Plea In Karnataka HC Against Holding COMEDK On Aug 19; Says It's A 'Manufactured Havoc For Students'

A PIL filed in Karnataka HC challenges the decision to hold COMEDK test by Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) on August 19.The PIL filed by Adv Abdulla Mannan Khan states that around 70,000-80,000 students will be writing the exams, and the decision to hold the test on August 19 will result in putting the students to the grave danger of COVID19.It...

Breaking : CLAT 2020 To Be Held Online On September 7

The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT 2020) has been rescheduled to September 7.The NLU Consortium has decided that a "centre-based ,online computer-based exam" will be conducted for both undergraduate and postgraduate candidates on September 7, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.Admit cards will be available for download on the NLU Consortium website in two week's time.The Consortium of National...

[VIDEO] Webinar On " How To Extend Class Room Training Into Good Advocacy" - By Chief Justice Of Tripura HC Justice Akil Kureshi

LiveLaw is organizing a webinar at 5:30 pm.Justice Akil Kureshi (Chief Justice, Tripura High Court) will speak on the topic "How to extend Class Room Training into Good Advocacy".The webinar will be moderated by Advocate Prachi Dutta.The details of the webinar are as follows:Date & Time: August 10,2020, 5:30pmZoom Meeting...

[Students Vs UGC] Pleas Seeking Cancellation Of Final Year Examinations [LIVE UPDATES From Supreme Court]

Students vs UGC : SC to continue hearing today a batch of petitions against the UGC direction to Universities to hold final year exams by September 30....

Special Immunity To Prime Minister Violating Basic Structure - Remembering 39th Constitution Amendment On Its 45th Anniversary

10 August 2020, marks the 45th anniversary of the Constitution (Thirty-Ninth Amendment) Act, 1975. The Constitutional Amendment was passed during the infamous Emergency in India, with the aim of nullifying the Allahabad High Court's judgment which had quashed Mrs. Indira Gandhi's election on grounds of electoral malpractice. The Amendment took away the power of the Supreme Court to try electoral disputes concerning the President and Vice-President and vested this power in a separate...

Sec 57 Of Transfer Of Property Act Permits Court To Declare A Property Free Of Encumbrance Even Against Will Of Encumbrancer: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

In a significant judgment, the Kerala High Court explained the procedural mechanism under Section 57 of the Transfer of Property Act, 1882, to lift encumbrance from an immovable property. The order, passed by Justice Devan Ramachandran, assumes relevance since there is no case law/ precedent on this subject. The verdict opens with emphasis on the "efficacious and...

Law On Reels: 'Just Mercy'- A Poignant Tale Of Racial Injustice

"Hopelessness is the enemy of justice. Hope allows us to push forward, even when the truth is distorted by the people in power. It allows us to stand up when they tell us to sit down, and to speak when they say be quiet." -Bryan Stevenson Based on the novel titled "A story of Justice and Redemption" by Bryan Stevenson, the movie "Just Mercy" explicitly brings out the predicaments, controversies and the contentions that are often suppressed by the system engulfing all of us. The ...

Delhi Riots: Delhi HC Says 'Hindu Resentment' Order Of Delhi Police Caused No Prejudice; Asks Media To Verify Facts [Read Order]

The Delhi High Court has refused to quash the order of the Special Commissioner of Police, dated July 8, which cited 'resentment among Hindu community' in the wake of arrests in Delhi riots cases to advise police officers to exercise due care while making arrests.A single bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait observed that "no prejudiced has been caused" by the said direction as it was issued...

Tablighi Jamaat: Karnataka HC Quashes Cases Against 9 Foreigners; Imposes Condition That They Should Not Visit India In Next 10 Years [Read Order]

The Karnataka High Court has quashed and set aside criminal prosecution initiated against nine foreign nationals belonging to the Tablighi Jamaat, on the condition that they will immediately leave the country and undertake not to visit India for the next ten years. A bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit, allowed the petitions filed by the foreign nationals who were arrested under...

[DU Open Book Examinations] Read All The Directions Issued By HC To Be Complied By DU While Conducting Exams [Read Judgment]

Delhi High Court has allowed the Delhi University to go ahead with the online Open Book Examination (OBE) method for conducting the exams for the final year students of all the under-graduate programmes. The Single Bench of Justice Prathiba M Singh acknowledged at the outset that the scope of the petitions pending before her is restricted to ensuring that the online OBE method...

Plea In Delhi HC Challenges Centre's Decision To Exclude Mask and Sanitiser from Essential Commodities & Levy Of 18% GST On Sanitisers [Read Petition]

A petition has been moved before the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Union for classifying masks and sanitisers as "essential commodities" and regulate their prices.The petitioners have also sought a direction to Ministry of Finance & the GST Council to reduce the GST tax rate on alcohol based sanitisers from 18% to 5 or 12%.The petitioners have further challenged the decisions...

'Virtual Court Is Boon For Legal Fraternity; Even Moffusil Advocate Can Comfortably Present Case Anywhere': Madras HC On Objection To Hearing Via VC [Read Order]

"This Virtual Court is a boon to the entire Legal Fraternity", observed the Madras High Court on Thursday. Justice B. Pugalendhi, of the Madurai Seat, was faced with objection from an advocate regarding the listing of cases for final hearing via video conferencing. "Fortunately in Tamil Nadu, we are having good internet connectivity facility in almost all places, including some...