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On Thursday Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule, in a press conference said,” The site for Maharashtra National Law University has been finalized, and it is a 54.17 acre land at Kaladongari village in the district. The building construction work of school might start soon.”Maharashtra Law University Act, 2014, came to be notified on 20 March 2014, and it is deemed to have come into force on 18 February 2014 (see here).On Tuesday, the government issued notification in this regard and has issued orders for starting the school of law within two years. The Minister said that the state government is committed to the development of Nagpur district and so, faster decisions are being taken.According to him, “the site chosen for the school is adorned with natural beauty and healthy environment, and once the school comes up it will have beautiful backdrop to look beautiful, and the students will enjoy it.” … [Read more...] about Maharashtra National School of Law to start functioning in 2 years

The Syllabus and Pattern of the Common Law Admission Test 2016 is published by the Organising Committee in the official Website. The CLAT is scheduled on May 8, 2016; Here is the Syllabus and Pattern For Undergraduate ProgrammeMaximum Marks     : 200 Duration of CLAT-2016 Examination     : 02:00 Hours Total Number of Questions     : 200 Note : 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. English including comprehensionThe English section will test the candidates proficiency in English based on comprehension passages and grammar in the comprehension section. Candidates will be questioned on their understanding of the passage and its central theme, meanings of words used therein etc. The grammar section requires correction of incorrect grammatical sentences, filling of blanks in sentences with appropriate words, etc. General Knowledge and Currents Affairs The General knowledge will be tested on the general awareness … [Read more...] about Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) 2016 Syllabus and Pattern is out

University Law College, Bangalore is organizing XX All India Moot Court Competition. VENUE University Law College, Bangalore University, Bangalore IMPORTANT DATES: Last day for Provisional Online Registration          (Scanned copy of the Registration Form):                  2nd January, 2016. Last day for seeking clarification on problem :          7th January, 2016. Posting of clarifications :                                                10th January, 2016. Last day for Online Submission of soft copies of the Memorials:                                         26th January, 2016. Last day for … [Read more...] about XX All India Moot Court Competition University Law College, Bangalore

The signatories have also condemned the action of lawyers who manhandled the students and faculty members of JNU present at the Patiala Court House premises on 15th February, 2016 The Law school Community including students, alumni and professors of various law universities across the nation have published a statement against the police clamp down on University Spaces in the context of recent events which have unfolded at JNU, involving the arrest of the JNUSU President, Kanhaiya Kumar. The statement has demanded withdrawal of police from all parts of the JNU campus and immediate release of Kanhaiya Kumar dropping all charges against him.The signatories to the statement have denounced the recent spate of incidents wherein students affiliated to certain political organizations have repeatedly violated the safe spaces of universities targeting those who voice opinions against the ruling dispensation including those that led to Rohith Vemula’s death at the University of … [Read more...] about Law School Community extends support to #JNU students

Harvard Law School, one of the most prestigious colleges in the world, has decided to scrap its official seal, which features a crest of a notoriously brutal 18th century slaveholder.The crest, which says “Veritas”, the Latin word for truth, and shows three sheaths of wheat, was adopted by the law school in 1930s, after the Royalls, a family of plantation owners and merchants had helped establish Harvard’s first law professorship through a donation.The decision was taken after recommendation by a committee at the law school, which had taken up the issue after a student group called Royalls Must Go demanded that the seal be removed. The Committee, which made the recommendation with a majority of 10:2, noted that the official symbol of the law school “must more closely represent the values of the law school, which the current shield does not.” The recommendation was sent to the Harvard Corporation, which has the final authority to determine such change … [Read more...] about Harvard Law School scraps official emblem linked to slavery