Going back to my previous comments - I agree that the CCI's suo moto mandate is not unprecedented. I'm just fundamentally against a setup which combines investigative and adjudicative powers with the same authority. I'm well aware of the CCPA, SEBI and other such frameworks. My skepticism applies to them equally. I referred to your summary procedure point because it came in response to my fairness arguments, to which my counter is that summary procedures do not compromise on these principles.

Secondly (and maybe I should've brought this up earlier), how is a suo moto mechanism helping with speed anyways? We've discussed extensively on the need for a faster mechanism without even establishing a causal link between the two.

Third - if we are concerned about institutional capture (I echo this concern), won't forcing the CCI to expand its wings further worsen things? My fear is that active suo moto enforcement could further embolden and institutionalise CCI's role in battling for these select few without even waiting for a formality complaint (as they did in cases like Amazon which surprise surprise eventually got reversed).

Fourth - The Meta decision actually reinforced my views against this dual setup. One casual look at the CCI order - the clear logical fallacies, lack of any independent analysis etc. would show the CCI just wanted to rubber stamp its pre-determined infringement mindset without even doing the most basic of work. This is probably why the first rule of natural justice requires no party to be a judge in their own cause. This becomes especially important for an authority which is expected to regulate its own procedure while adhering to natural justice, while being run by politically appointed members who are easy to replace, none of whom have judicial experience.

On state enforcement - I understand your point. However, I don't believe this has a correlation with the merits or demerits of a suo moto mandate. My criticisms would persist even if the Advocate Generals for Maharashtra or Karnataka decide to pursue active antitrust enforcement. Going back to my argument above, if an institution is indeed captured, how is vesting it with further discretionary powers an effective remedy?

Lastly, I completely agree with you on the CCI's abysmal state. And maybe I should clarify, I don't blame suo moto powers for where we are today. The reasons, like you mentioned. are largely the patchy fundamental structure, the lack of adherence to explicit constitutional directions and a perennial lack of funding over the years. I think we just disagree on our underlying fundamental principles. Best to just agree to disagree.

PS: Glad to have had a respectful engaging debate on this platform for a change!

Lemme tell you how, I woke up at 6 am everyday, 6 days a week, went to college attended 3 lectures a day sometimes if lucky 2 spent time till 10 in college and then had to reach office by 10;45-11, spent another 12 hours in office to return home by 12 and repeat the same cycle, I did this for 7 months in my 4th year and spent a year at trilegal in my 5th to get my PPO, go ahead I'd love to see you cry about having to sit in campus all day and still not being compotent enough to use your advantage of being at an NLU compared to a no name law school and not being able to get a job.

The HR will have a list of interns and she will go one by one and ask for your preference. If your name is on top then u will get your preferred practice area. However, if your name is at the bottom then practice areas like B&F, Tax and projects would be left.

Also, the HR does not understand M&A/PE/VC. She only understands Gen Corp and gen corp includes labour and employment, TMT, Real Estate and all other allied practice areas. So practice area in SAM is mostly on luck.

Hi,

I have secured an internship with SAM Delhi. I had applied for the M&A, PE/VC and GC areas. However, my acceptance letter did not specify which practice area/team I'll be working with. Upon inquiry, I was told that I will be allotted the practice area based on my preference on my date of joining – although I am a bit sceptical of this. Anyone who has interned recently, have you had a similar experience? Were you allotted a team in your preferred area at the end?

Hi everyone! I am an LLM graduate and a newly enrolled Advocate, currently seeking an opportunity to work as a Junior Advocate with a litigation practice at the Bombay High Court, particularly with advocates practising before the Bombay High Court.

I’m specifically looking for a senior who is willing to teach, involve me in matters, and give me genuine exposure to drafting, court appearances and arguments. I’m not looking for a role where I only assist with research or paperwork I want to learn litigation from the ground up, take responsibility, and eventually be entrusted with handling matters independently.

If you know of any good advocates or chambers in Mumbai who are known for mentoring juniors and providing meaningful courtroom exposure, I would be extremely grateful for any leads or recommendations.

Thank you!

Typical. Hire an outsider to do what you cant do yourself which is simply listen. Listen to the pain points of your people. Listen with an open ear and an open mind. Listen without pre-judging. Act after listening. Dont file things away. Be more approachable. Be more humane. Be more pragmatic and realistic. All gotta do is listen and not to the ear whisperers.

1. Ravindra Bandhakavi
2. Shaneen Parikh
3. Kapil Arora
4. Ajay Sawhney
5. Abhilash Pillai
6. Faraz Alam Sagar
7. Aditi Misra
8. Bhupendra Verma
9. Rachika Sahay
10. Garima Shahani
11. Amarta Roy
12. Poornima Singh
13. Srabanee Ghosh
14. Anchal Dhir
15. Shubham Rastogi
16. Omar Ahmad
17. Gauhar Mirza
18. Reuben Chacko
19. Bengaluru Senior Corporate Partner
20. Mumbai Senior Capital Markets Partner

From what is reported.

PartnerPracticeNew firmExit reportedAshwin SapraPharmaTrilegalJan. 2026Kapil AroraDisputesAZB & Partners Apr. 2026Ajay SawhneyDisputesAZB & Partners Apr. 2026Aditi MisraProjects / InfrastructureAZB & PartnersApr. 2026Bhupendra VermaProjects / InfrastructureAZB & PartnersApr. 2026Rachika SahayEnergy / InfrastructureAZB & PartnersApr. 2026Anchal DhirCorporate / M&A / PEAnagram PartnersApr. 2026Shubham RastogiCorporate / M&A / PEAnagram PartnersApr. 2026Faraz Alam SagarDisputes / White CollarCMS INDUSLAWApr. 2026Shaneen ParikhInternational ArbitrationSAMAug. 2026Abhilash PillaiReal EstateTrilegal May 2026Ravindra BandhakaviM&A / PEResigned; reportedly in talks with SAMJul. 2026Amarta RoyCorporate / PEResigned; reportedly in talks with SAMJul. 2026Poornima SinghPE / InvestmentsResigned; reportedly in talks with SAMJul. 2026Srabanee GhoshPE / InvestmentsResigned; reportedly in talks with SAMJul. 2026

Started my career as an advocate back in 2019, but jumped over to the corporate side in 2023. I honestly thought it would be a much more comfortable life and better money.

The reality couldn't be further from that. It’s just endless "fake urgency," zero work satisfaction, the savings aren't actually what I expected, and there's honestly very little respect in the field. Most in-house counsel are basically just email pushers and contract redliners for most of their careers until reaching a senior post, and hitting the pay celing is a reality. Unless you happen to be in a super exciting industry, the standard 9-to-5 is just endless same format agreements, office politics or clearing other advocate's bills.

Looking at how the litigation market is shifting right now, with all the new regulations, AI, and data practices coming into play, I really feel like it's time to start something of my own, grind out 1-2 years of honest work, and finally build a practice of my own.

I just want to know if anyone here has made the jump back from corporate to litigation? What was your experience like, and how rough was the transition? Would love to hear your thoughts.

While NALSAR students have rightly opposed CJI Surya Kant from being invited, NLU Jodhpur is all set to welcome him in the Second VC Conclave (read absolute wastage of Univeristy resources for a fun holiday for all NLU VCs). Astonishing that NLUJ student community has nothing to say about this.

Rahul Hemrajani was one of the best professors we had at TNNLU—really knowledgeable, passionate sharp, and friendly, and his political science classes were amazing. He is an ex-LKS Tax lawyer. I would say he's slightly stingy with marks. There's no favoritism and all, but he tends to give lower marks in general.

It is the fear of lack of prosperity. There is an unemployment problem. NEET is only a proximate cause. For example, I paid income tax on my first job as a lecturer. Today, that same job pays about Rs65,000 a month, which is not eligible to pay income tax. Which means that the available incomes to people who enter the job market are not sufficient for them to be prosperous. And I define prosperity as earning enough to at least pay income tax. And it means that anybody earning less than Rs 1 lakh a month, and therefore not eligible to pay income tax, have no discretionary income. They are not prosperous and they have no pathway to prosperity.

India is a reasonably high-growth economy that is not high-employment. Which means that the growth that is happening is not inclusive. Most people are not participating in growth and therefore they are not producing it.

Read more at: https://www.theweek.in/magazine/theweek/specials/2026/08/08/it-is-a-prosperity-crisis-jobs-only-a-manifestation-rathin-roy.html

Gave three rounds of interviews for the position, then got ghosted. Apparently, they shut down their office in Pune, put a hiring freeze in place, and made everyone go on permanent WFH.

PQE 1 folks took the interview; it wasn't very structured, and honestly, the way they conducted the interviews left a bad taste in my mouth.

That alone is not enough to make them good teachers. Good scholars, perhaps. At least the PhD. Foreign LLM these days means almost nothing. Most of the teachers who have shaped the entire generation of law students graduating till 2010 have been products of Indian universities. That did not prevent many of them from being excellent teachers and some, good scholars too.

RGNUL. Strong alumni base in litigation and tier-1 firms of Delhi. Plenty at partnership level are from RGNUL. Strong performance in judiciary so plenty of sitting judicial officers are judges. It doesn’t harm to know judges from when you were in college. AIR-98 from UPSC was from RGNUL in 2025. Post the implementation of three year rule, plenty will pivot to UPSC prep and the results are expected to get better. The university allows time, resources and infra to study properly. Living there feels like living in a resort. Even practising advocates from RGNUL have solid conceptual understanding. It is correct that the previous VC believed that NLUs must produce judges, professors, legendary lawyers and upsc toppers instead of corporate slaves. I agree with him.

The point to be noted is that he/they went with a business school (a national institution), not any NLU (a state university). Rightly so.

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cyril-shroff-iima-gc-academy-to-focus-on-leadership-beyond-law-paridhi-adani-11890964

(I graduated with a UK LLM a while back.)

I don't know of such people for a reason: because they aren't any good. If you don't have the substance and you don't know how to articulate it, and if you don't have common sense, nobody can help you. They can only mislead you. I didn't bother with anything like this, and yet got quite a good outcome.

Hi everyone! I am final year student at a non NLU (not a very renowned college, we have no placements through campus). I don't really have a very strong CV, my internships have been at small places in IPR, Corporate and In-House roles.

I do have an interest in TMT, particularly in Media Laws. However, most of my peers who are doing very well have been striving towards a career in General Corporate or Dispute Resolution. Is pursuing my interest in TMT particularly in Media even worth it? I am afraid since it's not really a vast field, the opportunities are way less, particularly for someone not from a good college. I don't want to invest my final year in something which has no scope for me in the future.

Please suggest if pursuing IPR in small firms would be a better option instead.

Touched a nerve, have I, member of BJP IT Team!? Well, as somebody who should be a mate of yours in Britain, the Israel supporter Davis Lewin (of the Henry Jackson Society), might have said (based on his sarcasm at the Cambridge Union when addressing his opponents whom he viewed as anti-Jewish), "Well isn't it a pleasure to meet you!?".

I may not know a lot about Indian politics, but what I do know is that this guy is a darling of the right wing and called young people in India struggling for jobs and a basic standard of living a name I will never use. He also dismissed accusations of police brutality without any form of due process. That's all that any person needs to know. Plus, he got some thugs-turned-gentlemen that work at our high commission here and have therefore adopted a veneer of respectability to bully the event organisers at my uni into pre-selecting (in advance) only certain students to answer questions after his speech, rather than ensuring that a democratic, random selection of students who raised their hands was done. Even if I don't know a shit load about Indian politics, I know enough Orwell to remember what he says about keeping on the right side of the party line.

Also, when did I say that it's an offence for people I don't like to "exist in the world"? Idiot rich kid I may be (I dispute that characterisation by the way), but I at least understand basic English. Please learn to read. Go back to your school, do pranam to your teachers, ask for forgiveness for wasting their time and admit to them that you weren't paying attention when they were teaching basic reading, then ask them to please repeat the lessons for you. Existing in the world doesn't mean being legitimised and lorded by educational institutions. It literally means what it says on the tin: going about your life freely, expressing your views without fear of state reprisal, associating with whom you will, etc. If he comes along and speaks at some student event at the uni, it's their problem. They want to listen to bad ideas, I don't care. But this is the institution giving him a stamp of approval by calling him to their graduation ceremony. Totally different. Also, when did I say I liked any other CJI at all? You're doing a remarkable level of extrapolation. Sign of a TLC education in India? Reliable sources indicate NLU graduates wouldn't make such breathtaking logical mistakes. If he has the right to his free speech, then so do I and all the NALSAR students protesting against him.

Please prove, with facts, citations, statistics and evidence, what this guy has done to further the rule of law in India and I'll consider taking back what I said.

Seriously? These students wont even pick their garbage in class and now showing tantrums here. Who cares who gives you a degree elitist groups? You shame people from non-nlus and then act big by not eating half a meal and protesting for elite things.

Give us a break! First stop bunking classes; cheating in exams; fighting with teachers for reducing syllabus (lol); plagiarising projects; AI written projects; begging for marks to pass; insulting non-nlus; using contacts for internships where your contacts trump meritorius students (uncle syndrome learnt); asking for lineint marking; failing because of substance abuse; getting debarred..... anything but not reading and studying. Meh!

Greetings,

Looking to intern with and possibly get hired into teams that specialise in PE/VC. I want to make sure that I'm able to maximise this opportunity to learn the most I can from the best teams/partners out there.

Please help a fellow transactions enthusiast out and drop the names of Firms / Partners / Counsels / PAs who are best at what they do – Both Tier 1 and Boutiques with Tier 1 work.

Thank You!

They do. BLC follows a rigirous hiring structure. Post your assessment or during your assessment, you will undergo three rounds of interviews. First and Second rounds are usually the difficult ones, with the third one being taken by the Partner who is going to recruit you (that will mostly be to see if you are a good cultural fit or not). It is a difficult and long process but a rather rewarding one. All the best!

What happened inside is fiercely contested. She said he assaulted her, on both nights. He said it was drunken banter that went nowhere. From those two minutes, and those two storeys, have flowed thirteen years of litigation, two irreconcilable stories, and now two irreconcilable judgments.

…

If the central physical claim of a witness is disproved by the physics of the scene, a court that still convicts on her sole word owes us a demonstration, not an assertion, of why the contradiction does not matter. …

Two minutes in a lift. Two storeys of a hotel. Two stories, hers and his, each told with conviction, each carrying a life within it. One court found the first story unproved. Another found it proved beyond reasonable doubt, on the same record. That divergence is not an embarrassment to the system. It is the reason the system builds in a final, full appeal. Let that appeal be heard. Let the analysis be dispassionate. And until then, let the rest of us have the humility to say the three hardest words in public life: we don’t know.

https://x.com/sanjayuvacha/status/2087046071612801217