Jabalpur, June 22, 2026: In a significant step towards strengthening Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms and promoting mediation as a preferred mode of dispute settlement, the Madhya Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (MPSLSA) and Dharmashastra National Law University (DNLU), Jabalpur, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Monday and jointly launched a three-month Certificate Course
... Continue Reading.Case Summary: Ashok Kumar v. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (2026) | Compulsory Retirement
The Delhi High Court, in Ashok Kumar v. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, considered a significant question in service jurisprudence: whether an employee can be subjected to disciplinary proceedings for unauthorised absence after the same period of absence has already been declared dies non. The appellant contended that the subsequent punishment of compulsory retirement amounted
... Continue Reading.Can Compensation Be Awarded in Place of an Unclaimed Relief? Supreme Court Clarifies
Highlighting the boundaries of appellate and equitable jurisdiction, the Supreme Court ruled that a court cannot award compensation as a substitute for relief that was neither pleaded nor sought by the litigant. The Court observed that where a plaintiff seeks a mandatory injunction for removal of encroachment, a court cannot unilaterally convert such relief into
... Continue Reading.Repeated Psychological Evaluation of Child Victims May Cause Re-Traumatisation: Supreme Court
In an important judgment underscoring the need for child-sensitive judicial processes, the Supreme Court has held that courts must remain vigilant against orders that may expose a child to unnecessary psychological stress, particularly where allegations of sexual abuse are pending under the POCSO Act. Deciding Sheetal Vasant Thakur v. Chirag Arora (2026 INSC 638), the
... Continue Reading.Delhi HC Interprets Section 69A of the IT Act Broadly, Allows Blocking of Entire Intermediary Platforms
Strengthening the Government’s regulatory authority over digital intermediaries, the Delhi High Court has upheld a temporary platform-wide blocking order under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000. The decision came in Telegram FZ LLC & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors., where the Court dismissed Telegram’s challenge to a government order directing the
... Continue Reading.How Telegram Imports Copyright Doctrine Into Public Law
The Delhi High Court’s recent decision upholding the temporary nationwide blocking of Telegram may appear to be a public-order case. Yet, beneath the surface, it imports a deeper logic from copyright enforcement jurisprudence: that a platform’s architecture can itself justify expansive regulatory intervention. In this post, Anushka Aggarwal examines the emergence of “architectural liability” and
... Continue Reading.Legal Job Opportunity For Area Legal Officer at Manappuram Finance Limited
🏢 Company: Manappuram Finance Limited 📍 Location: Onsite 💰 Stipend/Salary: As Per Industry standard About the Job :Manappuram Finance Limited is a premier Indian non-banking financial company (NBFC) headquartered in Valapad, Kerala, and a leading provider of online and offline gold loans. Manappuram Finance Limited is inviting applications for the role of Area Legal Officer.
... Continue Reading.Legal Job Opportunity For Legal Manager at Finova Capital
🏢 Company: Finova Capital 📍 Location: Raipur, Chhattisgarh 💰 Stipend/Salary: As Per Industry standard About the Job :Finova Capital is hiring a Legal Manager for its Raipur, Chhattisgarh location. The selected candidate will work on legal matters related to loan products. Eligibility :(i) Open to law students from all years of the 5-year or 3-year
... Continue Reading.US DOJ’s New Corporate Enforcement Policy: A Practical Guide for Indian Companies
[Kartikey Mahajan is a Partner, Prerna Jain and Bhavya Chengappa are Principal Associates, all part of the Dispute Resolution practice group of Khaitan and Co.] On 10 March 2026, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued its first-ever department-wide Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy (CEP), which is a critical risk-management framework for companies, including Indian ones, operating globally. CEP offers a
... Continue Reading.Legal Job Opportunity For Legal Manager at Bajaj Finance Limited, Odisha
🏢 Company: Bajaj Finance Limited 📍 Location: Odisha 💰 Stipend/Salary: As Per Industry standard About the Job :Bajaj Finance Limited is hiring a Legal Manager for handling cases against the company. The role will primarily focus on matters before the High Court, District and Sessions Courts, Consumer Forum, DRT, NCLT, mediation, and pre-litigation matters. Eligibility
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