India currently requires 50,066 more Judges to clear the backlog of 3.7 crores cases that lie pending in India. How did we arrive at this number? The 120th Law Commission report stated that India needs 50 judges per 1 million population to adequately meet the litigation demands of this country. Since India’s population is roughly …
In the last three years, five major states in India were not able to successfully fill all the judiciary seats that were advertised. For three of the five states, more than 60% of the seats lay vacant! This was despite the fact that the number of students who appeared were more than 50 times the …
As a law student when you attend a court hearing, more often than not, you are fascinated by the power that the Judge emits. By the bang of a gavel, the court is silenced. Disrespecting the Judge can send you behind the prison. You cannot address the Judge with anything less than pure words of …
This is a question many judiciary aspirants have. In addition to the obvious status that judges enjoy in the society in general and the legal community in particular, you must know the kind of financial benefits you are likely to get after putting in those gruelling hours of efforts. We have compiled some interesting information …
In 2015, Walmart was fighting tooth and nail to save its reputation against negative PR campaigns in the US. A severe backlash from the media and civil society came when Walmart fired a blue collar worker. He was accused of stealing cans and bottles worth two dollars. The corporation was called an inhuman profit-making machine. …
On the first day of my law college, a senior professor gave us a lengthy lecture terrorising us about how hard being a litigation lawyer is going to be. Then, she went on to talk about the success stories of our college. She told us how various students whom she mentored ended up working under …
The Supreme Court of India. The Apex Body. The be-all and end-all for many lawyers… Irrespective of the area of law you practice in, one thing I can most certainly assure is that the moment you enter the premises of the Supreme Court of India, the aura of being there hits you hard. There is …
“Don’t practice criminal law, you’ll be dealing with rapes, murders and similar cases.” “Why do you want to practice criminal law? Your clients will be habitual pickpockets thieves, blackmailers, etc.” “If you want to be successful in criminal litigation, you’ll have to be an amazing orator and talk about justice and jails.” “Criminal litigation is …
I have worked for a large part of my career in in-house roles. I was hired as a wild card entry in one of my roles. The person hired before me couldn’t adjust to the fast paced environment and left within a week. The company was a fast growing, young and dynamic company which had …
I remember that fateful day in a certain government office in the beginning years of my independent practice. I was supposed to secure a crucial approval for a client.. I had waited to meet the relevant officer for an hour and I was really stressed because this was important for the client. I was told …
