Law School News
NR Madhava Menon, father of modern legal education, passes away
NR Madhava Menon was the founder director of the National Law School of India University Bangalore and headed it for 12 yearsHe authored several books on Indian legal education, legal profession and judicial training
1 min read8 May 2019Opinion | Do heuristics help us make good decisions in uncertain times?
The bias behavioural economists have towards it has given the discourse on decision-making too negative a frame
4 min read17 Jan 2019Oxford University sued over grades by student who couldn’t get into Harvard
Lawyers for an Oxford graduate who is suing the university over his exam grades nearly 2 decades ago told a London court that he missed out on going to Harvard law school because of his results
2 min read21 Nov 2017Karnataka assembly passes bill to reserve National Law School’s 50% seats for state students
Although the bill originally demanded a 30% reservation in the National Law School, but the education minister Basavaraj Rayaraddi revised it to 50% on the insistence of BJP legislators
2 min read21 Jun 2017Here’s why it just got easier to apply to Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School announcement that it will accept GRE scores over LSAT from applicants appears to be a bet that Chinese, Indian scientists can help reverse a double-digit decline in applications
3 min read11 Mar 2017Kerala govt in a spot as student stir intensifies against law school principal
Apart from various opposition parties, CPI and CPI(M) veteran V.S. Achuthanandan have backed students seeking resignation of Kerala Law Academy principal Lakshmi Nair
2 min read30 Jan 2017Raghuram Rajan says forex intervention to continue to reduce volatility
India will intervene in the currency market when there’s a sustainable risk in global markets and the country sees a flood of capital coming in, says Rajan
1 min read19 Apr 2016Early law school hiring shows mixed trend
Brisk hiring by Cyril and Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas offsets the decline in demand from other law firms
3 min read12 Apr 2016Child rape investigation process traumatic in Delhi, study finds
In 67% of cases, the victims gave up on the trials, changed their statements or rescinded their complaints after threats from the family of the accused
3 min read10 Feb 2016Cost of legal education shoots up as younger colleges struggle
In absence of common legislation, NLUs have to call on state governments; when funds dry up, they have to raise fees
6 min read28 Jul 2015Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared