JGU Shortlisted For Times Higher Education Asia Awards 2020

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has become the only University from India that has been shortlisted by Times Higher Education (THE) for its Asia Awards 2020 in the categories of "Outstanding Leadership and Management Team" and "Excellence and Innovation in the Arts". JGU, which has completed just 10 years, is also the youngest institution from Asia that is in contention for these top honours. In a unique recognition, JGU has been shortlisted under three different award categories...

Prof. Balraj Chauhan, VC-DNLU Jabalpur Nominated To Committee For Reforms In Criminal Law

Vide its notification No 1/2./209- Judicial Cell (Part –I) dated 29th May 2020, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has approved the nomination of Prof. Balraj Chauhan, Vice-Chancellor Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur to the Committee for Reforms in Criminal Law.The committee seeks to recommend reforms in the criminal law of the country in a the principled, effective and efficient manner that ensures the safety and security of the individual, the community and the...

Rebecca John On CLC's Trial by Media Webinar

On 25th May 2020, the Moot Court Society of Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi hosted a national webinar on 'Trial by Media: Free Speech and Fair Trial under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.' The Keynote Speaker for the webinar was Ms. Rebecca Mammen John, Senior Advocate, High Court of Delhi. The event was flagged off by Dr. Narender Kumar Bishnoi, Assistant Professor, Campus Law Centre with the introduction of the speaker. The webinar was moderated by Ms....

Volunteers Required At Legal Aid Centre, University of Lucknow, Lucknow

Lucknow University Legal Aid Clinic is inspired by the determination to promote 'EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE', seek to facilitate access to justice to the marginalized and deprived classes of the society, in collaboration with District Legal Service Authority (DLSA), Lucknow, other Social Institutions and NGOs based in Lucknow. Lucknow University Legal Aid Clinic requires young dynamic volunteers for minimum period of 2 months to a maximum period of 6 months who are interested in Web ...

Preamble Is The Essence Of The Constitution"- An Insight Into The Preamble Of The Constitution By Former Chief Justice Of India

A live webinar was conducted by Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida on 08.05.2020 on the topic "The Spirit and Ethos of the Preamble to the Constitution". The former Chief Justice of India, Hon'ble Mr. Justice (Retd.) Dipak Misra was the speaker of the session. Justice Misra has explained about the significance of the Preamble of the Constitution in the following ways:- The Preamble of the Constitution of India makes one feel the heartbeat of the great organic document. It encapsules the ...

JGU Announces 100 Graduate Research Immersion Programme Scholarships For 2020 Graduates

In an unprecedented effort to support and ensure the future of the graduating students of the 2020 Batch at the O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), the university has announced the Graduate Research Immersion Programme (GRIP) Scholarships, providing an opportunity to 2020 graduating students of JGU to augment their research capabilities in order to support them in their overall career progression and transition into their higher education or professional careers. The GRIP programme...

5th NUJS Online Lecture: ASG Vikramjeet Banerjee On Socialism And Constitution [19th May]

National University of Juridical Sciences is hosting Mr. Vikramjit Banerjee, Additional Solicitor General of India for the 5th lecture as a part of the NUJS Online Lecture Series. Theme: Socialism and the Constitution Date: May 19, 2020 Time: 5:00 - 6:00 PM The lecture will be aired live on Facebook and YouTube page. The lecture will be moderated by Prof. (Dr) Anirban Mazumdar, Professor at NUJS Kolkata. To attend the lecture, click here. Brief Speaker Bio: ...

JGU Becomes India's First University To Receive QS IGAUGE E-LEAD Certification For Excellence In Online Education

The O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has become the first Indian university to receive E-Learning Excellence for Academic Digitisation (E-LEAD) Certification from the coveted QS IGAUGE for E-learning excellence. After a detailed audit, QS IGAUGE has certified JGU as a globally recognised and benchmarked higher education institution to offer online education programmes. This important certification places JGU as a leading university, which has the transformational technological...

Lloyd Law College Organised COVID-19 Pandemic National Online Moot Court Competition, 2020

COVID-19 Pandemic National Online Moot Court Competition 2020 was organized by Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida from 30th April to 3rd May 2020. This was a unique competition first where the entire competition took place online and completely paperless. The competition was inaugurated by the Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mukeshkumar Rasikbhai Shah, Judge, Supreme Court of India. In his inaugural address, Justice Shah highlighted the legal complexities pertaining to unprecedented Covid-19 global pandemic...

Lloyd Law College's Webinar On Preamble To The Constitution

Lloyd Law College is organizing a webinar with Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra.Justice Dipak Misra has served as the 45th Chief Justice of India from 28 August, 2017 till 2 October, 2018. Justice Misra enrolled at the Bar in 1977 and practiced at the Orissa High Court and is a former judge of Orissa and Madhya Pradesh High Courts and a former Chief Justice of Patna and Delhi High Courts. Justice Misra was first appointed as an Additional Judge of the Orissa High Court in the year 1996,...

3 NLUD Professors Part Of MHA's Committee On Criminal Reforms

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, vide its Notification 1-2-19 Judicial Cell (Part I) dated 4-5-2020, has constituted a committee to recommend criminal reforms in India. The five-member committee comprises three professors from National Law University, Delhi, including the chairperson and the convenor of the committee. The composition of the Committee is as follows: Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh (Chairperson), Vice-Chancellor, National Law University DelhiProf. (Dr.)...

JGLS To Host Global Colloquiums And International Webinars With Law Deans, International Judges And Law Firm Partners

Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) of O.P. Jindal Global University is organising webinars and global colloquiums to contribute to the legal education and legal profession discourse both during and after the global pandemic, Covid-19. Three Global Colloquiums are being offered to lawyers, judges, law professors, law students and aspirants on three consecutive Saturdays. Dates: 25th April, 2nd May and 9th May. On Saturday, 25th April at 6:00 PM (IST) the Global Law School Deans'...