Common Law Admission Test [CLAT 2021] Today At 147 Centres Across the Country

CLAT-2021 will be conducted tomorrow from 02:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. across the country. 70277 aspirants seeking admission to various National Law Universities are scheduled to appear for the pen and paper test; 59843 for Undergraduate and 10434 for Postgraduate programme. Considering the pandemic situation, the Consortium of National Law Universities has directed its 147 centres across the...

'Twitter USA Doesn't Hold A Single Share In Twitter India; Totally Different Entities' : MD Tells Karnataka High Court

Senior Advocate C V Nagesh told the Karnataka High Court on Thursday that Twitter Inc is an independent organization and it is totally different, while Twitter India is a different entity. Nagesh who is appearing for the Managing Director of Twitter Communications India Private Ltd Manish Maheshwari, who has challenged the section 41A of CrPC notice issued to him by the...

State Has Locus To Challenge CBI Investigation If It Goes Beyond The Scope Of HC Order :Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a state government is well within its rights to raise a grievance if a central agency's investigation goes beyond the scope of the Court's order that authorised investigation in the absence of the state's consent. The division bench of Justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar on Thursday dismissed Maharashtra Government's plea and allowed the CBI...

Explain The Purpose Of Forming Separate Panel of Lawyers When CSC Available: Allahabad High Court Summons DG, Basic Education

Calling it "strange", the Allahabad High Court last week sought the response of the Director-General, Basic Education, U.P., Lucknow on his decision to form a separate panel of lawyers, even when the department is being represented by the Chief Standing Counsel.The Bench of Justice Saral Srivastava was hearing a Writ Petition filed by one Sanjay Singh, challenging his suspension from the post...

"No Clarity On Uniform Color, Specifications": Delhi HC Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Issuance Of Challans To Drivers In Non Compliance Of Uniform Regulations

The Delhi High Court has issued notice on a plea challenging Rule 7 of the Delhi Motor Vehicle Rules, 1993 on the ground that drivers of auto rikshas and taxis are issued Challans heavily to the extent of Rs. 20,000 due to non compliance of uniform regulations.The plea, moved by Trade Union of Drivers and individual autoriksha and taxi drivers, states that there is no clarity on uniform color...

'Justice Does Not Always Require Black Gowns & Elaborate Arguments, Future Belongs To Mediation': CJI NV Ramana

Addressing the inagural session of International Virtual Mediation Summer School, 2021, the Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana expressed his belief in the role of mediation in dispute resolution encouraging law students and lawyers to learn the skills. In his address, he emphasized on education as a tool of empowerment and bringing about change in society. The future belongs to mediation,...

Emergency Award Is Not An Order Under Section 17 Of Arbitration Act : Future Retail In Supreme Court

Responding to Amazon's arguments, Senior Advocate Harish Salve made submissions on behalf of Future Retail Ltd in the dispute over the Emergency Arbitration Award passed by a Singapore Tribunal halting the FRL's deal with Reliance.Salve rebutted the argument of Amazon that the appeal filed by FRL before the division bench of the Delhi High Court was not maintainable. He stated that...

Trial Judges Work Amidst Appalling Conditions; Colonial Mindset Towards District Judiciary Must Change: Supreme Court

The colonial mindset which pervades the treatment meted out to the district judiciary must change, the Supreme Court observed in a judgment passed on Thursday (22nd July 2021).The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Hrishikesh Roy noted that the Trial judges work amidst appalling conditions."Lack of infrastructure, inadequate protection, examples of judges being made targets when...

Redetermine Minority Status Of Muslims And Christians In Kerala: PIL Before High Court

The Kerala High Court on Thursday heard a public interest litigation that urged the Centre to reasses the minority status of Muslims and Christians in the State. A Division Bench of Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly, after hearing the arguments of the petitioner, reserved orders in the matter. The petitioner Citizens Association for Democracy, Equality, Tranquility,...

Biyanis Induced Amazon Into Deal With Future Retail; They Are Bound By Arbitration : Amazon In Supreme Court

Amazon through its Counsel Senior Advocate Aspi Chinoy on Thursday submitted before the Supreme Court that even though Amazon- Reliance- FRL dispute seems to play out as one of Corporate entities, the promoters of FRL Kishore and Rakesh Biyani are the focus of the matter, being both the driving force of transaction initially and its breach subsequently."In the clash of corporates one must...

Vigilant Tweet On COVID Protocol Breach Can't Constitute Violation Of Prohibitory Orders U/S 144 CrPC: Allahabad HC Quashes FIR

Noting that a vigilant tweet by the resident of a society about breach of the COVID-19 protocol can't constitute a violation of prohibitory orders passed under Section 144 of CrPC, the Allahabad High Court recently quashed criminal proceedings against Man who had tweeted that maids were entering his society without sanitizing their hands etc. The Bench of Justice J. J Munir...

Ensure Night Shelters For Homeless Are Operational In Bengaluru Within 3 Months : Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to grant approval to all 166 night shelters as required to house urban homeless people and issue directions to all concerned to ensure that night shelters as per the requirement are established. A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj said "While the government does so, priority will have...