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In a significant relief to Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL), a Delhi court on Saturday passed an interim order restraining a group of journalists, activists and foreign-linked organisations from publishing or circulating allegedly unverified and defamatory content against the company.
A 32-year-old man was arrested for allegedly duping a general manager at ONGC in Dehradun, of Rs. 7.4 crore in an online investment scam between July 22 and Aug 20, police said on Tuesday.
A single burger and fries were clearly inadequate for a 14-hour flight delay. Pointing this out, a district consumer commission has ordered SpiceJet Ltd to pay Rs.50,000 in compensation for “expenses incurred and mental agony” to a Mulund resident and an additional Rs. 5,000 to cover legal costs.
The Delhi BNSS (Service of Summons and Warrants) Rules, 2025, have been notified by the city government, paving the way for electronic delivery of court summons and warrants through WhatsApp and e-mail, officials said.
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has announced a three-year moratorium on the establishment of new centres of legal education nationwide. The council has framed the Rules of Legal Education, Moratorium (Three-Year Moratorium) concerning Centres of Legal Education, 2025, to halt the establishment or granting of approval to new Centres of Legal Education.
The Bombay High Court will have a new bench in Kolhapur district, western Maharashtra, making it the fourth bench of the High Court in the state. Sittings will begin on August 18, according to a PTI report.
A district court in Bhopal has sentenced a man to three years in jail for impersonating a lawyer and practising law for 18 years using forged documents. The convict, Ravindra Kumar Gupta, was also fined ₹4,000 by the court.
Many tenants and landlords are puzzled over the requirement of Aadhaar in rent agreements. While some say they were asked for it during registration, others insist they completed the process using other ID proofs. This confusion reflects the gap between legal provisions and on-ground practices in different states.
Income tax return cannot be conclusive proof of earning, and an individual’s actual income would indeed be very different from the figures shown in the I-T return, the Calcutta High Court stated, reprimanding a man, seeking to lower the maintenance amount to his wife from the Rs. 20,000 that a family court had set.
To prevent non-lawyers from misleading litigants, the Rohini Court Bar Association (RCBA) recently issued a notice reserving white shirts and black pants for advocates at the Rohini Court premises in Delhi.