On Monday, the Supreme Court issued notice of petitions challenging the laws of U.P. and Uttarakhand in the name of ‘love jihad’ against religious conversions for the sake of marriage. The petition was filed by Vishal Thakre & others and social activist Teesta Setalvad’s NGO ‘Citizens for Justice and Peace’ (CJP), was considered by a bench
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“Any concession in law made in this regard by either counsel would not bind the parties, as it is legally settled that advocates cannot throw away legal rights or enter into arrangements contrary to law”, the bench comprising Justices NV Ramana, S. Abdul Nazeer and Surya Kant observed. In a judgement disposing of an appeal
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On Tuesday the supreme court stated that it has become very difficult to continue with proceedings in the virtual court in a suitable manner. The supreme court directed the Secretary General to look in the matter of unsatisfactory working of virtual hearing at the Apex court. A three bench of judges Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul,
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About Panel Discussion HNLU Raipur is organising a Panel Discussion on “Role of Youth in Public Policy and Governance” on the occasion of the National Youth Day, i.e. 12th January, the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. The event goes live from 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm on January 12th, 2021 through WebEx. About HNLU Established
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Sumeet Singh moves to BharatPe from SAM Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas Delhi-based partner Sumeet Singh will be joining BharatPe as its new general counsel (GC), according to a press release from the company. The 2009 SLS Pune graduate had become partner at SAM in April 2019. We understand that he’s joining the electronic payments company in
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The Bar Council of India has recently decided to scrap the One-Year LLM course which was introduced in 2013. The new rules state that the course would be of 2 years with a total of 4 semesters. All current one-year LLM will be valid until these new Regulations are notified and implemented. The rules also
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CIRF in IPHD of CNLU is organising a webinar on ‘Role of Intellectual Property Appellate Board (IPAB) in Mitigation of Patents Litigation’ in collaboration with on 17th January 2021. Register before 15th January 2020. About the Institution Chanakya National Law University [CNLU] is an autonomous law school in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established in
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The Centre for Innovation Research and Facilitation (CIRF) in Intellectual Property for Humanity and Development (IPHD) of CNLU, is calling for original logo designs for use as the official logo of the Centre. About the Institution Chanakya National Law University [CNLU] is an autonomous law school in Patna, Bihar, India. It was established in 2006
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The topic of divorce is a bit of an anathema in Indian society. Marriage in our country has always been a concept of spiritual devotion and breaking such a holy bond is considered as one of the greatest sins in the Hindu religion. This seems to be the most prominent reason why couples from yesteryears
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On Saturday (02nd January) the Bombay high court, (Aurangabad Bench) permits transgender to contest the village panchayat election under women’s category as the petitioner always plump for female gender for all causes. Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 allows transgender to opt for whichever gender they want and to be recognized by. The petition
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