Justice Ranjan Gogoi bid farwell to Punjab & Haryana HC on Friday to be sworn in as Supreme Court judge, for seven years, today. He may be elevated to CJI in 2018 [Law et al News]

Oldest and second-oldest pending SC case, from almost four and three decades ago, respectively, were last listed seven years ago [Indian Express]

Katju spurred to curb social media after incessant sharing of Singhvi sex tape, echoes Sibal; But also wants SAARC panel to work on press freedoms [Firstpost] [Hindustan Times]

Income Tax notification: Non-resident businesses having Indian liaison offices will now fill a 2 page form 49C added to IT Act, reporting details as far out as names and location of employees paid more than Rs 50000 a month [Business Standard]

GAAR is set to empower tax officers to investigate avoidance transactions, overruling circular 789 which allowed benefits of Indo-Mauritius tax treaty to anyone with Mauritian residence certificate [Business Standard]

Judicial restraint orders against the media face several theoretical and practical limitations [Indian Express] Even as episodes such as Meena Kandasamy’s draw justification to them

Attorney General Vahanvati to replace Additional Solicitor General Harin Raval in SC’s Italian ship case hearing, after Raval asserted Kerala police’s lack of jurisdiction [TOI]

Londonist Linklaters comes together with Aussie Allens Arthur Robinson, but stops short of full merger, to form an Asian JV [The Lawyer]