NewsletterSui GenerisNewsletterINSTITUTE OF LAW, NIRMA UNIVERSITY

Vol44July - September, 2019

Sui Generis

THIS ISSUE

thThe Institute organized its 12 Foundation Day Celebration on August 19, 2019. Shri Rajendra Trivedi, Speaker, Gujarat Legislative Assembly, Government of Gujarat was the Chief Guest of the function. Dr. Karsanbhai K. Patel, President, Nirma University presided over the function and Shri K. K. Patel, Vice President and Dr. Anup K. Singh, Director General, Nirma University graced on the occasion.

On this occasion, students were felicitated for their academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular achievements during the year 2018-19. As part of extension activities, under the banner of National Service Scheme (NSS), the Institute organised various activities such as Blood Donation Camp, tree planation etc.

FOUNDATION DAY CELEBRATION

EVENT

EDITORIAL BOARD

ADVISORProf.(Dr.) Purvi PokhariyalDirector and Dean

EDITOR:Mr. Rameshan V.M. Coordinator, ILNU Newsletter

STUDENTS REPRESENTATIVE:Ms Ahna Agrawal

• Foundation Day Celebration 01

• Faculty Refresher Programme 03

• Orientation Programme 04

• Internationalisation @ Ilnu 05

• Expert Lecture 06

• Research Center Activities 07

• Workshops 07

• Faculty Corner 08

• Extension Activities 11

• Student Corner 12

• Placement Activities 16

• Whats Happening In Library 16

Shri Rajendra Trivedi addressing the audience

Tree Plantation by Shri Rajendra Trivedi, Dr. Karsanbhai K. Patel and other

University authorities

Shri Rajendra Trivedi with the legal aid students

You cannot make men good by law: and without good men you cannot have a good society - C. S. Lewis

ILNU EVENTS

02

List of students who received scholastic award:

List of Alumni awardees who have become judges in District Magistrate Court

List of awardees who have become Assistant Government Pleaders

The Institute felicitated the alumni members who have become Judges after successfully competing in the judiciary examination of

their respective states and also the Assistant Government Pleaders of the State of Gujarat. All the alumnus were congratulated with

memento of appreciation for their outstanding achievement.

Name Programme

Aakansha Apurva Dave B. A., LL. B. (Hons.)

Prerna Mayea B. Com., LL. B. (Hons.)

Vineet Tayal B. A., LL. B. (Hons.)

Malika Tiwari B. Com., LL. B. (Hons.)

1. Mr. Chandra Shekhar Sharma-

2. Mr. Ravish Nagpal

3. Ms. Shalini barath

4. Ms. Vinita charan

5. Ms. Patel Devalben Yagneshwar

6. Mr. Harsh Bishnoi

7. Mr. Surendrapal singh Deora

8. Ms. Ridhima Johri

1. Mr. Sahil B Trivedi

2. Ms. Aishvarya Gupta

3. Mr. Adityasinh Jadeja

4. Mr. Jayneel Sanjaybhai. Parikh

5. Mr. Meet M. Thakkar

6. Mr. Nikunj V. Kanara

7. Mr. Shivam N. Dixit

8. Ms. Divyangana P. Jhala

9. Mr. Krutik A. Parikh

10. Mr. Bhargav V. Pandya

9. Mr.Vaibhav soni

10. Ms. Chitrakshi singh

11. Ms. Shieilly Parwal

12. Mr. Vikas Jain

13. Ms. Nidhi Beniwal

14. Ms. Manisha Agarwal

15. Ms. Nitu choudhary

16. Ms. Isha Sangi

17. Mr.Divyakantsingh Rathore

18. Mr. Ajay singh

19. Ms. Pragya Singh

20. Mr. Sharansh Sharma

21. Ms. Somya Gaur

22. Mr. Devansh Agrawal

23. Ms. Roopal Gupta

24. Ms. Roopam Tomar

Name Programme

Sneha Sharma B. A., LL. B. (Hons.)

Bhawna Shewani B. Com., LL. B. (Hons.)

Ravleen Chhabra B. A., LL. B. (Hons.)

Ishika Jain B. Com., LL. B. (Hons.)

President, Dr. Karsanbhai K. Patel felicitating the alumni

Let justice be done, though the heavens fall - Legal maxim

ILNU EVENTS

03

FACULTY REFRESHER PROGRAMME

The Institute of Law, organized a two-weeks Faculty Refresher Programme on the topic 'Strengthening Clinical and Legal Education through Pedagogy of Compassion, Hope and Practice' from July 1 to 15, 2019 at the Institute. This programme was designed in alignment of the goals of the Legal Incubation Clinic. Experts from various industries delivered lecture during the Refresher Programme.

Speakers of the FRP

Mr. Abhayraj Naik

Ms. Ved Kumari Ms. Usha Ramanathan Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat Prof. (Dr.) B.B. Pande

Mr. Pankaj Agarwal Mr. Sanjeev Sharma

The law is reason free from passion –Aristotle

Expert details Topic

Mr. Abhayraj Naik, Researcher, Integration of theory and practice in Social Science CoursesConsultant and Advisor, Bangalore

Mr. Pankaj Agarwal, Senior Associate, Training through internshipShardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co Advocates & Solicitors, Ahmedabad

Mr. Sanjeev Sharma Teaching methodology based on Understanding, Problem, Logic,Academics and Complete and Creative Learning (UPLAC)

Ms. Ved Kumari Need for Practical Training in learning law, curriculum Professor, National Law University, New Delhi and extension activities in Clinical Legal Education

Ms. Nupur Sinha, Managing Trustee, Teaching through internship and extension activitiesCentre for Social Justice, Ahmedabad

Dr. Jyotsna Yagnik, Former Principal Judge, Important aspects of practicing law and its challengesCity Civil &Sessions Courts, Ahmedabad

Ms. Usha Ramanathan, Senior Researcher, Integration of theory and practice in social science coursesLaw, New Delhi

Mr. Gagan Sethi, Chairperson, Clinical approach in teachingCentre for Social Justice, Ahmedabad

Prof. (Dr.) Sairam Bhat, Professor, NLSIU, Bangalore Pedagogy of teaching law courses through clinical exercise and research

Prof. (Dr.) Shashikala Gurpur Bridging Theory and practice in teaching law

Prof. (Dr.) B.B. Pande, Professor of Criminal Law, Integration of theory and practice through moot courtsJindal Global Law School, Sonepat, Haryana

Dr. Babugouda S. Patil,Assistant Professor The role of legal aid clinics and clinical activities in V. M. Salgaocar College of Law, Panjim, Goa teaching law courses

ILNU EVENTS

04

ORIENTATION PROGRAMME FOR LL.B. STUDENTS

The Institute organized its Orientation Programme from July 18 to July 31, 2019 for the newly admitted students of Five Year

Integrated B.A., LL.B.(Hons.) and B.Com., LL.B.(Hons.) Programme for the Batch. Prof. N. L. Mitra, Former Vice Chancellor, National

Law University, Jodhpur and National Law School of India University, Bangalore was Chief Guest of the Programme on the Inaugural

day on July 18, 2019.

Inauguration The Orientation Programme Prof. N. L. Mitra addressing the audience

Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law –Sophocles

Speakers details Topic Date

Mr. Harish, Superintendent, Sensitization to Drug Menace July 19, 2019

Narcotics Control Bureau, Gujarat

Mr. Vaishakh Rathod, Theatre Artist/Actor, Theatre Workshop July 19, 2019

Gujarati Cinema

Mr. Kaustubh Prakash, Alumni Preparing for Professional Life July 20, 2019

Mr. Pankaj Agarwal The Corporate World Today July 20, 2019

Mr. Navin Pahwa Corporate Lawyering: July 20, 2019

Senior Advocate, High Court of Gujarat, Ahmedabad Skills & Preparations of a Lawyer

Ms. Mili Baxi, Alumni Legal Aid Committee Introduction July 22, 2019

Mr. Percy Kavina An Open Discourse July 23, 2019

Senior Advocate, High Court of Gujarat, Ahmedabad

Ms. Sapna Bhatt, How to Manage Stress - July 23, 2019

Counsellor, Nirma University From Distress to Eustress

Mr. Shubham Krishna Borah, Alumni Debating : An Introduction July 23, 2019

Mr. Arvind Ola, Young Entrepreneur "Breaking The Character" July 23, 2019

CEO-Trip School, Ahmedabad

Mr. Sanjay Chakraborty, The Founder and Branding of Law Professional July 25, 2019

Chief Marketing Advisor, ESSKSEE Counsultancy

Mr. Ronith Joy, Alumni Mooting Culture at ILNU July 26, 2019

Mr. Gagan Sethi

Centre for Social Justice, Ahmedabad Law Practice for Society July 29, 2019

INTERNATIONALISATION @ ILNU

As part of Internationalisation at ILNU, the following faculty members visited the Institute during the Month of September 2019 and

made their academic contribution for the academic growth of our students.

ILNU EVENTS

ORIENTATION PROGRAMME FOR LLM STUDENTS

The orientation programme for newly admitted students of LL.M. Programme was conducted on August 01, 2019. Dr. S.

Santhakumar, Director of Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, was invited as Chief Guest. Dr. Santhakumar oriented

students about research in LL.M. Programme and the field of Law. Dr. Vikram Desai, Former Principal, Sidharth Law College, Surat was

the Guest of Honour.

Dr. Shanthakumar addressing the students Dr. Vikram Desai addressing the students

05Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law –Sophocles

Expert details Topic Date

Prof. Norma Martin Clement Missing in action, presumed dead: August 09, 2019

Pro-Dean, International for the presumption of Death Act 2013

Faculty of Education, & The Ties that Bind: Divorce Reform

Social Sciences and in the 21st Century

Law (ESSL),

University of Leeds

Prof. John Winterdyk, Criminology and Comparative August 21-23, 2019

Professor of Criminology, Research Methodology,

Department of Economics, Human Trafficking & Reform in

Justice and Policy Studies, Correctional Institutions

Mount Royal University,

Canada

Dr. Stephen G. Barnes Higher Studies in Abroad September 09, 2019

Assistant Dean for Graduate and US Constitutional Law September 10, 2019

International Programme,

Penn State Law, USA

Prof. Rachel Jeanne Herder Comparative Patent Law September 09, 2019

Clinical Professor, Clinical Law, Interactive session on IPR September 10, 2019

Penn State Law, USA

EXPERT LECTURE

EXPERT LECTURE

Prof. John Winterdyk during the lecture Dr. Stephen Barnes addressing the audience Prof. Rachel Herder during lecture

06 The law is reason free from passion –Aristotle

Expert details Topic Date

Mr. Rakesh Kumar ChopraTraining Professional and Motivational Speaker Communication Skills August 26-29, 2019

Ms. Nupur Saxena Role of NGO in Policy Making August 30, 2019Centre for Social Justice, Ahmedabad

Mr. Tejpal Sheth Compromise, Arrangement & Amalgamation: September 05, 2019Partner, Tejpal Sheth & Co. Section 30 & 31 Companies ActAhmedabad

Ms Meenakshi Gupta Awareness on Mental Health and Wellbeing September 10, 2019Director, BM Institute of Mental Health, Ahmedabad

Dr. Madhu Singh Awareness on Mental Health and Wellbeing September 10, 2019Clinical Psychologist, Ahmedabad

Mr. Anuj Agarwal Workshop on Streamlining LLM application September 12, 2019Co-Founder, Amicus Partners Procedures from abroad , College Selection etcLegal Education Consultancy & Research, Mumbai

Mr. Rakesh Kumar Chopra Decision Making and Critical Thinking September 16, 17, 18 Training Professional and Motivational Speaker & 19, 2019

Mr. Punit B. Juneja Debt Recovery Tribunal and its procedure September 20, 2019Advocate, Gujarat High Court, Ahmedabad

Mr. Ajay Thomas International Commercial Arbitration September 20-21, 2019Director and Registrar, LCIA India, New Delhi

Adv. Captain Alex Antony, Lardner North & Bill of Lading September 23, 2019Co.-A maritime, Law Firm, Kochi

Ms. Arunava Mukherjee Acing Interviews September 21, 2019Advocate on Record Supreme Court of India, New Delhi

Dr. L. Kailasam Working of Indian Criminal Justice System September 24-25, 2019Former Director, Office of the Principal Director and Overview of Indian Taxation and Commercial Audit & Ex Officio Member, Career OpportunitiesAudit Board, Government of India, Chennai

Dr. Gargi Chakrabarti, Associate Professor, Trademark & Industrial Design Law September 27, 2019National Law University, Jodhpur

Mr. Ajay Thomas Dr. Kailasam Mr. Arunava Mukherjee

RESEARCH CENTER ACTIVITIES

Institute of Law, Nirma University on September 9, 2019 has

established its first-ever research-oriented body, the Students

Research Council (SRC) with the aim to stimulate the trend of

researching among the students of ILNU. SRC is a central body

created by the Institute under the Scheme to Promote Research

and Innovation amongst the students. The council is chaired by Mr.

Aklovya Panwar, a fifth year student at ILNU.

SRC aims to provide an effective mechanism for research and

development in the Institute. It will act as a common platform for

multi-directed research approaches. The aid and support provided

by SRC is not only limited to the UG students but is also extended to

the PG students and Alumni of the Institute as well.

With the aim of paving way for Student Researchers, a week long

(September 09 -12, 2019) Research Counter was set up in the institute that introduced the world of Research and Policy to students

by SRC. It served as a counter for research portals, tools and centres. It also introduced students to fellowships like LAMP, Gandhi etc..

RESEARCH CENTER ACTIVITIES / WORKSHOPS

SRC Research Counter

Workshop on Technology Friday's

The Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Law (CAIL) inaugurated a series of workshop on Technology Friday’s. The first workshop of its

kind was conducted on August 09, 2019. The topic of the workshop was Inherent Biases in AI. The sessions on this topic were taken by

Ms. Usha Ramananthan followed by Mr. Jaideep Reddy at Smart classroom, ILNU Building. It was a three-hour long session including

question-answer session of half an hour at the end of speech by each speaker.

The second workshop on Technology Friday’s was conducted on

August 22, 2019 on the topic Conceptualising Ethical Artificial

Intelligence in India- Concepts of Ownership, Agency, Liabiltiy, AI and

Related Legal Issues. The session on this topic was taken by Mr.

Abhayraj Naik .

The third workshop on Technology Friday’s conducted on August 22,

2019 on the topic growing impact – Data Privacy Issues in AL. The

speaker for the lecture was Mr. Arun Prabhu.

The Fourth session of Technology Friday was conducted on August

30, 2019 on the issues covering Intellectual property with the

emergence of Artificial Intelligence. Mr. Zameer Nathani made the

session a success with his great insights on the topic. Mr. Zameer Nathani during the workshop

07There is a higher court than court of justice and that is the court of conscience – Mahatma Gandhi

WORKSHOP / FACULTY CORNER

Workshop on Valuation, Accounting and Taxation Aspects of Mergers

FACULTY CORNER

Lecture on Research ProposalDr. Madhuri Parikh delivered a talk on "How to prepare research Proposal' for the faculties of ILNU on September 21, 2019 at

Conference Room, ILNU at the session arranged by the Research Head at ILNU.

Centre for Corporate Law Studies, Institute of Law, Nirma University organized a three day workshop from September 26th –

September 28th, 2019 on Valuation, Accounting and Taxation aspects of Mergers. The main purpose of this workshop was to help

students to make them understand the important aspects of Mergers and Acquisitions. The inaugural session of the Workshop was

conducted by Mr. Chinmay Naik, Associate Director, K.C. Mehta & Co. He discussed the differentiation between Significant Minority,

Majority and Full Acquisition. The sessions on the second day were taken by Mr. Suril Mehta, Associate Director, K.C. Mehta & Co. and

Ms. Pooja Sisodia, Legal Consultant, K.C. Mehta & Co. Some of the major key takeaways were Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) method

and the detailed understanding of Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA). The third day was divided

into two sessions. The first one was taken up by Mr. Kinjesh Thakkar, Direct Tax Head, Linde Engineering India. The second and the

final one which brought an end to the three day workshop was taken up by Mr. Harsh Gada, Partner, Unicorn Group and Ajmera &

Associates.

Mr. Chinmay Naik during the workshop Mr. Suril Mehta during the workshop Ms. Pooja Sisodia during the workshop

AWARD

Paper/Article Publication

Dr. Madhuri Parikh was awarded as 100 most Dedicated

Professors by World Education Congress on July 4, 2019.

Dr, Madhuri Parikh and Dr. Bishwa Dash received the Major

Research Project [Rs.10 lakh] on "Public Participation in

Environmental Decision making process in Gujarat with special

reference to Environment Impact Assessment." by ICSSR in July

2019.

Mr. Amit Bhaskar; Article titled "Decoding Section 29 A (c) of

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 in the light of Supreme

Court Judgments in ArcelorMittal and Swiss Ribbons"

published in Journal titled Company Law Journal ( ISSN

Number 0010-4019) (Volume 3 Part 1), July 2019.

Paper Presentation

Ph.D. Award

Dr. Madhuri Parikh and Mr. Jaimin Joshi presented a paper on

"The Need For River Police in India: A Critical Study" organized

by Raksha Shakti University at International Conference of

Police Science on September 06 - 07, 2019 at Vadal.

Mr. Amit Bhaskar was awarded Ph.D in

Criminal Law from National Law

University, New Delhi and was awarded

the Ph.D. Degree in the NLU Convocation

held on August 17, 2019.

08 Law and Order exist for the purpose of establishing justice – Martin Luther King Jr.

InternationalProf. (Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal participated in Global Law Deans Forum and Annual General Meeting under the auspices of International

Association of Law Schools at Gdan'sk, Poland from 18th September to September 22, 2019

Participation in Conference/Seminar etc.

Prof.(Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal with the participants

FACULTY CORNER

National

Dr. Bishwa Kalyan Dash participated in the Round Table Conference on “Ethics by Design in AI” organized by SFLC in in association with

Facebook and IIM-Bangalore on July 20, 2019 at the IIM, Bengaluru campus.

Dr. Bishwa Kalyan Dash participated in the Sports Law and Policy symposium 2019 organized by Go Sports and LawNK on August 02-

03, 2019 at Bengaluru.

Mr. Amit Bhaskar attended a One Day National Workshop on Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code 2016 at MNLU, Mumbai on September

07, 2019.

Mr. Amit Bhaskar attended a One Day Seminar on IBC: The Efficiency Mechanism in Practise at Gujarat National Law University

(GNLU), Gandhingar on July 27, 2019.

Mr. Raj Mehta participated in One day Seminar on Economic Analysis of Constitutional Law organised by GNLU, Gandhinagar on

September 21, 2019.

09“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” -Mahatma Gandhi

FACULTY CORNER

Faculty as Resource Person

STAFF CORNER

Prof. (Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal participated in Society of Law Firm

(SILF) MILAT Law Teachers Day Programme on September 07,

2019 and symposium on “Prof. Madhava Menon’s

Contributions to legal Education: Merging Modern and

Contemporary Education with Traditional Educational Values

& Ethics” at Trivandrum, Kerala.

Prof. (Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal was iinvited as a Chief Guest in

the National Seminar on Strengthening Legal Provisions for

the Enforcement of Contracts at National Law School of India

University at Bengaluru on August 21, 2019.

Prof. (Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal attended the 14th World

Education Summit at New Delhi on August 09, 2019.

Dr. Madhuri Parikh chaired the session on SDG 13(Climate

Action) and to deliver a lecture at two days' National

Seminar on “Agenda 2030: India’s Response to Sustainable

Development Goals” on September 15-16, 2019 to Celebrate

World Ozone Day" organized by Centre of Excellence, under

the aegis of University School of Law , Gujarat University

September 16, 2019. Dr. Parikh also delivered a lecture on

Combating Climate change and role of the communities

during the Conference on September 16, 2019.

Dr. Bishwa Kalyan Dash delivered a lecture on “Governance

of Sports in India” at the Two Day National Seminar on Legal,

Ethical and Contractual Issues in Sports to be held on 27-28

July, 2019 at NLSIU, Bengaluru.

Dr. Madhuri Parikh delivering lecture

Prof.(Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal at NLSIU Bangalore

Dr. Bishwa Kalyan Dash delivering lecture at NLSIU Bengaluru

Ms. Kshama Parikh attended and presented a paper on

“Knowledge Management and User Engagement in Academic

Library – Weaving expertise into working practices”

International Conference – IKOAL – 2019 on “Knowledge

Organisation in Academic Libraries”; Theme: Building Smart

Libraries: Challenges and Discovery Tools during September 12

-13, 2019 at S P University, Anand.

Ms. Kshama Parikh presenting paper

10 “When you know better you do better.” -Maya Angelou

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES

NSS Unit of ILNU organized 'Jashn-e-Azadi'- a poetry recital

event on August 16, 2019 at the Institute. The event was an

attempt to pay homage to our great freedom fighters and to

celebrate the 73rd Independence Day. Over twenty students

participated in the programme.

Legal Awareness Camp by Mission

SanghARSH.

A Legal Awareness Camp in village Charodi near Nirma

University, under its new campaign namely, "Know your

Rights" was conducted by Team Mission SanghARSH. A Team

of 14 members visited the village on September 22, 2019.

The team spoke and made the people aware about the new

traffic rules which have been implemented recently by the

government. The people were made aware about the new

traffic rules, revised penalties, and the required documents

which they should keep with them. Along with that, the

safety measures which every person should take and things

that they should avoid like rash driving, drink and drive etc.

were also discussed

NSS ACTIVITIES

ILNU Fit India Movement

As part of Government of India's innovative movement 'Fit

India Movement'- to take the Nation forward on the path of

Fitness and Wellness-Healthier India, the NSS Unit of ILNU

organized a 'Walk 10,000 step on the campus' programme on

August 29, 2019. The event was basically to generate

awareness regarding sports and yoga among the youth. The

volunteers watched the telecast and Prime Minister's

speech.

Legal Awareness camp

ILNU team - Fit India Movement

As part of Foundation Day celebration, the NSS Unit, in association with the Legal Aid Clinic Committee a Blood Donation camp was

organized on August 19, 2019 on the campus. About 59 students donated blood during the camp. In association with the Legal Aid

Committee, the NSS Unit also organized a plantation drive on the same day on the campus. About 28 saplings were planted on the

campus.

Blood donation drive Plantation drive

11“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.” -Robert Frost

EXTENSION ACTIVITIES / STUDENT CORNER

Study Tour

The students of Biodiversity Law went on a study

tour to Polo Forest on September 10, 2019. The

tour was aiming to sensitize the students of the

biological resources and the rules and

regulations that are providing necessary

safeguards.

Study tour to Polo forest

ILNU won the Deshraag- Patriotic Song Competition

A team comprising faculty and staff members at ILNU won the Runner's Up Trophy of the Deshraag – Patriotic Song Competition

organized by the Students Welfare Board, Nirma University on August 09, 2019.

Publication

Rubel Bharej has co-authored an article titled “Sabka Vishwas - Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme, 2019” It’s a moment of proud

for the Institute that the article was also introduced in the Finance Act, 2019 and the same has been published on TAXMANN

website as well as their latest edition of CPT magazine

Palak Jain secured second position in the 2nd Essay competition on law and Economics organised by Centre for Law and

Economics, GNLU

ILNU Team with Runner's Up trophy

STUDENT CORNER

12 “The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead.” -Aristotle

STUDENT CORNER

MOOT COURT ACHIEVEMENT

The team Anirudh Srinivasan, Ritwik Sharma, and Kushagra

Goyal participated in the 19th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot

Court Competition held from September 19-22, 2019 at The

Indian Society of International Society Law(ISISL), New Delhi

and won citation for the Best Memorial tied with Symbiosis

Law School, Noida. The team was also adjudged as Quarter-

Finalists in the Competition. The competition was organised

by ISISL, in collaboration with International Committee of

Red Cross (ICRC).

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

DEBATE

Shubham Bohra and Devashish Trivedi were invited as

adjudicators and judged the Novice Finals of RV Debate

Tournament held at Banglore from August 16-18, 2019.

Devashish Trivedi secured an Adjudicator Break at the Asia

Debate Open held at held at Guangzhou, China from August

23- August 25,2019.

The debate society has brought laurels to the institute in

GNLU British Parliamentary Debate held at Gandhinagar

from August 31- September 2, 2019. Palash Pareek and

Nayanika Singhal were qualified for Semi- Finals. Aarush

Sharma and Vanshjaa Sengar were qualified for Semi Finals

in the novice category. Devashish Trivedi and Akshit Mishra

qualified for Semi Finals. Both of them got the award for the

4th Best Speaker

Subham Borah, a student of 5th year Institute of Law,

secured the position of 3rd best adjudicator at the Trivium

Punjab Engineering College Asian Parliamentary Debate held

at Chandigarh from September 6 - 9, 2019. He was adjudged

as one of the best adjudicators, out of 110 adjudicators.

The team comprising of Adamya Ojha and Sree Ganesh, first

year students of Institute of Law, secured a break and

qualified for semi-finals in the novice category in the

prestigious MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology British

Parliamentary Debate held at Bangalore from September 14

-16, 2019.

Subham Borah secured 3rd best adjudicator at Kathmandu

World Debates held in Nepal from September 12 - 16, 2019.

Subham Borah receiving award

Mr. Subham Borah bagged the Championship Trophy in the

NMIMS, School of Law, Loquitur Parliamentary Debate held

from September 27th- 29th , 2019 and got the award for the

5th Best Speaker whereas Devashish Trivedi won the 2nd

Best Adjudicator Award.

th19 Henry Dunant Moot Team

13“It's hard to beat a person who never gives up.” -Babe Ruth

STUDENT CORNER

QUIZ ACHIEVEMENTS

Harsh Kamdar and Namit Jain, fourth year students Institute of Law, secured a spot in Top 20 of 1st edition of India Today Quiz

hosted by Lallantop. The first round consisted of 20,000 teams pan India and in second round 81 teams were shortlisted.

Aadesh Shinde and Devashish Saxena, second year students Institute of Law, secured 2nd Runners up in the Rotarian T.S.

Nanavati Memorial Quiz competition held at Ellisbridge Gymkhana organised by Rotary Club Ahmedabad.

Learner’s Moot

The Learner’s Moot Court Competition was organised on September 21-22, 2019 at the Institute of Law. This competition was

conducted for the students admitted for the first year Batch 2019.

Participation/Presentation

The Institute of Law celebrated Hindi Diwas on September 16,

2019, acknowledging the rich and diverse Indian culture, and

the importance of a language in any culture. The main aim of

celebrating this day was to acknowledge the national language

of the country. All the students were dressed in Indian

Traditional clothes. An event “Syaahi” was organised, wherein

the students were given a platform to showcase their talents

and to express themselves through their poems in Hindi. The

celebration was a tribute to the national language, rich culture

and tradition.

Students on Hindi Diwas

Judges at the Learner's Moot Competition

14 “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” -Margaret Mead

STUDENT CORNER

Thalassemia Camp

The Institute organized the Thalassemia test for the First Year student Undergraduate Law Programmes (B.A., LL.B.(Hons.) and

B.Com., LL.B.(Hons.) admitted for the academic year 2019-20 on August 30, 2019.

Melange

The Students Welfare Board(SWB),

Institute of Law, Nirma University

organized the Annual Cultural programme,

Melange on August 30, 2019. The aim of

this cultural event is to provide the new

batch a platform to showcase their talent

and to give them a moment of relaxation

amidst all the academic chores. There

were three broad categories under which

the performances were invited i.e. Music,

dancing and drama. Under these three

categories the event witnessed a total

participation of 20 juniors and 5 special

performances by the seniors

Fresher’s Party

The Student Welfare Board(SWB), Institute of Law, organized the

Fresher’s Party on August 08, 2019. The event was planned with

a purpose to give the new batch a memorable welcome to the

Institute.

The event saw a turnout of more than 350 people including the

fresher’s, senior batches, the faculty and the staff members.

Overall the event witnessed freshers participating in every task

enthusiastically and enjoying the night to the fullest which was

meant to be totally theirs.

Performance by student

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The Campus Recruitment Committee of Institute of Law hosted a

one hour session by International Internships for Indian Students

(AIESEC) on September 25, 2019. The speaker of the event was

Mr. Priyam Shah, Vice President-Student Sector, AIESEC,

Ahmedabad. He delivered a talk on how AIESEC can help students

to grow disruptively in the global market by providing a platform

to explore leadership qualities, explore the country, and have a

certificate provided from AIESEC once he/she completes the

exchange and many more things.

AIESEC training

PLACEMENT ACTIVITIES

INSTITUTE OF LAWNirma University

S-G HighwayAhmedabad 382 481

Phone: 079-71652 803/804Fax: 02717 241916

www.law.nirmauni.ac.in

No. Name of Event Date

1 ILNU National Moot Court Competition October 11-13, 2019

2 GAJE Conference November 08-09, 2019

3 IHL Conference November 13, 2019

4 Academic Conclave November 16-17, 2019

WHATS HAPPENING IN LIBRARY

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Celebration of Library Week

Library Treasure – ‘Book You Missed to

Read’ was organised on August 05, 2019.

Library Week was celebrated from August

13 to 17, 2019. As part of this celebration,

a Quiz Programme titled ‘Blind Date with

Book’ was organized. Winners of "Library

Week Celebration - Quizzing on our

Library".

PLACEMENT ACTIVITIES