BCI allows evening classes and increased intake in DU for a year

The Bar Council of India on Sunday permitted Delhi University (DU) to admit students to all seats this year and run evening classes.“The university requested for one-time concession intake of 2,310 students this year and evening classes. Our standing committee has agreed in the interest of students. We are giving this relaxation for this batch alone,” BCI chairman Manan Kumar Mishra was quoted as saying.As per a BCI release, the Standing Committee of the Bar Council of India has also allowed the...

Mumbai Law Students to represent India in Harvard Asia Conference 2016

Aditya Manubarwala and Shardool Kulkarni, studying law at the Pravin Gandhi College of Law, Mumbai University have been selected as Delegates to represent India at the Harvard Asia Conference held in Hong Kong from 19th to 23rd August, 2016. The Conference is organized by Harvard University under the auspices of the Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations (HPAIR) and selects representatives from over 75 countries. The objective of the conference is to discuss the contemporary...

RUSTOM: A Tale of Betrayal, Murder and Passion

In 1959, the complex case of Commander KM Nanvativ State of Maharashtra had led to the abolishment of the jury system in India. Rebooting the then events, the Akshay Kumar-starrer Rustom takes us back to the story of the naval officer, his philandering wife and her profligate lover, but also fictionalises it by adding a layer of intrigue.Decorated naval officer RustomPavri (Akshay Kumar) returns home to find his wife in the arms of another man. Unable to bear the betrayal, the agitated officer...

Final year five-year integrated BA (criminology) LLB students of GLC Ernakulam can enrol: BCI

Their dreams to become eminent lawyers, which suffered a temporary setback due to confusion regarding the approval of BA Criminology Course, has now been rekindled as the Bar Council of India has now agreed to allow the 80 final year students of Government Law College Ernakulam to be enrolled as Advocates.Earlier, Bar Council of India’s show cause to Mahatma Gandhi University stating that that five-year integrated LLB (honors) with BA in Criminology is not recognised by it, had come as a shocker...

RGNUL : Result declaration of Surana and Surana International Essay Writing Competition, 2016

First Prize: Ravi Pandey and RiibhuGarg, Dr. Ram ManoharLohiyaNationalUniversity, LucknowSecond Prize: Rishi Raj and Mayank Mishra, National Law University, OdishaThird Prize: Suchit Singh and Rawat, Chanakya National Law University, PatnaSpecial Recognition Award: Ravi Apoorva and Vaibhav Sharma, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, PunjabPapers Selected for Publication and Consolation Prize: Harshita Jangid and RoopanshiVirang, Faculty  of Law,BanasthaliVidyapith,Nawai Poonam, Amity Law...

Result of 4th RMLNLU International Legal Essay Competition 2016

Siddhant Sharma from College of Legal Studies, UPES, Dehradun is the winner of the 4thRMLNLU International Legal Essay Competition (RILEC), 2016 Mr. Siddhant Sharma will receive a cash prize of Rs. 15,000 and a Letter of Recommendation.Further SannuthaShettyfrom National Law University, Delhi and VikramChoudharyfrom Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala as the first and second runners’ up respectively. As first runner-up, Sannutha shall receive a cash prize of INR 10,000 along with a...

2nd GNLU Moot on Securities and Investment Law 2016: Register by July 20th

After successfully hosting the inaugural edition of the GNLU Moot on Securities and Investment Law (GNLUMSIL) in 2015, we would like to invite participation for the 2nd edition of GNLUMSIL, 2016. The moot is scheduled to be held from 9th -11th September 2016.The rapid advancements in the Indian capital markets and investments scene, accompanied by the ever-changing legislative framework, call for legal professionals to be equipped with the skills to face new interpretative challenges and also to...

Admission Notification: Sharda School of Law

ABOUT SUAT:In the present era of Globalization, the Education Environment & Admission Procedure has become more dynamic. To cater to the need of the hour, Sharda University, the provider of world-class education since 1996 has announced SUAT (Sharda University Admission Test) to be a single platform Admission Test. Sharda is India’s first Pvt. University to come up with such a comprehensive test at par with leading Universities & National/State Level Entrance tests.The SUAT has different...

BCI says 5 year BA LLB Course in Govt Law College, Ernakulam is not recognized

When they joined the Government Law College, seldom had they imagined anything like this would happen to them like what is happening now. The students of Government Law College Ernakulam, who are pursuing the B.A. LLB integrated Course are now being told that the Course is not recognized by University Grants Commission(UGC), which means that they will not be eligible to get enrolled as Advocates, even if they complete the Course successfully.It is reported that, Bar Council of India has issued a...

Calcutta University law dept students to have new dress code

The University of Calcutta has announced a new dress code for the students of Law Department following the recommendations of the Bar Council of India (BCI).The order of the Bar Council of India imposing a dress code on law students of colleges under Calcutta University has provoked the ire of students of Hazra Law College who say they would continue to oppose such diktats issued by the Council.A notice issued recently by the department directed all the students to wear white and black dress,...

Nirmaan Galgotias Youth Parliament Fourth Edition

Nirmaan Galgotias Youth Parliament organized its fourth edition in February. The youth parliament which is World’s largest youth parliament has its partners in 6 continents, has been an inspiration to over 300 conferences and also has started producing the efficient leaders and social workers via its reach. The two day youth parliament was the academic simulation of Lok Sabha of Indian Parliament where the participants discussed on the agenda of Section 377 and Juvenile Justice Act (famously...

Hidayatullah National Law University: 20% jump in placements from the last year

The Recruitment Co-ordination Committee of Hidayatullah National Law University, shares the placement figures for the Graduating Batch of 2016.These placements happened over the sessions 2015 – 16 and were conducted On Campus, through Video-Conferencing and through the PPO mode.The RCC this year was formed under the aegis of the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Sukhpal Singh and the Registrar Dr. Deepak Kr. Srivastava.The faculty Co-ordinator’s of the RCC were Dr. Y. Papparao, Ms. Balwinder...