Allahabad High Court Deprecates State's Failure To Pay Counsel's Fees, But Rejects ₹4.8 Crore Writ Claim As Not Maintainable

The Allahabad High Court has deprecated the State's failure to pay professional fees to counsel engaged to defend its cases, observing that such non-payment could constrain advocates to approach the courts. However, while dismissing an advocate's four writ petitions seeking recovery of about ₹4.8 crore as not maintainable, the Court held that disputed claims for professional fees arising from...

NEET-UG : Supreme Court Scrutinises NTA Capacity, Says Dedicated & Scientifically Equipped Body Like UPSC Needed

The Court stressed that reform measures must not be aimed at only one exam, and need to be institutionalised.

J&K&L High Court Directs Strict Implementation Of Women's Seat Reservation In Public Transport, Orders Awareness Drives

The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has issued a series of directions to ensure the safety and comfort of women commuters in public transport, including the proper identification and reservation of seats for women, awareness programmes for drivers and helpers, and the establishment of a mechanism for lodging and redressing complaints by aggrieved women.These directions came...

“Child Protection Cannot Criminalise Adolescence”: Uttarakhand High Court Quashes POCSO FIR Over Relationship Between 17 & 21-Yr-Old

The Uttarakhand High Court has observed that “treating the consensual relationship between a 17 years old and 21 years old on par with sexual assault collapses meaningful distinctions and results in manifest arbitrariness under Article 14,” thus holding that “child protection does not require criminalising adolescence.” Hence, taking into consideration the victim's age, her statement...

“If You Don't Decide, We Will”: Supreme Court Pulls Up Odisha Over Delay In Dara Singh's Remission

The Court has sought for a decision by September 2.

Associate Contracts Manager Vacancy At Amazon MGM Studios Legal (India)

Amazon MGM Studios Legal (India) invites online application for the post of Associate Contracts Manager to support its growing slate of original content across film and series production, content licensing, and talent engagements in India. Name of the Post: Associate Contracts Manager Location: Mumbai Essential Qualification and Experience BA/BS or LL.B. degree (or equivalent) with experience in contracts management, leading or supporting contract negotiations, and drafting...

Payment Of Property Tax Doesn't Establish Ownership To Sue On Behalf Of Temple Without Written Authority: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court held that a suit instituted by someone in their personal capacity, asserting rights on behalf of a community or any deity, could not be sustained in the absence of any resolution, power of attorney or other written authority from the trust of the concerned temple or the community. The bench of Justice Maneesh Sharma further opined that payment of municipal taxes or...

As Centre Brings Back Persons Sent To Bangladesh, Supreme Court Disposes Of Plea

The Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed of petitions filed by the Union government challenging directions of the Calcutta High Court to repatriate certain Bengali-speaking individuals who had been sent to Bangladesh on suspicion of their citizenship, after the Centre informed the court that the persons had been brought back to India.A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant,...

'Speculative Litigation': Kerala High Court Dismisses PIL Against Free-Bus Travel Scheme For Women, Transgender Persons

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday (18 August) dismissed a Public Interest Litigation against Priyadarshini free-bus scheme as “speculative litigation” and lacking material linking accidents to overcrowding. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 457]Priyadarschini scheme is a scheme launched by the State government which provides free travel for women and transgender persons in ordinary Kerala State...

'No One Knows Case Numbers': Delhi High Court Questions Restricting Name-Based Search Of Judgments In IndianKanoon's Appeals

Legal database platform Indian Kanoon on Wednesday posed a question before the Delhi High Court regarding the extent to which a judicial direction can be issued to legal websites to deindex and redact name of individuals, who have been acquitted or discharged in criminal cases, from judgments which are a record of court.Senior Advocate Arvind Datar appearing for IndianKanoon put the query...

Police Officer Can Face Disciplinary Proceedings Despite Pending Criminal Case Over Same Incident: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that disciplinary proceedings against a police officer are not barred merely because an F.I.R. has been lodged over the same incident, as Paragraph 489 of the U.P. Police Regulations permits a departmental trial whether or not the officer has been tried judicially. It held that the Uttar Pradesh Police Officers of the Subordinate Ranks (Punishment and...

NEET-UG Leak: Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing On Plea For NTA Reforms

The Supreme Court will hear petitions today seeking reforms to the National Testing Agency in the wake of recurring instances of NEET-UG paper leaks.A bench comprising Justice PS Narasimha and Justice Alok Aradhe will hear the petitions filed by the United Doctors Front, Federation of All India Medical Associations and others seeking the disbanding of the NTA, and a robust oversight mechanism...