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Enforcement of Key Nomination-Related Provisions Under Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 Notified Effective November 1: Centre
The Central Government, through the Ministry of Finance, has issued a notification stating that key provisions of the Banking Laws (Amendment) Act, 2025 [2025 Amending Act] relating to nomination will come into effect on November 1, 2025. The 2025 Amending Act, first notified on April 15, 2025, brought significant…
₹171 Crore Resolution Plan of Reliance Retail for Future Supply Chain Solutions Approved: NCLT
The Mumbai Bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved a ₹171 crore resolution plan submitted by Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) for Future Supply Chain Solutions Limited (FSCSL). This plan was sanctioned under Section 31(1) of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, marking the successful…
Bar Council of Delhi Dissolved; Special Committee Appointed to Oversee Affairs and Conduct Elections: Bar Council of India
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has dissolved the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD) and appointed a three-member Special Committee to oversee its functions, citing persistent delays in completing advocate verification and preparation of electoral rolls. The step was taken to ensure adherence to the Supreme Court’s direction…
CIC Orders Full Disclosure of Sexual Harassment Inquiry Records Under RTI Act, Breaking the Wall of Secrecy: Central Information Commission
In a recent judgment by the Central Information Commission (CIC), the Commission addressed whether certain information in an internal inquiry under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 can be disclosed under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The case concerns…
SIT Probe Sought into Murder of Odisha Lawyer: Bar Council of India
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has strongly condemned the murder of Advocate Pitabas Panda, who was allegedly shot dead by unidentified assailants on October 6, 2025, near his residence in Berhampur, Odisha. Panda was an elected member of the Odisha State Bar Council and reportedly associated with the Bharatiya Janata…
Delhi Lawyers Reject BCI's Call for Talks, Strike to Begin on September 8
Lawyers practising in Delhi’s trial courts have firmly rejected the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) appeal to suspend their planned strike starting from September 8, 2025. The Co-ordination Committee of All District Courts Bar Associations of Delhi declared that their agitation will proceed as planned, demanding that…
NCLT Bar Association Flags Infrastructure Crisis Causing Standstill at NCLT Delhi, Writes to Ministry of Corporate Affairs
In a fiery move that signals boiling frustration, the National Company Law Tribunal Bar Association (NCLTBA), formerly known as the Company Law Board Bar Association (CLBBA), has fired off an urgent and damning representation to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, flagging an infrastructure disaster that has thrown the…
Notice Issued on Plea by Same-Sex Couple Seeking Inclusion as 'Spouse' for Tax Exemption Under Section 56(2)(x) of IT Act: Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has issued a notice to the Attorney General of India in response to a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of the fifth proviso to Section 56(2)(x) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The petition has been filed by Payio Ashiho and his partner Vivek Divan, a same sex couple, who allege…
Advocates' Association Bengaluru Demands Removal of State Bar Council Head Over Poor English
Bengaluru, 31 July 2025: The Advocates' Association of Bengaluru (AAB) has formally demanded the removal of Karnataka Bar Council chairperson Mittala Kod SS from his position, citing his inability to speak proper English during an official function. The association claims that his speech not only embarrassed the State…
BCI Drafting Model Code to Ensure Fairness in Law Internships: Law Ministry to Parliament
The Central Government, responding to a Parliamentary query on July 25, 2025, confirmed that there is no current plan to introduce a regulatory framework that mandates a minimum stipend for law interns. This was clarified by Union Minister of State for Law & Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply to Member of…
