The Fight for an Additional Supreme Court Bench

The Supreme Court on 13th July 2015, rejected a PIL application to open a branch of the apex court in Chennai. Although it said that the PIL indicated progressive thought, it said that it was not inclined to go into the matter in its judicial side, for setting up of the bench.The PIL petition, namely AM Krishna vs Union of India & Ors, claimed that an additional bench of the apex court should be set up in south, west and north-eastern parts of the country. The Supreme Court of India, located...

Call for Papers: RGNUL Student Law Review [Volume 2, Issue2]

RGNUL Student Law Review a bi-annual, student run, peer reviewed journal based at Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab invites submissions from students for their upcoming issue of Law Review.Eligibility: Students pursuing their Undergraduate and Master’s Course can send their submissions.Theme: Taxation Laws: Contemporary IssuesSub...

Call for Papers ;National Law University, Assam Law Review (NLUALR)

NLUA Law Review is Peer Review Journal. The Journal will be running under the faculty advisory committee of NLU Assam. This is one of the flagship journals of National Law University, Assam. It is a bi-annual, student-edited journal focusing on inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary approaches towards legal writing.The Journal aims to publish...

Call for Papers: Sree Narayana Law College Law Journal

Sree Narayana Law College Law Journal has invited contributions from the legal fraternity towards publication of its 2nd Edition (2015). Sree Narayana Law College Law Journal is the annual peer-reviewed law journal published by the Sree Narayana Law College, Poothotta.Theme: Technology and Its Legal DimensionsSub themes Forensic Medicine.Digital...

Knight in shining armor: NLSIU introduces one of the most progressive scholarship policies

Emerging as a knight in shining armor for the under-privileged and the under-represented class, National Law School of India University has adopted one of the most progressive scholarship policies.The lack of diversity of students who qualify for the National Law Schools of the country became the foundation stone for this scholarship policy.IDIA...

"There is no dearth of work in India. In England, one has the luxury of time to prepare for a case." Karishma Vora, Second dually qualified barrister in India and England after Salve

Karishma Vora is a dually qualified barrister in India and England – one of two presently practising commercial law in England, the other being Mr Harish Salve, to have had a blossoming practice in India before being admitted to the English bar. This makes her an attractive choice for matters involving either or both jurisdictions. She graduated...

K. K. Luthra Memorial Moot Court Competition, 2016

The K. K. Luthra Memorial Moot Court is held at the Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi (India) in the 3rd weekend of January every year.  This year it will be held from the 15th to the 17th of January 2016.Venue of the CompetitionOral Rounds: Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi, Delhi (India)Semi Finals and Final: India...

Spiritus Sports Law Essay Competition 2015

Sports Committee, National Law School of India University in association with the Law Offices of Nandan Kamath is organizing 2nd Spiritus Sports Law Essay Competition and invites participation from the eligible students.Eligibility: Students pursuing B.A.LL.B (hons) from a recognized University.Topics for the CompetitionTo what extent, if any,...

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...

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...