No law in ‘blue’ink; Mumbai University changes Examination Rules at last minute, Rules allow only black ball pen

Imagine the trauma one can go through when one discovers that the Examinations Rules have been changed without any prior intimation. Law Students of Mumbai University had to face the worst as they discovered that the University made changes in the examinations rules, prescribing only black ink pens be used for writing the exam. Moreover, the discovery was made on the day of the exam as the University did not publicise the new rule beforehand.As per the report published in DNA, the reasoning...

AILET 2015 dates announced: May 3, 2015

National Law University has announced the dates for its entrance examination (AILET).The exam will be on May 3, 2015 for admission to the B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), LL.M and Ph.D. Programmes.National Law University, Delhi is the only NLU as on date to stay away from joining CLAT. Moreover, NLU Delhi has not announced whether the examination will be...

In Conversation with the Winning Team of 30th Bar Council of India Trust National Moot Court Competition, 2014

Arpit Singhvi (Speaker 1), Ronith Joy (Speaker 2) & Vaibhav Kumar (Researcher) of Institute of Law, Nirma University are the winner of the 30th Bar Council of India Trust National Moot Court Competition, 2014. The Moot Court competition held on 7th to 9th November, 2014 at Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida.Awards Won- Best Team Trophy (Institute...

Top 100 Universities for Higher Studies in Law

The top 100 universities in the world for law, as ranked by higher education data specialists QS was released. Once again, like 2013, Harvard in the United States was ranked as the best University in terms of Academics. Oxford University, United Kingdom moved up a rank from 2013 and is now ranked the Second Best University for higher studies in...

14th Vyas Government Law College National Legal Essay Competition

The Magazine Committee of the Government Law College, Mumbai feels that the best means to explore the real lawyer within its students would be to allow the development of the writer beneath his persona. Hence, the Committee organises the Vyas Government Law College National Legal Essay Competition each year.The competition is sponsored by Mr....

Debt Recovery Tribunal: A Non-Performing Asset

IntrodutionThe Debts Recovery Tribunal has been constituted under Section 3 of the Recovery of Debts Due to Banks and Financial Institutions Act, 1993. The original aim of the Debts Recovery Tribunal was to receive claim applications from Banks and Financial Institutions against their defaulting borrowers. To aid the procedure thereof, the Debts...

Prof. Dr. V Balakista Reddy appointed as Registrar of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad

Prof. Dr. V Balakista Reddy has been appointed as the next Registrar of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. Prof. Dr. Reddy is the successor of Prof. Dr. Vijender Kumar, who has recently been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of NLUJAA. Prof. Dr. Reddy took charge and assumed his duties as Registrar on October 18th, 2014.An internationally...

INBA “National Law Day “- International Conference on Law and Policy Issues

Indian National Bar Association proposes to organize a International conference, titled “National Law Day” coinciding with the law day celebrations at the Surya Hotel, New Delhi on November 26, 2014. The main goal of the conference is to provide platform for Legal Community in partnership with industry and to discuss and deliberate on several...

SiNApSE Law Student Blog Contest

SiNApSE an initiative of BananaIP which provides information on various aspects of IP viz. patents, trademarks, copyrights among others and brings forth Intellectual Property (IP) news, updates and insights for the benefit of IP professionals, attorneys, consultants, firms, corporate entities as well as any person being newly introduced to IP...

Tussle between Chair of VC, NLUO and Judiciary at Odisha, a Myth: In Conversation with Prof.(Dr.) Rao, New VC, NLUO

Prof. (Dr.) Srikrishna Deva Rao is the current Vice-Chancellor of National Law University Odisha, Cuttack. Before joining NLUO, he was the registrar of NLU, Delhi since 2010. He was also the founding director of IGNOU’s school of law from May 2007 to 2010. He has worked with NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad and GNLU Gandhinagar (as its first Dean)...

I am not in the race for NUALS VC; NUALS runs like a private company except matters related to admission of students; Dr.Sheena Shukkoor

Dr.Sheena Shukoor is the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University as well as the Acting Vice-chancellor of National University of Advanced Studies (NUALS). Hailing from a humble background, she graduated from GLC Calicut and secured LL.M from Vanderbilt University Law School, United States of America. He did her PhD in Law on the scope and...

Policy making in India political in nature; good of the country not prime consideration: In Conversation with Prof. Homer D. Pithawalla of Government Law College, Mumbai

Prof. Homer.D. Pithawalla has been teaching in Government Law College, the oldest law college in India, for 41 years. His students include Supreme Court and High Court Judges, Attorney-Generals, Ministers and advocates all over the world. He is a life member of the Academy of American and International Law of the University of Texas at Dallas,...