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LAW CENTRE - II
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
2019-2020
CONTENTS
Sl. No. Particulars Page No.
1 Message from the Professor In-Charge 2
2 About Law Centre-II 3
Admissions 5
Library 5
Hostel Accommodation 5
Committees to Look into the Grievances of Students 6
Law Centre-II, Professor-in-Charges 7
Faculty 8
3 Why To Study at law Centre-II 12
Distinguished Alumni 13
Students’ Achievements 14
Publications 17
Placement and Internship Cell 18
4 Activities at Law Centre-II (2018-2019)
• Orientation Programme 19
• Moot Court 21
• Seminars and Conferences 22
• Competitions 31
• Lecture Series ‘Samwad’ 32
• Field Visits 33
• Sports 37
• Legal Aid 38
5 Attendance Rules 43
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MESSAGE FROM THE PROFESSOR IN-CHARGE
Law Centre-II is a premier institution and is known for
its qualitative teaching, research and other co-curricular
and extra-curricular activities. It is one of the best
institutions in the country which imparts three year
LL.B. program. To promote student activities at the
Centre, a number of committees have been constituted.
These committees include Moot Court Committee,
Debate Committee, Seminars and Conferences
Committee, Journal Committee, Legal Aid Committee,
Placement Committee and Alumni Committee. There is
an active participation of students in these committees.
The teacher members and student volunteers organize
several activities on a regular basis throughout the year.
The S.K. Puri Memorial Moot Court Competition of
Law Centre-II “JUSTIFIED” is an annual activity of Law Centre-II. In addition to this, Law
Centre-II has conducted Delhi NCR Moot Court Competition this year under the name of LC-
II B. R. Trikha Memorial Moot Court Competition. The Seminars and Lectures Committee
apart from organizing seminars, conferences and workshops, organizes lectures of legal
scholars from all over India and abroad. The Legal Aid Committee organizes legal aid camps
and helps a substantial number of students to work as Para Legal Volunteers (PLVs). The
Internship and Placement Committee is responsible for the internship of students and
placement of final year students.
The Law Centre-II has a glorious past of 47 years and has the privilege of having alumni from
all walks of life. The alumni included Governor, Judge of Supreme Court, Chief Justice and
Judges of various High Courts, Central Minister, State Minister, Senior Bureaucrats, Police
Officers, Revenue Officers, Doctors, Engineers, Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries,
Politicians, etc. The Alumni of Law Centre-II provide all possible assistance to the Centre
including internships and placements to our students. We look forward to strengthen this
association and increase the involvement of the students, faculty, staff and the alumni to
develop Law Centre-II as a Centre of Excellence.
It would be my endeavor to take this centre to newer heights so that the students choosing Law
Centre-II get an intellectually stimulated environment and are able to shape their legal career
ahead.
Wish you all the best for your tenure at Law Centre-II.
Professor V. K. Ahuja
Professor In-Charge
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ABOUT LAW CENTRE-II
The Law Centre-II was started in the year the other two Centres, i.e. Campus Law
1971 at the premises of ARSD College, Centre and Law Centre-I. In 2016, due to
Dhaula Kuan to offer full-time LL.B. Legal Education Rules, 2008, which
program. It has a glorious past of 47 years. prohibits the classes of LL.B. being
The Centre had the privilege of being conducted in the evening, Law Centre-II
headed by the top law scholars of India, has taken a new avatar. It has been shifted
such as Prof. Upendra Baxi, a well-known from the ARSD College premises to the
jurist and former Vice-Chancellor of state of the art building (Umang Bhawan) in
University of Delhi; Prof. Tahir Mahmood, North Campus. Now the classes commence
who subsequently became Chairperson, at 8:00 AM and go until 2:00 PM. The
Minority Commission, Prof. A.K. Koul, morning classes make it convenient for the
who was elevated as Vice-Chancellor, students to gain practical expertise and
National Law University, Jodhpur and knowledge in the field of law along with
National Law University, Ranchi, Prof. regular theoretical teaching in classes.
B.T. Kaul, who has been the Chairperson, Adding strength to the centre is its well-
Delhi Judicial Academy and Prof. Poonam qualified and dedicated faculty for the
Saxena, who is presently Vice-Chancellor, overall development of the students which
National Law University, Jodhpur. help them to become innovative legal
professionals and public leaders.
The classes at the Centre were conducted in
the evening as the building was not The method of teaching is not restricted
available to us during daytime. However, simply to the lecture method where students
this did not make Law Centre-II an evening are merely passive recipients of
Centre. It was always a full time Centre like information. The Centre follows discussion
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method of teaching with the help of case The Centre also publishes a bi-annual
study to achieve the goal of making Newsletter Gatividhiyan to highlight the
students active participants in the learning activities at the Centre. The Centre has a
process and also to ensure an in-depth study number of societies viz. the Legal Aid
of law. In addition to the regular classes by Society, the Moot Court Society etc. which
the qualified faculty, the Centre invites remain active throughout the year in
experts from all over the country and organising various programmes and
abroad to deliver special lectures. competitions. A substantial number of
students from the Centre act as ParaLegal
The former In-charges of Law Centre-II Volunteers (PLVs) every year. The Centre
paved the way to make the Centre one of the organizes a number of seminars,
premier educational institutions imparting workshops, conferences, guest lectures,
education in law in the country. Presently, debates, and moot court competitions.
Prof. V. K. Ahuja is the Professor In-charge
of Law Centre-II. Law Centre-II, a dynamic Another remarkable feature of the Centre is
leader in the field of legal education, has that the Students are very active in taking
produced many Judges, distinguished up new initiatives and organising several
jurists, leading advocates, ministers and activities at the Centre. The Centre has a
some of the best teachers in the country. Its Placement and Internship Cell, which is
alumni include Justice Indu Malhotra, headed by a senior Professor. The Cell also
Judge Supreme Court, Justice Rajiv has a student Convener and volunteers who
Shakdhar, Judge, Delhi High Court, Justice work throughout the year under the
V. Kameswar Rao, Judge, Delhi High guidance of the Professor Convener.
Court, Justice B.D. Ahmed, former Chief Special attention is paid on the personality
Justice, Jammu and Kashmir High Court, development of the students. The
Justice Kailash Gambhir, former Judge, Placement Committee works around the
Delhi High Court, Justice S.N. Dhingra, year and the students participate
former Judge, Delhi High Court, former enthusiastically.
SEBI Chairman Mr. M. Damodran, former
TDSAT Chairman Mr. G.D. Gaiha, among The teaching method at the Centre is Case
many more legal luminaries. based study method for which case
materials are provided to the students. The
The Centre brings out an Annual Peer case materials undergo revision every
Review Publication National Capital Law semester and new cases are added. The new
Journal since 1996. Apart from that, the developments in the field of law are being
Centre publishes an annual online journal incorporated in the syllabus on regular basis
Delhi Journal of Contemporary Law which and taught in the classrooms. This makes
contains short articles, comments, opinions, the imparting of legal education more
interviews, etc. on contemporary matters. meaningful and useful.
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ADMISSIONS
The admission to LL.B. Program at Law Centre-II shall be on the basis of the entrance test
conducted by the University of Delhi. For more information, kindly refer to University of Delhi
Website, and the Bulletin of Information, 2019-20 of Faculty of Law, University of Delhi at
the http://lawfaculty.du.ac.in/files/Bulletin%20Faculty%20of%20Law%202019-20.pdf
LIBRARY
The Library of Law Centre-II is very rich so far as qualitative books are concerned. The
library has a large number of collection of Indian and foreign books. It subscribes to various
journals and periodicals. Apart from print journals, the students can have access to large
number of databases on the University Library website. The library also takes care of the
needs of visually impaired students and provides them the facilities of recorders and other
devices with the assistance of University. Apart from the Centre's library, the students can
have access to the Faculty of Law library which is one of the best and the biggest libraries of
law in the country. It has over one lakh fifty thousand books and a large number of law reports
and journals. The library caters to the needs of students and researchers engaged in legal
studies and intensive research.
The library has a dedicated E-Resource Centre with computers for accessing a large number
of electronic databases of journals and reference sources subscribed by it. The library link is
http://crl.du.ac.in/law/index.htm on Delhi University website. The databases include eJurix,
Legal Pundits, LexisNexis, Manupatra, SCCOnline, Westlaw, CLA, etc.
HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION
There are eighteen hostels for male and female students pursuing full-time post-graduate and
research programmes in the University. Students are entitled to the allocated number of seats
in the University hostels for Post-Graduate Students of Delhi University on the basis of merit
and as per the rules and procedure prescribed from time to time by the University and the hostel
authorities. Information for the same may be obtained directly from the Provost of the
concerned hostel. Detailed information is also available on
http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=hostels.
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COMMITTEES TO LOOK INTO GRIEVANCES OF STUDENTS
Various committees have been constituted at Law Centre-II to look into the grievances of
students. Some of them are Anti-Ragging Committee, Grievance Committee, Committee to
look into the Grievances of People Belonging to SC/ST and OBC, Committee to look into the
Grievances of People Belonging to North-eastern States, Gender Sensitization Committee,
Equal Opportunity Committee and Anti-Smoking Committee. The details can be accessed at
http://lc2.du.ac.in/DATA/departmental-committees.pdf. In case of any difficulty, students may
approach the Professor In-charge or the committee members. These committees are in addition
to the committees constituted at the university level. The details of the Internal Complaints
Committee of the University can be accessed at
http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=internal-complaints-committee-icc.
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LAW CENTRE-II
PROFESSOR IN-CHARGES
Dr. A. S. Bedi 1971-72
Sh. Baldev Kohli 1972-73
Professor Upendra Baxi 1973-77
Sh. Baldev Kohli 1977-84
Professor Tahir Mahmood 1984-87
Professor K. Poonuswami 1987-89
Professor A. K. Koul 1989-92
Professor Parmanand Singh 1992-94
Professor Balbir Singh 1994-97
Professor S. S. Vats 1997-2000
Professor Harish Chander 2000-01
Professor S.N. Singh 2001-04
Professor Gurdip Singh 2004-07
Professor Poonam Saxena 2007-10
Professor Gurdip Singh 2010-13
Professor Poonam Saxena 2013-13
Professor B. T. Kaul 2013-14
Professor Kiran Gupta 2014-17
Professor V. K. Ahuja 2017-
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FACULTY
Prof. V. K. Ahuja
Professor-in-Charge
Prof. Poonam Saxena
Prof. Kiran Gupta Prof. Mahavir Singh
(Presently Vice-Chancellor,
Professor Professor
NLU, Jodhpur)
Dr. Rajni Abbi Dr. Pinki Sharma Dr. Anupam Jha
Associate Professor Associate Professor Associate Professor
Dr. Vageshwari Deswal Dr. Shabnam Dr. Ajay Sonawane
Associate Professor Associate Professor Assistant Professor
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Mr. Akash Anand Mr. Aklavya Anand Dr. Amrendra Kumar
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Dr. Anjay Kumar Sharma Dr. Archa Vashishtha
Mr. Amrithnath SB
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Dr. Ashish Kumar Mr. Ashutosh Acharya Dr. Ashutosh Mishra
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Mr. Ashutosh Srivastava Dr. Ashwini Siwal Dr. Balaji Naik BG
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
9|PageDr. Belu Gupta Arora Dr. Bhupesh Rathore Ms. Irwin Lalmuanpuii
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Hnamte
Assistant Professor
Ms. Isha Wadhwa Ms. Jupi Gogoi Dr. Kailash Kumar Kurmi
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Ms. Kislay Soni Mr. Mizum Nyodu
Dr. Kalpana Sharma
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Dr. Monica Chaudhary Dr. Namita Vashishtha Dr. Naresh Mahipal
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
10 | P a g eMs. Nidhi Minz Dr. Nitesh Saraswat Mr. Parikshet Sirohi
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Mr. Pramod Tiwari Mr. Ramakrishna Das PR Dr. Santosh Kumar
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Upadhyay
Assistant Professor
Ms. Shikha Kamboj Ms. Shiva Priyamvada
Mr. Saurabh Rana
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Mr. Shourie Anand Singh Ms. Swati Solanki
Ms. Sumiti Ahuja
Assistant Professor Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
11 | P a g eWHY TO STUDY AT LAW CENTRE-II
Law Centre-II is one of the best law schools of the country imparting legal education in three
year LL.B. mode. The Centre has been developed by top professors of law in the country,
such as Professor Upender Baxi, Professor Tahir Mahmood, Professor A. K. Koul, Professor
S.N. Singh, Professor Gurdip Singh, Professor Poonam Saxena, Professor B.T. Kaul to name
a few. Many of the Faculty Members at the Centre have international exposure. Law Centre-
II, is an institution which was established 48 years back to provide legal education to
meritorious candidates from all parts of the country at a very subsidized rate. The total fee
of the LL.B. course at the Centre for three years is around Rs.15,000/-, which is just a small
fraction of the fee charged by National Law Schools and private law schools throughout the
country. The alumni of the Centre include Governor, Supreme Court Judge, Cabinet
Ministers, State Ministers, Chief Justice and other High Court Judges, top bureaucrats of the
country, military officers, top most police officers, senior officers of PSUs and private
companies, university Professors from several departments and others. The Centre is known
for the activities conducted by it and the research done by the faculty members. The Centre
publishes two journals and gives a platform to teachers, students and outside experts to
publish their qualitative works.
The Centre has its flagship Moot Court Competition S.K. Puri Memorial Moot Court
Competition “JUSTIFIED” which is conducted every year on a regular basis. The students
from all parts of the country participate in the competition. This year JUSTIFIED will be
conducted at international level. Apart from that, the students of Law Centre-II win many
Moot Court Competitions organized by various law schools in the country. In addition to
this, Law Centre-II has also conducted Delhi NCR Moot Court Competition under the name
of LC-II B. R. Trikha Memorial Moot Court Competition. Seminar and Lectures Committee
organizes various programmes throughout the semesters.
The Internship and Placement Committee of Law Centre-II is very active and assist students
to get internships and placement. It is working very well and students are getting employment
with good packages in corporate, NGOs and Law firms.
Law Centre-II is the best place for the academic and overall development of students. The
Centre is known for its peaceful environment and adopts zero tolerance policy for ragging,
which is a punishable offence. The Centre has an Anti-Ragging Committee and Anti-
Ragging Squad to ensure that there is no incidence of ragging and the students study without
any fear from anyone. It is a tobacco free zone.
The Centre performs curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities through various
committees. The Committees work with the help of student conveners and volunteers. The
Centre inculcates values in the students to make them sensitive towards the society and
encourages them to work for the needy and downtrodden by organizing blood donation
camps and organizing various legal aid programs.
12 | P a g eDISTINGUISHED ALUMNI
Law Centre-II has the privilege of having alumni from all walks of life. The alumni of the
Centre includes Governor, Central and State Minister, Chief Justice of High Courts and other
Judges of High Courts and Subordinate Courts, Senior Bureaucrats, Police Officers, Revenue
Officers, Senior Advocates, Doctors, Engineers, Chartered Accountants, Company Secretaries,
Politicians, etc. A number of foreign students are also its alumni. Some of its alumni include
His Excellency Hon’ble Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Brigadier Sh. B.D. Mishra, Hon'ble
Justice Indu Malhotra, Judge Supreme Court, former Central Minister Sh. K.J. Alphons,
Mr.Annamalai Varadaraja Perumal, former Chief Minister of the North Eastern Province, Sri
Lanka, Hon’ble Justice Rajiv Shakdhar, Judge, Delhi High Court, Hon’ble Justice V.
Kameswar Rao, Judge, Delhi High Court, Justice B. D. Ahmed,former Chief Justice of Jammu
and Kashmir High Court Justice Kailash Gambhir, Former Judge, Justice S.N. Dhingra and
Justice Kailash Gambhir, former Judges, Delhi High Court, Mr. M. Damodran, former SEBI
Chairman, Mr. G. D. Gaiha, former TDSAT Chairman among many more legal luminaries.
13 | P a g eSTUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS
GOLD MEDAL
Ms. Prerna Singh of the 2014-2017 batch of Law Centre-II secured the highest percentage of
marks among the successful candidates at the LL.B. and was awarded the Hira Lal Daga
Memorial Medal. She was also awarded University Law Union Prize for securing the highest
percentage of marks in the LL.B. examination. She received the Gold Medal and the Prize at
the 95th Annual Convocation of University of Delhi on November 19, 2018.
8TH ILNU MOOT COURT COMPETITION
Team comprising of Ms. Ananya Mahant,
Ms Arshita Bansal and Ms. Reyna Shruti
participated in 8th ILNU National Moot
Court Competition, 2018 organized by
Nirma University, Ahmedabad on August
31 to September 2, 2018. Ms. Arshita
Bansal was adjudged as the Best
Researcher and the team bagged 3rd
position.
14 | P a g e7TH AMITY QUIZ ON CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 2018
Ms. Shivika Bagga participated in 7th Amity
Quiz on Constitutional Law 2018 by Amity
Law School NOIDA on October 4, 2018. She
bagged the Runner-Up position.
1st NATIONAL ONLINE MEMORIAL WRITING
COMPETITION
Ms. Sasmitha K. of 1st year won the first prize in 1st National Online
Memorial Writing Competition organized by Saveetha School of Law,
Chennai. She also received a cash prize of Rs. 3000.
QUIZ ON INDIAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Quiz on Indian Constitutional Law was
conducted in memory of Nani Palkhivala
- his birth centenary celebrations, by Lex
Consilium foundation on 3rd February
2019 at Taj Vivanta Connaught Place.
Mr. Nishant Khidtta and Mr. Ajay Joshi
bagged the third position and a cash prize
of Rs. 50000.
RAPPORTEURS FOR NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF INDIA
The National Human Rights Commission of India
organized a series of events to commemorate its
25th anniversary. The celebrations commenced
with a Media Dialogue at IIMC, New Delhi on
September 5, 2018, which was followed by Silver
Jubilee Lecture by Shri Kailash Satyarthi, Nobel
Laureate at Teen Murti Bhawan, New Delhi on
September 10, 2018. The International Human
Rights Conclave and the Prime Ministerial
Address were subsequently held on October 1 and
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respectively. The
events were attended
by members of
National
Commissions,
International
Institutions such as
United Nations,
Diplomatic Corps,
Civil Society,
NGOs, Cabinet
Ministers, Chief
Justices, Media and
others. As a matter
of great honour, Mr.
Himanshu Kala, Ms.
Sherin Jose, Ms Pratibha Sharma and Ms. Aishwarya Gupta from Law Centre-II were
appointed as Special Rapporteurs for the National Human Rights Commission of India for these
events. They were felicitated by the Commission for their active participation and
contributions.
SCHOLARSHIP
As a matter of great pride, Ms. Aishwarya Gupta from Law Centre-II has
been selected as a Schwarzman Scholar, one of the world’s most prestigious
graduate fellowships, located at Schwarzman College at Tsinghua
University in Beijing which recently announced its fourth class. She is
amongst the first women from India and also the first student from the
Faculty of Law to be awarded this honour.
16 | P a g ePUBLICATIONS
Law Centre-II has been publishing a journal titled National Capital Law Journal since
1996. The Journal contains articles from eminent academicians and researchers. The Journal is
known for its quality throughout the country. It carries ISSN. In addition, the Centre publishes
its e-journal titled as Delhi Journal of Contemporary Law which contains short articles,
comments, opinions, interviews, etc. on the contemporary matters. The Centre also publishes
Gatividhyian twice a year. It provides information with respect to activities taken place during
semesters.
17 | P a g ePLACEMENT AND INTERNSHIP CELL
Law Centre-II has its own Placement Cell. The Alumni of Law Centre-II are
assisting the Placement and Internship Cell to provide avenues to the students.
With the unflinching efforts made by the Convener and members of the
Placement and Internship Cell and the core group of students, the Placement
and Internship Cell got new dimension. The Cell is giving utmost importance
to the personality development of the students right from the first year of LL.B.
course to make them acquire quality legal skills and the ability to face
challenges in the legal disciplines. This is helping the students to exhibit their
best in writing their competitive examinations, group discussion (GD), personal
interviews, etc. The students of the Centre take part in the placement activities
enthusiastically.
In addition to mandatory internship, the Placement Cell also helps the students
to get internship during vacations at various Commissions, Courts, Law Firms,
Public Sector Undertakings and Corporate Firms. The students of Law Centre-
II have recently been placed at KPMG, ACM Legal, R.R. and Associates,
DMIC, and VFN Associates. Apart from that, the students have also been
selected to work for various projects.
18 | P a g eACTIVITIES AT LAW CENTRE-II (2018-2019)
ORIENTATION PROGRAM 2018-19
The Orientation Programme for the LL.B. First Year Batch 2018-19 was conducted on
September 1, 2018 at the Conference Centre, University of Delhi. Hon'ble Justice Mukta Gupta,
Judge, Delhi High Court was the Chief Guest. Guests of Honour were Shri Suresh Chandra,
Union Law Secretary, Government of India, Prof.
Manoj Kumar Sinha, Director, Indian Law
Institute and Prof. B. T. Kaul, Former
Chairperson, Delhi Judicial Academy. Prof. O. B.
Lal, Officiating Dean, Faculty of Law, University
of Delhi delivered the welcome address. The
Presidential Address was given by Dr. V. K.
Ahuja, In-charge, Law Centre-II and Dr. Rajni
Abbi proposed the Vote of Thanks.
The inaugural session was followed by another
session to give the newly inducted students an
overview of the various committees functioning at
Law Centre-II. Shri Rakesh Khanna, Senior
Advocate interacted with the students on Mooting
Skills. Ms.GeetanjaliGoel, Additional District and
Sessions Judge, Special Secretary, DSLSA
interacted with the students on Legal Aid. The
students were also informed on Gender
Sensitization by Dr. K. Syamala, Associate
19 | P a g eProfessor-cum-Director (Research and Training), National University of Study and Research
in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi. The senior students also welcomed the first-year students and
organized various cultural programmes.
20 | P a g eMOOT COURT
LAW CENTRE-II B. R. TRIKHA MEMORIAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2019
Law Centre-II B. R. Trikha Memorial Delhi NCR Moot Court Competition 2019 was held on
30th March, 2019 at Umang Bhawan, Chhatra Marg, University of Delhi.
The theme of the Competition pertained to women’s rights. The Moot proposition was
formulated to provide a platform to analyse and examine the important socio-legal issue of
female genital mutilation.
Eighteen teams from the most prestigious law colleges/institutes located in Delhi-NCR region
participated in the competition. The competition consisted of a Preliminary Round, Quarter
Final Round, Semi-Final Round and the Final Round. Each of the aforesaid rounds was
knockout round, for the purpose of qualification to the next round. The final round was judged
by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Bhanwar Singh, former Judge, Allahabad High Court and Shri Rakesh
Kumar Khanna, Senior Advocate (President of Supreme Court Bar Association).
The team from Jamia Milia Islamia University was declared the Winner and the team from
Symbiosis Law School, Noida was Runners-up. The Prize for Best Speaker (Female) was won
by Ms. Noorie Rehman of Jamia Milia Islamia University. The Best Speaker (Male) went to
Aaditya from NLU Delhi, and the Best Memorial award went to Gitarattan International
School.
21 | P a g eSEMINARS AND CONFERENCES
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEDIATION
International Conference on Mediation was organized by Law Centre-II, Faculty of Law,
University of Delhi in collaboration with MCPC, Supreme Court of India on April 6-7, 2019.
The day one of the two-day conference commenced with an inaugural session where the Chief
Guest, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Guest of
Honour, Hon’ble Ms. Justice Geeta Mittal, Chief Justice, Jammu and Kashmir High Court
graced the gathering with their presence. The other well-regarded members on the dais for the
inaugural session included Professor Ved Kumari, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi
who delivered the Presidential Address; Dr.V. K. Ahuja, In-Charge, Law Centre-II, University
22 | P a g eof Delhi who delivered Welcome Address; and Mr. Dharmendra Rana, Member Secretary,
MCPC, Supreme Court of India who also addressed the audience. Dr. Ashutosh Mishra,
Conference Director proposed vote of thanks. The esteemed guests lit the ceremonial lamp and
brought about an auspicious start to the grand conference. The inaugural session was followed
by six technical sessions spread over two days.
The monumental conference was concluded by a valedictory address by Hon’ble Ms. Justice
Indu Malhotra, Judge, Supreme Court of India, as Chief Guest who delivered the Valedictory
Address, in which she lauded the success of the conference in which many judges, mediators,
teachers and students participated. Justice Malhotra also recounted the relevance of mediation
as an efficacious and pertinent mechanism of dispute resolution in the country. The valedictory
session was presided by Prof.Ved Kumari, Dean and Head, Faculty of Law, University of
Delhi. Dr. V.K. Ahuja, In-charge, Law Centre-II, Mr. Dharmendra Rana, Member Secretary,
MCPC, Supreme Court of India, and Conference Director Dr.Ashutosh Mishra were also
present. The Conference ended on a promise for a better future.
CONFERENCE ON NEED OF POLICE REFORMS AND ROLE OF
NHRC
Law Centre-II, in collaboration with Justice for Rights Foundation organized a Conference on
Need for Police Reforms and Role of NHRC on August 24, 2018. The Conference was
organized under the guidance of Justice Permod Kohli, Former Chief Justice, Sikkim High
Court and Former Chairman, Central Administrative Tribunal. The Guest Speakers for the
Conference were Shri P. K. Mishra, Former Director General, Border Security Force and Shri
M. L. Sharma, Former Special Director, Central Bureau of Investigation and Former Central
Information Commissioner. Advocate Sh. Harpreet Singh Hora represented Justice for Rights
Foundation at the Conference. Prof. O. B. Lal, Officiating Dean, Faculty of Law, University of
23 | P a g eDelhi presided over the conference. Dr. V. K. Ahuja, In-charge, Law Centre-II gave the
welcome address and Dr. Pinki Sharma coordinated the program.
SEMINAR ON SECTION 377 AND THE ROADMAP AHEAD
Law Centre-II organized a Seminar on Section 377 of Indian Penal Code and the Roadmap
Ahead on September 19, 2018 in collaboration with Reaching the Real India. The Seminar was
organized post the landmark judgment of the Supreme Court of India in Navtej Singh Jauhar&
Others v. Union of India, which declared Section 377, Indian Penal Code unconstitutional in
so far as it criminalizes consensual sexual conduct between adults of the same sex, thereby
upholding the rights of the LGBTQI+ community.
The Resource Persons of the Seminar represented the cross sections of the society which
included Mr. Danish Sheikh, Assistant Professor and Associate Director of Centre for Health,
Law Ethics and Technology at Jindal Global Law School and also a lawyer, Ms. Grace Banu,
India’s first Transgender Engineer and Activist, Dr. Karthik Bittu, Associate Professor of
Biology and Psychology, Ashoka University and Trans-activist, Mr. Suraj Sanap, Law Officer
at Lawyers Collective which was at the forefront of the battle against Section 377 and also
worked at the Humsafar Trust, providing legal representation to members of LGBTQI+
community and Ms. Rituparna Borah, Queer Feminist Activist and Member of ‘Nazariya’, a
Queer Feminist Resource Group. The broad topics of the Seminar were: Section 377:
Unlearning our Prejudices;LGBTAI+ Community: The Unconvicted Felons;The Human
Cost of Section 377; and Law v. Society: Confronting the Closet and the Way Forward. The
Seminar was followed by a Pride Parade.
24 | P a g eNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON LEGAL SKILLS AND RESEARCH
Law Centre-II organized a National Workshop on Legal Skills and Research on October 6,
2018 in collaboration with All India Law Students Federation. Hon’ble Justice Rajiv Shakdher,
Judge, Delhi High Court was the Chief Guest and the Guest of Honour was Mr. Vikramjit
Banerjee, Additional Solicitor General. Prof. O. B. Lal, Officiating Dean, Faculty of Law,
University of Delhi gave the welcome address and Dr. V. K. Ahuja, In-charge, Law Centre-II
presided over the Workshop. The inaugural session was introduced by Dr. Vageshwari Deswal,
Programme Coordinator and the
Vote of Thanks was proposed by
Mr. Abhinav Garg, President, All
India Law Students Federation.
Technical Sessions on the theme of
How to Plan Law Profession and
Law and Language were held. The
resource persons made discussion
on various topics. The resource
persons for the technical sessions
were Prof. (Dr.) G. S. Bajpai,
Registrar, National Law University,
Delhi, Prof. (Dr.) Prasannanshu,
Professor, National Law
University, Delhi, Advocate Amit
Anand Tiwari, Advocate Avani
25 | P a g eBansal, Advocate JugalWadhwa, Advocate Sanjay Vashishtha and Mr. BhumeshVerma,
Managing Partner Corp Comm Legal. The Valedictory Session was introduced by Ms. Sumiti
Ahuja, Programme Co-Coordinator. Justice Iqbal Ahmed Ansari, Former Chief Justice, Patna
High Court, and Chairman, Punjab State Human Rights Commission addressed the gathering
as Chief Guest in the Valedictory Session. The one day Workshop ended with the vote of thanks
and distribution of certificates.
ONE DAY NHRC TRAINING PROGRAMME ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Law Centre-II organized a one day Training Programme on Human Rights in collaboration
with National Human Rights Commission on October 20, 2018 under the directorship of Dr.
Pinki Sharma and co-directorship of Dr. Anjay Sharma. His Excellency Brigadier Dr. B. D.
Mishra, Governor, State of Arunachal Pradesh was the Chief Guest for the Training
Programme.
The Special Guests
were Prof. A.K. Koul,
Former Vice-
Chancellor, National
Law University,
Jodhpur and National
Law University,
Ranchi; Sh. G.R.
Raghavender, Joint
Secretary, Ministry of
Law and Justice,
Government of India;
Prof. Poonam Saxena,
Vice-Chancellor, National Law University, Jodhpur; Prof. B.T. Kaul, former Chairperson,
Delhi Judicial Academy, and Prof. M. Afzal Wani, School of Law, GGSIP University, Delhi.
SEMINAR ON REHABILITATION OF ACID ATTACK SURVIVORS:
PROBLEMS AND CHALLENGES
A Seminar on Rehabilitation of Acid Attack Survivors: Problems and Challenges was
organized by the Gender Sensitization Committee on February 18, 2019. The Chief Guest of
the Seminar was Ms. Firdos Khan, Member, DCW. Ms. Shubra Mendiratta, Member, AIWC,
Mr. Shaheen, Director, HRLN and Ms. Ritu Saini, Sheroes Hangout were the Guests of
Honour.
26 | P a g eNATIONAL SEMINAR ON PRACTICAL APPROACH TO
COMPETITION LAW AND INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE
A National Seminar on Practical
Approach to Competition Law
and Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Code was organized by the
Placement and Internship
Committee on February 26, 2019.
Shri Vinay Kumar Sanduja,
Registrar, Indian Council of
Arbitration, Shri Manas Kumar
Chaudhuri, Partner, Khaitan and
Co. Shri Munish K. Sharma,
Practising Company Secretary
and Insolvency Professional were
the Resource Persons for the Seminar.
INTER CENTRE YOUTH CONCLAVE
A Youth Conclave as a concept is a simulation of a Model United Nations (MUN) and a Youth
Parliament. The committees
that can be included in a Youth
Conclave include issues that are
raised in Youth Parliaments,
Model United Nations, Crisis
Committees, and Citizenship
Dialogue etc. The purpose
behind organizing a Youth
Conclave is to spread
awareness amongst the youth,
and especially among law
students regarding the social and legal issues that the nation stands to face today.
The inaugural edition of the Inter Centre Youth Conclave was organized in Law Centre-II on
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 in the Moot Court Hall of the college premises. There were two
Committees in the Conclave, one of them being a Legal Committee and the other being the All
India Political Parties’ Meet (AIPPM).
The agenda of the Legal Committee was “Judicial Reforms in India (Special Emphasis on The
Proposal of All India Judicial Services” and the agenda put for the AIPPM was “Upper Caste
Reservation Bill/Act (124th Constitutional (Amendment) Bill/Act, 2019)”. The event ended with
the winners and participants getting trophies and certificates respectively. It was followed by a
Vote of Thanks given by the organizers.
27 | P a g eUDGHOSH -
THE YOUTH
PARLIAMENT
Udghosh-The
Youth Parliament
was the maiden
youth parliament
organized under
the flagship of LC-
II, Faculty of Law,
University of Delhi from 8th to 9th March 2019. Before the final event culminated, several
informative sessions such as an orientation program and a speaker session on 'One Nation One
Election' and 'Data Protection Bill' were organised for the students to gain an insight on the
working of a Youth Parliament as well as the theme of Udghosh.
Dr. Vinod Zutshi, former IAS officer and former Deputy Election Commissioner, and Dr.
Kanika Seth, cyber law expert and founding partner of Seth Associates, were invited for the
informative speaker session held on 5th February 2019, for their noteworthy work in their
respective fields which were also the subject matter of the committees under Udghosh, with
Lok Sabha having 'One Nation One Election' and Rajya Sabha having the 'Data Protection Bill.'
Franklin D Roosevelt rightly said: “We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we
can build our youth for the future.” A Youth Parliament, in simplest terms, is a simulation of
the actual Parliament. It has a huge significance in not just making students understand the
parliamentary procedure but in developing an insight to consider public issues while forming
an opinion and nurture a tolerance for the views of others.
28 | P a g eLECTURE ON BREXIT: TO BE OR NOT TO BE (IN THE EU)?
A Lecture on Brexit: To Be
or Not To Be (In the EU)?
was organized on February
27, 2019. The Resource
Person was Dr. Stelios
Andreadakis, Senior
Lecturer in Corporate and
Financial Law and Director
of Post Graduate
Programmes at Bruel
University, London.
INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH FACULTY FROM ABROAD
Prof. (Dr.) H. C. Cristoph
Stuckelberger, President and
Founder of Globethics.net
from Geneva, Switzerland
visited Law Centre-II,
Faculty of Law, University
of Delhi and interacted with
the teachers on “Ethics in
Higher Education” on
November 19, 2018.
29 | P a g eTALK ON INTERNATION WOMEN’S DAY
A Talk on International Women’s Day was organized by the Gender Sensitization Committee.
Prof. (Dr.) Ved P. Nanda, Padma Bhushan awardee from University of Denver and Honorary
Professor, University of Delhi shared his views with the audience on March 8, 2019 which is
also celebrated as International Women’s Day.
INAUGRAL OF FESTSCHRIFT
Prof. V. K. Ahuja, Professor In-charge, Law Centre-II edited a Festschrift in the honour of
Professor Upendra Baxi, a great jurist, on the theme "Human Rights: Contemporary Issues".
The Festschrfit has papers on diverse themes of Human Rights. The Festschrift was released
on 26 April, 2019 by Law Centre-II and Eastern Book Company. Hon'ble Justice Sikri, Former
Judge, Supreme Court of India, Professor Yogesh Tyagi, Hon’ble Vice Chancellor of
University of Delhi, Professor Upendra Baxi, Professor Emeritus, University of Delhi and
Professor Ved Kumari, Dean and Head, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi graced the
occasion. Professor Baxi delivered a speech on Constitutional Morality.
FAREWELL OF PROF. O.B. LAL
Prof. O. B. Lal retired from Law Centre-II on
April 30, 2019 after a glorious service of 40
years. He has been an expert in labour laws and
mercantile laws.
30 | P a g eCOMPETITIONS
The debate competition was organized by NSS, Law Center-II on April 16, 2019 on the topic
of Relevance of Students Politics in which Students from all the three Centres of Faculty of
Law i.e. CLC, LC-I, LC-II participated. Each participant got 3 minutes to represent their views
on the topic. The event was judged by the faculty members of Law Center-II, Dr. Nitesh
Saraswat, and Dr. Bhupesh Rathore. The event concluded with the announcement of three
winners namely Mr. Pankaj, Mr. Alok Raj and Mr. Abhijeet. They all were rewarded with
certificates of appreciation. The event was a grand success.
31 | P a g eSECOND LECTURE SERIES ‘SAMVAD’
The Lecture Series ‘Samvad’ was started in the Law Centre-II under the aegis of Dr. V. K.
Ahuja, In-Charge, in the beginning of the academic session 2017-2018. It was taken forward
in this new academic session and various lectures were delivered in this series.
The First Lecture in
this series was
delivered by Dr.
Aniruddha Rajput,
Member,
International Law
Commission of the
United Nations on
October 4, 2018. He
interacted with the
students and faculties
on the Role of
International Law
Commission in the Codification and Progressive Development of International Law.
Shri GovindGaiha, Senior Advisor,
Telecom Regulatory and Former
Member, TDSAT and Shri Ilam
Chand Kamboj, Registered
Insolvency Professional and
Former Associate Vice-President,
Legal and CS at Hero Motor Corp
Ltd. interacted with the students on
the theme of Corporate
Governance and Corporate Social
Responsibility: Emerging
Perspectives, Challenge and
Opportunities on November 15, 2018.
Dr. Rajesh Gupta, Advocate, Delhi High Court interacted with the students on the theme of
Dishonor of Cheques: Legal Position on March 14, 2019.
32 | P a g eOUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND FIELD VISITS
KERALA DONATION DRIVE
The State of Kerala was affected by severe floods in the month of August, 2018 due to unusual
high rainfall. Law Centre-II in order to lend a supporting hand to the people of Kerala organized
a donation drive. The students and teachers at Law Centre-II participated enthusiastically in
the drive and
collected
materials to
help the people
in need. The
materials so
collected at the
Centre level
were sent to
Kerala through
an NGO on
August 28,
2018.
BLOOD DONATION CAMP
The Centre organized a Blood Donation Camp on NSS Day on September 24, 2018. The camp
was organized in collaboration with Ram Manohar Lohiya Hospital and Blood Connect
Foundation (NGO),
New Delhi.
Orientation of this
event was organized at
Moot Court Hall,
Umang Bhawan.
Students, volunteers
and participants
attended the program
with great zeal. NSS
Committee Members
Dr. Nitesh Saraswat
(Convenor), Ms.
Sumiti Ahuja, Ms.
Swati Solanki, and Dr.
Ashutosh Srivastava conveyed their valuable thoughts on the importance of Blood Donation in
life. A total number of 102 Students and teachers donated blood on this occasion for a great
33 | P a g esocial cause. A Nukkad Natak “Kudrat” was performed by Sukhmanch theatre artists, directed
by Ms. Shilpi Marwaha (Group Leader) on this occasion.
HEALTH AWARENESS TALK
On 7th February 2019, NSS Society of Law Centre-II, organised a talk on health awareness as
series of 3lectures on health topics ranging from CPR to organ donation to Cancer Prevention
in women.
The first session was on Organ donation conducted by Mohan Foundation which is an NGO
working in the field of organ donation and transplantation. The session was chaired by Dr.
Pallavi Rekhi, Programme Officer with Mohan Foundation and the talk was given by Dr. Deepa
Kumari from Mohan Foundation.
The second session was on Cancer
Prevention in women and was
conducted by Dr. Rahul
Manchanda who is the Head of
Department of Endoscopic
Gynaecology at Pushpawati
Singhania Research Institute
(PSRI) Delhi. After the second
session, a nukkad natak was
organised depicting the need of
CPR by students of LC-II. The third
34 | P a g esession on CPR training began after nukkad natak. The CPR training session was conducted
by Dr. Sameer Mehrotra, who is the Head of Department Intervention cardiology &
Electrophysiology at Primus Super-speciality Hospital, Chankyapuri Delhi.
PARLIAMENT VISIT
Students from Law Centre-II with faculty members Mr. Pramod Tiwari and Dr. Ajay Sonawane
made a visit to the Parliament on January 4, 2019.
MANDOLI JAIL VISIT
Students from Law Centre-II with faculty member Mr. Ashutosh Srivastava made a visit to the
Mandoli Jail on March 14, 2019.
35 | P a g eDUSTBIN INSTALLATION AND
CLEAN CAMPUS DRIVE UNDER
SWACCHTA PAKHWADA
ABHIYANTRIKI
Father of Nation Mahatama Gandhi gave us
inspiration for clean India. Seeing the need of
Dustbins to throw garbage in Law Centre-II,
an initiative was taken by a student Ashu
Bidhuri under the guidance of NSS Convener
Dr. Nitesh Saraswat. With the help of North
Delhi Municipal Corporation, 6 big and 20
small dustbins were installed in Umang
Bhavan during Swacchta Pakhwada on 05
January 2019. It was a part of clean campus
drive by NSS Society.
36 | P a g eSPORTS
Sport activities have been an important feature at Law Centre-II. Under the guidance of Dr.
Anupam Jha, Faculty Convener, Sports Committee organized various sports events at Law
Centre-II. Badminton Tournament and 1km run was organized to ensure physical fitness as
well as mental fitness on November 20, 2018.
SPORTS FEST
Sports Fest, ‘Oorja 19’ was organized on March 28-29, 2019. Various
games were organized in the sports fest including Volleyball, Gully
Cricket, Table Tennis, Chess, Badminton, Carrom, Athletics Fun
Events, Arm Wrestling, Marathon, Long Jump, Kabaddi, Musical
Chair, Tug of War, Dart, etc. The Chief Guest for the fest was Ms.
Prerna Bhambri, Indian Tennis Player.
37 | P a g eLEGAL AID
The Legal Aid Committee of Law Centre-II is very active. Various legal aid activities were
organized under the convenorship of Dr. Pinki Sharma.
There is a Legal Aid Society at Law Centre-II which works in association with Delhi State
Legal Services Authority (DSLSA). The Society carries out its functions with an aim to
provide access to justice to the disadvantaged and marginalized sections of the population,
primarily by spreading legal awareness and legal education in educational institutions and
under-privileged communities.
The Legal Aid Society of Law
Centre-II conducted a written
examination for induction of the
students in the Legal Aid Society as
Para Legal Volunteers (PLV) on
October 4, 2018. A total of 825
students applied and 712 students
appeared for the ‘PLV Induction
Examination, 2018’. 150 students
were selected as PLV and a 2 day
Training Program was conducted by
DSLSA on November 2-3, 2018 at Moot Court Hall, Umang Bhawan.
38 | P a g eLEGAL AID ACTIVITIES 2019-20
Anganwadi Project
With an aim to spread necessary legal awareness among the common people, predominantly
those with no access to it, Anganwadi project was launched by DSLSA on August 12-15, 2018.
10 Para Legal Volunteers (PLVS) were allotted to New Delhi DLSA. PLVs worked as a bridge
between common people and DSLSA.
Walkathon at International Day of Older Persons
Organized by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, DSLSA was also a part of it and 45
PLVs participated. PLVs rendered paralegal assistance to the Senior Citizens (1500 in number),
imparted knowledge of social welfare legislations, Senior Citizens Act (especially about
Maintenance and pension) and the mode and manner of availing them. PLVs also helped in
organizing the event and maintaining the crowd. The event was organized on October 1, 2018.
Door to Door Campaign
This was a Major Campaign which was organized by DSLSA and various DLSA asked for
students’ participation. The event was organized from November 15-24, 2018. The Campaign's
objective was to reach the masses and conduct survey on various legal issues faced locally
particularly in the rural areas of the Delhi.
39 | P a g eTraffic Awareness Drive
This drive was
organized to
celebrate
National
Pollution
Control Day.
20 PLVs along
with Delhi
Traffic Police
spread
Awareness
among
commuters at traffic intersection Rajpath, India Gate, New Delhi on December 3, 2018.
Lok Adalat
Lok Adalat has been organized at various court complexes on December 8, 2018. PLVs from
Law Centre-II participated in various courts. PLVs observed the proceedings and helped out
in filling the details and Compensation Bond.
Book Fair
The PLVs at stalls at New Delhi Book Fair 2019 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi represented
both DSLSA and Law Centre-II from January 5 to January 13, 2019 and the main function
included providing aid to the Legal Services Advocates (LSAs) and work as a bridge between
common people and DSLSA to spread awareness and impart knowledge of social welfare
legislations and the mode and manner of availing them. Along with this The Nukkad Natak
team had performed twice to connect the people with DSLSA and to convey the legal message
in layman way.
Legal Aid Camp
The Legal Aid Society, Law Centre-
II in collaboration with Delhi State
Legal Services Authorities
(DSLSA) organized one day “Legal
Aid and Awareness Camp” on 18
January 2019 at Bilaspur Camp,
Badarpur.
40 | P a g eVisit to NCW on its 26th Anniversary
50 women PLVs along with 5 teachers were invited to attend the Anniversary Program of
National Commission for Women. The theme of the event was “Empowering Women through
Entrepreneurship”.
41 | P a g eHelp Desk at Metro Stations
New Delhi Legal Services Authority (NDLSA), organized help desks from March 7, 2019 to
March 15, 2019 at 12 Metro stations i.e. Central Secretariat, Rajeev Chowk, Dhaula Kuan,
South Campus, Mandi House etc. The PLVs were deputed to perform the duty of resource
person of DSLSA in the jurisdiction of DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation).
Training/Workshop on Missing Children by DSLSA
A total of 140 Students were selected for the one day Training program conducted by DSLSA
at Law Centre-II, Moot Court Hall, Umang Bhawan on March 14, 2019.
Nukkad Natak
Nukkad team of Legal Aid Society performed skit on various topics such as Domestic violence,
Dowry, Senior CitizensAct, Sexual Harassment at Workplace, Acid attack victims, POCSO
Act etc. from time to time at various event and program at the Centre. The objective of such
skits was to create public awareness.
42 | P a g eATTENDANCE RULES
8(a) From the academic year 2014-2015, all the students of LL.B. shall have to put in minimum
attendance of 70% of the lectures in each of the courses as also at the moot courts, tutorials and
practical training course conducted or taught in a semester for taking the examination.
Provided that if a student for any exceptional reasons fails to attend 70% of the classes held in
any subject or training course, the Dean of the Faculty of Law, may allow the student to take
the Examination for the semester if the student concerned attended at least 65% of the classes
held in the subject concerned and attended 70% of classes in all the subjects taken together in
all the courses of the semester.
Provided further the Dean, Faculty of Law or a committee constituted by the Dean in this regard
may relax absence from classes (of fifteen days in one semester and a maximum of twenty days
in an academic year for participating in recognized moot court competitions, seminars and
conferences, legal aid camps and activities, sensitization programmes, permitted and approved
internships, training programmes relevant to legal education, permitted attendance in court and
for unforeseen circumstances.
The Dean of the Faculty or Professor-in-Charge of the Law Centre shall have power to strike
off the name of a student who is grossly irregular in attendance in spite of warning, or, when
the absence of student is for such a long period that he/she cannot put in requisite percentage
of attendance for the semester.
Note: For the students already enrolled in any of the Centres or Faculty of Law before 2014-
15 the present rules in clause 8 as prior to this amendment shall continue to govern their cases.
43 | P a g eLAW CENTRE - II
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University of Delhi
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