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So basically the opposite of the comment became true! Debanjan Mandal’s firm’s future isn’t too bright, following the TMC’s loss, while Som Mandal’s firm could benefit because of his proximity to the BJP.

As for Aquilaw, the firm is finished. I give it till December.

1. He reiterates the belief that this was a wider conspiracy involving the Mamata govt: not a simple case of a perverted criminal randomly raping and murdering a girl

2. He says the investigating CBI Officer called Seema Pahuja is compromised and has concealed the evidence.

3. He says a nurse at RG Kar filmed part of the cover-up operation on her phone but was warned against sharing the footage

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/former-high-court-judge-visits-rg-kar-hospital-demands-probe-against-cbi-io/articleshow/131142504.cms

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dll_I5n-Q60

I know a guy who’s currently with the ▮▮▮ team at ▮▮▮. He did some horrible things to a friend of mine who he was dating. She chose not to pursue anything and instead moved on with her life, but seeing what she went through and the fact that there was no accountability still really bothers me. What also deeply disturbs me is that he committed SA and continues to be part of a large firm, likely working around women who have no idea what kind of person he is. Is there any way to call someone like this out?

Why isn't the new state govt or Governor roping in the CAG to carry both routine and forensic audits of state finances since 2011? I distinctly remember that CAG would repeatedly complain that the Kindness govt was unkindly stonewalling their request for info and access. It was equally surprising that CAG never approached the SC nor did the Central govt truly intervene. Just some scripted fights in the courts over some some specific funds but never really intending to go for the kill.

Wonder why? Blame Kindness for all drama, optics but what explains the kind treatment by Great Leader and his acolytes? Nor any real action by the raging Reds?

Explosive interview of Justice (Rtd) Abhijit Ganguly, BJP MP (LS) beamed across Bengali TV channels today. He bluntly questioned the role of CBI officer Seema Pahuja and demanded that she should be hauled up. He even undertook a tour of RG Kar to show how certain leads were never explored by CBI not did they explain ever why these leads were dropped.

Pahuja recently got promoted by CBI, which was castigated by parents of the victim of RG Kar case. Interestingly, the BJP panelists were deeply inconvenienced by this expose. TMC ofc kept repeating that they did a good job which was buttressed by CBI.

Pahuja is from Chandigarh and worked closely with a senior IPS from JHK cadre whose dad was a senior IPS from JHK and husband is a senior IAS officer in JHK. Interestingly, this Addl Dir of CBI (Sampat Meena) had previously "solved" Unnao and Hathras cases and Pahuja was her junior then. Sampat is from IPS 1994 and so is Vineet Goyal, who was the CP of Kolkata Police when RG Kar took place. Goyal has recently been suspended by the new WB govt along with two other IPS officers.

I get a feeling that Justice Ganguly is getting inconvenient for BJP and will likely get more isolated and eventually shunted by the next elections.

The role of CBI in RG Kar is deeply suspicious. It is not required to obstinately disagree with city police investigation. But CBI stonewalled at least 38 lines of pursuit that were brought before the Cal HC attention recently. CBI didn't even evade, dodge. Just simply kept silent. Apparently some CBI investigator even received a medal for doing "commendable" work in this case!

Why isn't the Double Engine reviewing the role of CBI officers, their call records etc? Also what explains the intense interest of DYC Court to swoop in and after killing time, return the matter to Cal HC when the main case was literally buried for good? Did CJ TVS pay the price for taking the right but inconvenient call on this case?

Gimmick. When Anubrata Mondal was arrested etc and entire network of illegal toll booths involving local bodies was uncovered by TV9 Bangla. But the new state govt merely issued instructions to shut them down. What about penal action and recoveries? Why isn't the state vigilance going after the complicit govt officials? What happened to the illegal rice mills and tax evasions by Anubrata? If AB can invite FIR for making threatening speeches, then what about Anubrata and his abuse of local police and open trumped up narcotics cases? Why aren't narcotic cases getting reviewed by this govt and action taken against those govt officials who pursued malicious prosecution? What about pursuing the trail to political actors who strung up those cases?

If the govt were truly serious then just these 3 IPS officers wouldn't have been suspended. So many health, forensic, municipal etc officials were involved. CBI was clearly complicit in hushing up the RG Kar case. Why this token, piecemeal (non) action?

I interned in April 2026. I got the internship by applying through their email. I then had an interview after which I was selected. My experience was very good. I interned under the disputes team. There were only 3 interns so there was lots of work. While we had to stay late (Sometimes till 9 pm), I didn't mind it as i liked the work. They treat interns nicely and they expect performance from you as well. There was a stipend of Rs. 10,000. There is gen corp, disputes, real estate and a small IPR team as well.

You are allotted 3 mentors. 2 from the team you are allotted and one from the other team. (for me it was 2 disputes mentor and one corp mentor) There are also two presentations, one for corp and one for disputes. This is mandatory for all interns. The presentation is not very serious, but it is nevertheless important.

I interned at JSA WTC office, New delhi, i got the internship through refrence. I am from GGSIPU. I was in the disputes team under Divyam sir. The internship experiance was not good. Too many interns, no real scope of hiring. There wasn't much work. They give home-made lunch for free. There was also Rs. 6000 stipened. it was hybrid for everyone as there were too many interns. The work was very less and the interns sat seperately so whole experiance felt disconnected. The associates were fine but there was really no connection with them. This was my experiance, however it may be different in a different month with less interns. My biggest complaint was the lack of work. Also they dont hire freshers for disputes team, notwithstanding some exceptions, so that was a bit demotivating for me aswell.

I myself get demotivated seeing post like these when i have internship at that very firm but it is what it is.

Negligible Arbitration, IBC, no commercial litigation, either at HC or SC.

Matters are usually assigned from other teams internally (mostly matters where everything is done) or outstation teams. Primarily servicing a large IT client. In essence, more of advisory work and less of hardcore litigation.

A lot of people in NLUs are there on loans, and a lot come from middle class families. You don't have to worry about interning only in Bombay, I personally have never been to the city, and I still had a good outcome from college. If you maintain a good rank, you will also be able to cover a certain amount of your expenses for internships as most tier 1 firms pay 10-15k for internships

If you can put in your best, the roi is genuinely unbeatable. Moreover at least the top three NLUs have good funding for moots, adrs etc, so it would also further open up your opportunities both across the globe. Do your work diligently, and the opportunities available to you will be unparalleled. Always remember you have earned your place there just as much as anyone else, and anyone who cares about your financial background this much is probably struggling with something of their own

Don't drop out dude, there are scholarships for these things, you can reach out to people for paid internships as well as early as second year, people don't hesitate to support T1 NLU kids as much as they would for other colleges. The loan, though sounds liek a burden rn but will change your trajectory faster than anything else would if you're going to a T1 NLU. It's worth it.

Let's face it:

- Knowing English + French/Spanish/German + Chinese/Japanese/Korean/Arabic gives better employment prospects than knowing English + Hindi + Tamil/Telugu/Bengali etc.

- People should only be able to speak a smattering of Hindi or Tamil or whatever: not read or write it. And just a basic vocabulary of 100 words: enough to speak with servants, drivers and delivery boys. Because we are in an era when everyone speaks with each other in English.

https://www.ndtv.com/education/cbse-makes-three-languages-mandatory-for-class-9-and-10-from-july-01-11503874

wow, what a journey you've had! Your hard work paid off. Congratulations...Getting into a decent law firm also is a task today... Any pointers? How did that work for you? I'm a first generation advocate too, with 2.5 years of PQE in civil and commercial litigation + commercial infrastructure arbitration. I am looking to switch now because current workplace both personally and professionally is toxic, absolute worst! Working for a dumb and lazy senior is disappointing! Would love to connect to discuss a few things...

A second year here from one of the T1(s) mentioned by OP. Currently I have batch rank of top 5 and some good publications + 2 moots.
Have done 1 NGO internship, 1 internship in a botique lawfirm and 1 under CGSC at Delhi High court.
What else should I do to increase my chances ?

This ^ there are plenty of non-nlu people in tier-1 firms and at the top of the profession in general. Your hard work and character will outshine any college in the world. Focus on giving your best in college and make sure you develop good communication skills and have a good command over the language, these things go a loooooong way (and don’t forget to have some fun along the way - you’re young!). You haven’t been defeated yet, this is chapter 1!

You are not a failure, you managed to get into an NLU a T2 one at that, this achievement in itself puts you in the top percentile of legal aspirants in this country. Be kinder to yourself. The resilience you’re showing right now is admirable and an achievement in itself, please please give yourself some credit.

A job doesn’t define your worth as a human being. You’re young, give yourself time to figure things out.

Life is not a sprint, it’s a marathon. As long as you’re on your feet, things can always turn around, as long as you’re alive and kicking your world can always change for the better. There are things only you can give to yourself - one such thing is the realisation that you have time, you still haven’t graduated and even if you had graduated - in this tough market there’s no shame in not landing a job immediately.

Just keep going, you don’t have to win everyday - you only have to win once, and the next day could be the one where you find what you’re looking for. I’m so sorry you’re having to go through this but it does get better.

Please do consider the advice shared in the other comments regarding changing therapists and including some exercise - as a fellow survivor of poor mental health, these things do really help. Also if you haven’t already, try to broaden your criteria for the jobs you’re looking at - if you’re limiting your search to tier-1s or a specific practice for example then do consider other firms and practices - experience is so valuable in our profession and it’s much easier to switch jobs or practices once you have a job in hand.

Please take care of yourself, your life is more precious than anything else. I would love to see an update from you here down the line when you land a job so that we have the opportunity to applaud yet another achievement of yours. Rooting for you buddy, good luck and I’m sure it will all work out.

I don't want to give you wishy-woshy feel good advice here but all I'll say is this - get to work on something, anything - even if it means working for ₹10,000 a month at a local advocate's chambers. Make do with whatever best you can at the moment. At the same time, prepare for something bigger - maybe the CAT exam. I promise you, the day you stop expecting that something will magically change for the good is the day you actually start on your journey to a better life.

All these things you mentioned are true, real factors. What I'll say is this (as a NLU graduate) - you're packed with a few hundred people sometimes in places far off from cities, away from your family and reduced to living in a bubble. Things become mundane and that is why you also see so many of these students getting into substance abuse. To keep your sanity, you must have some purpose. It doesn't necessarily have to mean becoming a corporate lawyer at a Tier 1 firm. I know of a batchmate who is a successful musician now and who also does run his own practise. It's important that you intentionally try a few new things whenever possible, and have people you can talk to, even if it's just one friend or a girlfriend/boyfriend.

To pass the AIBE you really just need to know how to read the truck load of bare acts which you will take into the exam hall with you. If you know how to navigate a statute using the list of sections present in the beginning, then you are well placed to pass the exam. Of course, try to skim through your law school notes for each subject at least once since questions regarding landmark cases are also asked in the AIBE. It is a very easy exam so you really don't need to worry. The probability of you missing the exam due to oversleeping is higher than the probability of you actually failing the exam after attempting it.

I have my independent practice, which stands on the strength of the clientele I won through my advocacy and success in negotiations and courts of law. In my over 15 years of practice, I have consistently applied for every meaningful government and PSU panel, only to be told outright to come with a reference letter from no less than a minister or senior law officer, or to try again after gaining “more experience.”

While all this is happening, there are sons and daughters of judges, bureaucrats and ministers running multi-crore law practices sustained almost entirely by Union of India and PSU panel work. WTF, Tushar! Isn't the BJP better than the UPA1/2 in matters like this?

Despite my practice, I still have the time and — dare I say — the experience to do good work with State panel and PSU matters. But alas, in comparative terms, one could argue that I am “unemployed.” It is only natural that anyone in this position and under these circumstances would feel rubbed the wrong way when he or she is equated with a cockroach by those call the shots.

An eminent jurist, whom I will not name for obvious reasons, recently described lawyers in my situation — especially those who also do RTI/activism work (I don’t) — as “cockroaches.”

Earlier, I had my doubts, but now I am convinced that pursuing a career in litigation was a stupid call on my part all along. I say this because, in this country, there are judges who not only test your case on merits, but also on your pedigree and parentage. I would not, for any client’s sake, want to appear, even with a good case, before a judge who thinks I am a cockroach!

Rhetorical question: could this, even partly, explain why certain senior advocates charge tens of lakhs of rupees for hearings that may not even last two minutes? Has the standard of judges occupying high positions been deliberately kept such as to preserve an uneven playing field?

Asking this here because too shy to ask anyone at my firm - currently 29 and an SA at a T1 and planning to have a kid. None of my peers have kids, heck most aren't even married

As a woman lawyer (disputes), how do women manage pregnancies and firm dynamics? Are firms giving maternity leave benefits (I have no clue and have never enquired)

If you get pregnant as an SA, does it affect your promotion chances to PA? are you set back by one year regarding promotions?

How is it to join back? Do people treat you differently?

Any guidance would be helpful

NFSU - A strategic institution for India

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/nfsu-strategic-institution-for-indias-forensic-ecosystem-union-home-secretary/articleshow/131127068.cms

Agreed - time to wise up. Your UK university may not even exist in the near future, rendering any earlier degree completely useless. Imagine having a degree from a university that doesn't exist.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/sep/10/kent-and-greenwich-universities-to-merge-in-attempt-to-improve-financial-viability

Good points. In UK, this is not the first one. Earlier Kent and Greenwich also announced a merger citing financial difficulties.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/sep/10/kent-and-greenwich-universities-to-merge-in-attempt-to-improve-financial-viability

If humanities are losing their lustre (or have already lost it), then what happens to humanities-heavy NLUs in India?