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 Essay Writing Competition.Eligibility: The competition is open to students who are pursuing their B.A.LL.B./LL.M./Ph.D./M.Phil. or any other...

GNLU organizes an Exhibition titled “1857: The First Spark of Independence” and introduces the first of its kind blog on Legal Heritage

Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) Gandhinagar, in collaboration with Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata, is organizing a fortnight-long exhibition titled “1857: The First Spark of Independence”. The Exhibition was inaugurated by Air Marshal Daljit Singh, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of SWAC Gandhinagar on March 18, 2014. The Exhibition will go...

Oxford University disconnects all links from Oxford University Society India Moot Competition

Oxford University has issued a statement on the 19th of March in response to the complaints regarding the conduct of the Oxford University Society India Moot Competition by the participants. In an email sent by Stephen Rouse, Head of News & Information Office, Oxford University, it was clarified that the event was not organized by the...

Internship at Law Commission of India

The Law Commissions in India were constituted by the government to empower and to recommend law reforms with a view to clarify, consolidate and codify particular branches of law where it was necessitated by the Government. The first such Commission was established in 1834 under the Charter Act of 1833 under the Chairmanship of Lord Macaulay which...

National Legal Essay Competition 2014 (NLEC’14)

In a time where writing skills among members of the current generation is fast waning, the All India Law Students Association (AILSA) has announced the National Legal Essay Competition 2014 (NLEC’14), today.AILSA, is a not-for-profit student run organisation under the leadership of Mr. Manas Dowlani as its President, and haspatronage extended by...

Internships at PRS Legislative Research

PRS Legislative Research (PRS) sought to strengthen the legislative process by making it better informed, more transparent and participatory. It tracks the functioning of the Indian Parliament and works with MPs from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha across political parties and MLAs from various states. PRS provides a comprehensive and credible...

Microsoft India funds an Intellectual Property Law Chair in Gujarat National Law University: First of its kind initiative in an NLU

Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) is the chosen one for a first of its kind initiative in a National Law University by Microsoft India, the global computer giant.Microsofthas decided to set up a chair for intellectual property in GNLU to unleash research in the area by some of the brightest legal minds of the country.The big announcement came...

Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation offers Certificate Program in Arbitration Law at Kochi

Indian Institute of Arbitration and Mediation (IIAM) will be conducting a Certificate Program in Arbitration Law at Kochi.The course offers the participants the knowledgeof the underlying theory of arbitration law and practice, with emphasis on drafting of arbitration clauses and agreements, awards, procedure of arbitration, important case laws,...

Plea for bail rejected; AMU Professor to be jailed in sexual harassment case

The Chairman of Department of Law, Aligarh Muslim University, who was booked and placed under suspension after a complaint of sexual harassment by a student, was sent to jail after his bail plea was rejected. The matter is now scheduled to be taken up in the court of the Additional District Judge.The accused, Prof Shabbir was suspended in the first...

Expanding horizons of data protection in cyberspace: Court orders negligent bank and mobile service provider to pay compensation

In September last year, an allegation of fraudulent siphoning of 19 Lakhs was made out via an ICICI current bank account of Sanjay Dhande, a former Director of IIT Kanpur. The account was jointly owned by Dhande and his wife and they were using mobile phone banking, using the services of Vodafone. The sim was registered in his wife's name....

HNLU students overture Constitutional law via Bluetooth

With the resolution of spreading legal awareness among the masses, the students of Hidayatullah National Law University [HNLU] came up with an ingenious approach, to send the copy of Constitution through Bluetooth and by distributing hard copies from January 24 to January 26.While informing about the initiative Saurabh Chaudhary, Vice President...

Nationwide Programme for Establishing Village Legal Service Clinics; NALSA's Initiative

Legal service authorities under the LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITIES ACT, 1987 has been constituted to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities, to fulfill such objective National Legal Service...