RMLNLU Students Come In Support Of Migrant Workers

Recognizing the role of active citizenry and civil organisations in helping the authorities combat the unprecedented Covid-19 crisis, the students of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow ("RMLNLU") have come together to extend help to migrant workers stranded across the country. The initiative titled "RML Corona Warriors" saw a group of students from the University organise ration donation drives in various parts of Lucknow, particularly targeting labour...

CLL, NLIU Launches Legal Aid Wing For Assistance To Migrant Workeres

The Centre for Labour Laws (CLL), National Law Institute University, Bhopal, has launched the CLL Legal Aid Wing to provide free legal aid to migrant workers and labourers affected due to the lockdown. The Covid-19 crisis has wreaked havoc on the livelihoods of many people and the ones that are most affected by it are the migrant labourers who have no fixed wages and who have had to travel back home, many a times on foot due to absence of work for them. As places of employment have...

QS WUR 2021: JGU Ranked India's Best Private University

Jindal Global University (JGU) has been ranked as India's Number 1 Private University by the QS World University Rankings (WUR) 2021. In the 2021 rankings, 21 Indian universities have made it in the top 1000, out of which 18 are public and 3 are private. JGU is the youngest, and the only university purely devoted to arts, humanities & social sciences and also the first ranked private university in India in these prestigious world rankings. The University displayed a 100-rank...

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...