Next time visit a prostitute, but only to fight their cause Prostitution, does the word ring a bell for you? If it does, then wouldn’t you just stand up and say loudly, it’s a burning issue and we need to do something about it. And I would laugh at you and say, here we go again. The media loves the ...

The Department of Political Science of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law,Punjab is organising a two day Multi Disciplinary Congress on Political Science and Global Governance in collaboration with Indian council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) on 26-27 March,2011. The State is a plural body...

Law school faculties are a rare breed. I am sure this post applies to all the faculties but I am in a law school and so will comment only on them. So, where was I? Yes, they are a rare breed. ‘Good’ law school faculties are even rarer. There is a very simple reason behind the situation. Why would so...

Commonwealth games, the event that people have awaited since past couple of years with a strong belief that it will make India a stunning representative in the sphere of cultural togetherness and bonding through the combination and play of various sports with players coming from throughout the world...

The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) restrained MSM Discovery, a channel distribution company, from representing Viacom. Viacom 18 Media Private Ltd., Mumbai had filed a petition with the TDSAT alleging that MSM Discovery had materially breached, misrepresented and under re...

In a judgment that can go a long way in clearing the backlog of cases dealing with offences u/s 138 of the N.I. Act, the Delhi High Court directed petitioners (alleged offenders) to not bother the High Court for no reason and go to the court of the Metropolitan Magistrate for the redressal of their ...

The other day I came across an old article about how an Indian Court had enforced a foreign divorce decree. It was an article that made me fail to understand and appreciate at the same time why human beings complicate for the sake of complication (or should we say the lack of innovation?). The probl...

Gotcha! Yea! I know why you opened this post. You are insecure. You wanted to know, “Who does this napster think he is? My college is way better than GNLU.” Well, I have to tell you. I wrote this post just to prove that we are all acceptance seekers. If someone says that your college is the best the...

The reemergence of the Naxalites (rechristened Maoists) after 30 years of near lull has been an issue that has generated a lot of public debate. Despite getting more than its share of media coverage, it has not been easy to construe the pith and substance of the multi-faceted issue. State Supporters...

The lawyer,nay,elf, had spent himself, scheming to scuttle, using precedents so subtle. Pining for leisure, and a game of pleasure, he thought to himself: “ I might as well play cricket, I’ll get to bat and bowl, it’ll clear the emotional thicket, which has been ravaging my soul. ” A match was then ...

“The legal profession in so-called advanced countries is a product of Industrial Revolution whereas in India it is a product of Independence Revolution” — Mr Lalit Bhasin These are the words that made me think. Should foreign law firms be allowed in India? Are they necessary? Just as I questioned my...

This post is written to provide a cynical view of the categories of people one comes across in a Law School. 1. The Making Contacts Specialists : These people love to volunteer at moots, Conferences and other academic activities organized by their colleges. You will then find them going on a sociali...

We all want to be successful. No one can deny it. Although our definitions of success are often very different from one another. When I decided to do law, I wanted to be successful. I wanted enough money for survival and normal luxuries and also serve the society. I had a dream. My dream was my defi...

There was a lot of coverage on the IDIA initiative ( Click here to read about the initiative ). I like what they’re trying to do here. However, the numbers are stacked wildly against anyone trying to bring in change. There are three hurdles one has to get through to become a student of law at a top ...

Well, I saw Inception the other day. Brilliant movie. Awesome storyline and brilliant performances. One strange thing that caught my attention in the movie was how Mal Cobb dies. She commits suicide but Mr. Cobb ( Dicaprio) is the one who gets into trouble. When I saw this, I was strangely reminded ...

The State of World Population Report suggests that In India 1. A Rape is committed every 54 minutes; 2. Molestation every 26 minutes; 3. Kidnapping or abduction every 43 minutes; 4. Eve-teasing every 51 minutes; 5. Dowry death every 1 hour 42 minutes; 6. Criminal offense against women every 7 minute...

Recruitment is a big deal for students who graduate. Being professional in approaching the whole process is not an option but a job requirement. In the following points, we look at how to streamline the recruitment policy in a college and get the best results for all its stakeholders: A. STUDENTS Th...

The young think-tank Research Foundation for Governance in India (RFGI) has been working hard at changing the legal and political landscape in India, recounts Legally India blogger napster.

The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal on June 7, 2010 pronounced the much awaited-delayed-disappointing verdict on the criminal liability of the perpetrators of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy. For 20,000 lives lost, 7 of the accused were convicted for 2 years while accused No.1 (you know who) still remain...

With due regards to the students, alumni and faculties of NLUs, I have no doubt the NLUs are truly national in terms of student compostition, different in terms of curriculum and administrative structures from other tradtional law colleges. The big question is whether the NLUs are legally entitled t...