NLIU Director Takes Voluntary Leave; Fact Finding Committee To Probe Students' Allegations

In what is being celebrated as a triumph by the students of National Law Institute University, Bhopal, the Director Prof. (Dr.) S.S. Singh has taken voluntary leave from the college, bowing down to the mounting pressure in view of continued protests being staged by students.A fact finding committee has also been constituted to look into the allegations against Prof. Singh. All the students would be given an opportunity to raise their grievances before this committee, which will submit its report...

HNLU Raipur Students Launch Project ‘Saheli’ For Manufacture Of Handmade Sanitary Pads

Project Saheli, a joint initiative of the District Legal Services Authority and National Urban Livelihood Mission Durg (Nagar Nigam Durg), was launched on November 9, also celebrated as the National Legal Services Day.Saheli is aimed at social re-integration of victims of crime through vocational training programmes. It is a self-help group for women hailing from Bhilai and Durg who have previously been victims of crime. The project involves training and counselling of 30 women who will...

National Conference On Justice Education Held At ILNU [10th – 11th Nov]

Institute of Law, Nirma University (ILNU) inaugurated the second edition of the two-day National Conference on Justice Education (NCJE) on Friday. The event was graced by the presence of Prof NR Madhava Menon, renowned academician and revolutionary of modern legal education; Justice Mohan Pieris, former Chief Justice of Sri Lanka; Anup K Singh, Director General Nirma University; KK Patel, Vice President Nirma University, and dignitaries likes Usha Ramanathan, expert on law and poverty; Prof VC...

Amidst Continued Protests, Police Summoned To The NLIU Campus

The protests at the National Law Institute University, Bhopal continued today, with a recent release claiming that the Director, Prof. (Dr.) S.S. Singh, has summoned the Police to the campus multiple times.The release issued by the students states, "The Director has unnecessarily summoned the police to the college multiple times, despite the fact that the protest is a controlled and peaceful one, with not one hint of violence or agitation. This has been done to intimidate the students and harass...

NLIU Students Accuse Director Of Corruption, Sexism, Casteism & Moral Policing; Demand His Resignation

Having staged an indefinite protest over several issues since yesterday, the students of National Law Institute University, Bhopal have now demanded resignation of their Director, Prof. (Dr.) S.S. Singh.In a recent release, the students have accused Dr. Singh of corruption, claiming that he had perpetuated a "despotic regime".  The release also cites multiple instances of the Director having indulged in moral policing and making sexist comments against female students. Citing such an incident,...

"College Hai Ye, Jail Nahi": NLIU, Bhopal Students Take To The Streets To Protest Against College Administration

"Bacche hai hum, kaidi nahi;College hai ye, jail nahi!"With this slogan, the students of National Law Institute University, Bhopal, have taken to the streets to protest against the college administration "as a result of outrage over the lack of transparency and accountability of the authorities as well as the unchecked maladministration".A release issued by the students refers to a recent case when the administration and faculty allegedly colluded to pass a student, who was failing by more than...

JGU: 6th International Conference on Victim Assistance Ends

OP Jindal Global University (JGU) organised the 6th International Conference on Victim Assistance on the university campus in Sonipat on Friday and Saturday (October 27-28). The main theme of the two-day conference was ‘Evolving Perspectives in Victimology’ and the various sessions envisaged different aspects of victimology by academicians, government officials, lawyers, social workers, policy makers and students from around the world. The conference was held by the Centre for Victimology &...

Results: BM Sreenivasaiah Memorial 3rd National Moot Court Competition [Oct 26-28]

BMS College of Law, Bengaluru, successfully held the BM Sreenivasaiah Memorial 3rd National Moot Court Competition from Thursday to Saturday.The inaugural function was held on Thursday on the college premises. The competition was formally declared open by Justice BV Nagarathna, judge, High Court of Karnataka.  The guests of honour included Dr Ragini Narayan, donor trustee & member secretary, BMSET; and Prof Dr MK Ramesh, professor, NLSIU. The programme was presided by K Jairaj, IAS (retd),...

3rd Prof NR Madhava Menon SAARC Mooting Competition Held at Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida

The 3rd Prof NR Madhava Menon SAARC Mooting Competition, India Rounds, was held by Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida from Friday to Sunday (October 27 to 29).The competition was organised under the technical support of Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy (MILAT), Thiruvananthapuram, and Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF). Forty teams from top law schools, colleges and universities in India competed in the three-day competition.Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta, who was the chief guest,...

Lawsisto: Paid Research Project Opportunity

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IDIA Scholar From GNLU Jumika Yeptho Succumbs To Tuberculosis

In an extremely sad turn of events, IDIA scholar and student from Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) Gandhinagar, Jumika Yeptho, succumbed to tuberculosis on Thursday afternoon. The body of Jumika, who hailed from Nagaland, has been taken home by his family members, where his funeral ceremony will be conducted on Friday.Unfortunately, Jumika faced many prejudices, to the extent that his own batchmates were of the belief that Jumika was hospitalised for drug use. However, as per Prof. Shamnad...

15th Asian Postgraduate Course on Victimology, Victim Assistance & Criminal Justice Begins In JGU Campus, Sonipat

OP Jindal Global University (JGU), in association with World Society of Victimology (WSV) and Indian Society of Victimology (ISV), is holding the two-week 15th Asian Postgraduate Course on Victimology, Victim Assistance and Criminal Justice at its university campus in Sonipat. The course began on Monday (October 23) and will end on November 4.Over 50 delegates and 40 faculty members from the US, India, Australia, the Netherlands, Germany, Bangladesh and Bulgaria are participating in the course,...