Every disaster (Natural or otherwise) brings in its wake untold miseries to the affected victims and arouses anger and anguish against the establishment. It sends us in a deep contemplative mood to probe what went wrong, how & why? This public resentment & outcry then wakes up the governme...
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The UnCivil Service…..a legacy of the people who loved tea “with a spot of milk” The Indian Uncivil Service…is a career option seen by many law students as the ultimate goal and clearing this exam is considered to be nothing but the pinnacle of success…..the acme of achievement…by many I just wish t...
This post is about the fees that some NLUs charge. This table contains the amount of fees that the respective college is going to charge for this year’s batch. Last retrieved on 18th June 2010 from the respective college’s website. Sr. No. Name of University Fees (Rs) General 1 NLSIU- Banglore 1,69,...
THIS IS PURELY BASED UPON MY IMAGINATION. NOT TO BE TAKEN ON A SERIOUS NOTE… ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF CHOOSING LAW AS A PROFESSION 1) You get the hot seat in making any decision whether in a court room or with the vegetable vendor. 2) You get the right to slam your siblings (youngsters in general) abou...
Note: - I admit to only a passing acquaintance with serious literature, political theory, Indian history and philosophy and I welcome constructive criticism and comment. All conclusions drawn are as a result of my own conjecture, and I could be wrong. Lata Mangeshkar confidently whines the national ...
[ I have used names of well known character because I felt like it. I mean no offence to any of the characters or their fans.] (A group of friends are sitting in a typical law school hostel.) Characters involved are: Calvin - Of Calvin and Hobbes fame Green Lantern - The guy with the ring Gohan - Ka...
We’re fast approaching the 2nd of July : the date of the Naz Foundation judgment. You know the one, the one with the operative paragraph that went something like this : We declare that Section 377 IPC, insofar it criminalises consensual sexual acts of adults in private, is violative of Articles 21, ...
So you thought you were rid of the high school hierarchy when you came to college? Think again! Whoever said law school was hell, forgot to mention its demons. Looks like those just followed you straight from high school! The Law School equivalent of the jock is undoubtedly the Moot Society member. ...
Everyone dreams. In India, it’s preferable if a student dreams to get into IIT or study medicine. Those who dream of studying law form a part of the distinct minority. As someone who has had the luck (or the lack of it) to have performed well in science, even thinking about switching streams was an ...
The CLAT route… The aspirant lawyer is in class 11 when he decides Engineering and Med school are things of the past….they do not attract him and his acumen beckons him to explore a new vista all together….a line of work that throws him a plethora of never before traversed roads….. He googles “law”…...
Note: This is a very rambly account of my very first impressions interning at a large law firm. It is amateurish, shortsighted and somewhat one-sided, but I post it anyway because I know many of my friends and classmates experience the same first impressions and face the same difficult career choice...
At a time when Indian Judiciary is suffused of all round criticism for long pendency of cases and tardy and dilatory justice delivery system, it is indeed relieving to learn that at long last a solemn beginning has been made by the Apex Court in this regard by coming to the brass tacks in a realisti...
Health, education, law & order are some of the defining features of the status of a society. But existence of a dynamic, realistic, truly responsive Justice delivery system is the hallmark of any civilized society that distinguishes it from other conglomerates of human groups. A great emphasis ...
Hello. Made it ? Decided to Come ? Right. Welcome. Or Not. Newbie, THIS is why you should RUN for your life in the other direction : 1) Heard about places in the middle of nowhere ? Well, get to the middle of nowhere, then take a left, and go down a 2.8 km stretch. That’s Nalsar. We’re 25 DAMN KM fr...
Right, said Salmond, is any interest, respect for which is a duty, and the disregard of which is a wrong. Disregard means neglect or indifference and does not require an actual violation. Seen in this sense many of our rights have been wronged. If the state declares certain rights but does little to...
It’s that time of the year again. Different queer collectives across the country are gathering round to discuss pride events. There are talks of pride this year commemorating the anniversary of the Naz Foundation judgment - the 2nd of July. Others would like it shifted to the less punIshing winter m...
8 things you should think about: 1. Under the Prevention of Torture Bill, 2010 the central or state government needs to give sanction for a court to take cognizance of an offence committed by a public servant. From what I see, state sponsored torture will seldom be prosecuted because the respective ...
It is indeed heartening to learn that despite on unprecedented gloomy specter of worldwide recession, Indian economy has niched a formidable place among world economics. While the public sector may pride itself in providing basic infrastructure or impetus accruing out of governmental politics, the m...
I’m not telling a new story out here but something that hit me hard when I heard it. A lawyer at one of our local courts had a decent practice. He wasn’t one to wear a tie and work in a corporate office but had a small place where “small-fry” clients visited him for their anticipatory bails and crim...
“God alone can take life because He alone gives it…An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” - Mahatma Gandhi “I do not believe any civilized society should be at the service of death. I don’t think it’s human to become an agent of the Angel of Death.” - Elie Wiesel Capital punishment or the d...