Sec 66A- An exaggeration of your rights end where my nose begins

The number of social media users in urban India would reach 302 million by Dec 2014 registering a Y-o-Y growth of 32% last year, according to a report ‘Internet in India 2014’, jointly published by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IMAI) and IMRB International. According to this survey, for 93% of the respondents in urban India, the primary use of internet is Search, followed by Online Communication and Social Networking. With such an enormous rise in the social media-savvy...

In Conversation with Professor (Dr.) Paramjit S. Jaswal, Vice-Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab

Prof. Dr. Paramjit S. Jaswal is the Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. He is an academician par excellence with a vast and rich experience of 33 years in the field of teaching and research. He is a keen researcher with three decades of experience and has to his credit 66 research papers published in various reputed...

RMLNLU announces International Legal Essay Writing Competition (RILEC-2015)

RMLNLU International Legal Essay Writing Competition (RILEC-2015), the flagship essay writing competition of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University has been announced.The past two editions of this competition were a tremendous success. The theme for this year’s edition of RILEC is International Trade Law.Sub-Themes- Food security and...

People who obtain a degree a law and do not practice cannot be kept at the same footage at those who have chosen to pursue the noble legal profession. ; Advocate SNP Sinha, Former BCI Chairman

Senior Advocate Mr. Suraj Narain Prasad Sinha is a former Chairperson of the Bar Council of India. Mr. Sinha, a leading criminal lawyer in Patna High Court has had an illustrious experience at bar for around six decades now. In this interview, he discusses with LiveLaw his initial days at the bar, experiences as the Chairman, BCI and his views on...

In Conversation with Mr. Siddharth Acharya about his Documentary Film 'The Abandoned Cranes'

Siddharth Acharya passed from Govt. Law College, Mumbai in 2014 and is currently working as an associate at Oasis Counsel & Advisory. He drifted towards film-making recently and his film `The Abandoned Cranes` has received attention from people all over the world. In this interview, he talks about his film and the deplorable conditions...

In Conversation with (Dr.) Yogesh Pratap Singh, Head - Glocal Law School, Saharanpur

Dr. Yogesh Pratap Singh earned his LLM (with specialization in Human Rights Laws) from National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore and MA in Ancient Indian History from the University of Allahabad. He was awarded Ph.D. in the year 2014 on his thesis "Contribution of Dissenting Opinions of Indian Supreme Court Judges to the Indian...

LAMP Fellowship is inviting applications for 2015-16, February 16 last date to apply

The prestigious and coveted Legislative Assistants to Members of Parliament (LAMP) Fellowship is now inviting applications for 2015-16. PRS Legislative Research through a notice on its website has said that “Fellowship places one legislative assistant to work with one MP for a period of 11 months. The Fellowship exposes LAMP Fellows to the working...

Law Commission is working on Criminal Law Reforms including decriminalization of some Offences and introducing some Offences such as those relating to mass-scale communal violence; Justice AP Shah, Chairman Law Commission of India

Justice (Retd.) Ajit Prakash Shah is the Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India. He was the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court from May 2008 till his retirement in February 2010.Justice Shah has delivered several landmark judgments during his tenure ranging on diverse issues such as Application of the Right to Information Act to the Office of...

Maharashtra’s First National Law University gets off to a bad start

The Maharashtra National Law University which was proposed to be a world class university providing legal education in the state of Maharashtra is unlikely to be open this year due to alleged problems with the Maharashtra government.  Reportedly, “differences” between the newly appointed Vice Chancellor and the State Government about the allotment...

Delhi University to Shift Law Faculty out of Its 90 Years Old Campus

Delhi University finally decided to shift its law faculty out of its 90 years old campus after the criticism by the Bar Council of India (BCI). However, this decision seems to draw flak from the students who are unhappy over the size of the new facility.The letter which was sent to the dean of the Law Faculty said, “The three law centres, namely...

GNLU partners with Government of India to host Youth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2015

The Gujarat National Law University in partnership with the Union Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs and the Government of Gujarat recently played host to delegates from more than 45 countries for the Youth PravasiBharatiya Divas 2015 celebrations. GNLU students were taken in the Organizing Committee of this mega event and provided both logistical...

Quiz on Public International Law and International Humanitarian Law Organized by Global Youth India, to be held on 26th January

Global Youth India will be organizing a quiz on public international law, international humanitarian law and international human rights law, and on their application in the context of Indian domestic law as well as India's internal and external conflicts.Date: 26th January (Republic Day)Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.Venue: On their Facebook Page which is...