15 NLSIU girls pluck 27 out of 30 gold medals in 2012 convocation, reports TOI [correction: There appears to be an error in these figures in the Times of India story. Please provide clarification in the comments since NLSIU campus is closed due to chickenpox, we have not been able to get independent verification. Update: Thanks to an anonymous commenter for the following: “32 gold medals total, 17 to girls, 15 to boys (13 of which were to 1 boy)”. We regret the original error.]. Three other grads who were awarded the three remaining medals were boys. Topper - Krishnaprasad KV gets awarded 13 gold medals, and is headed to Oxford LLM. Intends to teach after [TOI | The Hindu interview with topper]
Bar Council of India announces AIBE helpline phone numbers and email address. The phone numbers are claimed to work from 10:30–13:00 and 14:00–16:30. Call 011-49225022 (English) or 011-49225023 (Hindi). As of noon on Monday, no one was picking up Legally India’s calls on the English helpline, while Hindi was engaged. Please share experiences and helpful helpline responses, if any [BCI]
Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill goes back to cabinet over “controversial” clause debarring a judge from making “unwarranted comments” against the conduct of any constitutional or statutory authorities during hearings in open court. The “minor amendments” are only “cosmetic”, says law min Khursheed. [Business Standard]
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Bombay HC directs Maharashtra gov’t to establish an extra court for cases under the state’s organised crime act (MCOCA), addressing jailed undertrial’s petition. Over eight years of jail for undertrials, and 52 pending cases have piled up in the single MCOCA court in Thane where matters from four districts reach [Business Standard]
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15 NLS women win gold medals vs 3 men. Correct or false?
TOI also writes that 27 out of 30 gold medals went to women.
But Krishnaprasad, who is a man, got 13 gold medals according to both TOI and the Hindu.
What gives?
Apologies for the apparently erroneous re-reporting - confirmation from someone at NLS would be much appreciated.
Best regards
Kian
15-3 true
32 gold medals total 17 to girls, 15 to boys (13 of which were to 1 boy)
This is how media creates hype for no reason.The reason for his interview should have been oxford not this.
It re-reports what "serious journalism" outside of Legally India reports on the law and legal things. If the TOI and the Hindu both choose to report on NLS medals, that seems like a fit item for Wired, even if we wouldn't have covered it ourselves.
Hope that clarifies. Best wishes
Kian
Your reporting in this area is incredibly shoddy and lackadaisical. Tens of thousands of people are waiting for news of a required, controversial exam from the country's apex lawyer regulator, yet Legally India has hardly any coverage on this, and absolutely nothing thoughtful or original about the impact of this on the lawyers awaiting the exam. You need to grow from being a blogger and into being a genuine new organization if one is to take you seriously as an information source. It's hard to judge whether you are giving the BCI a break so you can maintain your source relationships or you simply lack the acumen and instincts of a real reporter. Unquestionably, your coverage of this postponed exam has been lazy and without regard to the significant impact this event is having on an important part of your readership.
It is actually your former suspicion to a large extent - the BCI is an incredibly difficult organisation to report on, and we are having to balance access with airing criticism, not just in matters AIBE, but including anything and everything else the BCI is responsible for and is in similar situations in.
The AIBE has never been smooth sailing and yes, we could be continually running stories pointing out the inefficiencies and problems with the AIBE. But would this achieve anything for anyone apart from stating the obvious?
Best wishes
Kian