Supreme Court quashes NLSIU’s problematic NLAT due to AC, 0-year-0, access, notice • NLS may take over CLAT sec’y again [READ JUDGMENT]

NLS to rejoin CLAT post SC orders The Supreme Court has ruled that NLSIU Bangalore’s National Law Aptitude Test (NLAT) exam as invalid, accepting nearly all arguments of the petitioners and rejecting nearly all of NLS’. The exam had been announced at short notice in a break from the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) and

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SpicyIP Weekly Review (September 14 – 20)

Topical Highlight A Tale of Two Sujatas: Delhi HC Reflects on Suppression of Material Facts and Clean Hands Doctrine Praharsh discussed Delhi HC’s recent order modifying an ex-parte interim injunction after finding that the plaintiff concealed material facts during the hearing. The Plaintiff, who used the registered mark ‘SUJATA’ under classes 7, 8, 9, 11,

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Insolvency proceedings against corporate debtors as well personal guarantors can go together: Finance Minister

September 21, 2020 Insolvency proceedings against corporate debtors as well personal guarantors can go together: Finance Minister [ by Legal Era News Network ] Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while replying to a debate on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020 in the Rajya Sabha (which passed the proposed legislation to replace an

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Stakeholder capitalism: The squishy idea made more relevant by Covid-19

By Mukul Gulati“Gradually… then suddenly” is Ernest Hemingway’s famous response to the question “How did you go bankrupt?” ‘Gradually… then suddenly’ also describes the rapid adoption of stakeholder capitalism, sustainability, and impact investing by the world’s largest investors and corporations. Climate change, persistent inequality, and COVID-19 have contributed to the increasing awareness of the private

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The Personal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019

Leprosy is one of the most denominated well-known diseases in our nation. The individuals affected by this curse have to suffer on many aspects such as prejudicial treatment, non-acceptance, and loss of a job which directly affects the mental well-being of the persons suffering from it, the consequences of which are in the form of

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