Ethos HR Management & Projects Limited has invited eligible candidates for recruitment to the posts of Sr. Executive and Executive in the Land & Legal Branch on a purely outsourced basis for deputation at Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Ltd. (TCGL), a Government of Gujarat undertaking. Candidates possessing the prescribed LLB/LLM qualification and relevant experience may
... Continue Reading.State Cannot Deny Advocate’s Professional Fees After Availing Legal Services: Delhi High Court
When the State accepts an advocate’s services, allows him to represent it before the Supreme Court and raises no contemporaneous objection to his fee, can it years later deny the engagement by pointing to missing departmental records? In Anoop George Chaudhari v. State of Madhya Pradesh, the Delhi High Court confronted precisely this situation. The
... Continue Reading.Call for Papers: Two-Day National Seminar on Reimagining Law in the Algorithmic Age | KMCT Law College [Hybrid; Oct 6–7]: Submit Abstract by Sep 10
KMCT Law College, Kuttippuram, Kerala, is inviting papers for its Two-Day National Seminar on “Reimagining Law in the Algorithmic Age – Power, Rights and Regulations”, scheduled to be held in hybrid mode on October 6 and 7, 2026. Academicians, legal professionals, researchers, research scholars, students, and other interested participants may participate. The extended deadline for
... Continue Reading.JOB POST: Legal Apprentices at Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL) [Apply by 18 Sept 2026]
Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL), a Government of India enterprise, is inviting applications for its Legal Apprenticeship Training Programme at TCIL Bhawan, New Delhi. Candidates possessing a three-year LL.B. or five-year integrated Law/LL.B. qualification approved by the Bar Council of India may apply. The last date to apply is 18 September 2026. About Telecommunications Consultants
... Continue Reading.SpicyIP Tidbit: CGPDTM Calls for Comments and Suggestions on New Draft Pharma and Biotech Patent Application Guidelines (2026)
In the time of this oncoming monsoon, it feels like its raining draft guidelines from the Controller General’s office! The office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) has released two new sets of draft guidelines today for the examination of patent applications related to pharmaceutical & biotechnology inventions. These draft guidelines are
... Continue Reading.Legal Job Opportunity for Junior Advocate at My Legal Partners
🏢 Company: My Legal Partners 📍 Location: WZ-32N, First Floor, Sharda Puri, New Delhi, Delhi 110015, Nearest Metro Station – Ramesh Nagar, Landmark – Radheshyam Mandir. 💰 Stipend/Salary: As Per Industry standard About the Job :My Legal Partners (MLP) has opened up applications for the position of associate for legal contracts in their office! Eligibility
... Continue Reading.Grounds of Arrest Must Be Communicated to Relative Before Transit Remand: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court has held that when an accused is arrested outside the territorial jurisdiction of the case and produced before the nearest Magistrate for transit remand, the constitutional and statutory safeguards governing arrest must be complied with before such production. The Court ruled that the grounds of arrest must be communicated not only
... Continue Reading.Saved by the Facts: A Critical Look at the Doctrinal Stretches in Jyothy Labs v. Dabur
At first glance, Jyothy Labs v. Dabur looks like a fairly straightforward trademark dispute over the use of “NEEM” on toothpaste packaging. But beneath the favourable factual matrix lies a shakier doctrinal foundation, particularly on essential-feature protection, the descriptive–suggestive divide, and passing off. In this post, Harsh Kashyap examines how the Bombay High Court reached
... Continue Reading.Doctrine of Proportionality: The Constitutional Limit on Excessive State Action
The Constitution empowers the State to make laws, regulate conduct, maintain public order and pursue legitimate social objectives. But constitutional power is not unlimited. Even when the State acts for a lawful purpose, the means adopted cannot be excessive, arbitrary or more restrictive than necessary. This principle lies at the heart of the doctrine of
... Continue Reading.Reforming Legal Deposit: Why the Jan Vishwas Amendment Falls Short
This post has been co-authored with Charan Ashok. Charan is a fifth-year B.A., LL.B (Hons) student at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. The Delivery of Books Act, 1956 (“DB Act”), one of India’s most forgotten statutes, has been amended via the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act 2026. The said Amendment Act
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