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1. Office we hold is temporary, institutions must endure: Chhattisgarh HC Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha retires

Office we hold is temporary, institutions must endure: Chhattisgarh HC Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha retires Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha of the Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday demitted office, marking

Office we hold is temporary, institutions must endure: Chhattisgarh HC Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha retires

Office we hold is temporary, institutions must endure: Chhattisgarh HC Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha retires Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha of the Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday demitted office, marking the end of a judicial career spanning nearly 15 years. A farewell reference was organised by the Chhattisgarh High Court to mark his retirement. Speaking at the event, Chief Justice Sinha reflected on his tenure, the responsibilities attached to the judicial office and spoke at length about building a strong judicial institution for those who serve it and for those who will carry it forward. "The office we hold is temporary, the people who occupy them come and go, but institutions must endure and therefore our ultimate responsibility is not to leave behind a personal legacy but to leave behind a stronger institution, great trust and a better future for those who will come after us," he said. Chief Justice Sinha was born on September 5, 1964. He enrolled as an advocate in September 1990 and practiced before the Allahabad High Court. He was elevated as an additional judge of the High Court in November 2011 and became a permanent judge in August 2013. He later served at the High Court's Lucknow Bench before taking oath as the Chief Justice of the Chattisgarh High Court on March 29, 2023.

2. ‘Leave granted’ became ‘Chutti swikriti’: Justice KV Viswanathan highlights promise and risks of AI in law

‘Leave granted’ became ‘Chutti swikriti’: Justice KV Viswanathan highlights promise and risks of AI in law Supreme Court Justice KV Viswanathan on Thursday highlighted the pitfalls of translation of l

‘Leave granted’ became ‘Chutti swikriti’: Justice KV Viswanathan highlights promise and risks of AI in law

‘Leave granted’ became ‘Chutti swikriti’: Justice KV Viswanathan highlights promise and risks of AI in law Supreme Court Justice KV Viswanathan on Thursday highlighted the pitfalls of translation of legal documents and judgments using Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. He recalled how use of AI to translate his first judgment to Hindi resulted in the familiar judicial expression 'leave granted' being translated to “Chutti swikriti”, effectively telling the litigant that their leave had been sanctioned. 'Leave granted' when used by the Supreme Court means that a special leave petition before it has been admitted and converted into a full-fledged appeal and the Supreme Court is required to deliver a reasoned judgment. A special leave petition can otherwise be dismissed at the threshold without giving any reasons. Justice Viswanathan said that after delivering his first judgment as a Supreme Court judge, he was curious to see how it would read in Hindi. The judgment began, as many Supreme Court judgments do, with 'leave granted'. The translated version, however, read 'chutti swikriti'. “Meaning your leave is sanctioned,” he quipped. He was speaking at the inaugural session of the Gujarat High Court Arbitration Centre Arbitration Week 2026, when he used the anecdote to highlight both the promise and risks of AI in adjudication and arbitration.

3. Can penalties imposed on insolvent developer be recovered from homebuyers as CIRP costs? Supreme Court answers

Can penalties imposed on insolvent developer be recovered from homebuyers as CIRP costs? Supreme Court answers The Supreme Court on Thursday held that time extension charges imposed on an insolvent de

Can penalties imposed on insolvent developer be recovered from homebuyers as CIRP costs? Supreme Court answers

Can penalties imposed on insolvent developer be recovered from homebuyers as CIRP costs? Supreme Court answers The Supreme Court on Thursday held that time extension charges imposed on an insolvent developer cannot be recovered as Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) costs from homebuyers [Granite Gate Properties v. A Bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran set aside an order of the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) which had directed a Committee of Creditors (CoC) comprising homebuyers to pay the time extension charges imposed by the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority (NOIDA) on housing projects stalled since 2016. The Court said the homebuyers and the new developer were being made to bear the consequences of the original developer’s default. It lamented the plight of homebuyers who were left waiting for homes they had invested their life savings in. “Yet another case highlighting the plight of home buyers, who invest their hard-earned life savings for a roof over their heads, on promises of living in style and luxury, in grandiose high-rise buildings promised by the developer, with exotic names, end up with the realization that it was all a pipe dream," the Court noted. The Court was hearing appeals concerning the Lotus Boulevard and Lotus Panache housing projects in Noida’s Sectors 100 and 110. The projects were being developed by Granite Gate Properties Private Limited, which later went into insolvency. The projects were originally supposed to be completed in 2016.

4. No progress in case even after govt change: RG Kar victim’s mom

No progress in case even after govt change: RG Kar victim’s mom KOLKATA: The mother of the RG Kar rape-murder victim, Panihati BJP MLA Ratna Debnath, again expressed anger and dissatisfaction over pro

No progress in case even after govt change: RG Kar victim’s mom

No progress in case even after govt change: RG Kar victim’s mom KOLKATA: The mother of the RG Kar rape-murder victim, Panihati BJP MLA Ratna Debnath, again expressed anger and dissatisfaction over progress of CBI’s probe into the case, alleging that the judicial process had failed to move forward despite a change in govt. Speaking at a programme in Barrackpore on Wednesday, Debnath said there had been little progress in securing justice and questioned whether the situation had really changed. “Some aspects of the justice process are not moving forward at all. Everyone had said that everything would happen if there was a change of govt. My husband had a business and my daughter had asked me not to get involved in politics. She had even told me to ask her father to shut down the business,” she said. “After such a tragic end to my daughter’s life, we did not want to enter politics at all. But we were told that Bengal had reached a very bad state and that education and healthcare systems had deteriorated. After the murder of my doctor daughter at RG Kar hospital on Aug 9, 2024, the grim state of the healthcare system came out in the open,” she said. Debnath also criticised the CBI probe after a fresh special investigation team was constituted by the court for the case. “CBI is saying they are doctors and they cannot be arrested in this manner.

5. NALSAR controversy: SC says BCI has no statutory power to regulate law students' conduct, quashes two notifications

NALSAR row: BCI, state bar bodies lack power to regulate law students' conduct, says SC - Litigation - 3 min read NALSAR row: BCI, state bar bodies lack power to regulate law students' conduct, says S

NALSAR controversy: SC says BCI has no statutory power to regulate law students' conduct, quashes two notifications

NALSAR row: BCI, state bar bodies lack power to regulate law students' conduct, says SC - Litigation - 3 min read NALSAR row: BCI, state bar bodies lack power to regulate law students' conduct, says SC A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana passed the order while dealing with the controversy arising out of the BCI's action against students of Hyderabad's NALSAR University of Law over their objections to the CJI's proposed participation in the university's convocation. New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Thursday held that the Bar Council of India (BCI) and state bar councils have no statutory power to regulate the conduct of law students, saying it was for educational institutions to take action against students in accordance with their own regulatory norms. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana passed the order while dealing with the controversy arising out of the BCI's action against students of Hyderabad's NALSAR University of Law over their objections to the CJI's proposed participation in the university's convocation. "Such a power is preceded by registration of a law graduate as an advocate under the said Act. So far as students are concerned, it is their parent institution or the authority prescribed under the regulations/byelaws of such institution which alone are competent to take disciplinary action," the bench said in its order. It set aside two notifications issued by the BCI in connection with the NALSAR row, even though both were withdrawn within hours of their issuance following widespread criticism. "We declare all communications dated August 13 or subsequent modified communication to be without any authority of law. Interim directions made absolute," the bench said while disposing of the plea filed by two NALSAR alumni, Mihira Sood and Abhishek… --- NALSAR controversy: SC says BCI has no statutory power to regulate law students' conduct, quashes two notifications The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Bar Council of India (BCI) and state bar councils lack statutory authority to regulate the conduct of law students, according to PTI.

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