The Courtroom
About the author
Supreme Court Constitutes Four Dedicated Benches, Targets Disposal of Over 9,000 Batch Matters in Major Case-Management Drive
With 96,045 cases pending and some dating to 1986, the Supreme Court has constituted four dedicated benches and resolved to clear over 9,000 connected matters in one coordinated sweep.
Vakalatnama Filing Does Not Waive Service of Summons; Written Statement Limitation Runs From Proper Service, Rules Bombay High Court
Bombay HC rules that filing a Vakalatnama or replying to an interim application cannot substitute formal service of summons — resetting how defendants calculate their deadline to file a written statement.
Shwetank Sharma Joins JSA Advocates & Solicitors as Capital Markets Partner in New Delhi
Shwetank Sharma has joined JSA Advocates & Solicitors (JSA) as Partner in its New Delhi office, the firm announced, reinforcing its Capital Markets Practice...
Trilegal and DSK Legal Advise as Laser Power Infra IPO Legal Advisors on ₹742 Crore Offering
Laser Power & Infra Limited has launched an initial public offering of equity shares aggregating to ₹742 crore, comprising a fresh issue of ₹542...
Anupam Prasad Joins White & Brief as Partner, Merges AP Law Chambers with Full-Service Firm
Anupam Prasad has joined White & Brief as a Partner in its Corporate & Commercial Practice, bringing with him nearly two decades of transactional...
Micro Labs–Saltire Developers Acquisition: Avyakta Law Advises on Full-Stack Real Estate SPV Deal
Avyakta Law has advised Micro Labs Limited on the acquisition of a 100% stake in Saltire Developers Private Limited, a special purpose vehicle engaged...
Advocates Association Bengaluru Calls Dharna Outside Karnataka High Court Over Judicial Vacancies, Infrastructure Failures
Twenty courts without judges, one lift for seven floors — Bengaluru's bar body calls a dharna outside the Karnataka High Court on July 16 after months of silence from the administration.
Umar Khalid E-Mulakat Restored: Karkardooma Court Allows Two Weekly Video Calls With Family, Cites Six Years of Jail Rule Compliance
After jail authorities quietly halved his video-call access, a Delhi court has restored Umar Khalid's two weekly e-mulakats — citing six years of unbroken compliance with prison rules.
Elderly Prisoners Early Release: Supreme Court Orders States, UTs to Frame Policy Within Three Months in NALSA Case
Invoking Article 142, the Supreme Court has directed every State and UT to frame a policy within three months for the early release of elderly and terminally ill prisoners — a landmark order on prison reform.
Rachana Yadav Joins Whirlpool India as Director, Legal & Compliance
Rachana Yadav has joined Whirlpool India as Director, Legal & Compliance, marking a significant move from the corporate side of the spirits industry to...
Blue Jet Healthcare ₹800 Crore QIP: AZB, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas & Hogan Lovells Advise
The Blue Jet Healthcare QIP, one of the notable capital markets transactions of July 2026, saw three top-tier law firms step in across issuer...
Deepak Singh Joins Chandhiok & Mahajan to Lead Technology, Digital & AI Practice
Deepak Singh has joined Chandhiok & Mahajan as a Partner to lead the firm's Technology, Digital & AI Practice. He brings over two decades...
