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Trump administration and Texas urge court to leave their agreement on deportation proceedings in place

When denying a stay denies the rule of international law

The Mahmoud Khalil and Badar Khan Suri cases: an explainer

Border wall dispute arrives on interim docket

Plus, the justices may soon be faced with a case on the future of the Colorado River.

Special Flight Returns (SFR-II) of PM’s foreign visits can be withheld under RTI Act on security grounds: Delhi High Court

The Court held CIC erred in directing disclosure of SFR-II records, as redaction could not remove the security risks. The post Special Flight Returns (SFR-II) of PM’s foreign visits can be withheld under RTI Act on security grounds: Delhi High Court appeared first on SCC Times.

Woman can be charged with gang rape for sharing common intention; “Persons” under Section 70 BNS is gender neutral: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court dismissed a petition challenging an order on charge in a case involving offences under the POCSO Act, holding that the word “persons” in the gang rape provision under Section 376-D IPC/Section 70 BNS is gender neutral, so as a woman who forms part of a group or acts in furtherance of a common intention to have rape...

Union territories Court Fees (Adjudication of Penalties and Appeal) Rules, 2026 notified to govern adjudication of court-fee and stamp-related violations

The Union Territories Court Fees (Adjudication of Penalties and Appeal) Rules, 2026 establish a formal procedure for investigating and penalising certain violations of court-fee stamp rules in Union Territories, and for appealing against the penalties imposed. The post Union territories Court Fees (Adjudication of Penalties and Appeal) Rules, 2026 notified to govern adjudication of court-fee and stamp-related violations appeared first...

Kerala HC permits use of Aadhaar database for fingerprint comparison in double murder investigation; Rejects privacy objection

Kerala High Court directed UIDAI to compare fingerprints recovered from a double-murder crime scene with Aadhaar database records holding that the investigating agency was not seeking disclosure of core biometric information but only identification of persons whose fingerprints matched the crime-scene prints. Such a request was permissible under Section 33, Aadhaar Act when authorised by a High Court and did...

Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas welcomes Meher Mehta as a Partner in its Corporate Practice

Meher graduated from Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi in 2014 after pursuing Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi in 2011. The post Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas welcomes Meher Mehta as a Partner in its Corporate Practice appeared first on SCC Times.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Delhi invites applications for One-Year LL.M. Programme 2026—27

The School of Legal and Socio-Political Studies (SLPS) at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi is launching a One-Year Master of Laws (LL.M.) Programme from the Academic Session 2026—27. The post Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Delhi invites applications for One-Year LL.M. Programme 2026—27 appeared first on SCC Times.

Why was Sujit Bose denied bail in the alleged municipal recruitment scam? Calcutta HC on PMLA Section 45

The petitioner is a former Minister of the Government of West Bengal and former Vice-Chairman of South Dum Dum Municipality. The proceedings arose out of an alleged municipal recruitment scam in West Bengal. The post Why was Sujit Bose denied bail in the alleged municipal recruitment scam? Calcutta HC on PMLA Section 45 appeared first on SCC Times.

Party autonomy or perceived bias and diversity? AIAC Asia ADR Week 2026 debates repeat arbitrator appointments

Two houses at AIAC Asia ADR Week 2026 debated whether repeat appointments of arbitrators undermine perceptions of bias and diversity or reflect party confidence in proven expertise. The post Party autonomy or perceived bias and diversity? AIAC Asia ADR Week 2026 debates repeat arbitrator appointments appeared first on SCC Times.

MNLU Mumbai to host fireside chat on “Artificial intelligence & the future of banking: Opportunities, risks & regulatory frontiers” with Citi’s technology, operations & privacy legal team

The primary aim of the Fireside Chat is to bring senior in-house counsel from Citi into conversation with the University’s students on these developments. The post MNLU Mumbai to host fireside chat on “Artificial intelligence & the future of banking: Opportunities, risks & regulatory frontiers” with Citi’s technology, operations & privacy legal team appeared first on SCC Times.

Khaitan & Co advises NaBFID on USD 4 Billion GMTN programme and debut USD 750 Million notes issuance

Khaitan & Co advised the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development on the establishment of its maiden USD 4 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme and the issuance of USD 750 million fixed-rate senior unsecured notes due 2036, listed on India INX and NSE IX in GIFT City. The post Khaitan & Co advises NaBFID on USD 4 Billion...

Centre notifies Merchant Shipping (Tribunal Members’ Qualification and Submission of Award) Rules, 2026; 90-day timeline prescribed for awards

The Central Government has notified the Merchant Shipping (Tribunal Members' Qualification and Submission of Award) Rules, 2026, prescribing the qualifications for appointment of Tribunal members and establishing timelines for disposal of references and submission of awards. The post Centre notifies Merchant Shipping (Tribunal Members’ Qualification and Submission of Award) Rules, 2026; 90-day timeline prescribed for awards appeared first on SCC...

Who ranks senior: direct recruits, special or compassionate appointees? SC upholds Clause 10 of T.N. Special Absorption Rules, ranking 1983 direct recruits higher

The Court upheld Clause 10, T.N. Special Absorption Rules, 1987, which expressly placed the 1983-batch direct recruits above special appointees irrespective of the direct recruits’ dates of appointment. The post Who ranks senior: direct recruits, special or compassionate appointees? SC upholds Clause 10 of T.N. Special Absorption Rules, ranking 1983 direct recruits higher appeared first on SCC Times.

Khaitan & Co. advises Bling Brands on INR 400 Crore Series B funding from Bharat Value Fund

Khaitan & Co. advised Bling Brands Private Limited on its INR 400 crore Series B funding round from The Wealth Company Alternates Trust — Bharat Value Fund, involving negotiations, finalisation and execution of transaction documents, and closing of the transaction. The post Khaitan & Co. advises Bling Brands on INR 400 Crore Series B funding from Bharat Value Fund appeared...

What Should the State Know? Rethinking Government Data Power under the DPDP Act

by Samanvi Narang* and Maitry Pandit** The post What Should the State Know? Rethinking Government Data Power under the DPDP Act appeared first on SCC Times.

Trump administration asks justices to allow border wall construction to continue

Weil launches two-summer AI programme for law students

Select cohort of students to work with in-house team to develop AI capabilities from 2027

Weil Management Committee Member Zalka Plans Move to Paul Weiss

Economic Pressures, Younger Juries Mean NJ Awards Remain Elevated, Lawyers Say

Week In Review: Supreme Court Takes Cases On Homemade Liquor, School Admissions

Seward & Kissel Is Betting on Specialization Over Scale

Dell Technologies General Counsel to Log Off in February

“Heated Exchanges Common Between Bar & Bench”: J&K&L High Court Quashes Tribunal Order Imposing ₹10K Cost On Senior Advocate

LiveLaw High Courts Daily Highlights: October 22, 2026

Raft of firms guide Qiagen's $10.8bn take-private acquisition by Sweden's EQT

De Brauw, Linklaters and Davis Polk guide Dutch molecular testing firm as Milbank takes the lead for Sweden's EQT and Clifford Chance and Freshfields counsel co-investors

Economic experts and instructing lawyers before the CAT – the path ahead

As the Competition Appeal Tribunal intensifies its scrutiny of economic evidence, Cornerstone Research’s Liam Colley emphasises the importance of experts and instructing lawyers having a relationship that welcomes challenge and puts analytical rigour at the heart of the case

'Understanding FDI controls is no longer a specialist concern': GLP launches foreign direct investment guide

Guide, edited by Cooley partner Caroline Hobson, examines the growing complexity of foreign investment screening regimes worldwide

Billable Hours and Lawyer Stress Have Long Been Intertwined. Can AI Provide a Solution?

“If AI allows attorneys to complete certain tasks in a fraction of the time they previously required, the question becomes how we compensate lawyers for the value they provide, rather than simply the hours it takes them to provide it," said one Big Law associate.

Illinois Judges are Using AI Tools, Misuse Scenarios Yet to be Tested

Linklaters Reveals 80% of Partners Using Legora

Meta Hit with Class Action Alleging Harm to Children in Australia

The Week in Data Oct. 22: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers

Ex-Paul Weiss Client Can't Pause Malpractice Suit Against Firm

Dentons’ Mexico Affiliate Slammed For Discrimination

So, You Graduated Law School—Now What?

Nothing Wrong With Seeking Regime Change In Democracy: Neha Bora Tells Delhi High CourtNational President of All India

National President of All India Students Association (AISA) Neha Bora told the Delhi High Court on Thursday (October 22) that there was nothing wrong in seeking a regime change in a democracy. The submission was made during the hearing of Bora's plea challenging a notice to execute a personal...

Delhi High Court Reserves Verdict On Neha Bora's Plea Against Peace Bond Notice Amid Anti-CEC Protests, Judgment Tomorrow

Delhi High Court Reserves Verdict On Neha Bora's Plea Against Peace Bond Notice Amid Anti-CEC Protests, Judgment Tomorrow

University Adopting UGC-NET Criteria Cannot Be Compelled To Accept JEST Score For PhD Admissions: Allahabad High Court

Bombay High Court Calls For Strict Action Against Those Helping Foreign Nationals Obtain Fake Aadhar, PAN Cards

Karnataka High Court calls for integrated database of criminal cases

Slaughter and May, Eversheds Sutherland, Khaitan & Co act on Brahma AI $150 million fundraise

Saurav Ganguly moves Delhi High Court against movie Doosra, claims rights over Lord's shirtless celebration

Tryst with the Constitution: On the immunity of election commissioners

Nothing wrong in call for regime change: Neha Bora to Delhi High Court in SEM notice case

Womble Bond Dickinson launches new hub for developing proprietary AI tools

Womble AI Labs’ in-house team will focus on creating legal AI to automate repetitive tasks

Bar associations unite to defend international justice after US sanctions against ICC

Eight leading international and regional bar associations urged governments to protect international courts and judicial independence

American Quarter Horse Association fills vacant GC seat with veteran Texas lawyer

Jeffrey Hill replaces Chad Pierce, who left the organisation earlier in the year to rejoin Texas law firm Underwood

LIVENeha Bora Plea Against Peace Bond Notice : Live Updates From Delhi High CourtDelhi High Court will hear

Delhi High Court will hear today Neha Bora's plea challenging Delhi Police notice asking her to execute bond of Rs. 10,000 with a surety in order to maintain peace during the period of inquiry.Follow this page for live updates from hearing

Pre-Trial Detention Cannot Be Permitted To Degenerate Into Punishment Without Trial : Supreme Court

Pre-Trial Detention Cannot Be Permitted To Degenerate Into Punishment Without Trial : Supreme Court

When Police Act As Magistrate : The Bizarre Case Of Special Executive Magistrates

When Police Act As Magistrate : The Bizarre Case Of Special Executive Magistrates

UP Court Sentences Woman, Lover To Death For Strangling Husband And Planting Live Snake To Pass Off Murder As Snakebite

UP Court Sentences Woman, Lover To Death For Strangling Husband And Planting Live Snake To Pass Off Murder As Snakebite

Supreme Court Quashes Blacklisting Of Drug Supplier Over Quality Failure As Retesting Opportunity Denied

Bombay High Court Asks Petitioner To File Fresh, Comprehensive Plea Challenging Maharashtra's Anti-Conversion Law

Written Agreements Recording Mutual Consent Make Rape Prosecution On False Promise Of Marriage Difficult To Sustain: Gujarat High Court

Delhi High Court hears plea by Neha Bora challenging bond notice: LIVE UPDATES

Kerala High Court upholds 10-year jail term for man who raped 73-year-old woman on pretext of removing evil spirits

S&R Partner Meher Mehta joins Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

Plea challenging Maharashtra anti-conversion law withdrawn from Bombay High Court

Does 'OK' reply by boss on WhatsApp amount to sanctioned leave? CAT answers

Punjab consumer court orders Singapore Airlines to pay ₹50k for not serving food on 15-hour flight

Crawford Bayley, Trilegal, Hogan Lovells Cadwalader act on PTC Industries ₹1,800 crore QIP

Khaitan & Co advises Dilip Buildcon on Solar Portfolio divestment

Kochhar & Co advised Agrawal Infrabuild on submission of ₹1,200 crore resolution plan for Ludhiana Talwandi Toll Roads

InsuranceDekho merges with RenewBuy; DSK, Khaitan, CAM, CMS INDUSLAW, TT&A, Bharucha, EVA Law advise

Paying members of sports clubs are consumers under Consumer Protection Act: Gujarat consumer commission

Litigants can't seeks archived recordings of court proceedings without judicial order: Karnataka High Court

NLSIR extends submission deadline for Chief Justice ES Venkataramiah Memorial Best Essay Prize

Waiting for Godot in Court 1: The art of judicial absurdity in Supreme Court

Reimagining Domestic Arbitration in India: A Hybrid Appellate Model

India's reinsurance renaissance: Building Asia's next hub

GUI and icon designs: What the CGPDTM’s Draft Guidelines take from NEC Corporation

Khaitan & Co assists ANTA Sports on acquiring shares in PUMA

IC RegFin Legal expands Mumbai presence with a new litigation office in Fort

Meta Hit With $25B Judgment After New Mexico Judge Finds 'Systematic Pattern of Deception'

At a press conference on Wednesday, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said the award was the “one of the single largest, if not the largest single state verdict” against a company in U.S. history and a “clear warning” against Big Tech, including other social media and artificial intelligence companies.

LexisNexis Legal & Professional GC: If Law Firms Can Use AI to Do the Work, ‘So Can We’

Pa. Superior Court Advances L'Oreal Deposition Appeal in Hair Relaxer Mass Tort

Bombay High Court halts release of Sonakshi Sinha-starrer Tu Hai Meri Kiran