RECRUITMENT - National Law University Delhi

RECRUITMENT 2020

Pocket 1, Sector 14 Dwarka, Dwarka, New Delhi, Delhi 110078www. nludelhi.ac.in

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The Batch of 2020

Recruitment Coordination Committee

Message from theRegistrar’s Desk

A Description of the Batch

About the University Faculty Speaks

Curriculum Batch Achievements

• Moot Court & ADR Achievements

• Debate, Sports & Other Achievements

• Internships• Publications,

Conferences & Courses

Research at NLU Delhi

Life at NLU Delhi

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“Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one.”

Malcolm Forbes

The logo of National Law University, Delhi is composed of 3 elements: N (N), L (L) and U (U) which are interlinked by the second element (L or Law). In its totality it represents the harmonious confluence of disparate elements (disciplines) and levels: a rule that Law and its executive, the judicial system, also performs. Individually, the “N” and “U” are downward-and upward - facing respectively, symbolising polar (and complementary) outlooks through which Law threads its way. The extension of “L” or Law to the last level (or layer) attempts to encapsulate the concerns of social justice. The emphasis is on the rule of Law (represented by the ‘L’) in promoting social justice, particularly targeting the vulnerable population. Its columnar arrangement suggests an upholding of justice, equality, fraternity and human rights in all their facets in a secular democracy.

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MESSAGE FROM THEVICE-CHANCELLOR’S DESK

It gives me immense pleasure to present you the Batch of 2020. It is the eighth batch of students to graduate from our University. It has been a privilege to have mentored a group of such dynamic and motivated young students, groomed to face the challenges that lie ahead. The rigorous selection process at our University has been designed to ensure that students of the highest calibre are admitted and trained in a holistic manner, and encouraged to engage with ideas and concepts related to law and the arts. It is thus quite innate that we have produced Rhodes, InLaks, DAAD, Columbia and Cambridge Scholars, as well as UPSC and Judicial Services examination toppers, amongst many other achievements.

Over the past four years, I have seen this batch explore its potential by demonstratingextraordinary levels of enthusiasm, dedication and commitment. The Batch of 2020 does not shirk away from challenges; it sets high standards, goes on to surpass them, and raises the bar for everyone else.

Our students receive a comprehensive legal education which endows them with crucial analytical skills, and empowers them to critically evaluate laws, the functioning of the legal system and the interplay between the legal system and society. The vibrant clinical education programs and seminar courses help our students engage with the legal system through their areas of interest, ensuring that National Law University, Delhi, through the character of its instruction, remains committed to broadening the base of legal education. It is of no surprise that due to the consistent efforts of the students, the NIRF has ranked the University as the 2 nd best law school in the country.

The diverse interests and backgrounds of these students are also reflected in their internship experiences. They have interned at leading national and international law firms, corporate houses, reputed non-governmental organizations and public sector undertakings, as well as under senior litigators and higher judiciary members. I believe that through these internships, they have gained invaluable exposure - which will enable them to enter the professional world.

This batch has been instrumental in furthering the reputation of the University by excelling not only academically, but also in various co-curricular activities such as conferences, moot court competitions, mediation and negotiation competitions, literary events, debates and sports competitions. The erudite students of this batch strive to be responsible legal professionals, which I trust will make them loyal and committed members of your organization.

I invite you to National Law University, Delhi to interact with the students of the Batch of 2020. Their presence has enriched the University and I am confident that they will positively contribute to the growth of not just the legal profession, but also of the nation as a whole.

Being established in 2008 we are celebrating a ‘Decade of Excellence’ of our existence, but for us the best is yet to come.

Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir SinghVice-Chancellor National Law University, Delhi

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MESSAGE FROM THEREGISTRAR’S DESK

With profound pride and honour, I present the Batch of 2020. My interactions with these students gave me an insight into their enlightened thoughts and potential for a promising future, inspiring confidence in me for them to be representing the University into the outside competitive world of law and legal matters.

The students of this batch not only demonstrated their excellence in upholding high academic standards but also made considerable personal progress. They took umpteen advantages of the teacher to student ratio (1:10) and engaged in intellectually stimulating discussions, moot court competitions, lectures, and opportunities to travel aboard through student exchange programs.

The University is renowned to focus on the holistic and integrated development of its studentsand enable them to be able legal professionals, armed with both a theoretical foundation and a practical knowledge of the complexities and the nitty-gritty of this demanding profession. Students are treated as capable adults, with the atmosphere of this University designed to be a microcosm of the professional world outside – thus mentally invigorating them into thinking bigger by exposing them to constant national and international engagements. The students of this batch made use of opportunities to learn and grow by taking responsibilities to organise workshops, seminars and conferences within the University. They honed their legal skills to real-life situations through programmes like mooting, clinical exercises, legal aid advisoryprojects and a plethora of cultural and literary activities. Their personal growth, coupled with their academic proficiency, gained from series of

challenges presented to them such as an extensive entry system and an exhaustive syllabus; which makes me look forward to their capable engagements with the professional world.

Inculcated with a sense of responsibility by assuming roles of leadership catering to the diverse nature of India, they were introduced to external affiliations like Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education (IDIA) that exposed their weaknesses and strengths, and taught them to optimize and enhance their learned traditions with modern practices. Their sensitivity towards the rights of others, developed by going through a process of self-awareness during the tenure of their study, is unparalleled.

For a university that believes that the future of society lies in the hands of its youth, the Batch of 2020 gives me hope as they are adept at their socially relevant education and thus can contribute to changing the social fabric of the country..

Prof. (Dr.) G.S. BajpaiRegistrarNational Law University, Delhi

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ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY

One of the youngest law schools in the list of premier law Universities in India, National Law University, Delhi was instituted by Act 1 of 2008 of the National Capital Territory, Delhi. The University has been recognised by the Bar Council of India under Section 7(1)(i) of the Advocates Act, 1961 and has been granted approval to conduct the five-year integrated B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) programme.

The University has been established with a mandate to create lawyers who are professionally capable, socially responsive and equipped to face the myriad challenges of an ever-evolving society. The vision of the University is to create a global legal institution which strives to be the best, both

within as well as outside India, and to present individuals with a wide range of opportunities to contribute to the legal profession.

The curriculum and pedagogy at National Law University, Delhi are designed to bridge the gap between theoretical concepts and their practical applications. The University aims to encourage novelty and scientific temper amongst its students, enabling them to become pioneers of change for future generations. The commendable achievements of the students of National Law University, Delhi within a short span of time stand testimony to the pool of skill and talent that this University has nurtured.

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University Infrastructure The University provides access to state-of-the-art academic and research infrastructure; thereby enabling the students to pursue their interests. The Justice T.P.S. Chawla library has a rich collection of over 40,000 volumes of books, academic and reporting journals, committee reports, and other reference materials which include over 150 journal subscriptions and online journals. Further, the students are also provided on-campus as well as off-campus access to the best legal resources and digital databases including AIR Infotech, Manupatra, SCC Online, LexisNexis, Westlaw, HeinOnline, JSTOR, Hart eBooks, Kluwer Arbitration Online and eBooks of Taylor-Francis.

The University has the advantage of inviting sitting and retired judges of the Supreme Court, the High Court and also the leading lawyers, academicians and retired Judicial Officers for lectures, seminars and discussions involving the students and the faculty. The following distinguished luminaries have been appointed by our University as Distinguished and Honorary Professors.

Prof. (Dr.) Upendra Baxi -Distinguished ProfessorProf. B.B. Pande -Distinguished ProfessorProf. K.P.S. Mahalwar - Chair Professor, Professional EthicsProf. Steve K. Ngo -Honorary Professor of LawHon’ble Mr. Justice Mohan Peiris -Honorary Professor of LawProf. Marc Galanter -Honorary Professor of LawProf. Sophie M. Sparrow -Honorary Professor of LawProf. Olivier De Schutter -Honorary Professor of LawHon’ble Justice Khalil Ur Rahman -Honorary ProfessorProf. Sukhsimranjit Singh -Honorary Professor of LawHon’ble Mr. Justice Lyonpo Sonam Tobgye - Honorary Professor

Distinguished Professors, Chair Professors and Honorary Professors

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CURRICULUM

FIRST YEAR

THIRD YEAR

SECOND YEAR

FOURTH YEAR

Semester I1. Legal Methods2. Law of Torts-I3. History of Legal and Constitutional

Development in India4. Political Science-I5. English-I

Semester II1. Law of Contracts-I2. Law of Torts-II3. Criminal Law-I4. Political Science-II5. English-II

Semester V1. Jurisprudence-I2. Constitutional Law-I3. Administrative Law4. CPC & Law of Limitation5. Law of Evidence

Semester VI1. Jurisprudence-II2. Constitutional Law-II3. Clinic-I (ADR)4. International Law5. Labour Law

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Semester III1. Law of Contracts-II2. Family Law-I 3. Criminal Law-II 4. Economics & Law-I 5. Sociology-I 3

Semester IV1. Law of Property2. Family Law-II 3. Law and Poverty 4. Economics & Law-II 5. Sociology-II

Semester VII1. Corporate Law-I 2. Environmental Law 3. Intellectual Property Rights Law4. Banking & Negotiable Instruments5. Seminar Course-I

Semester VIII1. Corporate Law-II 2. Taxation Laws3. Cyber Laws 4. Clinic-II 5. Seminar Course-II

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FIFTH YEAR

Semester IX1. International Trade Law2. Judicial Process &

Interpretation of Statutes3. Clinic-III4. Seminar Course-III5. Seminar Course-IV

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Semester X1. Law of Insurance2. Human Rights, International

Humanitarian Law & Refugee Law 3. Clinic-IV (Court Management &

Practical Training)4. Seminar Course-V 5. Seminar Course-VI

Recognising that any legal education is incomplete without practical exposure, the curriculum at National Law University Delhi is the synergy of classroom teaching and clinical legal education, aimed at ensuring a stimulating and participative learning process that spans across disciplines. Our students are required to study four clinic courses which inculcate crucial

skills such as drafting, conveyancing, pleading, trial advocacy, professional ethics and training in methods of alternate dispute resolution. The structure of the academic year at the University also permits students to undertake internships for the purpose of gaining professional experience

Evaluation Criterion

Clinical Legal Education

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At National Law University, Delhi, students are evaluated on an seven-point Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). Evaluation is based on a series of periodic tests, semester examinations, research projects, dissertations and class presentations conducted throughout the semester.

RESEARCH AT NLU DELHI

Project 39A, previously known as the Centre on the Death Penalty, was established in 2014 to undertake new avenues of research on the criminal justice system, ensure competent legal representation for indigent prisoners sentenced to death, and open new fronts and methods of discussion on the death penalty, among various stakeholders and the public.

The Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition was set up in 2015 with the aim of supporting academic and policy-oriented dialogue in the individual and intersectional areas of innovation, intellectual property and competition.

Project 39A

Centre for Innovation, Intellectual Property and Competition

The Centre for Constitutional Law, Policy and Governance focuses on foregrounding rights, rightlessness and other vulnerabilities in understanding, critiquing, and reforming laws, legal institutions and modes of governance, so that they reflect the constitutional ideals of justice.

Centre for Constitutional Law, Policy and Governance

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The Centre for Communication Governance at National Law University, Delhi was established in 2013 to ensure that Indian legal education establishments engage more meaningfully with information law and policy, and contribute to improved governance and policy making.

Centre for Communication Governance

The Centre on Criminology and Victimology promotes research and action in the areas of criminal justice and victimology and conducts training to wings of the criminal justice system, especially in the area of juvenile justice. Additionally, the Centre critically analyses and examines laws, policies and programs from the perspective of the victim, with emphasis on protection, rehabilitation, participation and justice.

The Centre for Transnational Commercial Law aims to be a national leader in private and governmental transnational commercial law research, teaching and discussion. It also engages in private and governmental transnational commercial law reform advice and policy evaluation, and provides consultative services to the government and other institutions dedicated to the development of transnational commercial law and practice.

Centre on Criminology and Victimology

Centre for Transnational Commercial Law

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Oxford-Price Media Law Moot Court Competition

The Program in Comparative Media Law and Policy at the University of Oxford and National Law University, Delhi organise the South-Asia Rounds of the prestigious Price Media Law Moot Court Competition annually on our campus. Started in 2010 as an India-qualifying round, the moot has grown tremendously to include participation from other South-Asian nations like Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. It focuses on contemporary issues relating to media and information technology law and is well-known for its excellent judges.

Herbert Smith Freehills – NLU Delhi International Negotiation Competition

The University hosts the International Negotiation Competition in association with Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, London since 2014. Last year, the competition had twenty eight teams competing, with fifteen teams flying down from across the globe, in simulations of real-life international commercial negotiations with the University of Technology, Sydney being declared winners.

National Rounds, ICC Trial Moot Court Competition

The University began hosting the national rounds of the ICC Trial Moot Court Competition in 2016. The qualifying teams represent India at the international rounds of the competition held at The Hague, Netherlands.

Professor Ghanshyam Singh Memorial Parliamentary Debate

The Professor Ghanshyam Singh Memorial Parliamentary Debate is the flagship debating event of National Law University, Delhi. The tournament is a traditional 3-on-3 style parliamentary debate. Started in the year 2011, the event has grown to become one of the biggest debating events in the country with participation of over 60 teams, an experienced adjudication core and great hospitality

CCI Moot

The University, in collaboration with the Competition Commission of India, organises the NLU Delhi - CCI Moot dedicated to the field of competition law.

Kairos

Kairos is the annually held cultural festival of National Law University, Delhi. The cultural festival is filled with a wide array of events, competitions and performances from students and artists participating from all across the country. Kairos is among one of the few cultural festivals organized by various law colleges in India.

Insolvency Moot Court Competition

The Insolvency Law Moot Court Competition, in association with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India and Kesar Dass B & Associates, is organised by the Centre for Transnational Commercial Law. The competition was the first of its kind, curated to simulate the proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

LIFE AT NLU DELHI

EVENTS ON CAMPUS

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Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access (IDIA)

The University’s student body actively participates in Mr. Shamnad Basheer’s initiative to make learning of the law more accessible and inclusive to young children from various economic and social strata. Students are involved in training and mentoring aspiring law students as well as in sensitizing marginalized communities about legal education.

Gender Circle

The Gender Circle has played a prominent role in breaking gender stereotypes and creating gender sensitization on campus through various formal and informal interactive events, guest lectures and panel discussions.

Queer Collective, NLUD

The Queer Collective is an independent student collective dealing with LGBTQIA+ politics and representation on campus. It has been involved in creating awareness on issues surrounding LGBTQIA+ rights through poster campaigns, movie screenings and discussion groups. It has invited speakers belonging to the LGBTQIA+ community to interact with students, and has participated in the Delhi Queer Pride Parade as well.

Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle

This is a student-led initiative extending support in academics to marginalized students in the University, especially those who are unable to utilize academic opportunities due to various social barriers and constraints. It also acts as a platform for discussion and debate on the issues of social justice, gender, caste, race and other contemporary issues in India through guest lectures, panel discussions and movie screenings.

Enable

Enable is a student group dedicated towards providing support to disabled students by making everyday life more accessible. The group seeks to spread awareness and sensitize members of the University to the problems faced by the disabled community, and how the same can be addressed.

Cinema Club

The Cinema Club is a gateway to world cinema, exploring myriad themes to inculcate art appreciation and creative thinking. It provides a platform for discussions on many contemporary and relevant themes.

STUDENT COMMUNITIES

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THE BATCH OF

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A DESCRIPTION OF THE BATCH

Graduating as one of the first few batches of a young university seeking to make its mark comes with its fair share of expectations and responsibilities. The Batch of 2020 of National Law University, Delhi has time and again stood up to and conquered such challenges.

Our class is a healthy mix of students hailing from various parts of India, which adds value to the holistic education provided by the University. It allows for a more diverse, engaging and enriching academic experience. Being the eighth batch of the University, we have had the opportunity of being both mentees (of seniors) and mentors (to juniors), as well as the chance to spearhead the growth and development of our institution.

The class comprises of students who are not just academically inclined and committed to the highest of scholarly pursuits, but also those who display a voracious zeal for co-curricular activities such as moot court competitions, debates, negotiation and mediation competitions, Model United Nations (MUN) conferences, and participation in national and international conferences, seminars and courses.

Our enthusiasm also extends to sports, where we have won numerous laurels at the national level. We have also had immense international exposure, with students from our class having participated in various international moot court competitions, mediation and negotiation competitions and student exchange programs.

Apart from having gained valuable experience and professional skills while being associated with notable advocates, law firms, corporate houses, think tanks, and non-governmental organizations, we have also been

instilled with a sense of social responsibility. We have worked under various research projects like the Death Penalty Research Project, NALSA, the Tihar Jail Project and several initiatives under the umbrella of the Centre for Communication Governance.

We have also been actively involved as research assistants for some of our professors, and have assisted them on an array of assignments ranging from empirical field work to doctrinal research.

The Batch of 2020 has seen immense personal and professional growth through its journey at this University, attributable, in no small part, to the University itself and the infrastructure, mentorship and opportunities it works so hard to provide to its students. As we near the end of this journey, our earnest hope is that this growth shines through to you. We hope you will enjoy acquainting yourself with our batch as much as we have enjoyed our own development over the past four years. We look forward to interacting with you.

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FACULTY SPEAKS

It’s a pleasure to introduce the Batch of 2020 to prospective employers. Having interacted with them for a period of two semesters, I am impressed with their intellectual capabilities and communication skills. Their research qualities highlight their clear understanding of concepts and the eagerness to learn. I wish them all the best for their future and I am sure they will do justice to any work which is assigned to them.

Prof. (Dr.) Harpreet KaurProfessor (Law) Taught Corporate Law

The ‘20 batch is NLUD’s crème de la crème in the making! I had an opportunity to teach them a compulsory paper on Intellectual Property, specially covering Patents, Plant Varieties and Trade Secrets in their penultimate year. I must emphasise that the batch is very hard working and shows great promise. They are a bunch of curious listeners and argumentative, too. I am sure they will bring out their best by employing the skills and legal knowledge they have acquired during their academic journey with NLUD. I am hopeful posterity will remember the ‘20 batch as having contributed to a vibrant campus culture and for serving the best of academic traditions during their campus life. True to NLUD’s vision and objectives, I am sure they will be professionally-competent and socially-relevant as they begin their respective journeys in the legal world.

Mr. Yogesh PaiAssistant Professor (Law) Taught Intellectual Property Rights

It is my privilege as a teacher to write a note of recommendation for the class of 2020. I have taught them a few courses and also had the occasion to interact closely with them in a few conferences. Teaching them each course has been a pleasure as they have been keen students in class, participating in class discussions and never failing to initiate interaction. I have always been impressed with their inquisitiveness and quest for knowledge through attendance at symposiums, seminars and personal communication with other experienced professionals in the field. I am confident that they will continue to display the same level of commitment and enthusiasm as they did at National Law University Delhi.

Dr. Risham GargAssociate Professor (Law) Taught Law of Contracts

I had a very enriching experience while teaching the batch of 2020. I have witnessed the overall performance of the batch getting better with each passing year of their stay at the National Law University, Delhi. This is a very focused batch of students not only in academic and research activities but also other extra and co-curricular activities. Students of this batch are very well - mannered, hardworking, dedicated, professional and disciplined. I am sure, with all these qualities, each and every student of Batch of 2020 will be a valuable asset to any institution that they will join.

Prof. (Dr.) Ruhi Paul Professor (Law) Taught Civil Procedure Code & Alternative Dispute Resolution

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BATCH ACHIEVEMENTS

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MOOT COURT & ADR ACHIEVEMENTS

• Best Mediation Team, Best Negotiation Team and Runners-Up Mediator, 3rd NLS Negotiation, Mediation & Client Counselling Competition, 2017.

• Semi-Finalist, International Academy of Dispute Resolution (INADR), 2017. • Semi-Finalist, 3rd RMLNLU National Mediation Competition, 2017. • 7th Best Team, National Rounds, Louis M. Brown International Client Consultation

Competition, 2017. • Qualifiers, Warsaw Business Negotiation Rounds, 2018.

ADR ACHIEVEMENTS

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INTERNATIONAL:

• Semi-Finalists, World Rounds, HSF Competition Law Moot, King’s College, London, 2018.

• Quarter-Finalists and Best Speaker and Best Prosecution Counsel, World Rounds of the International Criminal Court Moot Competition, 2018.

• Octa-Finalists, World Rounds, Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court Competition, 2017.

• Sixteenth-Finalists (Round of 32), ranking 10th out of 126 teams at the 15th Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Hong Kong in March 2018. Received the Neil Kaplan Award for Best Oralist (Honourable Mention) for both oralists and the David Hunter Award for Best Claimant Memorandum (Honourable Mention).

• 9th Best Team, World Rounds, Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot, 2018.• Qualifiers, Asia- Pacific Rounds Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court

Competition, 2019.• Best Overall Team and Second Best Oralist at the 5th Annual Hong Kong

Pre-Moot, 2018 organized by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.• Highest Ranked Team and Best Speaker at the DLA Piper Global Vis Pre-

Moot, 2018 held in St. Petersburg, Russia.• Runners-up and Best Speaker at the 2nd AIAC-ICC Pre-Moot, 2018 at Kuala

Lumpur, Malaysia. NATIONAL:

• Winners and 1st Runners-Up Memorial, Jindal Law and Technology Policy Moot, 2017.

• Winners and Best Speaker, 2nd Indian National Bar Association Moot Court Competition, 2017.

• Runners-Up and 2nd Best Memorial, Jindal Global Law and Policy Moot, 2018.

• Runners-Up and Best Speaker, India Rounds, International Criminal Court Moot Competition, 2018.

• Runners-Up, India Rounds, Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court Competition, 2017.

• Best Memorial, 60th Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition, India Rounds, 2019.

• Best Respondent Memorial, Second Best Memorials and 4th Best Oralist, 20th D.M. Harish Memorial International Moot Court Competition, 2019.

• Best Appellant Memorial, India Rounds, Leiden Sarin Space Law Moot Court Competition, 2018.

• Best Respondent Memorial and 2nd Best Speaker, NLS Trilegal International Arbitration Moot, 2017.

• Best Memorial, 9h NUJS HSF Corporate Law Moot, 2017.• Semi-Finalists, 10th NUJS - HSF Corporate Law Moot, 2018.• Semi-Finalists, 8th Indian Vis-Pre Moot, 2018.• Quarter-Finalists, National Rounds, Foreign Direct Investment Moot, 2018.• Quarter-Finalists, 14th KK Luthra Memorial Moot Court Competition, 2018.• Quarter-Finalists, 6th RGNUL Moot Court Competition, 2017.• Quarter-Finalists, 8th NLU Antitrust Law Moot Court Competition, 2017.• Quarter-Finalists, 16th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition,

2016. • Quarter-Finalists, 17th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition,

2017. • 9th Best Oralist, India Rounds, Stetson International Environmental Law

Moot Court Competition, 2017.

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DEBATE, SPORTS & OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

• Best Contingent Overall, Virudhaka at NLIU Bhopal, 2016. • Winners, Girls’ Football, Virudhaka at NLIU Bhopal, 2016.• Gold Medal, Football, Zafir at NLUD, 2016. • Gold Medal, Badminton, Zafir at NLUD, 2016. • Runners-Up, Girls’ Basketball, Virudhaka at NLIU Bhopal, 2016. • Runners-Up, Girls’ Basketball, Virudhaka at NLIU Bhopal, 2015. • Runners-Up, Boys’ Football, Virudhaka at NLIU Bhopal, 2015. • Silver Medal, High Jump, Zafir at NLUD, 2016. • Second Runners-Up, Cricket, Zafir at NLUD, 2016

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• Winners, 70th Mukarji Memorial Debate, St. Stephens College, 2018.• Winners, Jodhpur Parliamentary Debate, 2018.• Winners, Debate on India’s Foreign Policy, American Centre at New Delhi, 2017.• Winners, Speak Out by Newslaundry, 2016. • Runners-Up, 69thMukarji Memorial Debate, St. Stephens College, 2017. • Semi-Finalists, The Indian Women’s Debating Championship, IIT Bombay, 2016.• Semi-Finalists, 6th Dr. D.R. Singh Memorial Debate, 2015.• Quarter-Finalists, QED, Gargi College, 2016.• Quarter-Finalists, Contention, BITS Goa, 2016.• Quarter-Finalists, Annual Debate at Janki Devi Memorial College, 2015.• Quarter-Finalists, Frank Thakur Das Debate, 2015. • Best Adjudicator, The Jindal Debate, 2017.

• Students performed Kaushik Basu’s Benares Junction in December, 2015. The proceeds of the event went to the IDIA initiative.

• Students performed several plays in the event ‘Dionysia’ in 2015, including ‘Merchant of Venice’, ‘Antigone’, ‘Trial By Jury’, ‘Silver Box’ and ‘God Sees The Truth But Waits’.

DEBATE ACHIEVEMENTS

THEATRE

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INTERNSHIPS

• Agarwal Law Associates• Argus Partners• Arista Chambers • AZB & Partners• Bharat Sareen & Associates• Bharucha and Partners• Capstone Legal • Clarus Law Associates• Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas• Dhir and Dhir Associates• DMD Advocates• Dua Associates• Ikigai Law • Kay Legal & Associates, LLP• Khaitan & Co., • J. Sagar Associates• Khaitan & Khaitan• L&L Partners Law offices• Lakshimikumaran & Sridharan• Naik Naik & Company• Neeraj Associates

• P&A Associates • Rab & Rab Associates• Rajkotia Associates• RRG and Associates• S&R Associates• Sankhla and Associates• Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas • Singh & Singh Law Firm• SNG and Partners• Sondhi Narula Dalal and

Associates• Talwar Thakore and Associates• Tatva Legal• Themis and Co Law Associates• Trilegal • Trust Legal, Advocates &

Consultants• Vaish Associates• Wadhwa Law Chambers• Zeus Law Offices

• Aditya Wadhwa, Advocate, Delhi High Court• Ajay Mishra, Former Advocate General of Madhya

Pradesh• Alberta Almeida, Advocate, Bombay High Court

(Panaji)• Anand Tiwari, Senior Advocate, Madhya Pradesh

High Court• Geeta Ramaseshan, Advocate, Madras High Court• Gopal Shankarnarayanan, Advocate, Supreme Court

of India• Gourab Banerji, Senior Advocate, Former Additional

Solicitor of India• Jal Sol Uniwalla, Advocate, Gujarat High Court • K. V. Viswanathan, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court.• KTS Tulsi, Senior Advocate, Former Additional

Solicitor General of India• Maninder Singh, Senior Advocate, Former Additional

Solicitor of India.• Mihir Desai, Senior Advocate, Bombay High Court• Navin Kumar Jaggi, Advocate, Delhi High Court• P. S. Narasimha, Senior Advocate, Former Additional

Solicitor General of India• Parag P Tripathi, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of

India• R. Shunmugasundaram, Senior Advocate, Madras

High Court

• Rajashekhar Rao, Advocate, Supreme Court of India• Rajvendra Saraswat, Advocate, Rajasthan High Court• Rana Mukherjee, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court

of India• Rishab Sancheti, Advocate, Supreme Court of India• Salman Khurshid, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court

of India• Sanjay Hegde, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of

India• Santosh Krishnan, Advocate, Supreme Court of India• Shaadan Farasat, Advocate, Delhi High Court• Shashank Shekhar, Advocate, Madhya Pradesh High

Court• Shekhar Naphade, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court

of India• Shri Singh, Advocate, Delhi High Court• Siddharth Agarwal, Advocate, Delhi High Court• Siddharth Luthra, Senior Advocate, Former

Additional Solicitor General of India• Simon Benjamin, Advocate, Delhi High Court• Swaroop Mamidipudi, Advocate, Madras High Court• Ujjwal Nikam, Senior Advocate, Bombay High Court• Vivek Tankha, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of

India

LAW FIRMS

LAWYERS

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• Action Aid• Centre for Advancement of

Philanthropy, Mumbai• Centre for Constitutional Law,

Policy and Governance• Centre for Death Penalty• Centre for Policy Research, • Centre for Securing Justice, Delhi• Child Rights for You• Chintan Environmental Research

and Action Group, Delhi • Counsel for Securing Justice• Foundation for Universal

Responsibility for HIs Holiness The Dalai Lama, Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh

• Global Citizen India• HelpAge India• Human Rights Law Network• Human Rights Law Network,

Delhi

• iPleaders• Legal Initiative for Forest and

Environment (LIFE), Foundation Awareness Counseling and Education

• Orissa Human Rights Commission• Research and Advocacy Cell, The

Quill Foundation• Rural Litigation Entitlement

Kendra• South Asia Human Rights

Documentation Centre • The Centre for Internet & Society• United Nations, The International

Law Commission (ILC), Geneva, Switzerland

• Vakilsearch• Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy• World Wildlife Fund • Yuva Unstoppable

• Justice D.Y Chandrachud, Supreme Court

• Justice Madan Lokur, Supreme Court• Justice Vineet Saran, Supreme Court• Justice (Retd.) Deepak Verma,

Supreme Court• Justice Prateek Jalan, Delhi High Court• Justice Ravindra Bhat, Delhi High

Court• Justice Sangeeta Dhingra Sehgal, Delhi

High Court• Justice S.J Kathwalla, Bombay High

Court• Justice T.P.S Mann, Punjab and Haryana

High Court

• Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance

• Corporate LEXport • DLF Limited • Edelweiss Capital Limited Finance

Limited• Oasis Counsel and Advisory• Sacred Capital• Suri & Company • Suvan Law Advisors • Vatika Limited

NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

JUDGES

OTHERS

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PUBLICATIONS, CONFERENCES & COURSES

• “Antitrust and Digital Disruption: Time for CCI To Be The Disruptor”, Digital Transformation Strategies and Trends in E-Learning, 2018.

• “The Pilot-ness of the Pilotless Aircraft: A Legal Outlook”, Indian Journal of Law and Technology, 2018.

• “Economic Development and Environmental Justice: Cruel Conundrum or Symbiotic Relationship? (We Can Have Plan B, but No Planet B!)”, Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy, 2018.

• “Freedom of Speech and Expression- A Jurisprudential Analysis”, National Law University Odisha Student Law Review, 2018.

• “Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act 2013”, Parul University Law Journal, 2018.

• “Regulating ICO Tokens and Cryptocurrency in India”, Vidhi Policy Challenge on Blockchain Technology, 2017.

• “Economic Analysis of the Exception of ‘Fair Dealing’ and the Provisions of Digital Rights Management in the Copyright Law of India’, Wisdom Crux ISSN: 2456-6233, 2017.

• “Sedition Law: A Changing Paradigm”, Student Law Review, Lloyd College, 2017.

• “Exploring the Mandate of ICANN’s Jurisdiction Sub-Group”, Centre for Internet & Society website, 2017.

• “ICANN’s Problems with Accountability and the WEB Controversy”, Centre for Internet & Society website, 2017.

• “Jurisdiction Issues Raised by ICANN’s Litigation History,” Centre for Internet & Society website, 2017.

• “Why Presumption of Renewal is Unsuitable for the Current Registry Market Structure”, Centre for Internet & Society website, 2017.

• “Legislative Commentary on Search and Seizure under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985”, Delhi Law Review Student Edition, 2016-17.

• “Victim Compensation: An Indian Perspective”, Delhi Law Review Student Edition, 2016-17.

• “Right of Private Defence of Body”, International Journal of Law and Legal Jurisprudence, ISSN-L: 2348-8212, 2016.

• 1st Position, Vidhi Policy Challenge on Blockchain Technology, 2017.

• 1st Position, Surana & Surana – NLUO Essay Competition on Securities and Competition Law, 2017.

• Best Essay, RGNUL National Essay Writing Competition, 2017.

• 3rd Position, 6th National Legislative Drafting Competition, 2017.

PUBLICATIONS

ESSAY WRITING COMPETITIONS

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• International Finance and Corporate Course, Allen & Overy, 2018.

• Herbert Smith Freehills – Oxford International Lecture Programme, 2018.

• Short Course on ‘Intellectual Property and Competition Policy’, 2018.

• Short Course on ‘European Civil and Political Human Rights by Professor Bjørnar Borvik, 2018.

• GIAN Course on ‘European Competition Law’ by Professor Bernd Oppermann, 2017.

• Course on ‘Comparative Constitutional Law and Human Rights’, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2017.

• GIAN Course on ‘International Business Transactions’ by Professor Don S. De Amicis, 2017.

• Short Course on ‘IP, Trade and Public Health’ by Ms. Jayashree Watal, 2017.

• GIAN Course on ‘Cross-Border Business Law and Practice’ by Professor Bruno Zeller, 2016.

• Conference on ‘Future of Legal Education in India’, Harvard Law School Centre on Legal Profession & Law School Admission Council, 2018.

• UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Day ‘Corporate Insolvency Law Practicum: Training of Trainers’, 2018.

• Conference on ‘Back to Basics: The Role of Property in the IP System’, 2018.

• International Conference on ‘Towards a Clean and Green Future’, India International Law Foundation and the Government of NCT of Delhi, 2018.

• Paralegal Training Workshop, Delhi State Legal Services Authority, 2018.

• Workshop on ‘Standard Essential Patents: Patents and Antitrust Issues in the High Tech World’ by Professor Jay Kesan, 2018.

• WTO@20 Conference, 2017. • UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Day Symposium on

‘Insolvency Resolution and Cross-Border Insolvency’, 2017.

• National Seminar on ‘Caste Panchayats, Democracy and Constitutional Values’, 2017.

• National Conference on Corporate Laws, 2017. • Conference on ‘Pre-Trial Processes’, 2017. • Conference on the ‘Dispute Settlement System of

the WTO’, 2017. • National Workshop on Negotiation and

International Arbitration, in association with Pepperdine University, 2017.

• UNCITRAL Asia Pacific Day Symposium ‘Whether The Uniform Sales Law is Likely to Improve Ease of Doing Business and Enforcing Contracts in India?’, 2016.

• International Conference on ‘Transparency and Accountability in the Justice Administration System: Challenges and Resolution’, 2016.

• International Seminar on ‘Freedom of Information in the SAARC Nations’, 2016.

• Seminar on ‘Bankruptcy Laws and Cross-Border Insolvency in India – The Way Ahead’, 2016.

• National Seminar on ‘Consumer Protection: New Age Challenges’, 2016.

COURSES

CONFERENCES, SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS

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RECRUITMENT COORDINATION COMMITTEE

The Recruitment Coordination Committee (RCC) for the Batch of 2020 is the student body officially designated with the responsibility of facilitating the procedure of recruitment for the graduating batch of 2020. The purpose of establishing the RCC is to create a framework within which the representatives of various organizations in the legal industry can interact with the students of the batch for the purpose of recruitment. The Committee, governed by its own Constitution, comprises a group of seven students who have been elected by the Class democratically, through the process of secret ballot voting.

The members of the Recruitment Coordination Committee are: Abhishek Anthwal, Aman Gupta, Ipsita Pallavi Sahoo, Neeraj Nainani, Raashi Pathak, Swagat Dash, Vibham Raman, Sanjana Ravjiani, Pallavi Mishra and Aakanksha Bhardwaj.

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THE BATCH OF

2020