[DU Open Book Exam] Only 8% Students Could Successfully Complete Online Mock Tests: Delhi HC Expresses Dissatisfaction

The Court also directed the Delhi University to clarify position on providing scribes to visually challenged students.

NEP 2020 To Discourage Stand Alone Law Universities; Moots Restructuring Of Legal Education And Making It Bilingual

The National Education Policy 2020 moots some significant changes for the legal education sector as well.NEP 2020, which got the approval of Union Cabinet yesterday, calls for restructure of legal education, and also suggests to make it bilingual.Most importantly, it says that the practice of setting up stand-alone professional educational institutions including legal universities shall...

Kerala HC Refuses To Order Visa Extension For Foreigner Who Said He 'Felt Safer In Kerala Than USA' [Read Judgment]

Johnny Paul Pierce, a 74-year old citizen of the United States of America, who had sought extension of stay in India saying that he felt 'safer to remain in Kerala than in US' could not obtain relief regarding extension of stay from the High Court of Kerala.The HC declined to order extension for him, observing that the 'grant or extension of visa to foreign nationals fall exclusively within...

LiveLaw Invites You On A Webinar On "Depression And Other Psychological Issues Among Lawyers" By Dr. Vikram Patel

Live Law is conducting a webinar on 31/7/2020 at 4:30 PM. Dr. Vikram Patel (noted Psychiatrist and Researcher) will speak on the issue of "Depression And Other Psychological Issues Among Lawyers"The session would be moderated by Senior Advocate Prashanto Sen, Advocate Ranvir Singh, and Advocate Pallav Mongia.About Dr. PatelDr Vikram Patel is the Pershing Square Professor of Global Health...

SC Warns to Initiate Contempt Proceedings Against IIT Bombay for Backing Out of Smog Tower Project

The Supreme Court on Wednesday expressed great displeasure upon learning that the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT Bombay) had backed out from completing the Smog Tower project which would help Delhi fight its pollution crisis. In December 2019, a Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra directed the Centre and Delhi Government to ensure that a smog tower,...

[LIVE NOW] 'The Future Of Advocacy In India: Brief Oral Arguments In Court And Speaking Written Submissions' - By C.S.Vaidayanathan,Senior Advocate

LiveLaw is organizing a webinar under its "LiveLaw Practitioner Series" .Senior advocate C S Vaidayanathan (Supreme Court) will speak on the topic "The Future Of Advocacy In India: Brief Oral Arguments In Court And Speaking Written Submissions"The details of the webinar are as...

[Breaking] Karnataka HC Refuses To Stay Karnataka CET Scheduled To Start From Tomorrow [Courtroom Exchange]

Karnataka Govt decides to go ahead with #KCET on July 30, 31 and August 1 as scheduled. A written submission to that effect has been filed in the...

Contempt- Anachronistic?

Thomas Paine said that in absolute states the king was the law; in free states the law must be, and is, the king. That is the desideratum of the rule of law which is the tribute paid by power to reason. Freedom of thought and expression including dissent is an important constitutional value which underpins a free and harmonious society. Justice Cardozo observed that freedom of speech is the matrix, the indispensible condition of nearly every other form of freedom. It is the wellspring...

[COVID-19] BCI Asks Law Universities/Colleges To Frame Alternative Flexible Schemes For Fees In Easy Instalments [Read Letter]

The Bar Council of India issued an advisory to Centers of Legal Education to be compassionate and considerate to the hardships of students in light of the pandemic. The Council has issued the following specific directives to all the centers of legal education while generally advising the legal educational institutes to be considerate towards students and to lend them a helping hand...

[TODAY, 4:30 PM] [Webinar]'The Future Of Advocacy In India: Brief Oral Arguments In Court And Speaking Written Submissions' - By C.S.Vaidayanathan,Senior Advocate

LiveLaw is organizing a webinar under its "LiveLaw Practitioner Series" tomorrow at 4:30 pm. Senior advocate C S Vaidayanathan (Supreme Court) will speak on the topic "The Future Of Advocacy In India: Brief Oral Arguments In Court And Speaking Written Submissions"The details of the webinar are as follows:Date & Time: 29 July, 4:30pmZoom Meeting...

The Battle Over A Day's Jail Term- The Epic Combat Between The UP Legislature And The High Court

The river Rapti runs past the town of Gorakhpur where begins our story. However, before we do so, lets travel hundreds of miles westward to another city, another river – The Thames. By the side of the Thames was the Palace of Westminster. Britain was in firmament. The tyrant King had pushed his people too much. Now even people's representatives had revolted. The King's eyes and ears brought news that the rebels had found sanctuary inside Parliament. That was the last straw for...

Gujarat HC Constitutes Two-Judges Committee To Decide Upon Live Steaming Of Virtual Court Proceedings [Read Order]

The Gujarat High Court has made significant remarks with respect to open-public access to courts hearings conducted via video conferencing. While disposing of a PIL seeking live streaming of virtual court hearings, the bench comprised of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice JB Pardiwala said, "To observe the requirement of an open Court proceedings, the members of the public...