CLAT Exam - 2021 (UG) Analysis

CLAT Consortium decided to conduct its 2021 exam offline via a notification last December; this was while we were preparing ourselves to juggle our lives for another year amidst a pandemic. For CLAT organisers, the dismissal of the petition filed in the apex court against the conduct of the offline exam came as a relief at the last moment. Against all odds, the CLAT Exam...

Pegasus Snooping & Gogoi Saga : Need For Supreme Court To Reopen Suo Motu Case

The Pegasus controversy is forcing a concerned citizen to revisit the scandal-ridden term of Gogoi as CJI

Kerala High Court Dismisses With 25K Cost The Plea Seeking Removal Of Muslims,Certain Christians From List Of Backward Classes And To Stop Govt Benefits To Them

The Kerala High Court recently dismissed the petition seeking a declaration to cancel the reservation and financial aid provided to Muslims, Latin Catholics, and other Scheduled Castes. Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly while dismissing the plea observed that the petitioner had not conducted proper research before filing the petition, and imposed Rupees Twenty Five...

[FULL VIDEO] Discussion On DEMOCRACY, DISSENT AND DRACONIAN LAW- Should UAPA & Sedition Have A Place In Our Statute Books?

Campaign For Judicial Accountability And Reforms (CJAR) and Human Rights Defenders Alert (HRDA) in association with LIVELAW is organising a webinar on"DEMOCRACY, DISSENT AND DRACONIAN LAW- Should UAPA & Sedition Have A Place In Our Statute Books?"The esteemed panelists for the webinar are:-1. Justice Madan Lokur, Former Judge, Supreme Court2. Justice Aftab Alam, Former Judge, Supreme...

Constitutional Amendments Struck Down By Supreme Court : 7 Partially & 1 Wholly So Far

While the NJAC amendment was struck down wholly by the Supreme Court, the other listed amendments were struck down in part.

'Deliberately Misled House' : Breach Of Privilege Motion Against Law Minister Over Statement On Judges Appointments

Alleging that the Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju "deliberately misled the house" with his reply on a query related to judges' appointments, a breach of privilege motion has been moved against him.The motion has been moved by Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas of the Communist Party of India(Marxist), who had earlier raised a starred question seeking the details of the number of High Court...

God Will Forgive Us If Religious Institutions Are Affected By National Highway Development : Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court on Friday dismissed a batch of petitions alleging discrepancies in the acquisition proceedings for the widening of National Highway 66 in the State on the ground that judicial review is impermissible in the matter. Justice P.V Kunhikrishnan, while dismissing a batch of petitions against the land acquisition process for the widening of NH-66 in Kollam, observed, "God...

It Is Time For The Govt To Redeem Itself And Repeal UAPA

Whether UAPA fits in with India's Constitutional framework, the International Covenants it has signed , its adversarial system of trial, and whether the Supreme Court correctly decided the legality of the law's bail pre- conditions - which are so irksome and a source of abuse- are questions that need urgent answers. Though the statue was brought in with an objective contrary to what we...

'We're Also Human Beings' : Bombay HC Judge Withdraws Oral Praise For Late Father Stan Swamy After NIA Objection

Justice SS Shinde, judge of the Bombay High Court on Friday withdrew his oral statements in praise of late tribal rights activist -Father Stan Swamy and his work - after the National Investigation Agency raised objections to the same during hearing of Stan's bail plea, being heard posthumously. Justice SS Shinde, however, said that even judges are human beings and the news of...

Manipur High Court Orders Release of Journalist Detained Under NSA Over Facebook Post On Cow Dung Cure For COVID

On Friday, the Manipur High Court directed the release of Manipur journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhemcha noting that his detention would be as much a violation of Article 21 of the Constitution as it was in the case of Erendro Leichombam. Kishorchandra was detained under the National Security Act for a post on his Facebook wall on the death of a BJP leader due to COVID-19 commenting that 'cow...

State Has Locus To Challenge CBI Investigation If It Goes Beyond The Scope Of HC Order :Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a state government is well within its rights to raise a grievance if a central agency's investigation goes beyond the scope of the Court's order that authorised investigation in the absence of the state's consent. The division bench of Justices SS Shinde and NJ Jamadar on Thursday dismissed Maharashtra Government's plea and allowed the CBI...

Can't Indicate Time Needed To Fill Up Vacancies Of Judges In Higher Judiciary : Law Minister In Parliament

Stating that the time frame for filling up vacancies of Judges cannot be indicated, the Union Ministry of Law and Justice has informed in the Rajyasabha that a total of 453 posts of judges are lying vacant across all the high courts in the country.Responding to queries raised by Rajya Sabha MP John Brittas belonging to CPI(M), Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said :"Filling up of vacancies in the...