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91 Students gets Placement from 2015 Batch of Jindal Global Law School
The 2nd batch of the five-year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) batch at Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) graduated in 2015 alongside the students of the three-year LL.B. and one-year LL.M. batch. A total number of 91 students from the B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) batch, 24 students from the LL.B. batch, while the total number of LLM graduates was 22.The graduating students opted for diverse careers in organizations ranging from law firms, corporates, senior counsels, think-tanks, start-ups, and public policy...
GLC Mumbai presents the Launch of the Annual College Magazine, méLAWnge 2015-16
The Magazine Committee of Government Law College cordially invites you to the launch of the 86th edition of the annual college magazine “méLAWnge”. The Chief Guests for the occasion are Mr. Mukul Rohatgi: 14th and Current Attorney General for India, former Additional Solicitor General of India and designated Senior Counsel and Ms. Pinky Anand, Current Additional Solicitor General of India and designated Senior Counsel. Also attending the event is Mr. Shardul Thacker, Sr. Partner, Mulla &...
Harvard Law School scraps official emblem linked to slavery
Harvard Law School, one of the most prestigious colleges in the world, has decided to scrap its official seal, which features a crest of a notoriously brutal 18th century slaveholder.The crest, which says “Veritas”, the Latin word for truth, and shows three sheaths of wheat, was adopted by the law school in 1930s, after the Royalls, a family of plantation owners and merchants had helped establish Harvard’s first law professorship through a donation.The decision was taken after recommendation by...
NLUO Inter-University sports fest ‘VIRAJ-2016’
The National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack is organizing its first .inter-university sports fest, VIRAJ, from l8th to 20th March, 2016.Date: 18th – 20th March, 2016-02-26The first edition of VIRAJ would be a three day extravaganza which will witness participants from different law schools, engineering Schools and even Business Schools across the nation.The list of sporting events that would be held at VIRAJ is as follows:Cricket (Men's only)Football 3. BadmintonVolleyballBasketballThrow...
Vidhi's 'Great Cases' series: Invitation to a talk by Ms. Rebecca John on the Hashimpura Massacre case
The Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy cordially invites you to its eighth talk in the Great Cases series. The talk shall be delivered by Ms. Rebecca John, Senior Advocate, High Court of Delhi on the Hashimpura Massacre case (State of Uttar Pradesh v. Surender Pal Singh and Others).Ms. John is a distinguished criminal lawyer and has been a defense counsel in several prominent criminal cases, such as the Arushi Talwar murder trial, the 2005 Delhi serial bomb blasts case, and the Ishrat Jahan...
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Delhi HC to amend its RTI Rules bringing it in conformity with RTI Act, on law students’ petition [Read Order]
In a welcome step, Delhi High Court has decided to amend its Delhi High Court RTI Rules, 2006, to bring it in conformity with RTI Act, 2005. The decision was communicated to the division bench of the Delhi High Court, on a petition filed by law students, Aastha Sharma, Ishwin Mehta, Paras Jain and Kumar Shanu.A media report from July, 2015 had apprised the petitioners of the request by the Department of Personnel and Training to the Registrar of all High Courts to harmonize their RTI Fees in...
Workshop on Corporate Law as a Career Organized by NUJS & iPleaders’
To celebrate 5 years of their efforts to make practical legal education available to a wider audience & acknowledging industry experts for their contribution and giving a platform to students who have benefited out of the “NUJS Diploma Course on Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Laws” to share their experience National University of Juridical Sciences and iPleaders is organizing a workshop on charting a career in corporate law.Date & Time: February 25, 2016 from 9:00 AM to...
UILS Law Fest – ‘Arguend0-16’
University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS) is organizing its Law Fest, “Arguendo: Conquer to Concur”. IMPORTANT DATE Last date for provisional registration- February 23, 2016 Final registration (soft copy only) - February 27, 2016. Law Fest- 17th March to 19th March, 2016. VENUE University Institute Of Legal Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh REGISTRATION The teams will be registered on „first come first served‟ basis. Participants are not allowed to take part in more than one event....
Punjab & Haryana HC issues notice on a Petition to make CLAT 2016 Offline
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Central Government, acting on a petition claiming difficulties for students in taking online Common Law Admission Test (CLAT), seeking directions to hold the CLAT-2016 in online as well as offline modes.The notice was issued by the Bench of Justice SK Mittal and Justice HS Sidhu on a petition filed by Hemen Aggarwal, an advocate, who had submitted to conduct offline examination, along with online examination, for admission to...
Law School Community extends support to #JNU students
The signatories have also condemned the action of lawyers who manhandled the students and faculty members of JNU present at the Patiala Court House premises on 15th February, 2016The Law school Community including students, alumni and professors of various law universities across the nation have published a statement against the police clamp down on University Spaces in the context of recent events which have unfolded at JNU, involving the arrest of the JNUSU President, Kanhaiya Kumar. The...
NLU Delhi Alumni issue statement in solidarity with #JNU Students
In solidarity with the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) former students of National Law University have issued a statement.Here is the full text of the Statement;“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”— Martin Luther King, Jr.We, former students of National Law University, Delhi, choose to speak out in solidarity with the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in such times, in the interest of upholding and protecting the...
