CLAT 2020 Was Student Friendly And Glitch Free, Says NLU Consortium , Results Will Be Announced On Oct 5 [Read Press Note]

The Consortium of NLUs has intimated that it successfully conducted CLAT 2020 today, and recorded 86.2% attendance It has highlighted that there were no technical glitches during the exam and nevertheless, a Grievance Committee has been constituted under the Chairmanship of Justice Rajendra Babu, former Chief Justice of India, to look into the grievances, if any. The final result...

Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Seeking To Transfer Drug Racket Case Involving Kannada Actors To NIA For Further Investigation

The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by Advocate Geetha Misra, seeking to transfer the high profile drug racket case involving Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi, Sanjjana Galrani and others to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Ashok S Kinagi said "At this stage it is not proper for this court to go...

Special NDPS Court Denies Bail To Sandalwood Actresses Ragini Dwivedi and Sanjjanaa Galrani

A Special Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) court has rejected the bail application filed by Kannada actress Ragini Dwivedi, and Sanjjanaa Galrani and co-accused Rahul Thonse. The actors are presently in Judicial Custody. The actors along with others have been charged under various sections of IPC including 120b (criminal conspiracy) and the Narcotic Drugs...

[Discontinuation Of Insurance Policy] Delhi HC Directs Insurer To Provide Similar Alternative Insurance Plan Having Similar Coverage & Same Premium [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court recently directed an insurance company, that had suddenly discontinued an insurance plan, to provide a similar alternative plan to the Petitioner-claimant, having approximately the same coverage and the same premium. "The grievance of the petitioner is that they have taken a health insurance policy from respondent No. 1 in 2006 and has been regularly...

Showing Porn Videos To Children Aged 5-6 years: Allahabad HC Denies Bail To School-Van Driver [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday (22nd September) denied bail to a School Van Driver who has been accused of showing porn videos to children aged about 5-6 years.The Bench of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh was hearing an application under Section 439 Cr.P.C. filed by the school-van driver in question, seeking bail in FIR registered at FIR No.0548 of 2019 under Sections 354 (2), 377, 504 IPC,...

PIL In SC Seeks Order To Stop Online Classes Until Formulation Of Comprehensive Guidelines For Hosting In Encrypted And Safeguarded Manner

A plea has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking for guidelines to regulate online classes through video-conferencing/virtual learning classes for small children due to the existence of a threat to small children being exposed to "highly suggestive and obnoxious materials available on the internet". "Immediately discontinue the online classes 
until the formulation of...

Very Strange That Instead Of Procuring Presence Of Accused, Magistrate Dismissed The Complaint: Allahabad HC [Read Order]

The Allahabad High Court recently quashed an order of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, dismissing the complaint registered against a Sub-Inspector, after he failed to appear before the Court. "It is very strange that instead of procuring presence of the accused, the learned Magistrate dismissed the complaint," the Bench of Justice KJ Thaker remarked while quashing the dismissal...

[Gujarat HC & GSLSA E-Lok Adalat] 10,945 Cases Disposed Of And Rs 191.19 Crores Settled By Way Of Amicable Settlements [Read Press Release]

On Saturday (26th September) under the auspices of the High Court of Gujarat and the Gujarat State Legal Services Authority [GSLSA], a state-wide e-Lok Adalat was organised across the State of Gujarat including at High Court and all the District and Taluka Courts.Significantly, all proceedings of the e-Lok Adalat were conducted through video conferencing, wherein the Ld. Advocates and the...

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Plea Seeking Stern Measures To Prevent Stubble Burning In Punjab, Haryana And UP In Light of COVID19

Delhi High Court has issued notice in a plea seeking a direction to be issued to the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare to take stern measures to prevent stubble burning in the States of Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, in light of the COVID19 pandemic. The Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has issued notices to the Union Health Ministry,...

Clarify The Steps Taken For Affording Reservation In Field Of Education/services To Members Of Transgender Community: Patna HC Seeks Govt. Response [Read Order]

The Patna High Court on Monday (21st September) asked the State Government to explain and clarify the steps taken for affording reservation in the field of education or services to the members of the Transgender community.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice S. Kumar issued this order in a petition highlighting the pitiable state of affairs of the transgender in the...

Delhi HC Issues Notice In Application Seeking Modification In Order Directing Extension Of Interim Bail Granted To Prisoners On The Ground Of COVID19

Delhi High Court has issued notice in an application seeking modification in court's order on extending the interim bail granted to certain prisoners in light of COVID19 pandemic. Moved by Public Prosecutor Amit Prasad, the modification is sought on the ground that certain prisoners convicted of heinous crimes are misusing the order of the court which has automatically extended...

IDIA Scholar Yamuna Menon Becomes NLSIU Topper With 18 Gold Medals

IDIA Scholar, Yamuna Menon who graduated in law from NLSIU Bangalore this year, bagged as many as 18 Gold Medals and was declared the University Topper, at NLSIU's XXVIII Annual Convocation. She has been awarded the title of 'Best Outgoing Under-Graduate Student' among others, and has been awarded medals for excellence in the following subjects: (i) Business & Corporate...