Knight in shining armor: NLSIU introduces one of the most progressive scholarship policies

Emerging as a knight in shining armor for the under-privileged and the under-represented class, National Law School of India University has adopted one of the most progressive scholarship policies.The lack of diversity of students who qualify for the National Law Schools of the country became the foundation stone for this scholarship policy.IDIA Diversity Survey studied the incoming group of students in the year 2013. The Of all the students who secured admission into the top 5 NLUs in the...

"There is no dearth of work in India. In England, one has the luxury of time to prepare for a case." Karishma Vora, Second dually qualified barrister in India and England after Salve

Karishma Vora is a dually qualified barrister in India and England – one of two presently practising commercial law in England, the other being Mr Harish Salve, to have had a blossoming practice in India before being admitted to the English bar. This makes her an attractive choice for matters involving either or both jurisdictions. She graduated...

K. K. Luthra Memorial Moot Court Competition, 2016

The K. K. Luthra Memorial Moot Court is held at the Campus Law Centre, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi (India) in the 3rd weekend of January every year.  This year it will be held from the 15th to the 17th of January 2016.Venue of the CompetitionOral Rounds: Campus Law Centre, University of Delhi, Delhi (India)Semi Finals and Final: India...

Spiritus Sports Law Essay Competition 2015

Sports Committee, National Law School of India University in association with the Law Offices of Nandan Kamath is organizing 2nd Spiritus Sports Law Essay Competition and invites participation from the eligible students.Eligibility: Students pursuing B.A.LL.B (hons) from a recognized University.Topics for the CompetitionTo what extent, if any,...

Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh takes over as President, Association of Indian Universities

Vice-Chancellor, of NLU-Delhi Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh, has been elected as the President of Association of Indian Universities.So far in his legal journey he was the Vice President, AIU.The VC of the NLU-Delhi states that, “We need to churn out students who will be professionally competent, technically sound and socially relevant and those who...

Bombay HC orders constitution of expert panel for CLAT reassessment decision

While disposing the writ petition of an 18 year old CLAT candidate from Mumbai pertaining to reassessment of the impugned CLAT 2015 results and ranking of the candidates, the honourable Bombay High Court ordered an expert committee with the power to take a decision that could revise the “merit list of candidates if necessary”, making “the whole...

4 Indian Law Students selected for 6 week Judicial Clerkship Programme in the Supreme Court of Hawaii

In an unprecedented feat, four students of the Jindal Global Law School have been selected for a 6 week Judicial Clerkship Programme in the Supreme Court of Hawaii in the US.Out of the four students selected for the internship, three students - Aparajita Sheel, Ishnoor Saini, and Swarnim Swasti are fourth year students, while Avni Choudhary has...

The most serious flaw in NJAC is that any two members of the Commission can veto the decision of the majority which would result in stalling appointments; Interview with Eminent Jurist and Senior Advocate P.P.Rao

A doyen of Constitutional Law,Senior Advocate P.P. Rao has been a natural successor to legends such as H.M. Seervai, M.C. Setalvad, C.K. Daphtary, N.C. Chatterjee, S.V. Gupte, A.K. Sen, Niren De, whom he all assisted during his early days.He was enrolled as an Advocate with Bar Council of Delhi in 1967 and thereafter shifted practice to the Supreme...

Outlook releases Law School Rankings 2015; NLSIU,NALSAR and NUJS in Top 3

After India Today, the Outlook magazine has now released its own law school rankings. The rankings released by Outlook differ significantly from the one released by India Today.Outlook Law School ranking 2015While NLSIU Bangalore and NALSAR Hyderabad continue to hold the top two positions in both the rankings, NUJS and NLIU find themselves at the...

Mooters Speaking ; Meet NLU Jodhpur Team, runners up of ELSA WTO Moot Court Competition

The 13th Edition of European Law Students Association (ELSA) WTO Moot Court Competition Geneva, Switzerlandis one of the prestigious mooting competitions among all national and international moots.The ELSA Moot Court Competition (EMCC) is a simulated hearing of the Dispute Settlement System of the World Trade Organization and deals with...

NALSAR becomes the first institution to issue a gender neutral degree in India

In a sui generis event, NALSAR, Hyderabad has issued a gender neutral degree to a student who wanted to be identified not Mr. or Ms. But as Mx.Anindita Mukherjee, student at NALSAR had requested the University to issue her the certificates with Mx. as the prefix.Reportedly, the certificates also mention Anindita Mukherjee as “they” rather than “he”...

Interview with Salman Khurshid ; There has been very little presentation of the fundamental concepts including the ‘Basic Structure in NJAC Hearing

Salman Khurshid is a designated Senior Advocate at the Supreme Court of India and a prominent politician. He is the son of Khurshed Alam Khan a former Union Minister of External affairs, Government of India, and maternal grandson of Zakir Hussain, the third President of India. Salman Khurshid was the Cabinet Minister for Law and Justice, and...