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

ORDER: "In the meantime, the exam for admission notice in pursuance of 3rd september may take place but neither results be declared nor admissions be secure thereto."

ORDER: "List the matter on September 16. A Rejoinder if any be filed by the next date"

ORDER:

"Looking to the importance of issues, respondent may be permitted to file a counter affidavit to the writ petition. Shri Datar submits that he will file counter within three days. All respondents to file counter within 3 days...."

ORDER:

"Petition has challenged the notice dated 3rd september 2020 by NLSIU for admission to the 5 year law course.

Counsel for petitioner submit that NLSIU was already notified about the clat postponement and that no separate exam could have been held or notified to be held...

Sankaranarayan: Some states under lockdown.

Datar: Exam is online.

Narsimha: This decision was kept secret by them. Highly serious issue.

Senior Adv. PS Narsimha: Highly serious issue.

My concern is that the Consortium will collapse if exam is permitted to take place.

Justice Shah: We are passing orders today.

Save your energy for the next date.

Datar: College has to start the admissions and begin our year.

Justice Bhushan: Have to decide on the permissibility of the exam.

Justice Shah: You have already fixed the examination for tomorrow, you hold the exam but the result will not be declared.

Datar: This is only 1 year, next year we will go back to the CLAT

Datar says that if admissions were not completed within time by September then the institute would have lost 16 crores by not admitting the 120 UG students and other PG students.