Adani Port Trust Approaches Supreme Court Challenging Disqualification In JNPA Tender

Adani Port Trust and Special Economic Zone has approached Supreme Court aggrieved by Bombay High Court's order of dismissing its plea challenging the disqualification in the tender for upgradation of the container terminal in Navi Mumbai by the Board of Trustees of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA). The SLP was mentioned by Senior Advocate AM Singhvi on Tuesday before...

Seniority Of Munsiff's Must Be Fixed On Basis Of Inter-Se Merit In Selection Test & Not Roster-Points : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court, on Monday, upheld the order of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court that inter-se seniority for Munsiffs appointed by way of direct recruitment on the recommendation of the State Public Service Commission is to be determined on the basis of their inter-se merit at the time of selection and not roster points. Refusing to interfere with the order of the High...

Karnataka High Court Asks State About Steps Taken To Prevent Illegal Slaughtering Of Animals

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the state government and other respondents, seeking their response about the steps taken pursuant to its order dated December 1, 2021 for prevention of illegal slaughtering of animals in the state. A division bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum issued notice to the respondents on a petition filed...

'Registry Didn't List The Matter Despite Direction' : Supreme Court Vacation Bench Expresses Anguish

A vacation bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed its anguish at the Registry not listing a matter despite a direction given to that effect.When Senior Advocate Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned a matter for urgent listing tomorrow, the bench comprising Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala asked him to approach the Registrar, saying that the vacation bench does not have the power...

Competent Authority Can't Act Beyond Show Cause Notice: Gujarat High Court Cancels Forfeiture Of Land Allotted To Trust For Developing Playground

The Gujarat High Court has recently quashed the order passed by the Collector, Banaskantha which forfeited the allotment of land to a Public Trust for the purpose of developing a playground for school children. The High Court also directed the Respondent authority to decide the application for renewal of lease submitted by the Petitioner-Trust within 8 weeks.The development ensued after...

Justice Satish Chandra Sharma Takes Oath As Chief Justice Of Delhi High Court

Justice Satish Chandra Sharma on Tuesday took oath as the new Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court. Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena administered the oath to Justice Sharma at Raj Niwas, which is the secretariat of LG.Justice Sharma was previously serving as the Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court. His transfer was notified by the Central Government on June 19, 2022.The...

Allegations Of Illegal Detention By Police Officers: Madras High Court Directs To Preserve CCTV Footage

The Madras High Court recently directed the Superintendent of Police, Deputy Superintendent Of Police and Inspector of Police of Sankarankovil Town Police Station, Tenkasi District and Inspector of Police, Rajapalam Police Station, Viruthunagar District to preserve the CCTV footages recorded on the 6th and 7th April in connection with an allegation of illegal detention against certain...

From 'Modern Day Neros' To 'Mere State Inaction Not Conspiracy' : Supreme Court's Comments On Gujarat Govt In Riots Cases

There is no evidence of larger conspiracy at the highest level of state functionaries behind the 2002 Gujarat riots, held the Supreme Court recently, dismissing a petition filed by Zakia Jafri. Jafri had questioned the closure report filed by the Court-appointed Special Investigation Team which exonerated the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and 60 other top officials. The...

'Not Making It To NLUs Not The End': In Conversation With CLAT-PG 2022 Topper Samriddhi Mishra

The CLAT 2022 results for both UG and PG programs were released on June 24. In CLAT PG (LLM exam), Samriddhi Mishra from Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh secured All India Rank 1. In an exclusive interview with Live Law, Mishra shared her preparation strategy and other relevant factors which contributed in achieving this feat. Live Law: Hello Samriddhi! Thanks for speaking to Live Law. First of...

Gauhati High Court Directs Excise Department To Hear Objections Of Local Public As Per Assam Excise Rules Before Setting Up Liquor Shop

The Gauhati High Court has directed the Excise Department to dispose the representation filed by a large number of public organisations of a locality in Damara against opening of a liquor shop in their locality, as per Rule 289, Rule 294 and Rule 295 of the Assam Excise Rules, 2016 and after affording opportunities of hearing to the local public, as Rules envisage. The Petitioner is...

Bombay High Court Asks Maharashtra Govt To Look Into Constitution Of State Board & Regulatory Authorities For Surrogacy

The Bombay High Court on Monday asked the Maharashtra Government to expeditiously look into the constitution of regulatory authorities for surrogacy procedures under the new Assisted Reproductive Technology Act (ART) and Surrogacy Act. A division bench of Justices SV Gangapurwala and Shriram Modak was hearing a couple's plea seeking to complete their surrogacy procedure initiated...

AILET 2022 ANALYSIS

Finally, AILET 2022 paper happened with a lot of surprising elements! The overall paper was moderate with following paper scheme: Section A: English Language (50 questions; 50 marks). Section B: Current Affairs & General Knowledge (30 questions; 30 marks).Section C: Logical Reasoning (inclusive of CR, AR and Legal reasoning) (70 questions; 70 marks). As the pattern...