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Supreme Court allows Kerala Bar Council members to approach Chief Justice for women co-option

Supreme Court allows Kerala Bar Council members to approach Chief Justice for women co-optionThe Supreme Court of India on Wednesday cleared the way for the constitution of the newly elected Bar Council of Kerala (BCK), allowing its elected members to approach the Ch...

12 Aug 2026

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Supreme Court Directs Union of India to Consider Mechanism for Blocking AI-Generated Content and Doxing

Supreme Court Directs Union of India to Consider Mechanism for Blocking AI-Generated Content and DoxingIn a significant move toward regulating the digital landscape, the Supreme Court of India has directed the Union of India to consider a representation seeking a constitutional...

12 Aug 2026

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ISLAMIC WEALTH & LEGACY FORUM 2026

Selected Essays on Probate, Estate Administration & the Courts 12 August 2026 About the AuthorMegat Shaharuddin Merican is an Advocate & Solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and a partner at Salleh Abas, Yaacob & Sofiah. He has been in legal practice since 1997, with over 29 years of experie...

12 Aug 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Allahabad High Court Rules State Bound by Findings After Withdrawing Special Appeal, Orders Librarian Appointments

Allahabad High CourtRules State Bound by Findings After Withdrawing Special Appeal, Orders Librarian AppointmentsA Division Bench of theAllahabad High Courthas delivered a significant ruling on thebinding natureof judicial findings, holding that theState of Uttar Pradeshcannot re-agitate grou...

11 Aug 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Allahabad High Court: Salary Cannot Be Denied While Compassionate Appointment Approval Subsists

Allahabad High Court: Salary Cannot Be Denied While Compassionate Appointment Approval SubsistsIn a significant ruling on service law, the Allahabad High Court has quashed orders that denied salary to a compassionate appointee, holding th...

10 Aug 2026

India - High Court of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh High Court Sets Aside CBI Phone Interception Order, Destroys Wiretap Evidence in Medical Case

Chhattisgarh High Court Sets Aside CBI Phone Interception Order, Destroys Wiretap Evidence in Medical CaseA Division Bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court has struck down a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) phone interception order after discovering that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs ...

08 Aug 2026

India - High Court of Calcutta

Calcutta High Court Quashes FSS Act Case Against Manager As Manufacturing Company Not Impleaded

Calcutta High Court Quashes FSS Act Case Against Manager As Manufacturing Company Not ImpleadedThe Calcutta High Court has quashed criminal proceedings under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 against a dairy company manager, holding th...

08 Aug 2026

India - High Court of Allahabad

Allahabad High Court Rules Police Conviction Alone Cannot Lead To Automatic Dismissal From Service

Allahabad High Court Rules Police Conviction Alone Cannot Lead To Automatic Dismissal From ServiceThe High Court of Judicature at Allahabad recently reaffirmed that a criminal conviction does not serve as an automatic trigger for the termination of a police offic...

07 Aug 2026

India - Supreme Court

Does Income Status Overwrite Social Backwardness? The Supreme Court of India Opposes New Reservation Plea

Does Income Status Overwrite Social Backwardness? The Supreme Court of India Opposes New Reservation PleaTheUnion Governmenthas formally filed acounter-affidavitbefore theSupreme Court of India, mounting a robust defense against apublic interest petitionthat seeks the implementation of an inc...

06 Aug 2026

India - High Court of Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh High Court Rules Relief Beyond Pleadings In Mutation Dispute Is Not Permissible

Andhra Pradesh High Court Rules Relief Beyond Pleadings In Mutation Dispute Is Not PermissibleTheHigh Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravatihas reaffirmed a fundamental principle of civil litigation: a court cannot grant relief that falls outside the scope of the originalpleadings. In a recent ...

06 Aug 2026