Exclusive; #NJAC Verdict is a great Success for Indian Democracy; Law Minister and AG should resign; Interview with Ram Jethmalani

Senior Advocate Ram Jethmalani, in this short interview to LiveLaw shares his views on Today’s Landmark Judgment which quashed the 99th Constitution Amendment and National Judicial Appointment Commission Act 2015.LiveLaw : Sir, What is your initial reaction to Today’s Judgment?Ram Jethmalani : I think it is a great success for Indian Democracy; the litigating public; the bar and all those who respect honest judges and a clean judicial system. The crooks who want judges to be subordinate to the...

All India Law Entrance Test -2016 (AILET) Notification Released

National Law University, Delhi released the schedule for All India Law Entrance Test -2016. The AILET which is conducted every year for admission to Five Year Integrated B.A.LL.B (Hons.), one year LL.M and Ph.D programmes is scheduled on 1st May, 2016 i.e. Sunday from 3:00 to 4:30 Pm in various centers all over India.The application forms will be...

In Conversation with Jasdeep Randhawa, Lawyer and Public Policy Analyst with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme

Jasdeep Randhawa is a Lawyer and Public Policy Analyst with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) in Nairobi, Kenya.  She has previously consulted for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Government of India, the World Bank, Gates Foundation, and the Water Security Initiative at Harvard. She...

Call for Papers: International Seminar on “Judicial Ethics”

MATS Law School, MATS University, Raipur is going to organize an international seminar on “Judicial Ethics” and invites contributions for the same.The seminar aims at to discuss whether there is any truth or no truth in allegations of personal and institutional level wherein judiciary has been made to stand on trial in public and its image is...

Call for Papers: ICFAI Dehradun presents National Seminar on Juvenile Justice

ICFAI Dehradun is pleased to announce a one day National Seminar on "JUVENILE JUSTICE & HUMAN RIGHTS: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES, CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES" on 26th November, 2015 (LAW DAY).Faculty of Law, ICFAI University invites Research Papers & Articles from Students, Academicians, Advocates, Research Scholars & all members of...

Call for Papers ; Journal of Enviro-Legal Research and Advocacy NLU, Assam

Centre for Environmental Law, Advocacy & Research (CELAR) of National Law University, Assam is coming up with its first issue of Journal of Enviro-Legal Research and Advocacy (JOELRA).Journal Of Enviro-Legal Research And Advocacy is an online journal of environmental law dedicated to delve into the critical environmental law and policy aspects...

Call for Papers: Nirma University Law Journal

Journal Committee of Institute of Law, Nirma University has invited contributions for their upcoming journal which is a bi-annual, peer-reviewed ISSN serial publication from, Institute of Law, Nirma University. It showcases contemporary issues and challenges specific to law, with an inter-disciplinary approach towards assimilating knowledge. The...

NLUO Call for Applications: Advanced Vocational Diploma in Paralegal Studies, under UGC Community College Scheme

National Law University Odisha, Cuttack is inviting applications for admissions to Advanced Vocational Diploma in Paralegal Studies, under UGC Community College Scheme.National Law University Odisha is a premier Law University of India, established under Act –IV of 2008 by State Government in the year 2008. The University strives to promote quality...

A Decade of Right to Information Act in India: Reflections and Perspectives for Good Governance

“From being always overpowered, he actually felt powerful.”                                                                                    -Mr. Shailesh GandhiIntroductionIn the backdrop of slogans like “Hamara paisa, Hamara hisab” and “Ham Janenge, Ham Jiyenge”, Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (Association for the Empowerment of Workers and...

NLU Bhopal wins the Amity International Moot Court Competition 2015

Amity Law School Noida recently organized the Amity International Moot 2015, an E-Moot to show support for our honorable Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative of Digital India in which The National Law Institute University, Bhopal bagged the competition and Army Institute of Law Mohali finished up as Runners Up.38 teams from across the Country...

Maharashtra National Law University to get its own Campus Soon

Maharashtra National Law University (MNLU) which is currently been operated in the campus of Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) will soon get its own campus as Hon’ble CM of Maharashtra Shri  Devendra Fadnavis also the Chief Guest of the function promised on the occasion of the celebration of the 1st Foundation Day of the University,. The...

Conference on Base Erosion & Profit Shifting; Confederation of Indian Industry

EVENT OVERVIEWGlobally, countries are campaigning for watertight tax regimes and gradually but definitely towards commercially driven business practices, and BEPS seems to be the way to it. Around 44 countries, including India, have come together to create a code to enable looking at transactions with a borderless lens for taxes. Once introduced,...