Source:-https://theprint.in New Delhi: The Bar Council of India, which is the apex regulator of the legal profession and education in the country, has decided to challenge a high court order that quashed its resolution to impose a three-year moratorium on opening of new law colleges. According to sources in the council, chairman Manan Kumar Mishra
Source:-https://www.indialegallive.com The Supreme Court has sought the Central government’s response on a plea seeking “gender and religion-neutral uniform grounds of maintenance and alimony” for all Indian citizens in the spirit of Articles 14, 15, 21, 44 of the Constitution and international conventions. The bench, led by Chief Justice S. A. Bobde and comprising Justices A.
Source:-https://www.therahnuma.com New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court challenging the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion Of Religion Ordinance, 2020 and the Uttarakhand Freedom Of Religion Act, 2018. The plea moved by advocates Vishal Thakre and Abhay Singh Yadav and law researcher Pranvesh, states that the UP ordinance
Source:-https://www.hindustantimes.com The Election Commission (EC) has written to the government seeking extension of voting through postal ballots to non-resident Indians (NRIs) for the assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. In a letter to the Union law ministry, the EC cited a successful implementation of Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS)
Source:-https://www.newindianexpress.com Gulf NRIs case: SC asks Centre, States to respond A Supreme Court bench on Tuesday issued notices to the Central government, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and other State governments, and CBI, to respond to a petition filed by the Telangana Gulf Welfare Association seeking assistance for non-resident Indians (NRIs) living in foreign countries particularly the
Source:-gmanetwork Anti-torture advocates and families of victims of enforced disappearances have joined calls for the Supreme Court to strike down several provisions of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) of 2020, saying that the law is “reminiscent of the dictatorship of Marcos.Women and child rights groups are also among the newest petitioners against the heavily challenged law,
Source:-edu School of Law students and faculty will address “a historic blind spot in the judicial system” with the support of a major grant awarded to the school’s Advocacy Institute. The $53,125 grant from the American College of Trial Lawyers, which represents a major investment from that invitation-only advocates’ group, will be used to support
Source:-republicworld Ex-Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar Friday told the Delhi High Court that a fake degree case lodged against him cannot be heard by the special court set up to deal with matters of elected MPs and MLAs as his election to the legislative assembly in 2015 polls has been set aside. Tomar said
source:-barandbench The Madras High Court recently urged the Bar Council of India to consider introducing necessary changes in its rules so that candidates who do not pursue regular courses in their higher secondary or UG levels are not eligible for pursuing law. “The Bar Council of India can take a cue from this judgment and
Source:-indianexpress The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court recently struck down an order passed by the administration in Jalna to shut down a hospital and said notwithstanding the Covid-19 pandemic, a hospital cannot be closed without following the due process of law. A division bench of Justice Ravindra V Ghuge and Shrikant D Kulkarni
