The Supreme Court has reiterated an important principle governing property disputes: mere long or uninterrupted possession of immovable property does not, by itself, mature into ownership by adverse possession. For possession to become adverse in law, it must carry a clear and hostile assertion of ownership against the true owner. The Bench comprising Justice Prashant
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The Supreme Court has held that where a partnership firm is dissolved but its assets are not liquidated and distributed, the share of a partner in those assets cannot simply be frozen at their value on the date of dissolution. Upholding the Andhra Pradesh High Court, the Court ruled that restricting a partner to the
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The Supreme Court has held that service rendered by employees on a contractual, ad hoc, daily-wage or work-charge basis before their regularisation cannot be excluded while computing qualifying service for pensionary and retiral benefits where the employment was long and continuous, and the employees were subsequently regularised. A Bench comprising Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and
... Continue Reading.8th SRM National Tamil Moot Court Competition 2026 at SRMIST, Kattankulathur [Oct 9-11]: Register by Oct 5
School of Law, SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) is organising the 8th SRM National Tamil Moot Court Competition, 2026 from 9th to 11th October 2026 at its Kattankulathur campus. Law students pursuing three-year or five-year LL.B. programmes are eligible to participate. The competition will be conducted entirely in Tamil, and the last date
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🏢 Company: Sulekha 📍 Location: Remote About the Internship :Sulekha is hiring a Legal/Finance Intern to support its legal, contractual, compliance and documentation requirements, along with finance and legal administrative tasks. Eligibility :(i) Students or recent graduates with a background in Law, Finance, Commerce or a related field.(ii) Strong attention to detail and documentation skills.(iii) Good communication
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If you’re an Indian professional or student eyeing a temporary move to the United States, the visa landscape in 2026 looks noticeably different from even a couple of years ago. Recent reporting indicates that USCIS policy and processing practices may now place greater emphasis on consular processing abroad rather than adjustment of status within the
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🏢 Company: Arihant Law Associates 📍 Location: Remote 💰 Stipend/Salary: Unpaid About the Internship :Arihant Law Associates is inviting applications for its virtual internship programme scheduled for months of October, November & December 2026. The internship is designed to provide law students with practical exposure to legal research, drafting, and court functioning across various specialised areas
... Continue Reading.ARBITRATION AND EXCEPTED MATTERS: SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES THE TRIBUNAL’S JURISDICTION UNDER SECTION 16
September 11, 2026 In Blog ARBITRATION AND EXCEPTED MATTERS: SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES THE TRIBUNAL’S JURISDICTION UNDER SECTION 16 INTRODUCTION The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India recently examined crucial legal questions regarding the extent of judicial scrutiny permissible over arbitration agreements and the inherent jurisdiction of arbitral tribunals to determine their own boundaries. In the case of
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Jabalpur: Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur, in collaboration with the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (ICPS), organised a two-day Training Programme on Legislative Drafting for Officers and Officials of the Government of Madhya Pradesh. The programme commenced on September 10, 2026, and concludes on September 11, 2026. The initiative brings together government officers
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September 11, 2026 In Blog KERALA AND ALLAHABAD HIGH COURTS HOLD: POCSO AND PCMA OVERRIDE PERSONAL LAW ON AGE OF MARRIAGE Rubi & Ors. v. State of U.P. & Ors. 2026 (PIL) No. 746 of 2020, Allahabad High Court, Justice J.J. Munir and Justice Achal Sachdev And Crime No. 461 of 2022 Mannarkkad Police Station
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