SLS Noida Wins 8th ILNU Moot Competition

The 8th edition of the Institute of Law Nirma University National Moot Court Competition was organized in association with the Competition Commission of India from 31st August 2018 to 2nd September 2018. The Moot proposition was based on the Emerging Dynamics of Competition Law in India.The competition witnessed participation from 25 teams. The teams that entered into the finals were Symbiosis Law School, Noida (Petitioners), and Shashtra Law College, Thanjvaur (Respondents). The final rounds...

GNLU Wins 16th Raj Anand Moot Court Competition

The 16th Raj Anand Moot Court Competition was held in collaboration with Vidya Intellectual Property Foundation at Indian Habitat Centre in New Delhi on Saturday. This annual competition was started in the year 1998 and focusses on the subject of intellectual property.This year’s topic was on the interface between competition law and intellectual property while focusing on patent licensing of life-saving drugs.The Moot Court Competition was graced by many eminent personalities from the legal...

NLIU–Trilegal Summit On Corporate And Commercial Laws Held

The Centre for Business and Commercial Laws (CBCL) at NLIU Bhopal, in collaboration with Trilegal, recently held the inaugural NLIU-Trilegal Summit on Corporate and Commercial Laws in Bhopal.The aim of the event, held on August 24-25, was to contribute to the growth of knowledge and research in the field of business and commercial laws, while increasing the awareness and aptitude of students in these fields. The summit also provides a unique opportunity for students, industry practitioners, and...

RGNUL Holds 4th Convocation, Confers Degrees On 465 Students

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, held its 4th annual Convocation on Saturday. As many as 340 B.A. LL.B (Hons.), 119 LL.M and six Ph.D. degrees were awarded during the ceremony. Hon’ble Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri, judge, Supreme Court of India, was the Chief Guest.Hon’ble Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, judge, Supreme Court of India, and visitor, RGNUL, presided over the function. Justice Mohan Peiris, former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka; Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal, Judge, Punjab...

Sr Adv. KV Viswanathan Delivers Guest Lecture at NALSAR on Discretionary Powers of President, Guv

On 18 August, the NALSAR Lecture Series on Constitutionalism hosted KV Viswanathan, Senior Advocate practicing at the Supreme Court of India and former Additional Solicitor General of India. He took on the exciting dilemma pertaining to the discretionary powers of the President and the Governor and necessity for their regulation, invoking the examples of Goa and Karnataka while also using a wide array of judgments, culling out the relevant paragraphs of the rulings that exactly dealt with the...

NUJS Kolkata Hosts IMW- International Conclave On Conflict Resolution

The Indian Mediation Week, supported by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs and the Supreme Court Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee, in collaboration with the Lions Club International, hosted the 'International Conclave on Conflict Resolution' at West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, on Sunday.The conclave aimed to equip participants with the basics of theoretical and practical aspects of Alternative Dispute Resolution...

ILNU Holds Foundation Day Celebration And Panel Discussion On Data Protection

Institute of Law, Nirma University organized its 11th foundation day celebration on 18th August 2018. A Panel Discussion on the theme ‘The Relevancy of Personal Data and its Protection in the Digital Age, Addressing Challenges to Individuals Privacy’ was organized as a part of the celebrations.The welcome address delivered by Dr. (Prof.) Purvi Pokhariyal (Director and Dean ILNU) that expressed gratitude towards Chief Guest of program Hon’ble Mr. Justice N.V. Anjaria (Judge, High Court of...

Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar Delivers Guest Lecture at MNLU, Aurangabad

Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad, organized its 13th Juridical Lecture on 11th August 2018. The lecture was delivered by Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur on the theme of ‘Family Law’.Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar has served as the Vice-Chancellor of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam and the Registrar of NALSAR, University of Law, Hyderabad. Prof. Kumar has numerous research articles and books to his credit. For...

ILNU Holds 7th Students’ Conference On International Humanitarian And Refugee Laws

Under the aegis of Institute of Law, Nirma University, The Centre for International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Law organized the seventh edition of its annual flagship event, National Students Conference on International Humanitarian and Refugee Laws. The conference was organized in association with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), on Wednesday. The conference aimed to address contemporary issues and challenges...

NLUO Informal Discussion Group Holds Panel Discussion On Citizens’ Privacy Code

The Informal Discussion Group (IDG) at National Law University, Odisha was established in 2016, to provide exposure for interdisciplinary learning by way of informal discussions with people at the forefront of their fields, organizing panel discussions on burning issues and other related activities to foster the culture of informed reasoning for holistic learning.IDG conducted its first flagship event VICHआर in March 2017 with a Foreign Policy Panel Discussion. This year the event VICHआर 2.0 was...

Call for Applications: IDIA’s Training & Materials Vertical

The Training & Materials Vertical of the Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access (IDIA) Project has invited applications for its various projects.The IDIA project was initiated by Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer to reach out to the marginalized and under-represented groups, sensitize them to law as a viable career option and help interested students acquire admission in law schools, which are otherwise increasingly elitist spaces. To know more about the project, visit the IDIA website here.The...

NLIU-LAC Holds Medical Camp at Mendora Village

The National Law Institute University-Legal Aid Clinic (NLIU-LAC), headed by Prof. Dr. Kavita Singh, in collaboration with People United for Law, Education and Rehabilitation (P.U.L.E.R), headed by Prof. Dr. Birpal Singh and Diabetes India Youth in Action Foundation (DIYA) organised a free of cost medical camp at Primary Government School, Mendora, Kerwa Dam Road in Bhopal of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday.The camp was conducted by Dr Anil Gomber (general physician), Dr Dimpy Gomber (Gynaecologist),...