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Power is financed, as it so often is, through patronage, vested interests, corruption, and networks of mutual dependence. Kejriwal did not invent this system, he merely entered it, denouncing it on the way in, and accommodating himself to it once inside.
And then there are the quieter arrangements, the revenue streams seldom spoken of in polite company. Look closely enough and one might even discover a certain prominent and eloquent politician said to earn a tidy sum from every goat slaughtered and sold in Delhi. I shall not name him/ her/ them. Half the amusement, after all, lies in allowing others, lawyers especially, to work backwards and arrive at the conclusion themselves! ;)
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This is not unusual but is the moderation policies on similar unverifiable allegations that are made about other firms too.
For phd it's all about your thesis and how honestly you complete with collaboration from your guide.
All the best.Complete your course work, and then look for jobs.
My only word of caution to the OP: please don't take it for granted that you'll necessarily gain better marks in the foreign LLB. The expectations are high and good grades aren't easy to score, especially at the good UK unis. Be prepared to work your backsides off. If you hadn't done that at your Indian institute, pull all the mental resources together to do that if you do get a foreign LLB offer and take it up. You don't want a situation where you have a shitty Indian LLB and an average grade in your foreign LLB, because that is not likely to be too helpful either.
For those who have received a callback or an assessment internship, I would really appreciate your advice on how to approach this. Specifically:
- 1. How did you communicate your interest in a callback/assessment?
- 2. Whom did you reach out to — HR, your mentor, or a partner?
- 3. What did you say, and at what stage of the internship did you bring it up?
I want to be proactive and express my interest, but I also don’t want to come across as pushy or inappropriate. Any insights on timing, wording, or overall approach would be really helpful.
Cmon deets please.
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/chief-justice-of-india-surya-kant-bats-for-utilising-experience-of-former-judges-in-adr-3980869#google_vignette
Please suggest good free resources or affordable resources
Ishan Johri is newly promoted to Partner in the team. She can be a bit tough to navigate.
Working directly with Tanu if you are very junior, might not come by easily, but if it happens you will learn a lot in few interactions.
Overall the work is good and the team culture is decent.
If I may ask, why do you continue on this path?
The obvious answer is money, but surely at your level you must have enough saved up to switch to a less intense yet well paid job (maybe not as well paying as your current one but well paying nonetheless), in order to gain some extra time to spend with your family and your child, especially in his formative years.
Is there any particular reason you choose to go on like this?
Wishing you the very best!
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Tier 1: Mihir Thakore (Top of the food chain for sure), Kamal Trivedi, Mihir Joshi, Nirupam Nanavati, Shalin Mehta and Saurabh Soparkar (Depends on the matter, but per appearance charges from 2.5 to 4.5+ lakhs)
Tier 1.5: Sudhir Nanavati (Well-connected), Rashesh Sanjanwala, Dhaval Dave and the like
Tier 2: Manish Bhatt and the like
Tier 3: Anshin Desai, Percy Kavina, etc.
Tier 4: New Seniors, such as Devang Nanavati, A.S. Vakil etc.
Do you have any suggestions on chambers who does commercial adr or other general laws and pay is more than say 30- 40?
One more reason can be that probably he'll be bored at home. Also he isn't actively busy in politics, so he needs somewhere to spend his time.
Why does that matter? Because political parties do not operate in a vacuum. It is simply not feasible to run a serious political party on declared donations alone. Political organization and campaigning require enormous resources. Successful parties in India are sustained through a complex, often hidden web of vested interests, patronage networks, and businesses that underwrite them; politicians themselves often have substantial stakes in these ecosystems. When a major political formation declines, the consequences are not confined to election results.
Sibal, I suspect, recognizes that his prospects of securing a political mandate and executive portfolio are dim at this stage of life. He is therefore doing the next best thing: first, arguing before the Hon’ble Supreme Court those causes that are, in his view, the more defensible ones aligned with his side; and second, using his YouTube channel Dil Se as a kind of liberal baithak — a forum where an earnest effort is made to produce what one might call A-grade anti-BJP propaganda. I use propaganda advisedly; all politics has its narratives. His effort, at least, seems directed at making the counter-narrative more rigorous rather than merely reflexive — even if anyone with a reasonably informed grasp of history and politics can still poke holes in much of what is advanced through that channel.
And what is in it for those of us with no political affiliation? Some measure of check and balance. However imperfect, such efforts can serve as a counterweight to a ruling dispensation that is too often exercises its writ without sufficient inclusivity or foresight.
2. Or alternatively, you might have scholarships for specific things like exceptional performance in your academic studies prior to coming to your UK university (or even exceptional performance while you are there) or other things, like if you want to practice or do pro bono volunteering in specific areas. Again, not very large amounts, at most a few thousand pounds.
It really depends on what arrangement(s) each uni has. Look up the LLB funding websites of various unis and see what you can avail yourself of.
Also, a trap to avoid: Many unis have a degree called the "LLB Senior Status". A two-year, faster version of the typical three year programme. Avoid at all costs. You need time to learn certain things, and two years usually isn't enough for that. Plus, while this wouldn't apply to you because of your Indian degree, the BCI does not recognise two-year qualifications, at least from what I last heard - haven't kept up with the rules because I am continuing to do stuff in the UK post LLB and the thought of having to go back is not really on the cards for me.
While I am entirely aware of nluj's calibre, stellar placements and mooting achievements, I've always been attached to the sheer prestige that schools such as nls and nalsar hold (which nluj simply does not have). I also incidentally happen to be a citizen of the UK, and am expecting around 98% in my board exams, thus making me eligible for the nalsar foreign national quota.
In my case, finances are not an issue (but parents do not believe in "quotas" And insist merit only), and I believe the hefty tuition is worth it for an institution of nalsar's stature. I'm committed to the hustle and am sure of my abilities to earn the money back.
My contention is whether nluj to nalsar is big enough of a jump to justify a 6x fees.
The timing of the disclosure—not the appointments themselves—drew scrutiny.
A secretary-level central government official, who did not wish to be named, questioned the decision to surface the information before formal orders were ready. “Why the hurry to leak the information to the media so late at night? Surely, the government could have waited till the formal orders are out,” the official said.
The appointments come as West Bengal heads towards a tight finish, with the Trinamool Congress government of Mamata Banerjee and the BJP locked in a fierce battle for the state.
https://theprint.in/india/final-phase-of-bengal-polls-days-away-centre-readies-niti-aayog-berths-for-bjp-linked-lahiri-and-das/2913863/?amp
Are Modi-Shah that much confident of the math in Bengal? An outright victory or just short, the latter resulting in them buying MLAs?
“Latest IMF data show Bangladesh’s per capita GDP above India’s. This is shocking given that India used to have a clear lead, & Bangladesh has recently had a lot of turmoil. India must move away from creating slogans & headlines to implementing real policy.”
https://x.com/kaushikcbasu/status/2047858319822365168
Although I am a BJP supporter and detest the Congress and opposition, Prof Basu is spot on here. Nirmala Sitharaman is the worst finance minister ever and PM Modi is turning a blind eye to her failures, sorry to say.
We need reforms on a war footing: aggressive privatisation, lower income tax and LTCG, massive administrative and judicial reforms.
However, remember those are people with UK non-law degrees. A partner at one of the MC firms, for example, has a degree in ancient history from UCL. Others are clacisists from Oxford. You haven't taken into account the British sense of insularity: with a foreign law degree, especially a non-top-five NLU one (read: a degree from a not-good university), it is hard to place you - gage where you are, etc. And anything that falls into that bracket is, in the majority of cases, easier to reject (from the point of view of a law firm graduate recruitment officer or partner unless there is substantial good stuff in other aspects of the profile), especially when that means "non-NLU". This blind recruitment stuff is increasingly happening, but not as common as pro-social mobility advocates would like. Remember all their talk about "social mobility" and broadening the base of universities they recruit from and so on is (1) the world's best packaged bullshit (the statistics speak for themselves - see who are the majority of folks getting into UK law firm jobs and promoted, people with UK Russell Group LLB or non-law degrees followed by SQE/PGDL etc); and (2) to the extent it is said in good faith and something they intend to do, that applies far more to their own context (Russell Group vs. non-RG and so on) rather than to our contexts. Indeed, they have reasons not to want to broaden their social mobility talk to our jurisdiction: already UK employers are getting blasted by politicians/the government about relying on foreign recruitment. Knowing how desperate Starmer is to show like he's clamping down on immigration, were I him and were I to hear that law firms are talking about social mobility in recruitment from non-UK jurisdictions, I would: (1) go to Nigel Farage's constituency office in Clacton-on-Sea; (2) hand him the keys to Downing Street; and (3) flee the country (or if I had a more traditional soldier-like sense of honour, ask the tough guys at the SAS base in Herefordshire for some of their pretty toys and use one of them to blow my brains out). That's how out of touch the writer of this comment is with the UK environment.
As for the non-law degree students themselves, I have myself observed the dynamics around those, having done a UK LLB and having run a student society at my uni dedicated to helping non-law students get into city law firm careers. The knowledge and skills gaps in most cases are quite significant and unless a particular non-law applicant were to be absolutely amazing in various ways, it would be very hard for them to get a TC. Were this applicant (I will use the word "applicant" instead of the social media slang "OP" for the sake of sophistication) to have the kind of background they do topped up by a UK LLB, they wouldn't be as hard to place. They would have some fancy stuff on their profiles which typical UK law students don't have, which would make it easier for them to get experiences that even UK law students with good profiles are fighting like cats and dogs for.
Finally, these master's programmes you mention? They are, at the end of the day, master's programmes. They are called master's programmes - and not regulated by the SRA's barrister counterpart, the BSB - for a reason. Because they are academic programmes. They don't help you get into a UK law firm job. Either better to do an NLU law degree like NLSIU BALLB and get in the way those kids do (and those guys are quite smart, so therefore can directly apply to vac schemes) without the bother of an LLM, or better to do something like what this applicant is contemplating.
There might be many reasons that this applicant might find what they are contemplating an unattractive course of action: immigration uncertainties, the rise of Farage, the UK economy being in a sorry state... but this logic needs much more problematising and scrutiny than what it is receiving.
PS: Sorry for the strong language in para 2 above. One of the things that irritates me about India is that many people seem to have a very flawed understanding of how the UK works and yet they are taken as experts. This included yours truly BTW, before I went there. Might still do so, to a certain extent, I suppose.
and Indira and Sanjay Gandhi were right in trying to sterilise the educated masses.
her resignation on 20.01.2026. It is stated that the Plaintiffs are a married couple and experienced legal professionals of established standing…
The Plaintiffs assert that the continuous series of content circulating on social media against them is also communally provocative, attributes baseless professional misconduct, bias and unlawful conduct to the Plaintiffs– all the while making gratuitous and inflammatory references to their personal life with the intent to provoke prejudice, hatred and targeted harassment…
A perusal of the tweets reveals that a substantial amount of content includes statements that can be construed as communally inflammatory. References have been made to the personal lives of the Plaintiffs in the context of their political inclinations, which indicates a brewing campaign by those who have opposing political inclinations.
https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/app/showlogo/1776265732_d1393a2381a17a5c_smp_3182026.pdf/2026
OpIndia statement:
Muhammad Ali Khan, the first plaintiff, is an advocate of the Supreme Court of India who publicly lists himself as a member of the Indian National Congress’s Media Team on his own X page. This is his declared affiliation, not a description put forth by critics…
Fundamentally, it is a matter of legitimate public interest to determine whether a public policy manager at a major social media platform, one with substantial influence over content moderation decisions affecting hundreds of millions of Indian users, has a potential conflict of interest due to her spouse’s active political role. It is a question that regulators, oversight authorities, and individuals in democratic democracies routinely and correctly pose to institutions holding private influence over public discourse. It is not defamatory to ask that question. Accountability journalism is what it is…
Free press cannot operate if publishing information that is publicly accessible exposes a news organization to injunctions that it was unable to challenge. Free public discourse is the very bedrock that democracy stands on and every public person is open to scrutinity – including Khan and his wife.
https://www.opindia.com/2026/04/meta-india-compromised-pro-congress-leadership-scrutiny-facebook-anti-modi-propaganda/
Go to a hospital ASAP (DONT SHOWER OR CLEAN OR ANYTHING), get a "rape kit test" done. Then proceed. Also is this ▮▮▮? This happened to me not too long ago.
We Indians hate to speak frankly about important things and trends because we prefer silence and connivance, but it is a known fact that the Indian corporate legal market is over saturated at the mid and high levels and renenue has stagnated too. More partners mean higher cost cutting with clients, and Claude AI is helping new gen partners match in quality without requiring juniors who would've handled the grunt work.
2027 onwards will be exponentially worse because its a vicious cycle as explained above. Firms like to say "Oh we will be shifting to the PPO model!" so they are able to employ free fresh monthly talent without promising in hired numbers. Its a classic strategy.
You wouldnt believe me when I say that in 2022, people were handed out PPOs based on single online internships, even compromising on quality because the markets were defiantly successful and required more labour, (tech/ infra/ lawyers etc). 5 years since, companies are making up excuses to layoff entire teams.
If you are in the 2027+ batches, you must learn to market yourself, as skills and legal knowledge dont suffice anymore. You must market yourself in providing faster product (using latest AI models), efficiently and most importantly better that the others.
(PS Please excuse the grammar, im high rn)
Also the comment about people leaving is five months old, when so many associates left one after the other. No offence, but if you don't know about the work culture (▮▮▮ ) or the fact that so many people left last year, I have to doubt whether your comment is genuine or whether it's posted by one of the partners anonymously. Again, no offence.
And yet the usual response is that you are paid for this, or that you chose this path. But sometimes I find myself wondering if I really chose all of it in the way it turned out....
Whether my msc study period will be counted as a gap year in my practice and do I need to get my license suspended?
Note: I will be linking my prospective msc thesis with law.
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Both SG Tushar Mehta and ASG Aishwarya Bhati have been regularly opposing abortions for minor rape victims and for minor unwanted pregnancies. They have been calling it murder. While abortion must be considered carefully, Tushar Mehta and Aishwarya Bhati's approach is incorrect and imposes their ideological views on minor rape victims who are forced to complete pregnancies, deliver babies, and hand them over for adoption. Justice Nagarathna in this case asked the right questions on 24 April 2026.
Update - So Justice Nagarathna allowed the abortion. That is the right decision in case of a minor rape victim.
I recall a case before Delhi High Court Chief Justice Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal in July/ August 2025. A minor rape victim wanted to abort. The Court was initially inclined to allow and doctors initially agreed.
ASG Aishwarya Bhati intervened, and a revised medial report was filed by the doctors stating that abortion would involve two procedures, first to deliver child, and second to kill it. And the Court was encouraged to call this murder. The Chief Justice questioned the Petitioner's Counsel saying she was asking them to direct murder. The result was that the abortion was denied. And the minor was offered free medical support for 5 years including for her psychological welfare. While the case was being heard, the minor was essentially in police custody in hospital, to prevent any unauthorised abortion. The High Court decision in that case failed the minor rape victim. Forcing a rape victim to deliver a child is unconstitutional and violative of her human rights. And compelling an adoption of an unwanted rape conceived child by a minor has its own life long trauma. Aishwarya Bhati also got the doctors to say that the abortion posed medical risks to the minor as it could potentially cause life long damage to reproductive abilities. The doctors were never asked to state that these risks were minor. Am glad that Justice Nagarathna has clarified the law.
Thank you for your second para. It's not as of BCL or LLM had not crossed my mind. But many are saying LLMs are useless for non academia jobs. And that BCL is primarily depended on your UG grade, which brings me back on square zero
Overall, a Macbook will likely last you longer than a Windows machine, so the need to upgrade frequently is substantially reduced.
It reminds me that the only thing standing between justice and injustice is my corporate law firm.
Sure there's pressure to make targets and build your own book. In a Tier 1 firm like the one i work with there's generally enough work going around for you to make targets and the actual execution work is mostly done by the associates again.
If you have/build a good team (which is the real clincher honestly) and are generally competent, clients will keep coming back to you and the book gets built.
You have more flexibility with respect to work hours and the ability to take time off to be there for your kids and weekends are more free.
Honestly, law firms are pyramids and it's worst at the bottom. Salaried partner is like the second or third highest rung of the pyramid (depending on whether you're at a promoter run firm or not) and it's amongst the best places to be in a law firm, honestly.
I don't understand why do you feel I am narcissistic. Mentioning that my 12th grades meets the grade equivalencey criteria of UK University is not narcissism. It's merely a fact. I never said that I am automatically qualified to be admitted there, because there are other factors like EC, SOP, LOR, etc