The Chhattisgarh High Court has declined to quash an FIR and subsequent criminal proceedings against professor Dilip Jha, who is accused of coercing non-Muslim students to participate in offering namaz during a National Service Scheme (NSS) camp in Bilaspur. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, in its April 15
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It really disappointed me most extremely that the 33% reservation of seats for women in the Lower House of Parliament that is Lok Sabha and State Assemblies for women
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The Bombay High Court has referred a key question to a larger bench: whether the Goods and Services Tax (GST) department can legally issue a single consolidated show-cause notice (SCN) covering multiple financial years under the CGST Act, 2017. A Division Bench of Justices G. S. Kulkarni and Aarti Sathe made the reference on April
... Continue Reading.The Strategist Behind India’s High-Stakes Litigation Success Stories
The Strategist Behind India’s High-Stakes Litigation Success Stories Mahesh emphasizes that litigation is not just about legal argumentation; it is about understanding the economic, regulatory, and reputational consequences of every legal step Building a Litigation Institution, Not Just a Law Firm In the arena of high-value litigation and complex arbitration, reputation is built not merely
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Congress leader Pawan Khera has approached the Gauhati High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a case recently registered against him by the Crime Branch of Assam Police in Guwahati. The plea was filed earlier today and has been registered by the High Court Registry for listing before an appropriate Bench. The case against
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AI And Trademarks The Future of Brand Protection in India’s Evolving Digital Economy AI tools/platforms can continuously monitor trademark journals and e-commerce listings, which previously required manual review I. Introduction India’s rise to become a major player in Intellectual Property around the world is no longer just a guess, it is a fact. According to
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Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India) appoints Pankaj Jain as Director Legal Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. (The Times of India) has appointed Pankaj Jain as Director Legal. He joins the organization after a long-standing tenure at AstraZeneca, where he served as Head of Legal. Pankaj brings close to two decades of
... Continue Reading.When Excellence Is Not Enough: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Structural Equality
When Excellence Is Not Enough: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Structural Equality By examining the assumptions embedded within rules governing authority, dependency, and opportunity, Ginsburg demonstrated that equality requires more than identical treatment under existing systems. It demands scrutiny of the institutional architecture that shapes how those systems operate Abstract The promise of meritocracy is rooted
... Continue Reading.Case Summary: Canara Bank v. Kavita Chowdhary (2026) | Bank Liable for Delay in Cheque Clearance
This judgment is important as it clarifies: The duty of banks in cheque collection, The scope of “deficiency in service” under consumer law, The principles governing compensation for negligence. The Court balanced liability with practical realities and modified the compensation awarded by the consumer forum. Title of the Case: Canara Bank v. Kavita Chowdhary Citation:
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The question of whether a refurbisher, after repairing a product, can remove the affixed mark and replace it with his own has generated a lot of discussion on this blog. Last year, in a post, I had showed how the Delhi HC went from initially injuncting further sale of repaired goods u/s. 30(4) to allowing such
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