Plea Against NLSIU' Admission Test [NLAT 2020] Live-Updates From Jharkhand HC

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10 Sept 2020 1:22 PM IST

  • Plea Against NLSIU Admission Test [NLAT 2020] Live-Updates From Jharkhand HC

    JJharkhand High Court Judge Justice Rajesh Shankar is hearing a writ petition challenging the decision of the National Law University Bangalore to hold a separate test for admission to five year B.A LL.B(Hons) course for the academic year 2020-21.The petition has been filed by 5 CLAT aspirants from Jharkhand, stating that NLSIU's decision to withdraw from CLAT and to hold a separate...

    JJharkhand High Court Judge Justice Rajesh Shankar is hearing a writ petition  challenging the decision of the National Law University Bangalore to hold a separate test for admission to five year B.A LL.B(Hons) course for the academic year 2020-21.

    The petition has been filed by 5 CLAT aspirants from Jharkhand, stating that NLSIU's decision to withdraw from CLAT and to hold a separate examination, despite being a "permanent member" of the NLU Consortium, is unlawful and arbitrary.

    Live Updates

    • 10 Sept 2020 1:25 PM IST

      Gautam: Pattern is different. They have just given us 10 days.

      Bench: There has to be some legitimacy to that claim. Just saying that the pattern is different will not make sense. 

    • 10 Sept 2020 1:24 PM IST

      Gautam: I had a legitimate expectation when I was filling the #CLAT form that NLSIU will be a part of it.

      Bench: You tell us how you are prejudiced?

    • 10 Sept 2020 1:23 PM IST

      Matter begins.

      Adv. Shubham Gautam begins submissions. He is taking the bench through sequence of events, the postponement of CLAT and the subsequent exit of NLSIU.

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