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1st NLS ADR Tournament Client Counselling, Mediation, Negotiation

Reported by Lavanya Chawala The 1st Edition of the NLS ADR Tournament, including the National Rounds for the International Negotiation Competition is

Legislation Updates

Emigration clearance from POE is mandatory for overseas employment of Indian Nurses

Considering the issue of exploitation of Indian Nurses going abroad for employment, the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs made it mandatory to

Others

NLSIU organising LeGala

Reported by Lavanya Chawala After a short break National Law School of India University, Bangalore is back with annual inter-collegiate literary and

Call For Papers

Call For Papers: NLSIU Journal of Law and Public Policy

Reported by Lavanya Chawala

Live Blogging

Live: 4TH RGNUL MOOT COURT COMPETITION, 2015

Reported by Ayushi Sinha The participants are the seeds of the hope of mankind that we may live in a generation where

Achievements

RGNUL wins the ‘Best Memorial’ in Osmania University and IP Markets’ National IPR Moot Court Competition, 2015

Reported by Ayushi Sinha The team comprising of Yavanika Shah, Aneesha Sharma and Himanshu Rathore, all of them from the first year,

High Courts

Denial to travel abroad to a valid T2 & T3 visa holder is a violation of fundamental right

Kerala High Court: In a recent case where respondent authorities illegally seized the passport of the dependants (wife and children) of victim

Achievements

RMLNLU wins Best Memorial Trophy in 10th HENRY DUNANT MOOT COURT Competition

Reported by Shradha Thapliyal Rajat Dutta, Aditya Shankar Pandey and Rishi Mishra of VI semester won the South Asian regional rounds of

Achievements

NLIU Bhopal wins 6th NLU Jodhpur Anti-trust Moot, 2015 and the 7th NUJS – Herbert Smith Freehills National Corporate Moot Court Competition, 2015

Reported by Kanupriya Tripathi The team from NLIU Bhopal comprising of Shantanu Tiwari, Alisha Mehra and Varsha Sriram won the NLU Jodhpur Anti-trust

Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2015

On 20-03-2015, the Parliament passed the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2015. Earlier, the Bill was passed by Lok Sabha on 04-03-2015.

Foreign Legislation Legislation Updates

Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2015

On 20-03-2015, the Parliament passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) (Amendment) Bill, 2015. The objective of the Bill is to

Foreign Legislation Legislation Updates

Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015

Lok Sabha passed the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015 on 10-03-2015. The

Hot Off The Press

Portal for UGC’s Students Grievance Redressal launched

On 23-03-2015, the Ministry of Human Resource Development launched the UGC’s Students Grievance Redressal Portal (www.ugc.ac.in ). It is an initiative taken

Foreign Legislation Legislation Updates Statutes/Bills/Ordinances

Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act, 2015

Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Act, 2015 received the assent of the President on 19-03-2015. The objective of the Act is to further amend

Foreign Courts

Wife can claim Interim Periodical legal cost on ground of straitened circumstances even after 14 years of obtaining divorce

Supreme Court of United Kingdom- The appeal before the Court pertains to the interim periodical payments to fund the legal costs involved

High Courts

Sections 85 (2) (b) and 85 (3) (a) of Trade Marks Act, 1999 declared unconstitutional

Madras High Court: In a petition filed for the scrutiny of Section 85 of Trade Marks Act, 1999 dealing with the qualification

High Courts

Ban imposed on the activities which may pollute the water of the lakes of Udaipur

Rajasthan High Court: On a writ filed in the public interest on the basis of a report published in English Newspaper “The

Notifications

Services in the Transport (other than Railways) for the carriage of passengers or goods (by land or water) declared as “Public Utility Service”

On 09-03-2015, the Central Government declared the services in the Transport (other than Railways) for the carriage of passengers or goods (by

Notifications

Income arising to the ‘Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission’ shall not be included in the total income for the purpose of Income Tax Act, 1961

On 10-03-2015, the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 10 (46) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 hereby

Appointments & Transfers

Eight Judges of the Delhi High Court appointed by the President

On 18-03-2015, the President of India appointed Shri Justice Jayant Nath, Shri Justice Najmussahar Waziri, Shri Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Shri Justice Vibhu