The students and staff of the Army Institute of Law witnessed the Annual Sports Day of the college on 26th October, 2017. The previous two days had seen enthusiastic participation from all the five batches, namely, The Boss Babies (1st year), Nagar Palika Wale (2nd year), Satya Ke Aadmi (3rd year), The Silent Spartans (4th…
Month: October 2017
AIL Annual Sports Meet 2017 – Day 1
In the fag end of the month of October, 2017 the sports fanatics of AIL have something to rejoice about – AIL’s Annual Sports Meet. Spanning over a period of three days from the 24th to 26th of October 2017, the sports meet set the college abuzz with activity. Student volunteers helped put up posters…
Firecracker Ban: The Exploding Question
The Supreme Court recently reinstated the ban on the sale of firecrackers in the Delhi-NCR region. This action acted as a spark to a line of potential patakhas that has drawn different responses from the society. From jubilation, disappointment, mockery to accusations of having a communal bias; the Court has now seen it all. Among…
Business Development at Legal Firms – An Umbrella View
Disclaimer: The views of the author are personal. I am often asked – what really is your role as Business Development (BD) – Manager in a legal firm? Many have also addressed me as HR or Communication Consultants and honestly it’s perfectly fine to be confused about what BD is all about at a law…
Apratim CCET Fest, 2017
Kainat Singh (2nd year) participated in the Apratim Fest held at CCET, Chandigarh on October 13 and 14 2017. She participated in the Debate Competition where she was a finalist among the 50 students who participated. Apart from that she was the winner of the Group Discussion and was awarded a cash prize of Rs…
Fencing: How a Battle for Equality Became a Battle Between the Sexes
Disclaimer: This write-up was submitted to The Blue Pencil by a male counterpart. The writer’s views are personal and shall be respected. The Blue Pencil does not take any responsibility for the same. It all started with that one fateful day. It was the day when our Chairman decided to address the issues being faced…
4th VIPS International Moot Court Competition, 2017
A team comprising of Surbhi Ojha (III year), Sahyaja Malliyoor (II year) and Trisha Mukherjee (III year) represented the college in the 4th VIPS International Moot Court Competition. The moot problem was based upon international law pertaining to distribution of water of an international watercourse, legality of a nuclear test, attachment of the assets of…
Thursday Activity: Turncoat Competition
Switch! Switch! Switch! No time left to quote; What an exhilarating experience was the turncoat. For this week’s Thursday Activity a Turncoat Competition was organised in the Multi-Purpose Hall on 12 October 2017. Students from all years were welcome to participate. The judges for the event were Dr. Bajirao Rajwade and Dr. Kulpreet Kaur. Expressions…
Abhivyakti Literary Fest, 2017
Chandigarh University, Mohali organised ‘Abhivyakti, 2017’ a Literature Fest, on the 10th and 11th of October, 2017. A team comprising of Aafreen Choudhary, Nritika Sangwan, Rajesh Jha, Garima Dikshit, Anshul Singh and Ishrat Gill of the 2nd year, participated in a number of events. In the Group Debate Competition, Aafreen Choudhary, Nritika Sangwan and Rajesh…
AIL’s Battle With Sexism – The True Account
Army Institute of Law’s newly appointed senior member of the administration addressed a Full House session on the 31st August 2017. That discussion set a chain of some events rolling for all the students which no one thought could ever take place. The said discussion witnessed the senior member addressing the questions that were put…
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Parliamentary Debate 2017
Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala organized their yearly Parliamentary Debate competition- ‘AGAHI’ from 6th-8th October. The team comprising of Kainat Singh (2nd year) Virinda Kumar (3rd year) and Aman Venugopal (3rd Year) broke into the competition as quarter finalists. Ojas Kainthla (4th year) and Ahat Sharma (4th Year) broke into the tournament and…
APOCALYPSE NOW: RISE OF THE TRIGGER-HAPPY AND THE DEATH OF REASON
“Bang bang, I shot you down Bang bang, you hit the ground Bang bang, that awful sound…” The night of October 1, 2017 started off with a bang at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival in Las Vegas, U.S.A. Followed by another, then another, and then more. The bangs were accompanied by thuds. Silent screams,…
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