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For the last one-and-a-half-odd years, Nalsar Hyderabad has been avidly uploading mostly student-organised guest lectures to its YouTube channel, available to freely watch by all.

The Delhi high court requested Delhi’s Patiala House district court to video-record the trial in the 1984 riots case, in a case transfer order won by senior advocates Colin Gonsalves and HS Phoolka for riot victim Joginder Singh.

Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri interviewed advocate ML Sharma, proud filer of 33 public interest litigations (PILs): “I only file when I see something very wrong happening and I just want it to stop.”

Consti bench rules police must file FIR: A five-judge constitution bench of CJI P Sathasivam and justices B S Chauhan, Ranjan P Desai, Ranjan Gogoi and S A Bobde ruled in the Lalita Kumari case yesterday that action must be taken against police officers who do not register a First Information Report (FIR) in a cognisable offence [PTI / Order]

Videoing the courtroom: The law ministry’s advisory committee has unanimously agreed that court proceedings must be recorded on video and that appropriate technology for this must be put in place [PTI]

Short circuit: Work at the Madurai bench of the Madras HC is suffering, say practicing lawyers, after one of the two division benches in the circuit has gone to the principal bench until 15 November [TOI]

CCI clears Jet-Etihad merger: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the merger between Jet and Etihad Airways, with member Anurag Goel dissenting, arguing the deal could adversely affect international air travel competition. [PTI / Majority / Dissenting] Law firms Amarchand, ELP, Gagrats and senior counsel Harish Salve advised on the takeover

Senior counsel Harish Salve’s 22 minute interview with Bloomberg TV India by @thecourtroom1. Pretty tame stuff, but interesting and Salve on top form [YouTube]

@courtwitness tweets: Admire how neatly @hsalve collapses “corporates” & “citizen” when talking about mistrust of decisions | But completely agree with @hsalve on the directionless, headless-chicken-ish Govt. of the day | So @hsalve's idea of governance is MBAs making presentations to govt. officers who take rapid decisions justifiable by sr counsel in courts

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Senior advocate and Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi talks about his education experience at India's and the world's top educational institutions and explains how tough it is to become a senior counsel, despite having a famous father.

Attorney general GE Vahanvati says do litigation first, then join a big firm.

GE Vahanvati speaks about Fali Nariman and other heroes.