Bar & Bench

The Supreme Court recently criticised an advocate-on-record (AoR) for attempting to blame litigants after a compilation of judgments submitted before it was alleged to contain non-existent decisions generated using artificial intelligence (AI). [Deepak Raheja v. Omkara] A Bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih observed that the lawyer had attempted to shift responsibility onto the appellants while feigning ignorance of the contents of the compilation.

On Thursday, a Supreme Court Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took up a batch of 46 petitions concerning the recent Delhi protests, police action against protestors, journalists' rights and the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise.

The Patna High Court recently held that entering a woman’s house late at night, extinguishing the oil lamp, lying upon her and smothering her mouth to stifle her cries does not amount to an attempt to commit rape [Md Ainul Haque v. State of Bihar]. Justice Sandeep Kumar held that in the absence of any overt act towards penetration, such acts fall short of Section 376/511 (rape/attempt to rape) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Margins to Access Project (MAP) invites applications for Catalyst for Change Fellowship 2027- 2029. Job Title: CFC Fellow Department: RuHL (Rule of her Law) Compensation: ₹6 Lakh Per Annum + benefits Location: Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) Reporting to: State Coordinator Start Date: January 1, 2027 The Position At MAP, we strongly believe that an organisation is made by its people.

CADRE ODR has appointed Jonathan Rodrigues as Head of Mediation Services. Rodrigues will head CADRE ODR’s Mediation Services vertical. He will build and scale an ecosystem, interweaving technology, professional mediation practice and institutional quality standards, that first-time users can navigate with ease and that businesses and institutions can rely on. Rodrigues has more than a decade of mediation practice, advocacy and education in India and internationally.

Sai Infinium Limited, dba Bandhan TMX, has filed a draft red herring prospectus for an initial public offering of equity shares comprising a fresh issue of up to ₹280 crore and an offer for sale of up to 12,000,000 equity shares. Kanga & Company, Advocates and Solicitors is advising Sai Infinium as well as the book running lead managers Fedex Securities Private Limited and Neomile Capital Advisors Private Limited, on this IPO.

Samit Enterprises Private Limited has made a follow-on investment in SensOre_X Pty Ltd, structured through a contractual arrangement involving Alpha Future Funds S.C.S., a Luxembourg-based investment fund, and the exercise of a subscription option for additional shares in SensOre. Kochhar & Co advised Samit Enterprises on this transaction.

Adani Power Limited has established a joint venture with Druk Green Power Corporation Limited for setting up a 770 MW Chamkharchhu-I Hydroelectric Project in the Kingdom of Bhutan on a BOOT (Build, Own, Operate, Transfer) model by entering into the investment cum shareholders agreement. Adani Power will hold a 49% stake while Druk Green Power will hold a 51% stake in the joint venture project. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas advised Adani Power on this joint venture.

The Delhi Police assured the Delhi High Court on Thursday that it will take "all possible measures" to control the Cockroach Janta Party's (CJP) protest in Connaught Place on October 16. Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Chetan Sharma made the statement before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Nitin Wasudeo Sambre and Justice Sanjay Sharma. The Court recorded the assurance.

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has imposed an interim ban on the operation of all fuel-powered motorboats, including motorised shikara boats and jet skis, at Dal Lake [Mohammad Rafiq Mir & Ors. vs UT of J&K & Ors]. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Dr. Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Rajesh Sekhri passed the interim order citing concerns about damage to the natural ecosystem and mounting pollution levels.