Amarchand formally inaugurates Chennai office over weekend, four months after opening in the city [Asia Legal Business / Bar & Bench]
Nalsar follows Symbiosis law school and NLSIU to hold its first ever film festival [Nalsar Film Festival]
SC rebukes central gov’t for not filing response on petition against illegal clinical testing on adults, children and mentally ill persons. Justices RM Lodha and Anil Dave order central gov’t, Madhya Pradesh gov’t and Medical Council of India eight weeks time to respond [Law et al News]
Pakistan court undermines evidentiary value of Pakistan judicial commission report on 26/11 terror attacks in India, holding findings “illegal” and acquitting terrorist outfits in the case [Firstpost]
Pakistan Chief Justice looks into growing vulgarity and obscenity in Indian TV channels, cable and the net. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s net censorship software is at its limit of 500,000 blocks, after one person alone submitted 779,000 porn site links. At the moment, ‘only’ 15,756 sites are blocked in Pak. [International News]
SC orders Essar Oil to deposit sales tax of Rs 1,000 crore despite Essar promise to pay in 30 days after bank accounts frozen. In January, SC had cancelled Gujarat state govt’s tax deferment to Essar, holding that Essar had already missed tax payment deadline [Firstpost]
Delhi district court judge admonishes woman officer of district court for filing false gangrape case. Says working as court office made her “cold blooded thinker” [Firstpost]
NLS Bangalore graduate and ex-corporate lawyer Vinay Aravind turns to wedding photography, advises young lawyers who ‘are truly itching’, to shift to an alternate career because ‘living with a perpetual itch is a very painful thing’ [Thoughts on Sale]
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What an interesting job- the Chief Justice of a quasi-failed nation rife with sponsored terrorism, poverty and human rights violation should have better priorities. But maybe all that women's rights stuff gets dull. Bring on Billo Rani!
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