Madras HC Warns Private Schools Of Contempt If They Insist Upon Collection Of Entire Fees For Upcoming Academic Year [Read Order]

Taking "serious note" of violation of its order dated July 17, 2020 pertaining to collection of tution fee by unaided private institutions, the Madras High Court warned the erring institutions of initiation of contempt proceeding against them. "If this Court finds that there is any violation, this Court will not hesitate to initiate Contempt Proceedings against the persons incharge of...

[Students Vs UGC] SC Hearing Of Students' Plea Against Final Year Exams Amid Covid-19 [LIVE UPDATES]

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[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...