NATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY

NATIONAL LAW INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY BHOPAL

PLACEMENT BROCHURE

BATCH OF 2015

CONTENTS

DIRECTOR’S NOTE 1 MESSAGE FROM THE COORDINATOR 2 ABOUT NLIU 3 CURRICULUM 7 ABOUT THE BATCH OF 2015 8 WORK EXPERIENCE 9 MOOTING 11 ADR COMPETITIONS & DEBATES 12 DIPLOMAS & CERTIFICATE COURSES 13 PAPERS & PUBLICATIONS 14 STUDENT ACTIVITY CELLS 15 RULES & IMPORTANT DATES 18

It gives me immense pleasure to present to you, the Placement Brochure for the graduating Batch of 2015 of National Law Institute University, Bhopal. Being the first batch in the University to have a marks-for-attendance curriculum has not only enabled the students to balance academic and co-curricular activities but also instilled in them the qualities of sincerity, punctuality and discipline which are quintessential to successful legal professionals. NLIU provides an invigorating opportunity to the students to study black letter law along with modern legal theories and various inter-disciplinary courses. The course structure is designed to sensitize the students about various social and environmental issues. Students have been nurtured to not only face but also thrive in today’s intricate legal environment. The students of the Batch of 2015 bring with them passion and idealism into every aspect of their life. These students are campus and community leaders participating in an array of student organizations. In addition to excellence in academics, the students have displayed merit in co-curricular activities such as debating, quizzing, mooting, and mediation that has ensured holistic legal education. The students have been pivotal in the organization of various events such as NLIU-Juris Corp Corporate Moot Court Competition, NLIU-INADR Mediation Competition, NLIU Parliamentary Debate and the annual sports fest, Virudhaka. The students have been instrumental in the foundation and the growth of societies such as the NLIU Law Review, Media Law Cell, ALEC, Consumer Law Cell and many more. I am positive that that these students will prove an asset to any organization. I take this opportunity to wish all the recruiters a pleasant and satisfactory experience here at NLIU.

Prof. (Dr.) S. S. Singh Director, National Law Institute University, Bhopal

Director’s Note

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Prof (Dr.) S.S. Singh Director

Message from the Coordinator

I am pleased to introduce the Batch of 2015 of NLIU that has continued with the tradition of competence, and holistic development nurtured by the University and has endeavoured to set a mark of its own in the University’s lineage. Throughout their academic life at NLIU, this Batch has displayed superior skills in all spheres including academic scholarship to sports and cultural creativity which instilled in them the qualities of communication, team-building and leadership. I am confident that the students of this Batch will prove to be an asset to any organisation. I wish them all the best! Dr. Raka Arya Placement Coordinator, National Law Institute University, Bhopal

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Dr. Raka Arya Placement Committee Coordinator

About NLIU

Situated in the sylvan surroundings of the beautiful city of Bhopal, the National Law Institute University is a key milestone for legal education in the country. Set up in the year 1998 by an enactment of Madhya Pradesh State Legislature (The National Law Institute University Act,1997) ,the University provides superior legal education and intellectual freedom to young fertile minds facilitating development of distinct socially active personality with tremendous leadership capabilities. The students of the university have access to excellent infrastructure, a dedicated faculty and a beautiful campus. The innovative teaching methodology and versatile curriculum ensures that the students are exposed to every possible facet of law and justice .

Campus and Infrastructure

The sprawling 40 acre campus of the University is set amidst lush greenery and is situated on a hillock with state of the art infrastructure and excellent facilities. Gyan Mandir The aptly titled resource centre located at the heart of the campus houses the university libarary, the computer centre, conference rooms, faculty chambers and video conferencing rooms. The NLIU library provides a rich collection of books, journals and law reports and is well equipped with modern amenities. There is also a large collection of e-resources like Lexis Nexis, Hein Online, JSTOR, SCC Online, Manupatra, WestLaw etc. Rajiv Gandhi National Cyber Law Centre A Centre of Excellence in Cyber Law has been established by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, Government of India in order to deal with new and critical issues relating to various aspects of cyberspace. The Centre houses a Conference hall, along with several air conditioned classrooms with audio visual facility and a library tailor made for research in this particular field. Computer Centre The University maintains a state of the art computer lab replete with the latest genre of computers and internet facilities. In addition, high speed wireless fidelity network provides students with internet access throughout the campus.

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Academic Block The aesthetically designed buildings have spacious, air conditioned classrooms equipped with modern audio-visual aids of teaching which often witness guest lectures sessions by various dignitaries. Auditorium The University’s auditorium facilitates the organization of various seminars and workshops which are regularly held at the University. The 300-seater auditorium is also an able venue for cultural programmes, moot competitions and the annual convocation of the University. Sports Complex The University's provides facilities for Pool, Billiards, Snooker, Table Tennis, Badminton, Basketball, Volleyball, and Tennis amongst other sports. The complex also boasts of an ultra modern gymnasium which consists of the latest equipment for maintaining the physical fitness and health of the students Health Care Centre The recently constructed centre provides medical facilities for the students and staff members. A duly-qualified staff and proper stock of medicines have been ensured by the University for the well- being of the students. Residential Facilities Hostel facilities are provided through a couple of hostels separately for boys and girls with single/double occupancy rooms, common recreation rooms and high speed wireless internet connectivity which creates an ambience for academic excellence. The university also has campus residential facility for the teachers. Guest House A fully furnished guesthouse provides comfortable lodging for the guests of the university. It also houses a large conference room with audio-visual facilities.

National Law Institute University established in 1998 is the third oldest law school in the country

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Centres of Excellence NLIU has set up Centres of Excellence to promote research, consultancy and training in emerging areas of law. 1. Business and Commercial Law 2. Civil and Criminal Justice Administration 3. Law, Language and Culture 4. Science, Technology and Law 5. Law, Governance and Human Rights 6. Environment and Natural Resources Law 7. Clinical Legal Education 8. Socio Legal Studies 9. Gender and Health Law 10. WTO Studies Journals Three noted academic journals, namely, the Indian Law Review, NLIU Law Review and NLIU Journal of Intellectual Property Law are published by the University. The NLIU Law Review is the student run, peer-reviewed bi-annual law journal of the University which was started in the year 2010. It publishes material on subjects of interest to the legal profession and aims at encouraging students to research and create scholarly writings of the highest quality. The Law Review has published seven issues, including a special issue on 'Judicial Accountability'. The journal aims to continue its pursuit of attaining excellence in the area of scholastic research and legal writing in the forthcoming years. CSIPR (Cell for Studies in Intellectual Property Rights) undertakes the publication of an annual peer reviewed journal ‘NLIU Journal on Intellectual Property Rights’ consisting of contributions from students and academicians aimed at promoting research and development in the area of intellectual property. It can be thus, seen that research is the top priority of the University and students are encouraged to work on emerging areas in law as well as conduct inter-disciplinary research on critical issues.

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Academic Programmes Over 500 students are part of the Graduate and Post graduates programmes at NLIU with close to 100 students being admitted each year in the BA LLB (Hons.) programme through the Common Law Admission Test. A diploma course called the Master of Science in Cyber Law and Information Security (MSCLIS) was also started in 2011 in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal (RGPV) after having established a dedicated, state-of-the-art Cyber Law Centre. The University also offers a Ph.D. programme. MoU • The Center for Advanced Study and Research on Intellectual Property (CASRIP) of the University of Washington, Seattle, USA, offers scholarships to two students every year from NLIU to attend a summer work-shop on intellectual property. •The University of Lucerne, Switzerland accepts two students for a study exchange programme every year. Teaching Methodology The University follows a trimester system for the BA LLB (Hons.) programme and the year is divided into three trimesters of about 70 working days each. The Masters programme provides specialization in Human Rights Law, Business Law, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property and Business Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law. In each trimester students are taught four core courses and at least two skill courses like Legal Writing, Research Methodology, Accountancy etc. In the final year, along with compulsory subjects, students can choose their own optional courses. In each trimester, a student has to undergo mid-term and end-term examinations, along with project work (written and presentation) in each paper as well as viva-voce examination. The faculty prepares extensive teaching material, which is revised and updated regularly to aid the lectures. Classroom teaching is supplemented with moot court competitions, client counselling skills and training in language and computer proficiency. The teaching staff at the University comprise of about 30 members who are well-qualified and highly motivated. They are assisted by around 20 members of the non-teaching staff who are most adept at their work.

Academic Structure & Pedagogy

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Curriculum

Sociology- I Economics - I Common Law Method Law of Torts - I English- I Computer - I

Economics - II Sociology - II Law of Torts - II Law of Contract - I Legal Research Method English - II Computer - II

Political Science - I International Trade and Finance Law of Contract - II Constitutional Law - I English - III Computer - III

History - I Sociology of Law Constitutional Law - III Criminal Law - I Legal Writing - I Computer - V

History - II Property Law - I Family Law - II Criminal Law - II Legal Writing - II Computer - VI

Civil Procedure Code - II Law of Business Association - II Law of Evidence - I Property Law - II Accountancy - II Legal Writing - IV

Criminal Law - III Civil Procedure Code - III Law of Evidence - II Administrative Law - I Legal Writing - V Accountancy - III

Intellectual Property Rights - II Environmental Law Labour Law - I Conflict of Laws Clinical Course - III

Public International Law Labour Law - II Clinical Course - IV Law Relating to Carriage of Goods Socio-Economic Offences Juvenile Justice and Human Rights International Environmental Law Media, Law and Culture

15 Trimesters, 5250 Compulsory Credit Hours, 750 Compulsory Clinical Hours, 140 Written Examinations,

240 Days of Work Experience, 66 Compulsory Research Papers, 7 Compulsory Seminar Papers

and 73 Compulsory Oral Presentations

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Second Trimester First Trimester Third Trimester

Political Science - II Criminology Family Law - I Constitutional Law - II English - IV Computer - IV

Law of Business Association - I Human Rights Law International Trade Law Civil Procedure Code- I Accountancy - I Legal Writing - III

Fourth Trimester Fifth Trimester Sixth Trimester

Seventh Trimester Ninth Trimester Eighth Trimester

Eleventh Trimester Twelfth Trimester

Twelfth Trimester

Tenth Trimester

Thirteenth Trimester Fourteenth Trimester Fifteenth Trimester

Jurisprudence - I Administrative Law - II Law of Business Association -III Criminal Law - IV Clinical Course - I

Professional Ethics Interpretation of Statutes Taxation Law Clinical Course - V Health Law Disability Law Critical Legal Studies Consumer Protection Law Tribal and Customary Laws Law, Women and Human Rights Competition Law

Space Law Natural Resources Law Water Law Religion & Law Affirmative Action Cyber Law Law Relating to Design and Topography of IC

Jurisprudence - II Intellectual Property Rights - I Banking Law Insurance Law Clinical Course - II

Learn. Aspire. Win.

The Batch of 2015 has its unique characteristics in the area of academic excellence and has consistently brought laurels to the University in the international and national arena in the form of publications and awards in various activities like moot court competitions, client counselling competitions, Model United Nations , mediation competitions, parliamentary debates, sporting events and cultural activities. Various internships with reputed organisations have further enriched the Batch to complement its academic brilliance with professional adeptness. The skills acquired by them have not only been used diligently but also with a sense of social responsibility. The Batch has played a proactive role in the functioning of the student bodies of the University and has been instrumental in the organisation of various events at NLIU. With the aim to develop the University as a knowledge hub for legal activism and development in the country, the Batch undertook the initiative to start NLIU Manthan, a platform to bring together the student community as well as the faculty of the University to engage in discussions, debates and deliberations on issues of national and international importance. The Batch played an instrumental role in the growth of NLIU Law Review and in promoting Alternate Dispute Resolution related activities in the University by successfully participating in a number of competitions in India and abroad. The Batch has also excelled in various sporting events across the country. Moulded with all these years of training and experience, the Batch of 2015 now stands equipped and determined to employ its legal acumen in the professional realm.

About the Batch of 2015

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Work Experience Law Firms

A.K. Singh & Company Delhi

Advaya Legal Mumbai Aeltemesh Rein & Co. Law Consultants Delhi

ALMT Legal Delhi

Amarchand & Mangaldas & Suresh A. Shroff & Co. Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai

Anand & Anand Noida

APJ-SLG Law Offices Delhi

ASAR Al Ruwayeh & Partners Kuwait

Ashu Thakur & Associates Mumbai AZB & Partners Bengaluru, Noida

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BSK Legal, Solicitors & Advocates Delhi

Bose & Mitra & Co. Kolkata Chadha and Company Delhi

Chitale and Chitale Partners Delhi

Consortia Juris and Associates Indore

Corporate Lexport Delhi Crawford Bayley & Co. Mumbai

Crest Law Partners Bengaluru

B & C

Desai & Diwanji Gurgaon DSK Legal Delhi, Mumbai Dua Associates Delhi

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Fox & Mandal Bengaluru, Kolkata, Noida

Holla Associates Bengaluru

HSB Partners Advocates Chennai

F & H

Indo Lex Chambers Delhi

International Trade Law Consultants Delhi

J. Sagar Associates Delhi, Gurgaon Juris Consultus Bhopal

Juris Corp Delhi, Mumbai

I & J

K & S Partners Gurgaon

K.J. John & Co. Delhi

Kachwaha and Partners Delhi Kaden Boriss LLP Delhi, Gurgaon

Kamlesh Kumar & Associates Delhi

Khaitan & Co. Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai

Khaitan Sud & Partners Delhi, Mumbai

Khurana & Khurana, Advocates & IP Attorneys Noida Krishnamurthy & Co. Bengaluru

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan Attorneys Bengaluru, Delhi

Lawmarks Naveen & Saturn Delhi

Legaleye Associates Advocates Mumbai

Luthra & Luthra Law Offices Mumbai

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M.V. Kini & Co. Delhi Nishith Desai Associates Bengaluru, Delhi

M & N

Oasis Counsel & Advisory Mumbai

Parekh & Co. (Advocates) Delhi Platinum Partners Mumbai

Poovayya & Co. Bengaluru

Praxis Partners Delhi

O & P

Raghuraman & Chytanya Advocates Bengaluru Rajani Associates Mumbai Remfry & Sagar Gurgaon

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S&B Partners Delhi Saikrishna & Associates Noida Sankhla & Associates Delhi

Sinha & Co. Kolkata

SJ Law, Advocates & Solicitors Mumbai

Suri & Suri Law Offices Delhi

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Tanikella Rastogi Associates Delhi Tatva Legal Hyderabad

Tempus Law Associates Hyderabad

Titus & Co. Delhi

Trilegal New Delhi

Trinity Lex-Co, Advocates & Solicitors Delhi

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Universal Legal Chennai

Vaish Associates Advocates Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai

VoxLaw Mumbai

U & V

Wadia Ghandy & Co. Mumbai

Zeus Law Associates Delhi

W & Z

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Judges & Advocates PSUs, Corporations & NGOs

Hon’ble Justice Ashok Bhushan Allahabad HC

Hon’ble Justice Chandramauli Kumar Prasad SC

Hon’ble Justice Pradeep Nandrajog Delhi HC

Hon’ble Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar SC

JUDGES

A.S. Jha, Senior Advocate MP HC

Anjani Aiyagiri, Advocate on Record SC

Abishek Sinha, Advocate Calcutta HC

B.C. Das, Senior Advocate Meghalaya HC

B.S. Mathur, Advocate SC

Deepesh Joshi, Advocate MP HC

Gautam Mukherjee, Advocate Orissa HC

Geetha Luthra, Senior Advocate Delhi HC

Jai Prakash, Senior Advocate Jharkhand HC

Jai Singh, Senior Advocate MP HC

Jaideep Mathur, Additional Advocate General Allahabad HC

Jitendra Pal Singh, Senior Advocate Delhi HC

K. Shrivastava, Senior Advocate MP HC

K.T.S. Tulsi, Senior Advocate SC

Manish Malhotra, Advocate Allahabad HC

Pinky Anand, Senior Advocate Delhi HC

Prashant Bhushan, Advocate on Record SC Pravin H. Parekh, Senior Advocate SC

Rakesh Khanna, Senior Advocate SC

Ram B. Jethmalani, Senior Advocate SC

Sankalp Kochar, Advocate MP HC

Shivaji M. Jadhav, Advocate on Record SC

Shreyas Pandit, Advocate MP HC

ADVOCATES Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Delhi

MP Human Rights Commission Bhopal

National Human Rights Commission Delhi

COMMISSIONS AND TRIBUNALS

Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd. Bhopal

Coal India Ltd. Kolkata

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. Delhi

Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Delhi

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. Delhi

Steel Authority of India Ltd. Durgapur

PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS

Al-Ghanim Industries Kuwait

Bharti Airtel Ltd. Indore

Bharti Hexacom Ltd. Jaipur

KPMG Gurgaon

Price Waterhouse Coopers Bengaluru, Mumbai

Shoppers Stop Ltd. Mumbai

Vodafone Spacetel Ltd. Bhopal

CORPORATIONS

Helpage India Indore

Indian Red Cross Society Ranchi

Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra Dehradun

NGOs

Sobha Menon, Senior Advocate MP HC

Siddharth Luthra, Senior Advocate SC

Soli J. Sorabjee, Senior Advocate SC

Vivek K. Tankha, Senior Advocate SC

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Winners & 3rd Best Memorial, 18th Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition (India) and qualified to represent India at the World Rounds to be organized at Stetson University, Florida 2014 Winners & Best Memorial, Surana & Surana National Corporate Law Moot Court Competition 2014 Winners & Best Memorial, Army Institute of Law National Moot Court Competition, Mohali 2012 Runners up and Best Female Speaker, 29th BCI Moot Court Competition 2013 Runners up, 1st KIIT Moot Court Competition 2013 Runners up, 4th NUJS-Herbert Smith National Corporate Moot Court Competition, Kolkata 2012 Runners up, RGNUL National Moot, Patiala 2012 Best Speaker, 19th M.C. Chagla GLC National Moot Court Competition, Mumbai 2013 Best Memorial and Semi-finalists, 5th B. Krishna Memorial National IPR Moot, Pune 2013 2nd Best Memorial, 55th Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court (North India) 2014 2nd Best Memorial, 16th Stetson International Environmental Moot (South India) 2011

3rd Best Memorial, 55th Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court (North India) 2012 Semi-finalists, NLS Tax Moot, NLS Bangalore 2013 Semi-finalists, 27th BCI Moot Court Competition 2012 Semi-finalists, 9th Nani Palkhivala Memorial National Tax Moot, GLC Mumbai 2012 Semi-finalists, 8th All India Moot Court Competition, GLC Trivandrum 2012 Semi-finalists, 2nd FYLC Moot Court Competition 2012 Semi-finalists, 4th B. Krishna Memorial National IPR Moot, Symbiosis Law School, Pune 2012 Quarter finalists, 13th Amity National Moot, Delhi 2014 Quarter finalists, 10th Nani Palkhivala Memorial National Tax Moot, GLC Mumbai 2013 Qualified for World Rounds, 3rd World Human Rights Moot, Pretoria 2011 Participated in FDI International Arbitration Moot, Suffolk University, Boston 2012 Participated in 18th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Vienna 2011

Moot Court Competitions

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5th Best Team and 3rd Best Individual, 2nd Annual North-Eastern Invitational Mediation Tournament, Boston 2013 Quarter-finalists, 7th Best Speaker and Best Client, International ADR Mooting Competition organized by UNCITRAL and Columbia Law School, Hong Kong 2013 Participated in The Negotiation Challenge 2014 to be held in Reykjavik, Iceland 2014 Participated in Dubai Invitational Mediation Tournament organised by INADR, Dubai 2013 Participated in 8th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition held at ICC, Paris 2013 Participated in 11th Annual International Law School Mediation Tournament organised by INADR, Chicago

2012 Winner, 2nd Indian National Debating Championship, New Delhi 2014 Best Team, PEC Debate, Chandigarh 2013 Best Team and Best Speaker, URJA Debate, UPES Dehradun 2010 Runners up and Best Female Speaker, NIRMA University Debate Tournament 2013

Finalist Adjudicator, Inaugural NALSAR Intervarsity British Parliamentary Debate, NALSAR 2011 Finalist Adjudicator, 1st NLIU Parliamentary Debate 2012 Best Emerging Adjudicator, NH-65 Parliamentary Debate, NLU Jodhpur 2012 Semi-finalists, NALSAR Intervarsity British Parliamentary Debate, NALSAR 2013 Semi-finalists, IIT Guwahati Debate 2012 Semi-finalists, NH-65 Parliamentary Debate, NLU Jodhpur

2012 Semi-finalist Adjudicator, 1st NLIU Parliamentary Debate Competition 2012 Quarter-finalists, 2nd Ghanshyam Memorial Parliamentary Debate, NLU Delhi 2012 Quarter-finalists, NALSAR Intervarsity British Parliamentary Debate, NALSAR 2012 Quarter-finalists, NH-65 Parliamentary Debate, NLU Jodhpur 2012 Quarter-finalist Adjudicator, 1st NLIU Parliamentary Debate 2012

ADR Competitions & Debates

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Diploma in Law of Mergers and Acquisitions, Asian School of Cyber Laws Diploma in Cyber Law, Asian School of Cyber Laws Diploma in Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Laws, NUJS, Kolkata Course on International Relations organised by King’s College, London at University of Delhi Course on the Trade Dimension in United Nations Development Assistance Frameworks, UN Institute for Training and Research General Course on Intellectual Property organised by WIPO, Geneva Course on Competition Act, 2002, CUTS Institute for Regulation & Competition, New Delhi Course on IPR and Information Technology in the Internet Age, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi Course on Environmental Law and Policy, Centre for Environmental Law, Policy and Development Course on Intellectual Property by the IPR Division of FICCI, New Delhi Course in Legal Advancement Program organised by Thomson Reuters

Course on Facebook Law in India by Asian School of Cyber Laws Course on Consumer Protection Law by ROSTRUM Course on Competition Law by ROSTRUM Optional Course on International Relations offered by National Law Institute University Optional Course on Legal and Regulatory Framework of Financial Services offered by National Law Institute University Optional Course in Energy Law offered by National Law Institute University

Diplomas & Certificate Courses

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Papers & Publications One Person Company—A Revolutionary Idea or a Half Baked Concept, India Law Journal 2014 Jurisdiction under Section 397 and 398: Company Law Board vis-à-vis Arbitral Tribunal, Company Law Journal

2013 Panchayati Raj Institutions as a Tool of Good Governance: A Critical Legal Analysis, Journal of Politics and Governance 2013 Amendment in Front Running Regulations: Settling the Debate or Probing it further?, Company Law Adviser 2013 Mandatory Safety Net—Call of the Hour, Company Law Journal 2013 Changing Trends in Software Patents, NUALS Law Journal 2013 Corporate Social Responsibility: A Solution for the New Age Corporate Menace, Gujarat Law Journal 2012 Comparative Analysis of FDI and Retail Single Brand in India, Company Law Journal 2012 Emerging Horizons of Free Speech, Law and Technology Journal, World Jurist Organization 2012 Combating Cartelization in India, Emerging Markets Economics e-Journal 2014 When uncertainty is the only thing guaranteed: Revisiting SEZ, Foreign Investment Policy and Vodafone Case, Lex Witness Magazine 2013 Is the Central Monitoring System a panacea for phone tapping?, Legal Era Magazine 2013 Lateral Thinking in Law, Lawz Magaine 2013 Understanding Mediation, the process and its essence, Lawz Magazine 2013 Boundaries of the Lokpal Bill, Pratiyogita Darpan Magazine 2012

Advance Pricing Agreements (APA) introduced under Sections 92CC and 92CD in the Income Tax Act, 2nd Best Paper, 9th Nani Palkhivala Research Paper Competition 2013 Marital Rape: A Socially and Legally Justified Crime in India, 2nd International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology 2013 The Right to Education of the Disabled, National Conference on Constitution and Marginalised Sectors, Christ University, Bangalore 2013 Implications of Article 370: Impediments to solving the J&K Crisis, Think India Summit, Bhopal 2012 Anti-Arbitration Injunctions: Protectionist Measure or Deception to the Justice System, National Seminar on Arbitration, HNLU Raipur 2012 Means against Misuse of Access to Digital Database, International Conference on Access to Legal Information & Research in Digital Era, NLU Delhi & SAARC Law 2012 Understanding the changing trends of Public Policy in Arbitration in India, National Seminar on Arbitration, HNLU Raipur 2012 Empirical Survey on the Banking Ombudsman Scheme in India, Banking Laws and Financial Regulation Conference, NLU Delhi & Indian Corporate Counsel Association 2011 Copyright Bill 2010: Rights to stakeholders other than the Producer in a Cinematograph Film, National Workshop on Copyright Bill, 2010 organised by Ministry of HRD Chair on IP Law, NLIU Bhopal 2011 Indo-US (123) Nuclear Deal, 5th Student Round Table organised by CRIL, NLIU Bhopal 2011

Conferences and Seminars

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MCA Moot Court Association or the MCA is the mooting and client-counselling society at the University. It was established in 2002, to encourage students to engage in mooting and client-counselling. It consists of elected student representatives from each batch and a member of the Faculty. The MCA has seen success with the hosting of NLIU-Juris Corp Corporate Law Moot Court Competition for the past four years, along with hosting of Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition, North India Rounds and Justice R. K. Tankha Memorial National Moot Court Competition several times. The cell also conducts various intra-University moot court and client counselling competitions regularly. The society has sent students to represent the University in various national and international moot court competitions and has tasted success at various competitions.

ADRC Alternate Dispute Resolution Cell or the ARDC was instituted in 2007 with the aim to encourage better understanding of the alternate dispute resolution methods which are essential in the present legal arena. Since, the cell has organised Khaitan & Co. NLIU-INADR Mediation Tournament in collaboration with the International Academy of Dispute Resolution (INADR), Chicago. ADRC was also responsible for bringing Mediators Beyond Borders (MBB), an International not-for-profit organisation to step into India to conduct its activities through the NLIU-MBB University Chapter, their first chapter in India. The students of the University have been participating and performing exceedingly well in various international and national competitions including The Negotiation Challenge (organised by Harvard Law School & HHL), ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition (Paris) and various INADR competitions to name a few.

CBCL Centre for Business and Commercial Law or the CBCL is a UGC accredited body of the University that was established in the year 2008 with an aim of facilitating corporate awareness and providing an avenue for scholarship in commercial laws. The society has conducted various events including the International Conference on CSR and Industrial Disasters in 2009, National Seminar on Critical Issues in International Commercial Arbitration, 2012 and a guest lecture by Chris Parsons, Partner at Herbert Smith–Freehills and Chairman of its India Group in 2012. The society is also actively involved in undertaking research, publishing e-journals, organizing workshops, panel discussions, paper presentations and weekly corporate news bulletins.

Student Activity Cells

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NLIU Law Review The NLIU Law Review is the student run, peer-reviewed annual law journal of the University. It publishes material on subjects of interest to the legal profession and aims at encouraging students to research and create scholarly writings of the highest quality. It is a medium through which the students can express their opinions and views on various legal and other related issues as per their analysis and understanding. Having published its first issue in 2010, the journal continues its pursuit of attaining excellence in scholastic research and legal writing in myriad areas of law.

Jus Cultura Jus Cultura or the JC is the Literary, Debating and Quizzing Society of NLIU, Bhopal. The society was established with a view to encourage debating, quizzing and literary activities among students. The society has hosted the NLIU Parliamentary Debate, for the past two years which has seen participation from around 40 Universities in India. The society also conducts various activities throughout the academic year such as Quiz Kings, intra-batch debate and Spelling Bee competitions. The society also releases an online magazine called ‘Sauce’ and a newsletter called ‘Inkville’.

CRIL Cell for Research in International Law or CRIL is dedicated to research in areas of international law and policy. It aims to encourage awareness and enthusiasm in the field of international law by organizing events such as round table conferences, panel discussions and other awareness programs. CRIL has had a successful association with International Law Students Association (ILSA) and established its Bhopal Chapter at NLIU in 2011. It has undertaken numerous pro-bono activities including the Saving the Tiger campaign, panel discussions on Right to Information and Civil Nuclear Liability and organised an inter-school parliamentary debate in Bhopal on the issue of ‘International Environment Policy’.

CSIPR Cell for Studies in Intellectual Property Rights or CSIPR was established to advocate awareness and understanding of IPR. The cell organizes workshops, training programs and conferences at national and international levels. The cell also publishes an annual peer reviewed journal—‘NLIU Journal on IPR’ consisting of contributions from students and academicians. In 2014, the cell organized national level workshops on ‘Copyright Law in India’ and ‘Reforms in Indian Patent Law’.

The activities of various Cells form an important part of the daily routine of the students

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Athena Athena, the cultural society was established with the aim to streamline cultural activities in the University by organizing events including the annual intra-University events Palchin and Rang Manch. It has also collaborated with SPICMACAY, a Government endeavour for promoting Indian art and culture among the youth. It has been host to artists like Maestro Ram Kumar, Ustad Zulfiar Syed, Pandit Kore, violinist T.N. Krishnan, Grammy Award Winner Padmashree Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and the Indian rock band ‘Indian Ocean’.

Gender Justice Cell The cell aims at sensitizing the community about gender related issues and laws and seeks to encourage gender debate in academic circles. The cell has undertaken several initiatives for gender sensitization by conducting various brainstorming sessions, workshops and campaigns for various target groups from time to time. The cell in collaboration with Department of Women and Child Development, Madhya Pradesh has organized training programmes, eight so far, for government employees of the state to acquaint them about laws relating to women and children. The cell was also associated with the UNFPA’s (United Nations Population Fund) and spearheaded a campaign on gender based violence. PULER People United for Law, Education and Rehabilitation or PULER is a student run initiative in the University which was established in 2009 with the objective of promoting legal awareness among citizens, ensuring education to the underprivileged and for the proper rehabilitation of the delinquents in the society. The students adopted the nearby village of Mindori and has been engaged in educating the children of the village and have been taking regular classes for all age groups. In addition to the regular classes, the members also organize weekly activities such as drawing, painting, singing, dancing etc. as well as computer training in the University’s computer lab to ensure all round development of children at Mindori. PULER has also organized camps for AIDS awareness, blood donation and undertaken legal literacy programmes in the colleges of Bhopal. On the 2nd December, 2012, the members of PULER organized ‘Run for Bhopal’, a run organized in memory of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims, in which, more than a thousand citizens from all over Bhopal participated to show support for the victims.

Sports Committee The Sports Committee of the University has been active in retaining a vibrant sporting culture in the University. The cell hosts the annual sports fest ‘Virudhaka’ which sees participation by law schools from across the country. The society also organises leisure activities such as rock-climbing, zip-lining and paintball to give the students a break from the hectic academic schedule.

Media Law Cell, Cell for Consumer Studies, Centre for Human Rights and Justice are cells which were

established more recently and are involved in research and organisation of various activities relating to their respective fields of law.

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ATHENA ADRC MCA

JC CBCL CRIL PULER CSIPR

Placement Coordination Committee The Placement Coordination Committee (PCC) was set up with the purpose of acting as a transparent, credible and accountable interface between prospective employers and graduating students. What started as a modest enterprise has today become an integral part of the system adopted by the University. This link does not sever after coordinating placements, but extends to coordinating careers by building a strong alumni base and by sharing information and experience. The PCC is also engaged in coordinating internships for the students. In fulfilling its objective of meeting functional knowledge and inculcating specific skills amongst the students, the PCC: 1. Organizes weekly round-table conferences for the graduating batch chaired by a guest lecturer or a faculty

member. 2. Maintains a catalogue of recent developments in the field of law to generate awareness amongst students. 3. Organizes workshops and seminars conducted by various luminaries who help the students in preparing

themselves for the placement process, facing interview boards, résumé writing as well as for higher studies. 4. Organizes regular career counselling and group discussion programme for the graduating batch. Placement at NLIU is a holistic process which commences in the month of August. It not only acts as an interface between prospective employers and graduating students but also provides an opportunity to the recruiters to meet the faculty and students on the campus. The recruiters are invited for the pre-placement talks (PPT) highlighting the salient features of their organisation, job profile, remuneration, terms and conditions of employment and other relevant information. The recruiters are urged to indicate their preferred dates for such talks to the PCC either by e-mail or telephonic communication a week prior to commencement of the PPT week. In furtherance of the process, the organisations have to register themselves with the PCC with their preferred dates in the final placement schedule. Recruiters are welcome to follow their own recruitment process, broadly within the framework of Group Discussions, Written Tests and Personal Interviews. Organisations can also opt for telephonic interviews and interviews via video-conferencing. The PCC works to ensure that final recruitments are conducted in a fair and transparent manner so as to maximize the interest of both the students and recruiters.

PLACEMENT PROCESS

RULES

Prospective employers are requested to intimate the PCC of any Pre-Placement Offer (PPO) to any student by the 1st of July, 2014.

If a member of the Campus Placement Process receives an offer of employment independent of the PCC, he/she will be barred from any further participation in the Placement Process.

At the end of the placement process by a prospective employer, if a member of the Campus Placement Process receives an offer of employment, it would be deemed to be an acceptance of the offer by the member.

With more than one employer on campus, the results will be declared after all the interviews for the day are over and if a candidate is selected by more than one organisation, the choice of selection lies with the candidate. Thereafter, the candidate is barred from any participation in the Campus Placement Process.

Where a student registered for the Campus Placement Process fails to perform the duties cast upon him/her under these rules, the PCC shall have the right to take appropriate action against the member.

Discretion shall remain with the PCC to coordinate the Campus Placement Process in such a manner as may be necessary, keeping in mind the larger interest of the students.

COMMUNICATION OF INTENT FOR CAMPUS RECRUITMENT 15th JULY 2014

CAMPUS RECRUITMENT 1st-3rd AUGUST 2014

IMPORTANT DATES

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Jehan Numa Palace 157 Shyamala Hills +91 755 2661100 Noor-us-Sabah Palace VIP Road, Koh-e-Fiza +91 755 422333

Air: Raja Bhoj Airport (21 kms)

Courtyard by Marriot DB City Mall, M.P. Nagar +91 755 30964444 Lake View Ashok Shyamala Hills +91 755 2660091

Rail: Bhopal Junction (14 kms) Habibganj Railway Station (13 kms)

CONTACT — PLACEMENT COORDINATION COMMITTEE

Dr. Raka Arya Placement Coordinator

+91 9039 012 421 +91 9301 189 616

e-mail ID: placementcommittee.nliu@gmail.com

National Law Institute University Kerwa Dam Road

Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (IN) - 462 044

PLACES TO STAY

TRAVEL

Student Members, Placement Coordination Committee Batch of 2015

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