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Bar & Bench12 Sep 2026

Maratha agitation: Bombay High Court declines to halt Manoj Jarange's march to Mumbai

The Bombay High Court on Friday refused to issue preemptive orders against Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil's proposed march to Mumbai [Nilesh R…

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Live Law12 Sep 2026

Conversion Of Charge From Serious To Non Serious Provision Shall Not Relate Back To Date Of Charge, Cant Consider For Promotion:Madras High court

A Division Bench of the Madras High Court comprising Justice M.Dhandapani and Justice N.Dilip Kumar held that the conversion of a disciplinary charge from Rule 17B to Rule 17A does not relate...

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Bar & Bench12 Sep 2026

Pune liquor ban during Ganesh festival cut down from 10 to 2 days after Bombay High court intervention

The Pune district administration scaled back its 10-day alcohol ban during the Ganesh festival to just two days following pushback from the Bombay High Court [J…

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Live Law12 Sep 2026

Kerala High Court Sets 2-Week Deadline For Deciding Regular Bail Pleas, 6 Weeks For Anticipatory Bail Applications

The Kerala High Court Chief Justice has set 6 weeks as maximum time for disposal of anticipatory…

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Bar & Bench12 Sep 2026

UP government using Goondas Act as a tool of oppression: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court recently observed that the Uttar Pradesh government was continuously using the UP Control of Goondas Act, 1970 as a tool of oppression…

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Live Law12 Sep 2026

Madras High Court Refuses To Stay Tamil Nadu's Plan To Introduce Digital Driving Licences, RCs; Issues Notice On Plea

The Madras High Court, on Friday (September 11), refused to stay the new proposal by Tamil Nadu government to introduce digital driving licenses and registration certificates in the state.

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Live Law12 Sep 2026

LiveLaw Supreme Court Half-Yearly Digest: January-June 2026 [Part 1]

Supreme Court Half Yearly Digest Jan - Jun, 2026Administrative LawAdministrative Law – Departure from Competitive Tendering – Requirement of Reasons – While competitive tendering is the ordinary...

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Live Law12 Sep 2026

'Should Have Been Posted Here Years Ago': Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak Bids Adieu To Orissa High Court

The Orissa High Court held a Full Court reference on Friday (September 11) to bid farewell to its senior-most Judge Justice Manash Ranjan Pathak upon his transfer to the Gujarat High Court. The…

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Live Law12 Sep 2026

Supreme Court Stays Gujarat HC Proceedings In Plea To Regulate Deepfake, AI Content, As Centre Seeks Transfer Of Case To SC

The Supreme Court has stayed proceedings before the Gujarat High Court in a PIL raising concerns about the rise in deepfake and AI-generated content circulating on digital and social media...

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Live Law12 Sep 2026

Maharashtra's Anti-Conversion Law Challenged In Bombay High Court, Plea Alleges Violation Of Religious Freedom, Privacy

A petition has been filed in the Bombay High Court challenging the constitutional validity of the…

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Live Law11 Sep 2026

LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: September 11, 2026

Defence In Written Statement Can…

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Live Law11 Sep 2026

Applications Open For Certificate Course On Criminal Defence Practice At NALSAR's Square Circle Clinic

The Square Circle Clinic at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad is inviting applications for a Certificate Course on Criminal Defence Practice, a Continuing Legal Education programme to be...

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India Legal11 Sep 2026

CJI Surya Kant pushes for Arbitral disclosure regime, calls for greater institutional accountability

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has called for a fundamental recalibration of India’s arbitration ecosystem, urging arbitral institutions and practitioners to develop a credible architecture of self-regulation rather than await the operationalisation of a statutory regulator. Addressing the India ADR Week 2026 organised by the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) at The Imperial, […]…

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Live Law11 Sep 2026

Amount Debited From ATM Transaction But No Cash Dispensed: Consumer Commission Holds Bank Liable

The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-VIII (Central), Delhi, comprising Divya Jyoti Jaipuriar (President) and Dr. Rashmi Bansal (Member), has held Punjab & Sind Bank liable for...

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Live Law11 Sep 2026

2026 LiveLaw (SC) 928 | Poosa Sri Krishna & Ors v Gattu Kishan Rao & Anr

Suit Not Maintainable To Recover Money Paid For Illegal Purpose, Liable To Be Rejected Under O VII R 11 CPC : Supreme Court…

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Live Law11 Sep 2026

Suit Not Maintainable To Recover Money Paid For Illegal Purpose, Must Be Rejected Under O VII R 11 CPC : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently held that where a plaint itself discloses that the money sought to be recovered was paid for an illegal and fraudulent purpose, the suit is barred by the of in pari...

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Bar & Bench11 Sep 2026

Bombay Bar Association signs MoU with Lawyers Council of Thailand

The Bombay Bar Association (BBA) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Lawyers Council of Thailand under the Royal Patronage (LCT) in Bangko…

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Bar & Bench11 Sep 2026

Karnataka High Court allows Anjali Devi to continue as Prosecution Director, stays KAT order

The Karnataka High Court has stayed an order of the Karnataka State Administrative Tribunal (KAT) that had questioned the continuation of Anjali Devi as in-char…

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Bar & Bench11 Sep 2026

Can a resolution plan under IBC survive the death of its maker? NCLAT answers

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has said that a resolution plan submitted as part of insolvency proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankrup…

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Bar & Bench11 Sep 2026

Karnataka HC asks SEC to go ahead with panchayat polls after State says ward formation, reservation complete

The Karnataka High Court on Friday recorded that the State government has completed the process of creating wards and reserving seats for members in all 5,864 G…

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Bar & Bench11 Sep 2026

20 years of Prakash Singh: When does non-compliance become contempt?

Two former DGPs – Prakash Singh and NK Singh - along with Common Cause, filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court of India in 1996. The PIL…

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Bar & Bench11 Sep 2026

Law Prep Tutorial launches CLAT 2027 revision batch with AI-based performance tracking & mock analysis

Law Prep Tutorial has announced the launch of its CLAT 2027 Revision Batch, a two-month live online program designed for aspirants who have already completed a…

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Bar & Bench11 Sep 2026

Section 9D and the limits of undoing MADA: Can Parliament fetter the States' Entry 49 power?

The latest amendment to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 (MMDR Act), which received the assent of the President on August 17, has b…

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Bar & Bench11 Sep 2026

Courts must protect poor to preserve India's socialist goal in Constitution: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court recently stressed that courts must ensure the protection of rights of weaker sections of the society to preserve the ‘socialist’ structure…

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Bar & Bench11 Sep 2026

Kerala High Court sets 2-week deadline for its judges to decide bail petitions

The Kerala High Court has set time limits for adjudication of regular and anticipatory bail applications filed before the High Court by accused in criminal case…

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India Legal11 Sep 2026

Supreme Court questions FSSAI over clubbing ultra-processed foods with other packaged products under warning label regime

The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) over its proposed front-of-pack warning label framework for packaged foods, particularly asking why ultra-processed foods should be treated on the same footing as other packaged products. A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran were hearing a […]…

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India Legal11 Sep 2026

Keshav Ranjan appointed Additional Advocate General of Bihar

Keshav Ranjan, Advocate-on-Record (AOR) of the Supreme Court, has been appointed as Additional Advocate General by the Government of Bihar.After completing his schooling in Bihar’s Samastipur district, Ranjan pursued his higher education in Delhi and obtained his LL.B. in 2005.He began his legal career under eminent jurist and former Union Law Minister late Ram Jethmalani. […]…

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India Legal11 Sep 2026

Prima facie illegal: Gauhati High Court questions demolition of 21 houses on private agricultural lands in Assam

The Gauhati High Court has questioned the demolition of dwelling houses belonging to 21 residents of Assam’s Goalpara district on their own agricultural lands, observing that the action of the revenue authorities appeared prima facie illegal and unauthorized and in violation of natural justice. Justice Devashis Baruah made the observations while hearing a petition filed […]…

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India Legal11 Sep 2026

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response on plea challenging closure of 17 Delhi Metro stations during student protests

The Supreme Court has sought responses from the Centre and other authorities on a plea challenging the closure of 17 Delhi Metro stations during student protests in July, alleging that the measure was illegal and disproportionate. A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana issued notice on […]…

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India Legal11 Sep 2026

Divorce cannot end statutory maintenance obligation; Calcutta High Court denies section 125 relief to major daughter

The Calcutta High Court has held that an ex parte divorce decree obtained by a husband does not automatically extinguish his statutory obligation to maintain his former wife, provided she has not remarried and is unable to maintain herself. However, the Court ruled that an unmarried daughter who had attained majority before filing of a […]…

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India Legal11 Sep 2026

Governance: Judiciary is a guardian, not rival to executive

By Justice P.B. Bajanthri Transformative governance is a phrase we use so often in seminar rooms that we sometimes forget how difficult it is to achieve it in the corridors of an actual government office. I want to spend the next few minutes trying to close that gap—between the phrase and the practice. The Foundation: […]…

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India Legal11 Sep 2026

‘Honey Trap’ no excuse: Punjab & Haryana High Court denies bail to man accused of sharing Air Force Station, Rafale photos with Pakistani woman

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has denied bail to a man accused of sharing photographs of an Air Force Station and Rafale fighter jets with a woman allegedly based in Pakistan, observing that the serious nature of the allegations weighed against his release. During the hearing before the Bench of Justice Vikram Aggarwal, defense […]…

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India Legal11 Sep 2026

Delhi Court denies anticipatory bail to advocate in Satya Niketan paying-guest collapse case

A Delhi court has denied anticipatory bail to advocate Shubham Tyagi, one of the operators of a paying-guest (PG) accommodation at Satya Niketan where a building collapse killed seven people. Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Partap Singh Laler of Patiala House Courts rejected Tyagi’s plea, noting that he had suppressed a rent agreement showing him as […]…

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India Legal11 Sep 2026

Supreme Court Collegium approves elevation of Judicial officer Yash Paul Bourney to J&K and Ladakh High Court

The Supreme Court Collegium, at its meeting convened on September 10, 2026, approved the proposal for the elevation of Judicial Officer Shri Yash Paul Bourney as a Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The Collegium considered the proposal concerning his appointment to the constitutional office of a High Court Judge […]…

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