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New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking the establishment of a dedicated Revenue Judicial Service Cadre for adjudication of land disputes across India. The petition, filed by advocate and social activist Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, calls for structural reforms in the existing system of land dispute resolution. The plea primarily urges the apex court to direct the Centre and State governments to constitute a specialised judicia ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking the establishment of a dedicated Revenue Judicial Service Cadre for adjudication of land disputes across India. The petition, filed by advocate and social activist Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, calls for structural reforms in the existing system of land dispute resolution. The plea primarily urges the apex court to direct the Centre and State governments to constitute a specialised judicia ...Read More >
The Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) inaugurated its new office and Dispute Resolution Centre in Delhi, heralding a landmark in India's legal landscape. Spearheaded by President Lalit Bhasin, the facility aims to enhance legal education, innovation, and pro bono dispute resolutions, reflecting India's global legal ambitions. The Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) has made a significant stride in the realm of legal excellence with the inauguration of its new office and Dispute Resolution Centr ...Read More >
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], August 18: The School of Law at Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU), Pune, proudly announced the successful completion of its prestigious 40-Hour Mediation Training Programme, conducted recently. This landmark initiative was organised under the aegis of the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, marking another milestone in the institution's commitment to transformative legal education. Since i ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Bar Council of India (BCI) has approved the Rules of Legal Education, Moratorium (Three-Year Moratorium) 2025, which will remain in force for three years once published. About The Moratorium Under this moratorium, no new law colleges will be set up or granted approval anywhere in India. Existing institutions will also not be allowed to start new sections, courses, or batches without prior written permission from the BCI. Pending applications that have already reached the final s ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The Bar Council of India (BCI) has approved the Rules of Legal Education, Moratorium (Three-Year Moratorium) 2025, which will remain in force for three years once published. Under this moratorium, no new law colleges will be set up or granted approval anywhere in India. Existing institutions will also not be allowed to start new sections, courses, or batches without prior written permission from the BCI. Pending applications that have already reached the fina ...Read More >
The Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal government to specify its plans for conducting students' body elections across colleges and universities. This follows a petition highlighting the decade-long delay. The court seeks a notification timeline from the state amidst unresolved issues with permanent vice chancellor appointments. The Calcutta High Court has instructed the West Bengal government to outline its strategy for holding upcoming students' body elections in colleges and uni ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Chief Justice of India Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai has decried the growing trend of pursuing foreign degrees regardless of the financial position of the student's family. He cautioned students against doing so merely out of peer pressure, while emphasising that an international qualification was not necessarily a marker of excellence. Delivering the convocation address as chief guest at the 22nd Convocation of the NALSAR University of Law here on Saturday, he advised students to ...Read More >
A woman was allegedly raped at IIM Calcutta. The incident sparked outrage from opposition parties. They cited a worsening law and order situation in West Bengal. Congress and CPI(M) leaders protested and demanded accountability. A student has been arrested following the woman's complaint. TMC urged against politicizing the issue. They emphasized allowing the police investigation to proceed without interference. The opposition Congress and CPI(M) on Saturday said the alleged rape of a woman in I ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 12 (PTI) A woman was allegedly raped by a student inside a hostel of the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, police said on Saturday. The accused has been arrested on the basis of an FIR lodged by the woman at Haridevpur police station, they said. The alleged incident took place inside the boys' hostel of IIM Calcutta on Friday, a police officer said. "The woman stated in the FIR that she was called to the hostel for a counselling session. She then became unconscious after c ...Read More >
Hyderabad, July 12 (Maxim News): Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai has called for urgent reforms in the Indian judicial system, citing persistent challenges such as delayed trials, prolonged incarceration, and systemic inefficiencies. Speaking at the convocation ceremony of NALSAR University of Law in Hyderabad, the CJI emphasized the need for a radical transformation to ensure timely justice and uphold the rule of law. "Our judicial system is facing serious challenges. Trials in many cases ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Indian legal system has been facing unique challenges and delays in trials can sometimes go on for decades, Chief Justice of India BR Gavai said on Saturday. Delivering the convocation address at the Nalsar University of Law near here, Justice Gavai advised students to go abroad for studies on scholarships and not put pressure on family finances. "Our country and legal system are facing unique challenges. Delays in trials can sometimes go for decades. We have seen cases where so ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 12 (PTI) A court here on Saturday remanded a student of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta, who has been accused of raping a woman on the campus, to police custody till July 19. The accused was arrested on the basis of an FIR lodged by the woman at Haridevpur police station. Also Read | Rajasthan Rains-Weather Forecast: Heavy Rain Alert in State Till July 15; Yellow Alert Issued for 24 Districts. The additional chief judicial magistrate at Alipore court, after hearing bo ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 12 (PTI) A court here on Saturday remanded a student of the Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta, who has been accused of raping a woman on the campus, to police custody till July 19. The accused was arrested on the basis of an FIR lodged by the woman at Haridevpur police station. The additional chief judicial magistrate at Alipore court, after hearing both parties, granted police remand of the accused till July 19. The woman, a clinical psychologist, stated in the FIR that sh ...Read More >
New Delhi: A woman currently pursuing her studies at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) in West Bengal has come forward with a serious allegation of sexual assault against a fellow student on the institute's campus. According to reports, the incident took place on Friday, prompting the victim to file a detailed complaint at the Haridevpur Police Station late that same evening. Following the submission of her statement, law enforcement officials registered an official ...Read More >
Kolkata: Calcutta University has released a list of 12 centres where the first-semester examination for LLB will be held from July 16, excluding the college in south Kolkata where the rape incident occurred on June 25. The CU controller section has distributed these candidates among two other colleges.Meanwhile, around 200 students from this college are likely to take their first-semester examination at the department of law. Among four govt-aided colleges, this represents the highest number of ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 10 (PTI) The West Bengal government on Thursday submitted a progress report before the Calcutta High Court on the investigation by the Kolkata Police into the alleged gang rape of a student in a law college here. The court also looked into the case diary of the police in the alleged gang rape of a student by an alumnus and two seniors on South Calcutta Law College campus. The progress report on the investigation was submitted in a sealed envelope. A division bench presided by Jus ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], July 10 (ANI): A large-scale state-level mock exercise simulating flood and landslide scenarios was successfully conducted across Tripura with special emphasis on West Tripura District by the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) under the supervision of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Vishal Kumar, District Magistrate (DM) of West Tripura, addressed the media following the drill, and highlighted that rescue operations were carried out simu ...Read More >
Kolkata: The women's grievance cell of the detective department on Wednesday focused on reviewing the evidence it had collected since June 26 in the law college gang rape case. This review came a day after the Alipore court sent the main accused, Monojit Mishra (31), co-accused Zaib Ahmed (19) and Pramit Mukherjee (20) and college security guard Pinaki Banerjee (55) to jail till June 22.Sources said that a few key witnesses were examined once more to match their statements with the forensic repo ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 4 (ANI): Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday came down heavily on the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) over its pitch to reconsider the words 'secular and socialist' from the Preamble of the Indian Constitution while saying that it was 'all talk'. He dared and challenged RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale and top leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the centre to remove the words 'secular and socialist' from the Preamble. 'Da ...Read More >
A Kolkata court extended police custody for the accused in the Kasba gangrape case. The accused include Monojit Mishra and two students, Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukherjee. A security guard, Pinaki Banerjee, also remains in custody. Defence lawyers requested fair investigation and opposed media trial. The court rejected bail for the security guard.The police custody of the three accused in connection with the alleged gangrape of a first-year student at a law college in Kolkata's Kasba area on Tuesd ...Read More >
Kolkata: The lawyer of the arrested security guard, Pinak Banerjee, of the law college appealed for bail on Friday, arguing that if Banerjee was liable as a contractual college guard, then the college principal and vice-principal were equally culpable for this crime."I am a victim of circumstances. As a poor man earning Rs 12,000 a month, I have certain boundaries that I cannot cross. I cannot force a college employee to leave. In the written complaint, there is no mention that I was involved no ...Read More >
Mysuru: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar sought blessings at Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hills and later said that while "efforts may fail, but not prayers", signalling his ambition for the state's top post remains undimmed despite Siddaramaiah reaffirming that he would stay chief minister for a full five-year term.Joined by family on Ashada Friday, widely considered auspicious, Shivakumar offered puja to the deity and underlined his faith in divine intervention. "I prayed to the Godd ...Read More >
The Bar Council of West Bengal took decisive action. It expelled Monojit Mishra, the main suspect in a gang rape case. Mishra's name was removed from the advocate rolls. The South Calcutta Law College also terminated Mishra's employment. Two students, Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukherjee, were expelled. They were also arrested in connection with the crime.The Bar Council of West Bengal on Wednesday decided to expel Monojit Mishra, the prime accused in the gang rape case, from its membership and struc ...Read More >
Kolkata: The role of the law college administration in allowing Monojit Mishra to handle student affairs or to operate with a free hand despite repeated complaints against him has come under the scanner of Calcutta University. The notice on the college website that asked students to contact Mishra's mobile number for any student-related affairs has raised questions about the real intent of the college administration in directing all student-related queries to him.Mishra, the key accused in the g ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Monojit Mishra, one of the three accused and reportedly the main architect in the law college student gang-rape case, made as many as 16 calls in three hours after the crime incident took place on the evening of June 25. Those call details are currently being examined by the investigating sleuths, and at the same time, the process of interrogation of those with whom Mishra conversed during that period has started. The tower locations of the mobile phones of the ...Read More >
Kolkata: Monojit Mishra, accused of raping a first-year student at a law college last Wednesday, was so powerful that he allegedly influenced the rescheduling of class hours from 7.30 am to 9 am. Questions are now being raised how could a morning college start classes at 9 am.The college governing body on Tuesday decided to return to the original schedule of 7 am to 2 pm, which was in place until June last year. Then suddenly, the first class was scheduled to start at 7.30 am and in Aug last yea ...Read More >
Monojit Mishra, the main suspect in the Kolkata law college gang rape case, has a history of sexual harassment and violent crimes. Despite multiple FIRs and complaints against him across several police stations, he often evaded legal consequences, allegedly due to his political connections within the Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad.The prime accused in the Kolkata law college gang rape case, Monojit Mishra, is a history-sheeter having a slew of pending cases of sexual harassment and violent ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): As the Digital India Mission completed 10 years on Tuesday, BJP leader Pradeep Bhandari drew contrast between the BJP and the opposition bloc and said that while the INDI Alliance is associated with 'corruption and nepotism,' the Modi government is associated with the model of development. The BJP leader praised the central government for the success of Digital India and stated that the country now accounts for 50 per cent of global financial transactions, a tes ...Read More >
Kolkata: The notoriety of Monojit Mishra, the key accused in the rape of a first-year student on a law college campus, is such that after he had joined back the college in mid-2024 as an ad-hoc staff members, the attendance among girl students dropped sharply. Several girls said the college ambience changed dramatically after Monojit, an alumnus who was ousted from the college TMCP unit in 2021, returned to the campus. They said Monojit's very presence and gaze made them squirm, that they felt t ...Read More >
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