MP High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging BCI's Attendance Rules, Meanwhile Permits NLIU Student Short On Attendance To Sit In Class
2 months ago

MP High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging BCI's Attendance Rules, Meanwhile Permits NLIU Student Short On Attendance To Sit In Class

Live Law  

The Jabalpur bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently granted interim relief to an law student to attend her fourth semester classes after she was debarred by NLIU Bhopal due to shortage of attendance. The petitioner would at liberty to move an appropriate application for permission when the dates for repeat examinations are notified.” The student's petition challenges the validity of attendance rules notified and enforced by the Bar Council of India–Rule 12 of the Legal Education Rules notified by BCI, and Rule 7 of the Ordinances of the National Law Institute University, Bhopal 2023. The University had relaxed the attendance up to 60 percent but the petitioner's attendance was 54.8 percent, however norm was 65% and 70% as per Bar Council Rules. The petitioner's counsel, in this case said that they had also challenged the Bar Council Rules, and relied on the recent judicial opinion which says that debarring a student based on lack of attendance in this era is completely out of place and illegal.

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Madras HC upholds attendance requirement, denies exam plea
1 month ago

Madras HC upholds attendance requirement, denies exam plea

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has refused to order a private educational institution to allow an undergraduate student with low attendance rate to attend examinations, stating such a relief would amount to mocking other students who regularly attended classes. The student, who was studying BCom at the SRM Institute of Science and Technology, moved the HC praying for a direction …

Madras HC Declines Student's Plea To Condone Attendance Shortage, Says It Would Amount To Mocking Students Who Attend Classes Regularly
1 month ago

Madras HC Declines Student's Plea To Condone Attendance Shortage, Says It Would Amount To Mocking Students Who Attend Classes Regularly

Live Law  

The Madras High Court recently refused relief to a student who had approached the court seeking condonation of deficiency of attendance. Calling him an “unfortunate student who wanted to ride two horses” the bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice C Kumarappan noted that if the court chose to sympathize with the student, it would only be misplaced sympathy and …

DU, BCI may evolve online classes mechanism for law students, says HC
1 month, 1 week ago

DU, BCI may evolve online classes mechanism for law students, says HC

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has said that the Delhi University and the Bar Council of India may evolve a mechanism to enable the Bachelor of Laws students to attend classes online with the appropriate safeguards and conditions. The court, in its order passed on February 11, said it was “conscious of the fact that in professional courses, physical attendance carries …

Evolve Mechanism For Online Classes, Time Frame For Students' Representation On Short Attendance: High Court To Delhi University, BCI
1 month, 1 week ago

Evolve Mechanism For Online Classes, Time Frame For Students' Representation On Short Attendance: High Court To Delhi University, BCI

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi University and the Bar Council of India to evolve mechanism to enable students to attend LLB classes online and for specific time-frame in which they may make representation regarding short attendance. Justice Dinesh Kumar Sharma said that while the Court is conscious of the fact that physical attendance carries distinct values in …

Delhi HC: Mandatory attendance baseline in law courses could be lesser
3 months ago

Delhi HC: Mandatory attendance baseline in law courses could be lesser

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi High Court on Monday favoured a reduction in the mandatory baseline attendance requirement of 70 per cent for law courses and sought the stand of the Bar Council of India. Delhi HC: Mandatory attendance baseline in law courses could be lesser A bench comprising Justices Prathiba M Singh and Amit Sharma observed it was usual for …

Law Student Defends Low Attendance Citing Medical Reasons: Meghalaya High Court Denies Permission To Sit In Exam Citing Mandate Of Law
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Law Student Defends Low Attendance Citing Medical Reasons: Meghalaya High Court Denies Permission To Sit In Exam Citing Mandate Of Law

Live Law  

The Meghalaya High Court yesterday declined to interfere with the Shillong Law College's decision to bar a student from taking End Semester Exams. The student was declared ineligible to take the exam because his attendance fell below the benchmark attendance requirement of attending 70% of classes on all subjects taken together prescribed under the Rules of Legal Education, 2008. Dismissing …

Court Cannot Examine Correctness Of Policy Decision Which Is Supported By Sufficient Material And Complies With Article 14: Patna High Court
4 months ago

Court Cannot Examine Correctness Of Policy Decision Which Is Supported By Sufficient Material And Complies With Article 14: Patna High Court

Live Law  

The Patna High Court has reiterated that once it is found that there exists sufficient material supporting a particular policy decision and it falls within the scope of Article 14 of the Constitution, the power of judicial review does not extend to determine the correctness of that policy decision or finding out an alternative. However, once it is found that …

HC hears plea on MBBS admissions in five new medical colleges
1 year, 7 months ago

HC hears plea on MBBS admissions in five new medical colleges

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh High Court heard a petition filed challenging GOs 107, 108 and 111 dealing with categorisation of seats for admission into MBBS course in five new government medical colleges and posted the next hearing after two weeks. Sesha Sai held hearing here on Thursday on a petition filed by Prathipadu Prem Sajan and others challenging GOs issued …

Karnataka High Court comes to the rescue of physically challenged student
2 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka High Court comes to the rescue of physically challenged student

New Indian Express  

The Karnataka High Court come to the rescue of a physically challenged student, Tazeen Inamdar, whose medical seat for undergraduate MBBS course has been cancelled by Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences for sending her fresh disability certificate delayed by few seconds before 5 pm deadline, despite sending through Whatsapp intime. On the same day, the Nodal Officer of the institution …

Class 10 students file petition against school in SC
3 years, 2 months ago

Class 10 students file petition against school in SC

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Monday heard a plea filed by 24 students from Class 10 against a private school, St Xavier International School, Bhubaneswar, Odisha for demanding money and forcing them to take admission to the school to get better marks. Accordingly, issue notice returnable on February 14.,” ordered the bench, which also comprised Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and C T …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging St Stephens College's Cut-Off For Disability Quota Seats
4 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging St Stephens College's Cut-Off For Disability Quota Seats

Live Law  

The Supreme Court last week issued notice on a plea challenging the procedure followed by Delhi University's St. Stephens College in setting an "unreasonably high cut-off" for seats reserved for the disabled category and diverting the consequently-unfilled seats to the General Christian category. The bench headed by Chief Justice S. A. Bobde was hearing a SLP against a July, 2019 …

'Step Motherly Treatment By University' : Karnataka High Court Grants Relief To NLSIU Student Who Was Denied Promotion Citing Attendance Shortage
4 years, 2 months ago

'Step Motherly Treatment By University' : Karnataka High Court Grants Relief To NLSIU Student Who Was Denied Promotion Citing Attendance Shortage

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court recently allowed a petition filed by a student of National Law School of India University and directed the University to forthwith promote the student to the 4th year B.A. The Karnataka High Court recently allowed a petition filed by a student ofand directed the University to forthwith promote the student to the 4th year B.A. The …

Law Students Move Chhattisgarh HC Against BCI Guidelines For Mandatory Semester Exams After Reopening Of Colleges
4 years, 5 months ago

Law Students Move Chhattisgarh HC Against BCI Guidelines For Mandatory Semester Exams After Reopening Of Colleges

Live Law  

Four law students from Amity University, Chhattisgarh have moved the High Court against the BCI's direction to all the law Universities to conduct intermediate semester exams, within a month of reopening of the institution, despite UGC's decision to promote all students on the basis of previous performance. The Petitioners have entered the seventh semester of their 5-yrs integrated law course …

Shortage Of Attendance Is A Serious Matter: Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea By NLSIU Student [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

Shortage Of Attendance Is A Serious Matter: Karnataka HC Dismisses Plea By NLSIU Student [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a student of National Law School of India University seeking evaluation of his project work and promotion to third year of the B.A. LLB Course, despite low attendance.Justice Krishna Dixit while dismissing the petition filed by one Madhav Miturka remarked, "The attendance of the petitioner in this 'Premier Law School' …

You Can't Expect 70% Student Attendance when Classes Not Conducted for Entire Period: Delhi HC to DU
4 years, 6 months ago

You Can't Expect 70% Student Attendance when Classes Not Conducted for Entire Period: Delhi HC to DU

News 18  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that Delhi University cannot expect students to have 70 per cent minimum attendance to sit for exams if it was not taking classes for the entire period prescribed for a course. “You cannot say students have to have 70 per cent minimum attendance while you teach only 40 per cent of the prescribed …

TN Moves SC For Implementation Of 50% Reservation For Backward Classes In Medical College Seats [Read Petition]
4 years, 8 months ago

TN Moves SC For Implementation Of 50% Reservation For Backward Classes In Medical College Seats [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Tamil Nadu government has filed a Special Leave Petition in Supreme Court against the non-implementation of reservation for Backward Classes in admission to those seats shared by the State to the All India Quota in medical colleges in Tamil Nadu. Upon being served notice, the aforementioned parties had informed the High Court that they had filed an affidavit before …

Four Days Before The All India Bar Exam, Bombay HC Grants Relief To 5 Final Year Law Students [Read Order]
5 years, 6 months ago

Four Days Before The All India Bar Exam, Bombay HC Grants Relief To 5 Final Year Law Students [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently granted relief to five final year law students and directed Mumbai University along with the Controller of Examinations to release their marksheets and passing certificates after determining the legitimacy of their records, so that they are allowed to appear for the All India Bar Exam held on September 15, Sunday. They contended in a writ …

DU to declare results of law students with short attendance after directions by High Court
6 years, 6 months ago

DU to declare results of law students with short attendance after directions by High Court

India Today  

The University of Delhi on August 24 agreed before the Delhi High Court to declare within three days the results of law students who were allowed to sit for their semester exams on court orders despite shortage of attendance. Read: JEE Main 2019: Check schedule, important dates and eligibility criteria here DU should conduct 139 hours of extra classes: HC …

Attendance Shortfall Case: DU Agrees To Declare Results Of Students Within Next Three Days [Read Order]
6 years, 6 months ago

Attendance Shortfall Case: DU Agrees To Declare Results Of Students Within Next Three Days [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Delhi University’s Law Faculty to declare within three days the results of students who were allowed to sit for their semester exams on court orders due to a shortage of attendance and ordered that those who have failed can take supplementary examinations to be conducted soon.The Bench comprising Chief Justice and Justice …

Bombay HC Refuses Relief To Final Year Law Student With Low Attendance [Read Judgment]
6 years, 7 months ago

Bombay HC Refuses Relief To Final Year Law Student With Low Attendance [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently refused to grant any relief to a final year law student from Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law with low attendance.A bench of Justice NM Jamdar and Justice Prithviraj K Chavan was hearing the writ petition filed by the student himself.According to the petitioner, right before the sixth-semester examinations, students are required to obtain an …

Bombay HC Refuses Relief To Final Year Law Student With Low Attendance [Read Judgment]
6 years, 7 months ago

Bombay HC Refuses Relief To Final Year Law Student With Low Attendance [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court recently refused to grant any relief to a final year law student from Govind Ramnath Kare College of Law with low attendance.A bench of Justice NM Jamdar and Justice Prithviraj K Chavan was hearing the writ petition filed by the student himself.According to the petitioner, right before the sixth-semester examinations, students are required to obtain an …

After Catching DU’s Law Faculty On Wrong Foot, Delhi HC Orders Conduct Of At least 139Hrs Extra Classes To Enable Students To Meet Attendance Shortage [Read Judgment]
6 years, 8 months ago

After Catching DU’s Law Faculty On Wrong Foot, Delhi HC Orders Conduct Of At least 139Hrs Extra Classes To Enable Students To Meet Attendance Shortage [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

With a view to balance the mandate of Bar Council of India Rules and the students’ “legitimate expectations” of a fixed academic schedule, the Delhi High Court on Friday quashed the list issued by the Faculty of Law, Delhi University, of students detained for not meeting the prescribed attendance while directing the institution to hold within 8 weeks at least …

SC Denies Relief To LLB Student Short Of Attendance Due To Pregnancy [Read Order]
6 years, 9 months ago

SC Denies Relief To LLB Student Short Of Attendance Due To Pregnancy [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant attendance relaxation to a second-year student of the LL.B course of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi who had missed college due to her pregnancy.The Petitioner, Ms. Ankita Meena had sought a direction to DU to permit her to appear in the IV semester LL.B Examination. The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused …

SC Denies Relief To LLB Student Short Of Attendance Due To Pregnancy [Read Order]
6 years, 9 months ago

SC Denies Relief To LLB Student Short Of Attendance Due To Pregnancy [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to grant attendance relaxation to a second-year student of the LL.B course of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi who had missed college due to her pregnancy.The Petitioner, Ms. Ankita Meena had sought a direction to DU to permit her to appear in the IV semester LL.B Examination. The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused …

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