Reflect Upon The Decision Of Continuing With Physical Hearing: Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayar Requests Delhi HC Chief Justice [Read Letter]

Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayar has written a letter to Chief Justice DN Patel of the Delhi High Court to reflect upon the decision of continuing with physical hearings at the High Court and the subordinate courts. The letter states: 'With a deep sense of anguish and pain I say that the time has come to have a relook at the viability of continuation of these physical...

[NEET-UG Exam] Start Bus Services From Early Morning And Increase Frequency Of Buses For Aspirants: Calcutta HC Directs State Authorities [Read Order]

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday (09th September) asked the State authorities to make a sincere endeavour to start bus services for NEET-UG Aspirants from early morning on the day of the Examination and to increase the frequency of buses to enable the students at large to reach their respective examination centres in time.[NOTE: The examination in question is scheduled to be held on...

12 HC Employees Test Covid Positive, Gujarat HC To Close From Sept 12-15 [Read Circular]

The Gujarat High Court has decided to remain closed from September 12, 2020 till September 15, 2020, after 12 Court employees tested Covid positive on Wednesday. It is intimated that the High Court premises shall remain closed between the said period for sanitization purposes. Further, judicial functioning (both virtual and physical) of the High Court will remain suspended during...

Kerala HC Directs State & Centre To Finalize Socio Economic Caste Survey [Read Judgment]

The Kerala High Court has directed the State and Central Governments to take steps to finalise the report of socio-economic study of socially and educationally backward classes,The Division bench of the Chief Justice S. Manikumar and Justice Shaji P. Chaly observed that the State Government is duty bound, as per Section 11 of the Kerala State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993,...

Wife Abandoning Husband Along With Daughter When Husband Lost His Vision, Her Unprovoked Humiliating Treatment Amount To Mental Cruelty: Tripura HC [Read Judgment]

While hearing an appeal filed by the wife against the Judgment dated 25.09.2018 passed in case no T.S.(Divorce) 163 of 2014 by Family Court at Agartala (wherein Divorce was granted to the husband) the Tripura High Court on Wednesday (09th September) affirmed the said Judgment noting that "their sentiments and emotions have dried up and there is hardly any chance of restoration of their...

Gandhi Statue Not A Place Of Religious Worship: Karnataka HC Dismisses PIL Against Bar [Read Order]

"If we look at the thoughts and the views propagated by the Father of the Nation during his lifetime, it is impossible to accept that his statue is a place of public religious worship. The Father of the Nation has a unique place. He was above all religions. He was truly a democrat who never liked human beings being worshipped."

CLAT Aspirant Moves Madhya Pradesh HC Challenging NLSIU's Decision To Hold Separate Entrance Exam 'NLAT 2020

A CLAT aspirant has moved the Madhya Pradesh High Court (Jabalpur Bench) challenging the sudden withdrawal of NLSIU Bangalore from CLAT 2020, to hold a separate entrance test namely NLAT (National Law Aptitude Test) 2020.The petitioner has submitted that she is aggrieved by the notification issued by the National Law School of India University (NLSIU) Bangalore intimating its decision to hold...

'There Exists Rational & Reasonable Doubt On Question Of Prima Facie Case': NIA Court Grants Bail To Students Arrested For Alleged Maoist Links [Read Order]

"The strategy to fight against terrorism is to dissuade disaffected groups from embracing terrorism"

Not Possible To Administer CLAT As Home Based Online Examination: NLU Consortium Tells Delhi HC

The NLU Consortium has filed a reply affidavit before the Delhi High Court stating that it will not be possible to conduct CLAT 2020 in a home-based online format, as the exam will be completely compromised and may be manipulated by the participants or coaching Centres. The submission has come in a law graduate's plea impugning the CLAT-2020 notification, in so far as it mandates...

"Media Plays A Key Role In Using Its Skill Of Investigative Journalism"; Republic TV Seeks Dismissal Of PILs Alleging Media Trial In Sushant Singh Rajput Death Case [Read Affidavit]

Sivasubramanian Sundaram, CFO of Republic TV filed an affidavit on behalf of the channel in the PILs before the Bombay High Court seeking directions to stop the 'media trial' taking place in the Sushant Singh Rajput Death case.Petitioners Nilesh Navlakha (filmmaker/producer), Mahibub D Shaikh(editor of a regional newspaper) and retired civil servant Subhash Chander Chaba sought directions...

NLSIU Notifies Proctoring Protocols For NLAT 2020 To Monitor The Examination Process [Read Notification]

NLSIU Bangalore has released the Proctoring Protocols for NLAT 2020, to monitor the examination process. NLAT 2020 is a home-based online examination (with an option to appear through limited physical centres) and it will be proctored through a combination of technological, AI-based proctoring and human proctoring, in the following manner: 1. The proctor will not allow the...

'Right to Life Cannot Be Invaded Under The Garb Of Freedom Of Speech' : Karnataka HC Convicts Reporter & Editor For Defamation [Read Judgment]

Observing that the right to life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution of India cannot be invaded under the garb of freedom of speech and expression, the Karnataka High Court has reversed the acquittal of a reporter and an editor of a magazine for criminal defamation. A single bench of Justice M G Uma, while convicting an editor and reporter of 'Kadala Koogu' (a...