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TNNLU Project Eyalvathu Karavel recruitment 2026 Tamil Nadu

Call for Recruitment | TNNLU’s Project Eyalvathu Karavel invites applications from Interested Candidates for Various Positions

Tamil Nadu National Law University invites applications for multiple positions under Project Eyalvathu Karavel to strengthen access to justice initiatives.

Events/Webinars News

Happening on 18 April! Online panel discussion on “AI in Law — Transforming Contracting and Legal Workflows” by Vinsys – Register Now

Vinsys is conducting a virtual panel discussion on 18 April 2026 to examine the evolving role of Artificial Intelligence within legal functions, particularly in the areas of contracting, compliance, governance, and dispute resolution.

transgender person apply for teaching post

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows a Transgender Person to Apply for Teaching Post ; Ignoring Gender in Recruitment Notification

The petitioner was permitted to apply under the category of transgender, ignoring the gender mentioned qua the said vacancy.

Case Briefs High Courts

Maternity Benefit Act Applies to Guest Faculty: MP High Court Holds Eighty Working Days Bar Inapplicable to State Government Establishments

“The petitioner was granted the benefit of maternity leave without fulfilling the requirement of eighty working days at the ‘Establishment’ in the preceding twelve months by the MP High Court.”

Law Firms News News

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas successfully represented JSW Steel Limited in electricity duty dispute before Bombay High Court; ₹47.47 crore refund secured

The Court held that exemption benefits under the Package Scheme of Incentives continued during the eligibility period and were not extinguished by subsequent legislation.

Law Firms News News

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Colliers on Indian law aspects of its acquisition of Ayesa Group’s engineering business from A&M Capital Europe and Manzanares family

The mandate involved multi-practice due diligence including regulatory, infrastructure, data protection, and compliance aspects for this cross-border transaction.

Op Eds OP. ED.

Bombay High Court’s Series of Judgments on Enforcement of Flat Purchase Agreements on termination of Development Agreement No More a Good Law in View of the Recent SC Order

by Ajay Panicker*

Case Briefs High Courts

Actual possession cannot be disturbed through dispossession proceedings under Sections 164/165 BNSS: Allahabad HC

The State Authority has to protect the parties but if actual possession is there they cannot be dispossessed by proceeding under Sections 164/165 BNSS except in accordance with law by the order of Court.

Case Briefs High Courts

When Can Courts Grant Interim Compensation? Sikkim HC Clarifies

The Court stated that an interim order is ordinarily passed where there is an immediate threat to life and the applicant lacks any means of support except the interim relief sought.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delay under Section 33-C(1) ID Act Can Be Condoned Without Separate Application: Karnataka HC

“It is well settled that, in case of conflict between form and substance, substance must prevail, unless the law expressly mandates strict adherence to the form as well.”

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT directs constitution of Special Task Force for monitoring and effective protection of Wetlands

“It is the prime duty of authorities concerned to ensure conservation and protection of these wetlands from encroachments, illegal dumping of waste and unauthorised discharge of untreated water.”

Regularisation in Service Jurisprudence Umadevi

Op Eds OP. ED.

The Concept of Regularisation in Service Jurisprudence: Before and After Umadevi: The Constitutional Transformation of Regularisation in Public Employment

by Shamik Chatterjee*

Case Briefs High Courts

Conviction rests on evidence not suspicion: Uttaranchal High Court acquits accused on Sexual Assault charges due to anomalies in Chain of Custody of Forensic Evidence

“In the present case, the absence of documentary proof establishing the seizure and custody of the alleged forensic article creates a reasonable doubt as to the authorship of the sexual act.”

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Sabarimala Hearing: SG Tushar Mehta Defends Faith-Based Practices, Says Religion Is Not Gender-Centric

Events & Collaborations

Is India Ready to Be a Global Arbitration Hub? Exclusive Insights from ICA’s Closed-Door Roundtable at the 5th ICA International Conference

A closed-door roundtable at the 5th edition of the Indian Council of Arbitration International Conference brought together global arbitration experts to discuss the evolving role of arbitration amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty.