Justice Mudgal inaugurates GNLU Conference

The Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar through its Centre for Sports Law (GCSL), which is the only dedicated centerfor Sports Law in the country, launched its 3-Day Certificate Course on Sports Law and Management (September 06-08, 2014). The inauguration ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Chief Guest, Justice MukulMudgal, Former Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and widely recognized as the Father of Sports Law in India; Prof. Dr. Bimal N Patel, Director,...

Aiming to get over 14,000 subordinate Courts computerized: Union Law and Justice Minister at NLS Convocation

Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad reportedly considers the structural reforms of the judicial system as a giant step towards realization of the Centre’s efforts to ensure citizens get a justice system which reflects values and ideals enshrined in the Constitution.At the 22nd Annual Convocation of National Law School of India University, Bangalore, he asserted that once the states endorse the constitutional amendment of National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill which was...

NLU Delhi holds its second convocation

National Law University held its second annual convocation on 30 August. Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Union Law Minister was the Chief Guest while Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Justice. G. Rohini conferred the Ph.D., LL.M. and B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) degrees on the candidates and also released the Journal of National Law University, Delhi and the NLU Delhi Student Law Journal. Justice Ravindra Bhat and Justice Gita Mittal were other two judges from the Delhi High Court who attended the...

HNLU Raipur shuts academic activities for 10 days as several students contract chicken pox; Registrar assures situation under control

Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur has declared a 10-day holiday after being hit by chicken pox virus. 23 students have reportedly been affected by the virus.HNLU Registrar, Dr. Dipak Das confirmed the news that academic activities have been put to a halt for 10 days and that hostels have been vacated adding that all precautionary measures are being taken and everything is under control now.Students who reside in hostel have also been asked to vacate and go back homes till August 31....

Scoring for Education: IDIA Charity Football Tournament

IDIA (Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education), a pan India movement to give proper training to underprivileged children and help them become leading lawyers and community advocates will be starting a 6 a side football tournament to raise funds for children studying at the prestigious National Law Universities and the other leading colleges in India.The IDIA football league 2014 will be held on 6th and 7th of September, 2014 at the Kamala Mills Compound in Mumbai with...

Prof. S.D Rao named new VC of National Law University, Odisha

Noted academician Prof. Srikrishna Deva Rao will take over as the new Vice Chancellor of National Law University(NLU), Odisha situated in Cuttack. Sources have also informed that earlier the proposal to appoint Prof. Rao had come from NLU chancellor and Chief Justice of the Odisha High Court and this has been accepted by the state government.Along with a PG degree in Law from Kakatiya university, he is also a master of Philosophy in Law from National Law School of India University (NLSIU),...

NUALS, Kochi inaugurates Centre for Women and Family Studies

The National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi has inaugurated the Centre for Women and Family Studies.The Chief Guest was Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. T. Thomas, former Judge of the Supreme Court of India, who elucidated upon the important provisions providing protection to women against sexual offences. He also impressed upon those present, S. 96 of IPC, which states that nothing is an offence which is done in exercise of Right to Private DefenceThe inaugural function was presided over by...

IDIA Scholars Shine; Eight make it to NLUs and Two to Nirma University

In times when law aspirants are striving hard to secure their seat in NLUs, the IDIA scholars have already managed to imprint a mark, by successfully securing their seats in the much desired NLUs. IDIA has, since its inception, managed to send their students to NLUs. It continues the trend this year as well. Out of the 24 scholars trained by IDIA, 8 have cracked CLAT and secured admission to the various NLU's while two IDIA scholars made it to the Nirma Institute of Law.Here is the list of...

Legally Yours and Achievers Guild jointly launches India Law Schools Index

Legally Yours and Achievers Guild, Bhopal has jointly launched India Law School Index [ILSI], a complete free database of all Indian law colleges. Approximately 33,000 students appeared for CLAT 2014 and the results are out. While around 1800 students will make it to the National Law Schools, rest of them will be looking for options. ILSI aims to facilitate and help them in informed decision making, by preparing a list of law schools in the country with relevant information.The ILSI 2014...

Connecting legal profession to the fourth estate.

Law and journalism are two fields which demand up-to-date knowledge in this proliferating world. Neither of them is stagnant and obsolete. You think legal profession is only meant to argue in courts. Well then sooner or later it will dawn upon you that legal field has no periphery. It is as vast as any field could possibly be. Legal Journalism is one of the possibilities. Legal Journalism is worth a try for those media freaks who breathe law and never give news a miss. Legal Journalism does not...

Lawyers Collective Initiative on Patent Status Information

Lawyers Collective, a leading public interest service provider has come up with an innovative initiative by creating a searchable patent information status for key medicines in India. The patent status information of all robust patent applications will be made available. The available details include the drug name, patent application number and name, title, date of priority, status of the application, date of filing, first examination report etc.  It is created by collecting information from...

Jindal Global Law School winners of prestigious 7th edition of the Monroe Price Media Law Moot Court Competition

The winners in the finals of the International Rounds of the Price Media Law Moot Court Competition hosted by the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford is a team from the Jindal Global Law School of the O.P. Jindal Global University in Sonipat, comprising of students Mohana Krishna C., BaniBrar and RonakTalati. The students of Jindal Global Law School won against the team from the University of Oxford in the finals; Queen Mary University in the semi-finals and Singapore Management...