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A curated reading list for 2026, as recommended by legal experts, including senior judges and senior lawyers, for the future generation. (Image generated using AI)

Beyond courtroom: India’s top legal minds share 15 books every citizen must read in 2026

January 04, 2026 7:27 pm

Best law books in India: Retired judges to senior advocates recommend legal classics, constitutional texts, philosophy, and reflective reading to shape well-rounded, ethical, and intellectually grounded young lawyers.

Between them, now serving as additional public prosecutors at Delhi’s Rohini Courts, lawyer couple Yogita and Vineet have secured more than 150 convictions, with 85 per cent of those being under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

They secured 150+ convictions: Meet Sonipat lawyer couple turning India’s darkest legal files into justice

January 03, 2026 11:35 am

POCSO Act convictions in India: For Yogita and Vineet, justice isn't just a profession; it's a shared burden and a symbiotic mission. Whether they are navigating hostile witnesses or resisting the pressures of 'threats and bribes', their resolve remains unshaken.

Advocate Rakesh Kishore who hurled a shoe at former Chief Justice of India B R Gavai in Supreme Court was purportedly manhandled by a group of unidentified men at Karkardooma Court in the national capital on Tuesday.

Advocate Rakesh Kishore who hurled shoe at former Supreme Court Chief Justice B R Gavai attacked with slippers in Delhi court

December 09, 2025 3:50 pm

Rakesh Kishore Delhi Court Incident: The lawyer recounted the incident and said he was attacked and told that he was being punished for 'throwing a shoe at the Chief Justice of India'.

Divorce lawyer James Sexton compares marriage to skydiving

Top US divorce lawyer says ‘marriage is more dangerous than skydiving’; expert on what this blunt analogy reveals about love and human hope

October 10, 2025 6:16 pm

James Sexton, a high-profile divorce attorney, argued that the odds of emotional catastrophe are far higher in marriages

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Lawyer refuses to argue citing strike, Delhi court says he has ‘forsaken right’

August 23, 2025 10:00 am

The Delhi court was hearing arguments on charge in the land-for-jobs corruption case lodged by the CBI against former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family.

If Barbies had bookshelves: 5 reads they would totally own

August 20, 2025 12:08 pm

From Big Magic to The Power, here’s what each Barbie would totally have on her bookshelf.

Investigative agencies summoning lawyers violates the lawyer-client privilege

June 27, 2025 5:58 pm

Lawyers are not above the law. But accountability must be balanced by institutional safeguards that protect the lawyer’s role as a facilitator of justice

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Pune police arrest fake woman lawyer for cheating senior citizen of nearly Rs 6 lakh

May 29, 2025 5:15 pm

A 63-year-old man from the Ahilya Nagar district lodged the First Information Report in this case.

Bengaluru While the police say they are investigating the case from all angles, they suspect Jagadish may have stepped out of his car after a road rage incident with a lorry.

Road rage suspected behind lawyer’s mysterious death on Bengaluru’s NICE Road: police

May 06, 2025 3:52 pm

The body of Jagadish H, 46, was found lying around 150 m from his KIA Seltos, which was parked on the side of Bengaluru's busy NICE Road, with his mobile phone missing.

Lawyer found dead with injury marks near car on Bengaluru’s NICE Road, mobile phone missing

May 03, 2025 3:07 pm

Bengaluru’s NICE Road incidentally witnesses high-speed driving and races between vehicles, and has been a location for many accidents and road rage incidents.

LAWYER VIDEOS

Patiala Court scuffle accused lawyer joins investigation

February 24, 2016 12:38 pm

New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Lawyer Vikram Chauhan accused in the Patiala House Court scuffle reached Tilak Marg police station in the national capital on Wednesday to join the investigation. He said the allegations levelled on him are yet to be proved and he has full faith in the law. He also added that the media is trying to glorify the person who raised ‘anti-national’ slogans.

SC declines to hear Kanhaiya’s bail plea

February 19, 2016 10:15 am

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain the bail plea of JNU Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and asked him to approach the Delhi High Court in this regard. The apex court also noted that it would not be appropriate in its precedence to hear the matter. Advocate RP Luthra said the Supreme Court declined to hear bail plea of JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar. Kanhaiya on Thursday moved a petition before the apex court, seeking his release from police custody under Article 32 of the Constitution.

SC declines to hear Kanhaiya’s bail plea

February 19, 2016 10:15 am

Don’t popularise JNU convicts: Lawyer

February 19, 2016 8:13 am

New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): Lawyer Vikram Singh Chauhan, who was present in the group that assaulted Jawaharlal University Student’s Union president Kanhaiya Kumar at the Patiala House Courts on Wednesday, said that immense publicity is portraying anti-national students as national heroes. He asserted that the lawyers community will not tolerate anybody indulging in anti-national activities.

SC gives nod to govt. formation in Arunachal

February 18, 2016 3:54 pm

New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): In a major setback to the Congress, the Supreme Court on Thursday vacated the status quo order of maintaining President's Rule in Arunachal Pradesh, thereby giving its nod to government formation in the state. After going through High Court and assembly records, the Supreme Court decided that it doesn't see any reason to interfere with HC order at this stage. Lawyer Satyapal Singh said the SC has transferred the case of revocation of 12 suspended MLA's to Guwahati High Court.

Kanhaiya’s hearing should be adjourned: SC panel

February 17, 2016 2:06 pm

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the present bail hearing of JNU students' union president Kanhaiya Kumar should be adjourned under the present circumstances and formed a panel of five senior lawyers to find out the present situation in the Patiala House Court. Senior advocate Prashant Bhushan said despite the SC order, they received information at around 2'o clock that some lawyers had indulged in beating up some lawyers, some journalists.

Agitated lawyers protest outside Patiala House Court

February 17, 2016 9:39 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Lawyers on Wednesday raised ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ slogans to protest against the anti-national slogans raised inside the Patiala House court premises by the students agitated over the arrest of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar. Lawyer Vikram Chauhan said people who raised “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans have been made heroes by the media and when they are protesting against it then why are they being called ‘gundas’. Chauhan added they responded only when students tried to beat the lawyers and tear their clothes, adding that they did not hit anyone.

Lawyer says not ashamed of sloganeering in Supreme Court

February 17, 2016 9:30 am

New Delhi, Feb 17 (ANI): Lawyer Rajeev Tadac, who allegedly raised ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ slogans during a hearing in the Supreme Court, on Wednesday, said he is not ashamed of doing so. However, Tadac apologised in the court after being reprimanded by a judge. The lawyer, along with his colleagues, had disrupted the Supreme Court proceeding regarding journalists and students being thrashed by BJP leaders outside the Patiala House Court on Monday.

SC directs RBI to submit loan defaulters list

February 16, 2016 1:05 pm

New Delhi, Feb 16 (ANI): After the hearing of a public-interest litigation (PIL) against public sector organisation Housing and Urban Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO), lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan on Tuesday informed that the Supreme Court has directed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to submit details of all the private companies who have more than Rs 500 crore in outstanding dues. The state-owned HUDCO is mandated with building affordable housing and carrying out urban development.

Lawyers protest turn violent in Lucknow

February 10, 2016 3:37 pm

Lucknow, Feb 10 (ANI): Following the death of a lawyer in Lucknow, hundreds of lawyers in the capital city of Uttar Pradesh went on a rampage to protest against the alleged murder of an advocate of the Allahabad High Court. The violent mob destroyed dozen of vehicles and set two buses and a building on fire. A lawyer, Shravan Verma, was allegedly murdered in the Naka area of Lucknow. An FIR has been registered by the local police and three arrests have been made in connection with the case.