UCC: After Law Panel Questionnaire, Now A National Competition On Model Code Drafting

Mar Gregorios College of Law, Thiruvananthapuram in association with Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy Training (MILAT) founded by Dr. N R Madhava Menon,  noted legal educator, has launched  the first ever ‘law reform competition’ for law colleges across the country on drafting of a model uniform civil code.As per the 'rules and procedure for participation' issued by the college, the registration of participants will be open for one month between February 15 to March 15, 2017.The duration of the...

Grand Opening Of The JLU Moot Court Competition By Mr. Ram Jethmalani

The event was inaugurated with grandeur by Mr. Ram Jethmalani, former Law Minister and senior advocate, Supreme Court of India.He addressed the gathering and told a brief story about his life and shared some highlights of his career. He shared with them his bitter experience of the Indo-Pak partition period and his struggle of the national emergency during the reign of Indira Gandhi. He urged the students to choose litigation as a career path and also shed light on the scope and opportunities of...

District Court, Bikaner Visit by Students of School of Law, RNB Global University

The students of law of RNB Global University visited District Court on 11th February, 2017. As a university, it aims to provide an education system where students can get learning from theories as well as practical knowledge from real case studies, Moot Court sessions, visit to court and law firms. Fifteen students along with the faculty of School of Law visited District Court with the due permission of Registrar of the court.The personal secretary of District Session Judge, M.K. Ranga gave a...

ILNU professor files public grievance for setting up a recreational area

Prof. (Dr.) Rohit Moonka, Assistant Professor, Institute of Law filed a public grievance on the Public Grievance portal of Government of India last year regarding the requirement of a public park/recreational area in the Gota area of Ahmedabad district. The locality had no public parks/recreational area due to which the public was facing a lot of problems and though, the locality has developed in the past few areas, no such areas came up.The grievance filed was referred by the Under Secretary of...

Guest Lecture by Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar : The Evolution of Legal Aid Movement in India

NALSAR Lecture Series on Constitutionalism hosted Justice Dr. S. Muralidhar, Judge, Delhi High Court on the 11th of February, 2017 at the R.N. Jhunjhunwala Conference Hall at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, to present the 12th Gutta Sri Rama Rao Memorial Lecture. He spoke on the topic ‘Evolution of Legal Aid Movement in India’.Justice Muralidhar is best known for his pro bono work including the cases for the victims of the Bhopal Gas Disaster and those displaced by the dams on the Narmada...

Student participation in live telecast of Budget-2017 at RNB Global University

On 1st Feb 2017 students of RNB Global University in Commerce and Law discipline watched the live telecast of Presentation of Union Budget in the Parliament – 2017 by the Hon'ble Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitely.The prelude to this was a seminar on Pre Budgets held on 24th of January 2017. The session started with a speech of Mr. Rajiv Gupta (Assistant Professor, Finance) who highlighted the key points which students should concentrate specifically to understand the Budget-2017 well and...

V M Salgaocar College of Law secures Silver at 12th ICC Mediation Competition

Sidney Cardoso and Bernard Fernandes, representing V M Salgaocar College of Law (VMSCL), Miramar, finished runners-up at the 12th ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) Mediation Competition, in Paris, making their way past 63 other teams, representing the top law universities in the world.The duo took on the College of Law and Business, Ramat Gan, Israel, in the final round of the event, eventually finishing second best. Cardoso hails from Salvador do Mundo, while Fernandes is a resident of...

NLIU, Bhopal- The Winner of 7th National Moot Court Competition

Institute of Law, Norma University organized its annual flagship event – 7th National Moot Court Competition after the success of its previous editions. This time the competition was organized in collaboration with the Chambers of Mr. K. T. S.Tulsi, Sr. Advocate, Supreme Court of India from 10th – 12th February, 2017 at the Institute.The Chief Guest for the evening was Prof. (Dr.) Shamnad Basheer (Founder of Spicy IP and IDIA). We were graced by the presence of Ms. Nimisha Shrivastava, Prof....

‘If The Appearing Lawyer Gives Good Assistance, The Quality Of The Judgment Increases’- Justice Sikri

Lloyd Law College along with Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy (MILAT) and South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation in Law (SAARCLAW) organized Second Prof. N.R. Madhava Menon SAARC Mooting Competition & Law Student Conference from 10th to 12th February 2017. Hon’ble Justice Arjan Sikri, Judge, Supreme Court of India was the Chief Guest and Hon’ble Justice K.T. Chitrasiri, Judge, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka was the Guest of Honour of the Valedictory Function.Day 1 of the competition...

Guest Lecture by Ms. Indira Jaising on Crime & Punishment: The Law Of Rape In India [Watch Video]

As part of the NALSAR Lecture Series on Constitutionalism, Ms. Indira Jaising delivered a lecture on the above mentioned topic on February 4, 2017 at NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.The talk was largely on the constitutionality of a number of provisions of criminal law in India, both the ones that have been part of the IPC since it was first drafted and the recent amendments made by way of the 2013 Act. She started the talk with one of the issues during the drafting stage of the Criminal Law...

Law Student Succumbs to his Injuries After Being Thrashed in Jaipur, The Family Pleads Justice

A 24-year-old youth named Tanishk Narang was beaten to death by eight to ten unidentified assailants around 9:30 PM over some dispute near Sector 5 of Mansarover's area in Jaipur on Sunday.  He was a fourth year law student at Pune’s Bhartiya Vidyapeeth University who had come to Jaipur for his internship. According to the police, his friend Ankit Sharma was also on the same bike the deceased was riding who sustained minor injuries  and has now been rushed to the SMS hospital where his condition...

IDIA Comes to Goa: A Sun Salute to Salgaocar!

The 16th December 2016 turned out to be a memorable day in the annals of IDIA history. For on this day, we sowed the seeds for our newest IDIA chapter: “IDIA Goa”. And this takes us to a whopping 18 chapters across the length and breadth of India.What a journey it’s been! From a tiny hamlet in the North-East of India (Pelling in West Sikkim where we kick-started our pilot project) to more than 23 states now! Kudos to our inspiring team of directors and student volunteers/team leaders who made...