SAM Announces Expansion of its Management Board
As our Firm continues to grow and evolve, we are pleased to announce the expansion of the Management Board to nine members,
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Supreme Court enters Diamond Jubilee Year: Key Highlights from Inaugural Event
On 28-01-2024, the Supreme Court of India marked the commencement of its Diamond Jubilee year since its inception on 28 January 1950.
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Judge vs Judge: Supreme Court transfers Fake Caste Certificates Case from Calcutta High Court to itself
The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of the matter and, in a special hearing on Saturday, 27.01.2024, stayed the Single Judge Bench’s order directing the handover of case papers related to the alleged issuance of fake caste certificates to the CBI, despite a division bench stay order.
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2nd Edition of Delhi Arbitration Weekend [06 March -10 March, 2024]
This year Delhi Arbitration Weekend, 2024 is being hosted by the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Delhi from 06 March 2024 to 10th March, 2024.
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Justice Sanjiv Khanna launches NALSA Campaign for identification and legal assistance for juveniles in prisons
The campaign is conducted from January 25-01-2024 to 27-02-2024.
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UP Halal Ban | Supreme Court grants interim protection to Jamiat Chief Mahmood Madani against coercive action
The matter pertains to Uttar Pradesh Government’s ban on production, storage, distribution and sale of food products with a Halal tag.
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Supreme Court | No bail for Sanjay Chhabria in Yes Bank money laundering case
Supreme Court remarked that the offence was serious in nature, and the High Court had considered all aspects while refusing bail in this matter.
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Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale takes oath as Judge of Supreme Court of India
Presently, Justice Prasanna B. Varale is the third Supreme Court Judge belonging to a Scheduled Caste after Justice B.R. Gavai.
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SAM advises Khazanah Nasional Berhad on its investment in Wow Momo Foods
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas advised Tanjung Buai Ventures Sdn. Bhd., a special purpose vehicle of Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the sovereign wealth fund of
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Supreme Court cancels Kapil Wadhawan’s statutory bail in multi-crore Bank Fraud Case
Supreme Court stated that the respondents could not have claimed statutory bail as a right.
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ICC India Arbitration Group appoints Advocate Shashank Garg as its new Chair
Following a strategic transformation, IAG will be reconstituted in order to strengthen the Indian arbitration community and promoting Indian cities as seats for arbitration.
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[Kheda Public Flogging Case] Supreme Court stays contempt proceedings against 4 police officers sentenced to 14 days imprisonment by Gujarat HC
This public flogging took place at Undhela village in Kheda district soon after the Muslim men were arrested on charges of pelting stones on a garba event.
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Supreme Court seeks UP Govt’s response on MLA Abbas Ansari’s bail plea in arms license case
Ansari had a criminal history and has been involved in many cases.
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Supreme Court directs TN Govt not to summarily reject requests of Pran Pratishtha Live stream without reasons
The matter arose when a Public Interest Litigation by a TN BJP member sought Supreme Court’s intervention while alleging that the TN Government ‘orally’ banned pooja, processions or live streaming of Ayodhya Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha.
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“Sentencing jurisprudence needs to have better clarity without having any ambiguity at any juncture”: Justice UU Lalit
Former CJI Justice UU Lalit released the 8th edition of Ahmad Siddique’s book “Criminology, Penology and Victimology” revised by Advocate Sanjay Vashishtha
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Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Justice PS Dinesh Kumar as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court
Justice Pratinidhi Srinivasacharya Dinesh Kumar, who was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Karnataka on 02-1-2015, is due to demit office on 24-02-2024 and will have a tenure as a Chief Justice for little over a month.
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Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Justice Prasanna B. Varale as Judge of Supreme Court of India
Justice Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale is currently the 32nd Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court and the only Chief Justice belonging to a Scheduled Caste among the Chief Justices of High Courts across the country.
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Supreme Court designates 56 Senior Advocates with effect from 19-01-2024
In a full Court meeting on 19-01-2024, presided by the Chief Justice of India, Dr. DY Chandrachud designated Advocates-on-Record/Advocates as Senior Advocates
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[Bilkis Bano Gang Rape Case] Supreme Court rejects plea by 11 convicts seeking extension of time to surrender before jail authorities
All the convicts will have to surrender by 22-01-2024
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Supreme Court Collegium recommends appointment of Additional and Permanent Judges for 3 High Courts
In a series of Resolutions passed on 18-01-2024, the Collegium recommended appointment of Judges for Calcutta, Jharkhand and Kerala High Courts.
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