Newsletter Sui Generis Newsletter INSTITUTE OF LAW, NIRMA UNIVERSITY Vol 50 April - June, 2021 Sui Generis THIS ISSUE The Institute of Law, Nirma University organised the 10 Edition of National Moot Court in collaboration with Competition Commission of India and Vaish Associates from 16 April to 18 April 2021. Forty teams participated in the event which was conducted in the online mode. The competition was judged by Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Adviser to the Competition Commission of India, Mr. Anand Vikas Mishra, Joint director CCI and Mr. M.M. Sharma, Head, Competition Law Vaish Associates. EVENT/WEBINAR EDITOR: Mr. Rameshan V.M. Coordinator, ILNU Newsletter EDITORIAL BOARD STUDENTS REPRESENTATIVE: Ms. Himanshi Patwa ADVISOR Dr. Madhuri Parikh I/c. Director and Dean UPCOMING EVENTS 08 ILNU IN NEWS 08 STUDENTS CORNER 07 RESEARCH CENTRE ACTIVITIES 02 EVENT/WEBINAR 01 EXPERT/GUEST LECTURE 04 FACULTY CORNER 05 STAFF CORNER 07 Dignitaries and participants during NMCC 2021 First ILNU International Arbitration Competition, 2021 The Centre for Alternate Dispute Resolution (CADR), Institute of Law, Nirma University in association with the International Court of Arbitration and ICC India organized the First ILNU International Arbitration Competition, 2021 from May 7-9, 2021. This was the first edition of the Competition and its opening ceremony was held on May 7, 2021. Speakers during the Arbitration Competition Don't let people pull you into their storms. Pull them into your peace. – Kimberly Jones
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NewsletterSui GenerisNewsletterINSTITUTE OF LAW, NIRMA UNIVERSITY
Vol50April - June, 2021
Sui Generis
THIS ISSUE The Institute of Law, Nirma University organised the 10�� Edition of National Moot Court in collaboration with Competition Commission of India and Vaish Associates from 16�� April to 18�� April 2021. Forty teams participated in the event which was conducted in the online mode. The competition was judged by Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Adviser to the Competition Commission of India, Mr. Anand Vikas Mishra, Joint director CCI and Mr. M.M. Sharma, Head, Competition Law Vaish Associates.
First ILNU International Arbitration Competition, 2021
The Centre for Alternate Dispute Resolution (CADR), Institute of Law, Nirma University in association with the International Court of Arbitration and ICC India organized the First ILNU International Arbitration Competition, 2021 from May 7-9, 2021. This was the first edition of the Competition and its opening ceremony was held on May 7, 2021.
The Centre for Intellectual Property Rights, Institute of Law, Nirma University organised a National Symposium on “Copyright
Issues in the Indian Film and Entertainment Industry” in collaboration with Intellectual Property Protection Organization (IPPO)
on May 8, 2021. Mr. Rodney D. Ryder, Founding Partner of ‘Scriboard Advocates, and Legal Consultants’ New Delhi and Mr.
Nishad Nadkarni, Partner in "Intellectual Property" at 'Khaitan & Co' Ahmedabad were the keynotes speakers.
Symposium on “Copyright Issues in the Indian Film and Entertainment Industry”
The panel discussed copyright issues that arise in the Film and Entertainment industry, with a
focus on piracy challenges in the digital era. The esteemed panellists included: Mr Rodney D
Ryder (Founding Partner of Scriboard Advocates and Legal Consultants), Mr Nishad Nadkarni
(Partner in the Intellectual Property at Khaitan & Co) and Ms Abhilasha Bhatnagar (Partner at
Ashraya Legal)
On the occasion of World Intellectual Property Rights Day, The Centre for IPR, in collaboration of
IPPO, organised a session on “Virtual Symposium on the Interface of Intellectual Property Rights
and Fantasy Sports” on April 24, 2021. Saurabh Nandrekar, Managing Partner, Fidus Law
Chambers, talked on the topic ‘Use of third-party Intellectual Property in Fantasy Sports Games’
and Ranjana Adhikari, Co-Head Media and Entertainment and Gaming Law, NDA and Inika
Charles, Member of TMT and IP Practice Group, NDA talked on Navigating the Legality of Daily
Fantasy Sports in India.
Mr. Rodney D. Ryder Mr. Nishad Nadkarni
Symposium IPR Fantasy Sports
The Centre for Corporate Law Studies (CCLS) organized the First CCLS Blog Writing Competition on the theme of 'Ending Child Labour through Business' in June 2021. The Winner (Author of the Best Essay) of this Competition was Gaurav Agarwal (20BBL084). Harsh Dogra (20BBL085) (Author of the Second-Best Essay) and Aayam Yashlaha (20BAL002) (Author of the Third-Best Essay) were the Runners Up.
The Centre for Corporate Law Studies (CCLS) conducted IBBI-ILNU National Essay Writing Competition 2021 on the theme of 'Contemporary Issues in Corporate Insolvency Law' and completed the final stage on April 2, 2021.
The Centre for Environmental Law, Institute of Law, Nirma University in collaboration with Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Western Region, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai organised a webinar on “Ecosystem Restoration” on June 08, 2021. Shri Warkad Yogesh Nilkanth, IFS, Regional Deputy Director, WCCB, WR, Navi Mumbai, Dr. Madhuri Parikh, Associate Professor & Head, Centre for Environmental Law, Institute of Law, Nirma University, Dr. Alpan Sharma Principal, SS Jain Subodh Law College, Jaipur and Shri N. Maranko, Assistant Director, WCCB, Navi Mumbai were there keynote speakers of the webinar.
Centre for Criminal Law and Justice(CCLJ) released the 8�� issue of Monthly Magazine on the theme “Suicide Laws” on April 15, 2021.
Centre for ADR, ILNU organised a session on “Due to process and Remote Hearing – UNICITRAL Model Law” on April 30, 2021. The keynote panellist for the lecture was Niuscha Bassiri, Partner, Hanotiau & Van Den Berg.
Centre for Criminal Law and Justice(CCLJ) organised the 2ⁿ� Case Club Discussion on Uttar Pradesh’s Anti- Conversion Ordinance on April 11, 2021.
The Centre for Competition Law and Market Study and the Centre for Intellectual Property Rights at the Institute of Law Nirma University jointly organised a Conference on "Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law" on April 16, 2021. The Conference majorly dealt with two topics Session I discussed the Interface of Competition and IPR with a special focus on the Exclusive Distribution Agreement dealt extensively by Mr. KD Raju, Ms. Shilpi Bhattacharya and Ms. Avaanti Kakkar. Session II dealt with the jurisdictional conflicts that arise between the IP Sector Regulator and the Competition Commission of India which was addressed by Mr. Somashekhar Sunderasan, Mr. J Sai Deepak and Ms. Nisha Kaur Uberoi. Overall the Conference was insightful and an enriching experience
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Case Club
Due to process and remote hearing
The team comprising of Prof. Dr. Purvi Pokhariyal, Dr. Tarkesh Molia, Prof. Dr. Varsha Ganguly, Mr. Arpit Sharma, Mr. Alaukik Shrivastava and Mr. Suryanshu Gupta recently presented a field report on “Justice Education Through Lawyers Incubation Clinic- A Case Study of Nirma Law School” in the GAJE/IJCLE/ACCLE Worldwide Online Conference - "Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Justice Education in Times of Crises" from June 16-18, 2021. The field report alongwith the video submission highlighted the tasks completed by the clinic in the form of legal sensitization through classroom training, street law initiatives and litigation activities.
A CASE STUDY of NIRMA LAW SCHOOL
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EXPERT/GUEST LECTURE
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Expert Lecture by Dr. Philippe
Prof. Philippe Cullet, Senior Visiting Fellow, Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi and Professor at SOAS, University of London, UK delivered a lecture on ‘Water Rights and Governance in India’ on April 09, 2021. The lecture was an enriching experience to the students.
Ms. Gopi Trivedi, Patent Attorney and Sr. Partner, Y. J. Trivedi & Company delivered an expert lecture on April 28, 2021 for the Semester VIII students who have opted for the subject ‘Patent Right Creation and Recognition”.
In light of the ongoing debate of UCC, Advocate Albertine Almeida delivered a series of lectures on UCC, especially
Expert lecture by Gopi On April 17, 2021, the Centre for Corporate Law Studies (CCLS) organized an expert discussion on the topic ‘Cross-
• Lecture 3- Inheritance laws and will as applicable in Goa
• Lecture 1- Marriage registration and divorce in Goa
Shri Percy Bharucha, Managing Director, Kalupur Commercial Co-op Bank Limited, Vadodara delivered lecture on 'Non-performing Assets: Regulatory Mechanism in India' on April 5, 2021.
analysing it from the perspective of Goa's Code. She is a lawyer with more than 30 years of practice, a human rights activist, gender trainer and independent researcher. The lectures were held on 26th, 27th, 28�� and 30�� April, 2021. Her talks focused on the following topics:
• Lecture 2- Matrimonial property
• Lecture 4- Uniform Civil Code
On April 15, 2021, the Centre for Corporate Law Studies (CCLS) organized an alumni guest lecture on the topic 'Pre-Package Insolvency Resolution Process and its Implications'. The speaker for this session was Advocate Karan Valecha (Supreme Court Advocate) who was a graduate of the Institute of Law, Nirma University.
Border Insolvency’. The speaker for this lecture was Dr. Neeti Shikha (Head, Centre for Insolvency and Bankruptcy, Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs). Dr. Shikha explained the features, jurisdiction, challenges, and relevant laws related to contemporary issue of Cross-Border Insolvency. The session was moderated by Prof. Amit Kumar Kashyap.
Ms. Meena Rajgor, an NGO Worker delivered a lecture on ‘How Panchayat is working with the GPDP and other schemes and empowering women and financial’ to the senior students (Semester VIII) on April 26, 2021.
Mr. Karan Valecha, Advocate, Supreme Court of India delivered a lecture on ‘Corporate Insolvency Law’ on April 29, 2021 to the senior students (Semester VIII). The lecture was a good exposure to the students.
On May 02, 2021, the Centre for Corporate Law Studies (CCLS) organized an expert discussion on the topic ‘Oppression and Mismanagement’. The speaker for this lecture was Mr. Manendra Singh, Associate Partner at Economic Laws Practice, Mumbai (ELP). Mr. Manendra explained what are the instances of oppression and mismanagement in a company, who can file a complaint against such behaviour by the majority, and the process involved before the NCLT and NCLAT (Tribunals) to litigate such matters.
CCLS lecture on Oppression and Mismanagement
FACULTY CORNER
Pranav Saraswat: Research paper (co-authored) titled “Developing Bank Service Quality Model for Modern Indian
Nikita Koradia: Chapter titled “Algorithmic Collusion and Indian Competition Act: Suggestions to Tackle Inadequacies and naivety” published in the Book titled “The Digital Economy and Competition Law in Asia” (Van Uytsel (ed), Publisher: Springer, 2021, ISSN 2520-1875.
Paper Publication
Gunjan Arora: Chapter titled “Right to Consular Assistance: The Jadhav Case- A Human Rights Analysis (Section III)” published in the Book titled “Advancement of Human Rights: Contemporary and Emerging Challenges”. Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt Ltd, June 1, 2021 ISBN: 9789353887858
Articles
Chapter in Books
Nikita Koradia: Paper titled “The Hyundai Model: A Quasi-Leviathan in the making” published in the National Law School Journal, Vol. 15, Page 34-71, ISSN No.0971-49IX, March 2021.
PUBLICATION Banks” has been published in "International Journal of Business Excellence” (ISSN: 1756-0047) (Print) (SCOPUS Cite score 1.6- year 2020) by Inderscience Publishers, Geneva, Switzerland.
The team comprising of Dr. Tarkesh Molia, Dr. Varsha Ganguly, Dr. Vikash Upadhyay Mr. Arpit Sharma, Mr. Alaukik Shrivastava and Mr. Tushar Choudhary recently presented a
PAPER PRESENTATION
Devang Chhtrapati and Dr. Arun Prasad: Research Article titled ‘Electronic Evidence - Admissibility and Authentication: A Judicial Perception of Apex Court of India Journal’ has been published in the GLS Law Journal, Vol. 3 No.1 (2021) ISSN: 2582-5402 Page 50-58, June 2021.
Shreya Srivastava: Article titled 'Relationships in the Nature of Marriage, Live-in Relationships and the Right of Choice' published on CAN Vedanam Blog on June 02, 2021.
Shreya Srivastava: Article published on 'Section 498A- Subjecting a Married Woman to Cruelty' for Women's Manifesto, NGO, Delhi
Shreya Srivastava: Article titled 'An analysis of the Legality of Deeds of Living Together' published in the Op.Ed section of SCC Blog on May 31, 2021
Dr. Anand Shinde was one of the speakers of the Webinar on IPR-An Effective Business Tool for MSMEs:COPYRIGHTS & DESIGNS organised by MARKPATENT.ORG in collaboration with the Institute of Law, Nirma University and H. K. Acharya & Company on June 19, 2021.
Dr. Bishwa K. Dash delivered lecture on Biomedical waste
management during Covid-19 pandemic at Chotanagpur Law College, Ranchi on June 06, 2021.
Ms. Gunjan Arora participated in the Two Day National E-Conference on Intellectual Property Rights: Breaking Conventionalities and Future Prospects at ICFAI Hyderabad held on April 17-18, 2021. The paper, titled 'Online Digital Piracy in the Film Industry: An Empirical Study Under Indian Copyright and Technology Laws' was awarded the Best Paper.
Shreya Srivastava delivered webinar on 'Gender Sensitization through Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act, 2013 – Offline and Online Workplace' on June 28, 2021 at Nirma University.
Ms. Nikita Koradia delivered lecture as Resource Person on “Research Methodology” at the Rajasthan School of Law for Women, Jaipur on May 15, 2021.
Ms. Taruna Jakar delivered lecture in National Webinar on the topic of "Basics of ADR vis-a-vis Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996” at Dr. D. Y. Patil Law College Pune on April 7, 2021.
Dr. Bishwa Kallyan Dash was invited to Chair a session at the National Seminar on Environment Impact Assessment organized by ICFAI Law School, The ICFAI University, Dehradun on April 2 & 3, 2021.
Forest & Climate Change, Government of India, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai on June 08, 2021.
Dr. Madhuri Parikh delivered lecture on “Need for Stakehodlers Participation in Environmental Decision-making Process” in the 2-Day National Online Symposium on Marine Biodiversity & Sustainability: The Call of the Tides” organised by School of Business and Law, Navrachana University, Vadodara in association with NUCERI from April 15 to 16, 2021.
FACULTY CORNER
PARTICIPATION IN WORKSHOP/ SEMINARS
paper on “Mapping the literature and prospective of Social Justice vis-à-vis A Bibliometric Analysis of Social Justice” in the GAJE/IJCLE/ACCLE Worldwide Online Conference - "Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Justice Education in Times of Crises" from June 16-18, 2021. The purpose of the research was to identify the existing metric in the field of social justice and to identify the collaboration and integration of social justice in various disciplines. The aim of this paper is to assist the scholars in comprehending the significance of social justice and bibliometric analysis is to help the scholar to work in this field.
Mr. Neeraj Sharma presented a paper titled “The Role of Environmental Impact Assessment Reports in the design of Green Tax to ensure Environmental Justice” in the National Seminar on Issues & Challenges on Environment Impact Assessment organised by Centre for Environmental Law, Policy, Education & Development, The ICFAI University, Dehradun on 2ⁿ� and 3�� April, 2021 and received the Best Presenter Award.
Prof.(Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal was invited as a Chief Guest in the Valedictory Ceremony of the two days National E-seminar on Effects of Climate Change organised by JLU Centre for Environmental Law and Climate Change, Faculty of Law along with Centre for Environmental Law, Education, Research and Advocacy (CEERA), National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru on 5�� of June 2021.
Dr. Madhuri Parikh delivered a special lecture in a Four Days National Multidisciplinary Workshop on “Facets of Research Methodology” of Legal Expatiate on June 17, 2021.
Ms. Taruna Jakhar attended a workshop on “Workshop III Hands-on Training on Empirical Tools in IPR Research” organised by DPIIT IPR Chair Gujarat National Law University (GNLU), DPIIT IPR Chair, Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) and Inter University Centre for IPR Studies (IUCIPRS) on from June 11 to 13, 2021.
Prof.(Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal was invited as a Resource Person in 8�� Online Faculty Development Programme: Recent Trends in Law and New Legal Pedagogy on 17/06/2021 (14-06-2021 to 20-06-2021) by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar. Prof. Pokhariyal delivered a talk on New Legal Pedagogy.
FACULTY AS RESOURCE PERSON
Prof.(Dr.) Purvi Pokhariyal was invited to deliver talk on Judicial Precedents and Creativity” on May 18, 2021 as a resource person in the webinar on "Research Methodology and Prevention of Plagiarism and Misconduct' by Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University) New Law College, Pune.
Dr. Madhuri Parikh delivered lecture in the Webinar on ‘Ecosystem Restoration” organized by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Western Region, Ministry of Environment,
STAFF CORNER/STUDENTS CORNER
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Ms. Kshama Parikh was invited as speaker to the 2021 International Conference of Korean Library and Information Science Society (K-LISS) on "Post - Covid - 19 & the Future of Library Services" for my research paper publication "A Survey on Reading Habit of Library Users during COVID-19 Lockdown" in Scopus indexed open access Journal "Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)". Conference was held on May 21, 2021 through online.
Varsha Venkat (20bbl127) & Siddharath Shrivastava (20bal215) declared as Novice Champions and Varsha Venkat was Novice Best Speaker in Chanakya National Law University
Subham Borah (16bal051) declared as Core Adjudicator and Jahnavi Pandey (19bal079) declared as Open Semi-Finals Judge & Novice Finals Judge in Dharmshahtra National Law University Parliamentary Debate (National) from April 16 – 18, 2021, organised by DNLU Jabalpur.
Srivaishnavi R. (18bal32) declared as 5�� Best Adjudicator & Subsidized Adjudicator in Premchand Memorial (International) Debate Competition from April 2-4, 2021 organised by Hindu Debating Society, Delhi University.
Gaurav Chaplot (18bal015) declared as Tab Director in organised Punjab Engineering College Parliamentary Debate (International) from April 16 – 18, 2021, organised by PEC, Chandigarh.
Subham Borah (16bal051) declared as Quarter Finalists in 73�� Mukarji Memorial Debate (National) Competition from April 9 – 11, 2021 organised by St. Stephen’s College
The team consisting of Alay Raje (19bbl009), Jaysinh Kela (19bbl081), Aryan Sharma (19bb071) and Saurabh Gupta (19bal102) who represented the Institute of Law, Nirma University in The XIV National Law School Trilegal International Arbitration Moot, 2021 [NLSTIAM] held on May 20-23, 2021has been adjudged as the Runners-Up for the competition.
ACHIEVMENTS
Debate Achievements
Team comprising Shubham Borah (16bal051), Akshit Mishra (17bal071) and Aarush Sharma (19bbl064) were adjudged as Octo-finalists in the NLSIU APD organised by National Law School of India University, Bangaluru from April 31 – May 2, 2021. Priyanshi Ranchh (19bla094) and Palash Pareek (18bal037) were adjudged as breaking adjudicators and Chairs of Octo Finalist.
Team comprising Kartik Nagpal (20bbl028) and Vinay Kella (20bal072) were adjudged as semi-finalists in the Credence BPD organised by Jagran Lakecity University from May 28-31, 2021.
Moot Achievements
Akshit Mishra (17bal071) declared as – 2ⁿ� Best Adjudicator & Invited Adjudicator in NMIMS Loquitor International Competition organised by NMIMS Law School, Mumbai from April 2-4, 2021. Varun Hinge (19bal059) stood first in the virtual quiz
organized by Center for Study and Research in Intellectual Property Rights (CSRIPR) at the National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi (NUSRL) in collaboration with Intellectual Property Rights Competition as part of their 1�� CSRIPR' 21 Fest on May 4, 2021.
Aadesh Shinde (17bal061) has been declared the Winner of the All India Debate Competition organized by the Vishwa Hindi Sangathan, New Delhi. The event was held on 30�� May 2021, marking the celebration of the Hindi Journalism Day.
Siddhanth Dubey has ranked 3�� in the Article writing competition on Insolvency Law, IDIA Delhi chapter. The topic which made him achieve the feat was: "Insolvency of Financial Institutions: Too Big to Fail".
Aditi Bhardwaj, a member of the music committee released her debut single “SAAZ” which is currently streaming on all platforms.
Tangerine 7.0
Aditi Mishra(19BBL003), the secretary of this committee has secured the first position at the solo singing competition “Beat the beat” in Genesis 2021 organized by IMNU. Core committee member Amit Maheshwari(19BBL012) was selected in top 20 singers in the same.
Akshit Mishra (17bal071) & Aarush Sharma (19bbl064) were Grand Finalists and Akshit Mishra was 9�� Best Speaker in Mumbai British Parliamentary Debate (International) from April 24-25, 2021, organised by GLC, Mumbai organised Government Law College.
Music Club ILNU organised Tangerine 7.0 on May 7, 2021. The students engaged in the music event and it was a refreshing activity amongst the Covid blues
British Parliamentary Debate (National) from April 19- 21, 2021, organised by CNLU, Patna.
Other Achievements
The article is on the topic, "The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016: An Opportunity to create an Inclusive Work Environment." Authored by Yashvardhan Ghosh (20bal076) and Tanisha Gautam (20bal063) been published in the Centre for Disability Studies & Health Laws blog of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam.
The article titled "A religious awakening or an Identity Crisis" authored by Navya Dubey (20bal113) has been published in "International journal of advanced legal Research".
