Right To Profession Cannot Be Threatened For Expressing Dissent: CJI

                                                        It has be conceded with grace and humility that the Apex Court on August 14, 2026 came down heavily launching a most scathing open criticism of the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) now withdrawn order that no law student of NALSAR Hyderabad’s 2026 batch would be allowed to enroll as advocates until further orders

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Ram Behari Gupta Memorial National Civil Drafting Competition 2026 | SGT University: Register by Sept 19

School of Law, SGT University is organising the Ram Behari Gupta Memorial National Civil Drafting Competition 2026, focusing on civil drafting under the Specific Relief Act, 1963. Law students pursuing integrated five-year law programmes or the three-year LL.B. programme are eligible to participate. The last date for registration is 19 September 2026. About the Competition

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JOB POST: Senior Associate and Associate at SNV & Co., Delhi

SNV & Co. (formerly SKV Associates) is inviting applications for the positions of Senior Associate and Associate for its civil and commercial litigation practice in Delhi. Candidates having the prescribed post-qualification experience and relevant drafting, research and litigation skills may apply within a week. About SNV & Co. SNV & Co. (formerly SKV Associates), under

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News Report About A Person’s Arrest Does Not Constitute Criminal Defamation: Kerala HC

                                                                       It is a matter of immense significance with far reaching implications that in a major development we see that while quashing a criminal defamation case that had been filed against the Chief Editor of Malayala Manorama, one of its editors and a reporter who were booked over a news report in the Malayalam news

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SpicyIP Tidbit: CGPDTM Calls for Comments and Suggestions on New Draft Patent and Trademark Manuals (2026)

The office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) has released two new notifications regarding updates to the office manuals. Yesterday, the office invited comments and suggestions from stakeholders on the Draft Manual of Patent Office (Practice & Procedure), 2026, to be submitted within the next 30 days. Today, the office has invited suggestions on

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Non-Service of Notice Does Not Automatically Render DRT Auction Sale Void: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, in Sheela Gehlot v. Mohini Hardayal Singh & Ors., 2026 INSC 863, has clarified an important principle governing auction sales conducted in debt recovery proceedings: mere non-service of the statutory notice does not, by itself, render an auction sale void. Where the affected party had actual knowledge of the execution and auction

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