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An elected member of the 13th Bar Council of Kerala, as well as the Bar Council of India, Advocate N. Manoj Kumar, has written to the Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, Justice Soumen Sen, objecting to the co-option of Advocate Girija Gopal as a woman member of the Kerala Bar Council. The Chief Justice, pursuant to the directions of the Supreme Court, had nominated two names to be co-opted as women members - Senior Advocate Sumathy Dandapani and Advocate Girija Gopal.

The Supreme Court today refused to entertain the plea filed by a sitting district judge at Sikkim challenging a show-cause notice issued to him purportedly after his complaint against a judge of the High Court (since retired). A bench of CJI Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana however gave the petitioner-judge, Prajwal Khatiwada, liberty to approach the Sikkim High Court.

Army Institute of Law, Mohali was established in July 1999 under the aegis of the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES). Inaugurated by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on 1 December 2003, AIL has since developed a strong tradition of academic excellence and advocacy. Guided by its motto, “Aspire & Achieve,” the Institute promotes legal research and practical learning, with a strong emphasis on analytical ability, ethical values and discipline.

Project 39A, National Law University Delhi, in collaboration with the Indian Police Foundation (IPF), hosted a seminar on “Disclosure and the Right to Fair Trial: An Expert Dialogue” on September 5, 2026, at National Law University Delhi. The seminar brought together defence counsel, police officials, prosecutors, judges, forensic experts, and academicians for a discussion on the disclosure of evidence and its relationship with the constitutional right to a fair trial.

The Supreme Court recently observed that the Judiciary as an institution is open to criticism and fair, informed and constructive critique of judicial functioning is a legitimate and necessary feature of a vibrant constitutional democracy. A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohana, however, said such criticism must be voiced through an appropriate forum and a fair, rational mechanism.

Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna, Bihar India and Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt of India, under the aegis of the WTO Chairs Programme-Chairs of India and Peru in collaboration, jointly invite paper submissions for its International Academic Research Conference titled 'Beyond The Text: Re-Imagining International Trade through a Gendered Lens' to be held on 15-16 December, 2026 at CNLU, Patna,...

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