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…
Justice Ashish Chavan of the Bombay High Court on Wednesday recused from hearing a petition filed by Satish Salian, father of Disha Salian, seeking registration of a criminal case on the allegation that his daughter was murdered and did not die by suicide. Justice Chavan declined to hear the matter when it was taken up…
The Court of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities (CCPD) has directed Miranda House, University of Delhi, to re-admit a transgender student with a certified benchmark disability after finding that the college’s actions amounted to hostile discrimination and a failure to provide reasonable accommodation as mandated under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act,…
The Karnataka High Court has expressed serious concern over allegations of sexual offences against minor boys residing at the mutt of yoga practitioner Vachanananda Swamiji, popularly known as Shwaasa Guru, and indicated that it would set aside the anticipatory bail granted to him in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences…
The Karnataka High Court has refused to grant bail to four individuals accused of posting defamatory, obscene, vulgar and intimidating content on social media targeting Vijayalakshmi, wife of Kannada actor Darshan, observing that digital platforms cannot be permitted to become instruments of harassment, intimidation or character assassination. The single-judge Bench of Justice S Rachaiah dismissed…