Maninderjit Singh Bedi Appointed As New Advocate General Of Punjab

Advocate Maninderjit Singh Bedi was today appointed as new Advocate General (AG) of Punjab, after Senior Advocate Gurminder Singh resigned from the post.A notification issued late evening stated that, "The Governor of Punjab in exercise of the powers conferred under Article 165 of the Constitution of India, is pleased to appoint Sh. Maninderiit Singh Bedi S/o Inderjit Singh Bedi...as...

Punjab Advocate General Gurminder Singh Resigns

Senior Advocate Gurminder Singh submitted his resignation from the post of Punjab's Advocate General (AG), after serving for 18 months, to the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh MannIn the letter dated March 30, he wrote “As I intend to resume my private practice, I am not inclined to continue on the post.”He is the fourth AG to resign from post in Punjab in three years of the Aam Aadmi...

Google Abused Dominant Position Through Restrictive App Store Billing Policy But Didn't Deny Market Access: NCLAT Reduces Penalty From ₹936 Cr To ₹216 Cr

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), New Delhi bench of Justice Ashok Bhushan (Chairperson) and Mr. Barun Mitra (Technical Member) has partially upheld the decision of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) that Google leveraged its dominance in the Play Store ecosystem to promote Google Play which violates section 4(2)(e) of the Competition Act, 2002. The...

J&K Govt Exempts Stamp Duty On Property Transfers Executed Through Gift Deed Between Blood-Relatives

In a significant move aimed at easing property transfers within families, the Jammu and Kashmir government has issued a notification remitting stamp duty on property transfers executed through gift deeds within blood relations.The decision was made after the finance department issued the notification by exercising its powers conferred by Section 9(a) of the Stamp Act, 1977. The...

Bengaluru Advocates' Association Resolves To Conduct Candle March Against Alleged Corruption In Judiciary, HC Registry And Trial Courts

In its Special General Body Meeting held on March 24, the Advocates' Association, Bengaluru has resolved that protest of lawyers through a candle light vigil in darkness would be held all over Karnataka and at the high court's gate to bring to the understanding of the judiciary that there is a need to "dispel the darkness and bring light to our judiciary". The protest will be held against...

Around 77% Of High Court Judges Appointed Since 2018 Belong To Upper Caste Category: Law Ministry Informs Rajya Sabha

Responding to a question raised in the Rajya Sabha, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply informed the Parliament last week that out of 715 High Court Judges appointed since 2018, 22 belong to SC category, 16 belong to ST category, 89 belong to OBC category and 37 belong to Minorities.This would mean that a total of 164 high court judges appointed since 2018 belong to the...

7 Lakh Cases Resolved, Over ₹2,743 Crores Awarded In Gujarat's First National Lok Adalat Of 2025

More than 7 lakh cases were settled in the First National Lok Adalat of 2025 conducted on March 8 in Gujarat under the umbrella of the National Legal Service Authority (NALSA).The event was graced with mass-level turnout, and the leadership was undertaken by Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court and Patron-in-Chief, Gujarat State Legal Service Authority, Justice Sunita Agarwal, and Senior...

Mumbai Court Grants Bail To Men Accused Of Vandalising Venue Where Comedian Kunal Kamra Performed

A court in Mumbai's Bandra area has granted bail to 12 men, alleged workers of the Shiv Sena, who were arrested for vandalising a comedy club where Kunal Kamra had performed on 23rd March. The following day, various political workers reached the venue where Kamra had performed, and completely ransacked it, while warning Kamra of dire consequences for his comments.The police had arrested Shiv...

HC Bar Association Announces Indefinite Strike Over SC Collegium Proposal To Move Justice Yashwant Varma To Allahabad HC

The Allahabad High Court Bar Association, aggrieved by the Supreme Court Collegium's recommendation to transfer Justice Yashwant Varma from Delhi HC to Allahabad HC, has announced an indefinite strike starting tomorrow. The Association has also requested the Central Government to intervene in this decision of the Supreme Court Collegium and have it immediately dismissed."In the General...

'Scrutinise All His Verdicts': Allahabad HC Bar Association Seeks Justice Yashwant Varma's Impeachment, ED/CBI Probe Against Him

The Allahabad High Court Bar Association passed a resolution earlier today seeking the impeachment of Justice Yashwant Varma over Cash-At-Residence Row. Association has specifically requested the CJI to immediately recommend to the government to draw impeachment proceedings against Justice Yashwant Varma Stating that the in-house inquiry initiated against Justice Varma is...

CBI Files 'Closure Report' In Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case, Rules Out Foul Play

After huge hue and cry and a probe that went on for more than four years, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday filed a 'closure report' in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, stating that it did not find any evidence to conclude any 'foul play' in the death of the actor.According to PTI, the CBI through its officials have submitted its 'closure report' in the death case before...

Sexual Harassment Survivors Will Feel More Secure If A Harmonious Environment Is Available To Them : Chhattisgarh HC Chief Justice

Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha inaugurated the newly constructed Record and Victim Rest Rooms at the District Court in Surajpur on Friday. Justice AK Prasad also graced the event. The virtual inauguration, which took place at 10:00 a.m., was addressed by the Chief Justice, who informed the gathering that the new facilities at the District Court Complex aim to provide...