The Law Commission of India is to hold a one-day consultation on the death penalty on the coming Saturday i.e. 11th July, 2015 at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. Inaugurated by Shri Gopal Krishna Gandhi, the consultation will...
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As with previous years, IDIA continues its modest success this year as well. Five of our scholars make it to the leading law schools in India!
The fourth allotment list of CLAT was just out last week. Although mired in...
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Today, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court began to hear the constitutional challenge to Sections 499 and 500 of the IPC, which criminalise defamation. This is a hugely significant free speech case, for many reasons. Section 499 has been...
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In a progressive judgment, Supreme Court has allowed an unmarried mother to apply for guardianship of her child without sending a mandatory notice to the father who did not have any ties with the child after its birth. Court has also directed...
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A ruling, if upheld through appellate judicial scrutiny can change the structure of modern-day technology driven enterprises. On 3rd June, 2015 the California labour commissioner's office held that a driver for the ride-hailing service Uber should be classified as an employee,...
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The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in a landmark judgment delivered on 6th July 2015 held that unwed mother is not required to specifically notify the putative father of the child whom she has given birth to. The judgment was passed...
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The President of India has promulgated the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015 (6 of 2015) on 15th June 2015. The amendments to the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (“The NI Act”) are focused on clarifying the jurisdiction related issues for filing cases...
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Former Supreme Court Justice Markandey Katju has approached the Supreme Court of India through a writ petition praying for quashing of resolutions passed against him by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for his remarks against Mahatma Gandhi and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose....
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(We are continuing our coverage of the key issues in the NJAC litigation. In this guest post, Saranagan Rajeshkumar argues that were the Supreme Court to strike down the 99th Amendment, the Collegium would revive).—Over the past week, most individuals involved in...
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Grand Success of INBA Delegation in USA at USIBC (US-India Business Council) Conference at Washington D.C. and New York.
Indian National Bar Association Delegates (INBA), Prominent U.S. Law Firms and Iconic India Jurist Ram Jethmalani Tackle Controversial Topics...
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CLAT 2015 Organizing Committee has openly and brashly refused to accept the most obvious errors in the Question Paper for one simple reason – they know from experience that human beings, including the youth, are by nature laid-back and lazy....
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CLATastrophe- HOW MUCH DOES YOUR EGO COST?
The year 2015 will always be remembered as the one when Indian exams suffered a huge blow to their credibility. From PU results to AIPMT, JEE and CLAT, there is a general consensus among...
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We are very well familiar about one of the most famous justices in our times, Justice Markandey Katju. His love for urdu, and poetry has always been an area of attraction to the general public as well. After all who has...
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It Pays to be a Nerd in Law School Featured
I remember a time in law school, back in my first year when a friend told me that I need to let my hair down more often. I was walking back with him from class and this was not the first...
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The CLAT Committee continues to make blunders as if it is CLAT 1.0. In their desperate efforts to hide the skeletons tumbling out, they end up letting some more out. Shakespeare would have written sequel of comedy of errors had he...
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