Centre For Competition Law & Policy, NLUJ Recognized As Partner Institution Of UNCTAD At Its Research Partnership Platform

The Centre for Competition Law & Policy established at National Law University Jodhpur has been granted the honor to become the first research centre in the country on Competition Law, established at any National Law University in India, to get the prestigious recognition as partner institution from United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) at its Research Partnership Platform (RPP).The official letter mentioning the successful recognition and partnership was received by...

In Open Letter, NALSAR Student Alleges Sexual Assault On Campus

An open letter written by an undergraduate student at Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad, surfaced on Wednesday. The letter, shared on the Nalsar community Facebook page, is a personal account of sexual assault by an unnamed best friend on campus, revealing the distrust and the emotional turbulence that follows.The Nalsar Hyderabad Student Bar Council (SBC) has since issued an official statement, condemning any act of sexual harassment. It highlighted the importance of allowing the aggrieved to...

Mumbai Law Colleges Granted Year’s Approval To Conduct Admission

The government has given a go ahead to almost 90 per cent of Mumbai law colleges to conduct admission for academic year 2016-17 based on Law CET score. These include the four blacklisted colleges, which have been given a year’s time to comply with the stipulations. Interested aspirants have been advised to refill the option form considering the BCI approval.The Bar Council’s decision to give an approval and one year’s time to almost all colleges, including government-run and aided colleges, to...

Prof. Bhavani Prasad Panda gets NR Madhava Menon Best Law Teacher Award 2016

On the occasion of the 8th Law Teacher’s Day, Prof. Bhavani Prasad Panda was conferred with NR Madhava Menon Best Law Teacher Award 2016 in recognition of his distinguished services to legal education and legal profession.At a function on Friday evening, the Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) and the Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training (MILAT) felicitated educators and institutes for their outstanding contribution towards development of legal education in the country.Prof. Shamnad Basheer...

Project ABHIMANYU: Pro Bono Career Counsel

About the Project‘Project Abhimanyu’ is a pro bono and voluntary initiative that aims at increasing access to career opportunities in the legal industry by providing free guidance and career counselling to law students who do not come from a law background. It was started by Ojasvita Srivastava, an in-house counsel based in Delhi.It works assiduously with students to increase awareness among them about various career paths available in the legal profession, focussing on students from colleges...

H.M. Seervai Essay Writing Competition 2015-16 Results announced

National Law School of India University announced the results of  H.M. Seervai Essay Writing Competition for the year 2015-16. The topic of the competition was "Access to Justice: Constitutional Parameters and Challenges"Ms Nivedita Mukhija , the ongoing student of B.A.LL.B (Hons) from NLSIU won the competition and become eligible for the for the award of H.M. Seervai Gold Medal for the academic year 2015-16.

BCI allows evening classes and increased intake in DU for a year

The Bar Council of India on Sunday permitted Delhi University (DU) to admit students to all seats this year and run evening classes.“The university requested for one-time concession intake of 2,310 students this year and evening classes. Our standing committee has agreed in the interest of students. We are giving this relaxation for this batch alone,” BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra was quoted as saying.As per a BCI release, the Standing Committee of the Bar Council of India has also allowed the...

Mumbai Law Students to represent India in Harvard Asia Conference 2016

Aditya Manubarwala and Shardool Kulkarni, studying law at the Pravin Gandhi College of Law, Mumbai University have been selected as Delegates to represent India at the Harvard Asia Conference held in Hong Kong from 19th to 23rd August, 2016. The Conference is organized by Harvard University under the auspices of the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) and selects representatives from over 75 countries. The objective of the conference is to discuss the contemporary...

RUSTOM: A Tale of Betrayal, Murder and Passion

In 1959, the complex case of Commander KM Nanvativ State of Maharashtra had led to the abolishment of the jury system in India. Rebooting the then events, the Akshay Kumar-starrer Rustom takes us back to the story of the naval officer, his philandering wife and her profligate lover, but also fictionalises it by adding a layer of intrigue.Decorated naval officer RustomPavri (Akshay Kumar) returns home to find his wife in the arms of another man. Unable to bear the betrayal, the agitated officer...

Final year five-year integrated BA (criminology) LLB students of GLC Ernakulam can enrol: BCI

Their dreams to become eminent lawyers, which suffered a temporary setback due to confusion regarding the approval of BA Criminology Course, has now been rekindled as the Bar Council of India has now agreed to allow the 80 final year students of Government Law College Ernakulam to be enrolled as Advocates.Earlier, Bar Council of India’s show cause to Mahatma Gandhi University stating that that five-year integrated LLB (honors) with BA in Criminology is not recognised by it, had come as a shocker...

RGNUL : Result declaration of Surana and Surana International Essay Writing Competition, 2016

First Prize: Ravi Pandey and RiibhuGarg, Dr. Ram ManoharLohiyaNationalUniversity, LucknowSecond Prize: Rishi Raj and Mayank Mishra, National Law University, OdishaThird Prize: Suchit Singh and Rawat, Chanakya National Law University, PatnaSpecial Recognition Award: Ravi Apoorva and Vaibhav Sharma, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, PunjabPapers Selected for Publication and Consolation Prize: Harshita Jangid and RoopanshiVirang, Faculty  of Law,BanasthaliVidyapith,Nawai Poonam, Amity Law...

Result of 4th RMLNLU International Legal Essay Competition 2016

Siddhant Sharma from College of Legal Studies, UPES, Dehradun is the winner of the 4thRMLNLU International Legal Essay Competition (RILEC), 2016 Mr. Siddhant Sharma will receive a cash prize of Rs. 15,000 and a Letter of Recommendation.Further SannuthaShettyfrom National Law University, Delhi and VikramChoudharyfrom Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala as the first and second runners’ up respectively. As first runner-up, Sannutha shall receive a cash prize of INR 10,000 along with a...