COLS NEWSLETTER
July, 2015
Volume II, Issue VII
FROM THE DESK OF CEO, SOUTH ASIA (LAUREATE)
EDITORIAL BOARD
Chairman:
Dr. Tabrez Ahmad
Faculty-in-Charge:
Dr. Sujata Bali
Media Coordinator:
Ms. Charu Srivastava
Ed-in-Chief:
Arpita Sharma
Associate Editors:
Puja Kumari
Sumaiya Saleem
Managing Editor:
Saif Rahman Ansari
It is indeed a pleasure for me to contribute to the CoLS
newsletter. Not too many institutions can boast of such an
initiative and I compliment Dr. Tabrez and his team at
College of Legal Studies, UPES. It is indeed a great
platform to connect the legal luminaries & professionals
with the academics and students, thereby helping to enrich
learnings for the latter. We are extremely appreciative of
the legal luminaries and professionals who take out time
from their busy schedules and partner with us for this great
cause of developing capable future citizens. Such a confluence acts as an
important enabler to deliver on an application and outcome based teachinglearning process for our students.
Another important initiative we took last year was to send our faculty on
internships to various law firms, law divisions of corporate houses and
Judiciary to equip them with understanding the latest trends and practices so
in turn, when they come back, they can share the same insights with our
students. We have noticed that such initiatives have honed the problemsolving abilities of our students and have provided them the cutting edge
when it comes to their readiness to start contributing to their profession from
day one. Indeed, our placement records of 90+% is a testimony to it.
In the spirit of learning, sharing and generating positive competition, our
students/faculty continues to organise as well as participate in
national/international seminars and other events. These activities also help to
develop thought leadership in our domain which is reflected in our top
quality faculty and students who continue to put up award winning
performances at national and international events.
We look forward to engage even more with legal luminaries and
professionals to guide us in our curriculum design and to motivate our
students in the future. Our overall aim is to help our students succeed and
contribute in further strengthening a key pillar of our democracy. We believe
that when our students succeed, countries prosper and societies benefit. We
seek your continued partnership in furthering this noble cause!
Mr. Amit Sevak
Assistant Editors:
CEO, South Asia (Laureate)
Highlights
Aprajita Gupta
Anushka Dhawan
Aniket Chatterjee
Neha Singh
Courtroom Drama
Law and Beyond
As we see it
Beyond Bar & Bench
Around the Globe
Opportunities
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Know Your Faculty
Know Your Alumnus
Students’ Achievements
Campus News
Faculty Achievements
At a Glance
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Courtroom Drama
order
SC slam-dunks to favor Single MomsUniform Civil Code for All
The plea for passing of the interim order for
blocking of the porn websites in India has been
denied by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India.
The court is of the opinion that it would amount to
violation of Right to Privacy (watching porn in his
or her room or other private places) that has been
guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India stated that
religion should be kept at bay in India, which is
secular
in
nature
and
favored
the
implementation of the Uniform Civil Code as
enshrined in the Indian Constitution. The Court
denied to consider any tenet of Christian
religion
concerning the right of the unwed
Christian mother, who went ahead to challenge
a Delhi High Court order. This order by the
High Court required her to reveal the name of
Child’s father, when she had sought
guardianship of the child.
Supreme Court refuses
blocking of porn websites
to
Chief Justice Mr. H.L. Dattu opined that such
interim orders cannot be passed by this court. As
any person above the age of 18 is entitled to raise
legitimate questions as to how can the judiciary
prohibit actions of an individual performed within
four walls of his or her private premises.
Chief Justice of India was hearing the PIL filed by
Mr. Kamlesh Vashwani, an advocate, for banning
porn websites. The petitioner also alleged that the
Union Home Ministry was not filing the affidavit
on time and urged the court to pass order of
banning the porn websites and cure the defect that
resulted because of such delay. However, the
Chief Justice denied any such relief but
acknowledged the seriousness of the issue at hand.
Dattu, C.J., said, “The issue is definitely serious
and some steps need to be taken. The Centre is
expected to take a stand. Let us see what stand the
Centre will take.” and directed the government to
reply within 4 weeks.
The Supreme Court has expressed similar view
even seen in a PIL in 2014, wherein Lodha, J. had
said, “The time has come when law should be
faster than technology. The time has come when
there needs to be synthesis of law, technology and
governance to control pornographic material on
the internet.” The Government was of the view
that most of the servers of these websites were
located outside India and were running on highend technology making it difficult to catch up
with them and took the matter to the Cyber
Advisory Committee.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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The Supreme Court opined that the unwed
Christian mothers were on a lower pedestal
when compared with other communities
wherein the mother is considered to be the
natural guardian. The unwed Christian mothers
are at a disadvantage when compared with their
Hindu counterparts, who are regarded to be the
natural guardians of their illegitimate children
by virtue of their maternity alone, without the
requirement of any notice to the putative father.
Justice Vikramjit Sen was quoted saying that
India is a secular nation wherein it was a
cardinal necessity for the religion to be
distanced from law. Thus, the task was to
interpret the laws according to the legislative
intent and the case law and not based on
religion. The Supreme Court underscored the
Directive Principles which envision the uniform
civil code existence, but this remains an
unaddressed constitutional expectation. In the
case of Sarla Mudgal and Vallamttom, the
Supreme Court had noted the need for the
Uniform Civil Code.
Courtesy: The Times of India
Volume II, Issue VII
Law & Beyond
Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets
(Imposition of Tax) Bill Passed by Lok
Sabha
Anti-Dowry Harassment Law to be
amended?
Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets
(Imposition of Tax) Bill, 2015 was passed by the
Lok Sabha on May 11, 2015 by voice vote. Mr.
Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, on the eve
before presenting the Budget 2015 had promised
to introduce the ‘Black Money Bill’ in the
Parliament to deal with the menace of
unaccounted wealth stashed abroad effectively.
The Undisclosed Income and Foreign Assets
(Imposition of Tax) Act shall come into effect
from April 1, 2016. On July 1, 2015 it was
announced that Indian residents have an
opportunity to declare any extrinsic income and
assets on one’s own accord on a more favorable
basis than would otherwise apply for a limited
time period (until 30th September, 2015).
The Central Government plans to make the
offence of Dowry Harassment compoundable
given the increasing number of false cases. The
Supreme Court said that thousands of false
dowry harassment cases are registered every
year.
The Act applies to persons resident in India.
Undisclosed foreign income or assets shall be
taxed at the flat rate of 30 percent together with a
penalty of 30%. No exemption or deduction or set
off of any carried forward losses which may be
pertinent under the existing Income Tax Act, 1961
shall be allowed.
Taxpayers are expected to recognize this shift
towards greater tax transparency and take
advantage of this limited window of
opportunity. Those who do not come clean can
expect tough aftermath and the Bill includes
enhanced penalties for failing to disclose foreign
income and assets and failing to submit a tax
return in relation to foreign income and
assets. These include penalties of up to 90% of
the tax due (as well as tax at 30%) and possible
prosecution and imprisonment of up to 10 years.
As the Government of India claims, their target is
to make all transactions transparent by 2017 and
make it extremely risky for anybody to have
unlawful assets or unlawful transactions of
money.
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The Supreme Court directed the State
Governments to instruct police "not to
automatically arrest when a case under Section
498A of IPC is registered but to satisfy
themselves about the necessity for arrest under
the parameters (check list) provided under
Section 41 of the Code of Criminal Procedure."
Presently, under Section 498A of the Indian
Penal Code the offence is cognizable, noncompoundable and non-bailable. Additionally,
Section 41 lays down a 9-point check list for
police to weigh the need to arrest after
examining the conduct of the accused, including
possibility of his absconding.
A draft note was sent to the Ministry of Law for
drawing up the draft bill seeking amendment in
Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code, making
it a compoundable offence with the permission
of the courts as suggested by the Law
Commission
and
Justice
Malimath
Committee. If the Government of India amends
the Anti-Dowry Harassment Law, it will not
only ensure curb of its misuse but will also pave
way to both compromise and settlement
between the two parties at the trial court stage
itself.
Courtesy: The Hindu, The Economic Times
Volume II, Issue VII
As We See It: Res Judicata Not Maintainable in Oppression &
Mismanagement Cases
The Company Law Board, New Delhi Bench (“CLB”) recently in the case of Shri Narottam Singh
(“Petitioner”) v. M/s Notam India Private Limited & Ors., C.P. No. 74(ND)/2009 held that parties to a
dispute need not withdraw a civil suit before they approach CLB (under Section 397 and 398 of the
Companies Act, 1956), as CLB can grant remedies that a civil court cannot. This judgment clarifies the
scope and application of res judicata principle in the cases of Oppression and Mismanagement.
M/s Notam India Private Limited (“Respondent No. 1”) is a company incorporated by the Petitioner and
Respondent No. 2 to carry real estate business. Both the brothers were Directors in Respondent company.
According to the Petitioner, the Respondent No. 2 without notice to the Petitioner increased the share capital
based on forged documents as well manipulated the company records. The Respondent No. 2 also got his
wife, Respondent No. 3 fraudulently appointed as the Director on the Board of Respondent Company. The
Petitioner realizing the fraud committed by Respondents filed a petition under Sections 397 and 398 read
with Section 402 of the Companies Act, 1956 against them alleging oppression and mismanagement and
conducting the affairs of the company in a prejudicial manner. Prior to the filing of the company petition,
the Petitioner had filed a civil suit on the same cause of action in Ghaziabad.
CLB while passing the order in favour of the petitioner dealt with the following issues.
a)
Maintainability of the Company Petition for Oppression and Mismanagement
The CLB held that dismissal of civil suit post filing of the petition did not constitute approaching CLB with
unclean hands as Petitioner had filed the withdrawal application prior in time and not due to objections
being raised on maintainability of the company petition and distinguished it from other cases.
b)
Removal of the Petitioner from directorship of Respondent No. 1 and appointment of Respondent
No. 3 were oppressive.
Further the Board Resolution passed reflecting the appointment of Respondent No. 3 as the new director of
Respondent No. 1 was also held to be invalid considering there was no record on her appointment for two
years from the date of alleged appointment.
c)
Fraudulent increase of authorized capital amounted to Oppression
CLB directed an independent audit to be conducted to ascertain whether siphoning of funds had taken place
based on the allegations raised. The CLB appointed a chartered accountant firm to submit their report within
30 days and disposed of the company petition.
This ruling sets an important footstep towards defining the scope and application of res judicata principle in
the cases of Oppression and Mismanagement and distinguishes the same with respect to any other civil suits
which is generally barred by virtue of the application of the said principle. However, pointing out this
exception, CLB said that parties to a dispute are under no obligation to obtain liberty before withdrawal of
suit from civil court to approach CLB under Section 397 and 398 as it offers unique and exclusive remedies
under the statute that cannot be availed through any other forum/civil court. Adjudication under Sections
397 and 398 is different and tested on the anvil of equity and not on the legality of an act.
Courtesy: Nishith Desai Hotline
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Volume II, Issue VII
Beyond Bar & Bench: News from the Profession
Merger Market Half-Yearly League
Table Out
Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF)
elects its president
India witnessed a huge turnout of M&A activity
by mid-2015, with 178 deals valued at USD 19.2
bn., and a growth of 11.4% from the same period
in last year; as stated by the Merger Market
Report.
SILF hosted its annual elections on 11th July, 2015
and elected Lalit Bhasin as its President for the
third consecutive time. It is a collective of India’s
top corporate law firms and has always exhibited
a strong opposition against the entry of foreign
law firms in India. Bhasin will preside over this
15 year old society for another three year term, as
was let out by a press release.
Khaitan and Co. which earlier during this year
assisted in the merger of Vedanta Ltd. And Cairn
India Ltd. was valued at 2.15 Billion US Dollars
and this specific deal is apparently what took them
to the top of the league. Following Khaitan & Co.
in valuation is Amarchand Mangaldas with 15
deals valued at USD 4.03 bn. Trailing third is
AZB & Partners with 33 M&A deals, estimated at
around USD 3.8 bn. However, there is no other
Indian firm in the valuation league chart, and the
foreign firms that find mention are Davis Polk and
Wardwell, Gomez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados,
Lee and Li Attorneys at Law, Morrison &
Foerester in order of standing.
What’s surprising is the fact that many Indian
firms that had a respectable position in the
Quarterly Reports fail to find a mention in the
Half Yearly Valuation reports, for instance, PH
Bathiya & Associates, and Luthra & Luthra.
However, a good count of Indian firms find
positions in the deal count chart, with AZB
Partners topping the league table with 33 deals in
the kitty, followed by the current valuation king
Khaitan and Co, with 20 deals; Amarchand
Mangaldas comes next by means of 15 deals.
Other notable firm names in the deal chart
include, Desai & Dewanji (14 Deals), J Sagar
Associates (12), Luthra & Luthra (11), BMR
Legal, Trilegal, and Nishith Desai (in order of
ranking, 8 deals each), and S&R Associates with 6
deals.
Courtesy: Merger Market H1 Report 2015
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Kochhar & Co founder Rohit Kochhar was elected
the General Secretary and Phoenix Legal coFounder Manjula Chawla was elected the
Treasurer. Khaitan & Co., Kolkata partner R N
Jhunjhunwala, DSK Legal co-Founding Partner
Anand Desai, Trilegal co-Founding Partner Anand
Prasad, Nishith Desai Associates Founder Nishith
Desai, Hemant Sahai & Associates Founder
Hemant Sahai and Titus & Co. Founder Diljeet
Titus are the new Vice Presidents.
Courtesy: Bar & Bench, Legally India.
Should foreign firms enter India?:
Round Table by Outlook
Outlook India organized a round table conference
in July, which revolved around the issue of
entering of foreign firms in India which are
according to the current rules barred from
practising in India.
In an initiative to clear the circle of doubt and
demystify a few things, this round table saw top 5
lawyers of the country, namely Mr. Lalit Bhasin,
Mr. Sanjay Hegde, Mr. Prashant Kumar, Mr.
Ramesh Vaidyanathan, and Mr. Manan Mishra,
taking sides on the issue. The dialogue had issues
like in-house talent, problems with foreign firms,
problems with Indian expansion out of country,
FDI in legal firms, and the future of litigation in
the country, discussed at length.
Courtesy: Outlook
Volume II, Issue VII
Around The Globe
China adopts new national security law
The NPC Standing Committee, China’s top
legislature, adopted a contentious new National
Security Law that augments cyber security
powers along with giving the possibility of
establishing productive disaster and crisis
management systems. The law increases
supervision of the internet and a tougher stance
will
be
taken
against
cyber-attacks,
dissemination of harmful information and cyber
thefts.
The law is supposed to "strengthen ideological
control over the public." Zhang Dejiang,
chairman of the NPC, stated that the law is
extremely integral to aggravating security
problems with China and that the country must
maintain both its political as well as social
security.
However, UN High Commissioner for Human
Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein expressed
concern over this new security law. Zeid said
the law lacked transparency for citizens to know
when they were violating it and criticized its
"extraordinarily broad scope coupled with the
vagueness of its terminology and definitions.”
He added, “as a result, [the law] leaves the door
wide open to further restrictions of the rights
and freedoms of Chinese citizens, and to even
tighter control of civil society by the Chinese
authorities than there is already.”
Courtesy: www.jurist.org
Ireland parliament approves
recognition of transgender people
legal
The Republic of Ireland did not legally
recognize transgender people, but following a
protracted legal battle with Transwoman Dr.
Lydia Foy, the government passed the Gender
Recognition Bill on July 17. This Bill allows
legal recognition to the transgender above 18
years of age, of their preferred gender and the
corresponding changes in their birth certificate.
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The law makes Ireland the third nation in
Europe, after Malta and Denmark, to allow
Gender change legally without government
interference. The law is set to be more
progressive than the UK’s 2004 Gender
Recognition Act as it allows self-determination.
The Gender Recognition Bill has been passed
by the Oireachtas (Ireland’s Parliament) and
will now be signed into law by the President
shortly.
Courtesy: www.jurist.org
Iran, world powers reach
agreement; a ‘balanced deal’
nuclear
Iran and six super powers (U.S., China, Russia,
the U.K., France and Germany) clinched a
historic accord to restrict the Islamic Republic’s
nuclear program in return for ending sanctions,
removing two years of tough diplomacy with
the biggest breakthrough in decades concerning
relations.
The agreement has been labeled as Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). In this
agreement, Iran agreed not to create a nuclear
explosive in return for lifting of all economic
sanctions. Iran must remove two-thirds of its
centrifuges, ship all spent fuel from the reactor
out of the country, and limit uranium research
and development to a single facility only.
The agreement has been referred as the one
which will go down into the annals of historic
diplomatic successes It concluded after a 20
month long negotiation through various
channels. Iran will now be allowed to access its
frozen assets, re-enter the global financial
market and increase energy exports. The UN
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
will be the watchdog monitoring Iran’s nuclear
activities. If Iran violates the agreement, all
sanctions will be put into place.
Courtesy: www.bloomberg.com
Volume II, Issue VII
Opportunities
International Conference on Cyber Law, Cyber
Crime and Cyber Security
Registration date: Oct. 15
Pavan Duggal Associates presents an International
Conference on Cyber Law, Cyber Crime and
Cyber Security, which is going to be held in Delhi
on 19th of November 2015. Cyber Laws are one of
the most evolving jurisprudence in the entire
arena of law. This conference focuses on 45 topics
related to the field of Cyber Laws, Cyber Crime
and Cyber Security. Interested candidates can
register themselves before 15th October 2015. The
registration fees for the conference is Rs. 10,000/Any late registrations will have to pay Rs.
15,000/For more information, please visit the site:
cyberlawcybercrime.com
Call for Papers: International Conference on
Development-Induced
Displacement
and
Migration [March 3-4, Thiruvanthapuram]:
Submit by Oct. 15
The CDS invites papers for an international
conference
on
Development-induced
Displacement and Migration, Land Acquisition
and
Resettlement
to
be
held
in
Thiruvanathapuram during 3-4, March 2016.
The aim of the conference is to provide a platform
to academics, development practitioners and
research scholars studying development-induced
displacement to critically discuss, reflect and
disseminate research on various topics on or
related to the theme.
Deadline (Abstracts): 15th October, 2015.
Abstracts may be sent to:
A committee will evaluate the abstract and give
priority to originality, analytical rigour and policy
relevance. Authors will be notified by 15th
November, 2015 if their abstract has been
accepted.
Call for Papers: 2nd International Conference
on Social Sciences and Humanities [Dec 5-6,
Bhubaneshwar]:
Submit by Oct. 15
The 2nd International Conference on Social
Sciences and Humanities will be organised from
December 5 to 6, 2015 at Bhubaneshwar.
Participants will find opportunities for
presenting
new
research,
exchanging
information, and discussing current issues.
Registration and Abstract submission deadline:
October 15, 2015.
Essay Competition on International Taxation+
International Taxation Conference 2015
Submit by Oct. 31
The Foundation for International Taxation is
pleased to announce an essay writing
competition on any topic of International
Taxation with a word limit of 10,000 words. All
the Indians are eligible to participate and the
best five essays will be rewarded with entry to
International Taxation Conference, which is to
be held in Mumbai from December 3–5, 2015.
Some selected essays shall also be published on
the FIT website.
Candidates can make their submissions via mail
to [email protected]
You may also direct your queries to the same
address.
[email protected]
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Know Your Faculty
Dr. Ashish Verma (AV) has been associated with CoLS for many years now. Team CoLS Newsletter (TCN)
managed to interview him. Here are a few excerpts from the dialogue.
TCN: Hello Sir, tell us something about yourself. What techniques do you apply to make your lectures
interesting?
AV: I am a teacher, working with UPES for the last many years.
So far as teaching methodologies, once I received a remark from a student that I am a natural story teller. I
never felt obligated to make it interesting, but I think, story-telling is a useful way of stimulating ideas. I
believe in involvement of the class in the discussion. I encourage students to speak and contribute to the
class. Class is not merely a forum to pass on information; it’s a forum to stimulate original thinking.
Therefore, I never stop students from asking questions. This is how I enjoy my classes.
TCN: Which fields of law do you think is of great significance from the point of view of job
opportunities?
AV: There are many; but most useful is contract administration. I would add that we should not be looking
for more significant areas within the discipline of law. Law is an integrated rhythm of regulatory effect. All
that we need to do is to clear and strengthen ourselves on the basics of law; to the extent of our syllabi. If
one or two areas are determined as opportune and all the students start working on that, it may not yield any
good result. We should look at the profession from the point of view of contribution. The way we can
contribute maximum to the society, country and humanity, is our way of life and profession. I always
encourage students to consider litigation as a career; but I don’t give a general statement in this regard.
There are some students who can be good consultants and there are some who can be good pleaders and
some can be best suited to some other field also.
TCN: How according to you, does Jurisprudence as a subject strengthens this academic department?
AV: I don’t understand your question. Every piece of legislation has an underlying purpose and philosophy.
Separating jurisprudence as a separate reason of strength would make it theoretical and academic. I think
Jurisprudence is the functional current in the development of law.
TCN: It has been long since you became a part of the UPES family. Is there anything you dislike
about the college?
AV: It’s not about liking or disliking. There may be differences in the opinions of people; but this is how a
society progresses. For this, there should not be suppression of thoughts. Academics is about thought
leadership. There may be phases when one thought prevails over another; but there is nothing like liking,
following or opposing. Our CoLS does not engage in smaller issues.
TCN: What are your current research interests?
AV: Environmental law is one of the areas which I have researched upon. It’s a long pending idea to write a
book on jurisprudence but have not been able to work on this line so far.
TCN: Beyond the professional life, what do you indulge in as a hobby?
AV: I am a less social person. I prefer and try to spend time with myself.
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Know Your Alumnus
Sagar Mathur
Sagar Mathur (SM) is the first batch Alumnus of UPES. He is one of the few intelligent minds to have
cracked judicial service examination.
TCN: What all, did it take you to clear the state judicial service examination and how can a fresher
prepare for it?
SM: The most important thing is that you need to be passionate about your goal. If you are focused, success
will follow. Apart from this, it requires dedication, sincere efforts, hard work and proper guidance. Fresh
pass outs should devote enough time to study the syllabus, previous year question papers to thoroughly
understand the pattern of the examination. Thereafter, consult the experienced persons in the field to
strategize because every state judiciary exams has its own pattern.
TCN: How do you think UPES helped you in making the cut?
SM: Though, it didn’t help much for judiciary per se but the environment and exposure facilitated by UPES
helped me immensely to lay down the foundation for the same. I was a topper during my college days and I
developed a taste for it and once you taste success, it becomes just impossible to accept a no for your
dreams. I would say that UPES helped develop a positive attitude. Believe me, attitude is important and
UPES gave me the right attitude and then I carried it on.
TCN: Were you a part of any extracurricular activity during college?
SM: Yes, I had actively participated and had the honor to represent the college in various extracurricular
activities like moot courts, conferences and different types of debate.
TCN: How do you think new age universities give one an edge over traditional universities in
competitive exams?
SM: I think the exposure, provided by these new age universities plays a crucial role in providing an edge
over the other traditional universities. Yet another factor is the course curriculum I think it is comprehensive
enough and if students take their academics seriously, then half the battle is already won.
TCN: Nowadays students have an inclination towards internet-research because of its easy
accessibility. What according to you is a correct guided way for the law students to research?
SM: There are many online legal databases that are undoubtedly a good and reliable way to proceed with the
research work. . Moreover I, think it depends on the convenience of the students themselves that in which
way they feel comfortable.
TCN: What are you views on the changing dynamics of teaching/learning across law schools in India?
SM: As far as the technicality of the subject is concerned I think it is fine but then when it comes to the area
of focus in the academics, it turn out to be bit disappointing for me as most of the law schools focus on
corporate law and not on procedural laws and it makes it tough for students opting out for judiciary as
knowledge of procedural laws is crucial for them.
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Students’ Achievements
The students of CoLS, UPES make us proud, yet again. Following is the list of our students’ recent
achievements:
-Mr. Nitish Chandan, Ms. Rachiyta Jain, Apran Sinha, Abhay Singh Sengar and Raj Pagariya of B. Tech., LL.B.
(Hons), 2012-2018 have received the award for The Cyber Blogger of the Year from Dr. Ranjit Patil, Minister of
State for Home (Urban), Govt. of Maharashtra on July 28, 2015.
-Ms.Sumaiya Saleem, B.B.A., LL.B (Hons.), 2012-2017 has successfully presented a paper in 'International
Conference on Communal Harmony & Nation Building' held at 'Banaras Hindu University' (BHU) on 15th- 16th
June, 2015. The theme of her paper was Islam and Pluralism and the Paper Title being 'thought on coexistence
between religions: Current world study.' The event was organised by Department of Political Science, BHU and
Student's Islamic Organisation of India.
-Ms. Ayushi Gupta, B.A., LL.B. (Hons), 2012-2017 has received the Prime Minister scholarship from
Government of India on April 22, 2015. She applied for the scholarship through her father as it is applicable to
the wards of personnel of security force only. Her father is an inspector in Central Industrial Security Force
(CISF). She received Rs. 27,000 as scholarship for this year.
Campus News
CoLS Orientation 2015
College of Legal studies, UPES organized its Orientation 2015 for the undergraduate students of B.A.,LL.B. ,
B.Com., LL.B. and B.B.A., LL.B. on July 28-29, 2015. The objective of this Orientation program is to introduce
the new students to college activities that will support their educational and personal goals. It familiarizes
students with the campus environment, physical facilities and creates an atmosphere that minimizes the anxiety,
promotes positive attitude and stimulates an excitement for learning.
The programme commenced with lighting of lamp and Saraswati Vandana. The Vice Chancellor, Dr. Shrihari
Honwad was invited for the welcome note followed by introductory note by Dr. Tabrez, Director, CoLS.
In morning session there were five sessions which started with Col Dr. S.K. Singh senior medical officer
discussed about the health care services provided at the university. It was followed by faculty Convenors of
various CoLS committees providing insights about diverse CoLS activities. Dr. Ashish Verma discussed about
functioning of Legal Aid Clinic. Dr. Mamta Rana gave a presentation on the Moot Court Association activities.
Dr. Sujata Bali talked about functioning of Literary and Debating Society. Dr. Veena Krishnan, Psychologist, had
an interactive session with students while taking about Emotional wellbeing during their stay in the university.
In the post lunch hours seven sessions were scheduled in which Brig. Dr Anil Kumar Sharma, Director, DSA
communicated the discipline related aspects at campus and Student welfare activities were introduced by Ms.
Anshu Paliwal, Deputy Proctor and Mr. Manish Madan, Senior Manager, Student Affairs. Mrs. Prema Iyer,
Lifestyle consultant with her role of granny of University made an impact on the mind of young ones. Mr. Akhil
Rahi had information technology training session with the students. Mr. R.K. Pandey detailed the students about
the student record and evaluation observed at the university. Mr. Mohit Gupta, Asst. Director, Career Services
delivered a talk on Progression with Career Services. The last session was with R&D wing wherein Mr. A.
Kartik, Research Scientist gave a presentation discussing about the importance and association of the department
to the students. The Orientation 2015 was planned and organized by Dr. Saroj Bohra, Convener and Ms. Pooja
Gautam, Co-Convener, Cultural Committee, CoLS.
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Faculty Achievements
Dr. Tabrez Ahmad
 Speaker in the Global Legal Confex- April 2015.
 Speaker in the National Seminar on Judicial reforms organized by FICCI in New Delhi.
Dr. Vinita Singh
 Participated in IEEE workshop on “Technology Enabled Teaching and Learning in Higher
Education", from June 8-14, 2015 in Graphic Era University, Dehradun.
 Published an article in International Diplomatist magazine titled ‘Indonesia Matters, India Knows
it’ in the July edition of the magazine.
Dr. Sujata Bali
 Was awarded Degree of Doctorate in Law at the XXII Convocation of Himachal Pradesh University,
Shimla held on June 9, 2015.
 Co-authored a paper titled “Purity of Elections and Electoral Reforms in India”, which was published
in Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Journal ‘Vidhanmala’, Special Issue, Vol. 7. No. I.
Dr. Azim B. Pathan
 Published a research article entitled “A Vanishing Jurisprudence of Independence of Judiciary in
India: An Analysis With Reference to Judicial Appointment Commission Act, 2014” in June 2015 in
ITM Law Review, ITM University, Gurgaon.
 Attended 10 days Training Programme/Faculty Training Programme (Abhigyat) in Supreme Court of
India under Senior Advocate Mr. Riju Raj Jamwal, from June 22 to July 1, 2015.
 Participated in 10 Days Workshop on ‘Environmental Studies’ organized by IIT Mumbai from June
2-12, 2015.
 Attended Workshop Psychometric Assessment and Testing Training Programme organized by UPES
from 3rd to 4th July, 2015.
Ms. Anuradha
 Participated in a National Level Workshop on International Humanitarian Law (IHL). This was
conducted on July 25-26 at Indian Society of International Law, Delhi in collaboration with the
International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Mr. AjitKaushal
 A two week industry attachment with Adab Singh Kapoor Law Firm, a Delhi based law firm from
July 21 to 31, 2015.
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Nitish Chandan and Rachiyta Jain, Cyber Law students (B. Tech LL.B) received the award for The Cyber Blogger of the
Year, from Dr. Ranjit Patil, Minister of State for Home (Urban), Govt. of Maharashtra alongside the Cyber Guru Rakshit
Tandon.
Orientation Program of CoLS Year I Students.
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