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LiveLaw Breaking News Alerts: 14 August 2026
LiveLaw is introducing a new feature —'Breaking News Alerts' — designed to keep our readers instantly updated on the most important judicial developments. With real-time coverage of urgent pronouncements and orders from the Supreme Court and High Courts, this feature ensures that critical updates reach you the moment they happen. Whether it's a landmark ruling or an urgent interim...
Gujarat State Legal Services Authority Conducts 2-Day Mediation Training Programme For Mediators From Trading Community
The Gujarat State Legal Services Authority (GSLSA) organized a two day Community Mediation Training Programme for mediators belonging to trading community under the Community Mediation (Trading Community) Initiative.As per a GSLSA press release, this initiative is the first of its kind in the country and aims to institutionalize the tradition of amicable dispute resolution within trade...
Meghalaya High Court Bar Association And Shillong Bar Association Expel Advocate General Over Submissions On Lack Of POSH Mechanism
The Meghalaya High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has expelled the Advocate General and Senior Advocate Amit Kumar after taking exception to his submission before the High Court regarding the alleged poor implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 [POSH Act]. The controversy arose in a petition filed by the HCBA...
Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 13, 2026
Links to today's report :State Can't Prolong Trial When Citizen Languishes in Jail: Supreme Court Slams Karnataka's 'Absurd' Prosecution Plan in UAPA CaseS.69 GST Order Containing 'Reasons To Believe' Must Be Communicated Before Arrest : Supreme CourtSupreme Court Refuses To Interfere With CBSE's Assessment Scheme For Gulf Students'File Petition' : Supreme Court Declines Plea For Suo Motu...
Shiv Sena Dispute | If ECI Considers Events After Symbol Application, It Will Encourage Defections: Sibal Tells Supreme Court
In the Shiv Sena matter, the Uddhav Thackeray faction today argued before Supreme Court that taking into account events after the splinter group has filed an application before the ECI claiming the party symbol can encourage defection and defeat the purpose of the anti-defection law (10th Schedule).Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, for the Uddhav faction, recalled the Rajendra Singh Rana v....
Supreme Court Declines Plea Seeking Regulation Of AI Use By Central And State Governments; Asks Centre To Consider Representation
The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a plea seeking judicial guidelines to regulate the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by the Union and State Governments, including safeguards for high-risk AI systems used in areas such as welfare, policing, surveillance and content moderation.A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana observed that...