Thapar demolished him with an elementary point: how is the constitutional colonial when it gives all citizens the fundamental rights and equality, which the British didn't?

The whole "colonialist constitution" rhetoric, advanced by Arghya and J Sai Deepak, provides intellectual justification to make massive constitutional amendments. Now, we already had such a Commission set up by Atal Behari Vajpayee to do this (NCRWC) . The NCRWC had great luminaries on board (from all ideologies, communities and regions) and its report made excellent recommendations, such as:

- Right to speedy justice, education and clean drinking water as explicit rights

- Return of the right to property

- Curbing of electoral malpractices and electoral corruption

- Appointment of distinguished jurists as SC judges, as the provision has never been used

- Appointment of more SCs and STs as SC judges

- Special courts to hear criminal cases against politicians

- Appointment of only non-political persons as governors

- Ending perks and privileges for ministers

https://web.archive.org/web/20150404001445/http://lawmin.nic.in/ncrwc/finalreport/v1ch11.htm

Bear in mind that Vajpayee was a BJP PM, yet Modi has not implemented any of the NCRWC recommendations. Will he do so in his third term? Or will he set up a new Constitution Review Commission, perhaps with Arghya and J Sai Deepak as members? And will such a new Constitution Review Commission reiterate the NCRWC suggestions, or frame a new set of "dharmic" recommendations in line with the core BJP agenda?

My guess is that Modi will do the latter and the real impact of Arghya and J Sai Deepak's books will be seen in Modi's third term.

Hi wrt KCO,

Can people let me know why is the appraisal period Jan-Dec when the promotions and bands of associates (A1-2-3) are announced and payscale change and bonus is announced in April.

So when does the change in scale actually kick in because of jan-dec appraisal period and what should be specifically kept in mind?

Female Intern at a T2. Confused as to what to wear in Law firms? I am uncomfortable tucking my shirt in, Is it acceptable to wear it untucked, as I feel it makes me look Bustier especially uncomfortable post lunch? Makes me conscious otherwise, especially with them prying eyes. Is it alright to wear Shirts that look fine untucked? or is it a norm. The thin, petite girls look fine in them, but I don't think so it works well for the others. Also, any suggestions for footwear? I seem to be getting shoe bites at the back with all those heels or ballets rather anything that is closed, because of travel and long walks especially back home. Genuine query here, please help because nothing seems to be comfortable for me.

nooo. its a scam. Its a post graduate diploma in liberal studies or something NOT an MA. this is all marketing. Obvi its not better than doing a real llm from a good university. its not gonna lead to great jobs either for the majorit of the people. Ive met people who did this thing and really regretted wasting the money and the time. Dont do it. Dont buy the marketing.

12 crore for 15 years, with Swift dzire and in-country mediocre holidays? Fire your "financial advisor". He doesn't know shit.

We'll have a proper AGI/ASI takeover by 2050. I don't think any plans you make now will hold on strong for any more than next 10 years.

I was speaking with a financial advisor who said that if we aim to retire at 60 and plan to live till 85, then we should have at least 12 crores saved to lead a plain middle-class life (Swift DZire car with driver, one holiday a year within India only and within a small budget). For a more luxurious life (bigger car, nice foreign holidays etc) the amount should be at least 17-18 crores.

Thoughts? In 2050 will 1 crore be similar to the value of 10 lakhs today?

First ever interview of an NLSIU alum by Karan Thapar? And do we have the winner of next year's Infosys Prize?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtXTk8Zs-ns

Political divisions have now well and truly arrived at NLUs. We are just a few months away from the 2024 election.Will other NLUs witness similar clashes? Was this just a trailer? Meanwhile, serious administrative issues at NLUs are going unaddressed as students are totally divided on political lines.

https://thewire.in/education/uproar-at-nliu-bhopal-over-event-with-communal-speakers-where-eminent-academics-were-villanised

https://www.thequint.com/news/education/nliu-bhopal-students-oppose-young-thinkers-conclave-right-wing-panel-books

https://twitter.com/RashmiDVS/status/1708413495249650156

https://twitter.com/BhattRohin/status/1708096116435165565

https://twitter.com/AvaniAiran/status/1708406721985626219

https://twitter.com/ashish_nujs/status/1708494099073126517

https://twitter.com/raghavrrs/status/1708440383141917021

https://twitter.com/vishnukant_7/status/1708127573618942087

https://twitter.com/prickfloyd/status/1708072696767205487

https://twitter.com/underwhelmiaa/status/1708129293551976749

https://twitter.com/YadavNandesh/status/1708375769309929615

https://twitter.com/chakravortys/status/1708368890622087308

https://twitter.com/seemay/status/1708370539297804394

https://twitter.com/Pranjal_A_/status/1708420787068358949

https://twitter.com/shohinisengupta/status/1708359847157354839

https://twitter.com/rashmalai_/status/1708074225297436816

https://twitter.com/AlizaNoor1501/status/1708426226715734023

https://twitter.com/mitrochonwhat/status/1708080880357671395

https://twitter.com/apar1984/status/1708157030299476151

https://twitter.com/ShankerRoshni/status/1708142923332964494

The Rhodes this year will be a VERY big deal. If NLSIU loses out again, that will mean 0 Rhodes scholars in 6 years (2017-23), 1 in 7 years (2016-23) and 2 in 10 years (2014-23). Compare that with a clean sweep in the 90s and 2000s.

Questions will then be asked if the 100/100 NIRF perception score, which keeps NLSIU at #1 each year, is justified. Of course, the worst case scenario will be 0 in 10 years (2017-26) but that is perhaps unlikely.

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Hi friends, I had some questions about the YIF . Maybe it's known as India's Rhodes scholarship, maybe it's not. But I just want answers to these questions. Tks.

1. Whether it's prestigious and useful enough for NLU grads to apply for it instead of doing a job or an LLM. For example, will the YIF lead to jobs at McKinsey? I can see McKinsey listed among the recruiters.

https://www.ashoka.edu.in/academic-programme/young-india-fellowship/

2. What degree is awarded? MA from Ashoka?

3. The website says you have to pay fees but can get financial aid. Not sure what this is about. Isn't a fellowship supposed to be free? What is the fee? It's not mentioned on the site.

https://www.ashoka.edu.in/financial-aid-application-process-2/

4. Have there been many NLU grads who have been selected for the YIF? Know of anyone? Any success stories? On the site they have the list of current fellows. I spotted 4 girls who studied law:

- One girl from Amity

- One girl from DU

- One girl from NLU Tamil Nadu

- One girl from NLU Ranchi who did her master's from Nottingham Uni

5. Will the recent woke image of Ashoka reduce the prestige of this programme? The crowd seems nice. Some of the people have studied in brand name colleges like St Stephen's, Hindu, LSR, SRCC, NIFT and even Vanderbilt, Warwick and USC. But there are mostly girls and lots of BA grads, so perhaps a humanities-type crowd and associated ideology?

So worth applying for this?? 🤔

Don’t be a hater man. So many of these people being snide about the watch hobby are those NLU high performers who “joined litigation because it’s pure law” while looking down on those who joined corp firms. Now at the college reunions, they get salty when they see the corp guys wearing Omegas, driving a C-class, while they’re all on Android phones and driving Cretas if they’re lucky.

Andheri a downmarket?? - dude you clearly ve no idea whatsoever of mumbai real estate and Andheri’s supreme location benefits. In fact, very large consultancy firms, corporates like JP Morgan, big listed companies and Big4 firms like PwC operate from Nesco and Nirlon at Goregaon (several stations further away from relatively expensive Andheri), which office space costs a bomb too..

PLEASE TAKE THERAPY.. PLEASE DO NOT ASSOCIATE IT WITH SELF RESPECT!!

I have been though extreme dark days.. I have 14pqe.. I took therapy and I must say it must be a basic for all, and especially in our profession. I know super successful ppl who have regular therapists, Rhodes scholars included. Please do this.

Why this is problematic - https://twitter.com/ashish_nujs/status/1708494099073126517?t=cId3btQzh0UAwZV9kNF0zg&s=19

You need to send a mail to the RCC saying that u accept the offer and that makes it a valid and binding contract. The firm can sue you even though the chances are rare cuz it will cost significantly lesser to replace you than spending on litigation. Another problem is that word spreads very fast within the industry and you may just end up making a bad name for yourself at the very start of yo career.

I have been doing litigation in Delhi for 7 Years and want to continue doing the same, but then there are days when I feel low, I self-doubt myself, and wonder if I will be able to sustain myself. What's your strategy to cope with the same and how do you deal with the uncertainty?

Boss, you are going to be a lawyer soon. Please learn to distinguish between offers and contracts. You did not sign anything yet. Nor have you accepted any signing bonus by way of consideration. You're free to do whatever you wish. Now if the law firm holds a grudge and doesn't let you in as a lateral entry later, then that's on them. Normally, they don't care much if you don't raise a hue and cry about it. Do remember to get a signed agreement from the second firm preferably though, before you inform the first one.

Him being Right Wing. RSS Linked, or whatever, in no way makes his appointment worth any criticism. He's not a criminal, he's just someone with views different than yours. Or views you consider to be criminal.

It's a law college, a place meant for entirely opposite ideas to engage, a place meant for discourse - Not a circlejerk.

Don't dilute or degrade Rhodes (or any scholarship) by terming it as based entirely on 'luck' as if it's a lottery. It's based on the constant push, effort and sacrifice of these individuals over five years in academic, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities, their personality and knowledge and how well they can sell themselves. Of course luck plays a role, but it's not like anyone can get it.

'Unseen heights' - they're not going to give it to more than one person per law school per batch, and usually not even more than one law student from India at large. My money is on Kartik already. Though Manhar and Rushil are brilliant too. Don't see anything that special about the rest you've mentioned.

Its 5-10 mins away from domestic and international airports which makes it a breeze for outstation clients unlike lengthy travels required to far distant offices. Plus point for professionals too staying between bandra and suburbs. Cut short everyone’s travel time and gain better work life balance for them. Pay more than tier 1 on the top of it and more importantly pay TIMELY. So much better from all possible perspectives, isnt it !! And rentals in andheri posh office buildings are way higher than offices in Nariman Point and Fort from where more than half of mumbai law firms (including the likes of SAM) still operate..equal to lower parel too..so chill n let them keep rocking!!

I am interested in Litigation - chamber or firm. However, I am considering preparing for DJS, primarily because I think I will have a good command over theoretical knowledge of the law if I go through the rigorous preparation of it. And, I can always move to litigation after graduation. Is this the correct approach?

Alternatively, I have the option to join a good chamber as a long-term intern and slog there.

What should I do?

[Side question: Would having long-term internship experience at chambers help me get a job under the disputes team of a law firm?]

Law is boring/ interesting basis your prior interest in the field + your senior attitude towards work (because they shape how you view the practice area) + your understanding of how your work fits into the bigger picture.

A student who is already interested in startups/ PE VC space and has been reading up on call/ put options, anti dilution clause before joining a law firm, will find working on SHA much more interesting than someone who has no prior interest and is mindlessly working on revising comments.

But often times, we are pushed into practice areas we have no idea about.

Don’t just focus on the law or the amendment or the clause you are drafting, try to do some research on the company you are representing, look at what industry it works in, look at what it competitors are doing and then try to figure out why they are entering the deal they are entering on which you are working.

I was once working on some NOC documents - the standard stuff - ask consent from XYZ parties in NOC letter, compile supporting documents, send multiple revised versions of the NOC to various parties. Nothing interesting in this. This is the work we do day in day out. Draft docs, revise clauses, take calls etc.

The only difference this time? I looked up who the client was and went to their website. Turns out they make Marvel movies. Damn. I just started doing through their website and looking at all the different movies and shows they had worked on.

And suddenly I found why my job was important - at the micro level, I was just drafting an NOC. But in the bigger picture, that NOC would allow them to acquire some company, bolster their team and make the next big Marvel movie.

I may have been doing 90% boring work on other deals, but I always looked forward to working on this deal.

https://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/scholarships/applications/india/

Follow this for more updates. The application date already closed around 1st August 2023. So the results will be declared around late September or November maybe.

This has been the tradition for 2020 , 2021 and 2022.