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Journalist Abhisar Sharma and Supreme Court

Supreme Court grants protection from arrest to Abhisar Sharma in Assam FIR but asks him to move HC for quashing

3 min read

The Court refused to entertain his prayer to quash the first information report (FIR) against him for endangering the sovereignty of nation and other offences.

Madras High Court dismisses Sun Pictures’ plea against ‘A’ certificate for Rajinikanth’s Coolie

2 min read

Presidential reference on deadlines for Governors: LIVE UPDATES from Supreme Court - Day 5

4 min read

In obscene video cases, trial judge should watch and verify the video: Kerala High Court

3 min read

Justice AS Oka cautions against public misreading judges’ oral remarks in live-tweeted hearings as final verdict

3 min read

Supreme Court acquits two including a death row convict in rape and murder of 12-year-old

4 min read

Centre clears appointment of 14 advocates as Bombay High Court judges

1 min read

News

Presidential reference on deadlines for Governors: LIVE UPDATES from Supreme Court - Day 5

Sameer Panda joins Sagar Chandra & Associates as Patents & Designs Partner

Supreme Court grants protection from arrest to Abhisar Sharma in Assam FIR but asks him to move HC for quashing

Madras High Court dismisses Sun Pictures’ plea against ‘A’ certificate for Rajinikanth’s Coolie

In obscene video cases, trial judge should watch and verify the video: Kerala High Court

Justice AS Oka cautions against public misreading judges’ oral remarks in live-tweeted hearings as final verdict

Supreme Court acquits two including a death row convict in rape and murder of 12-year-old

Centre clears appointment of 14 advocates as Bombay High Court judges

Justice BV Nagarathna's dissent on Justice Pancholi elevation should be made public: Justice Abhay Oka

The glaring omissions: Women judges overlooked by Supreme Court Collegium, Centre

Delhi High Court raps ASI, Culture Ministry for opaque tender process; quashes ₹90-crore contract

Delhi Riots: Court acquits 6 accused of arson near mosque, slams Delhi Police for fabricating evidence

PIL filed before Delhi High Court to implement Delhi Panchayati Raj Act

Kerala High Court ropes in Legal Services Authorities to visit government hospitals, check shortcomings

Kerala High Court grants protection from arrest to actress Lakshmi Menon in abduction case

Anantnag Court, Judge Tahir Khursheed Raina

"Justice must not sink": Floods in J&K submerge Anantnag court but judge reaches by boat to pass orders

The Viewpoint

The show must go on: Copyright strategies for enduring musical legacies

Beyond the Predicate: Courts revisit principle of ‘Automatic Collapse’ under Prevention of Money Laundering Act

India’s Arbitration Conundrum: Push towards Institutional Arbitration for filling systemic gaps of Ad Hoc Arbitration

Poovayya & Co - Siddhartha George, Harini Sudersan, Satyajit Nair

Game Over? Rules reset by India's Online Gaming Act

Legal Gamechanger: What the Online Gaming Act 2025 means For India's Gaming Industry

How AI is revolutionizing litigation practice for legal professionals

The missing infrastructure for India’s eCourts vision: How Jupitice fills the gap

Vikrant Rana, Renu Bala Rampal, Huda Jafri

First Solar v. Adani’s MSPVL: A cautionary tale on FTO due diligence as a shield in global markets

Can time-barred claims be referred to conciliation or arbitration under Section 18 of MSMED Act?

Safeguarding Sustainable Investments: Green Audits as the New Baseline for Due Diligence

Decision in Schott Glass - A case of judicial serendipity

SME IPOs and Boutique Legal Advisors: Navigating SEBI Compliance in India’s Capital Markets

When you spend time in-house, it makes you a better lawyer: Everstone Group General Counsel Pratibha Jain

Jain speaks about the evolving role of General Counsel, how much legal work at Everstone is outsourced, the opening up of the Indian legal market and more.

7 min read

Criminalising online money gaming is very, very draconian: Senior Advocate Abhishek Malhotra

3 min read

80–90% judges are bureaucratic; nobody is dudh ka dhula: Justice BA Khan

7 min read

It does not send a good message: Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia on Allahabad HC judges writing to CJI

11 min read

Indian legal profession is far behind on ensuring DEI: Aparna Mittal, Samāna Centre for Gender Policy and Law

7 min read

The English Bar actively seeks the best and brightest lawyers from all over the world: Niranjan Venkatesan KC

9 min read

Law School

RecTracker: 20 students of NLU Jodhpur 2026 batch bag offers on Day Zero

2 min read

The Batch of 2026 also received 29 pre-placement offers.

RPNLU welcomes inaugural LL.M. and Ph.D scholars with orientation programme

2 min read

GMU partners with global institutions for 48th Annual Conference on Oceans Law and Policy

1 min read

From India to the World: JGU signs 15 MoUs to bring affordable global education to students

3 min read

LFR Aspire Program to hold 8-week program to transform students into internship-ready professionals

2 min read

Exploding ACs, collapsing ceilings: Jindal Global University shuts down for a week

2 min read

Navigator by Vahura conducts Day Zero training for NLSIU Batch of 2026

2 min read

Legal Jobs

RSD Bajaj Global Law Firm is looking to hire Associate/ Senior Associate in Gurugram

Candidates with 2-4 years of experience, apply now!

Rishabh Gandhi and Advocates is looking to hire Senior Associate in Pune

Candidates with 7 years of post-enrolment experience in litigation and/ or arbitration, apply now!

JSA Advocates and Solicitors is looking to hire Senior Associates Bengaluru

Candidates with 2-7 years experience, apply now!

Khaitan Legal Associates is looking to hire Associates in Mumbai

Candidates with 3-4 years experience, apply now!

Law Office specializing in Banking and Finance Laws is looking to hire Associate/ Senior Associate in Hyderabad

Candidates with 1-3 years experience, apply now!

JSA Advocates and Solicitors is looking to hire Associates in Mumbai

Candidates with 3-4 years experience, apply now!

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Today's Top Stories

Supreme Court grants protection from arrest to Abhisar Sharma in Assam FIR but asks him to move HC for quashing

Madras High Court dismisses Sun Pictures’ plea against ‘A’ certificate for Rajinikanth’s Coolie

Presidential reference on deadlines for Governors: LIVE UPDATES from Supreme Court - Day 5

In obscene video cases, trial judge should watch and verify the video: Kerala High Court

Justice AS Oka cautions against public misreading judges’ oral remarks in live-tweeted hearings as final verdict

Supreme Court acquits two including a death row convict in rape and murder of 12-year-old

Centre clears appointment of 14 advocates as Bombay High Court judges

News

Presidential reference on deadlines for Governors: LIVE UPDATES from Supreme Court - Day 5

Sameer Panda joins Sagar Chandra & Associates as Patents & Designs Partner

Supreme Court grants protection from arrest to Abhisar Sharma in Assam FIR but asks him to move HC for quashing

Madras High Court dismisses Sun Pictures’ plea against ‘A’ certificate for Rajinikanth’s Coolie

In obscene video cases, trial judge should watch and verify the video: Kerala High Court

Justice AS Oka cautions against public misreading judges’ oral remarks in live-tweeted hearings as final verdict

Supreme Court acquits two including a death row convict in rape and murder of 12-year-old

Centre clears appointment of 14 advocates as Bombay High Court judges

Justice BV Nagarathna's dissent on Justice Pancholi elevation should be made public: Justice Abhay Oka

The glaring omissions: Women judges overlooked by Supreme Court Collegium, Centre

Delhi High Court raps ASI, Culture Ministry for opaque tender process; quashes ₹90-crore contract

Delhi Riots: Court acquits 6 accused of arson near mosque, slams Delhi Police for fabricating evidence

PIL filed before Delhi High Court to implement Delhi Panchayati Raj Act

Kerala High Court ropes in Legal Services Authorities to visit government hospitals, check shortcomings

Kerala High Court grants protection from arrest to actress Lakshmi Menon in abduction case

"Justice must not sink": Floods in J&K submerge Anantnag court but judge reaches by boat to pass orders

Dealstreet

CMS INDUSLAW acts on Kiwi $23 million Series B fundraise

ELP advises SIS Limited on ₹150 crore buyback of shares

Luthra, EPAM Law Offices advise Mankind Pharma on incorporation of a Russian subsidiary

Khaitan, Trilegal, Linklaters act on Vikram Solar ~₹2,080 crore IPO

SAM, Latham, Khaitan act on Fractal ₹4,900 crore proposed IPO

AZB, Touchstone Partners act on Vistaar Finance ₹1,360 crore fundraise

Saraf, Cooley, SAM, and Goodwin Procter act on Jeh Aerospace $11 million Series A fundraise

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advises JSW Steel on acquisition of Saffron Resources

TT&A, Wadia Ghandy, US Firms act on Banyan Nation securing foreign currency loan from DFC

The Viewpoint

The show must go on: Copyright strategies for enduring musical legacies

Beyond the Predicate: Courts revisit principle of ‘Automatic Collapse’ under Prevention of Money Laundering Act

India’s Arbitration Conundrum: Push towards Institutional Arbitration for filling systemic gaps of Ad Hoc Arbitration

Game Over? Rules reset by India's Online Gaming Act

Legal Gamechanger: What the Online Gaming Act 2025 means For India's Gaming Industry

How AI is revolutionizing litigation practice for legal professionals

The missing infrastructure for India’s eCourts vision: How Jupitice fills the gap

First Solar v. Adani’s MSPVL: A cautionary tale on FTO due diligence as a shield in global markets

Can time-barred claims be referred to conciliation or arbitration under Section 18 of MSMED Act?

Safeguarding Sustainable Investments: Green Audits as the New Baseline for Due Diligence

Decision in Schott Glass - A case of judicial serendipity

SME IPOs and Boutique Legal Advisors: Navigating SEBI Compliance in India’s Capital Markets

Columns

Khelo Bharat Niti: A welcome promise, but the game plan needs more depth

How Uttarakhand’s new minority education law unsettles a constitutional promise

Chief Justice of India and Vice-President once, Acting President twice: Justice Hidayatullah’s legacy

Novelty in the age of algorithms

Legal Notes by Arvind Datar: Federalist Papers and our Constitution

What the young teach the Bench

Big Brother 2.0: How AI-driven policing threatens civil liberties

Public Interest Litigation: A noble instrument, not a political plaything

Ascendance of criminal lawyers in Big Four firms

Interviews

When you spend time in-house, it makes you a better lawyer: Everstone Group General Counsel Pratibha Jain

Criminalising online money gaming is very, very draconian: Senior Advocate Abhishek Malhotra

80–90% judges are bureaucratic; nobody is dudh ka dhula: Justice BA Khan

It does not send a good message: Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia on Allahabad HC judges writing to CJI

Indian legal profession is far behind on ensuring DEI: Aparna Mittal, Samāna Centre for Gender Policy and Law

The English Bar actively seeks the best and brightest lawyers from all over the world: Niranjan Venkatesan KC

Law School

RecTracker: 20 students of NLU Jodhpur 2026 batch bag offers on Day Zero

RPNLU welcomes inaugural LL.M. and Ph.D scholars with orientation programme

GMU partners with global institutions for 48th Annual Conference on Oceans Law and Policy

From India to the World: JGU signs 15 MoUs to bring affordable global education to students

LFR Aspire Program to hold 8-week program to transform students into internship-ready professionals

Exploding ACs, collapsing ceilings: Jindal Global University shuts down for a week

Navigator by Vahura conducts Day Zero training for NLSIU Batch of 2026

Legal Jobs

RSD Bajaj Global Law Firm is looking to hire Associate/ Senior Associate in Gurugram

Rishabh Gandhi and Advocates is looking to hire Senior Associate in Pune

JSA Advocates and Solicitors is looking to hire Senior Associates Bengaluru

Khaitan Legal Associates is looking to hire Associates in Mumbai

Law Office specializing in Banking and Finance Laws is looking to hire Associate/ Senior Associate in Hyderabad