Call for Papers | MNLU Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Student Law Review (Vol. IV, 2025) | Submit by December 31
Maharashtra National Law University, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar invites submissions for Volume IV of the MNLU-CS Student Law Review, its annual double-blind, peer-reviewed flagship journal. Students and research scholars are encouraged to submit original papers on any contemporary legal issue by December 31, 2025.
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Juvenile Justice Act prevails over Muslim Personal Law; Adopted child entitled to same status as biological child: Madras High Court
“A child below 18 years cannot obviously give consent. So this expression “consent” must be understood as ascertaining its wishes.”
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of reported abduction and murder of differently abled RTI activist in Gujarat
The NHRC issued notice to the State DGP, calling for a detailed report on the matter within two weeks.
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SAM & Co. advises Tau Investment & J. B. Chemicals in Securing Conditional CCI Nod for the Torrent-JB Chemicals Deal
Approval covers the proposed stake purchase and subsequent amalgamation of JB Chemicals with Torrent.
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Delhi High Court grants relief to WOW! MOMOS; restrains use of mark WOW BURGER
“The dominant feature of the marks WOW MOMO and WOW BURGER is clearly the prefix ‘WOW’, as the suffix in each mark merely refers to the food item in respect of which the mark is being used. The dominant feature of the two marks, i.e. WOW, is identical.”
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Call for Articles, Slogan Writing & Poster Making Competition by We Youngster Foundation in collaboration with Pro Bono Club, Faculty of Law, University of Lucknow [Submit by November 10, 2025]
We Youngsters Foundation, in collaboration with the Pro Bono Club, Faculty of Law, University of Lucknow, announces Paighaam ’25, a national-level initiative featuring Call for Articles, Poster Making, and Slogan Writing Competitions promoting family values, ethics, and social reform.
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Arbitral awards carry increased credence when a detailed pre-arbitral process has already been contracted: Bombay High Court
“The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited entered into a contract, entailing the design and construction of specific stations and tunnels in the Mumbai Metro Rail Project, the bid for which was made by L&T-STEC JV Mumbai before the introduction of Goods and Services Tax.”
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Security or Rights? India’s New Immigration Law Dilemma
by Dr Aman Amrit Cheema* and Bhumi Tandon**
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Call for Applications | Shirin Paul Ph.D. Scholarship in Animal Law at NALSAR (2025-26); Apply by 30-10-2025
The Shirin Paul Ph.D. Scholarship is established to support researchers undertaking doctoral research in animal law.
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Orissa HC quashes POCSO Court’s bail denial to school Principal accused of failing to report sexual harassment complaint of student
“It is strange, but true that despite making an in-depth analysis of facts and allegations raised against the petitioner, the Trial Court has rejected the bail application of the school Prinicipal and remanded him to custody.”
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Call for Papers | HPNLU Shimla National Conference on “Tax Reforms in India: Pathways to Economic and Social Justice” | 27-28 Feb 2026
The Centre for Business Law and Economics, HPNLU Shimla, is organizing a National Conference on “Tax Reforms in India: Pathways to Economic and Social Justice” on February 27th and 28th, 2026. The event invites academicians, researchers, policymakers, and professionals to discuss India’s evolving tax landscape and the implications of the new Income Tax Act 2025 and BNSS reforms.
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Covert Voice Recording in Matrimonial Disputes Does Not Infringe Privacy?
by K.P. Hemanth Kumar* and K.P. Pramodh Kumar**
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‘Lawyer’s activities not commercial in nature; using residential premises as lawyer’s office not misuse’: Delhi HC quashes 22-year-old complaint
“A commercial activity involves investment of capital, profit and loss and co-operation of labor; on the other hand, the professional service of rendering advice in law is dependent upon one’s own academic qualification and individual skill. These peculiar and distinctive features of the legal profession do not permit its inclusion in commercial or semi-commercial activity, establishment, or institution.”
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Orissa HC: Technical defects cannot defeat decree execution; Order 21 CPC excludes Res Judicata principle
“In case of passing an order to drop the execution proceedings on the ground of any technicality, the Judgment Debtor is not precluded under law to file a fresh application for execution providing correct particulars for making the execution petition executable.”
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Only strong and cogent evidence warrants summoning a new accused under S. 319 CrPC: Rajasthan High Court
“When the injured is silent about the involvement and role of the respondents, then under these circumstances, the statements of other witnesses hardly make any difference.”
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High time to shift paradigm that civil suits can run for decades: Delhi High Court upholds dismissal of civil suit
“It shows blatant and deliberate design on the part of petitioner to continue to protract the trial court proceedings, which is with the obvious aim to frustrate the respondent into giving up the lis.”
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‘No embargo on production of Call Records/Location Charts if privacy of raiding team/police informers is undertaken’: Delhi High Court allows preservation in NDPS case
“If such data is not preserved, there is likelihood that the same may get lost and may not be available to the petitioner in support of his defense.”
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