NUJS: Indian Mediation Week

West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata (WBNUJS) in collaboration with ODRways is organizing the first ever Indian Mediation Week (IMW), a pan-India mediation awareness event, from 11-17 September 2017.The event is officially being supported by Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, Indian Insitute of Corporate Affairs (IICA) and Supreme Court Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC). Hon'ble Justice Madan Lokur, Supreme Court of India, has agreed to...

IDIA announces 4th IDIA Football League

IDIA announces IDIA Football League 2017, the fourth edition of its annual fundraising football tournament for law firms and corporate legal teams, scheduled to take place in Mumbai over 9th and 10th September 2017 at the Turf Park, Jio Garden, Bandra Kurla Complex.This year, the IDIA Football League features a fun unique quiz, a celebratory IFL Night and Gala Dinner on closing day of the tournament. The IFL Night and Gala Dinner will be held on 10 September 2017 at Otters Club, Bandra West.As...

Legal Awareness Camp at Leelapur and ESI by students of ILNU

Legal Aid Committee, Institute of Law, Nirma University organised a legal awareness camp at Village Lilapur on 2nd September 2017 (Saturday) where ILNU students talked about Swachh Bharat Abhiyan to the Lilapur school kids.The legal awareness camp further went to the Lilapur's parent institute Environmental Sanitation Institute - (ESI), Sughadh, where 50 Anganwadi teachers were addressed. The members of the Legal Aid Committee performed a skit on "Protection against Domestic Violence" and...

GNLU and GIFT City launch the Knowledge Series on “International Financial Services Centre: Journey So Far and Road Ahead”

Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) & India’s 1st International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) and Smart City at Gujarat International Finance-Tec City (GIFT IFSC) launched a Knowledge Series at GNLU was held on August 31, 2017. This was the inaugural session in which series of lecture was organized. Ms. Madhabi Puri Buch, Whole Time Member of SEBI, was the Chief Guest at the event and Mr. Ashish Kumar Chauhan, MD & CEO, BSE gave the key note speech. Mr. Ajay Pandey, MD & Group...

Citibank India Extends Support To IDIA For Empowering Underprivileged Scholars

IDIA a premier not-for-profit organisation partners with Citi India to create legal luminaries and community leaders from within underprivileged sections of society.About IDIA:Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education (IDIA) is a pan India movement to train underprivileged students and transform them into leading lawyers and community advocates.About Citi India:In line with its commitment to make a positive difference to the communities where it works, Citi India's citizenship...

Relevance Of Data (Privacy And Protection) Bill, 2017: Highlights & What It Entails

It is safe to speculate that India’s data protection regime is set to undergo a metamorphosis in the recent future. The debate on privacy and data protection has become a pressing issue as the constitutional bench of nine judges, headed by the Chief Justice of India, is set to decide whether the right to privacy is a fundamental right and a committee headed by former Justice BN Srikrishna has been formed to suggest a draft Bill on data protection. It is in this series of important events that...

Nalsar to Host 78th Session of Institut de Droit International from Sept 3rd to 10th

The 78th Session of Institut de Droit International (Institute of International Law) will be held at the Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad, from September 3rd to 10th. In its history of nearly 150 years, this will be the first time that a session of the institute is held in India. Only once before had the institute convened its meeting in Asia, i.e., in Japan in 2013.Further, for the first time the institute meeting would be held under the presidency of an Indian member, Dr PS Rao.Over the...

NUJS Student Initiative 'ODRways' Recognized By Ministry Of Law And Justice

ODRways, a tech-mediation startup co-founded in 2015 by our student Pranjal Sinha, currently in his 4th year, along with Vikram Kumar, has been recognized by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India, for their efforts in the field of promoting mediation in India with the help of technology.In a notice issued by the Dept. of Justice on 17th August, 2017, the government has identified 12 Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) agencies across India including ODRways, which can help in...

NUJS Student Body Launches Official App

The Student Juridical Association launched its own official app ‘NUJS SJA’ on 24th July 2017 during its Annual Investiture Ceremony.The app designed for students and interested users to stay updated with all events and activities taking place in the University, also boasts of facilities for conducting opinion polls, sending society notifications and hosting a private social network for its students and alumni.The app is currently live and available for download on all mobile platforms...

Institute of Law Nirma University Foundation Day Celebration (2017-18)

Institute of Law Nirma University (ILNU) celebrated its 10th foundation year on 19th August 2017 by felicitating achievers and carrying out numerous social activities. The chief guest of the occasion was Shri Kamal Trivedi, Advocate General of Gujarat. The opening welcome address was made by Prof. (Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal, Dean & Director, ILNU. This foundation day celebration continued for a week starting from 14th August with students of NSS wing of ILNU spending an evening at blind people...

NLU Jodhpur Student Found Dead Near Rail Track

A third-year student of National Law University, Jodhpur, was found dead near the rail track opposite the college campus on Monday morning. The body, though intact, bore some injury marks.The deceased, Vikram Nagech from Delhi, had gone out for dinner with his college friends to an eatery right outside the university on Sunday evening. However, he refused to return to the campus with them around 10 pm, stating that he would come back later.Vikram’s friends called him about 50 minutes later and...

IDIA To Hold Annual Award Ceremony, Conference On Sept. 15, 16

The IDIA annual conference will be held on September 16 in New Delhi and the IDIA Annual Awards-2017 will be conferred on September 15 to honour and celebrate individuals and institutions who have contributed in significant ways to the cause of IDIA and inclusive education for the underprivileged.The IDIA project is a nationwide movement in India that trains underprivileged and marginalised students and helps transform them to leading lawyers and community advocates. The IDIA is formally...