ILNU’s 10th Annual Public Lecture: Bar Assn Of India’s President Lalit Bhasin Speaks On ‘Entry Of Foreign Law Firms In India

Institute of Law, Nirma University, organized its 10th Annual Public Lecture on the theme ‘Entry of Foreign Law Firms in India: Issues and Challenges’. The lecture was delivered by Lalit Bhasin, president, Bar Association of India and Society of Indian Law Firms, Delhi, in the presence of Prof. Purvi Pokhariyal, director & dean, Institute of Law, Nirma University and ILNU faculties and students. Prof. Pokhariyal welcomed Mr Bhasin and shared with him the mission of delivering justice...

SVKM’s NMIMS Kirit P Mehta School of Law Holds 2nd National Moot Court Competition

Keeping that in mind and owing to the success of the first edition, SVKM’s NMIMS Kirit P Mehta School of Law held the second edition of the National Moot Court Competition in collaboration with National Institute of Securities Market and sponsored by Karvy, Ola, Omkar and Legge Rhythms from 16 to 18 March.NMCC 2.0 witnessed the participation of 30 teams from all over India. The moot proposition was based on Securities and Corporate Laws.The object of this moot court competition was to promote...

RBI Governor Urjit Patel Delivers Lecture on Banking Regulatory Powers at GNLU

RBI Governor Urjit Patel on Thursday inaugurated the Centre for Law and Economics and as a prelude to the GNLU Conference on Banking and Finance, to be held on Saturday and Sunday, delivered special lecture on Banking Regulatory Powers Should Be Ownership Neutral.The Governor highlighted some fundamental issues that exist in the regulation of banks, in particular public sector banks. He argued that from the RBI’s standpoint, legislative changes to the Banking Regulation Act that make our banking...

Two-Day Workshop On Justice Conducted At ILNU

Institute of Law, Nirma University, conducted a two-day workshop on ‘Justice: Border, Frames, and Negotiations’ on Thursday and Friday, whose aim is to nurture young minds with the imperatives of justice.Under the aegis of Prof. Lajwanti Chatani (Professor, Political Theory), MS University, Baroda, the workshop started with the simple question ‘What is Justice?’. After hearing amiable answers from students, Prof. Lajwanti uttered the simple meaning of justice as ‘Giving to each what is due’,...

Boxer Shiva Thapa Inaugurates RGNUL’s Sports Fest Zelus’ 18

Zelus’ 18, a 3-day sports festival of the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), started with the inaugural ceremony on the campus on Thursday.Arjuna awardee and Rio-Olympic qualifier boxer Shiva Thapa was the chief guest on the occasion. Professor (Dr) Paramjit S Jaswal, Vice-Chancellor, RGNUL; Professor (Dr) GIS Sandhu, Registrar, RGNUL and Professor (Dr) Anand Pawar, Dean and Head Sports Committee, RGNUL were also present on the occasion.Professor (Dr) Paramjit S Jaswal, in his...

5th WTI – Cws Joint Academy on International Trade Law and Policy, June 4 – June 29, 2018

The World Trade Institute of the University of Bern, Switzerland and the Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, India are pleased to announce the launch of the 5th WTI – CWS Joint Academy on International Trade Law and Policy ("Joint Academy"), from June 4– June 29, 2018 at New Delhi.The Joint Academy aims to provide law students and legal professionals in India a rare opportunity to deepen their knowledge on aspects of International Trade Law and Policy. Taught by...

JGU Law Professors Bag 2018 Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship Award

Professor Avirup Bose and Professor Natasha Nayak, assistant professors at the Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) of the OP Jindal Global University (JGU), have been awarded the 2018 Thomas Edison Innovation Fellowship award. JGLS is the only law school in Asia whose professors have been awarded the prestigious fellowship award.JGLS faculty members will join a series of invitation-only conferences over the course of a year in which Edison Fellows study and discuss a structured curriculum, engage in...

RGNUL Organizes National Seminar on “Right to Information”

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab in collaboration with Punjab State Information Commission organized a National Seminar on “Right to Information: A Tool for Transparency and Accountability.” Prof. (Dr.) Nishtha Jaswal, Department of Law, Punjab University was the Chief-Guest. Professor (Dr.) Paramjit S. Jaswal, Vice-Chancellor, RGNUL and Professor (Dr.) G.I.S. Sandhu, Registrar, RGNUL were also present on the occasion.Professor (Dr.) Paramjit S. Jaswal, in his address, focused...

ILNU Holds Rally, Drama on ‘Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao’ In Gandhinagar

Aspiring to contribute to the social literacy of needy and poor through its awareness initiatives, the National Service Scheme (NSS) unit of Institute of Law, Nirma University (ILNU), in collaboration with students of 9th and 10th class from various schools, held rally and drama on girl child awareness in Jamiyatpura village, Gandhinagar on Saturday.A drama was performed by the students to spread the awareness about girl child education among the people of the village. Also, a rally was taken...

RGNUL Holds National Cultural Fest Ritvaan’18

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, in collaboration with North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala (Ministry of Culture, Government of India), organized its national cultural festival, Ritvaan’18, at its campus from Friday to Sunday.The festival commenced with the inaugural programme on Friday.Air Marshal KS Gill was the chief guest for the occasion. Ravinder Sharma, Programme Officer, North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC), Patiala; Bhupindra Singh, OSD, NZCC, Patiala; Prof Paul A...

RMLNLU Organises Panel Discussion on Macroeconomic Implications of Union Budget

Dr Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, Lucknow, organised a panel discussion on ‘Macroeconomic Implications of Union Budget: 2018-19 and Current Economic Scenario in India’ on Monday evening on its campus. The panel comprised of the following three members: Arvind Mohan, HOD, Department of Economics, Lucknow University; Vinamra Agarwal, Director, Technical Associates Ltd., Lucknow; Atul Mohan, Eminent Chartered Accountant.The discussion dealt with various aspects of the Finance Budget...

RGNUL Holds Panel Discussion on ‘India’s National Security: How Well Are We Prepared?’

Department of Political Science, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, in collaboration with Think India, Punjab Chapter, recently organised a national seminar on India’s National Security: How Well Are We Prepared?.Lt. Gen. BS Jaswal, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.), VK Kapoor, ADGP (Retd.) and Prof. Veer Singh, former director (Academics), Chandigarh Judicial Academy, participated in the panel discussion. Prof Tom Thomas Valenti, Attorney, US Circuit Court; Baljinder Singh Thakur, former...