Supreme Court Judges decide to place their declaration of assets on Court Website upon assuming office
Placing the declaration of assets on the Supreme Court website will be on a voluntary basis.
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Supreme Court stays tree felling in Telangana’s Kancha Gachibowli forest; Directs High Court Registrar to inspect and submit report
On 2-04-2025, the Telangana High Court had passed a stay on the tree felling in the area
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SC stays Allahabad HC decision which held that grabbing breasts & breaking minor’s pajama string is not attempt to rape
The Supreme Court had taken suo motu cognizance of the matter after an NGO ‘We the Women of India’ approached the Court against the impugned decision.
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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of SC student assault in Tamil Nadu; Seeks report from DGP, Collector in 4 weeks
The incident happened when the victim onboard a bus was travelling to appear for his exam. He was dragged out of the bus by the perpetrators and assaulted with a sickle, severing his fingers from his left hand. Reportedly, the father of the victim who reportedly tried to intervene was also assaulted.
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Delhi High Court Bar Association gets new panel with Senior Advocates N Hariharan and Sacchin Puri as President and Vice President respectively
The DHCBA elections took place on 21-03-2025 by ballot.
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CJI constitutes 3-member committee to inquire cash-in-house row; Justice Yashwant Varma signals conspiracy to frame and malign him
Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya has been directed to not assign any judicial work to Justice Yashwant Varma.
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Justice Madan B. Lokur awards Anand Desai with the Capital Foundation Society National Award
The Capital Foundation National Awards ceremony, held at the Constitution Club, New Delhi, recognized legal luminaries for their exceptional contributions to the legal profession.
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Supreme Court initiates enquiry against Delhi HC Judge Yashwant Varma over alleged cash-in-house row
Reports suggest that the cash was found when a fire brigade reached Justice Varma’s residence to douse a fire. Allegedly Justice Varma was not at his residence then.
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BCI sends show cause notice to DSK Legal for promotional advertisement featuring Rahul Bose; Seeks explanation within 10 days and removal of ad
The Bar Council of India (‘BCI’) sent a Show Cause Notice to the law firm DSK legal for professional misconduct and violation of Rule 36 of the Bar Council of India Rules for posting a video advertisement on social media and directed immediate removal of the video from all digital platforms.
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Ministry of Law and Justice appoints Dr. Anju Rathi Rana as the Secretary of the Department of Legal Affairs
Dr Rana was previously the Additional Secretary in the Department of Legal Affairs.
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Supreme Court allows YouTuber Ranveer Allahabadia to resume his show with decency and morality
Allahabadia and his associates were barred from airing any show on YouTube or any other audio/video visual mode of communication over India’s Got Latent Row.
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Kerala Court grants bail to BJP leader PC George in hate speech case
A case was registered against PC George, alleging commission of offences punishable under Sections 196(1)(a), 299 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Section 120(o) of Kerala Police Act, 2011.
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1984 Anti-Sikh Riots | Rouse Avenue Court awards Life Sentence to Former MP Sajjan Kumar in murder case
On 12-02-2025, the Court found Sajjan Kumar guilty of inter alia murder, rioting, voluntarily causing hurt, attempt to commit culpable homicide, dacoity, arson, and mischief.
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Cash-for-Job Scam | SC issues notice on former WB Education Minister Partha Chatterjee’s bail plea in CBI case
Recruitments to various posts of Primary School Teachers; Assistant School Teachers; Group C staff; and Group D staff, was questioned before the Calcutta High Court challenging the legitimacy of the procedures followed in the recruitments.
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Supreme Court raises concerns with Senior Advocate designation process; Refers matter to CJI
The Bench was dealing with the issue of whether the law and the procedure laid down by the Court regarding the designation of Advocates as Senior Advocates under Section 16 of the Advocates Act, 1961 required reconsideration.
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AgustaWestland Chopper Scam| Supreme Court grants bail to alleged middleman Christian Michel
It was alleged that Michel being a consultant of AgustaWestland, he was roped in for liaison work, in furtherance of which he and another person combined received more than Euro 70 million in the companies beneficially owned and controlled by them.
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Gauhati High Court grants interim anticipatory bail to YouTuber Ashish Chanchalani in India’s Got Latent controversy
An FIR was lodged against Ashish Chanchalani in Gauhati due to controversial remarks made by his co-panellist Ranveer Allahabadia on India’s Got Latent show
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SC provides interim protection to YouTuber Ranveer Allahabadia; stays arrest over obscene remarks in India’s Got Latent show
The Court stayed his arrest in two FIRs registered in Maharashtra and Assam, subject to his cooperation in the investigation, while barring him from doing any further shows.
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‘The Grand Masters 2025 Summit Series’: A Power-Packed Corporate Counsel Summit Across Three Cities
Lex Witness presents the 11th annual edition of the Grand Masters 2025 Summit.
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Kerala Court acquits actor Shine Tom Chacko and six others in 2015 NDPS case
Shine Tom Chacko and others were arrested by the police, suspecting cocaine and other narcotic substances use during a party.
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