News Letter Vol. III, No. 1, April-June 2014
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Vol. III, No. 1, April-June 2014 Editor's Column INSIDE It is a matter of great pleasure for us that with the publication of the present issue of the Newsletter (Vol.- III, No.1), the Faculty Update 'BHU LAW SCHOOL Newsletter' has entered into the third Activities at Law School year of its existance. Despite all odds and work pressure, we Forthcoming Events have continued its publication. The Newsletter had been Legislative Trends launched with the idea to engage the members of legal International Legal News and Events fraternity in a meaningful debates and deliberations over a Recent Judicial Decisions variety of contemporary issues and to enhance our interactions with the outside world. Now, on the eve of Editorial Committee successful completion of the two years of its publication, I Editor- in -Chief can do say with utmost satisfaction that our innovative effort Prof. B. N. Pandey in the form of Newsletter has been quite successful in Head & Dean achieving its goal. Managing Editor Prof. Ajenda Srivastava I am extremely happy to note that the Law School is all set to Executive Editors introduce new courses and programmes from the coming Dr. Rajnish Kumar Singh academic session 2014-15. We are to start Five Year (ten- Dr. Raju Majhi semester) BA LLB(Hons) Degree Programme, One year Members (two-semester) LLM Degree Course, and Eight Post Prof. C. P. Upadhyay Prof. D. K. Mishra graduate(Part-Time) Diploma Courses in Forensic Science Dr. G. P. Sahoo and Medical Jurisprudence; Tax Management; Mass Dr. V. K. Pathak communication and Media Law; Human Resource Dr. V. P. Singh Management Service & Industrial Law; Information Student Contributors Technology Law; Corporate Governance; Environmental Mr. Anoop Srivastava Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Tripathi Law: Policy and Management; and Intellectual Property Mr. Mayank Pratap Rights. Mr. Anoop Kumar I thank my colleagues for their support and cooperation in Mr. Saurabh Chaudhari publication of the Newsletter. I am especially thankful to the Mr. Laxman Singh Rawat editorial team for their devotion and hard work for the publication of current issue. The untiring efforts of the Published by Committee, in ensuring timely publication of the issue, LAW SCHOOL should be acknowledged and highly commended. Finally yet Banaras Hindu University importantly, I express good wishes to our research scholars Varanasi – 221005, India email: [email protected] for providing research assistance to the editorial committee. Telefax : +91-542-2369018 http://www.bhu.ac.in/lawfaculty B. N. Pandey 1 DISTINGISHED VISITORS AT LAW SCHOOL, BHU during the Academic Session 2013-14 Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hon'ble Mr. Justice Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jasti Chelameswar, A. K. Sikri B. Amit Sthalekar, Aditya Nath Mittal, Giridhar Malviya, Judge, Supreme Court of India Judge, Supreme Court of India Judge, Allahabad High Court Judge, Allahabad High Court Former Judge, Allahabad (29-03-2014) (19-04-2014 ) (20-04-2014) (30-03-2014 ) High Court (29-03-2014 ) Prof Gurdip Singh, V C, R M L N L U (05-04-2014) Hon'ble Mr.Justice Hon'ble Mr.Justice Hon'ble Mr.Justice Shri Vibhav Bhushan Upadhyay Sri Manan Kumar Mishra Kashi Nath Pandey G. S. Tiwari, D. D. Jha Former Advocate General, Chairman, BCI Former Judge, Allahabad Former Judge, Calcutta Judge, Patna High Court Govt. of U. P. (05-04-2014) High Court High Court ( 20-04-2014 ) (29-03-2014 ) ( 20-04-2014 ) ( 19-04-2014 ) Faculty Updates Dr. Bibha Tripathi, Associate Professor, Law and Ethics for Better Legal Services” to be The Clinical Legal Educational Programme School BHU acted as resource person in 2nd organized by IBA-CLE Chair, National Law and Legal Aid & Service Clinic Committee, Interaction for research scholars organized School of India University, Bangalore; Faculty of Law, BHU organized a one-day by the UGC Academic Staff College, BHU on Menon Institute of Legal advocacy Training, workshop on “Clinical Legal Educational “Human Rights of Women: Rhetoric and Trivandrum in association with Law School, Programme” on Saturday, 5.4.2014. Reality” on 27th May 2014. Banaras Hindu University supported by Ph. D. degree awarded to Shree Mukesh Ford Foundation India from 22-24 August, Kuamr Malviya, Assistant Professor, Law 2014. School BHU from Barkatullah University, Special Lecture for BA LLB (Five Year) Bhopal. He has also been awarded an students to be delivered by Prof N R In this workshop, Judges, Lawyers, Law Excellence and Rashtriya level award by the Madhava Menon, founder VC, NLSIU, Professors, Legal Advisors, Clients and India Friendship Forum, New Delhi. He has Bangalore and NUJS, Kolkata on 23 Aug. students were invited to participate and published a paper on the topic 'Principles of 2014. present papers. The chief guest Mr. Manan Law through Indian Constitution' in Inter Faculty Debate Series “Pravah” to be Kumar Mishra, Chairman, Bar Council of Vidyasthali Law Journal. He has organized on September 6, 2014 on the India and Senior Advocate, Patna High participated in Northern India Regional topic “Are the Recent Charges against Court, inaugurated the workshop. Symposium, MGKVP, Varanasi. Judiciary Justified?” jointly by the Debate Committee, Law School, BHU and the Forthcoming Events Literacy Club, IIT, BHU. Intra Faculty Moot Court Competition to be Induction Programme for LLB (Hons) I organized on October 11, 2014. Semester & BA LLB (Hons) I Semester Prof. B.N. Pandey, Head & Dean, Faculty of Students to be organized in July and Activities at Law School Law and Director, Clinical Legal Education August. Programme(CLEP) & Legal Aid and Service Three –day Professional Development ONE DAY NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON Clinic(L A S C),Law School, B H U has Training Programme on “Teaching ADR Skill CLINICAL LEGAL EDUCATION ON APRIL delivered welcome address and spoke 5, 2014 2 about historical perspective, objectives of sessionslecture, training, group discussion Additional District Judge at Varanasi, Mr. these programmes and highlighted the and fieldwork presentations were Arvind Rai, Judge, Small Causes Court at achievements of CLEP & LASC. Dr. Shailendra organized. In the first session, Prof. D. K. Varanasi, Mr. Rakesh Kumar Tandon, State Kumar Gupta, Joint Director, presented Sharma, Law School, BHU, addressed the Coordinator of the Art of Living, addressed Annual Report and spoke about the interns and highlighted importance of legal the interns. Prof R.K. Murali congratulated Rejuvenation Action Plan of CLEP & LASC. aid and public advocacy in India. the interns for their active participation and In his inaugural address, Mr. Manan Kumar During the internship, six lectures-cum- research work. Dr. R. K. Patel and Dr. V. K. Mishra talked about the need of the quality discussion session organized on theme of Saroj provided academic and administrative legal education and importance of the clinical the internship. Mrs. Alpana Saxena, Senior support for the success of the program. legal education in developing technical skills Division Judge, District Court Varanasi and MAHAMANA MALAVIYA NATIONAL and professional knowledge amongst law Secretary, District Legal Services Authority, MOOT COURT COMPETITION, 2013-2014 students. During the workshop, the Legal Aid addressed the students and highlighted the Second Mahamana Malaviya National Moot Clinic, Law School also organized the “Poster role of District Legal Services Authority. Dr. Court Competition was organized in Law Exhibition on Role of Law and Lawyers and Shailendra Gupta, Joint Director, Legal Aid School, BHU on 19th and 20th April, 2104. Social Change in India”. and Service Clinic, delivered a lecture on The Moot Court Competition was Two technical sessions held in this workshop. 'Social Justice and the Role of Legal Aid inaugurated by the Hon'ble Mr. Justice A. K. The theme of the first session was “Role of Clinics in India'. With the active cooperation Sikri, Judge, Supreme Court India. L a w y e r s a n d J u d g e s i n S o c i a l of Prof. David Tushaus, Chairman, Total 17 teams from all over India Transformation”. Prof. R.K. Murali of Law Department of Legal Studies, Missouri participated in the Competition. Allahabad School, B.H.U. chaired the Session and ten Western State University, faculty members faculty members and students presented of Missouri Western State University their papers. Theme of the second session delivered four online lectures, through was “Legal Aid in India, Role of NALSA, Legal video conferencing. Aid Clinics, NGOs, and Media in Legal Prof. Tushaus delivered lecture on Empowerment.” Prof. Vinod Shanker Mishra, 'Problems of Access to Justice and Role of University was declared the Winner and Law School BHU, chaired this Session. In this Legal Aid Clinics in India and United States'. Galgotia University, Greater Nodia was the session, twenty-three speakers presented Professor Joanne Katzs discussed the role Runners-up. Many distinguished alumni of their papers. of restorative justice in American criminal Law School were also felicitated on the SUMMER INTERNSHIP IN LEGAL AID AND justice system. Mr. Brady Kopek talked occasion. PUBLIC ADVOCACY, 2014 FROM MAY 30 TO a b o u t t h e p r o b l e m s o f w r o n g f u l JUNE 28, 2014 convictions and need of legal aid to the In order to develop the professional skills victims. Prof. Jeremy G. Swenson presented amongst the law students and to sensitize a competitive study of Indian and US laws them for social justice issues, Legal Aid and on Domestic Violence. During the Service Clinic, Law School, BHU for the first internship, the Clinic allotted various topics time organized a month long summer to the interns for research. The interns were internship program, 'SUMMER INTERNSHIP asked to visit the chambers of lawyers and The dignitaries whose gracious presence IN LEGAL AID AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY, judges for their practical knowledge.