The Supreme Court’s Law Clerks’ Moot Court Competition 2024 aimed to enhance advocacy skills of law clerks. It featured fictional scenarios focusing on contract law and constitutional issues. Justice PS Narasimha and senior advocate Rebecca John presided over the finals, with a team of Sayan Bhattacharya, Varun Dhond, and Ankita Gupta emerging as winners. The competition reflects the court’s commitment to legal education and professional growth.
Today (20th March): The Allahabad High Court has requested responses from major political parties to a plea seeking to ban caste-based rallies. The PIL, filed in 2013, aims to enforce a total prohibition on such rallies and remove political entities involved from official listings. The Election Commission expressed its inability to enforce a ban during non-election periods. The next hearing is scheduled for April 10.