Law

The Delhi High Court slapped a fine of Rs 30,000 on the petitioners for filing fatuous complaints. The court reiterated the trend of fling false sexual harassment cases for ulterior motives. Besides, the court expressed its grief over the misuse of Sec 354, 354A, 354B, 354C and 354 D, to threaten any individual. Moreover, the bench headed by Justice Subramonium Prasad expressed his concerns regarding the wastage of time in examining frivolous… read-more

The Madras High Court has ordered the CBI and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) to probe all elephant deaths in Tamil Nadu. Reportedly, the order came while hearing PILs that alleged poaching efforts for the suspicious deaths owing to electrocution. Terming the elephants a crucial part of the ecosystem and their deaths of trans-boundary nature, the court necessitated CBI probe. Earlier, the WCCB report had revealed a big gang involved… read-more

Uttar Pradesh former CM Mayawati demanded President's rule in the state as another girl was raped and killed in Balrampur district. She called Balrampur incident as a "replay" of Hathras case, and stated that "anti-social elements have taken over the state". Mayawati also said that it would be better for Yogi Adityanath to return to 'Gorakhnath Math' if he could not maintain law and order in the state.

The Supreme Court on September 21 directed the National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru to consider the scores of Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) for admissions instead of a separate exam. Earlier, the SC had allowed NLSIU to conducted a separate entrance exam and withhold the results and admissions. However, the decision was contested by the former NLSIU Vice-Chancellor stating that it was "manifestly arbitrary and illegal… read-more

The National Law School of India University (NLSIU) conducted its National Law Aptitude Test (NLAT) on September 12. But, according to reports, a number of students were unable to take the online test owing to technical faults. While a few students were unable to login, others faced problems related to submission of the test papers. However, NLSIU tweeted that it saw a strong start to NLAT with 93.2% attendance.