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Aug 30, 2025

Former Supreme Court Judge Justice S. Ravindra Bhat Joins Arbitration Chambers in Singapore

Former judge of Supreme Court of India Justice S. Ravindra Bhat has joined Arbitration Chambers in Singapore.
Justice Bhat is the first Indian member of the Arbitration Chambers.
The Arbitration Chambers has highly reputed arbitrators, including Lord Hope Of Craighead, Lucy Reed, David Rivkin, Neil Kaplan and more.

Aug 27, 2025

Central Govt. Appoints Justices Alok Aradhe, Vipul Pancholi as Supreme Court Judges

The Central government cleared the elevation of Bombay High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Patna High Court Chief Justice Vipul Pancholi to the Supreme Court of India.
The Supreme Court, which has a sanctioned strength of 34, is currently functioning with 32 judges, a vacancy position of 2. With these appointments, the top court will function at its full strength.

Aug 26, 2025

Collegium Recommends Appointment of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar as Chief Justice of Bombay High ...

The Supreme Court Collegium recommended the appointment of Justice Shree Chandrashekhar as Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.
Justice Chandrashekhar enrolled as an advocate with the Delhi State Bar Council in December 1993.
He was appointed as an additional judge of the Jharkhand High Court in January 2013 and became a permanent Judge in June 2014. He assumed the office of acting Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court in December 2023.
He was transferred from the Rajasthan High Court to the Bombay High Court in July this year (2025).

Aug 25, 2025

Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration to Host MCIA Singapore Roadshow at the Singapore Conv...

The Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) is set to host its Singapore Roadshow during the Singapore Convention Week 2025. As part of this initiative, MCIA is organising three events in collaboration with eminent law firms and institutions in Singapore.
The sessions will focus on contemporary developments in arbitration and dispute resolution, with a particular emphasis on India's evolving legal and regulatory landscape.
The Singapore Convention Week 2025 is scheduled to take place from August 25 to 29, 2025. The event will gather legal practitioners, mediators, arbitrators, and other professionals to discuss the evolving landscape of global dispute resolution, with some sessions also offered virtually.

Aug 17, 2025

CJI B. R. Gavai Inaugurates Kolhapur Circuit Bench of Bombay High Court

Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai inaugurated the Bombay High Court Circuit Bench in Kolhapur, enhancing access to justice for litigants in western Maharashtra.
The event also saw the presence of prominent dignitaries, including Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, Bombay High Court Chief Justice Alok Aradhe, and Justice M. S. Karnik of the Bombay High Court.
The division bench will hear key matters including Public Interest Litigation petitions, civil writ petitions, first appeals, family court appeals, contempt appeals, and other civil and criminal cases within its jurisdiction. The bench will cater to cases from Kolhapur, Satara, Sangli, Solapur, Ratnagiri, and Sindhudurg districts.

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