Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh takes over as President, Association of Indian Universities

Vice-Chancellor, of NLU-Delhi Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh, has been elected as the President of Association of Indian Universities.So far in his legal journey he was the Vice President, AIU.The VC of the NLU-Delhi states that, “We need to churn out students who will be professionally competent, technically sound and socially relevant and those who will not only enter their respective professions but also be equipped to address the imperatives of the new millennium and uphold the promise which we...

Bombay HC orders constitution of expert panel for CLAT reassessment decision

While disposing the writ petition of an 18 year old CLAT candidate from Mumbai pertaining to reassessment of the impugned CLAT 2015 results and ranking of the candidates, the honourable Bombay High Court ordered an expert committee with the power to take a decision that could revise the “merit list of candidates if necessary”, making “the whole...

4 Indian Law Students selected for 6 week Judicial Clerkship Programme in the Supreme Court of Hawaii

In an unprecedented feat, four students of the Jindal Global Law School have been selected for a 6 week Judicial Clerkship Programme in the Supreme Court of Hawaii in the US.Out of the four students selected for the internship, three students - Aparajita Sheel, Ishnoor Saini, and Swarnim Swasti are fourth year students, while Avni Choudhary has...

The most serious flaw in NJAC is that any two members of the Commission can veto the decision of the majority which would result in stalling appointments; Interview with Eminent Jurist and Senior Advocate P.P.Rao

A doyen of Constitutional Law,Senior Advocate P.P. Rao has been a natural successor to legends such as H.M. Seervai, M.C. Setalvad, C.K. Daphtary, N.C. Chatterjee, S.V. Gupte, A.K. Sen, Niren De, whom he all assisted during his early days.He was enrolled as an Advocate with Bar Council of Delhi in 1967 and thereafter shifted practice to the Supreme...

Outlook releases Law School Rankings 2015; NLSIU,NALSAR and NUJS in Top 3

After India Today, the Outlook magazine has now released its own law school rankings. The rankings released by Outlook differ significantly from the one released by India Today.Outlook Law School ranking 2015While NLSIU Bangalore and NALSAR Hyderabad continue to hold the top two positions in both the rankings, NUJS and NLIU find themselves at the...

Mooters Speaking ; Meet NLU Jodhpur Team, runners up of ELSA WTO Moot Court Competition

The 13th Edition of European Law Students Association (ELSA) WTO Moot Court Competition Geneva, Switzerlandis one of the prestigious mooting competitions among all national and international moots.The ELSA Moot Court Competition (EMCC) is a simulated hearing of the Dispute Settlement System of the World Trade Organization and deals with...

NALSAR becomes the first institution to issue a gender neutral degree in India

In a sui generis event, NALSAR, Hyderabad has issued a gender neutral degree to a student who wanted to be identified not Mr. or Ms. But as Mx.Anindita Mukherjee, student at NALSAR had requested the University to issue her the certificates with Mx. as the prefix.Reportedly, the certificates also mention Anindita Mukherjee as “they” rather than “he”...

Interview with Salman Khurshid ; There has been very little presentation of the fundamental concepts including the ‘Basic Structure in NJAC Hearing

Salman Khurshid is a designated Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India and a prominent politician. He is the son of Khurshed Alam Khan a former Union Minister of External affairs, Government of India, and maternal grandson of Zakir Hussain, the third President of India. Salman Khurshid was the Cabinet Minister for Law and Justice, and...

India Today releases Law Schools Rankings, NLSIU at top

The widely read magazine, India Today has released its rankings for various educational institutions, including law schools. As per the ranking, NLSIU, Bangalore is the best law school in India, followed by NALSAR Hyderabad.Interestingly, India Today has not differentiated between 3 year law courses and 5 year integrated courses and has marked...

TNNLS Vice Chancellor Resigns, NLSIU Graduate IAS officer to take charge

All’s not well for Tamil Nadu National Law School (TNNLS) as Founder Vice Chancellor demits office citing lack of adequate support from some members of the Executive Council as reported by the Hindu. Murgavel who earlier served in the Department of Law of Madras University was one of the main architects of the newly established Tamil Nadu National...

Advance Course on Economic Analysis of Constitutional Law by Centre for Law & Economic, Gujarat National Law University

The Centre for Law and Economic of Gujarat National Law University is organizing the course on Economic Analysis of Constitutional Law from August 1 to August 6, 2015.This course is designed to answer in details about the questions of consequences of the constitutional rules. The questions like “ Would you say the government is pretty much run by a...

Call for Blogs: SRIL International Law Blog

The Society for Research inLaw [SRIL] International Law Blog is now accepting posts on contemporary issues of International Law. The blogs will be accepted on a rolling basis. We also accept articles in response to already published pieces on our blog.Submission Guidelines The article should be original and unpublished.Make clear and precise...