Blogs by Napster

Love in the times of Law School!

by Napster on in News and current affairs
In Law schools, relationships mainly start due to boredom. Yes, that what I believe. I have seen it and I think a lot of people have too. I have to clarify. I am not talking about all the relationships. I am talking about a ‘majority’ of them. Love and law are two separate concepts. Although in a la...

Nari Adalat: A social experiment !

by Napster on in News and current affairs
They have never been to a law school or sported the lawyer’s black robes butmany women in rural India are dispensing justice in tough cases like rape, child marriage and even divorce mostly in just two weeks - at “ NariAdalats .” I am sure majority of you would not have heard of Nari Adalats. The li...

Bandh- (Un)Necessary Evil?

by Napster on in News and current affairs
The strike of the strike, as a newspaper called it. What are the effects of Bandh? Is it the right way to protest? Bandh is basically a strike. Everything is supposed to be closed on a day when a Bandh is ‘called’ for. If you ask a layman about whether there should or should not be bandhs, you will ...

What's your CGPA ?

by Napster on in News and current affairs
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) My CGPA just went up. *celebrates* No, it’s not because I started studying more or anything. My law school just found out that they needed to be more lenient in their marking system to ensure that I get a job. Unbelievable? Well, it’s happening so better believe...

Smaller states: An Economic Perspective

by Napster on in General blogging
I ndia should be broken up into smaller states! If someone said that, you would definitely think the guy is a fanatic and vehemently oppose it. One of the arguments we usually give against such ideas of disintegration is that the smaller parts that are created will not be able to survive economicall...

I am a law student but...

by Napster on in News and current affairs
A very intelligent acquaintance had once told me, “The reason why you want to become a lawyer and the things you do after becoming a lawyer are mostly different.” Mostly people decide they want to do law ‘to serve the society’. It is indeed a very noble thought and definitely a strong motive to join...

Mooting-Shooting hai rabba !

by Napster on in News and current affairs
** Moot Court Just the phrase will make heads turn in a law school. Anyone and everyone who moots is to be treated like a superstar. It fascinates first years. No doubt. When I started off with law school, I also looked up to mooters as Demi-Gods. Suddenly towards the end of the first year, I asked ...

Kyun Paisa Paisa Karti Hai !

by Napster on in News and current affairs
This post is about the fees that some NLUs charge. This table contains the amount of fees that the respective college is going to charge for this year’s batch. Last retrieved on 18th June 2010 from the respective college’s website. Sr. No. Name of University Fees (Rs) General 1 NLSIU- Banglore 1,69,...

The Back-up Plan

by Napster on in News and current affairs
[ I have used names of well known character because I felt like it. I mean no offence to any of the characters or their fans.] (A group of friends are sitting in a typical law school hostel.) Characters involved are: Calvin - Of Calvin and Hobbes fame Green Lantern - The guy with the ring Gohan - Ka...

GNLU- An Insider's opinion

by Napster on in General blogging
So, you made it to Gujarat National Law University (GNLU) ? Or thinking of joining it next year ? Well there are a lot of things (good/bad) that you might have heard about it. All the NLU’s have merits and demerits. All the non-NLU colleges will detest the NLU’s (generally) for one reason or the oth...

The concept of Compulsory Voting

by Napster on in General blogging
Compulsory Voting On the 16th of December 2009. Gujarat government announced that it will pass an Act on the ***Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2009.***The amendment will voting compulsory for all citizens of Gujarat to vote to elections to a self governing body. This will make the ...