'It Is Violation of Rules' : NLU Consortium Requests NLSIU To Reconsider It's Decision To Hold Separate Admission Test

The Consortium of National Law Universities has issued a statement intimating that if NLSIU, Bangalore insists on conducting a separate entrance examination, then NLSIU will not remain associated with the CLAT-2020 in any manner. In an emergency meeting of the Governing Body held on Friday, under the Chairmanship of Prof. V. Vijaykumar, Vice-Chancellor, NLIU, Bhopal, it has been...

The Maharaja Who Cheerfully Took A Palinquin Ride To His Hanging- The Trial And Judicial Murder Of Maharaja Nanda Kumar

Raja Nanda Kumar or Nuncomar missed Governor General Robert Clive dearly. The Governor General had so readily accepted his loyalty when Nuncomar shifted his allegiance from Nawab Siraj-Ud-Dullah who Clive had vanquished in Plassey. With Clive's blessing, the Governor of Hugli under the deposed "Nabob", had effortlessly transitioned to the epithet "Black Colonel" under the Company Bahadur. However, all that had changed and Clive's replacement Warren Hastings viewed him as part of ...

₹1 Crore Earmarked For Providing Assistance To Advocates In Indigent Condition Due To COVID19: Advocates Welfare Fund Trust Informs Delhi HC

Advocates Welfare Fund Trust has informed the Delhi High Court that it has earmarked ₹1 crore for providing financial assistance to advocates in Delhi who have been pushed to indigent condition due to COVID19 lockdown. The Trust further informed the Division Bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan that this support will be provided over and above the...

Islamabad HC Gives Another Opportunity For Govt. Of India To Appoint Defence Counsel For Kulbhushan Jadhav [Read Order]

The Islamabad High Court has given another opportunity for the Government of India to appoint a defence counsel for Kulbhushan Jadhav.The International Court of Justice had held that Pakistan violated Vienna Convention on Consular Relations 1963 by not informing Kulbhushan Jadhav without delay of his rights under Article 36(1)(b) to have consular access. Following this Pakistan passed...

Allahabad High Court's Judgment In Dr Kafeel Khan's Habeas Corpus Case Is A Great Ray Of Hope

Dr. Kafeel Khan is released from Mathura jail last night after the order of the Allahabad HighCourt which quashed his detention under the National Security Act. He was booked under the National Security Act for delivering a provocative speech at the Aligarh Muslim University. The High Court did not find his speech objectionable and ordered his immediate release from the jail. This judgment is a great ray of hope for all those who believe in a controlled constitutional government and work...

Justice Arun Mishra's Controversial Tenure Leaves Questions On Public Confidence In Judiciary

While Justice Mishra demits his office after handing over a mixed bag of verdicts, he also leaves behind several pertinent questions as to what constitutes the appropriate judicial conduct.

'SC Has Come To Such Levels Where Judges Are Afraid Of Bar': SCBA President Dushyant Dave Writes To CJI Alleging He Was Not Allowed To Speak In Justice Arun Mishra's Farewell

Upset by deprivation of an opportunity to speak at the virtual farewell ceremony of Justice Arun Mishra today, SCBA President Dushyant Dave has said that he shall not participate in any function being organised by the Supreme Court till the end of his term in December this year. Saddened by the incident, Dave has written a letter to the CJI expressing his "strong disappointment...

Nothing "Bindass" About Hate

Countless renditions of Spiderman have meant that even those who have not read the comic / watched the movie know that "with great power comes great responsibility". This piece is about the existence of great powers and the complete abdication of responsibility that has been on show thus far in a very specific context: The regulation of hate speech and objectionable content over television broadcasts in India. I will essentially argue that the existing statutory framework confers...

Why The Default Sentence In Prashant Bhushan's Contempt Case Is Erroneous?

"A default sentence of three months of imprisonment and three years of bar to practice before the Courts because a contemnor may refuse to pay a fine of one rupee, is disproportionate, harsh, excessive and makes bad law".

Rajasthan HC Dismisses Sanjiv Bhatt's Plea To Close The NDPS Case In Gujarat Court [Read Order]

Rajasthan High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Sanjiv Bhatt seeking discontinuation of the proceedings in NDPS Case pending before the Special Court (NDPS) in Palanpur, Gujarat. Bhatt's contention was that first the cognizance was taken against him in the NDPS Case by Jodhpur Special Court. Later on when the subsequent charge-sheet was filed against him before the Special Court...

'Dr Kafeel Khan's Speech Does Not Promote Hatred Or Violence, It Gives A Call For National Integrity And Unity Among Citizens': Allahabad HC [Read Judgemnt]

"A complete reading of the speech primafacie does not disclose any effort to promote hatred or violence. It also no where threatens peace and tranquility of the city of Aligarh. The address gives a call for national integrity and unity among the citizens. The speech also deprecates any kind of violence. It appears that the District Magistrate had selective reading and selective mention for few phrases from the speech ignoring its true intent,"

Breaking: NSA Charges Against Dr. Kafeel Khan Dropped; Allahabad HC Directs Immediate Release [Read Judgment]

In a huge relief to Dr. Kafeel Khan, who has been in custody under the stringent provisions of the National Security Act, 1980, the Allahabad High Court has directed the Government to immediately release him. The HC observed that the charges against Dr. Khan were unwarranted as there was no ocassion in his allegedly provocative speech that instigated hatred against any community or...