NLU Delhi News Letter Vol.

9 I Issue 1 & 2 I January-March and April-June 2021

NEWSLETTER
NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY DELHI Vol.9 I Issue 1 & 2 I January-March and April-June 2021

NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY DELHI

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FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR 3

PROF. (DR.) ANUPAMA GOEL APPOINTED AS NEW REGISTRAR @ NLUD 4

CONTENTS

ACADEMIC EVENTS 4-8

MOOTING ACHIEVEMENTS 9-10

RHODES SCHOLAR FOR 2021 10

STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENT MEMORIALS 11

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FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE CHANCELLOR

Prof. Srikrishna Deva Rao

Vice Chancellor
National Law University Delhi

National Law University Delhi has played a vital role and has
had a significant influence in transforming legal education in
India since its establishment. However, access to quality legal
education in India is still limited, and we at NLU Delhi are
working towards making legal education more accessible,
diverse, equitable and inclusive. We aim to shape students as
socially conscious, emotionally intelligent and empathetic
lawyers and work towards community service, nation building
and strengthening democracy, and provide access to justice to
all. The University was established to impart quality legal
education, and through that produce technically competent
and socially relevant lawyers, who in addition to the pursuit of
justice in all its manifestations, also meaningfully contributed to
the development of our nation.
The numerous recognitions that NLUD has received in the
short course of its existence, including being ranked second all
India for three successive years by the National Institute
Ranking Framework (NIRF), grant of Category I autonomy
status by the University Grants Commission (UGC) and the
receipt of NAAC accreditation Grade A institution, stand
testament to the successful attainment of these aims. Much
credit for it goes to our meritorious students who have
demonstrated extraordinary levels of dedication, commitment
and zeal in the pursuit for excellence. NLUD adopts a global
curriculum which is interdisciplinary, inter-professional and
international in its outlook.
The multidisciplinary, versatile and experiential learning and
training that students receive as part of their education at
NLUD, prepares them to confidently engage with the ever-
increasing higher levels of volatility, uncertainty, complexity
and ambiguity of social life and regulatory environments.
The curriculum and pedagogy at NLUD are, therefore,
consciously designed to prepare our students to think
critically, understand profoundly, serve selflessly and connect
broadly. Our curriculum has gained immensely from the
interactions and feedback received from various stakeholders
including the industry.
This has in turn enabled us to fine tune our programmes and
pedagogy, and introduce new courses on contemporary,
societal and cutting-edge developments.
The Newsletter showcases the academic events organised by
the University during January to June even by breaking the
hurdles faced by academic community during the COVID 2019
outbreak. The University students showed a remarkable
performance in various international and national rounds of
mooting events.
The period is also witnessed a remarkable selection of Ms.
Anupriya as Rhodes Scholar for 2021. Joint interdisciplinary
course with IISc Bengaluru on scholarly publications and
copyright is also a remarkable stone for the University. I
congratulate team NLUD for the achievements and
programmes organised and obviously the team efforts of
faculty and staff. I welcome you all to join academic
endeavour of the National Law University through
collaborating in academics and socio-legal development
proposals in future.

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PROF. (DR.) ANUPAMA GOEL APPOINTED AS NEW REGISTRAR OF NLU-DELHI
The National Law University, Delhi has appointed Prof. (Dr.)
Anupama Goel, Professor of Law, as the new Registrar of the
University
. Journal of the Indian Law Institute (JILI). While at Punjab
The VC has entrusted the duties of the Registrar to Prof.
(Dr.) Anupama Goel, in addition to her present duties with
effect from 11th January, 2021, till further orders. "In exercise
of powers under statute 6(3) of the National Law University
Delhi, I am pleased to entrust the duties of the Registrar with
Prof. Anupama Goel, Professor of Law, in addition to her
present duties with effect from 11 January 2021 till further
orders. During the period of holding the charge of the post of
Registrar, the administrative, financial and statutory powers
delegated to the Registrar, shall be exercised by her," stated
an order issued by the VC.
Dr. Anupama Goel joined NLU Delhi in August 2012 as
Associate Professor (Law), and has taught Constitutional Law
and International Law to undergraduate students and
Comparative Public Law to postgraduate students.
4TH INTERNATIONAL INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCY MOOT
COMPETITION 8-10 JANUARY 2021 (VIRTUAL)
The National Law University Delhi, in collaboration with
INSOL India and Society of Insolvency Practitioners of India
(SIPI), supported by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of
India (IBBI) and the UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia
and the Pacific, had initiated a Moot Competition on
Insolvency and Bankruptcy in 2017. The Centre for
Transnational Commercial Law at National Law University
Delhi (“CTCL”) is the Organising Body for this Moot.
Insolvency Law is a sophisticated and complex economic
law. It is one of the most critical components of the
financial architecture of any country involving a wide range
of stakeholders. It is critical that the students of law,
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She has been a member of Academic Council and Executive
Council at the National Law University for the year 2013-
2014. She is currently a member of the Postgraduate Council.
Dr. Anupama Goel started teaching at Department of Laws,
Punjab University, Chandigarh in 1994. She was conferred her
Doctorate of Philosophy by the Punjab University, Chandigarh
in 2003, for her thesis titled “Social Justice and its
Implementation with Special Reference to the State of Punjab”.
She has taught diverse subjects to LL.B, LL.M. as well as Ph.D.
students, including Constitutional Law, International Law,
Interpretation of Statutes, Environmental Law, Human Rights
and Law of Torts. She has also published various papers on
different areas of law in prestigious journals, including the
University, was a founding member of Placement cum
Counselling Cell of Department of Laws, Punjab University,
Chandigarh. She also remained a member of the Board of
Control on various occasions.
She joined NLU Delhi in August 2012 as Associate Professor
(Law), and has taught Constitutional Law and International
Law to undergraduate students and Comparative Public Law
to postgraduate students. She has been a member of
Academic Council and Executive Council at the National Law
University for the year 2013-2014. She is currently a member
of the Postgraduate Council, Life member of Indian Law
Institute and also a member of Indian Society of International
Law, New Delhi.
Source: https://www.livelaw.in/news-updates/nlu-delhi-registrar-prof-anupama-goel-168251
commerce, and management understand the nuances of this
specialised subject, by both education and training in this
field.
This Moot is the first of its kind in India, and it was
conceived as a platform to enable students of the Law
Universities and Schools of Management and Economics to
engage with various stages of the insolvency process;
wherein the simulations are as close as possible to the
actual proceedings before the NCLT. The 4th edition of
IBMC was virtually conducted on 8th-10th January 2021.
More than 50 teams representing institutions from around
the world registered and participated in the competition.
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After a Memorandum Qualification round, 16 teams from
the following institutions were shortlisted and made it into
the Oral Rounds:
National Law University Odisha; Government Law College,
Mumbai; National University of Singapore; Chanakya
National Law University, Patna; Symbiosis Law School, Pune;
ILS Law College; Symbiosis Law School, Noida; Auro
University; Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur;
Institute of Law, Nirma University (ILNU); SVKM's Pravin
Gandhi College of Law, Mumbai; School of Law, Christ
University; The National University of Advanced Legal
Studies (NUALS); National Law University, Jodhpur; Dr.
Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University; and MNLU,
Mumbai.
After the Preliminary Oral Rounds which were judged by
professionals proficient in the law, 4 teams qualified into the
Semi Final Round: Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law
University; National University of Singapore; School of Law,
Christ University; and National Law University Odisha.
Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University and
School of Law, Christ University made it into the Final
Round of the competition, which was judged by Dr. M.
S. Sahoo, Chairperson, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of
India, Ms. Pooja Mahajan, Managing Partner, Chandhiok &
Mahajan, Advocates and Solicitors, Mr. Dhananjay
Kumar, Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas & Fellow INSOL
International. Their presence was morale boosting for the
finalists and after an interesting and gruelling round, School
of Law, Christ University was unanimously declared winners
of the moot! The Valedictory Ceremony of the
competition was graced by legal luminaries and esteemed
dignitaries. Dr. Risham Garg, Associate Professor of Law &
Director, Centre for Transnational Commercial Law
(CTCL), National Law University Delhi, spoke about the
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moot. Prof. Dr. Srikrishna Deva Rao, Vice Chancellor,
National Law University Delhi, delivered the Welcome
Address. Shri. Amarjit Singh Chandhiok, President, INSOL
India, gave the Special Address.
Dr. M. S. Sahoo, Chairperson, Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Board of India (IBBI) shared his thoughts as the Guest of
Honour. The Chief Guest, Hon‟ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kishan
Kaul, Judge, Supreme Court of India, delivered the
valedictory address. Following the Prize Distribution, Prof.
Dr. G. S. Bajpai, Registrar, National Law University Delhi,
gave the Vote of Thanks bringing the addresses to a
completion and bringing the competition to an end.
1) Winner - School of Law, Christ University, Anoushka
Borker, Sanjana Jain, Vishnu Mangalvedkar and Sapna Kataria
(Trophy and cash prize of Rs. 15,000 by INSOL India, Books
pack by Taxman)
2) Second best team: Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National
Law University; Team members- Divya Mann, Yogita Gupta,
Rakshit Bajpai, Aditya Chajjed (Trophy and cash prize of Rs.
10,000 by INSOL India.
3) Best oralist in Finals – Vishnu Mangalvedkar, School of
Law Christ University Bangaluru
4) Best oralist in preliminary rounds - Priyanshi Vakharia,
Government Law College Mumbai and Vijayaraj
Muthukumaran, National University of Singapore
5) Best Memoranda - Maharashtra National Law University,
Mumbai, Team members - Devashree Nimbhorkar, Pranjal
Mishra, Parth Sharma
6) Best Newcomer Performance - National University of
Singapore, Team Members - Bryan Chia, Vijayaraj
Muthukumaran, Zhan Xiangyun
7) Honourable Mention - Maharashtra National Law
University (MNLU) Nagpur, Team Members - Kirti
Tapadiya, Kanchan Daswani and Amisha Kamane
The success of the competition lies in the multi-stakeholder
engagement of academicians, insolvency professionals,
students and our partners. The participants had the
opportunity of not only witnessing the highest level of
advocacy but also learn from top professionals in the field.
The participants shared fond memories of this competition.
We thank them for their participation and wish them all the
best for the challenges that lie ahead.
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PANEL DISCUSSION ON DATA
PROTECTION BILL 2019
(JANUARY 30, 2021)
A panel discussion on Data Protection Bill 2019 was co-
organized by the Centre for Cyber Laws and the Centre for
Communication Governance at National Law University,
Delhi on Saturday, 30tH January 2021. The main theme of
JOINT INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE WITH IISC BENGALURU ON SCHOLARLY
PUBLICATIONS AND COPYRIGHT
National Law University Delhi has signed a MoU with Indian
Institute of Science, Bengaluru, one of the premier research
institutions in India, with expertise in many branches of
Science and Engineering. In furtherance to the MoU,
National Law University Delhi and Indian Institute of
Science will be offering a new interdisciplinary course on
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the panel discussion was discussion over the recent changes
in the WhatsApp privacy policy and its implications under
the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019, the non-personal
data and online surveillance done by government and non-
government bodies. The expert panellists who presented
their views were Dr. Gulshan Rai, Former National Cyber
Coordinator of India, Prof. (Dr.) Sudhir Krishnaswamy,
Vice-Chancellor, NLSIU, Bangalore, Sh. Vijayashankar
Nagaraj Rao, Chairman, Foundation of Data Protection
Professionals of India and Ms. Rama Vedashree, CEO, Data
Security Council of India. The moderator of the session was
Ms. Kritika Agrawal, Advocate-on-record, Supreme Court
of India.
Dr. Aparajita Bhatt, Director, Centre for Cyber Laws
welcomed the panellists and the guests. Prof. (Dr.)
Srikrishna Deva Rao, Vice- Chancellor, NLUD delivered the
introductory address. Vote of Thanks was given by Smitha
Krishna Prasad, Director, Centre for Communication
Governance.
scholarly publications and copyright, for students and
researchers at both institutions. Prof. T.A. Abinandanan
(Professor, Department of Materials Engineering and
Coordinator, DST-Centre for Policy Research, IISc) and Dr
Arul George Scaria (Associate Professor, NLU Delhi) will
be the coordinators for fulfilling the objectives of the MoU.
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4TH ADVANCED COURSE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT – MP POLICE DIRECTLY
RECRUITED DSP OFFICERS (17-23 MARCH, 2021)
The National Law University Delhi through its MOU with
the MP Police has been organising a week-long course since
2017 for MP Police Officers undergoing basic training. This
time the course was held for 42nd DSP probationers Batch
of the MP Police Academy from 17th-23rd March, 2021, at
NLU Delhi.
In the Inaugural session held on Wednesday, 17 th March,
2021, the Welcome Address was delivered by Prof.
Srikrishna Deva Rao, Vice-Chancellor, National Law
University Delhi. An Introduction about the Course was
given by Prof. (Dr.) G. S. Bajpai, Professor of Criminology &
Criminal Justice, NLU Delhi and Course Director. Prof.
(Dr.) Anupama Goel, Registrar, NLU Delhi spoke about the
importance of community outreach in policing.
Special Guest Shri Sudhir Kumar Saxena, IPS, SDG (HQ),
CISF spoke to the DSP officers about practices they must
inculcate once they‟re posted into the field.
Guest of Honour Smt. Anuradha Shankar, IPS, ADG
(Training), MP Police spoke about the history of the MOU
between NLU Delhi and the MP Police Academy.
Sh. Vineet Kapoor, IPS and Dy. Director, MPPA delivered
the vote of thanks on behalf of the MP Police Academy
The Inaugural session elaborated on the following:
 Purpose and Structure of the Course
 Nature of MP Police MoU and Collaboration
 Outline of the week‟s schedule
 Vote of thanks
Over the span of seven days of sessions from 17 th-
23rd March 2021, there were sessions scheduled by legal and
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police luminaries like: Dr. G. K. Goswami, IPS, IG ATS
Lucknow who spoke on “Advanced Forensics and Case
Laws in Recent Times: Challenges for Investigation”;
Technical Investigations and Cyber Forensics –
Competencies and Rising Standards of Excellence by Dr.
Aparajita Bhat, Assistant Professor, NLU Delhi; a session
by Shri Sanjay Vashishtha, Advocate, Supreme Court of
India; Mr. M. L. Sharma, IPS, Former Spl. Director, CBI,
discussed on Financial Frauds, Economic Offences and Anti-
Corruption Laws: Challenges for Investigation; Sh. Ravinder
Dudeja, DJA, Director Administration, spoke on
“Challenges in Crime Investigation and Supervision: Court
Observations on Commonly Sighted Gaps”; Prof. Krishna
Deva Rao, Vice Chancellor, NLU Delhi on “Investigation
and arrest”; Sh. Rajender Singh, Former ACP, Dwarka on
“Best practices of Police in Delhi” and Prof. (Dr.) G. S.
Bajpai NLU Delhi elaborated on “Victim Justice - Identifying
Gaps in Police Performances and Locating Strategies to fill
them”. For practical exposure, the participants were taken
to field visits by Dr. Mukul Raizada on “visits of Cyber
Crime Investigation Unit of Delhi; Dr. Sidharth Dahiya on
“visit to Police Station and interaction with SHO” and Ms
Aneesha Rana on “visit to Special Police Unit for Women
and Children (SPUWAC)”.
The Valedictory Session was held on 23rd March, 2021. Prof.
Srikrishna Deva Rao, Vice-Chancellor, National Law
University Delhi delivered the opening address. Sh. VSK
Kaumudi, IPS, DG, BPR&D also addressed the participants.
The Valedictory Address was delivered by Sh. V N Rai,
IPS Former Director, NPA Hyderabad, on the topic Ethical
Codes and Bench Marks for the Police: Challenges of
Compliance. Ms. Nikita Gogulwar, an officer of the 42nd DSP
Batch of MP Police Academy spoke about the various
sessions they attended and their field visits. The vote of
thanks on behalf of the MP Police Academy was delivered
by Dr. Vineet Kapoor, IPS and Dy. Director, MPPA. Lastly,
the vote of thanks on behalf of NLU Delhi was delivered
by Prof. (Dr.) G. S. Bajpai, Professor of Criminology &
Criminal Justice, NLU Delhi and Course Director. Amongst
the esteemed guests was also present Sh. Rajesh
Chawla, IPS, ADG and Director, MP Police Academy,
Bhopal.
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WEBINAR ON ‘TACKLING PLASTIC POLLUTION’ ON THE OCCASION OF
‘WORLD CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY (MARCH 15, 2021)
A webinar on „Tackling Plastic Pollution‟ was jointly
organized by the Chair on Consumer Law, NLU Delhi &
South West Delhi Legal Services Authority on the occasion
of „World Consumer Rights Day on March 15, 2021 from
02:30 PM to 3:30 PM. The webinar was organised under the
aegis of the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public
Distribution, Government of India.
JOINT FACULTY WORKSHOP-NLUD AND IIT DELHI (MAY 25, 2021)
The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi) and the
National Law University, Delhi (NLU Delhi) held a virtual Joint
Faculty Workshop on 25th May 2021 to explore research and
academic partnerships in the field of technology and law. The
workshop was designed as a platform for a meaningful
exchange of ideas between faculties from both institutions.
The purpose was also to discuss and work towards specific
academic and research projects between IIT Delhi and NLU
Delhi.
The session began with an introduction to the workshop by
Prof. Bolia, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Delhi.
Prof. Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi, and Prof. Srikrishna
Deva Rao, Vice Chancellor, NLU Delhi then addressed the
faculty, highlighting the need for higher education to be more
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Prof. (Dr.) Srikrishna Deva Rao, Hon‟ble Vice Chancellor,
NLU Delhi delivered the welcome address.
Other speakers under the webinar were Dr. Sheetal
Kapoor, Associate Professor, Kamala Nehru College
University of Delhi, Shri. Divya Jyoti Jaipuriar ji, President,
District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, SW
District, Delhi and Ms. Manu Goel Kharb, Secretary, South
West District Legal Services Authority.
Dr. Sushila, Associate Professor (Law) NLU Delhi & Project
Director, Chair on Consumer Law at NLU Delhi extended
the vote of thanks.
Over 100 students, faculty members, advocates and others
participated in the programme.
interdisciplinary, inter-professional and international. This is in
keeping with the National Education Policy 2020 that
encourages interdisciplinary learning and partnership.
Further, joint supervision of Ph.D. projects, auditing of courses
at both institutions by students, joint certificate programs, and
training courses for industry professionals or government
bodies, were emphasized.
Faculty members from both institutions then presented
research work undertaken, and the scope for future
collaborations within a range of subject areas such as
intellectual property rights, science diplomacy, criminal law,
artificial intelligence, forensic science, and statistics. Faculty
from NLU Delhi began presentations with Prof. Harpreet
Kaur and Dr Arul George Scaria who spoke on the idea of a
„Joint Startup Incubation Centre‟. Dr. Anup Surendranath and
Shreya Rastogi from Project 39A spoke on „Digital Forensics‟
in the criminal justice system. Dr. Daniel Mathew from the
Centre of Communication Governance spoke on the Interface
of Law, Policy and Technology. This was followed by
presentations from faculty at IIT Delhi. Prof. Archana Chugh,
Kusuma School of Biosciences spoke on assessing the role of
intellectual property rights in Science Diplomacy. Prof. Ankush
Aggarwal, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
presented on India's official statistics and the underlying legal
framework. Prof. Nomesh Bolia, Department of Mechanical
Engineering and Coordinator, DAKSH Centre of Excellence
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for Law & Technology, spoke on case management and data in
the judiciary.
Professor Daniel Martin Katz, Chicago Kent School of Law
delivered the Keynote Speech on the need for technology to
define and solve systemic failures in the legal system. The
session ended with a Vote of Thanks by Dr. Scaria, who
NLU DELHI TEAM WINS 'OXFORD INTERNATIONAL IP LAW MOOT 2021'
The National Law University Delhi team, comprising Sahil
Malhotra, Romit Kohli, and Siddharth Kaushal, has won
the "2021 Oxford International Intellectual Property Law
Moot Competition".
NLUD TEAM WINS 25TH STETSON INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
MOOT COURT COMPETITION SURANA & SURANA INDIAN NATIONAL
ROUNDS (FEBRUARY 15, 2021)
It is our pleasure to inform you that NLUD team
comprising Aparna Krishna Kumar (Year III), Ayan
Gupta (Year II) and Ghanavi Umesh (Year II) has been
declared as the Winning Team at the 25th Stetson
International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
Surana & Surana Indian National Rounds.
This year's problem was based at the intersection of
international environmental law, public international law and
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encouraged further conversations between faculty at IIT Delhi
and NLU Delhi, and emphasized the need to enrich this
partnership between experts in technology and law. Both
institutions are in the process of signing a Memorandum of
Understanding that will encompass interdisciplinary and
collaborative teaching and research.
In this prestigious international moot competition, the final
teams were National Law University Delhi and Osgoode
Hall Law School.
The Grand Final on March 20, 2021 was judged by Lord
Kitchin (Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
Kingdom), Lord Justice Christopher Floyd (recently retired
Lord Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of England
and Wales) and Lord Justice Birss (Lord Justice of Appeal of
the Court of Appeal of England and Wales). Due to the
Covid19 pandemic, all rounds of the Oxford International IP
law moot competition were conducted online this year.
international trade law, focussing on 'Protection of Bats and
International Trade Measures'. The team worked extremely
hard on their arguments in the past months
which culminated in this success.
Ayan Gupta was adjudged as the Best Student Advocate in
the competition as well as the Best Oralist in the Final
Rounds. They were also adjudged to have the 3rd Best
Memorials in the competition. With this result, they
have qualified for the international rounds of the
competition hosted by Stetson University, Florida to be held
on 25 March - 27 March 2021.
We are delighted to share the success of the team and
congratulate everyone involved in ensuring that we make it
to the international rounds after a long hiatus of 8
years. We wish the team the best for the international
rounds and hope that their performance will encourage
other mooters as well.
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NLU DELHI WINS THE 7TH NLS NMC (CLIENT COUNSELLING SEGMENT)
The National Law University, Delhi team
comprising Shubhankar Tiwari (III year) and Shraddha (I
year) along with their coach Preksha Sharma (IV year) has
been adjudged as the winners of the 7th NLS NMC (Client
Counselling Segment). The competition was held from April
28, 2021 to May 2, 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic,
this year‟s edition of NMC was organized in a virtual mode
NLUD TEAM WON "BEST RESPONDENT MEMORANDUM AWARD" AND A
POSITION IN THE SEMI-FINAL ROUND AMONG THE BEST 4 TEAMS AT ICAMC
2021, MALAYSIA
The National Law University, Delhi team, comprising
Nandini Goel, Anisha Sharma and Harshit Nema from the
1st Year (Batch of 2020-25) has won the “Best Respondent
CONGRATULATIONS ANUPRIYA (Rhodes Scholar Elect for India 2021)
National Law University Delhi is proud to share that our
final year student Ms. Anupriya Dhonchak has been
awarded the prestigious Rhodes scholarship for the year
2021. The entire NLU Delhi family congratulates Ms.
Anupriya Dhonchak for this stellar achievement and wishes
her tremendous success in her academic pursuits at the
University of Oxford.
Anupriya has worked on action-oriented policy projects
concerning rights of survivors of sexual violence, women
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by the ADR Board of National Law School of India
University, Bengaluru. The team faced GLC Mumbai in the
finals. The finals were judged by an esteemed three member
panel comprising Ambassador (Retd.) Menahem Kanafi-
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel, Mr. Atul Sharma-
Managing Partner: Link Legal and Mr. CK Nandakumar-
Advocate, FCIArb.
Memorandum Award” and the Semi-Finalist Position among
the Top 4 Teams at ICAMC 2021 (International
Commercial Arbitration Moot Championship 2021)
organized by Universiti Utara, Malaysia
The prestigious international arbitration moot competition
was held between 29th -31st May 2021. The award ceremony
was presided over by Hon‟ble Judge of the Federal Court of
Malaysia, Ms. Mary Lim Thiam Suan. The team has been
awarded 150 Malaysian Ringgit.
Due to the Covid19 pandemic, all rounds of the ICAMC
2021 moot competition were conducted online this year.
prisoners and issues of reproductive justice. She has been
published by the Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law and
Justice and recently, co-authored a book chapter with Prof
Carys Craig on a feminist re-imagination of moral rights in
copyright law. Currently, she is a fellow at SpicyIP and a
teaching assistant for Intellectual Property at NLUD. She is
interested in the intersection of issues of equality law and
free speech with intellectual property. She has also played 5
national badminton championships throughout middle
school and high school.
This is the second Rhodes scholarship being awarded to
NLU Delhi. In 2016, Ms. Rishika Sahgal (Batch of 2015) went
to the University of Oxford as the first recipient of the
Rhodes scholarship from NLU Delhi. She is currently
reading for the D.Phil. in Law at the University of Oxford.
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