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1. Delhi High Court denies bail to Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy in 2008 Delhi serial blasts case

Delhi High Court denies bail to Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy in 2008 Delhi serial blasts case The Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied bail to the alleged Indian Mujahideen operative Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy

Delhi High Court denies bail to Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy in 2008 Delhi serial blasts case

Delhi High Court denies bail to Mansoor Ashgar Peerbhoy in 2008 Delhi serial blasts case The Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied bail to the alleged Indian Mujahideen operative Mansoor Asghar Peerbhoy in the 2008 Delhi serial blasts case. A Division Bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and Madhu Jain said that Peerbhoy is stated to be the head of the media cell of the Indian Mujahideen and, according to prosecutors, was centrally involved in the transmission of an email titled 'Message of Death' just minutes before the blast, claiming responsibility for the attack. "Such a level of coordination, planning and logistics was possible only through the deployment of skilled technology, and the appellant [Peerbhoy] was, prima facie, at the centre of it," the Court observed. It added that the offence alleged is of a grave nature and the serial blasts in the national capital led to the death of 26 people and injuries to over 100. While Peerbhoy's counsel had argued that he had been in jail for 17 years as an undertrial prisoner, the Court relied on Supreme Court judgements to rule that national security takes precedence over personal liberty in such cases. "For such brazen and blatant of acts of terrorism, for which the Appellant has been charged, the allegations against the Appellant pertain to offences of the gravest nature, for which the law prescribes severe punishments, extending even to the death penalty in appropriate cases. Bearing in mind the gravity of the offences involved, which are serial bomb blasts, the qualifications of the Appellant, the role of the Appellant as a media cell head of the ‘Indian Mujahideen’, and the actual death toll that occurred, the long period of incarceration, in the opinion of the Court, would not by itself be sufficient to grant bail to the Appellant,” the Court said. Therefore, it rejected his appeal against a trial court…

2. Jyoti Dastidar joins AQUILAW as Partner in New Delhi

Jyoti Dastidar joins AQUILAW as Partner in New Delhi Jyoti Dastidar has joined AQUILAW as a Partner in its Litigation practice at the New Delhi office. Dastidar is a 2009 graduate of Campus Law Centre

3. What Indian businesses need to know about the local courts in the UAE

What Indian businesses need to know about the local courts in the UAE India and the UAE share one of the most active bilateral commercial relationships in the world. Hundreds of thousands of Indian bu

4. Mahesh Raut moves Bombay High Court for permission to travel to Kerala for Ayurvedic treatment

Mahesh Raut moves Bombay High Court for permission to travel to Kerala for Ayurvedic treatment

Mahesh Raut moves Bombay High Court for permission to travel to Kerala for Ayurvedic treatment Mahesh Raut, an accused in the Bhima Koregaon-Elgar Parishad case of 2018, has moved the Bombay High Court after a special court rejected his plea to travel to Kerala for Ayurvedic treatment in January 2026. [Mahesh Raut v. NIA & Ors.] Raut had approached the special NIA court in Mumbai seeking permission to travel to Poonthottam Ayurvedasram in Kerala between January 29 and February 7 for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren’s syndrome. He sought relaxation of his bail conditions to undertake the out‑of‑state travel. NIA opposed the application stating that Raut’s medical certificates were vague and the efficacy of the proposed treatment was unclear and unsubstantiated. It also highlighted the stringent conditions imposed by the High Court while granting bail, including a condition to stay within the jurisdictional limits of the High Court. The special court noted that previous temporary liberties granted to Raut to attend law examinations at Siddharth College of Law in Mumbai's Fort and to reside in Thane on medical grounds kept him within Mumbai and its vicinity, unlike the present request to travel to Kerala. The special court recorded that Raut’s ailments were supported by medical records, but accepted NIA’s submission that almost everything is available in Mumbai for medical treatment with patients coming into the city from outside for ‘medical tourism’. On January 21, the special judge rejected Raut’s plea on the grounds that permitting the accused to travel to Kerala would amount to flouting the High Court’s direction.

5. Banks cannot blacklist advocates by putting them on caution list: Supreme Court

Banks cannot blacklist advocates by putting them on caution list: Supreme Court

Banks cannot blacklist advocates by putting them on caution list: Supreme Court The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that banks cannot effectively blacklist advocates across the banking sector by placing their names on the Indian Banks’ Association’s (IBA) caution list merely on allegations of negligence or an erroneous legal opinion [Ajay Vijh v. A Bench of Justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe ruled that while banks are free to remove lawyers from their own panels if dissatisfied with their services, they cannot publicly brand them as professionally incompetent or negligent by circulating their names to other banks. The Court held that questions relating to an advocate’s professional conduct fall exclusively within the jurisdiction of the Bar Councils under the Advocates Act. “Banks have the choice of disengaging a legal professional and also to remove his/her name from the panel if the services are not up to the mark, but an action in the nature of public declaration to all other banks about the conduct, competency or incompetency of an advocate is clearly beyond their power and jurisdiction and clearly illegal,” the Court said. The judgment came in an appeal filed by advocate Ajay Vijh, who challenged his inclusion in the IBA’s caution list after Canara Bank accused him of negligence while rendering a title opinion for a loan transaction. The Court directed the bank and the IBA to immediately remove Vijh’s name from the caution list. The dispute arose after Canara Bank alleged that Vijh’s 2015 legal opinion failed to notice that a portion of land offered as collateral for a ₹2 crore loan had already been sold. Although the bank removed him from its panel in 2019, it also forwarded his name to the IBA, following which he was placed on the caution list under the category…

1. Sardari Lal vs. Bishan Dass and Ors. (06.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0669/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the dispute between Sardari Lal and Bishan Dass and others regarding the validity of a will allegedly executed by Chhajju Ram, which disinherited his widow, Bhambo

2. Pooja Ramesh Singh vs. Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd. and Ors. (02.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0668/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of reliance on non-existent, AI-generated precedents by the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT)

3. Rekha and Ors. vs. Dinesh Porwal and Ors. (01.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0667/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of appropriate compensation for the death of Krishnavallabh in a motor accident involving Rekha and others versus Dinesh Porwal and others. The court exa

4. Rajani and Ors. vs. Mukesh and Ors. (01.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0666/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed the issue of inadequate compensation awarded to the appellants, Rajani and others, following the death of Sushil in a motor accident involving Mukesh and others. T

5. Rashmirekha Tripathy and Ors. vs. The Branch Manager (Legal Claims), Sriram General Insurance Company Limited and Ors. (01.07.2026 - SC)(MANU/SC/0663/2026)

The Supreme Court of India addressed whether the annual income of a deceased person for compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act should be based on the previous year's Income Tax Return (ITR) or the

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