Madras High Court restores corruption case against TN Ministers KKSSR Ramachandran and Thangam Thenarasu

On August 23, last year, Justice Anand Venkatesh had initiated suo motu criminal revision proceedings following a special court order which discharged the two Tamil Nadu ministers in disproportionate assets cases.

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Madras High Court restores corruption case against TN Ministers KKSSR Ramachandran and Thangam Thenarasu

The Madras High Court on Wednesday set aside two special court orders that discharged Tamil Nadu Minister for Revenue and Disaster Management KKSSR Ramachandran

Lawyers should not pressurise court for favourable order to save their fees: Madhya Pradesh High Court

Courts are not supposed to be concerned about the recovery of fee of an advocate from his client, the High Court said.

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Lawyers should not pressurise court for favourable order to save their fees: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently condemned a lawyer who told the Court that if his case is dismissed, he would stand to lose his legal fee [Kushi & As

Bombay High Court grants interim relief to Arijit Singh in suit to protect his personality rights

The Court found that conversion of any voice into that of a celebrity without the latter's permission constitutes a violation of the celebrity's personality rights.

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Bombay High Court grants interim relief to Arijit Singh in suit to protect his personality rights

The Bombay High Court recently granted interim relief to singer Arijit Singh in a copyright suit filed by him against Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms and

Uttar Pradesh Assembly moves to make forced religious conversions punishable by life imprisonment

Under the amended Section 4, anyone can register the first information report (FIR) in forced conversion cases.

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Uttar Pradesh Assembly moves to make forced religious conversions punishable by life imprisonment

The Uttar Pradesh State Assembly on Tuesday passed the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which aims to make t

This law firm is offering ₹20 lakh per year to fresh law graduates

This is the highest compensation being offered to fresh hires across law firms in the country.

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This law firm is offering ₹20 lakh per year to fresh law graduates

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas (SAM) today announced that it is offering a salary of ₹20 lakh per annum to entry-level associates. This is the highest compensation

Bengaluru court rejects actor Darshan’s application for home cooked food and books

The Karnataka High Court had asked the actor to move the magistrate for relief before approaching it.

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Bengaluru court rejects actor Darshan’s application for home cooked food and books

A magistrate court in Bengaluru on Thursday rejected a plea filed by Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, who is in judicial custody in connection with the Renuka

Byju’s files fresh plea before Karnataka High Court for stay on insolvency proceedings

Byju's has urged the Court to stay the insolvency resolution process as well as the formation of the Committee of Creditors (CoC) until its appeal pending before the NCLAT is heard and decided finally.

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Byju’s files fresh plea before Karnataka High Court for stay on insolvency proceedings

Edtech firm Byju’s moved the Karnataka High Court on Thursday seeking a stay on the insolvency proceedings triggered by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)

Delhi High Court urges lawyers to avoid adjournments, file timely status reports in bail and parole cases

The Court issued a circular stating that all bail petitions must be accompanied by status reports filed by investigation agencies before the trial courts.

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Delhi High Court urges lawyers to avoid adjournments, file timely status reports in bail and parole cases

The Delhi High Court has issued a circular stating that in bail, interim bail, furlough, parole and suspension of sentence matters, counsel must avoid unnecessa

Procedure for criminal appeals filed on or after July 1, 2024 to be governed by BNSS, not CrPC: Kerala High Court

The Court held that even if a judgment of conviction was delivered before July 1, appeals challenging it filed after July 1, shall follow the procedure under BNSS.

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Procedure for criminal appeals filed on or after July 1, 2024 to be governed by BNSS, not CrPC: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that appeals filed on or after July 1, 2024, the day on which the three new criminal bills came into effect shall be governed by