September 10, 2020 Prashant Bhushan 2009 contempt case: SC impleads Attorney General KK Venugopal [ by Legal Era News Network ] The Supreme Court has directed that the case records in relation to the 2009 contempt case against Advocate Prashant Bhushan be sent to Attorney General (AG) KK Venugopal. The case pertains to his interview
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Kerala HC Directs Centre To Finalise Socio-Economic Caste Survey
On 8th September, the Kerala High Court comprising Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly directed the state and Central Governments to finalize socio-economic caste survey to revamp the reservation quota at the earliest. The division bench directed that the Governments should finalize the survey at the earliest and submit the report to
... Continue Reading.Reflect Upon The Decision Of Physical Hearing: Adv. Rajiv Nayar Requests To Chief Justice Of Delhi HC
Senior Advocate Rajiv Nayar has written to the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court urging him to re-look at the viability of continuation of physical hearings. He has stated that at the time when the decision was taken to resume physical hearing, the number of reported COVID-19 cases were close to 600 per day and it
... Continue Reading.Lizzo’s Copyright Victory in Truth Hurts: Joint Authorship and Follow-on Works in the Music Industry in India
Image from here Lizzo, like many other pop stars, has been embroiled in multiple copyright disputes. Recently, she won a case she filed against songwriters Justin Raisen, Jeremiah Raisen, and Justin “Yves” Rothman. They had claimed that the superhit song ‘Truth Hurts’ was derived from ‘Healthy’, which they wrote with Lizzo, making them co-owners of
... Continue Reading.Former SC Judge Markandey Katju to depose in UK Court against extradition of Nirav Modi to India
September 10, 2020 Former SC Judge Markandey Katju to depose in UK Court against extradition of Nirav Modi to India [ by Legal Era News Network ] Justice Markandey Katju, a former judge of the Supreme Court of India and Chairman for the Press Council of India will depose as a witness in a court
... Continue Reading.What is Plaint? What are the grounds on which it can be rejected?
The term Pleadings, Drafting and Conveyancing are interchangeably used very often in the court proceedings. A Plaint is a pleading and thus it should meet the general rules or guidelines of pleading. It is a specific document filed by the parties in a civil or criminal lawsuit which states the current position of the parties
... Continue Reading.Case Study: R.C. Poudyal v. Union of India [AIR 1993 SC 1804]
Last Updated : 2 hours ago The case of R.C. Poudyal is related to reservation in the newly constituted legislative assembly in the State of Sikkim and the constitutional validity of such reservations kept juxtapose to Article 15 of the Constitution. Before delving into the factual background of the case, it is vital to understand
... Continue Reading.Claxit Chaos Super FAQ Liveblog: Parsing the ever-evolving NLAT format & asking some questions NLS won’t / can’t answer [UPDATE: Simulation • Timings announced]
Welcome to the Legally India NLS-NLAT FAQ of FAQs To some extent, NLSIU Bangalore can’t be faulted for the lack of quantity in its communication about the last-minute announcement of the National Law Aptitude Test (NLAT), with its frequently asked questions (FAQ) page having seen an average of half a dozen or more updates per
... Continue Reading.What should be the strategy for CLAT preparation?
Common Law Admission Test is one and the only entrance door to get admission in National Law Universities. It is the national level exam conducted by the consortium of NLUs headquartered in Bangalore and the 22 NLUs have joined it as founding members. CLAT exams are conducted every year for both UG and PG programs
... Continue Reading.What is Res Judicata?
Sec 11 of Code of Civil Procedure states that- [i]“ No court shall try any suit or issue in which the matter directly and substantially in issue has been directly and substantially in issue in a former suit between the same parties or between the parties under whom they or any of them claim, litigating
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