The Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) exam to be held on 28 September 2020 would go ahead as scheduled despite the lockdown in Chhattisgarh and its capital Raipur. Raipur, which is host to the national law school HNLU Raipur, is one of 10 districts in the state that have been locked down to curtail the
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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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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,
... Continue Reading.SC dismisses SBI plea; refuses to vacate Delhi HC stay on IBC proceedings against Anil Ambani
September 21, 2020 SC dismisses SBI plea; refuses to vacate Delhi HC stay on IBC proceedings against Anil Ambani [ by Legal Era News Network ] After State Bank of India (SBI) approached the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court order, which had stayed the IBC proceedings against Anil Ambani in connection with the
... Continue Reading.Concept of State under Article 12 of the Indian Constitution
Before we understand the role and existence of Article 12 in our Constitution of India, we should thoroughly understand why it is called the Magna Carta of the Indian Constitution. Magna Carta means ‘a document constituting a fundamental guarantee of rights and privileges’. According to the Britain History, it is ‘a charter of liberties to
... Continue Reading.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
... Continue Reading.Mistrys send notice to Tata Sons Directors questioning their role in share pledge hindrance
September 21, 2020 Mistrys send notice to Tata Sons Directors questioning their role in share pledge hindrance [ by Legal Era News Network ] Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group has sent a legal notice to its directors for damages in the share pledge dispute over Tata Sons. The beleaguered SP Group is in talks with multiple lenders
... Continue Reading.Right to Property under the Indian Constitution Explained
The right to property can be considered more or less a natural human right. It is a very vast debatable topic that is prevalent in different countries and union. In India, right to property was once considered as a fundamental right, but later it was scrapped down and became merely a constitutional right by the
... Continue Reading.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
... Continue Reading.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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