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During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sharon decided to create COVIDRights, a website dedicated to assisting people in finding pro-bono legal counsel on COVID-19-related legal matters and learning about their rights. COVIDRights India, Sharon’s website, compiles all such orders and instructions issued by central or

Dr. Ambedkar Law University Ph.D Regulations, 2020 (Ph.D Regulations) mandates  only post graduates with a ‘Two Years Master’s Degree in law to apply for a PhD. This provision has been challenged via a petition filed in Madras High Court. The petition by Suganya

The National University of Juridical Science, Kolkata (NUJS) has voted upon a new British-style house system to enhance student politics while at the same time curbing hostility among each other. The student juridical association (SJA) will be replaced with a system of four representatives

Two petitioners namely, Gulza Kumari and Gurwinder Singh filed a petition in the Pubjab and Haryana High Court claiming a protection petition from their families. They both are living together and wish to tie the knot soon. The apprehension of their family’s intervention

The prestigious National Law School of Bangalore has announced its decision to hire four lateral faculty, of which two have joined and two remain due. Among these is Nigam Nuggehalli, a 1997 NLSIU graduate, was the first national law university LLB holder to

In a case recently heard in Patna High Court (Kunal Kaushal v. The State of Bihar and Ors),27 law institutions of the state were found to have inadequate infrastructure and facilities due to which the High Court decided to put a stay on

On Wednesday, the  Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta confirmed the appointment of Lady Justice Martha Koome as the Country’s inaugural female Chief Justice (CJ) by realizing a special Gazette notification. This appointment marks the first-ever ascension of a female CJ to the judiciary of

An accused under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Acts (UAPA) filed a petition in the Court, demanding expeditious hearing of cases under the act. He urged the Karnataka High Court to issue orders to trial courts asking them to hear the cases daily and

A massive reshuffle of judicial officers took place in the subordinate judiciary of Jammu and Kashmir, following the order of the UT’s High Court demanding the same. The shuffling saw 148 judicial officers being transferred to new places all across the Union Territory

Sarat Kumar Rayguru, a Puri-based lawyer filed a petition in court claiming relief in the form of compensation and penal action against police officers allegedly involved in causing custodial death of K.Apana alias Ramesh in Puri on November 18, 2020. The case was