Law student wins 2 year legal battle after being illegally detained for 6 hours over argument with senior IAS Officer

Two years after being illegally detained due to an argument with a senior IAS Officer, 27 year old law student Ankita Shah has succeeded in freeing herself of all charges levied against her.The argument had begun in 2013, when Ms. Shah was stopped from taking part in a hearing at the Urban Development Department (UDD) over the cancellation of a permit of a cold storage unit in Nagpur that collapsed in January 2012, killing 18. Following the accident, local development authority Nagpur...

Institute of law, Nirma University wins the 31st All India Inter-University Moot Court Competition

Fairfield School of law in collaboration with Bar council of India Trust recently organized the 31st All India Inter-University Moot Court Competition at the campus of the institution from 5th Feb to 7th Feb, 2016 in which Institute of law, Nirma University bagged the competition and Chanakya National Law University, Bihar finished up as Runners up. The awards for best advocate (Female) went to MS. Tanya thakurf rom Chanakya National law University, Bihar and best advocate (Male) went to Bharat...

RMLNLU ‘AAVAHAN’ Inter-College Sport Fest

Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow announces the second innings of 'Aavahan', a four day inter-college sport fest which is to be held from 18th February to 21st February.  The fest saw huge turnout in the previous year and has been witness to healthy competition amongst the participants.Registration Fees: All participants would be required to pay hospitality charges amounting to ₹1200/- per head.Confirmation: To confirm participation at ‘Aavahan’, please email the...

NLU Delhi receives Grade ‘A ’NAAC Accreditation with High Score Rating

National Law University Delhi have been accredited by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) ‘A Grade’ with a CGPA of 3.59 on a four point scale.This score is valid for a period of five years from 19.01.2016.The score of 3.59 on a four point scale is a fairly high score which in turn showcases the seriousness and commitment of the University towards Quality Education, Publication and Research.

NUJS fest Invicta in February

India’s largest law school sports fest Invicta’s 10th edition is being organized by the sports committee of NUJS to be held from February 5-7, 2016. Last year, INVICTA reported a footfall of about 5000 including participation from all major law schools around the country. Offering a wide variety of sports, hosted in the state of the art Sports Authority of India complex, it was a roaring success.This year too, the campus will host musical nights and other informal events. G-Spot , the gaming...

LEX ACADEMIA - National Law Fest 2016 - Kerala Law Academy Law College

Kerala Law Academy Law College In Association With Centre for Advanced Legal Studies And Research is organizing Lex Academia – National Law Fest 2016. The National Law Fest will be held over a three day period from the 3rd to the 5th ofMarch 2016 at the Kerala Law Academy Law College Campus, Trivandrum, Kerala. There are two reasons for conducting the fest i.e. to provide students a platform to showcase their talents and also to help improve their knowledge.Participants will be given the chance...

Teri University announces One Year LLM in Environment and Natural Resources Law & Infrastructure and Business Law

Teri University established in the year 1998 works upon the mission of contributing  globally by serving society as a seat of advanced learning and to promote learning through teaching and through creating and sharing knowledge.Infrastructure laws and environmental laws are two emerging fields in legal practice. There is a dearth of qualified legal professionals in both these fields. With this context the TERI University announces a one-year LLM programme with specialization in Environment and...

Free Legal Aid Clinic set up GNLU

The Legal Services Committee under the aegis of the GNLU Centre for Law and Society set up a Free Legal Aid Clinic at Koba village in Gandhinagar district on January 18th, 2016. The clinic was inaugurated by Shri Ashish Dave, Chairman of the Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority along with Shri Shambuji Thakor who is the Member of Legislative Assembly from South Gandhinagar, Prof. (Dr.) Bimal N. Patel, Director, Gujarat National Law University, Mr. Saurabh Anand, Faculty Convener of GNLU...

GNLU introduces Two Year MBA Programme in Financial Management and Business Laws

Gujarat National Law University(GNLU) has introduced Two Year MBA Programme in Financial Management and Business Laws from the academic year 2016-18. The objective of GNLU, being a law university, in initiating MBA in Financial Management and Business Laws is to create and disseminate specialized knowledge, skills and abilities in the mentioned disciplines to nurture managerial and legal acumen of participants. This post graduate programme will cater to the human capital requirements of the...

Five Law Schools qualify for the regional rounds of SAARC Moot Competition

Amongst 30 teams from various prestigious law schools of the country, the five teams namely (a) Nirma University, Ahmedabad (b) Gujarat National Law University  (c) School of Law, Christ University Bangalore (d)   Kerala Law Academy, Trivandrum (e) Lloyd law College have been selected for the First N. R. Madhava Menon SAARC Mooting Competition that will be held from 4th – 5th March 2016. The Mooting had been taking place for the last two days at Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida under the...

Talk by Vikram Raghavan on George Gadbois and the Judges of the Supreme Court of India

Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy is going to organize a talk by Vikram Raghavan on George Gadbois and the Judges of the Supreme Court of India. Using photographs and archival documents, the talk will focus on the work of George Gadbois, an American political scientist who has spent over half a century studying the Indian judiciary. Drawing insights from Gadbois’ work, the talk will provide perspective on socio-economic contexts that shaped the judges and their interpretations.Date: Thursday,...

GNLU has become the largest Recruiter of fresher’s in Teaching Positions

Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar has been ranked as the fifth Best Law University in the country with the commendable support of its faculty, staff, students and other stake holders. GNLU being a Research Based Teaching University, is committed to address the contemporary legal issues which is reflected in its activities which has always been research focused.Focusing on providing world class teaching and learning environment, GNLU has emerged as one of the largest recruiters for...