Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad of Ashoka University has been arrested for, what his arguing counsel described, as a patriotic post. In this post, Professor Mahmudabad, among other things he says -

“………I am very happy to see so many right wing commentators applauding Colonel Sophia Qureishi but perhaps they could also equally loudly demand that the victims of mob lynchings, arbitrary bulldozing and others who are victims of the BJP's hate mongering be protected as Indian citizens.

The optics of two women soldiers presenting their findings is importantly but optics must translate to reality on the ground otherwise it's just hypocrisy.

When a prominent Muslim politicians said

"Pakistan Murdabad" and was trolled by Pakistanis for doing so- Indian right wing commentators defended him by saying "he is our mulla." Of course this is funny but it also points to just how deep communalism has managed to infect the indian body politic.

For me the press conference was just a fleeting glimpse- an illusion and allusion perhaps- to an India that defied the logic on which Pakistan was built. As I said, the grassroots reality that common Muslims face is different from what the government tried to show but at the same time the press conference shows that an India, united it its diversity, is not completely dead as an idea…..”

Let’s discuss this, and the common sense and legal arguments and propositions that come in Professor Sahab’s favour at the Hon’be Supreme Court.

I would argue that there's not a lot that can really act as a distinction for one to pick and choose between law students. If anything, at the very least ADR helps one in building one's negotiating vocabulary. It also builds connections so one should give it a try for sure. Agree completely about moots though!

I think that this perspective has a lot going for it. In fact, I'd go so far as to say it's about 95% (or more) right.

At the same time, such activities can help with skill-building and honing of important skills required to be a commercial lawyer, such as teamwork, presentation, coming up with creative solutions and working under pressure. True, ADR and moots are not the only (or even the best) way to build those skills, but they are one way to do that. Therefore, I'd change your headline to 'ADR and moots are not the most useful things aspiring corporate lawyers can be doing, but they aren't entirely useless either'.

I am interested to know this. Did Sudhir outline or ever go into specifics regarding what exactly he hates about CLAT? His mate from Oxford, Shamnad Basheer, once made fun of it in a public lecture he gave which I attended. But he, too, did not go into specifics.

Clarification: The question is not meant to convey that CLAT is a good exam. There is a lot to hate about CLAT (it's just a low quality exam), I am just curious to know what particular thing(s) about it one of India's foremost academic lawyers wouldn't like.

Hello everyone ,

I got a rank in early 200s which will comfortably give me both NUJS and NLU J- I am confused since NUJS has a legacy of being in top3 (I am very attached to that tag) but currently NLUJ is making great strides. I want to make an informed decision being cognisant of the fact that I will graduate in 2030.

What are the immediate non law firm career prospects from someone who studies and LLM with a focus on PIL? Asking particularly with respect to the USA and Singapore. Are there graduate research positions or long term fellowships that unis in these places offer to fresh grads, before they get to their PhD years? How long does it take until you can join as an associate professor at unis in these countries?

I need some real, structured advice on how to go through this, and I'd be grateful for any help/advice. Thanks in advance!

Regards,

A completely clueless law student who really wants to be in this space

yuck. all those names suck. strawberry fields is a classic song. If all you see when you listen to the beatles is four white guys- and that for some reason brings you shame. Please stop talking to other people about music and go find your soul wherever you left it. the beatles did more to combat racism than your woke ass ever did. they desegregated places in america that would have never been desegregated.

no. there was more friction and more shame. there was one guy on your batch who was creepy who had a huge porn collection. The rest of the men might have pretended to be into that- but they actually werent.

You realise this when youre a young woman dating an older man- they tend to treat you more gently, they actually care about how youre feeling and what youre going through. they actually see you. younger men dont even really want you- they just want a warm body to project their porn fantasies on. its sad.

From what I heard older generations didnt have fast internet, but they got porn on discs and USB drives. So why is Gen Z singled out?

Paywalled: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/opinion/pornography-harm-society.html

Non-paywalled: https://dnyuz.com/2025/05/19/the-enduring-fantasy-of-porns-harmlessness/

You'll be fine. Keep learning and stand your ground and self respect even when you are pushed around by the people you are apprehensive about. Don't fall into the lifestyle inflation trap, look after your health, have solid savings and a good bond with family and friends. Good people do make it, and we need more middle class kids like us up there. All the best!

CJI sent Justice Bela Trivedi and Justice Aravind Kumar for GNLU 2024 convocation. Similarly Justice Dipankar Datta, Justice Joymalya Bagchi can come to NUJS for convocation. It should be one batch at a time. All 5 convocations should be done in 6 months in tenure of Justice Gavai

Yes 1000% and anyone who says no has never met a serious JEE aspirant in their life (or is completely delusional). At the end of the day CLAT is a basic exam that doesn't require in depth knowledge of anything. Compared to JEE which is vast and has tons of technical concepts with rigorous testing. Matter of fact, many students who do well in CLAT and reach top 5 NLUs are folks who failed to clear engineering exams.

I am not deriding CLAT aspirants or toppers; they are great students and brilliant individuals. That being said, when it comes to clearing an exam, JEE aspirants will blow them out of the water and it won't be a close race.

As one of the youngest in my Nalsar class, I thought I was winning some kind of race but the emotional immaturity is a disadvantage and everyone loses those years at some point in their career - illness, career switches, time off for family, something comes up for each person. Just focus on your present and remember it'll all even out between everyone in the next 20 years and this won't matter at all.

The premise of the question is partially false. It assumes that there is some logical, foolproof way - like exam technique in certain academic contexts - to make friends. It fails to account for the inherent (1) unpredictability of environments (when you start at university or at a workplace, are you lucky enough to land up among friendly coursemates/colleagues? is the environment you are at conducive to friendships, social and intellectual growth - for example, does your university have good mooting and competition participation culture, or are your workplace leadership people good? if the environment has a reputation for being friendly, why might or might it not change? even if the environment is largely friendly, what if you land up being taught or managed by somebody who is toxic or with toxic colleagues?); (2) the subjectivity and changing nature of the human condition and individual human beings; (3) limitations imposed by your own circumstances (for example, have you chosen to leave your home city when it comes time to start university); and (4) the possibilities of stuff that is beyond your control happening (think of the COVID pandemic). Sure, some techniques - putting yourself out there a bit more, using the techniques of a good conversationalist to draw people out (going from smalltalk about the weather to more intense topics), forming friendships based on hobbies (joining running groups, for example), deciding whether you are the type who would prefer to know ten friends well or 150 friends superficially - work better than others, but none are perfect, and none are likely to work in all circumstances. To add to the complexity, if you have a minority protected characteristic (particularly disability), some of the standard techniques may not apply to you, or you may need to either (i) work harder at some techniques than your nondisabled counterparts; and/or (ii) navigate some unique social challenges to even get onto the playing field (e.g., if you are starting university, getting your parents to take the foot off the accelerator when you move into university accommodation and doing things more independently). However, again, you might have this protected characteristic and get everything right, yet you don't end up making friends. So reflect on that assumption and rethink the wording, you might be able to come up with a better question.

So hii! I've got a rank of 51x in the General Category. Now here's the thing.

1. Not sure if I'll land up at either GNLU/NLIU.

2. Best T2 for me would be HNLU

3. I'm planning to prepare again.

4. I'm also considering NUJS B.Sc. LL.B. but I'm not sure if I can do that for 5 years as I don't have a science background.

Now!

Hnlu is hectic, NUJS is not. Kolkata is better to prepare again as it being in the city, but if things don't work out well I would be left with a course which I'm not 100% confident about.

If things go south, according to me, I'll be in a better position at HNLU. However HNLU wouldn't give me much room to prepare again.

What should I do?

Cos big4 hires lawyers as a part of their tax litigation teams (idt mostly and dt in some cases). Plus, if I'm not wrong, EY often recruits from certain colleges to join their risk consultancy teams (lpo). More often than not, sometimes people want to switch jobs either from a Big4 to any Tier firm or vice versa.

hii, i completed my schooling in 2023. in school i did not know what i truly want to do but after spending some time with myself i realized i want to do law. by the time i realized it was already september then i prepared for clat but couldn't do it. solely because i underestimated the exam. gave clat 2025 again but again couldn't make it. i want to give clat 2026 for the last time. i am already 20 and by the time if i clear the exam i'll be 21 when i join a NLU [if it happens]. i am still not sure but i would like to use other people's experience to decide on this situation. i don't want to make some harsh decision just because it was my dream and it really excites me. i really want to go to a top NLU and be happy, live the whole journey , full 5 years and be there. not just go to a college for the sake of it i want to live it

25 year old software developers can get 60lpa plus ESOPs in Bangalore. Do you know any 25 year old lawyer making that without nepotism?

Sure you can say the software developer went to a top IIT or something, but know anyone from any Indian top law school even around that ballpark?

I see people I’m interning with have way more experience in internships and at T1’s compared to me, it scares me because idk if I can compete with them.

I have to get a PPO and if I don’t I’ll end up without a job because my college does not have placements per se.

Do you guys have any tips on how I can convert my internships to a job when I have very little corporate law experience.

Luxury car brands annual service costs at least through the authorised service centres are quite high. Same story for spare parts and genuine accessories. As such, the overall cost of ownership is quite high compared to a Toyota or a Hyundai. For example, to me, spending Rs. 2 lakhs on maintenance and part replacements in any year does not seem prudent. But, of course, if you can afford all that easily, go for it.

Also, in a lighter vein, there used to be an old wisdom that you should not be over-dressed when compared to your bosses and seniors. May be it applies to cars, too.

They offer you a consultant position when you switch from a lower-tier firm and they are not sure which level will justify your work, after end of that financial years they'll assess you and place you accordingly.
I was switching from inhouse to Tier 1, I had almost a year of experience and they offered me a consultant position, on my enquiry they told me that we were not sure if I was a good fit for an A0 or A1, so they wanted me to work as a consultant till next appraisal cycle ad then would have promoted to A1/A2, based on my performance. On the pay front, they were paying me what they were paying to their A0.

Do you know what fertile means?

Yes, no recruiter is concerned with a CLAT rank within the cohort itself, but there's still merit to making it to a better NLU. NUJS's high CLAT ranks is literally one of the main reasons it's still standing. Having a NUJS tag without as much merit does not mean much at all.

Best of luck with your eventual recruitment season!