Mr. Girissh Sundaram the resource person of the webinar, provided an insight on what Artificial Intelligence (AI) is and explained about how far it is feasible to introduce AI in the field of law and the advantages of having such AI over human Intelligence. He had also provided several examples prevailing elsewhere in the world with regard to AI. The resource person also had raised several concerns about the capital expenditure for the purpose of introducing such software in the developing economy like India. He also gave insight on the input data and the output result when AI technology is to be incorporated in the legal field. He also addressed the concern of risk management regarding the data theft and other correlated cyber crimes. The resource person has concluded by raising the issue of reliability of the input data which is to be fed in and the risks that would be faced by the legal practitioners.

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Mr. NIRMAL ADITHYA the resource person of the webinar, provided us with a various current issues and G.O.s passed and how judiciary intervened ,he also explained its use, how far it is effective and how various class of people get affected. Details of G.O and PIL filed for the same was also stated. Also he explained the tussle between judiciary and legislature on how each other override their jurisdiction to uphold their rules and guidelines. He explained various case laws in detail to understand the judiciary intervention in government reform and laid emphasis on standard retail pvt ltd v. M/S G.S. Global corporation & ors. He briefly explained the topics like moratorium period, FME(failure mode effect), termination of employees and reduction of wages. At last, the students asked the questions relating to moratorium period and its applicability. He also adviced the students to be updated with current affairs and law. At last he ended with the quote said by Bruce Lee that kungfoo is an art, u can learn it only when u have interest on it same way we have to love our profession in order to withstand it and succeed in it

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Advocate Arunagiri has spoken on the perjury and Indian laws in detail. In simple terms he refers to perjury as a false statement by witness or any incitement by advocate to make false statement by the witness, both advocate and witness are punishable under Section 193 of Indian penal code. Perjury means a witness giving a false statement in any stage of a judicial proceeding or fabricates false evidence for the purpose of being used in any stage of a judicial proceeding after taking the oath in the court of law. A witness who claimed he did not remember an event when questioned at one point in testimony, but who clearly recalled aspects of the event when asked later. This amounts to perjury based on the circumstance only. Any document produced to public officers written by the accused and later testifies a contradictory statement in court, it amounts to perjury.I conclude by saying that Amendment should be introduced in law so that the judge administering the oath should caution that he is bound to state truth on oath and if he does not state truth, he shall be prosecuted for giving false evidence so as to save the judicial system from being Deaf and blind.

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The Webinar on ‘ Forensic Science in Criminal Trials ‘ was organized by International Law Department, Saveetha School of Law, SIMATS,Chennai. Adv. Sasthamangalam Ajithkumar, CBI Standing Counsel, High Court of Kerala ,narrated about the relevance and importance of forensic evidences in proving unnatural and suspicious cases while other evidence become vague and irrelevant. He further explained about the relevance of criminal profiling, Autopsy/Post mortem Reports, forensic pathology, forensic toxicology, forensic anthropology and its use in criminal trials in reaching to a proper and final conclusion regarding the nature, cause and manner of crimes. Criminal profiling includes indepth analysis of the crime scene, analyzing the incidence and drawing comparisons with similar events and evaluation of victim’s past. He shared his experiences as a Defence / Prosecution Lawyer and explained how he dealt with forensic evidences in disproving and proving cases. The session was very informative and interesting.

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Mr. Srinivas Jayaprakash provided a wonderful lecture on the topic Reclamation of PoK- Alliances, Road Ahead & Strategies. He began by addressing the problem of secularism in Kashmir and how it has changed over the years. Various opportunities that came our way that could have paved the way for India in becoming one of the most powerful nations in the world was dealt in detail and the reasons as to why we missed were also clearly explained.

The resource person precisely stated the need for well established strategies that would have long term effects for about 50-60 years rather than those that were prepared in the past with no foresight, which he states might be one of the reasons for us to be in the current position.

He rightly pointed out the history and economic reasons behind the reclamation of PoK and the aftermath of the merger. He also explained how India geographically located on a higher altitude gets the advantage of power over jurisdiction. The concept of military alliances were also briefed. International affairs between Pakistan, India and China were explained. The timeline of how Bangladesh would emerge as a powerful nation was also touched upon in the session.

On the whole it was a very insightful webinar and was attended by around 30 students from Saveetha School of Law.

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Prof. Dr. RANJIT OOMMEN ABRAHAM, Assistant Professor & Faculty Coordinator - MCA,, School of Excellence in Law, The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law Universtiy, "Perungudi Campus".

The webinar on 'Challenges in cyber security and law in the present scenario...' organised by Department of Business Law, Saveetha School of Law, SIMATS, Chennai. This webinar majorly focuses on Cyber Law in India, Need & Importance ,Need and importance of Cyber Law – Past, Present and future, Cyber Crime and Security– Meaning and Overview, Introduction of Cyber law, IT Act-2000, IT Act Amendment-2008, International developments , Cyber Law and Cyber security in Present Scenario, Need for the cyber laws Important aspects of cyber laws - Jurisdiction Issues Cyber Crimes, IPR Issues in Cyber Space, E Contracts, Digital Signature, E Banking, E taxation, E Governance, Categories of cyber crimes - Individual , Organization - a. Government, b. Firm, Company, Against the Individual Against Individuals Property , Cyber crime provisions under IT laws, IPC & other Specials Laws, IT amendments, Jurisdictional Issues, Recent treads, Privacy issues, investigations, Contractual Issues in Cyber space, Intellectual Properties issues in Cyber space, Infringements, Need for judicial transformations, Banking and financial Frauds, credit card skimmer, Phishing frauds, vishing, Sim Swap Frauds.

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Mr. K. Jeyamohan the resource person of the webinar had given a brief lecture on the concept of evolution of cryptocurrencies ,where he quoted Satoshi Nakamoto and his views on the underlying technical system upon which decentralised cryptocurrencies are based. He briefly touched upon the topic of Bitcoins, in particular and explained its value and how it has grown over the years.

He explained in detail about the legality of cryptocurrencies by clearly mentioning the powers conferred by both RBI and Central Government when it comes to legalisation of the same. He finally concluded on the possibilities of how this new technology has driven most of the current market capitalisation and how it would remain a case until a certain measure of price stability and market acceptance is achieved.

There were totally around 30 students that attended this webinar and he was patient enough to clarify all the doubts that were put up by them. It was an enriching experience on the whole.

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Mr.Meyyappan Kumaran the resource person enlightened us the topic "Basic concepts of Insurance and types of Insurance- Life,Fire,Marine and Motor vehicles insurance".He laid down the emphasis towards definition of Insurance in simple terms between the insurer and the insured persons followed by its kinds,with relevant seven principles and doctrines of contribution,subrogation ,Re-in statement so that it would be more enlightened to the students.He explained each and every principles of Insurance with relevant case laws, Harris V.S. Poland, Lucena vs crauford . Also he explained all the Laws governing to Insurance in India in a brief manner and then moved on with the types of Insurance in which he dealt with the whole life Insurance and endowment Insurance its dividend participation, the fire Insurance ,sections and its basic compliance with reference case laws addressing the students then moved on to the marine Insurance and motor vehicles Insurance in brief with appropriate case laws , with relevant doctrines and its types which is beneficial to the students.

At the end of the session ,Students also raised certain questions relating to the discharge scheme on insurance and also relating to the suicide clause,its malafide intention and the resource person answered to all the questions put forth by the student in an efficient manner ,on the whole it was very informative and Insightful session.

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MR ANEES KHAN BALLB(HONS)CS.MBL gave a lecture on RERA act,2016 in India. A law graduate a great mooter and had took part in many conferences in UG. He started his career as a Legal Project associate at IIT Madras for Central Govt Law Drafting Projects. Later He worked as Regional Manger at Reliance General Insurance. At present he is the Manager- Legal Department at KLP Projects Private Limited which is an unit of Landmarks groups.He gave general introduction on The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016. Some quick important points of RERA which makes it mandatory for all builders – developing a project where the land exceeds 500 square metre -to register with RERA before launching or even advertising their project. Developers will have to submit as well as upload project details, including approved layout plan, timeline, cost, and the sale agreement, that prospective buyers will have to sign to the proposed regulator. It also states that any structural or workmanship defects brought to the notice of a promoter within a period of five years from the date of handing over possession must be rectified by the promoter, without any further charge, within 30 days, he added.The State RERA office has four wings: Finance, Legal, technical and administration and IT.He also gave gist on Registration of apartments.Before applying for registration, the layout of the real estate project has to be approved by the local authority like BMC.All commercial and residential real estate projects will have to be registered except where Imprisonment of up to three years for developers and up to one year in case of agents and buyers for violation of orders of Appellate Tribunals and Regulatory Authorities. He also explained about penality under RERA,ACT 2016.

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The speaker for the webinar was Shri.R.Sandhya who serves as a EC Council Instructor at TIFAC CORE, Coimbatore . The session was attended by about 30 students . student coordinator, Rukmani started off the session by giving an introduction of the speaker. session started with an overview of CYBER CRIME AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT. The speaker discussed the provisions of the Act and the session was made interesting with live examples and the practical aspects. The speaker highlighted the legislation involving the right to privacy and explained about the various types of offences mentioned under the act like Cyber Terrorism, Cyber Stalking, Identify Theft and so on. The punishment prescribed under the Act, conflicts in the provisions of IPC, CRPC. The session was concluded by SUSURUDHAN with a Thankyou note.

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Modern international law is the outcome of the Judea- Christian Tradition of the European nations. The Non-Western perspective has challenged it for quite a long time by various streams such as Third world approach to international law, Asian approach to international law, Non-western approach to international law etc. The arguments of these approaches counter the western strategy by saying that the beginning of international law is not from the Treaty of Westphalia, but much earlier. It was not only practised in Europe but also practised in various geographical areas of the world for an extended period. One such practice this article highlights is from the Sangam period of the ancient Tamil land. The Sangam period is according to the recent excavations in Keeladi dates back to 600 BCE. It was the period that the formation of state happened in south India. We can see many poems which give the rules of war in the ancient Tamil land. Sangam literature and classic Tamil text Thirukural, which dates back to 2000 years, has the sources of early Tamil international law. In Asia, states existed from ancient times with sovereignty. There were wars frequently among countries. Diplomacy was used in many instances to avoid conflict. In the Oriental philosophy, the king was the absolute sovereign but the least he acts without the advice of the council of ministers or intellectuals. The advisors were mostly the intellectuals and also a poet. One such incident before 2000 years was by a woman who avoided a war between two states by the means of diplomacy. King of Kancheepuram, Thondaiman, declared war against the King of Thagadur, Adhiyaman. Adhiyaman sent his friend and advisor, Avvaiyar, a woman poet as a diplomat to avoid the conflict. She helped in preventing the conflict through her negotiating and artistic skills. This is clear evidence of diplomacy in ancient times. In the post-Sangam period, this has evolved into full-fledged international rule on diplomacy. Thiruvalluvar, in his Thirukural, had written poems about diplomacy. While speaking about the qualities of a diplomat, he says that they should be scholarly among scholars, have extraordinary communication skills with loving nature, appealing personality, pleasing manner, benevolent heart, humorous in the talk, courageous by nature, etc. According to him, a top-level diplomat is a person who understands very well the responsibilities of his duties, wait for the right time to speak and determine the correct place to perform his diplomatic mission by using measured and well-tempered words. A diplomat faces threats often in the enemy country. He further says that even when there is a threat to his life, an ideal ambassador will serve his country without any fear. This was not only noted in the literature, but practiced during that age. To this end, this webinar will discuss the manifold contributions of the Tamil world to the development of diplomatic tools in international peace and security.

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Webinar on Religious Rights under the Indian Constitution . The Event was coordinated by Prof.Dr.Asha Sundaram, principal Saveetha School of Law, and Leelesh Sundaram.B with 50 participants across the country. The speaker of the session was Adv. Prashant Padmanabhan advocate on record, Supreme Court of India.

The lecture commenced with an explanation on various religious rights available to the Citizens, the role of customs and religious practices. the speaker also explained different types of religious secularism and ground norm. The lecture also covered the Constitutional framework for religious rights. After the lecture, for the next 20 minutes the participants got their doubts clarified. The webinar served a great purpose as it enabled students to understand the role and scantum behind religious rights in India

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The webinar resource person was Mr. T. Sai Krishnan, Advocate, Madras High Court with an experience of more than 25 years. The student coordinator introduced the guest by giving an introduction about the speaker. The speaker started his lecture on the laws followed in India for the protection of our environment. He covered all the legislation that govern environment such as Water Laws, Air Laws, Rules, etc. The speaker also explained about the National Green Tribunal and its functions. He also briefly explained about the working of the NGT. The speaker concluded the session by summarising the key points. The student coordinator concluded the meeting by thanking the speaker and the students.The session was attended by about 50 students.

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webinar was delivered by Mr. Abdul Rahman a practising advocate at The High Court of Madras and a partner at Nathan & Associates law firm .

The topic was about Recent amendment to the Arbitration act and its practicability. The speaker started the session by putting forth the difference between court & Arbitration. The 3 types of arbitration were discussed by the speaker. Various benefits of arbitration were skilfully discussed.Using illustrations the speaker addressed the current scenario of arbitration & its process. The 2015 & 2019 amendments were discussed with its comparison to the 1996 Act. The important reason why people prefer arbitration was put in clear points & the thin line between arbitration & courts were put in a nutshell. Further the speaker discussed how an arbitrator is appointed & what are the difficulties in appointing one . The main core factor throughout the discussion was its practicality ,since the speaker is a practicing Advocate. We got the practical knowledge behind the arbitration. A new concept known as Arbitral institution was dealt by the speaker. How the arbitration is going to change in future was also explained.The main changes the amendments brought were made clear & it focused on the time limit & stay order. The importance of arbitration in the banking sector was also discussed.

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ARBITRATION - PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES

The webinar was presented by the Speaker Advocate P.V.Balasubramaniam, on the topic ARBITRATION - PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, on 5th June around 1.00 to 1.45 pm. The Speaker stated the History of Arbitration, how it has been implemented in our judiciary and how it plays a major role in the present scenario. Further the speaker continued with the difference between the Traditional legal proceeding and the arbitral proceeding by explaining the exact problems faced in today's society with the types of arbitration. Speaker differentiated the difference between the proceeding and the methods used in the arbitration and the Court . Speaker also talked about the authority appointing the arbitrators and the rights of the person seeking an arbitrator. Due to time constraints we were restricted to only a few topics. Overall, it was a very insightful and thought provoking session. We learnt a lot about this area and it was very Informative.

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The webinar resource person was “Mr. Suvethan G. S.”, who is a Tribunal Secretary as well as an ADR Practitioner. In the last 4 years, he has worked with various reputed ADR institutions like KFCRI, SICCI and many more. Currently he is a founder of the developmental legal training provider “JUS MOMENTUM”. He has also been accredited as an associate in AIADR, KFCRI, etc.

Mr. Suvethan initially explained about the meaning of ADR and then acknowledged us as to what students can do in various arbitration mechanisms. He also focused on the skills that are required in order to be an efficient arbitrator. He also stated the benefits and demerits of the ADR mechanism and how he portrays the efficacy of this mechanism in the near future. Apart from it he finally answered a couple of questions as to how effective this mechanism is when compared to litigation, and also stated that there is a possibility of an Online Dispute Resolution being developed. He also gave information regarding the international disputes relating to pharmaceuticals products and how ADR plays an effective role in solving them. On a whole, the webinar was very informative for the participants as it focused on the present trend in India.

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Mr. SANJESH MAHALINGAM was the resource person of this webinar. He provided a timeline of events which resulted in reservation in service law. He laid emphasis on reservation and its constitutionality. Also he explained the tussle between judiciary and legislature on how each other override their jurisdiction to uphold their rules and guidelines. He explained various case laws in detail to understand the nuances of reservation in service law and laid emphasis on Indra Sawhney vs Union of India. He briefly explained the terms like roster system, seniority, reservation in promotions. At last, the students asked the questions relating to morality of reservation and its applicability in the present scenario and however he defended the concept of reservation.

Number of Participants : 50

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The webinar commenced at 11 am, with a welcome address by Dr. Betsy Rajasingh and a brief introduction of the speaker by the student coordinator, Ms S. R Subaashini. The webinar was split into two sessions, which included the lecture by the Guest Speaker and an interactive Q&A session.

Mr. Sarkar commenced his lecture by giving a brief introduction about patents, the requirement for its filing and registration – which included details regarding patents specifications and construction of claims. He then continued to explain the dynamics surrounding patents during the COVID 19 pandemic and also briefly explained about patenting of medical technology. He also gave an insightful analysis on the adverse effects of COVID 19 on all business entities and its potential impact on IPRs.

Apart from patents, Mr Sarkar also touched upon issues surrounding trademarks and industrial designs. This was followed by an interactive session, where questions posed by students were answered by Mr Sarkar. The Webinar concluded with a vote of thanks delivered by Ms. J.B. Pooja.

The Webinar was co-ordinated by Dr. Asha Sundaram, Principal Saveetha School of Law, Dr. Betsy Rajasingh, Assistant Professor, Saveetha School of Law and student co-ordinator Ms. S. R. Subaashini. About 60 students attended the webinar, which also had overseas participants, who were happy to join in and benefit from the lecture.

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Mr. Atul Alexander, Asst. Professor law in West Bengal National University of Judicial Sciences was the guest lecturer for this webinar. The session was started off by a welcome address by Mahima Makhija. He started off his lecture by stating the shock and atrocities faced by the countries due to World War II. He said that it was during that time that the UN was established and it was the first time that the term “Human Rights” was used in the UN Charter. After this, the UDHR followed by ICCPR and ICESCR were laid down which gave utmost importance to the protection of the human rights of the citizens belonging to the countries who are the signatories of the same. Further, he spoke about the first legislation with regard to Human Rights in India, i.e., Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993. He spoke about the violation of several rights that have been violated due to the COVID pandemic. Rights such Freedom of Movement of the migrant labourers were violated due to the imposition of the lockdown by the government. Owing to the mandated use of the ‘arogya setu’ App by the government which has access to the details of the app user is a violation of the right to privacy of the students. Also the right to employment has also been violated at a greater extent due to this existing pandemic. He also emphasized on how the WHO and UN has failed in combating with this pandemic globally. Furthermore, he spoke about the involvement of China in COVID and from his research he stated that China could not be taken to the International Court of Justice as they can take immunity under the ‘State Immunity’ doctrine and he further went on explaining the said doctrine to us. In his talk he also drew comparison with the situation of the ‘Ebola’ attack with that of the current scenario. While concluding his talk he said that not one specific law is violated due to this COVID-19 but the Human Rights are at forefront. He also said that the States under the exception of National Security can ward off such violations and can escape the liability of being sued by anyone for the violation of such human rights of the citizens.

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The speaker for the webinar on the topic - Overview of The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) was Mr. D. Bharatha Chakravarthy, Advocate , High Court of Tamil Nadu. The session was attended by about 70 students . The student coordinator started off the session by giving an introduction of the speaker. The session started with an overview of POCSO Act. The speaker discussed the provisions of the Act and POCSO rules. The session was made interesting with live examples and the practical aspects. He showed some of the statements recorded from the victims and explained the procedure on how the statement is recorded by the police, child welfare committee, medical officer and the Magistrate. He also pointed out some criticisms which he felt that could be amended because according to the act, the victim has to record statements under various authorities which is traumatising for the victim to go over again and again. The speaker explained about the various types of offences mentioned under the act such as Penetrative assault, Aggravated penetrative assault, Sexual assault, Aggravated sexual assault, Sexual harrassment and aggravated sexual harassment. The punishment prescribed under the Act, conflicts in the provisions of IPC AND POCSO, criteria for determining the age of the person based on Juvenile Justice Act were also discussed. The session was concluded with a thank you note by Inian the student coordinator .

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