Enacting the Judicial Appointment Commission without consulting the Supreme Court may lead to a Constitutional crisis; Prof. Upendra Baxi

Professor Upendra Baxi, since 1996 Professor of Law in Development, University of Warwick, served as Professor of Law, University of Delhi (1973-1996) and as its Vice Chancellor (1990-1994). He has also served as: Vice Chancellor, University of South Gujarat, Surat (1982-1985), Honorary Director (Research) The Indian Law Institute (1985-1988). He was the President of the Indian Society of International Law (1992-1995).Professor Baxi graduated from Rajkot (Gujarat University). He read law in...

4th GNLU – Y.J. Trivedi Annual Intellectual Property Rights Essay Competition - 2014

Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), Gandhinagar is one of the premier law universities bearing the unique distinction of a being a National Law University. The University was established under the Gujarat National Law University Act, 2003, a statutory legislation passed by the Government of Gujarat.Introduction of Y.J. Trivedi & Co.: Y.J....

NLU Delhi to conduct AILET on May 3

The National Law University, Delhi has kick started its application process for the academic year 2015-16 commencing from August, 2015. Any law aspirant below the age of 21 (General) or 23 (SCs/STs) as on July 1, 2015 can apply online on payment of Rs.3,000 (for General Candidates), Rs.1,000 in case of SC/ST and Persons with Disability (PD)...

CNLU to hold its convocation in Feb, CJI to bring honor to the occasion

Chanakya National Law University(CNLU) Patna will host its second convocation on February 14 for BA-LLB (Hon.) students who have graduated in 2013 and 2014 and LLD and PhD scholars whose results will be declared before January 21.CNLU Registrar S.P.Singh confirmed that the Chief Justice of India HL Dattu will...

Internship at National Judicial Academy, India

National Judicial Academy, India has invited applications for full time (residential) and part time (non residential) internships from B.A.LL.B (Hons) students. The main objective of the internship is to provide students with exposure to cutting edge issues facing the judiciary, and to give them the platform to engage in discussions with leaders in...

How to Apply for CLAT 2015‏ ?

Candidates can apply for CLAT 2015 ONLINE only. Please read the details given below before starting the online application process.CAPS (CLAT online Application Processing System)The candidates can do most of their interactions with CLAT through the CAPS interface provided at CLAT 2015 website. Through CAPS, a candidate can register and apply for...

RMLNLU’s Sports Fest ‘Aavahan’, 18th to 21st February, 2015

Sports Committee of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow has announced the dates for its Annual Sports Fest ‘Aavahan’.The first edition of the fest will be from 18th to 21st February, 2015. The organizers aim to host multiple events under several formats over a period of three days.Having both formal and informal events, the...

CJI attends 1st DSNLU Convocation and CM Naidu offers over 120cr aid to DSNLU

The Chief Justice of India was the Chief Guest at the 1st Convocation of the Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University with the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Chandra Babu Naidu as the Guest of Honor.  Delivering the Convocation address, he called upon law graduates to be alive to the changing needs of society and adapt accordingly.He added...

A Law Student in The Stanford University Business School: From Lawyer to Entrepreneur

It is no secret today that law graduates are faced with a plethora of opportunities where their legal skills are used extensively. Working for companies and as entrepreneurs is one such area. People today go to law school with a business ambition. Combining law with other skills has always been in vogue: whether that be with MBA or CA or CS. The...

iPleaders launches iPleaders CLAThacker Fellowship

iPleaders has announced the launch of iPleaders CLAThacker fellowship which will be carrying a stipend of INR 35000. The duration of the fellowship of 1 year.Here is what you need to apply for the programme -Requisite Qualification The fellow must be ranked within 200 in CLAT.Students with a rank of more than 200 can also apply. For such a...

“I am not in favour of restricting young Law Graduates in practicing in Hon’ble Supreme Court of India”; In Conversation with Prof. (Dr.) Faizan Mustafa, Vice Chancellor of NALSAR, Hyderabad

Prof. (Dr.) Faizan Mustafa is the current Vice-Chancellor of National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, (NALSAR) Hyderabad. Before joining NALSAR in 2012, he was the founding Vice-Chancellor of National Law University Odisha, (NLUO) Cuttack.Prof. (Dr.) Faizan Mustafa completed his LL.M. from Aligarh Muslim University, (AMU) Aligarh. He, being...

SpicyIP announces Annual Fellowship 2015-16

SpicyIP, India’s premier blog, founded in 2005 by Prof. Shamnad Basheer on intellectual property (IP) and innovation law and policy. It has announced the 3rd edition of the SpicyIP Annual Fellowship – for the year 2015-16.The fellowship carries a stipend of Rs 15,000/-. All the fellows from the year before have been asked to stay back as...