Noida International University’s National Moot Court Competition Begins

Noida International University’s two-day national Moot Court Competition began in New Delhi on Friday.The competition was inaugurated by Indian Law Institute director Manoj Sinha.The competition, which features eight teams from all across India, will end on Saturday.The preliminary and the quarter final rounds took place on Friday, whereas, the semi final and the final rounds will take place on Saturday.The closing ceremony will witness Justice Shivakirti Singh, Former Supreme Court judge and...

6th Indraprastha National Moot Court Competition [15th 17th Feb, New Delhi]

University School of Law and Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi will hold the 6th edition of Indraprastha National Moot Court Competition, 2018, from February 15 to 17.The competition will take place at University School of Law and Legal Studies, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Sector 16-C, Dwarka, New Delhi, 110078.Theme: The moot proposition is based on criminal law.Eligibility: All ‘bona fide’ students pursuing a 3- or a 5-year law course across the...

Nominations Invited For INBA’s ‘Law Student Of The Year – 2017’ Award

Indian National Bar Association is inviting nominations for the “Law Student of the Year – 2017” award to be presented by Indian National Bar Association (INBA) at the Award Ceremony during INBA’s 6th Annual International Conference on Law & Policy Issues – “68th Constitution Day” on 25th November, 2017 at Shangri La’s Eros Hotel, New Delhi.Eligibility: 3rd to 5th year students of the five year integrated LL.B programme and 2nd and 3rd year students of the three year LL.B...

National Legal Aid Week Celebrated at Faculty of Law, BHU

The faculty of Law, BHU, in collaboration with State Legal Services Authority, Lucknow, celebrated the National Legal Aid Week on Saturday (November 11) by organising an essay writing competition, a poster exhibition and a state-level workshop on the theme ‘Role of University based Legal Aid and Services Clinics in implementation of the Legal Services Authority Act,1987: Issues and Challenges’.The Chief Guest of the workshop was Justice Arun Tondon, senior judge, Allahabad High Court, &...

NLIU Director Takes Voluntary Leave; Fact Finding Committee To Probe Students' Allegations

In what is being celebrated as a triumph by the students of National Law Institute University, Bhopal, the Director Prof. (Dr.) S.S. Singh has taken voluntary leave from the college, bowing down to the mounting pressure in view of continued protests being staged by students.A fact finding committee has also been constituted to look into the allegations against Prof. Singh. All the students would be given an opportunity to raise their grievances before this committee, which will submit its report...

HNLU Raipur Students Launch Project ‘Saheli’ For Manufacture Of Handmade Sanitary Pads

Project Saheli, a joint initiative of the District Legal Services Authority and National Urban Livelihood Mission Durg (Nagar Nigam Durg), was launched on November 9, also celebrated as the National Legal Services Day.Saheli is aimed at social re-integration of victims of crime through vocational training programmes. It is a self-help group for women hailing from Bhilai and Durg who have previously been victims of crime. The project involves training and counselling of 30 women who will...

National Conference On Justice Education Held At ILNU [10th – 11th Nov]

Institute of Law, Nirma University (ILNU) inaugurated the second edition of the two-day National Conference on Justice Education (NCJE) on Friday. The event was graced by the presence of Prof NR Madhava Menon, renowned academician and revolutionary of modern legal education; Justice Mohan Pieris, former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka; Anup K Singh, Director General Nirma University; KK Patel, Vice President Nirma University, and dignitaries likes Usha Ramanathan, expert on law and poverty; Prof VC...

Amidst Continued Protests, Police Summoned To The NLIU Campus

The protests at the National Law Institute University, Bhopal continued today, with a recent release claiming that the Director, Prof. (Dr.) S.S. Singh, has summoned the Police to the campus multiple times.The release issued by the students states, "The Director has unnecessarily summoned the police to the college multiple times, despite the fact that the protest is a controlled and peaceful one, with not one hint of violence or agitation. This has been done to intimidate the students and harass...

NLIU Students Accuse Director Of Corruption, Sexism, Casteism & Moral Policing; Demand His Resignation

Having staged an indefinite protest over several issues since yesterday, the students of National Law Institute University, Bhopal have now demanded resignation of their Director, Prof. (Dr.) S.S. Singh.In a recent release, the students have accused Dr. Singh of corruption, claiming that he had perpetuated a "despotic regime".  The release also cites multiple instances of the Director having indulged in moral policing and making sexist comments against female students. Citing such an incident,...

"College Hai Ye, Jail Nahi": NLIU, Bhopal Students Take To The Streets To Protest Against College Administration

"Bacche hai hum, kaidi nahi;College hai ye, jail nahi!"With this slogan, the students of National Law Institute University, Bhopal, have taken to the streets to protest against the college administration "as a result of outrage over the lack of transparency and accountability of the authorities as well as the unchecked maladministration".A release issued by the students refers to a recent case when the administration and faculty allegedly colluded to pass a student, who was failing by more than...

JGU: 6th International Conference on Victim Assistance Ends

OP Jindal Global University (JGU) organised the 6th International Conference on Victim Assistance on the university campus in Sonipat on Friday and Saturday (October 27-28). The main theme of the two-day conference was ‘Evolving Perspectives in Victimology’ and the various sessions envisaged different aspects of victimology by academicians, government officials, lawyers, social workers, policy makers and students from around the world. The conference was held by the Centre for Victimology &...

Results: BM Sreenivasaiah Memorial 3rd National Moot Court Competition [Oct 26-28]

BMS College of Law, Bengaluru, successfully held the BM Sreenivasaiah Memorial 3rd National Moot Court Competition from Thursday to Saturday.The inaugural function was held on Thursday on the college premises. The competition was formally declared open by Justice BV Nagarathna, judge, High Court of Karnataka.  The guests of honour included Dr Ragini Narayan, donor trustee & member secretary, BMSET; and Prof Dr MK Ramesh, professor, NLSIU. The programme was presided by K Jairaj, IAS (retd),...