Writ Petition filed in Rajasthan HC claiming that at least 15 questions in CLAT 2015 remained “obviously incorrect or were impossible” to answer

A Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2015 applicant has filed a writ petition in the Rajasthan high court’s Jaipur bench claiming that at least 15 questions remained obviously incorrect or were impossible, after having asked senior counsel and other experts to try and solve them, “Legally India” reports. Civil writ petition 7970 of 2015, Rashi Mangal vs UOI and Others, was heard...

Lawyers are behaving like school students: CJ, Calcutta HC

A section of lawyers drew flak on account of them taking an off from work for the next three days owing to the scorching heat in Calcutta. The Chief Justice of the Calcutta HC Manjula Chellur severely criticized those lawyers on Tuesday. The resolution to cease working was taken by a majority at a meeting of the Calcutta HC Bar Association the same day. It is to be noted that the CJ of the...

Lady Lawyer’s speeding Audi crashes into Taxi in Mumbai, 2 killed

In an unfortunate incident, two people were killed when a speedy Audi, allegedly being driven by a woman lawyer named Janhavi Gadkar crashed into a taxi in Mumbai. Reportedly, Deputy Commissioner of Police Sangramsinh Nishandar said that Janhavi admitted that she had consumed alcohol in her statement before the doctor.The 35 year old’s Audi collided with a taxi which resulted in death of...

Madras HC orders helmets to be compulsory while driving two wheelers

Come July 1, if you are driving a two who wheeler without a helmet in Tamil Nadu, chances are that your vehicle will be impounded by authorities immediately. In addition, the driving license may also be seized and will be returned only upon showing the payment receipt of an ISI marked helmet. An order to this effect was passed by the Madras High Court on Monday. The High Court also ordered...

“Legally India” responds to May 25 notice issued by Bar Council of India; says Manan Kumar Mishra’s actions as the BCI's elected chairman have tarnished the image of the institution

Responding to the notice dated May 25 issued by the Manan Kumar Mishra, Chairman of the Bar Council of India accusing it of defaming the Council by concealing and suppressing material facts in its reportage of news related to the Council particularly with reference to the conduct of the fourth and successive All India Bar Examination (AIBE),  Legally India has sent an exhaustive 46 page...

A private pathway within the confines of one’s home retains its private character; once it becomes part of a network of roads or paths, it partakes of a public character : Kerala HC

Drawing out a distinction between private property pure & simple and private property with an element of public character, a learned Single Judge- Justice Dama Seshadri Naidu- of the Kerala High Court, after discussing various provisions of the Kerala Land Relinquishment Act, 1958 and Kerala Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 has held in a judgment, replete with references to great English...

A new light in the area of Road Safety Policy: Union Government rolls out Guidelines for Protection of Good Samaritans [Read the Notification]

We should thank the Supreme Court of India first. The Union Government has issued Guidelines for the Protection of Good Samaritans after the SC in the case of Savelife Foundation and Anr. v Union of India (W.P. No,235/2012 Civil) vide its order dated October 29th, 2014 directed the Union Government to issue necessary directions with regard to the protection of Good Samaritans until...

Panel to suggest changes to Companies Act, 2013 on place by the government order

To facilitate businesses by India Inc., the government has set up an eight member panel to address issues related to the new companies law and recommend necessary changes. The Corporate Affairs Ministry has already made a series of amendments to the Companies Act, 2013- whose most provisions came into effect from April 1, 2014 by virtue of the fact that many concerns were raised by the...

Kerala High Court stays sentences awarded by NIA Special court to two accused convicted for harbouring the accused in the sensational palm chopping case

The High court of Kerala on Friday stayed the sentences awarded by a NIA special court on two persons convicted for harbouring the accused in the sensational palm-chopping case.A Division bench comprising of Justice V K Mohanan and Justice V Raja Vijayaraghavan stayed the sentences when the appeals filed by 25th accused Abdul Latheef of Kadungalloor and 34th accused Anwar Sadhik of Eloorkara...

CLAT 2015 admissions held up indefinitely over error-ridden answer-key

The publication of merit list and seat allocation under the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), conducted for admissions to 16 prestigious national law universities in India on May 10 this year is held up on account of the controversy over errors in the answer-keys. The first seat allotment list was supposed to be out on May 31, which was delayed to June 2 citing "technical reasons". ...

Kerala Govt. not taken any meaningful steps regulating Noise Pollution ; NGT [Read the Order]

Kerala government has been severely criticized by National Green Tribunal for its inaction and extreme delay in complying with the direction given by the High Court regarding regulation of noise pollution. NTG in its order observed that, "Kerala Government has not taken any meaningful steps" in regulating noise pollution in spite of the order from the Hon'ble High Court of Kerala which dates...

AIIMS Seeks Delhi High Court’s approval to Replace its Forensic Department Head following his self-confessed refusal to act unprofessionally in the autopsy of Sunanda Pushkar

Delhi’s premier medical centre, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking its approval to replace its forensic department head Sudhir Kumar Gupta, who had alleged discrimination by the institute following his self-confessed refusal to act unprofessionally in the autopsy of Sunanda Pushkar,wife of Congress leader and former Union...