SC strikes down SCBA GBM resolution of 16 Jan 2012 that terminated the SCBA membership of the three members forming the implementation committee set up by SC’s 26 November 2011 judgment in the ‘one bar one vote’ case; Also condemns “contumacious” conduct of SCBA members attending 16 Jan meeting [Order]

2 ASGs follow in ex-solicitor general Gopal Subramanium’s footsteps to quit UPA’s legal team, taking the number of law officers to have quit in the last 10 months to 4. ASG Mohan Parasaran and ASG Vivek Tankha quit after 8 and 3 years, respectively, to move on in their careers [Hindustan Times]

Clifford Chance to scrap the 9-12 month partner improvement period in which partners are warned to improve performance. It will also replace the present 14 day notice of termination period with 3-6 months, in a move to avoid destructive energies from partners “in limbo” [The Lawyer]

India’s law school bubble: Too many law schools, far less employment, even lesser average law grad quality [LSAT Blog]

SC reverses Del HC ruling which held that Copyright Boards are empowered to grant interim compulsory licenses under Section 31 of Copyright Act; Disagrees with HC on board’s implied power, since statute silent [Spicy IP India][Order]

Senior advocate and amicus curiae Raju Ramachandran chin-ups to SC Special Investigation Team’s report citing lack of evidence supporting Narendra Modi’s complicity in Gujarat Riots; Asks for prosecution under IPC 153A [Indian Express]

SC orders govt to phase out subsidy to Haj pilgrims in 10 years, while hearing a Central govt appeal against Bom HC direction that official delegations should accompany Haj pilgrims. SC expanded Centre’s plea of limited grant and looked into the very legality of the Haj subsidy [PTI][Judgment]