigating the IPR Issues of BCI Based AI Generated Creations

by Aniruddha Panja*

Case Briefs High Courts

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.”

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

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.

Case Briefs High Courts

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.

Case Briefs High Courts

‘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.

Law Firms News News

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.

Hemo Organic Ltd. misleading YouTube promotion

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

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”.

Bail to accused of deprived scheduled caste in SCST Act case

Case Briefs High Courts

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.

Case Briefs High Courts

Punjab & Haryana HC criticizes indiscipline but grants anticipatory bail to Judge’s PSO accused of attempting to open fire on Court officer

“The allegations leveled by the Chief Court Officer against the Judge’s personal security officer are serious in nature and being a member of the disciplined force, he is also expected to behave in a responsible manner. Even otherwise, he was on security duty before this Court, and he should have acted in a more disciplined and careful manner.”

DNLU CADR Journal on Arbitration Law and Allied Fields

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Call for Papers | DSNLU’s Journal on Arbitration Law and Allied Fields | Volume I Issue II | Submit by September 30th

This journal encourages submissions that address a wide range of topics related to arbitration and its allied fields including technological advancements, cryptocurrency, climate change, post-pandemic changes, international sanctions, ethics, human rights and cross-border disputes.