Extension of GNLU Director's Tenure Disallowed by GNLU’s General Council

The General Council at Gujarat National Law University at Gandhinagar (GNLU) has rejected the proposal to renew the current Director Bimal Patel’s tenure, which is due to expire in November this year. The proposal, which was made by the Executive Council of GNLU, was turned down by the General Council on the ground that the Executive Council should examine the report submitted by the First...

Breaking: “Software Glitches” in First Allocation List brings CLAT 2013 to Court; Students to Petition Kerala High Court

Many candidates from Kerala who wrote the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2013 have been wrongly allotted Chanakya National Law University (CNLU), Patna instead of their preferred University, National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS), Cochin. Candidates allege that this has happened despite them having a higher rank to join NUALS and NUALS being their preferred choice above...

From the Editorial Desk

Journalism and law are intertwined. Credible legal journalism has the power to act as a catalyst for ushering in the desired changes in the law and legal system. Unlike the practice of law, journalism is not a zero-sum game. While lawyers are trained to present one side of the picture with immense conviction and powerful arguments, for journalists objectivity of opinion and viewpoint is...