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44 headlines Updated 18 Jul 2026, 04:19 PM Open Archive 18 Jul 2026
SCC Online Blog India 18 Jul 2026, 04:00 PM Karnataka High Court

Read why Karnataka High Court refused to entertain Article 227 plea against ex parte injunction order

“…the petitioner, instead of availing the statutory remedy available to him, has chosen to file a petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India.” The post Read why Karnataka High Court refused to entertain Article 227 plea against ex parte injunction order appeared first on SCC Times.

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SCC Online Blog India 18 Jul 2026, 03:30 PM

Promotional Reels, Client Testimonials, Legal Influencers: BCI Issues Digital Conduct Rules for Legal Community

BCI has issued a comprehensive circular on social media conduct, digital ethics, court decorum and professional responsibility, directing State Bar Councils and law colleges to ensure immediate implementation and sensitisation. The post Promotional Reels, Client Testimonials, Legal Influencers: BCI Issues Digital Conduct Rules for Legal Community appeared first on SCC Times.

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SCC Online Blog India 18 Jul 2026, 03:00 PM High Court

“Traitor” Posters Outside Harbhajan Singh’s Residence Did Not Establish a Threat to Life: Punjab and Haryana HC Declines to Security Cover

The Security Review Committee had assessed Harbhajan Singh's threat perception on 3 March 2026, nearly two months before he left the Aam Aadmi Party. Punjab & Haryana HC held the timing was coincidental, not retaliatory and that his Y+ CRPF cover and State's undertaking of local deployment adequately addressed his security concerns. The post “Traitor” Posters Outside Harbhajan Singh’s Residence...

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SCC Online Blog India 18 Jul 2026, 02:30 PM Kerala High Court

Foreign counsel cannot examine witnesses before Advocate Commissioner in execution of Hague Convention Letter of Request: Kerala HC

The Kerala High Court held that foreign lawyers cannot examine witnesses before an Advocate Commissioner appointed for execution of a letter of request issued by a foreign court under the Hague Convention. The recording evidence before a Commissioner is a litigious function forming part of the practice of law in India and falls within an area reserved exclusively for advocates...

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SCC Online Blog India 18 Jul 2026, 02:00 PM High Court

₹94 Crore ITC Fraud Alleged, Fictitious Suppliers, No Stock Records, Yet Telangana HC Grants Anticipatory Bail; Says Gravity of Economic Offence Alone Cannot Justify Arrest

The Court held that although allegations of fraudulent availment of Input Tax Credit under the CGST Act constitute serious economic offences, arrest cannot be made as a matter of course. Where the investigation is primarily based on documentary evidence already in the custody of the authorities and custodial interrogation is not shown to be indispensable, anticipatory bail deserves to be...

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SCC Online Blog India 18 Jul 2026, 01:00 PM

Call for Submissions | Campus Law Centre, DU’s Journal for Legal and Policy Research (CLC-JLPR) invites submissions for Vol. 2

Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi has invited submissions for Volume 2 of the Campus Law Centre — Journal for Legal and Policy Research (CLC-JLPR), welcoming original contributions from students, academicians, and practitioners across law and allied disciplines. The post Call for Submissions | Campus Law Centre, DU’s Journal for Legal and Policy Research (CLC-JLPR) invites submissions...

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SCC Online Blog India 18 Jul 2026, 12:30 PM Supreme Court of India

5,393 Elderly and Terminally Ill Prisoners Identified by NALSA. Supreme Court Says the Criminal Justice System Needs Systemic Recalibration; Issues Comprehensive Directions

While issuing comprehensive directions, the Court noted that these proceedings called for a systemic recalibration of criminal justice system, wherein vulnerability is not treated as an afterthought, but as a constitutionally significant determinant for humane treatment of prisoners. The post 5,393 Elderly and Terminally Ill Prisoners Identified by NALSA. Supreme Court Says the Criminal Justice System Needs Systemic Recalibration; Issues...

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SCC Online Blog India 18 Jul 2026, 12:00 PM High Court

Cyber Fraud Investigation Needs Real-Time Coordination: MP HC Impleads MHA, Telecom Department, RBI & 3 State DGPs To Fix the System

The Court found that the existing mechanism, whereby information is sought through multiple agencies and forwarded from one authority to another before any effective field action is undertaken, results in avoidable delay. Such procedural movement of files and requests enables the perpetrators to remain several steps ahead of the investigating agencies. The post Cyber Fraud Investigation Needs Real-Time Coordination: MP...

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SCC Online Blog India 18 Jul 2026, 11:30 AM

Centre Nominates New Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Member to National Commission for Minorities

Ministry of Minority Affairs has nominated Harjit Singh Grewal as Chairperson, S. Munawari Begum as Vice-Chairperson and Glenn E Souza Ticlo as Member of the National Commission for Minorities. The post Centre Nominates New Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Member to National Commission for Minorities appeared first on SCC Times.

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