[Petition By Former NLSIU VC Challenging NLAT 2020] LIVE UPDATES from SC

Datar: Exam is scheduled tomorrow, My lords may kindly hear me.

NLS IS the only law school having Trimester system. Repeatedly appealing to Consortium not to delay exam beyond September.

Justice Bhushan: But not on record that you are holding the exam tomorrow? Your pleadings say November.

Justice Shah: Question is, is it permissible?

Justice Bhushan: Inclined to issue notice in the matter. You file a counter. This is an important issue.

Senior Advocate A. Datar: My lord, the exam is scheduled to be held tomorrow. Everything in place already. 

Justice Bhushan: But our only issue is if they can conduct an exam.

Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayan: By-laws of society put in the preamble in terms of decision of the SC which led to conduction of a Common Law Entrance Test.

Gupta: They say they need to conduct a separate exam as not doing so will lead to a zero-year and that they have a trimester system. Also, when taking exam at home, bound to be cheating and malpractices.

Gupta: They say they need to conduct a separate exam as not doing so will lead to a zero-year and that they have a trimester system. Also, when taking exam at home, bound to be cheating and malpractices.

Gupta: Because of West Bengal & Bihar situation, the Consortium took the decision of postponing #CLAT from 7th September to which Mr. Sudheer K. is a signatory.

Act, By-laws and Memorandum are violated BY  NLSIU

seeks to conduct a separate examination, says Gupta.

Gupta is now taking the bench through the By-laws.

"Any NLU formally admitted is required to organise the Common Admission Test for all courses for NLU's across the country," he contends.

Gupta is taking the bench through the Memorandum of Association of consortium of National Law Universities which mandates a Common Law Entrance for NLU's.