Abolish Two Judge Benches; Fali Nariman

From the Idea Exchange Programme conducted by the Indian Express;In this Idea Exchange moderated by Editor (Legal Affairs) Maneesh Chhibber, constitutional expert Fali Nariman talks about why the idea of a Lokpal selection panel is “absurd”, calls the collegium system of appointing judges “hopeless” and says Manmohan Singh “has failed us”Maneesh Chhibber: We are going to have a new Chief Justice of India (CJI) in less than a month. What are your views on this?I think the present CJI has done...

National Human Rights Commission Summer Internship Program

The National Human Rights Commission of India has been mandated to promote human rights literacy and awareness. It was established with a view to spread awareness among the University students about the need for protection and promotion of Human Rights. The Commission has been regularly Conducting ‘Summer and Winter Internship Programs ‘since 1988...

Internship scamming and spamming

Law students were pioneer in the matter of internship. Internship is a rather new phenomenon here. There are a few professions in which there is mandatory internship – like to become a doctor you must intern at the end of medical college. However, rest of the students did not intern at all - and certainly not during each summer and winter holidays....

H. M. Seervai Gold Medal Essay Competition in Constitutional Law – 2014

The National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore instituted in the year 1997 a Gold Medal in the name of the distinguished jurist, late H.M. Seervai for the best original essay written on the themes specified in Indian Constitutional Law. NLSIU proudly announces the competition open for the year 2014 and invites participation from...

1st ADR Research Paper Writing Competition

Institute of Law, Nirma University Ahmedabad and Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution presents 1st ADR Research Paper Writing Competition.Important Dates: Date of Registration and submission of paper: 25/04/2014About the Centre:Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution Considering the significance of  ADR  in  India,  Institute of Law, Nirma...

Valuation of Shares and the Importance of Disclosures in the Indian Securities Market

One question that boggles the mind of all players in every stock market is “What should be the true value of the shares?” To a market regulator, this question is of much more importance. It is the regulator’s duty to take all appropriate measures to ensure that the shares should be priced so as to reflect the fundamentals of the company. Otherwise,...

Interview with Mr. Anish Jaipuriar who bagged the Best Speaker Award in 9th G.H. Raisoni National Moot Court Competition

Mr. Anish Jaipuriar is the 5th Year Student of NLUO. He got the best speaker award in 9th G.H Raosoni Moot Court Competition, 2014. He is the expert advisor to the Moot Society NLUO, and was the Former Convenor of the Moot Society TMS (2 times). He is now placed in a Tier I Firm by way of PPO.Live law: Congratulations, Mr. Anish Jaipuriar for the...

Corporate Social Responsibility: From a Moral Duty to a Statutory Mandate

The theory of corporate social responsibility revolves around the discretionary, ethical, legal and economic expectations placed on businesses by society, Ethics, in this case, pertains to the perceived duty of businesses to adhere faithfully to law and avoid activity that undermines the welfare of investors, consumers, employees and citizens in...

National Law School of India University, Bangalore announces Master of Public Policy course.

Overview of Master of Public Policy (MPP) CoursePublic sector in India, recently, has witnessed expansion of a wide range of services such as National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Right to Food, Right to Information, Forest Rights, National Rural Livelihood Mission, Right to education, National Rural Health Mission, Rashtriya Swasthya Bhima...

Rahul an achiever in the true sense

Nineteen year old law student who strides as an overachiever, Rahul Bajaj’s visual impairment has never deterred him from achieving his stations. At present, a student of law at Nagpur University, Rahul secured 97 per cent in Class X and 95 per cent in Class XII, for which he was awarded the Dhirubhai Ambani Scholarship from Reliance Foundation and...

India will now have its own Standardized Legal Citation System

Standard Indian Legal Citation (SILC) is an India-centric citation system. It has the edge of a single citation methodology including India’s legal traditions and history.In the past 5 years, the Indian law schools have witnessed an upsurge in academic journals. The introduction of SILC will unite all academics, professionals, and students across...

JCSL’s First Annual International Essay Writing Competition 2014

Journal on Contemporary Socio-Legal Issues (JCSL) a student-edited peer reviewed interdisciplinary journal published by the JCSL Team which aims at addressing the current issues at hand in the areas of corporate law, media law etc. and promote awareness among all, starting from legal professionals to layman announces  the 1st Annual International...