Blog

Ebrahim Gulam Nabi Vs. State of Maharashtra [Bombay High Court, 28-07-2016]

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CORAM : S.C. DHARMADHIKARI & DR. SHALINI PHANSALKAR-JOSHI, J.J. Judgment Pronounced on : 28.07.2016 WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 1357 OF 2016 Ibrahim Gulam Nabi Shaikh ] Age-59 years, Chairman, Maharashtra State Haj ] Committee, residing at Ayesha Apartment, ] 1s …

Read more at Case Laws

High Court of Punjab & Haryana Vs. Jagdev Singh [Supreme Court of India, 29-07-2016]

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION [T S THAKUR, CJI]AND[Dr D Y CHANDRACHUD] JJ. JULY 29, 2016 CIVIL APPEAL No. 3500 OF 2006 HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA …..APPELLANTS & ORS Versus JAGDEV SINGH …..RESPONDENT J U D G M E N T Dr. D Y CHANDRACHUD, J 1. The High Court of Punjab and Haryana allo …

Read more at Case Laws

Sudhir Chaudhary Vs. State (Nct of Delhi) [Supreme Court of India, 29-07-2016]

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION [T.S. THAKUR, CJI] [A.M. KHANWILKAR] [Dr. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD] JJ. JULY 29, 2016 CRIMINAL APPEAL Nos. 700-701 OF 2016 [Arising out of SLP (Crl) Nos.3009-3010 of 2015] SUDHIR CHAUDHARY ETC. ETC. …..APPELLANTS Versus STATE (NCT OF DELHI) …..RESPONDENT J U D G M …

Read more at Case Laws

Omkar Agency Vs. State of Bihar [Patna High Court, 19-07-2016]

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CORAM: HONOURABLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHAKRADHARI SHARAN SINGH Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.3805 of 2015 M/s Omkar Agency, through its Proprietor Narayan Panda, son of Late Murlidhar Panda, resident of Krishna Market, Karbigahiya, P.S. Jakkanpur …

Read more at Case Laws

Reliance Industries Vs. Concord Enviro Systmes [Bombay High Court, 302016]

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CORAM: S. J. KATHAWALLA, J . NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 573 OF 2015INSUIT NO. 309 OF 2015 Reliance Industries Ltd. … Plaintiff vs. Concord Enviro Systems Pvt. Ltd.ig …Defendant Dr. V.V. Tulzapurkar, Senior Advocate, along with …

Read more at Case Laws

Anjan Biswas Vs. Central Bank of India [Calcutta High Court, 242016]

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE SANJIB BANERJEE, J. WP No. 8487 (W) of 2016 ANJAN BISWAS-VERSUS-CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA AND OTHERS For the Petitioner: Mr Anindya Lahiri, Adv.,Mr Ravi Kumar Dubey, Adv.;For the Bank: Mr Bishwambhar Jha, Adv. SANJIB BANERJEE, J. Th …

Read more at Case Laws

Virendra Kumar Anand Vs. State of U.P. [Allahabad High Court, 302016]

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD Hon’ble Suneet Kumar,J. Crl. Misc. Recall Application No. 126367 of 2016 IN APPLICATION U/S 482 No. – 5938 of 2016 Applicant :- Virendra Kumar Anand @ V.K. Anand Opposite Party :- State Of U.P. And 2 Others Counsel for Applicant :- Manu Saxena Counsel for Opposite Party :- …

Read more at Case Laws

Why Every Law School in India should follow the path of NLSIU’s Legal Services Clinic

About the NLSIU’s Legal Aid Initiative

NLSIU has done a remarkable service to the society and to the legal fraternity by instituting a legal aid clinic and offer direct legal counseling to the poor section of the Society. The interesting aspect is that the Students will get a first-hand experience of understanding the scope and application of law to the real lives and scenarios. They get to see their impact on these hundred of lives who can not afford competent legal services.

The dedicated LSC Legal Services Centre has been in operation at the NLSIU campus in Nagarbhavi since August 2005. This Centre has since been used to provide free legal advice and counseling for people from various sections of society, as well as facilitating mediation from time to time. The Centre is kept open from Monday to Saturday between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Tie-up with NGOs

LSC has tie-ups with NGOs such as Stree Jagruti Samithi which works with domestic workers’ issues and Munnade, which focuses on garment factory workers. Apart from giving free legal advice to women through such NGOs, LSC also conducts Legal literacy programmes and has undertaken several other projects such as Legislative drafting for domestic workers, surveys on domestic violence etc.

LSC’s Legal Literacy Programmes:

One of the core activities of LSC is to conduct Legal Literacy Programmes (LLPs) for different audiences.

  • EOTO: LSC, in association with an NGO called Each One Teach One, conducts legal literacy programmes for children in different corporation schools around Bangalore.
  • Local Schools: LSC also conducts Legal Literacy Programmes for adolescents in several schools in the neighbourhood of the National Law School . During the course of the academic year 2011-2012 we hope to expand our reach to many more schools in Bangalore .
  • NGO’s in various parts of Karnataka – LSC also conducts one outstation LLP every year in a rural area in Karnataka , Tamil Nadu , as well as other adjoining states .
  • KSLSA: In association with the Karnataka Legal Services Authority, LSC conducts Legal Literacy programs in various schools and colleges. Further we put up plays on new areas of law on various occasions like Rajyotsava, National Law Day etc.

Legal Services Clinic – LSC Online

LSC also answers legal queries through e-mail. If you have a question, just drop them a line at lsc.nlsiu@gmail.com and they will help you with your queries Learn more about their different initiatives and projects at their website: http://www.nls-lsc.org.

Will other Law Colleges too set up such Legal Services clinic ?

Every law college and institution in India must immediately set up a Legal Services clinic at their premises to not only server the Society but also help the Student community to be in touch with the real-world issues at the ground zero. Probably then, the reforms within the legal fraternity could shape up soon.