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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Important Notice


Students who participate and contribute to different clubs and socities and are further desirous of being nominated as the Convener, Deputy Convener and the Secretary, may wish to apply along with their CV, suitabilyity and plan of action to the Director ALS, Noida on "ob.alsnoida@gmail.com".

(This is only with regard to the slots that were held by students of Batch 2008-2013)

Major General Nilendra Kumar
Director

Grand Intras for Even Semester (Nationals)


Grand Intras (National) Individual Rounds for Even Semester will take place on the 9th and 10th of January, 2013 and can be extended till 11th of January depending on the participation. Team Rounds will take place on 15th and 16th of January
Registration with the MCS latest by 8th January.

Timings would be intimated to the participants by 8th of January 2013.

Some changes have been made in the rules of the Intras, it is advisable for all to go through the rules before registering.



Thursday, December 27, 2012

Urgent : Internship Opportunities


  1. Paid internship with a Lawyer in Patiala House.For 10th sem students or pass out 2012 batch. Excellent scope to learn for those keen to take up litigation. Contact Director ALS.
  2. A couple of slots for Legal Trainees in one of the Leading PSUs. For those graduated in 2010 or 2011.Successful initial training would lead to absorption as Legal Manager.Pl contact the Director ALS urgently.

Monday, December 10, 2012

Urgent Notice

The 8th SEMESTER (B.A.LLB, BBA LL.B and B. COM LL.B) and the 6th semester (BBA LL.B) classrooms (currently on the 4th floor) are being shifted to the ground floor and the 2nd SEMESTER (B.A.LLB, BBA LL.B and B.COM LL.B) classrooms (currently on the ground floor) are being shifted to the 4th floor w.e.f 11th December, 2012.

The new room allocations are as follows:

BA. LLB 8 Sem (a) - G 03
BA. LLB 8 Sem (b) - G 05
BBA LLB 8 Sem - G 06
B.Com LLB 8th Sem- G 08
BBA LLB 2nd Sem - 402
B.Com LLB 2nd Sem - 405
BA. LLB 2 Sem (a)- 407
BA. LLB 2 Sem (b)- 404 
BA. LLB 2 Sem (c) - 403
BBA. LLB 6 Sem - G 02

Friday, December 7, 2012

NALSA Project


The  Central Authority meeting of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA) was held on 7/7/2012, chaired by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Altamas Kabir (the then Executive Chairman, NALSA).  It was resolved that the problem of excessive sand- mining from the rivers and the resultant drop in the water level resulting in destruction of rivers, should be taken by NALSA as a Social Justice Litigation under Section 4 (d) of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. It has also been resolved in that meeting to request the law colleges and law universities to engage law students to examine and enquire into destruction of the environment and to send reports to NALSA for initiating appropriate steps:
  • Kindly depute law students of your esteemed institution to examine and enquire into instance of environmental destruction including the adverse ecological impacts due to sand-mining from major rivers and send their reports periodically to this Authority for taking appropriate action.)
  • While on their home stations during the impending winter break, the students are advised to examine this aspect with regard to the local environment/position. Those who are interested to work further may then submit a report on their rejoining and discuss the further course of action.
Interested students please contact :
Ms. Sheetal Singh
ssingh21@amity.edu



Thursday, December 6, 2012

Intra Moot Court Trials (National), 2012-13


This is to inform all students that the MCS is organizing the Intra Moot Court Trials (national),  2012-13 on  12th December, 2012. Participants are requested to register as a team specifying the oralists and researcher latest by 10th December by 5:00 PM. A written test would also be conducted for the researcher's.

The moots would be included in the list for the odd semester. Please find attached the moot problem for the trials.


Problem : Here

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Report on 5TH JUSTICE HIDAYATULLAH MEMORIAL COMPETITION 2012


A team comprising of Ayush Khanna (7th Semester), Sakshi Athwani (7th Semester) and Shreyosi Pal (5rd Semester), participated in the " 5TH JUSTICE HIDAYATULLAH MEMORIAL COMPETITION 2012" held from 19th – 21st Oct, 2012 at HNLU, Raipur. The competition comprised of 24 teams from all over India, with all the top national law schools participating.

There was a memorial selection round in which many teams participated out of which 24 teams qualified .The team won both the matches of prelims round and was appreciated by the judges and fellow participants for their research and presentation skills. It was a great learning experience for all of us.

With our experience and the reviews given by the judges, we would like to suggest the teams participating in different moot court competitions, to keep in mind the following points during their preparation:

Research should be wide and should not be restricted to the issues raised.

Please be thorough with the facts of the case, your research and the compendium.

The rules of the competition should be thoroughly interpreted, specially the rules regarding the drafting of the memorials and whether the arguments can be made out of the memorial or not.

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Report by Participants

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Upcoming Events


  1. Essay writing competition on theme of Socio-Legal issues organized by Amity Law School, Delhi.  Abstract of 500 words to be forwarded by 15 November 2012.  Last date for submission of essay of 3000-4000 words is 30 November 2012. For further details, contact ALS Delhi.

  1. 36th All India Conference of The Indian Society of Criminology (ISC) – 15-17 February, 2013 organised by NLU, Delhi.  Abstracts of 300 words to be forwarded by 25 December 2012.  Full paper by 20 January 2013.

  1. International and Comparative Human Rights Law Practicum (December 17, 2012 to January 5, 2013) at NLU, Delhi.

Washington Scholarship Internship Program

Sangamitra Sankariah , BBA LLB (2009-14 Batch) of ALS, Noida has been selected for the Washington scholarship internship program, called the Prudential Foundation Global Citizens Program(PFGC) at The Washington Center(TWC),.Her selection took place after various levels of rigorous interviews and screening processes. The Program is from 28th January 2013 to the end of May and consists of the opportunity to work in Washington through an internship.

Only 20 students get the selected across six different countries and about 3-4 students have been selected from India.

Sunday, November 4, 2012

First Prize in the CLIENT COUNSELLING Competition


Amity Law School Noida team consisting of following students of the Fifth semester has won the first prize in the CLIENT COUNSELLING Competition organised at IP University, Delhi on 03/11/2012.
  • Ms Tanisha Munir
  • Mr Avinash

The participants included teams from RJNLU, Patiala, DU, Amity Law School, Delhi; Jamia and many other prestigious law colleges.

ALS Noida is proud of them.

Thursday, November 1, 2012

“National, District Level Seminar on Mediation”

The Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee (MCPC) is convening a "National, District Level Seminar on Mediation" on 10th November, 2012 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi which will be inaugurated by His Excellency the President of India. Hon'ble the Chief Justice of India will preside and will be attended by the Hon'ble Judges of the Supreme Court, Chief Justices of various states and other delegates. The Seminar will be inaugurated at 11.30 a.m. in the morning and followed by two technical sessions which may continue upto 5.00 p.m. The Committee has decided that the LLB students undergoing ADR courses as a part of curriculum and those who are genuinely interested in participating may be given an opportunity to attend the programme which will help them in future.

Kindly give your names to Mrs. Sheetal Singh, Faculty.

Upcoming Legal Confrences


22 – 24 November 2012
Novotel Langley Hotel, Perth, Western Australia.
 
26th- 27th November, 2012
Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi

Contemporalis 2012, 1st Legal Writing Competition on Contemporary Legal Issues organised by IJCL and ICJ


International Journal of Contemporary Laws and International Council of Jurists with an intention to develop research writing instincts among the future generation of legal professionals is organising Contemporalis 2012, 1st Legal Writing Competition on Contemporary Legal Issues. It will be an annual effort from the side of International Journal of Contemporary Laws to promote the research writing culture on the contemporary legal issues among the students. We wish that this opportunity being provided by us will produce a new range of scholars worldwide.

INTRODUCTION TO THE ORGANISERS

International Journal of Contemporary Laws

International Journal of Contemporary Laws (IJCL) is a quarterly e-journal working with the noble purpose of knowledge dissemination pertaining to the legal and regulatory challenges in the contemporary world.  IJCL aims to provide the readers with the challenges that lie before the society at large, in the event of the ever changing social, economic and technological scenario. IJCL provides a platform to judges, jurists, parliamentarians, lawyers and other members of the legal fraternity to discuss several issues pertaining to contemporary laws across the globe.

Advisory Panel of IJCL

It's a matter of great pride for us to have the able guidance of the following persons in the advisory panel:
·  Justice S.C. Gangele, Administrative Judge, Madhya Pradesh High Court, Gwalior Bench, India
·  Dr. Adish C. Aggarwala, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
·  Prof. (Dr.) G.S. Bajpai, Professor of Law, National Law University, Delhi, India
·  Prof. (Dr.) Gurjeet Singh, Director General (Vice Chancellor), National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, India
·  Mr. Hardeep Sachdeva, Partner, AZB & Partners, Noida, India
·  Dr. Jeeva Niriella, Senior Lecturer, Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
·  Mr. M. P.Singh Raghuvanshi, Additional Advocate General for Madhya Pradesh, India
·  Mr. N Seelvakumaran, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
·  Prof. R. Venkata Rao, Vice Chancellor, National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India
·  Prof. Satvinder Singh Juss, Professor of Law, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
·  Dr. Tania Voon, Associate Professor of Law, Melbourne Law School, Melbourne, Australia

Editorial Panel of IJCL

The Journal presently has following eminent persons in the editorial panel:-
·  Dr. Anand Pawar, Associate Professor of Law, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, India
·  Dr. Andrew Mitchell, Professor of Law, Melbourne Law School, Melbourne, Australia
·  Prof. Ghayur Alam, Chair Professor, Ministry of HRD, National Law Institute University, Bhopal, India
·  Mr. Puneet Shukla, Legal Consultant, Organising Committee, Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi, India
·  Dr. Ritumbra Manuvie, Commonwealth Ph.D Scholar, School of Law, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
·  Prof. S. Shantakumar, Director, ITM Law School, ITM University, Gurgaon, India
·  Dr. Uday Shankar, Assistant Professor of Law, Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India

Management Board of IJCL
·  Mr. Gaurav G. Arora, Founder, International Journal of Contemporary Laws
·  Mr. Vinayak Gupta, Founder, International Journal of Contemporary Laws
·  Mr. Arjun Kumar, Head cum Adviser, Technical Department, International Journal of Contemporary Laws 

International Council of Jurists

International Council of Jurists is collaborating with us for this noble initiative. The International Council of Jurists is a body of jurists from different countries working together to establish a healthy development of justice and equality around the world. The Organisation is actively involved in organising campaigns for legal awareness. Besides that, International Council of Jurists have a unique mandate from the international community to promote and protect the rule of law and the social justice by making provision of free legal aid and by the maintenance of an efficient system.

Presidents of International Council of Jurists
·  Dr. Adish C. Aggarwala, Sr. Advocate, Supreme Court of India
·  Hon’ble Mr.Justice Awn S. Al–Khasawneh, Ex-Vice President, International Court of Justice
Vice-Presidents of International Council of Jurists
·  Hon’ble Mr. Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, Chief Justice of Pakistan
·  Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.B.M. Muzzamel Hossain, Chief Justice of Bangladesh
·  Hon'ble Sir James R. Mancham, KBE-Ph.D, Founding President of Republic of Seychelles
·  Rt. Hon’ble Lord Navnit Dholakia, House of Lords, London (UK)
·  Hon'ble Sir Justice Gavin Lightman, Retired Judge, High Court of England
·  Hon'ble Prof. (Dr). Holger Matt, Chairman, European Criminal Bar Association
General Secretaries of International Council of Jurists
·        Hon'ble Mr. Justice Augustino Ramadhani, Ex-Chief Justice of Tanzania
·        Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ahmad Faiz Hussain, Chief Justice of Maldives
Secretaries of International Council of Jurists
·  Hon'ble Mr. Justice Lovemore G. Munlo, Chief Justice of Malawi
·  Hon’ble Mr. Justice Alnashir Visram, Judge of the Court of Appeal of Kenya
·  Hon'ble Mr. Justice James M. Farley, Ex. Judge, Supreme Court of Ontario (Canada)
·  Hon'ble Mr. Pham Quoc Anh, MP, President, Vietnam Lawyers Association
·  Hon’ble Mr. Joseph Bodurin Daudu, SAN, President, Nigerian Bar Association


For rules, schedule and regular updates, please visit http://www.ijcl.co.in/contemporalis.html

Annual Intra Hindi Moot Court Competition 2012

Annual Intra Hindi Moot Court Competition 2012 is scheduled to be held on 1st November 2012.

All the registered participants are required to mail a participation confirmation to mcs.alsnoida@gmail.com by 11:59 pm on Sunday 28th October, 2012. Only the participants who send the confirmation mail, will be allowed to participate.

For Further Details Contact

Maitrayee Bordoloi +91 7838860170
Manish Kumar Tilaiyan +91 8287004046
Akbar Ahmad +91 9717268371

Intra Moot Court Trials (National)

This is to inform all students that the MCS is organizing the Intra Moot Court Trials (national), 2012-13 on 5th November, 2012. Participants are requested to register as a team specifying the oralists and researcher latest by 3rd November by 11:59 PM.

Problem : Here

Launch of Confluence Flagship Event - Campaign for a Cause




Open For all Undergraduates and Graduates                                                              

An effective and powerful way of bringing public policy problems to limelight is by visual representation, particularly involving the use of multiple forms of media encapsulating these into a video format. Hence,  we present before you 'Campaign for a Cause', not to find solution to a problem but to understand the problem. All you need to do is to submit a maximum of 2 page write-up about a policy of your choice for Round-1.

For further information regarding the event format and the guidelines, do go through the attached poster and brochure. You can also visit the Campaign for a Cause website at www.iimaconfluence.com/index.php?id=7#event=campaign-for-a-cause or write to us with your queries at campaignforacause@iimaconfluence.com

Also do visit the Confluence Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/IIMAhmedabadconfluence and the Youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/CampaignforaCause to have a look at the previous year videos.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Intra Moot Court Trials (Internati​onal), 2012-13

This is to inform all students that the MCS is organizing the Intra Moot Court Trials (International), 2012-13 on 29th October, 2012. Participants are requested to register as a team specifying the oralists and researcher latest by 27th October by 11:59 PM. The following moots would be included:
  1. Willem C Vis (West)
  2. Willem C Vis (East)
  3. Jessup
  4. Stetson
Trial Moot Problem: Here
 

Monday, October 15, 2012

Radio Mirchi Freshers


Radio Mirchi is organizing a contest ‘Fresher’s’ for Amity University ‘Freshers’ at our Campus.

The date, time and venue of the contest is as follows-
Date: Thursday, 18th October, 2012
Time: from 1:30 onwards
Venue: I-2 Moot Court

  • Fresher’s are advised to take part in large numbers as the event is very interesting
  • and has full media coverage.
  • Fresher’s must come through their Head of Institution/ HoD
  • Fresher’s are advised to maintain discipline and decorum at the venue.

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NLIU (INADR) International Mediation Competition at NLIU Bhopal.

A team comprising of Yajur Mittal (7th Sem) Ravin Galgotia (7th Sem) Jayavardhan Singh (5th Sem) reached the finals of the NLIU (INADR) International Mediation Competition at NLIU Bhopal.

Yajur Mittal was adjudged the Second best mediator and the team was also adjudged the fourth best team overall.

All National Law Schools, Jamia Milia Islamia, GLC Mumbai, ILS Pune, Symbiosis Pune and Noida, IIT Kharakpur, University Law College, Bangalore participated.

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KIIT School of Law Parliamentary Debate 2012 - Results


ALS Noida team consisting of following participated in KIIT School of Law Parliamentary Debate 2012 held at Bhubaneswar from 5 to 8 October 2012 and were ranked fifth out of 52 teams that included all national Law Schools, DU, IITs and other prestigious institutions.

a)    Zarin Osho                - Fifth Semester
b)    Nikita Tanwar           - Third Semester
c)    Ruchir Goenka         -Third Semester

They were awarded certificates and Rs. 12000/- as cash prizes.  The first team was awarded Rs. One Lakh cash.

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Sangathan, 2012 - English Essay Writing Competition - 16th October, 2012


An Essay Writing Competition is being organized on 16th October, 2012 under my Chairmanship.  The notice for the same is appended below.

SANGATHAN, 2012 - ENGLISH ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION WILL BE HELD ON 16TH OCTOBER, 2012 IN F-3 BLOCK, 1st Floor, Room No.104 AT 3:30 - 5:00 P.M.  ALL THOSE STUDENTS IN AUUP WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING, MAY SEND THEIR ENTRIES BY 15TH OCTOBER, 2012 TO CAPT. H. A. ARFI, IAS (RETD.) (haarfi@amity.edu) OR CAN REPORT AT THE VENUE OF THE ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION.

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AIM 2012 : Guest Feedback


Visitors Book

Justice Vipin Sanghi  -  Always enjoy coming to the campus.  Very inspiring each time.  I feel the future of the younger generation is safe with such institutions.

Justice (Retd.) Fakhruddin -  Extremely happy to participate in the event and I wish to rejoin as a student in all sincerity.

SMS

Justice (Retd.) Fakhruddin - Thanks a lot.  It was a very nice function.  Grateful.  I would try to attend closing, as I am very impressed with sincerity and discipline of Hon’ble faculty members and conduct of students.

Karan Bindra -   Congratulations for organising such a big event.  I want to congratulate you and your team for this and it was an   honour  to  be a judge at a such big event.

Anubhav Arora  -   Thanks. It was a wonderful experience.

AIM 2012 Opening Ceremony Report


Amity Law School, Noida kick started its second “International Moot Court Competition” at Amity University, Sector- 125 Noida.

Moot Court is one of the primary modes of clinical legal education which prepares law students to face actual courtroom work, whose performance is adjudged by bench of 3 judges drawn from amongst senior judges, leading counsels, diplomats, media persons and academics.

The year’s moot problem is regarding the situation of armed conflict prevailing in three countries namely Gargola, Triala and Nivansha and involves an ethnical feud between two ethnicities, namely Nivanshis and Gargolians, occupying a major part of the aforesaid countries.

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vipin Sanghi, Judge, High Court of Delhi and Mr. Justice Fakhruddin (Retd.), Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India inaugurated the competition.

Welcoming the august gathering, Maj. Gen. Nilendra Kumar- Director, Amity Law School, Amity University gave a brief report of second Amity International Moot Court Competition and stressed that Amity Law School places great reliance on Clinical legal education. Moots, Legal Aid Clinics, Law Reform Competitions help students attain proficiency in actual application of law to real life situations. It also prepares them to enhance their communication skils, advocacy, competence and legal perspective.

Emphasizing on the importance of Moot Court Competitions, the Chief Guest Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vipin Sanghi, Judge, High Court of Delhi said, “ Moot Court Competitions serve good purpose for all students at law schools not only contestants and audience but even for those who participate as judges because they are great learning experience for them as well. In today’s Moot Court Competitions, the problems are framed in rather complicated way, involving various municipal and International laws. They provide very good opportunity for the participants to think rationally, analyze the various facets involved in the case and structure their arguments in a coherent way. This mental exercise holds the participants in good stead when they join the legal profession.” Talking about the law profession, Hon’ble judge said, “Law profession is one such profession where one can work with compete honesty and dignity and he/she will always be respected for that.” Further, advising the students, he said,” When you join the profession, you should be patient and not be in rush, look out for a senior who follows honest and ethical practices and enjoys a clean reputation because it is quite likely that you will imbibe the same virtues that your senior possesses.”

Addressing the lawyers in the making, Mr. Justice Fakhruddin (Retd.), Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India shared numerous tips as to how they have to practice law and put across their views emphatically. He remarked that young lawyers earlier were just supposed to know how to “dress and address” but with the passage of time their role has become very important in the society. He advised students to be careful while arguing the case since their first judge is client and unless and until, he is satisfied he will not handover the brief to them. “The law profession is very challenging. Always put yourself in the shoes of the person whose case you are defending, then only you will be able to put across the facts and actual circumstances behind the scene in a convincible manner. Place your viewpoint to the best of your abilities and listen patiently to the other side. You can convince the judge with your own viewpoint and arguments. The law will, eventually, take its own course”, stressed Mr. Justice Fakhruddin.

While sharing his view during the occasion, Dr. M N Raste- Dean, Faculty of Law, Amity University emphasized that India has the youngest generation of budding lawyers across the world. Giving an inspiring message to the budding lawyers, Dr. Raste advised “In profession, if you lose your client, don’t bother, if you lose your court, don’t yell, if you lose your case, don’t run but the day you lose your conscience you lose everything in the world, keep it alive and do justice to everyone who comes to you- poor or rich.”

The two day event has four rounds -preliminary round, quarter-final round, semi-final round and final round wherein the students from over 30 law colleges and institutes across India are participating including Symbiosis Law School, Pune, School of Law, KIIT, Jindal Global Law School, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Kerala Law Academy, Faculty of Law, Aligarh and many more.

Over 36 judges would adjudge the performance of budding lawyers in 19 courtrooms where each team will be given an opportunity to polish their skils of argument, present a case and argue their case on merits.

Dr. Balvinder Shukla, Acting Vice Chancellor, Amity University addressing the gathering

Dr. M N Raste- Dean, Faculty of Law, Amity University addressing the gathering

Maj. Gen. Nilendra Kumar- Director, Amity Law School, Amity University addressing the gathering

Release of Amity International Moot Court Competition sovenier

Mr. Justice Fakhruddin (Retd.), Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India addressing the gathering

Mr. Justice Vipin Sanghi, Judge, High Court of Delhi addressing the gathering

Dr. Balvinder Shukla, Acting Vice Chancellor, Amity University felicitating Mr. Justice Vipin Sanghi, Judge, High Court of Delhi

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Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Amity International Moot 2012 - Sponsors


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We thank all our valued sponsors for their kind help and support.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Tug of War (Media Coverage)

[10/9/2012]Matches of Tug of War held during Sangathan
Amar Ujala - Noida - Page 05


[10/9/2012]Matches of Tug of War held during Sangathan
Dainik Jagran - Noida - Page 16
[10/9/2012]Matches of Tug of War held during Sangathan
Hindi Hindustan - Noida - Page 14
[10/9/2012]Matches of Tug of War held during Sangathan
National Duniya - Noida - Page 15


[10/9/2012]Matches of Tug of War held during Sangathan
Navbharat Times - Noida - Page 02