(An edited version of this article has appeared in the 23rd Nov. Edition of the New Indian Express and may be accessed here ) In 2009, the Union Government released a vision document captioned the “National Mission for Justice Delivery and Legal Reforms”. The document included a series of policy initiatives aimed at reducing the [...]
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The Right to Practice- Issues
Posted in Reforms on Jun 21st, 2011
June 15th, 2011 is a historic day for lawyers. Atleast officially now, by virtue of the notification of Section 30 of the Advocates Act, 1961, every advocate shall have the right to practice before the Supreme Court, High Courts or any other courts or Tribunals in the country. In terms of why it took so [...]
The Decade of Reconciliation?
Posted in corruption, india, Lok Pal, Politics, Reforms on Jun 13th, 2011
“You have to know the past to understand the present” – Dr Carl Sagan The 1990s are often referred to as the decade when India came of age. This attribution was basically due to the sweeping economic reforms that led to an absolute change in the Indian investment climate. The economic reforms apart, the Indian [...]
Like any major global sporting event in recent memory, the Commonwealth Games have polarized public opinion. To articulate this, I can highlight three main categories of opinion on the Games: 1. The Games are good for India, and much-needed to improve its image and showcase its arrival in the international stage. 2. The Games may incur [...]
Legal Education in India: A Student Survey
Posted in Reforms on Jul 26th, 2010
Aditya Singh, a final year student at Nalsar, is working with Jonathan Gingerich of the Program on the Legal Profession, Harvard Law School to put together a survey on the current state of the Indian law school system. The study includes questions on how law students are evaluated, of the prevalence and causes of copying [...]
On applying for firm internships
Posted in Reforms on Jul 25th, 2010
As most of my class gets down to the stage of their careers where they must decide what to do with their lives (many, like myself, still have no clue), those who decide to become “corporate lawyers” will have to procure internships at the top law firms in the country. Most of these firms give [...]
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