“Control students organization in Law Colleges”: Kerala High Court directs Government

Hearing a petition filed by a second semester B.A.LL.B (Hon) student N.Prakashan, a Division Bench of Kerala High Court directed the state government that the functioning of the college should not get affected by the demonstration of the student organizations in the college.The bench headed by Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice A.M. Shaffique observed that if the government fails to control the illegal activities of students’ organization then they should take relevant steps to halt such...

GLC – Kozhikode students petition Calicut University Vice Chancellor; seek to reduce semester lag

The Calicut University has introduced B.B.A-LL.B (Hons) course in all the law colleges under the Calicut University. This has been done to improve the quality of legal education by offering specialization in business law, thereby enabling law graduates to find better horizons in the corporate and other legal areas.The new course B.B.A-LL.B(hons),first introduced in 2011,bears some fundamental problems that are supposed to have great bearing on the competency and employability of the students...

All about Internships: The Basics (Part I)

When to StartGaining practical knowledge is highly regarded in the legal profession. This can only happen if you take up meaningful internships during your LLB course. When is the best time to start an internship? The decision to intern in the very first year of a law school may not be very useful. In order to be able to fully appreciate and gain from the experience, doing a stint from second year onwards is considered ideal. However, the “internship formula” prescribed by most law schools is...

GLC Thiruvananthapuram accorded research centre status

The prestigious and one of the oldest law institutions in India, Government Law College, Thiruvananthapuram, has been accorded with research centre status by the Academic Council of the University of Kerala.The resolution which was passed unanimously by the Academic Council of the University of Kerala fulfilled a long cherished dream of the college. Principal Dr. A Prasanna and Associate Professor Dr. P.C John have been named as Research Guides. The college has also requested for the formation...

NLSUI Announces 17th Edition of Strawberry Fields

National Law School of India University, Bengaluru is all set to host the 17th edition of the music festival Strawberry Fields from November 8-10, 2013. The show is run with a twin mandate, of providing upcoming bands with a platform, and of providing audiences with free access to high quality music. Apart from having 40 bands participate in this grand melting pot of music, the festival has also traditionally played host to Special Acts and Headliners every year. The professional bands...

To Sir, With Love!

[box style="0"]There has been a viral increase in the number of clashes between the law university administrations and students off late, throughout India. Constant allegations of lack of rule of law and fair administrative practices in the way law school administrations are working are doing the rounds, even as the student community is being blamed for being oversensitive to the University exercising its legal rights by framing suitable rules. In the ensuing conundrum, we have put ourselves in...

Maharashtra State Cabinet approves the establishment of National Law School in Nagpur

After a prolonged wait the Maharashtra state government finally gave the nod to establish a National Law School in Nagpur. The national law school will be named as “Maharashtra National Law School”, reports TOI.Earlier there was uncertainty as to where the National Law School would be built and, Mumbai, Aurangabad and Nagpur were the three main places considered for housing the law school. Minister for Higher and Technical Education, Rajesh Tope said that, the Cabinet has allocated a budget of...

NLSIU to hold Strawberry Fields from 8th to 10th November, 2013

Deriving its name from one of the greatest songs ever written, Strawberry Fields started off as an attempt by the students of the National Law School of India University, back in 1997, to provide a stage to bands at a time when the country was just warming up to MTV. Geared towards promoting grassroots music, this has been the ideology behind this music festival for the last 16 years. Open to bands on a first-come-first-serve basis, it gives amateur bands an opportunity to perform at what has...

CUSAT not likely to be upgraded to IIEST if Prof. N S Gopalakrishnan is not reinstated

An application by the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) is pending before the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) to consider upgradation of CUSAT into an Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST) under the 12 Five Year Plan. Sources close to Live Law indicate that if Prof. N S Gopalakrishnan is not reinstated as the Ministry of HRD Chair Professor at School of Legal Studies, CUSAT; CUSAT’s application is likely to be dismissed.A senior...

NLSIU attempts to evade providing information under RTI

Initially on an RTI application filed by Prashant Reddy seeking reasons for Sidharth Chauhan's dismissal, the CPIO, National Law School of India University (NLSIU) had denied that Chauhan was ever dismissed from his employment at NLSIU. Reddy filed an appeal attaching a copy of Chauhan's dismissal letter and sought reasons for his dismissal. The Vice Chancellor replied stating that since the dismissal letter didn't use the word "dismissal" and hence no reasons were required.Reddy had earlier...

NLS Gangrape: Six persons convicted; Sentence to be pronounced tomorrow

Six persons accused for raping an undergraduate student of National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore has been convicted by a Session’s Court. One accused is absconding and another, a juvenile, is facing trial before the Juvenile Justice Court.Sessions judge, Krishnamurthy B Sangannavar will pronounce the sentence tomorrow.The law student was gang raped by the accused eight men on October 13th last year at Bangalore University's Jnanabharathi campus. The incident led to...

Prof. N S Gopalakrishnan removed from Ministry of HRD Chair post; Academicians to protest

Professor N S Gopalakrishnan who was serving as Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) Chair Professor at School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) has been arbitrarily removed from his post. An order of the University Syndicate dated 30th July, 2013 has terminated his deputation and has asked him to join his parent department, School of Legal Studies, CUSAT without assigning any particular reason. According to many academics, this seems to be a...