The Madhya Pradesh High Court has restored a petition filed by All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) leader and Member of Parliament Abhishek Banerjee, challenging an arrest warrant issued against him in a criminal defamation case, and has directed that the execution of the warrant shall remain stayed pending further consideration of the matter. The order…
Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant has emphasised that the credibility of international law depends not merely on the existence of treaties and institutions, but on whether legal systems ensure meaningful and equal access to justice for States and individuals alike. Delivering the plenary address at the XIV St. Petersburg International Legal Forum on…
The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed actor Jacqueline Fernandez to withdraw her Special Leave Petition (SLP), challenging an order of the Special Court, which had framed charges against her in a money laundering case linked to the alleged Rs 200 crore extortion racket involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar. The Vacation Bench of Justice BV Nagarathna…
Justice Prathiba M Singh of the Delhi High Court has been inducted into the International IP Hall of Fame 2026, becoming the first Indian judge to receive the prestigious recognition for her contributions to the development of intellectual property law and jurisprudence. The honour was conferred at the Intellectual Property Business Congress (IPBC) Global 2026…
Around 80 law graduates in Telangana who completed their education through recognised distance-learning, correspondence or open-schooling systems continue to await enrolment as advocates despite repeated clarifications issued by the Bar Council of India (BCI) recognising the validity of such qualifications. So far, only four candidates have secured enrolment, all after obtaining judicial intervention. Under Rule…
In a historic move to deepen bilateral ties, the Supreme Court of India and the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday to enhance judicial cooperation. The MoU was signed in Moscow on June 23, 2026 during a high-level visit by the Chief Justice of India Justice Surya…
The Karnataka High Court has held that a second wife and her daughter are entitled to compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act if they were dependent on the deceased, observing that the concept of a “legal representative” under the statute cannot be confined to a rigid or technical definition based solely on the legality of…
A London court has directed fugitive businessman Nirav Modi to pay more than Rs 100 crore to Bank of India, holding him personally liable under a guarantee executed in connection with a loan facility extended to Firestar Diamond FZE, a Dubai-based company belonging to the Firestar Group. The judgment was delivered by Justice Simon Tinkler…
The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court has dismissed a review petition filed by an LLM student of the Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad, who sought permission to appear for her second-semester examinations despite a significant attendance shortage, while cautioning aspiring lawyers against engaging in reckless, undisciplined and scurrilous litigation. The Division Bench of…
The Kerala High Court has declared invalid the oath of office administered to 20 BJP councillors of the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation after finding that they departed from the statutory form prescribed under the Kerala Municipality Act, 1994, by invoking the names of various deities, political martyrs and ideological symbols during the swearing-in ceremony. The single-judge…