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If the govt were truly serious then just these 3 IPS officers wouldn't have been suspended. So many health, forensic, municipal etc officials were involved. CBI was clearly complicit in hushing up the RG Kar case. Why this token, piecemeal (non) action?
But is this all hogwash? Remember how the Rizwanur murder case got buried and almost all the IPS officers esp the senior ones not only got off the hook but even got rewarded with plum postings? Kindness even promoted and made Ministers out of IAS and IPS folks who killed off inquiries in the much discussed and weaponized Bantala, IPS Mehta, Singur, Nandigram etc cases.
Go back further. The Left did zilch to police folks who committed atrocious excesses in the name of anti Naxal operations and Marichjhapi massacres.
Hence will the histories of gimmick and hollow promises repeat (esp when the role CBI in RG Kar is not being scrutinized) or is the wheel getting broken this time?
No Indian uni has only online end sem exam.
While all this is happening, there are sons and daughters of judges, bureaucrats and ministers running multi-crore law practices sustained almost entirely by Union of India and PSU panel work. WTF, Tushar! Isn't the BJP better than the UPA1/2 in matters like this?
Despite my practice, I still have the time and — dare I say — the experience to do good work with State panel and PSU matters. But alas, in comparative terms, one could argue that I am “unemployed.” It is only natural that anyone in this position and under these circumstances would feel rubbed the wrong way when he or she is equated with a cockroach by those call the shots.
An eminent jurist, whom I will not name for obvious reasons, recently described lawyers in my situation — especially those who also do RTI/activism work (I don’t) — as “cockroaches.”
Earlier, I had my doubts, but now I am convinced that pursuing a career in litigation was a stupid call on my part all along. I say this because, in this country, there are judges who not only test your case on merits, but also on your pedigree and parentage. I would not, for any client’s sake, want to appear, even with a good case, before a judge who thinks I am a cockroach!
Rhetorical question: could this, even partly, explain why certain senior advocates charge tens of lakhs of rupees for hearings that may not even last two minutes? Has the standard of judges occupying high positions been deliberately kept such as to preserve an uneven playing field?
As a woman lawyer (disputes), how do women manage pregnancies and firm dynamics? Are firms giving maternity leave benefits (I have no clue and have never enquired)
If you get pregnant as an SA, does it affect your promotion chances to PA? are you set back by one year regarding promotions?
How is it to join back? Do people treat you differently?
Any guidance would be helpful
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/nfsu-strategic-institution-for-indias-forensic-ecosystem-union-home-secretary/articleshow/131127068.cms
It shows how central FS is becoming to law. But yes, the application of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and management) to law, makes law so much more exciting.
Any suggestion what to do?
On top of that, the students there are protesting against the below subsistence level infrastructure - water, power, crowded hostels, etc.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/sep/10/kent-and-greenwich-universities-to-merge-in-attempt-to-improve-financial-viability
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/sep/10/kent-and-greenwich-universities-to-merge-in-attempt-to-improve-financial-viability
If humanities are losing their lustre (or have already lost it), then what happens to humanities-heavy NLUs in India?
Cranfield, the smaller, highly focused postgraduate technology and management college that has its own airport.…
Prof Dame Karen Holford, Cranfield’s vice-chancellor, said she expected the combined university to grow as a result of the merger, helped by a boost in international league tables from totalling up KCL and Cranfield’s research output.
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Because of its size and lack of undergraduates, Cranfield does not appear in most international league tables, while King’s ranks 31st in the influential QS world university rankings. A provisional ranking for a combined KCL-Cranfield projects it to be 21st, close to Yale University.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/may/15/kings-college-cranfield-stronger-together-surprise-merger
(i) Current pay scale and nature of benefits
(ii) How are the service conditions in cities/towns apart from Bangalore?
(iii) Nature of daily work and working hours, quality of advocates etc
(iv) Any other tips!
Judges from other states are welcome to share their insights pls!
There are lots of books, but for eg, try Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi. Treat the advice like a skill - and practice it. Just because you watch a Youtube video on how to a bowl a googly, doesn't mean you can do it well (or at all) the first 50 times you do it. But stick with it and I guarantee in two years you'll be places you never thought you would be. But it has to be genuine - as in, genuine interest in other people. It can't be faked or people will sense it.
Is there any Law firm that offer Online Internship in TMT Law except Ikigai Law firm??
I wanted to ask - Is there any law firms for TMT that offer online internship?
Domestically it happens. CBI, ED, IT, NIA, Vigilance....everyone is a sinner or will be one (e.g. TVK)
For seniors who were part of top moot teams: what actually separates an average researcher from an elite one?
What specific skills, habits, resources, or approaches should I focus on from first year itself? How do top researchers build their reputation within a law school ecosystem?
Would also appreciate advice on:memorial drafting,case law research,arbitration moots,legal writing,database usage,and becoming someone teams can genuinely rely on under pressure. Technology to be used everything which falls under research work.
My present work is largely focused on road infrastructure arbitration, with limited exposure to broader civil/commercial litigation and almost no trial court work. I am keen to join a chamber with more varied matters and better overall court exposure.
Any recommendations or leads would be greatly appreciated.