President appoints two Additional Judges of Gauhati High Court
Justice Kardak Ete and Justice Mridul Kumar Kalita were appointed Additional Judges.
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Kolkata Court finds Sanjoy Roy guilty in RG Kar Rape & Murder Case
Sanjay Roy was the prime accused in RG Kar Rape Case, wherein the 31-year-old PG doctor was murdered and raped inside the hospital premises.
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President appoints Justice Arindam Sinha as Acting Chief Justice of Orissa High Court
Justice Sinha will perform the duties of the office of the Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from 20-01-2025 consequent upon retirement of Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh.
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UPSIFS Launches Certificate Course on Cyber Forensics in Practice: Law with Labs
Uttar Pradesh State Institute of Forensic Sciences (UPSIFS) has announced the launch of a groundbreaking certificate course titled “Cyber Forensics in Practice: Law with Labs”
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Delhi Air Pollution | Supreme Court extends complete firecracker ban to NCR parts of UP and Haryana till further orders
Previously, the Delhi Government and other National Capital Region (NCR) Governments were directed to place their decisions on record before the Court, regarding a complete ban on use of firecrackers throughout the year.
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Anti-Corruption Court sentences former Pakistani PM Imran Khan to 14 yrs imprisonment in land graft case
The Al-Qadir Trust case revolves around allegations that an amount of PRs 50 billion, returned to Pakistan by the UK’s National Crime Agency as part of a settlement with a property tycoon, was misused.
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DSK Legal, Herbert Smith, Clifford Chance and AZB Partners act on the 100% acquisition by Captain Fresh of Koral S.A. Poland
Infifresh Foods Private Limited operating under brand name ‘Captain Fresh’ (CF India) and its overseas subsidiary Infifresh Foodtech AS
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Supreme Court collegium recommends appointment of Judges for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High Courts
The Collegium on 11-1-2025 recommended appointment of Judges for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana High Courts.
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Justice K. Vinod Chandran sworn in as Judge of Supreme Court of India
With Justice K. Vinod Chandran’s induction, the judicial strength of the Supreme Court Judges now stands at 33 Judges, just one short of its full strength of 34 Judges.
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‘Mediation: A Critical Tool for Commercial Dispute Resolution’; ICA launches the ICA Rules of Commercial Mediation
On 14-01-2025, the Indian Council of Arbitration (‘ICA’) launched its Rules of Commercial Mediation in a symposium titled ‘Mediation: A Critical Tool for Commercial Dispute Resolution’.
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SC grants interim protection from arrest to former IAS trainee Puja Khedkar
Puja has been accused of cheating and wrongly availing Other Backward Classes (‘OBC’) and disability quota benefit under the Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (‘PwBD’) category in the sub-category of visual impairment.
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Timothy Franklyn joins Fox & Mandal as Deputy Managing Partner and National Head — Capital Markets
As an international capital markets lawyer having worked in New Delhi, Singapore, and Hong Kong, Timothy
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Centre notifies appointment of Acting Chief Justices for High Courts of Patna and Telangana
Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Sujoy Paul were appointed as Acting Chief Justices of Patna and Telangana High Courts respectively.
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Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acts as legal advisors to Ventive Hospitality Limited
Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas (“CAM”) acted legal advisors to Ventive Hospitality Limited. Ventive Hospitality Limited
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Centre notifies appointment of Justice Alok Aradhe as Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
The Supreme Court Collegium on 7-1-2025 had recommended the transfer of Justice Aradhe to Bombay High Court.
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Tamil Nadu Government invites suggestions for making State Amendments to the New Criminal Laws
The One-Man Committee constituted to study the new criminal laws and make recommendations is chaired by Retired Justice M. Sathyanarayanan.
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Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya appointed as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court
Justice Upadhyaya was elevated as the Chief Justice of Bombay High Court on 29-07-2023. On 07-01-2025, the Supreme Court collegium recommended to transfer him as Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.
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Rajasthan High Court grants interim bail to Asaram Bapu in 2013 rape case for medical treatment
Asaram Bapu was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2018 for raping a minor girl at his ashram in 2013.
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Bombay High Court designates 13 new Senior Advocates
Section 16(2) of the Advocates Act, 1961 provides that- an advocate may, with his consent, be designated as senior advocate if the Supreme Court or a High Court is of the opinion that by virtue of his ability, standing at the Bar or special knowledge or experience in law he is deserving of such distinction.
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Centre notifies the appointment of Justice K. Vinod Chandran as Judge of Supreme Court of India
The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, CJI, on 7-1-2025 had recommended the name of Justice K. Vinod Chandran, currently serving as Chief Justice of Patna High Court, as Judge of Supreme Court of India.
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