In Conversation with the Winning team of National Round of 56th Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition

The National Round of the Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition is the most prestigious mooting competition in the country. The Team from Jindal Global Law School has achieved this distinction. The team comprises of Mohanakrishna C, Samhith Malladi, Nisha Raman and Sanjika Dang.The JGLS team won all the four preliminary rounds in the moot competition against prominent law schools from across the country. It then won the Semi-finals against National Law University, Jodhpur and the Finals...

Gujarat National Law University introduces "PG Diploma in Judicial Administration and Court Management" (PGDJACM)

Gujarat National Law University is introduced its latest course "PG Diploma in Judicial Administration and Court Management" (PGDJACM)Last Date for Registration: March 13, 2015Public trust in the Court System is essential to the ability of our society to be governed by the rule of law. The public view of judicial excellence is a combination of fair...

11th NANI PALKHIVALA Memorial National Tax Moot Court Competition, 2015

School of Law, SASTRA University   announces the 11th Nani Palkhivala Memorial National Tax Moot Court Competition, 2015 which is scheduled to be held from 3rd- 5th April, 2015.About the CompetitionThis competition dedicated to the memory of perhaps India’s most extraordinary lawyer, a legend in the field of taxation, has the distinction of being...

Government Law College, Mumbai presents ‘The Policy Debate 2015’

The Debating and Literary Society, Government Law College, in collaboration with Gateway House: Indian Council on Global Relations organized “The Policy Debate 2015” – the first of its kind, on the 18th of February, at the Convocation Hall of the University of Mumbai. The debate revolved around the topic “India 2015: China versus USA” between...

National Judicial Appointments Commission is a greater disaster than Collegium system ; In Conversation with Iqbal Chagla, Senior Advocate, Bombay High Court

Mr. Iqbal M. Chagla is one of the most sought-after counsels in civil litigation and company matters and the successor to the very illustrious Lt. Justice M. C. Chagla. Recently, he completed 50 years at the Bombay Bar and has appeared in many high-profile cases as one of the most distinguished Senior Advocate of the Bombay High Court. He...

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...

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...