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The 1st NLUO – GAJE National Negotiation Competition was successfully conducted on 12^th and 13^th of August, 2023, leaving a mark of excellence in the realm of negotiation and dispute resolution. The event is the first ever Negotiation Competition conducted by an institution in Odisha. With participation from 28 esteemed law universities across India, including NLUs and private institutions, the event showcased the talent and dedication of the legal fraternity.

Hosted by National Law University Odisha (NLUO), Cuttack, the competition aligned seamlessly with NLUO’s vision of advancing learning, research, and knowledge dissemination in the field of law. Prof. Ved Kumari, the Vice Chancellor of NLUO, graced the opening ceremony with her insightful inaugural address, emphasizing the pivotal role of academic competitions in shaping well-rounded legal professionals.

The event’s successful execution owes much to the support of sponsors such as GAJE (Global Alliance for Justice Education), High Court of Orissa, Live Law (Media Partner), EMW Genxt, AIIMAS, and Indian Dispute Resolution Centre. Their contributions fortified the competition’s stature and underscored its significance.

The preliminary rounds on Day 1 witnessed spirited performances by all participating teams, with NUSRL Ranchi, NLIU Bhopal, SLS Pune, and NMIMS Navi Mumbai emerging as the top contenders. Day 2 unfolded with intense semi-final rounds and culminated in an exhilarating finale between NLIU, Bhopal, and SLS, Pune.

The coveted titles were claimed by the following:

Winners: NLIU, Bhopal

Runners Up: SLS, Pune

Best Negotiating Pair: SLS, Pune

The winners were awarded a cash prize of Rs. 15,000/- and the Runners Up were awarded a cash prize of Rs. 10,000. The Best Negotiating Pair were given two internship slots with the Indian Dispute Resolution Centre.

The closing ceremony, streamed on NLUO’s Official YouTube Page, was graced by the esteemed presence of Mr. Akash Kumar, Faculty Advisor of the ADR Board of NLUO. The event’s successful conclusion was marked by a vote of thanks, and the results were unveiled by the distinguished panel of judges presiding over the finals.

The 1st GAJE-NLUO Negotiation Competition has not only provided a competitive platform but has also fostered a valuable exchange of ideas and skills among future legal luminaries. The event’s impact reverberates in the legal community, inspiring students to harness their negotiation prowess and contribute to the advancement of justice education.

National Online Consultation on implementation of 100% smoke-free public places by removing the DSA/DSR

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National Law University Odisha

On July 29, 2023 (Saturday) from 05:30 pm to 07:00pm

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National Law University of Odisha as a part of its Project on Tobacco Control Initiatives organised an online national consultation to receive expert opinion for advancing effective tobacco control in India. The title of the consultation was ‘on?/span>Implementation of 100% smoke-free public places by removing the DSA/DSR’ on July29, 2023 (Saturday) from 05:30 pm to 07:00pm.

The consultation session aims was to?provide an overview of the impact of passive smoking on individuals, challenges in implementing 100% smoke-free public places by removing DSA/DSR, discussion on exiting national policy/plan/law which support and advocate for smoke-free public places and case studies of countries with effective policies on smoke-free public places. The session acquainted all the relevant stakeholders of the urgent need to implement 100% smoke-free public places.

The National online consultation brought together about 71 participants, representing various departments such as dignitaries from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Ministry of Law and Justice, Ministry of Human Resources Development, police academy, various commissions, law practitioner from supreme court of India, State Nodal Officers Tobacco Control, The Union and various NGOs. The Consultation aim was to sensitise identified national and state stakeholders, including senior government officials, enforcement agencies, hotels association and national experts, on implementation of 100% smoke-free public places by removing the DSA/DSR.

The resource persons for the program included Mr. Ashish Kumar Pandey, deputy director, tobacco control department, The Union, New York, Shri Ranjit Singh, Advocate Supreme Court and Mr. Deepak Mishra, Executive Director, SEEDS, Delhi. The consultation was started with project introduction followed by brief introduction about topic. In the first part of session tobacco law experts Shri Ranjit Singh oriented the audience on need of 100% smoke free public places and how removing of DSA/DSR is related to basic rights of individual, he also addressed the audience on negative impact of second and third hand smoking. After the introductory session on consultation topic Shri Ranjit Singh moderated Panel discussion on Implementing 100% smoke free public places by removing DSA/DSR. Mr. Ashish Kumar Pandey and Mr. Deepak Mishra discussed various aspect of topic in detail. Followed by panel discussion platform was set for open discussion which generated detailed discussion on various aspect related to topic.

Stronger policy formulation and effective law enforcement can play a crucial role in reducing tobacco consumption and improving public health outcomes. Overall, the online national consultation on?implementation of 100% smoke-free public places by removing the DSA/DSR’ was a positive step towards addressing this critical public health issue and promoting effective policy and enforcement measures to reduce tobacco use.

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8th July, 2023

Project Kutumb

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National Law University, Odisha, Cuttack has initiated its semester long intervention -cum- awareness program under the aegis of Project Kutumb in the four adopted villages i.e. Brajabeharipur (Upara Sahi) and Brajabeharipur (Tala Sahi), Baba Tilkanagar and Valmiki Nagar (Munda Sahi). It has been decided by NLUO that every week four teams will visit the above named villages and carry out awareness programmes as well as need based interventions. The idea is to build a rapport with the residents of villages, learn about their concerns and issues and provide assistance in abating these concerns with door to door connect while simultaneously providing creating legal, social, financial and developmental awareness. In its mission to transform these villages into child friendly villages NLUO has received complete and wholehearted support from the Collector, Cuttack District, Mr. Chayani. ?

In pursuance of the above on 8^th July the sports team, the legal aid society team, the mediation team as well the probono club team visited Babatilka Nagar, Valmiki Nagar, Brajabeharipur (talasahi) and Brajabeharipur (upara sahi) respectively.

The Sports team conducted a fun sports and games session while emphasising on the importance of sports in life.?During the event women, children and men from different age groups participated with a lot of zeal and enthusiasm in sporting events like Marble Race, Bucket Ball, Ludo and Musical Ball. The Vice Chancellor of NLUO, Professor Ved Kumari and Mrs. Sushma Rani Subudhi, Treasurer, SDA handed out prizes to the winners of the abovementioned sports and gaming events.?/p>

Awareness generation camps were held by the legal aid society team and the pro bono club team at Valmiki Nagar (Munda Sahi) and Brajabeharipur (Upara Sahi) respectively on various schemes like Biju Swasthya Kalyan Yojana (BSKY), Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana and Sudakshya Scheme amongst few others. All the relevant information like eligibility criteria, process of availing the schemes, etc was also shared in the camp which was followed by a question and answer session to clarify all queries of the participants who attended the camps. Professor Ved Kumari further explained to the participants at Valmiki Nagar, the importance of these schemes, the importance of having knowledge about these schemes and how they could be beneficial for them in terms of their availing their rightful entitlements.

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The people of all the villages were also informed that the students and faculties of the University will be conducting various activities ever week under the banner of Project Kutumb in these 4 villages. Additionally, the announcement regarding the upcoming Mega Inter-village Sports and Cultural Competition which will be held on 8^th October marking the end of the this semester’s activities was by NLUO was also made. It is hoped that this sports event will help create a sense of brotherhood, team spirit and comradery between the villagers amongst themselves as well with each other. The villagers were encouraged to form teams of men, women, adolescent boys, adolescent girls and children and to start preparing for the upcoming Inter Village Sports and Cultural Competitions.

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