Why use this forum to perpetuate the binary between TMC and BJP? The incident came to light because Meenakshi Mukherjee from the LEFT stopped the hearse of the victim. Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya (CPIM, Rajya Sabha MP) is representing the victim's parents before the HC. Of course, the BJP has more social media presence due to its financial resources. Don't be fooled by that to say BJP is the only alternative.

No. But seriously, I would not call them 'liars'. Sibbal and MG are well-educated lawyers. You can't question their legal acumen. It is also true that our professional ethics allow us to take the stance we want to.

But, given the things said on Dil Se and also perhaps knowing that MG would not align with the right, I wanted to understand what motivates them to do it. Is it merely ideology? If that is the case, how is KS or MG different from any right-wing narrative mongering?

your CV sounds quite all-rounder, I think your focus should be on maintaining the GPA, choosing a practice area, interning continuously in that area, T1s and T2s, and securing as many call-backs as possible, publish a paper or 2 in that area as well. Also, get a leadership position to make your CV more holistic. you'll be fine kiddo, don't worry.

What's even more pathetic is that people are mentioning the castes of Manu Bhaker and Neeraj Chopra and saying they won't get married as Jats are "higher" than some caste called Ror or something like that (which Neeraj apparently belongs to).

Like, she speaks to a guy for literally 10 seconds and not only are people getting them married but also OPPOSING the marriage on caste grounds, on the basis of some obscure sub caste nobody outside Haryana has even heard of! Also, how much publicity have we given to Sarabjot Singh, Swapnil Kusale and Aman Sehrawat? ZERO. Even the hockey team is getting less publicity than her! Also note how little publicity Sakshi Malik, Mirabai Chanu and Lovlina Borgohain got, for obvious reasons.

Someone who IS getting a lot of publicity and money, despite not conforming to our biased standards of beauty, is Vinesh Phogat. But that's only because of politics.

We are absolutely non-serious about sports: we are world-class specialists in patriarchy and politics, however.

Hi, I have been shortlisted for Tri internship but haven't given my location pref yet. Which office should I go for (I am a south Indian and would prefer Bangalore, but this is in terms of career prospects/billings). I have asked my seniors the same question but they don't seem to know much about the Bangalore office as most of them work in Mumbai. It would be super helpful if you guys can help me out here. Along with mentioning the work culture and non-toxic teams at both the offices. And yes, I am not interested in TMT my areas are mostly M&A and PE/VC and B&F

Thanks, I hope I get some help out here.

Take a breath. Break down complex tasks into smaller tasks.

If you're unable to find case law, try to find alternative sources. Legislations, articles etc.

Remember to focus on proper presentation.

If you're having difficulty writing sentences, try to turn off all distractions and just write what comes to your mind and push yourself to write a page. These issues you're dealing with are common. But everyone gets through it. You just need to walk through the fire, feel all the feelings but walk through it. You will become better after it.

Mr sibal just represented the government and told that they will cooperate and will follow courts order whatever the court orders do you know that when our our wrestlers were dragged by the police because they were protesting to get the FIR registered against the MP of pupua ( brijbhushan singh ) do you know which lawyer represented our wrestlers free of cost and got the FIR registered that lawyer was Mr. Kapil sibal

Mod, please don't mark it contested. What the comment says is true. Kapil and Menaka did not state the whole truth. Please see this video interviewing Abhaya's parents, which has English subtitles. The mother says CLEARLY that:

- they were told it was a suicide

- the hospital did not cooperate with them

- they were initially not shown the body

- the police are not doing their job properly

- the whole plan was to hurriedly do a post mortem and cremate the body asap

- they suspect a coverup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNogWjV7Bmg

The whole hearing saw Sibal obfuscating facts, with Menaka saying "yes, yes" after everything he said and nodding her head furiously. We can see and hear everything, it's all out there.

LI readers defending Mamata: don't you dare downvote me and run away like a coward. Counter me with facts!

You keep shifting goals ! This is getting stupid!

You asked if he had turned down jobs elsewhere to come back to India - yes he has. You say it’s about policies he’s making - when those policies are defended then it’s about his character . When his character is defended then it’s about policy. How does he bully you ? By being strict ? Imposing rigorous academic standards ? That’s just life mate. If your boss asks you to work on tight deadlines tomorrow will you think he’s being a bully?

I’m going to quit this conversation now because it literally is turning into an argument with a toddler.

Are you being serious ? Do you really think I’m a nazi because I think social media companies are making our young girls unhappy and anxious ? That their business model relies on young women being insecure and being focused on relationships and body image as opposed to their careers ? Are you seriously accusing me of being a nazi for that ? Hitler was a vegetarian so are all vegetarians evil then ? This is honestly disgusting and stupid.

Oh please, the comments are not sexist! The point being made is that a person who is a human rights lawyer and TIME 100 honoree for that reason has disappointed a lot of her admirers by representing the victim and not the state. The state in this case is accused of covering up the rape. The victim's parents are on record saying that they were told that it was a suicide and the cremation was hurriedly done. The parents have criticised the hospital principal and the CM. Also, several state ministers and TMC politicians have made misogynistic comments after the incident (e.g. Udayan Guha, Kalyan Badopadhyay) and the Principal Advisor to the CM (Alapan Bandopadhyay) has issued guidelines saying that women should not be given work at night. Why? Shouldn't the response be to ensure security rather than ask women not to work at night?

The other thing to note is that Menaka is merely nodding and saying yes to what Kapil Sibal is saying. The video is out there. She barely even said a sentence on her own. Presumably, it wasn't like this during the 377 hearing, which made her a TIME 100 honoree? So, instead of saying yes to everything Kapil Sibal said and blindly defending the state, why couldn't she condemn the coverup and instead say that the state should be held accountable? In other words, that she is representing the state only to ensure accountability and punish those responsible for the cover up, rather than deny allegations? Of course, if Menaka wishes to shed the tag of a human rights lawyer and be like Kapil Sibal and AM Singhvi, and represent anyone and everyone (rather than Vrinda Grover or Flavia Agnes, who fight for causes) then she should say so. Practice what you preach!

Don't be impressed by NUS' ranking. Singapore is a rich city and they know how to game the system to get a high ranking in international surveys. NUS is an above-average university, but nothing exceptional. Locals hardly do Ph.D, so it will only be Indians and Chinese (from China). NUS will rarely hire their own Ph. Ds as faculty. They discourage inbreeding. If your intention is a faculty position at NUS, then do a Ph.D. from a good US or UK university. They make sure that any new hire does not negatively impact their international ranking. Singapore prefers degrees from Western countries (over their universities). You may call it a kind of inferiority complex.

Please please reach out to your faculty member. Or reach out to the subject teacher from another section if you think your faculty might not be helpful. Most faculty are kind and they'll guide you even if it is not their subject or you are not in their section. Or ask a senior. We have all been through this confusion in the first term. It gets better, I promise!

Bro I don’t know who you are or if you are in BALLB or LLB but let me tell you that the first trimester LM project of the BALLB programme is crazy. Especially the 3rd scenario of the project. It literally deals with a guy who cooked human remains and feed it to some food critic. Imagine finding case law for it. It’s impossible.

Non-equity partners make anywhere between 80 lakhs (40 fixed, 40 variable) to 1.5 crores subject to billing 2.5 to 3 times the team cost (which again differs between practices). Equity bands are never out in the open so stop assuming things on an anonymous platform for heavens sake.

I am interested in applying for PhD at NUS. How difficult is it to get in? Also, does NUS hire Indians as faculty? What is the best route to get in? I know it is a very prestigious institution (top 10 in world?) and my LLB and LLM is from a tier 2 NLU. Do I even have a chance?

Wow the censorship is insane given I’m the only one on this thread to make a bonafide argument and back it up with actual sources. Why is it marked trollish? It’s genuine engagement. If LI wants to - illegally - make correctly sexing a person something they will censor and impose restrictions on free speech that are not constitutional they should simply refuse to publish threads on gender stuff.

It’s completely unfair to publish these threads that are just misinformation and virtue signalling and then censor and shame anyone who disagrees with you. You don’t actually want to encourage a reasoned civil discussion - you want to indicate to others that only something’s are appropriate to say and everything else is wrong think. If that’s what it is - message your buddies on a WhatsApp group and you can all congratulate each other on being the goodies. This specific community has repeatedly adopted a common sense approach - you keep getting ratioed on almost all of these threads so far.

If you’re so convinced of the virtue of your position why would you feel the need to censor ?

First year at AIL Mohali and not enjoying my time in my first month. Placements are average between 8 and 15 being highest. But other than that to me it looks below average in other aspects personally.

Should I opt out of it and sit for clat again after 3 month preparation. Parents have submitted the fees but finances are not a big concern. Previous alumni from the college kindly guide. Most peers are vague with what their goal is and seniors in my limited time have not been a real help.

I personally knew two successful NLU alumni who killed themselves, one directly and one indirectly. I knew them pretty well.

First person was a genuine star alum: famous, popular, great career achievements etc. He committed suicide. The true cause of death was disguised to protect his privacy. Second person was also well known. He was an alcoholic and drank himself to death. He was depressed. Here too the actual cause of death was not disclosed to respect his privacy.

What both cases show is that successful people can be deeply unhappy and lonely. It's important to have supportive friends. I personally think that the legal profession is one that will give you many useful contacts, but not many genuine friends. Your best shot at making friends is during your college days in law school. If you graduate from law school without having made a group of close friends, it will get tough to make new friends later on in life.

https://www.barandbench.com/news/bjp-fields-bci-chairman-manan-kumar-mishra-candidate-bihar-rajya-sabha-polls

He has been in charge of the BCI continuously since 2012, barring a brief interruption. The next-longest tenure is held by Ram Jethamalani: 1970 to 1976. I'm not going to spend time talking about Mishra's track record because everyone knows what it is. I just want to know if we will have a new BCI Chairman, to carry out much-needed pending reforms like foreign law firm entry, Indian Judicial Service, NLU nationalisation, law school curriculum reform and opening of foreign law school campuses. Or will Mishra hold both posts simultaneously?

It's also curious how Mishra is so important to the BJP. He was initially with the BSP, then switched to the Congress when Manmohan Singh became PM, then became a BJP supporter when Modi became PM.

Assuming the fees will be Rs 18-20 lakh over five years: You are being extremely profligate if your "other expenses" are accounting for Rs. 10-12 lakhs over five years when your hostel, mess and utilities are included in the money you are paying to the college. I agree that the fee is unaffordable for the poor, but you have no standing to be complaining if you can afford to spend so much on eating out, partying etc.

Also, doesn't the government have n number of means based scholarships exactly to help poor students (at the cost of merit bases scholarships)? NLS should condone or reduce the fees of a few poor students and renew it on a yearly basis subject to academic performance.

I am a first trimester student at NLS, since the last few days I am not in the frame of mind, everyday I heard of all my classmates writing crazy essays finding novel connections. I can’t do all that. I Have a project submission on Thursday whose first draft I have just written but I just cannot understand any of it , I can’t even find even 1 proper case to cite I don’t know how to write the words don’t come out into the laptop.

Understand one thing before you set foot into law school:

Committees / Cells are basically auxillaries of the college management, which carry out essential college functions, like placements, internships, moot court selections, reviewing publications, etc. However, college cannot employ people and financially sustain this. They lure students into working for these committees / Cells, in exchange for scraps of power (which these students can abuse for themselves). Basically, it's just overhyped unpaid labour, where you are a slave if the college admin, but are considered a baller amongst your batchmates. Don't let anyone else convince you otherwise. This is as real an assessment as you'll get.

Hello everyone, I will be interning soon with a tier 1 firm in their competition law team, so I thought I will use this time to study up so I can perform well, we just started comp law this sem so I have a very basic understanding of the same, could anyone please be so kind as to suggest me a good book that I can read, also any advice pertaining to comp law would be highly appreciated, thank you so much!

Y'all are forgetting something important - NLS offers aid to those who genuinely need it. If you do, all you need to do is apply. I know friends who have got 100% off on tuition and hostel. Even if your financial situation is somewhat troubling, there are different grades of financial aid offered to students. Regardless, most who come here are from cushy families with daddy's money. If you're one of those who needs help, the institution offers it. Please don't raise hell without knowing the full picture. You could misdirect a kid's college decision based on half-baked information.

The reason for the large turnout is quite simple. The class that opposes Mamata the most is the educated urban middle class. They may form merely 10 to 15 percent of the overall population of Bengal, but they easily form over 95% of the Calcutta High Court bar, if not 100%. This class was quiet when TMC goons were killing and raping Dalit and tribal women in villages, but the rape and murder of a middle-class girl who was a doctor has stirred them because they relate to the victim more. Then add to the fact that the BJP, Left and Congress joined hands, so lawyers supporting them also tagged along. Thus, you pretty much had the entire bar on the streets.

Mamata doesn’t give a damn because they know that this class can never vote her out of power. Much like how Lalu ruled Bihar for many years, despite inflicting a jungle raj.

Hello everyone,

I'm a third year student at one of the Tier 3 NLU, with CGPA, around 8/10. Internships at 3 Boutique law firms, district courts, along with Participation in 3-4 Moots and ADR competitions, which were conducted by Big 4. Also, I've presented 8 research papers, and published 2 of them.

I understand that this CV is very below average. But any ways to improve it by the end of my 3rd year.

Give it a rest. Even 10 years back, the funding wasn't much more or much less (taking into account the so-called inflation argument too) and yet good administrators like Ranbir Singh and Madhava Menon (and his initial successors) knew how to use it to take their colleges to the top. The problem now is you have either inexperienced admins like Messiah with grand delusions or incompetent ones like SKD, Bajpai and the guy at NUJS. They've destroyed the quality of these institutions irreversibly.