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States challenging executive order on mail-in voting ask justices to leave in place limits on its implementation

Afghanistan humanitarian crisis has intensified since Taliban’s return to power, rights group reports

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday reported that in the five years since the Taliban’s resurgence, the group has fostered a hostile environment and spurred one of the world’s worst human rights crises. HRW called on governments around the world to take decisive action as opposed to passively providing condolences, stating that the international response […] The post Afghanistan humanitarian...

$1.8 bln fund for Trump allies rescinded as underlying settlement remains unchanged

A $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund established to pay people who say the government unjustly prosecuted them was rescinded Sunday night. But the settlement between President Donald Trump and his own Justice Department that created the fund remains unchanged. The order, dated August 2 and signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Trump’s former personal attorney, […] The post $1.8 bln...

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“People honour what they create”: Justice Vikram Nath Closes Commonwealth Peace Mediation Conference; Bahamas Offers to Host Next Year

The Commonwealth Peace Mediation Conference closed as it opened: with a call to choose dialogue over confrontation. Justice Vikram Nath's valedictory address and The Bahamas' offer to host next year capped three days spanning climate disputes, family conflict, and peace-building. The post “People honour what they create”: Justice Vikram Nath Closes Commonwealth Peace Mediation Conference; Bahamas Offers to Host Next...

Trump administration targets birth tourism

Plus, another high-profile Democrat expresses support for expanding the court.

Lok Sabha Passes Bill Raising Supreme Court Judge Strength to 38 Amid Mounting Pendency

Lok Sabha has passed the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Amendment Bill, 2026, giving effect from 16 May 2026 to the increase in the sanctioned strength of Supreme Court judges from 34 to 38. The post Lok Sabha Passes Bill Raising Supreme Court Judge Strength to 38 Amid Mounting Pendency appeared first on SCC Times.

Top Legal Developments [27 July – 2 August 2026] | Anti-Paper Leak Bill; NEET Paper Leak Protest Violence case; Court Videos Reposting; Zepto trade mark case; and more

A quick roundup to cover all the important legal developments and cases this week. The post Top Legal Developments [27 July – 2 August 2026] | Anti-Paper Leak Bill; NEET Paper Leak Protest Violence case; Court Videos Reposting; Zepto trade mark case; and more appeared first on SCC Times.

“Political Dictate” Can’t Influence Sanction; Section 19 PC Act Decision-Making Cannot Be A “Hamlet’s Soliloquy”: Supreme Court

The Court noted that the respondent was dragged unnecessarily to the High Court by a review prompted by the office of the Chief Minister. The State ought to have accepted the High Court's interference with a “patently illegal and blatantly tainted” sanction order. The post “Political Dictate” Can’t Influence Sanction; Section 19 PC Act Decision-Making Cannot Be A “Hamlet’s Soliloquy”...

No Woman Should Choose Between Childbirth and Career; Allahabad HC Allows PET Deferment for Pregnant Candidate

A woman cleared the written exam for Forest Guard and Wildlife Guard recruitment, nine months pregnant at the time, was told there was no rule allowing her physical test to be postponed. The Allahabad High Court disagreed, holding that no woman should have to choose between motherhood and a job. The post No Woman Should Choose Between Childbirth and Career...

30 Days for filing Written Statement extendable by 15 days if sufficient cause provided: NCDRC confirms 45 days being absolute limit

Written statement was e-filed within 44 days from the receipt of the complaint which was beyond 30 days prescribed time-limit but the delay beyond 30 days held to be extendable if sufficient cause explained, thus making the prescribed period to be of 45 days. The written statement was thus filed within the prescribed period. The post 30 Days for filing...

No greater damage to reputation than a criminal case: Rajasthan HC quashes S. 138, NI Act case against School Principal who resigned before the Cheque was signed

The High Courts observed that criminal prosecution of any person is a serious matter as it affects the liberty of that person. The post No greater damage to reputation than a criminal case: Rajasthan HC quashes S. 138, NI Act case against School Principal who resigned before the Cheque was signed appeared first on SCC Times.

Paper Leak Fast-Track Court Gets a New Judge as Delhi HC Reshuffles Judicial Postings

Delhi High Court has transferred Judge Anu Grover Baliga from the designated Fast-Track Court handling offences under the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, and posted Judge Ajay Gupta in her place. The post Paper Leak Fast-Track Court Gets a New Judge as Delhi HC Reshuffles Judicial Postings appeared first on SCC Times.

1,300 Deaths a Year due to Stray Animals: Supreme Court Awards Compensation, Issues Recommendations and Calls for a National Fix

Supreme Court awarded ₹15 lakhs compensation to the widow of a man who died after a stray bull attack, holding that relegating the claimants to a civil suit after nearly 2 decades would leave them "remediless". The post 1,300 Deaths a Year due to Stray Animals: Supreme Court Awards Compensation, Issues Recommendations and Calls for a National Fix appeared first...

Delhi High Court directs Google and Tamil Weekly “Nakkheeran” to remove 44 additional videos in Isha Foundation Defamation Suit

The present application arose because the earlier order did not expressly refer to 39 short videos and 5 English-language videos that were mentioned in Para 10 of the plaint, although according to Isha Foundation these videos formed part of the original cause of action and contained content substantially identical to the impugned videos already directed to be taken down. The...

Marriage Doesn’t Sever a Daughter’s Ties to Her Family; Restricting Compassionate Jobs to “Divorced or Deserted” Daughters Violates Article 14: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court said that there cannot be a presumption in law that, after marriage, a daughter severs her ties with her parental family and resides with husband in her matrimonial home and that any classification differentiating a daughter from a son is, per se, unconstitutional The post Marriage Doesn’t Sever a Daughter’s Ties to Her Family; Restricting Compassionate Jobs...

2026 SCC Vol. 6 Part 2: Key Supreme Court Cases on Constitution, CPC, Human and Civil Rights, Specific Relief, & more

Explore the latest Supreme Court Cases in 2026 SCC Vol. 6 Part 2 on freedom of speech, preventive detention, separate trials, pandemics, and more. The post 2026 SCC Vol. 6 Part 2: Key Supreme Court Cases on Constitution, CPC, Human and Civil Rights, Specific Relief, & more appeared first on SCC Times.

Auction Purchaser Cannot Claim Society Membership Without Clearing Previous Owner’s Maintenance Dues: Bombay High Court

Buying a flat through a bank auction? Don’t overlook pending maintenance dues. Bombay High Court held that an auction purchaser cannot claim The post Auction Purchaser Cannot Claim Society Membership Without Clearing Previous Owner’s Maintenance Dues: Bombay High Court appeared first on SCC Times.

Who Owns the Harvest? AI Training, Fair Dealing, and the Uncharted Limits of Section 52

by Paidipala Shishira* The post Who Owns the Harvest? AI Training, Fair Dealing, and the Uncharted Limits of Section 52 appeared first on SCC Times.

Russia-linked airstrike in Mali may violate international law, rights group warns

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday condemned a deadly airstrike by the Russia’s-Africa Corps in central Mali, saying the strike appeared to be an arbitrary attack that may have violated international humanitarian law. The Russian government-controlled Africa Corps launched the airstrike that killed eight civilians, including three children, on June 15. The strike hit the […] The post Russia-linked airstrike...

Bidding War in Big Law Accelerates as Law Firms Lean on More Comp Incentives

Bidding War in Big Law Accelerates as Law Firms Lean on More Comp Incentives

FCC Commissioners Took Expensive Gifts From Paramount, Ethics Complaints Allege

Insurance Litigation Defense Firm Tyson & Mendes Mulls PE Investment Deal

Manhattan DA Pushes Back on Trump's Complaint Over Delay in Federal Court Appeal Fight

Illinois Bill Targeting Private Equity in Law Could Have Much Broader Impacts, Critics Warn

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 3, 2026

Supreme Court Daily Round-Up : August 3, 2026

Hiding Number Plate Not Cheating Offence Though Motor Vehicles Act Violation : Supreme Court

Granting Protection To Minor In Live-In Relationship Would Implicitly Sanction What Law Expressly Prohibits: Punjab & Haryana High Court

K&L Gates absorbs nine-strong IP team in Munich from local boutique

Group significantly boosts US firm's IP bench in one of Europe’s most important patent markets

Wachtell, Debevoise guide Prysmian's $3.8bn Atkore buy in US electrical push

Wachtell acts for Italy's Prysmian, the world's biggest cablemaker, as it bets on AI-driven infrastructure demand with buy of Debevoise-repped electrical products maker Atkore

Manchester Law Society chief executive retires after 38 years

City’s lawyers express warm tributes to Fran Eccles-Bech for helping transform Manchester’s legal community

Reed Smith boosts Middle East corporate practice with lateral hire

Mohammed Basama has joined from US rival King & Spalding as a partner

UK software provider CostsMaster partners with Irish AI consultancy Portlaw Strategic Intelligence

Collaboration is led by Dr Victoria McCloud, former King's Bench Master and deputy costs judge

How I Made Partner: 'Initiative, Independence and the Ability to Bring in Business,' Says James D'Elicio of Chemtob Moss

Threat or Opportunity? Clients Ask Law Firms for Their Data Back

Threat or Opportunity? Clients Ask Law Firms for Their Data Back

Supreme Court Has Reined in Agencies. Could Congress Be Next?

Cleary Sees Opportunity to Grow Litigation on Both Coasts

Former Williams & Connolly Partner Discusses Pivot to Legal Research Startup Founder

ChatGPT Admits it 'Completely Fabricated' Legal Case when Quizzed by Australian Judge

Willkie Launches Litigation Practice in Texas, Hires Hilgers Trial Team

EU AI Act's Next Phase Puts Pressure on Big Tech—and Not Just in Europe

Supreme Court Directs MEA To Trace Indian Seafarer Missing After Drone Attack On Ship Near Ukraine

Supreme Court Directs MEA To Trace Indian Seafarer Missing After Drone Attack On Ship Near Ukraine

LiveLaw Daily | Brij Bhushan Acquitted| TMC Bank Freeze| Live-In 498A| Transgender Rights

LiveLaw Daily | Brij Bhushan Acquitted| TMC Bank Freeze| Live-In 498A| Transgender Rights

“Pharmacy Council Of India An Obsolete Institution”: Supreme Court Suggests Replacing PCI With Statutory Commission

“Pharmacy Council Of India An Obsolete Institution”: Supreme Court Suggests Replacing PCI With Statutory Commission

'For Child Victims, Consider Impact On Future' : Supreme Court Awards ₹83.38 Lakhs For Accident Leaving Infant Paralysed For Life

'For Child Victims, Consider Impact On Future' : Supreme Court Awards ₹83.38 Lakhs For Accident Leaving Infant Paralysed For Life

'Village's Common Land' : Supreme Court Restores 280 Acre Gurugram Land To Wazirabad Gram Panchayat The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday (August 3) restored the ownership of approximately 280 acres of land in Gurugram to the Gram Panchayat, Wazirabad, holding...

State Can't Solve Its Financial Crisis By Withholding Employees' And Pensioners' Dues: P&H High Court

Provisionally Enrolled Advocates Can Practice Freely For 2 Years Pending AIBE, But Can't Vote In Bar Elections: BCI

14 special courts established in Delhi's Rouse Avenue to deal with paper leak, NIA, UAPA, NDPS and MCOCA cases

Social media has turned justice into a marketplace of 'likes': Justice Joymalya Bagchi

Masking number plate of vehicle a violation under MV Act but not cheating under IPC: Supreme Court

Punjab spending large amount of money on freebies, ads but not paying dues to employees: P&H High Court

Consumer court asks dry cleaner to compensate man for burning wedding sherwani

We don't want any dog to die: Delhi HC directs MCD, NDMC to hold camps for sterilisation/vaccination of stray dogs

Madras High Court refuses to restrain release of AI-enhanced version of Rajinikanth’s Kochadaiiyaan

Lok Sabha passes Bill to increase Supreme Court judge strength to 38

Cross-institutional team from JGLS, NLSIU and DSNLU wins South Asia round of FDI International Arbitration Moot 2026

Avoid terms like ‘helpless woman’ in rape judgments; no moral policing: Supreme Court panel to judges

Pinsent Masons hires first financial regulatory consulting head from Eversheds

Ian Stott joins with team in London having built the financial regulatory consulting practice at Konexo, Eversheds' legal services delivery arm

Latham deepens tech push with Hg general counsel hire in London

Samantha McGonigle brings extensive tech and software-related deals experience, follows recent tech hires by Latham in London from MoFo, Travers Smith

Ireland's Matheson names new managing partner as incumbent resigns

Shane Hogan to succeed Darren Maher, who took over as managing partner in January

Egyptian firm El Wakeel advises Al Ahly football club on landmark Vodafone stadium deal

Firm advises Egyptian club on naming rights deal, the country’s largest ever sports sponsorship agreement

BREAKING| Student Protests : Supreme Court Clarifies States Can Close/Withdraw FIRs Against Protesters

BREAKING| Student Protests : Supreme Court Clarifies States Can Close/Withdraw FIRs Against Protesters

BREAKING| Supreme Court Extends S.498A IPC To Live-In Relationships Which Are 'Relationships In The Nature Of Marriage'

BREAKING| Supreme Court Extends S.498A IPC To Live-In Relationships Which Are 'Relationships In The Nature Of Marriage'

'Important' : Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Against Allowing Protests At Delhi's Jantar Mantar

'Important' : Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Against Allowing Protests At Delhi's Jantar Mantar

Supreme Court Asks ED If Trinamool Congress Can Be Allowed Funds From Frozen Accounts To Manage Daily Affairs

Supreme Court Asks ED If Trinamool Congress Can Be Allowed Funds From Frozen Accounts To Manage Daily Affairs

Husband Cannot Be Directed To Both Maintain Fixed Deposit For Child & Pay Monthly Child Maintenance Separately: Calcutta High Court

Reliable Dying Declaration Alone Can Be Basis For Conviction: Allahabad High Court Affirms Life Sentence Of 2 For Setting Woman Ablaze

J&K High Court upholds dismissal of judge accused of taking ₹7.5 lakh bribe

NLSIU, NLIU, NLUO, HNLU, TNNLU, GNLU still not on BCI's approved list of law colleges as July 31 deadline lapses

RRU Launches International Law Week featuring Moot Court and Law Academy

The covenant of trust: Insurance industry as custodians of money ethics and sanctity of privacy

CJP protests: Supreme Court clarifies States at liberty to close FIRs except against those with serious criminal antecedents

Supreme Court forms judges' panel to streamline listing of cases, ensure uniform sequencing

School sports events will conclude before peak pollution months: Delhi government assures Delhi HC

Shruti Haasan moves Bombay High Court against AI deepfakes, fake endorsements

HNLU holds awareness and pledge-taking programme under 'Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat' campaign

Supreme Court seeks Centre, Delhi's stand on plea claiming Jantar Mantar is no longer fit for protests

Supreme Court directs MEA to trace Indian seafarers who faced drone attack near Ukraine

Social media account can't be blocked because some posts are objectionable: Kerala High Court

Supreme Court asks Calcutta High Court to decide Abhishek Banerjee's foreign travel plea in a week

Supreme Court summons Arunachal Chief Secretary, Home Secretary for non-cooperation in CBI probe against CM Pema Khandu

Delhi HC seeks NIA reply to Kashmiri separatist Asiya Andrabi's appeal against life imprisonment

TMC account freeze case: Supreme Court asks ED whether limited funds can be released for party's daily operations

Student Protest Violence : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

Student Protest Violence : Live Updates From Supreme Court Hearing

Court Fees Act | Appeals Against Statutory Benefits In Land Acquisition Compensation Attract Ad Valorem Court Fees : Supreme Court

Court Fees Act | Appeals Against Statutory Benefits In Land Acquisition Compensation Attract Ad Valorem Court Fees : Supreme Court

Supreme Court Dismisses Brinda Karat's Review Plea Against Supreme Court's Clean Chit To BJP Leaders In Hate Speech Case

Supreme Court Dismisses Brinda Karat's Review Plea Against Supreme Court's Clean Chit To BJP Leaders In Hate Speech Case