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 that the lawyers were the oil that helps in its smooth administration. He defined a lawyer as not one who merely wears black robes but should have to...

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...

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...

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...