News Category: News
“Constitution of Jal Shakti Team”
14 Sep 2019
Jal shakti team of NLUO has been constituted with a view to make awareness on water conservation and observe Swachhta Pakhwada. The basic purpose of this team to study and monitor water conservation activities, identify problems and devise methods to address them. This team would work towards monitoring the existing water management in the neighbouring village. It also aims to organise awareness campaigns involving experts, NGOs and think tank so as to promote efficiency in utilisation of water in campus. Going a step ahead the committee can involve more by keeping a check on government’s solid waste management by identifying locations of their disposal sites or by filling RTIs, analyse their methods of dealing with the solid waste and make a report on the same.
Jal shakti team has been constituted as per the direction of Ministry of Human Resource Development as part of its observation of Swachhta Pakwada. It is intended to help Higher Education Institutions including Universities and Colleges action plans and implementation plans for water conservation on the campuses and in the villages with which the campuses are engaged with.
“Call for Paper – 2019: Journal on Rights of the Child, Volume – V”.
12 Sep 2019
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24th – 25th August, 2019: Alumni Meet’19
05 Sep 2019
The Alumni Meet 2019 embarked on, pursuant to the proposal of the founding members of the In-House Alumni Association, on the 24th and 25th of August 2019. The atmosphere at NLUO was filled with nostalgia as the revered Alumni entered their Alma Mater elated with feelings of joy and euphoria. The entire NLUO family ardently welcomed the pillars of strength back to where they started from.
The event commenced with the lighting of the lamp which was followed by an inaugural speech of our respected Vice Chancellor Sir. As the much awaited Meet progressed, the students were filled with enthusiasm to put up a great show for their esteemed seniors. Our Registrar sir being one of the founding faculty members of the University was exultant throughout the programme to see his students back in their university. In succession was the unveiling of the Newsletter which is a testament of all the accomplishments and the year round events taking place in this University.
The main highlight of the event approached when the Alumni met their beloved faculty members to rejoice the unforgettable memories. Further ahead was a rendezvous between the several committees established by the University and the Alumni. This meeting resulted in the committees receiving helpful insights about the developments happening across various legal fields in order to incorporate in their corresponding prospects.
It was finally dusk when the highly exuberant Alumni rode to Naraj for a brief visit to reminisce the beauty of this small place located at the outskirts of Cuttack city. Naraj is one of the many places which is occasioned by the students of NLUO who collect some everlasting memories with picturesque view of river Mahanadi.
Next in the series of the Meet was a throwback video for the Alumni comprising of the photographs and showreels of their classes, hostel life, exam time, various mooting achievements and cultural nights. The short video also reminded of the legacy pioneered by our admirable Alumni, of being awarded the Best Memorial Honour in various National and International Moot Court competitions. It was delightful to see the Alumni who could not hold their cheers on witnessing this walk down the memory lane.
Day 2 of the Meet begun with indoor sports event where one could see all the Alumni completely engrossed in games like Charades, Antakshari and many more which cast everyone’s mind to the time of Cultural Fest of NLUO. Filled with nostalgia and exhilaration, the Alumni brought cakes for the In-House Alumni Association as a mark of appreciation. The Alumni Meet’19 ultimately drew towards conclusion by awarding the esteemed Alumni with mementos.
“30th August 2019: NLU Odisha launched a special One Credit Course on Bonded Labour in collaboration with the International Justice Mission (IJM)”.
01 Sep 2019
OFFICAL LAUNCH OF CREDIT COURSE ON BONDED LABOUR<
30 August 2019
?/strong>The National Law University Odisha, on 30th August 2019, launched a special One Credit Course on Bonded Labour in collaboration with the International Justice Mission (IJM). The credit-course intends to help the students in better understanding of bonded labour and human trafficking, realities of the crimes and the changing nature of the issue in India.
International Justice Mission, or IJM founded in 1997 by lawyer Gary Haugen of the United States and based in Washington, D.C., is a global organization that protects the most vulnerable from violence and oppression irrespective of their gender, community, caste, race, and ethnicity.
IJM India works with the State and Central governments mainly on two forms of human trafficking?onded labour and sex trafficking of minors. They work alongside government officials and grassroots organizations to rescue and rehabilitate victims, prosecute offenders?nd train public justice officials.
The course specially designed for NLUO will be spread over 16 hours, over a course of 4 hours for 4 days each. At the end of the teaching of the course, the students will have to undertake an evaluation component, and upon successfully passing the assessment they’ll be issued a certificate.
“At NLUO, we have always strived to motivate students to work in the community. Our mandate incudes access to justice for the marginalized and to cater to the unmet needs of the communities in India. This special course will not only infuse empathy and solidarity among our students but also provide them an opportunity to understand and learn how the law works in action when implemented in the community,” said NLUO Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Srikrishna Deva Rao.
The Course was launched by Prof. Dr. Srikrishna Deva Rao, Vice- Chancellor National Law University Odisha, Prof. Dr. Ranbir Singh, Vice-Chancellor National Law University Delhi, Chief Guest for the occasion Mr. Janardan Pati, Vice-President of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), Commander Ashok Kumar, Regional Director, Investigations and Law Enforcement Development, IJM, Dr. Shantanu Dutta, Director of Thought Leadership Initiative, IJM and Dr. Aruna Srilakshmi, Associate Professor of Law & Chairperson Academic Coordination Committee, National Law University Odisha.
“26th August, 2019: Constitution Law Society NLUO – Academic Guest Lecture by Dr. Aman M. Hingorani on ‘Constitutional Underpinnings on the Kashmir Issue “.
30 Aug 2019
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Date: 26th August, 2019 Venue: Seminar Hall, NLUO
The Constitutional Society of National Law University Odisha, under the aegis of Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Prof. (Dr.) Shri Krishna Deva Rao and the Registrar (I/C) Dr. Yogesh Pratap Singh, successfully organized an Academic Guest Lecture to be given by Supreme Court Advocate-on-Record, mediator and arbitrator Dr. Aman M. Hingoranion the topic ‘Constitutional Underpinnings on the Kashmir Issue’.
Ever since the Presidential Order of 5th August 2019 regarding the abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution and the subsequent reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir state into two union territories, the Kashmir issue has been a trending topic. Dr.Hingorani, after years of commanding research and persistent quench for clarity on the matter,helped the CLS in furthering its goal of providing that clarity to the NLUO fraternity through this lecture.
The lecture started with segregating the Article 370 of the Indian Constitution from the discussion as it does not comprise of the Kashmir issue in actuality. In fact, equating Kashmir issue merely to Article 370 is a mistake that we, as people, commit way too often. In order to prove that, he pointed out that we need to go beyond the Instrument of Accession in the history of the Kashmir issue and look at its status in the colonial rule. From thereon, he concentrated on a well-researched critique about the origins of the issue from all the three perspectives of the Kashmir issue: Indian perspective, Pakistan perspective and British perspective. He then moved on to the role how the Government of India, ever since the Independence, has handled the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and pointed out various flaws in the decision-making process. There was then an analysis of the procedural aspect of the abrogation of Article 370 using Article 356 as the means to do so, and discussed why was it not suitable to use Article 356 to destroy the identity of a state. He concluded his lecture by highlighting the role of law insolving the Kashmir issue.
The floor was then opened for questions and a lot of interesting perspectives were raised by the faculty and student. The proper redressal system of ICJ and how it could help the present issue at hand, whether Article 370 being practically helpful for people, the analysis of Kashmir issue as per the literature of Pakistan were some of the topics raised by the students and answered by Dr.Hingorani.
Dr.Hingorani’s clarity of Kashmir issue and his ability to look at one issue from different perspectives was especially applauded by the people. This lecture resulted in being a good forum on gaining new viewpoints and further clarity on the burning issue for the NLUO fraternity.
“August 27th, 2019: 21st Informal Discussion Group Session by Mr. Shivshankar Menon on ‘ What Foreign Policy does India need?’ “
29 Aug 2019
21st Informal Discussion Group Session by Mr. Shivshankar Menon
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On August 27 , 2019 the Informal Discussion Group of NLU Odisha organised a guest lecture on ‘What Foreign Policy does Indian need?’. The lecture was delivered by Mr. Shivshankar Menon who is a foreign policy expert and a former National security adviser of India. The lecture commenced at 3 pm and continued for 2 hours, with one and a half hours reserved for the lecture and half an hour for the question answer session.
Thee session started with Mr. Shivshankar Menon describing what kind of and why does India need a foreign policy. He asserted that India needed a foreign policy to enable the transformation of India and so a good foreign policy was a means to the end goals India intended to achieve. He stated that for India we need more than just a defensive, passive foreign policy and that was because of its origins. He observed that India has done best in all fronts when it has stayed connected with the rest of the world rather in instances where India has swallowed the manipulated history told by the British and has severed ties with nations, the country has suffered. He further observed that India because of its geographical location, being situated around an open Indian Ocean, and because of its resource endowment, being people rich and resource poor, it becomes very important for India to stay connected with other countries and therefore have a foreign policy.
Mr. Menon talking about India becoming a superpower said that India should be a superpower only if it helps in the development of India and upliftment of its people but not if the goal to become a superpower becomes a hindrance in the same. He also observed that a country in order to ensure prosperity of the nation should thrive for sufficient security and not absolute security. Stressing again on the need for having a good foreign policy, he brought to light the fact that more than half of India’s GDP depends on trading of goods and services and thus, we can never say that we will have a closed affair and we can do without a foreign policy.
Thereafter, talking about the changing dynamics of the world and how India should come up with a foreign policy keeping in mind such dynamics, he asserted, that the centre of gravity of World Economy, since 1981, is moving towards the east and thus Central Asia has become a hotspot. At present, there is no other country like India and we are at the centre of the world economy and world polity. Therefore, it is impossible for us to follow the Non-alignment policy of the olden days, whether India likes it or not, it will be pulled into such alignments. Further, in the present times we are in a world where countries are spending immensely on their ammunitions and defence power but the world at large is politically and theoretically confused because of lack of international order. Furthermore, India’s periphery is Chinese periphery as well, both the nations compete and cooperate on various fronts. Henceforth, because of all of these reasons the kind of foreign policy India needs today must be unique and able to tackle the changing geopolitical situation of the world.
Thereupon, the audience asked questions to the guest on multiple issues concerning the reason behind US’s continued dominance in the world, alignment with the US and about India’s commitments to SAARC. Mr. Menon answered all the questions with utmost wit, sagacity and at times with a pinch of humour as well. Answering the questions Mr. Menon observed that the reason behind US’s dominance in the world is due to the effects of World War II as after the war, unlike other powerful countries, US had the resources to built itself and an economic order, which it capitalised upon and established such organisations and ?rder which aided in establishing its dominance in the world. On answering about the significance of SAARC he wittingly replied the answer varies according to which Indian you ask and further observed that we cannot do away with the political consequences of separation but can do away with economic consequences of the separation through SAARC and so India should be serious in respect to the commitments to the SAARC.
Further, in order to answer questions related to US-China tussle, Mr. Menon opined that this tussle is unique because of the economic dependence of both the nations on each other. Therefore, a possible war between these nations would lead to decoupling and its implications would be such that India will face its most brutal brunt. In the concluding part of the lecture he talked about how the shrink in the capacity of the nation to deliver, leads to authoritarian leaders gaining popularity and because of which the foreign policy of the nation suffers. According to Mr. Menon, foreign policy runs on diplomacy which requires negotiation and due to authoritarian leaders thriving on hyper nationalism it becomes difficult on their part to give up their interests in order to negotiate. Concluding on an optimistic note, he said that Indian has done well with its strategic autonomy policy in the last 70 years and has developed means to achieve its goals but he looks forward to see what it does ahead when it has the means.
The session culminated with handing over the token of gratitude to the esteemed guest by our Registrar Dr. Yogesh P. Singh.
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26 Aug 2019
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“20th August, 2019: 20th Informal Discussion Group Session by Ms. Indira Jaising on ‘Role of Lawyers in defence of the Rule of Law’ “.
21 Aug 2019
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“18 th August, 2019:?Centre for Corporate Law has organized a Guest Lecture by Mr. Swarnendu Chatterjee on ‘Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016’ “.
20 Aug 2019
Centre for Corporate Law- Guest Lecture by Mr. Swarnendu Chatterjee<
Centre for Corporate Law, NLUO organised a session on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016: Draftings and pleadings on 18th August, 2019. The session was taken by Mr. Swarnendu Chatterjee. Mr. Swarnendu Chatterjee is an advocate practising in the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court, NCLT and NCLAT for the past seven years. He was a junior to late senior advocate Mr. PP Rao. He currently works with MAP Corporate Legal. He also argued the famous case of Moser bear Karamchari Union for workmen dues where the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal was pleased to hold that provident fund, gratuity and pension dues are not a part of waterfall mechanism.
In the session he discussed the waterfall mechanism provided under Section 53 of IBC in detail and certain loopholes in IBC. He also shed light on the fact that the dues of the workers should be directly paid to them and that would not fall under the waterfall mechanism of distribution of assets. Further, he also discussed the concept of ‘liquidation estate’ and that it comprises of the assets over which the Corporate Debtor has ownership rights. He also explained in detail how the IBC proceedings are initiated and why the new insolvency regime was the need of the hour.
The session resulted in an intense discussion on the recent amendments in Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and was very enriching for all the corporate law enthusiasts in our university.
“8th August, 2019: Constitutional Law Society NLUO Inaugural STUDENT DISCUSSION ON Article 370 and Kashmir: A Necessity or a Democratic Failure?”
14 Aug 2019
The Constitutional Law Society, NLUO under the guidance of its Faculty Advisor, Mr. Ashit Kumar Srivastava, Assistant Professor of Law, organized its first ever student discussion on the topic ‘Article 370 and Kashmir: A Necessity or a Democratic Failure?’on 8th August 2019. The purpose of this discussion was to encourage student dialogue and to provide an accessible forum for intellectual discourse and shape the discussion of the most important and relevant issues pertaining to Constitution. This initiative was undertaken to have a structured and moderated dialogue so that the diverging views on this exciting Constitutional Law issue could be put forth.
The students were first addressed by the CLS members on the history of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution, Jammu and Kashmir’s status before independence and the Instrument of Accession. Moreover, a detailed analysis of procedures followed in the recent days was briefed to the students so that no doubt is left in any participant’s mind about the key events which have occurred.
Four issues were then put forward to the students which were to be discussed and deliberated upon by the students:
1. Instrument of Accession: A democratic guarantee. Does India necessarily have to respect this document?
2. Abrogation and Constitutionality – Can a State do indirectly what it cannot do directly?
3. Would there have been a better way of doing this?
4. Does the impending necessity of this Act overpower the possible human rights violation?
There were interesting and logical contentions made by the students regarding these issues, some which have been heavily critiqued such as the provision being a part of Part XXI of the Constitution, the affirmation of territorial sovereignty on the land of Jammu and Kashmir when we talked about the Instrument of Accession and the obligations which are to be observed by International Law precedents. On the issue of the Constitutionality of the Presidential Orders and the Reorganisation Bill introduced in Rajya Sabha, the procedures were meticulously analysed by the students and it was observed that the crowd was very participative in their expression of opinions.
Overall, the student discussion received an encouraging response and students were very willing to participate, contribute and enhance their own understanding of the situation as well as enlighten the others with their statements.<
