Justice Sanjiv Khanna presided over a Supreme Court case where a petitioner threatened suicide if his plea was rejected due to an IIT rejection. The judge advised the petitioner against such statements, suggested seeking legal aid and counseling, and ultimately rejected the ambiguous petition with excessive respondents, including the Prime Minister and judges.
The Gujarat High Court has barred universities and the state from assigning students to law colleges without recognition from the Bar Council of India (BCI). Justice Vimal K. Vyas instructed the BCI to promptly inspect and report on unrecognised colleges by June 15, 2024. The court granted interim relief to a specific law college until the next hearing scheduled for June 20, 2024.