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Ban on access of undergraduate girls in campus library of Aligarh Muslim University lifted

Allahabad High Court: While disposing the PIL on the ban on undergraduate girls of Women’s College from entering the Maulana Azad Library

Achievements

NLSIU continues on its Rhode to Success

Reported by Lavanya Chawala Ms. Mansi Sood, a 5th year student of NLSIU, has continued the University’s tradition of producing a Rhodes

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Information regarding setting up of benches of the Supreme Court outside Delhi is exempted under RTI Act

Central Information Commission (CIC): CIC has held that disclosure of information regarding the meetings of the Court relating to the setting up of

Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

Punitive Damages of Fifty Thousand imposed upon complainant for false and contradictory assertions in its complaint

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): While reiterating that if any litigant approaches any Judicial Fora by making false assertions in its complaint

Supreme Court

Validity of a decree passed on a compromise cannot be challenged in a separate suit

Supreme Court: In a matter before the Court as to whether the validity of a decree passed on a compromise can be

Treaties/Conventions/International Agreements

MoUs/ Agreements Signed between India and Nepal

On 25 November, 2014, several Memorandum of Understandings/ Agreements were signed between India and Nepal. It includes signing of agreements on traditional

Foreign Legislation

Regulation issued by the UGC for the maintenance of standard of higher education in the Country

On November 25, 2014, UGC issued Regulations with an aim to regulate the establishments and maintenance of standards in private universities. The

Others

SCC Online Student Reporters: The team behind all those prompt and accurate Law School News

NLIU, Bhopal – Kanupriya Tripathi, Founder member of the NLIU Alumni Cell NLSIU – Ipshita Bhwania NLSIU – Lavanya Chawala –Member, Moot

Banking and Negotiable Instruments High Courts

Court directs Reserve Bank of India to keep a check on the excessive rates of interest being charged by Non Banking Financial Companies

Madras High Court: While hearing a public interest litigation seeking to raise the issue of the excessive rates of interest charged by

Appointments & Transfers

Mr. Manan Kumar Mishra & Mr. Bhoje Gowda S.L. elected as the Chairman & Vice Chairman of the Bar Council of India

On November 9, 2014 Mr. Manan Kumar Mishra was unanimously elected as the Chairman of the Bar Council of India. He took

Achievements

CNLU team won Runners’ up trophy in 2nd VIPS International Moot Court Competition

Reported by Shaleen Mishra A team comprising of Shrish Chandra, Suyash Rawat and Yash Raj from Chanakya National Law University was the

High Courts

Maratha Quota in Maharashtra put on hold

Bombay High Court: In an interim order, a bench comprising of MS Shah, CJ and MS Sonak, J stayed the ordinance to

Achievements

NLSIU Bangalore wins JUSTICE P. GOVINDA MENON Memorial Ever Rolling Trophy

Reported by Nirun R.N. The National Law School India University, Bangalore team comprising of SONALI CHARAK and VISWAJEETH SINGH won the 15th

Supreme Court

One false criminal complaint filed by either spouse is sufficient for cruelty

Supreme Court: While allowing an appeal for dissolution of marriage of the appellant on the ground of alleged cruelty on account of

Supreme Court

Court directs CBI Director Ranjit Sinha to excuse himself from the investigation and prosecution of 2G Spectrum case

Supreme Court: In an important order that can have major implications upon the future of the investigations of the notorious 2G Scam,

High Courts

Bail denied to Former Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, convicted for procuring fraudulent nominations in MBBS course

Delhi High Court: In a recent case where the former Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare was convicted for conspiring

Supreme Court

Court to decide whether a man of 40 years of age can be tried afresh as a Juvenile in a murder case

Supreme Court: In a matter before the Court which is one of its kind, the bench of Dipak Mishra and U.U. Lalit

Achievements

SLS Noida won Runner Up trophy at National Moot Court Competition organised by Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT, Kharagpur

Reported by Varuni Gupta A team comprising of Ms. Jasveen Kaur, Ms. Gayathri Subramanianri and Ms. Antara Rastogi, Second Year , Symbiosis Law School, Noida entered

High Courts

Bail granted to Sant Rampal cancelled

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Initiating suo- motu proceeding against self- styled Godman Ram Pal, the Court cancelled his bail granted by

Supreme Court

States directed to submit report on implementation of ban on use of plastic carry bags

Supreme Court: Showing concern over non-implementation of the ban imposed via notification dated 21.07.2010 upon the manufacture, use, store, import sell or