Justice Sandeep Mehta has now written a “fourth” letter to the Chief Justice of India alleging further improprieties of Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma, as reported in The Indian Express on Monday, September 7 2026, “‘Interference, corruption’: New letter against ex-Rajasthan Chief Justice”, << https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/jaipur/fresh-claims-emerge-in-letter-4-against-rajasthan-chief-justice-sanjeev-prakash-sharma-10866502/ >>

One interesting aspect here, of course, is Mehta’s own evolving interest in the affairs of Rajasthan High Court and the fact that each of his letters has found its way to the public.

Any insights as to whether this ongoing controversy over Sharma’s judicial conduct is simply a case of alleged illegalities now getting belatedly revealed or is there more to it than just that?

Is it possible that this controversy is also a part of some kind of turf war going on in both the Rajasthan High Court and the Supreme Court of India?

All (informed) opinions are welcome.

At ELP, SAN's billings went down after he started to focus on management of the firm. Someone had to do it. In the UK and USA, senior partners take turns to manage the law firm - usually the managing partner gets a term of 3 years. It is understood that during that period, the relevant partner's billings will take a hit. However, that partner won't have to pay a price for the same. Being a managing partner is prestigious and the MP is selected through an election in which all equity partners get to vote.

41% white students, 27% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 5% black. .. So a vastly disproportionate number of Asians, relative to their population. And just 5% blacks, many of whom could actually be admitted under the sports quota.

This is the problem when people insist on pure merit-based admissions. The same thing will happen if you abolish reservations in India. There are structural and cultural problems that prevent blacks in the US and SC/STs in India from attaining high scores in entrance examinations. You simply cannot have exam scores as the criteria.

https://chicagomaroon.com/53303/news/uchicago-enrolled-more-male-fewer-black-undergraduates-last-year/

I think your point was partly about the NLUs suffering because of diminished access to decision makers. This is already visible I guess, with big bucks being funnelled to forensic science univs in Gujarat and excessive numbers of new NLUs being opened, while the existing ones struggle for basic funding and have jacked up their fees (looking at you NLS- crumbling hostels, high fees, not able to support/reimburse students going for competitions, general hand to mouth existence). This is a very valid point. Wish the alumni (whether from khandaani families or not) could be more active on this front.

all it needs is MM to rise and ask for them (foreign LLB holders) to do the bridge course and pass that notorius equivalence exam (less than 10% pass rate in the last 10 years cumulative)

most of the foreign LLB holders practicing are doing so illegally (go to del HC and you will find many who have done their LLB from LSE and other ex uni of london colleges, when I ask them have you done the BCI mandated equivalence exam they smile and never answer)

so, no - foreign LLB holders will not threaten anyone in India as most of them are illegally practicing in India and as they say people living in glass house etc.. etc..

Though I’m against nepotism, one of the unfortunate downsides of the massification of NLUs has been cultural regression. Influx of folks who read Chetan Bhagat, or listen to cringe Bollywood songs. As a Westernised, upper class aesthete, it’s becoming tough to find like-minded people.

Wadia is undoubtedly the go-to firm for Real Estate. Lets be honest CAM is NOT known for real estate and honestly, some partners are a bit ... lets leave it at that. If you are targeting a tier 1, please look into SAM real estate - BV (partner, ex kanga) is excellent. DSK also has really good matters, good people and overall a decent work culture when it comes to real estate. Wadia/DSK is however definitely better in terms of learning and growth.

I would 100% suggest Wadia / DSK / Kanga / SAM for real estate. KCO also has a decent real estate team but please bear in mind that there is pay parity when it comes to real estate in tier 1 firms. The toxicity depends on partners/team but I would definitely suggest to not end up in a firm where real estate is ancillary. Go to firms where it is the breadwinner - you would also be paid on par/equal.

The real issue is how CAM and Cyril in particular, have handled this transition. A genuinely graceful exit requires leadership that is steady, transparent, and secure enough not to overreact. What we have seen instead is a pattern of shifting timelines, mixed messaging, and an oddly territorial approach that has only inflamed the situation. For all their shortcomings, the team has been trying to move on. When leadership keeps changing the goalposts, even a well‑intentioned team (not just this team) ends up looking chaotic.

Cyril’s insistence on holding them back until November feels less like discipline and more like an attempt to reassert control after losing grip on the narrative. It is hard to call that graceful leadership. It comes across as reactive and unnecessarily heavy‑handed especially given this team modest commercial relevance So yes, the team could have handled aspects of this better, but CAM’s approach has amplified the negativity far more than the team’s behaviour. A smoother, more mature exit would have been entirely possible had the leadership chosen clarity over control.

I appreciate the desire to close the discussion, but ‘letting them leave in peace’ does not address the underlying problem. The negativity didn’t appear out of thin air. it was a direct consequence of how the team conducted itself, both in its day‑to‑day ▮▮▮ and in the manner it handled its exit. ▮▮▮ and then chooses to leave in a way that generates noise, confusion, and self‑serving narratives, it becomes necessary to examine the behaviour rather than simply draw a curtain over it. Accountability is not about prolonging drama but it is about ensuring that the organisation learns from what went wrong and prevents similar situations in the future.

Ignoring the issue because the team is leaving anyway sets a poor precedent. It signals that ▮▮▮ teams can operate without discipline, exit without transparency, and still expect immunity from scrutiny. That is precisely the opposite of what a professional environment requires. ▮▮▮.So while no one is looking to drag this out, it is equally important not to pretend that their departure was clean, constructive, or well‑managed. Acknowledging the ▮▮▮

Err...no. As someone from NUJS, I can tell you that the academic standards of this place don't exist any more. Students barely know anything in any subject. It's been ages since we have won any international moot, it's been over 5 year since a Rhodes scholarship has been won, the number of foreign firm offers has dwindled, so has UPSC performance. Rampant instances of cheating in exams and AI use for projects. Brain farts from admin, multiple cases of POSH, random decisions from incompetent Deans, absentee VC and ineffective SJA, these are the hallmarks of NUJS now.

3rd year at another T1 here, and I've travelled to NUJS a couple of times- for moots and fests, and have a good number of acquaintances there.

People use standardised metrics, such as "infra", "placements", etc to weigh NLUs against each other, but these parameters don't give us the complete picture of life at a particular uni, especially NUJS.

Being effectively SJA run means complete freedom to do anything, anywhere- both on and off campus. I've noticed that noojies in particular are extremely passionate about their college, and do anything to defend it tooth and nail. NUJS has a distinct culture born out of a very unique collective experience. As a result, both students and alumni are very tied to this place, and even within law firms, NUJS alum form a clique amongst themselves. Based on the conversations I've had with both alum and students there, I've noticed that not only are they doing very well for themselves (job, intern, moot, publications), but have extremely fulfilling lives outside this. Qualitatively too, NUJS students seem to be much more street smart- they excel when they have to, and party the rest of the time.

In spite of all the problems the uni faces on a day-to-day basis (be it dogshit infra or non-existent admin), NUJS still consistently outperforms every other law-school in moots, ADRs, job opportunities, and even higher-education. People can hate NUJS all they want, but the place has something that no other law school has.

it does not matter how many corporate internships you have - they take people with lesser corporate experience or prefer you if you have interned with them. Not sure what the logic is with the former, maybe because they can be trained in their way. But if they want to proceed with those who have interned with them, i am not sure why they go through these long processes to waste everyone's time

Hi. I am not OP but I read this whole comment of yours. I am a non NLU peep who would graduate around November this year because of University schedule. What advice do you have for me especially since it doesn't align really well with hiring cycles. I am aiming to get hired early in 2027 but it's also fine if I get hired along with BO 27 of other Law Schools. I am willing to do anything whether it's an internship, assessment internship, paralegalship, long term internship, traineeship whatever it takes. Currently I have interned at T1 firms (including a callback) and T2 firms. And preferably I would like to get a job at any T1 or T2 firms also boutique firms are also fine. Is anyone hiring tho? All my internships were in GC teams and whenever I look for vacancies any fresher vacancy which opens up even in smallest of firms are in Litigation teams.

Lol, you think preferential hiring didn't happen at NLSIU during Sudhir? Goes to show how oblivious about reality you are. It's not about preference. Almost everyone prefers to work with people whom they have known before. The point is how good you yourself are, so that you would also know good people. Sudhir knows such people, so his hires, even if favoured by him, still add value to the institution.

Guys, anyone having any idea if the links India Internship even happening? It has been unusually late - considering the scheme dates are nov-dec.. are they having some internal issues? Irrespective their website shows it as an active programme + does not make sense to scrap it post inviting applications. Tried contacting Samantha Lee, the HR, but no response.

1. Yes.

2. Ideally do them simultaneously but can wait until you hear back from the HR or a week post applying through the website.

3. Ideally not. If they revert back asking you to apply to the HR, maybe mention it then briefly that you already did and would be grateful if they could please forward it to them to help fast-track it. Maybe CC the HR in this mail as well.

4. Not entirely sure if this but should be the same for most of the big T1/2s.

In January 1929, Jadunath Sinha, a relatively unknown lecturer of philosophy at Meerut College, accused Radhakrishnan of extensive plagiarism. Sinha claimed that Radhakrishnan had plagiarised from the first two parts of his thesis, titled ‘Indian Psychology of Perception, Vol I & Vol II,’ which were submitted to Calcutta University for the Premchand Roychand Studentship in 1922.

The allegations, documented by Utpal Aich, retired Indian diplomat and independent researcher, pertained to Radhakrishnan’s book ‘Indian Philosophy Vol. II,’ published in 1927, which allegedly incorporated stolen paragraphs from Sinha’s thesis. Radhakrishnan had published another book titled The Vedanta according to Sankara and Ramanuja in 1928, which was actually a reprint of Chapters 8 and 9 of his book “Indian Philosophy Vol. II.” That book also had extensive pirated paragraphs from Sinha’s Premchand Roychand Studentship thesis. Luckily for Sinha, he had published extracts from those two parts of his Premchand Roychand Studentship thesis in the Meerut College Magazines of 1924 and 1926.

After writing letters about this matter, which were published in the Modern Review magazine, and defamation from Radhakrishnan, Sinha sued him in the Calcutta high court for infringement of copyrights of his original literary works.

There was a lot of pressure on Sinha to settle the case out of court. All the senior professors who sympathised with Sinha and were convinced of the plagiarismrefused to stand as a witness for him in the court. Sinha also didn’t have the wherewithal to fight a prolonged legal battle .

On the other hand, Radhakrishnan had both financial and social capital to manipulate, manage and obtain the help of his friends, especially that of Shyamaprasad Mukherjee, son of Sir Ashutosh Mukheriee. It was Sir Ashutosh Mukheriee, the then vice chancellor of Calcutta University, who had brought Radhakrishnan from Bangalore to Calcutta University for the prestigious post of King George V Professorship on a salary of Rs 1000 per month. His son, Shyamaprasad, who was also a close friend of Dr. Radhakrishnan, therefore, wanted to hush up the matter.

The only book on Radhakirishnan’s plagiarism, titled A Reported case of Radhakrishnan’s Literary Piracy by Barin De, based on the documents submitted by Sinha in the court, conveniently vanished from the libraries in India, according to Aich.

The plagiarism allegations against Radhakrishnan cast a shadow over his legacy as an educator and philosopher. Such accusations not only question the integrity of a celebrated figure but also challenge the principles of academic honesty and authenticity.

https://thewire.in/society/the-case-for-not-celebrating-teachers-day-on-september-5