The speaker is Mr. Ganesh B. Sc, B. A. B. L and has experience of 5 years as a practicing advocate. The webinar was on the topic of Evidence and special reference to electronic evidence.

The speaker started the session on the basic introduction about the topic and explained the kinds of evidence with illustrations. He further explained how the court depends on the evidence to decide a case and taught about electronic evidence. He also elucidated about the consideration of electronic evidence in courts and widely expressed the view on electronic evidence comes under primary evidence or secondary evidence. He mainly focused on section 65B of Indian evidence Act, 1872. He have stated some case laws such as;

• Shafhi Mohammad v. State of Himachal Pradesh

• State (NCT of Delhi) v. Navjot Sandhu,

• K. Ramajyam v. Inspector of Police.

This topic was chosen to provide a clear view on electronic evidence because in this modern society people depend on electronic gadgets thus they have importance to this topic.

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Webinar on law of Agency under Indian contract Act was having the Resource Person as MR.S. KOTHANDARAMAN is an Advocate he specialised under Indian Contract law.

The resource Person explained about the concept of Agency under the law with lots of Illustrative cases. He covered the topics likes of creation of Agency, qualification, Consideration, Methods of creation, Types Of Agency, General power of Agency, Special Power Of Agency , Duties and Rights of Parties, Rights against the parties, Termination Of Agency, Irrevocable Agency, Notice of Termination. It is important to know the law relating to law of agency because nearly all business transactions worldwide are carried out through law of agency.

This Topic holds High Importance since all the corporations work out through the law of agency

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Mr.Aneeskhan is the speaker for the webinar on Registration of Properties and Documentation processes. He is an advocate based at chennai and has been working as Legal Project Associate in Law Projects of the Govt undertaken by IIT Madras.

Registration of properties and Documentation means the procedural aspects of registration of properties in sub registrar offices and the art of drafting deeds. The speaker gave detailed aspects of technological invasion in registration processes. He discussed the registration process applicable to different parts of land , apartment and individual housing and the amount paid in different sub registrar offices. .He gave a different outlook of registration of properties by way of practical application. He cleared the doubts regarding the registration of apartments and flats , by providing a website at reignet.gov.in to the participants for accessing the registration procedure. It was an interesting and thoughtful session .

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The speaker was Mrs. Radha, who is a Practising Advocate in Madras High court. The topic for the session was Introduction to Labour Laws and Payment of Gratuity. Calculation of Gratuity, Eligibility for gratuity etc were dealt with. The session covered other important aspects like Applicability of the act, Powers of controlling authority, Determination of amount of gratuity, Amount of Gratuity payable. In the end, constitutional validity of the act and penalties under the act were also discussed. All the concepts relating to gratuity were explained with the help of landmark case laws. The topic Gratuity is of prime importance and deals with benefits received for the services rendered to an organisation, the calculations and determinations under gratuity are useful for ascertaining social security measures.

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Patanjali College of Yoga and Research Centre at Chennai, organized a programme for International Achievers Award - 2020. The award has been given to International Achievers, Asian Achievers, National Achievers, and Young Achievers. Dr. A.S. SELVAM from department of Yoga and Well Being, Saveetha School of Law, has Participated in the field of Yoga and he is awarded as “Yuva Bharathi-2020” for the Yoga Scientific Research.

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The resources person Adv. Sivashankar Sivaji, B.A., B.L., explained about the trademark registration proceedings and litigation in this session. The session was very informative and the resource person had clarified all doubts put forth by the students.

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On 20th November 2020, the Centre for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR), Saveetha School of Law, organised an International Webinar on “LLM Education In UK: Opportunities And Challenges Amidst The Pandemic” in partnership with SSL Student Exchange Cell and Nottingham Trent University, UK. Dr. Vasileios Adamidis, Professor and Principal Lecturer Nottingham law School was the chief guest. Ms. Aswathy Prakash G, Asst. Professor, Saveetha School of Law moderated the session. Dr. Vasileios started the session by highlighting the nuances of blended teaching that they are adopting in Nottingham Law School (NLS), which boosted the morale of the academics and students alike. The moderator raised pertinent questions relating to the career avenues of Indian law students to practice as a Solicitor in the UK and the discussions revolved around the benefits and admission process of Legal Practice Course (LPC). Dr. Vasileios elaborated on the process of scholarships in UK law schools including the Nottingham Law School. He reiterated the benefits the students of Saveetha School of Law can avail as part of the MoU between SSL and NLS. The conversation then moved on to the various specialisations offered by Nottingham Law School and their career prospects. The session ended with an interactive Q & A wherein the panelists cleared the doubts raised by the students. The session was attended by about 50 students and faculties

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The resource person Mr. Bharanidar M in the webinar has discussed the various contours of vicarious Liability and had expounded on the principle of vicarious liability under some Indian Laws with reference to the Public Liability Act.

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Mr. Ravi Shankar has an enormous experience in the field of criminal law. He explained in detail the provisions on dishonor of cheques under the Negotiable Instrument Act. He also dealt on the various aspects of Cheque bouncing cases during the session.

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The Resource person Mr.Dravid kumar, B.E.,(Civil), MBA., presented a topic on legal problems in mass construction and building approvals. He also spoke about the Documents required for building and land approvals like EC(Encumbrance certificate). He also spoke about municipal rules,regulations and the steps involved in getting approvals from the authorities.

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Miss Yalini Sabapathy, started her presentation about the importance of Intellectual Property Rights in software profession, she gave an overview of IPR and explained about the importance of Patents and Trademarks in software profession.

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The resource person Dr. Sophia David Livingston, M.A, B.Ed, M.Phil, UGC-SET, PhD., presented a topic on ‘The Juvenile Justice Act’.The Juvenile Justice Act was discussed and deliberated in an impactful manner. The various facets of this act with special reference to child care and development, holistic health of a child, rehabilitation and social reintegration, physical and emotional well being was discussed. The diverse provisions in the realm of law and justice were articulated with insights from the act. The discussion also dwelt upon the nerve-wracking and spine-chilling Nirbhaya case which rocked the chords of the nation.

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The webinar was on the various aspects of the law of maintenance. The Webinar gave deep insights into Section 125 Code of Criminal Procedure 1973, Domestic Violence Act 2005, Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act 1956, Indian Divorce Act,1869 for Christian Wives.The Resource person explained the circumstances under which the husband is not liable to pay maintenance.

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The resource person Dr. Joy Agnees B, MBBS., MDRD., presented a topic on Forensic Medicine on ‘suicide or Homicide’- unnatural cause of death. The entire session was very informative and the resource person expounded on the various legal intricacies related to forensic science

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Mr Vijay Raj elaborated on stress management and the various techniques to avoid stress and he explained in detail about managing stress especially during this pandemic period. Overall the session offered deep insights into the ways of handling stress.

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Dr. Naresh Kumar G, presented on the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act ,1971 & the Amendment bill, 2020.On the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act he explained the legal safeguards present under the Act and he also explained about Legal Abortion and Punishments under various provisions of the Indian Penal Code (Sec.312-316).

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The resource person provided us with a complete explanation about fundamental rights and their characteristics.

The resource person provided us with the overview of the fundamental rights enshrined in Indian constitution and also explained about the doctrines relating to fundamental rights.

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Mr.B.Vignesh Ramanadhan was invited as speaker of the session who is currently working as a legal advisor for various reputed companies across Chennai. The topic discussed in the session was the overview and importance of Indian evidence Act 1873 in which all the aspects of Indian Evidence Act was covered. Firstly, he started with three important legislations of Indian criminal law. He also advised all the participants to observe sensational or serious cases in order to equip themselves with important precedents and the session was very informative and lively. He further gave various illustrations and examples for understanding and this topic is of prime importance as the evidence is playing a vital role in deciding a case and it's development in the recent days is massive.

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The resource person provided us with a complete explanation and shared her knowledge about ADR mechanism. The resource person explained about the types of ADR Mechanism - Arbitration, Mediation, Conciliation, Negotiation. The resource person gave us suggestions for improving the Standard of ADR dispute resolution Mechanism.

Finally, The resource person told us about ODR which is the online version of ADR.

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Ms. Indhuvadhana started with her lectures, by giving a general introduction about capital punishments in India.Evolution of capital punishment in India,landmark cases of supreme court judgements where discussed for redereence.She gave suggestions on how capital punishments should be reformed in our country and gave certain ideas. On the whole the session was very interesting because our resources person related the topic with the present situation.

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