NLS decries NLAT ‘lies, fabrication’, files criminal complaints against ‘some actors’, vows to find all cheaters (with only 7 data points)

The 7 data parameters listed on the NLAT vendor website NLSIU Bangalore has stated in a press release that “some cases of examination malpractice deserve criminal investigation and the University has already lodged a criminal complaint against some actors”. Some candidates “have already been disqualified by proctors during the examination resulting in an auto-submission”, but

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The positive impacts of maternity leave

The erstwhile President of India and Bharat Ratna Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam once said that “My mother was a woman of love, kindness and, above all, a divine nature. I firmly believe that the respect that its women enjoy tells us how developed a country is.” Long back, Charles Fourier had affirmed that the extension

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Phony activism flouting section 228A IPC

A rapist not only wreaks a traumatizing physical lesion on the body of the victim but more indelibly leaves an aggravating scar on the most cherished possession of a woman i.e. her dignity, chastity, honour and reputation. To protect the victim from the psychological and sociological torture and the mental agony that may follow the

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Banks must upgrade their systems for automatic identification of NPAs by June 2021: RBI

September 15, 2020 Banks must upgrade their systems for automatic identification of NPAs by June 2021: RBI [ by Legal Era News Network ] After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) observed that the processes for identification of Non-Performing Assets (NPAs), income recognition, provisioning and generation of related returns in many banks are not fully

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Doctrine of “equal pay for equal work”

The doctrine of “equal pay for equal work” mentions that individuals should be entitled to equal remuneration provided the work is same, irrespective of the gender, caste or religion. This to ensure that there is no discrimination between any individual. This legal principle is very well recognized in India. There are legislations which mention about

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IPC Mains Questions Series Part V: Important Questions for Judiciary, APO & University Exams | Part – V of X

Legal Bites brings to you IPC Mains Questions Series Part V. The questions enlisted here are arranged section-wise and will aid the students preparing for Judiciary, APO or University Exams. The list question curated by Legal Bites will help candidates identify the important and frequently asked questions and give them a good practise for their

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SUPREME COURT REITERATES THAT STANDARDS OF PROOF IN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS ARE DIFFERENT

The Supreme Court has in a recent case of Pravin Kumar vs Union of India and others, passed a Judgment dated 10-09-2020 and reiterated that the #standards of #proof in #civil and #criminal #proceedings may be different from each other.  The Appellant herein was an Officer in the Crime and Intelligence Wing of the Central Industrial Security

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IPC Mains Questions Series Part VI: Important Questions for Judiciary, APO & University Exams | Part – VI of X

Legal Bites brings to you IPC Mains Questions Series Part VI. The questions enlisted here are arranged section-wise and will aid the students preparing for Judiciary, APO or University Exams. The list question curated by Legal Bites will help candidates identify the important and frequently asked questions and give them a good practise for their

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Sample Question for legal reasoning

Explanation of topic Article 131 vests the Supreme Court with original jurisdiction over any dispute arising between the states or between the centre and state. The article gives the Supreme Court the power to take up such cases straight instead of going through a lower court or reviewing a lower court’s judgment. Article 32 of the Indian Constitution enshrines

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