BRIBERY AND ITS EFFECT ON SOCIETY

Resource person is Mrs. Ramadhevi, practicing advocate in Chennai High court. She is specialised in CBI cases. She has practising experience of 14 years. The webinar was on Bribery and its effect on society.


The speaker firstly defined and explained about Bribery. Then, she mentioned about section 7 of the prevention of corruption act which is related to bribery. She clearly explained about the investigation by the police officer and then the various proceedings conducted after the police received the complaint of bribery. She also explained about the trap proceedings and then also about the recovery mahazar which is created during the trap proceedings. At last she concluded by explaining about the various impacts of bribery on the society and the impacts on the economy of the society.


This topic holds high importance as nowadays bribery is the one which erodes the trust we have in the public sector to act in our best interests. And the bribery also affects the economic development in terms of economic efficiency and growth, it also affects equitable distribution of resources across the population. So the society should be aware about the bribe happening in the public sector.


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Webinar on Complaints and Notice

Webinar on Complaints and Notice was having the Resource Person as R.T.L CHANDAR is a Advocate in Madras High Court.

The Resource Person explained about the procedure of complaints and Notice under criminal procedure Code . He explained about the practicalities in filing complaints , who can file a complaint, how complaints can be filed ,Dismissal Of Complaints ,Difference between the Cognizable and non Cognizable offence,Notice , various kinds of Notices Furthermore, he also explained that How does the Magistrate deals with complaints . This topic holds high importance since the people are not moving towards filing complaints on cases. This webinar is eye open session for all the students to know how to file complaints, and to explain towards the public , who are still not aware about the complaints and notice.


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BASICS AND FUNDAMENTALS OF CPC

Adv.Mr. ILAMUHIL is the speaker for the webinar on BASICS AND FUNDAMENTALS OF CPC. He is an advocate in the High court Madras who has an experience of about 9 years in the High Court.

The speaker has shared his experience over his path to overcome in this field and gave conceptual answers for all the raised questions from webinar participants. He gave a clear speech over basics and also the fundamentals of civil procedure code and moves on interior depth about the effectiveness and efficacy of fundamentals of CPC and also explained about substantive law on how its based on statute law and its constituting liability. He further prescribed the procedure and machinery for the enforcement of fundamental rights and duties and all about fundamental roles of cpc. In addition, he discussed an overall view about Notice, plaint, written statement, Injunction, procedure to file a suit and procedure to move on to appeal and how to interact with the clients in a friendly way .

The webinar deals about the proceedings in civil suits which is very important for the lawyers in their day to day life. This elucidates the awareness among the people by enlightening them more about the significance of civil proceedings.

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Introduction to labour law and industrial establishment

The webinar was on the topic "Introduction to labour law and industrial establishment" and the speaker is Mrs. K. Malathi, Senior Manager HR, BHAVINI, Kalpakkam.

The speaker introduced the basics of labour law and industrial establishment. She also explained the method of applicability of labour laws in Corporation sectors. She explained that in such Nuclear power plant sectors they follow ESI Act rather than separately following Maternity Benefit Act. She also explained about the labour law procedures followed in a corporate sector. This provided the basic knowledge to students about the applicability of labour laws in the corporation sector.

This topic was taken to differentiate between the practical application and the theoretical knowledge of labour law in Corporations.

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Webinar on The art of legal writing

Webinar on The art of legal writing was having the Resource person as Mrs. Maheshwary Mohan, practicing advocate. The resource person explained about the fundamentals of legal writing and then explained the ingredients of writing in a clear, concise and precise manner, and gave an important message for those drafting legal documents. Then she explained macro- clarity in writing, which involves structuring the document in a way that gives the participants a preview of the key elements with the aid of road maps. Then the resource person concluded by explaining the “lawyerly language” which needs to be simplified.


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THIRD EYE ON LAW

The speaker is Mr. Rahman sheriff,M.Sc (Psychology), M.L (Criminal Law) and practicing as an advocate since 2007. The webinar conducted was on third eye on law.


The speaker started the session with a general view of law and what does the law means. He had explained the duties of law students in society to impose law and create awareness among people about their rights and duties towards the state. He further explained about Interpretation of law and highlighted the importance of Indian penal code and criminal procedure code. He also explained about transfer of property and importance of rules in filing the cases. In addition, he compared and talked about motor vehicle Act and helmet rule. The maxim " Ignorantia juris non excusat" was also discussed.. He said about ingredients ,how to prove that a person has committed a criminal offence. He had explained about restitution of conjugal rights with illustration. This topic was chosen as it is necessary to know duties and responsibilities of the law students in the society to protect the rights of the public and give awareness to them.


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DIRECT AND INDIRECT TAXES

Mrs. G. Vardini Karthik is the speaker for the webinar on direct and indirect taxes and differences between the direct and indirect taxes

She is an advocate at Chennai and Practising as an Advocate for the past 11 years.


she had explained regarding History of income tax in india brief explanation on method of taxation , progressive taxes , Regressive taxes ,proportional taxes , and gave overview explanation on income tax law in india ,like income tax act , annual finance acts , income tax rules , legal decisions of courts , precedent case law

The session was informative session

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CYBER CRIMES AND THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT 2000

Resource person is Mr. Suresh. He completed his B. L, M. L and is practicing as an advocate in Chennai high court. He has experience of 15 years . The webinar is on cyber crimes and information technology act 2000.

He explained the kinds of cyber crimes which occurs in the society. Cyber crimes are based on the electronic devices and he said it as traditional crime. He said cyber crimes are computer related crimes because it uses machineries or computer as a tool. He also explained about the phishing, spamming, viries, pornographic messages and sir gave illustrations to explain the kinds of cyber crimes and how the evidence can be collected through electric devices. He also covered almost all the important sections in the Information technology Act, 2000. He also explained section 66 of IT Act have struck down because it violates the Fundamental rights. He also stated Thupparivalan movies as illustration to relate the cyber crimes. He further explained about defamation and it is penalised under section 399 of Indian penal code . He also cited some cases such as

  • Yahoo Vs Akash arora

  • Shafhi Mohammad v. State of Himachal Pradesh


This topic holds high importance because the electronic offences have increased due to the dependence of electronic devices and how we can resolve the offences must be known to the students.


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WEBINAR ON INDIAN TAXATION SYSTEM

Mr.R.Pravin who holds a B.Com ,CMA and worked as a cost management accountant is the resource person for the webinar on Indian Taxation System.


The resource person explained about the Indian taxation system. He also explained about how they fixed the tax rates, how the old tax slab differs from the new tax slab, how the government changes tax, types of taxes such as direct tax and indirect tax, list of taxes and who has authority to collect the tax. He further explained about income tax rate for self employed, income tax rates for financial year 2020-2021 under the old regime. He also highlighted the legal requirements of paying tax, disclosing accurate information with transparency for paying tax, old regime of the tax gave more exemptions from paying tax and the importance of paying tax and how the person earning income below 5 lakhs was exempted for paying tax.


This topic holds high importance since the tax rates had been increased and how to help the People from facing problems in Paying of Tax. It is essential to know about the tax system as a citizen of India.


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Webinar on procedure and process to crack civil service exams

The resource person explained that time management during the preparation is the most important aspect of this examination. He emphasised to Re-read the same book even if some coaching institution or a publication house releases new notes/book in the market that has become famous. He clearly pointed out important areas and resources that were informative for students who desired to appear for the civil service exams. Though lakhs of aspirants apply and write this exam, the real competition is between only 2000-3000 serious aspirants. Those who study systematically and consistently, get into it .

The topic is of prime importance as most of the participants were civil service aspirants and it was the right time for them to be guided in the right path.


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A Webinar on Indian Penal Code On Latest Trend

Webinar on Indian Penal Code On Latest Trend and the Resource person as Mr. R. Chandrasekaran who holds a degree as an Advocate.

The resource person explained about the Indian Penal Code .she explained about the Criminal Act to which he said it was also called as Nirbhaya Act. During the course of the webinar he elucidated the importance of the how the latest trend on the Indian Penal Code is playing a major role to Control the crime rate in our country and how the lawyers and Advocates have to take precaution in maintaining and in following the law and upholding it properly. This topic plays an important role in the society as the crime rate increase and it's the duty of us Advocates and lawyers to uphold the law and it is essential for all students to know the ways to learn and uphold the law


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Webinar on An overview of protection of children from sexual offenses Act 2012

Webinar on An overview of protection of children from sexual offenses Act 2012, was having the Resource person as Mrs.Adhilakshmi Logamurthy who is a well known Advocate and a social activist. The resource person gave an short introduction and discussed about the survey which revealed that 53.22% of children have faced one or another kind of sexual abuse. She said that IPC being insufficient to protect the children from sexual abuse, in 2012 the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences was implemented to overcome the existing issues. Then she explained about the objectives of the Act and what are the different kinds of offenses covered under the Act and discussed the punishments prescribed under the Act and concluded the session.

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Labour and employee relationship the best practices for constructive development

The webinar was on the topic " labour and employee relations the best practices for constructive development " and the speaker is Ms. JEYA BARATHI, H.R. Manager.

The resource person explained about the need for healthy work relationship between employees which in order to create a positive work environment for the growth of the organization. She also mentioned that the most valuable asset in any company is its employees. She added that the most successful organizations make employee engagement central to their business strategy.

She explained how it results in the profit of the company.

This provided the basic knowledge to students about the labour and employee relations in the corporate sector.

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International webinar on mooting

The Webinar on International webinar on mooting started with the introduction of Speaker 1, Adv. Sruthi. K who's currently doing LLM in Environmental Law. She started with an introduction about her personal experience in mooting. The topic was "Experience in mooting - My personal review". She gave an introduction from choosing the team and the Perks of having a good team. She also dwelled upon the topics on how to deal with international moots and various perks of it.

The second speaker for the day was Adv. Debashish Kumar Panda who has won many trial advocacy and is the founder of LEX COGNOSCENTI. The speaker gave detailed insights about the drafting of trial Advocacy memo. The speaker also gave a detailed analysis on how to do cross and chief examinations. Participants from various colleges all over India participated and witnessed the session.

The Webinar holds a very important part in a Law students life since mooting is an integral part of the curriculum

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WEBINAR ON COURT FILING AND GUIDANCES

The Resource person for the webinar was Mr.AK.Ramesh who holds a Bachelor Degree in Business Administrations and bachelor degree in law, who is currently Practicing and he is also an Practicing Panel Counsel for Several Banks in Tamil Nadu.

The resource person explained about Filing Procedure in India and gave Guidances about the Filing Procedure. He also explained about the Practicality of filing process in India and about Preparation of Pleadings.During the course of the webinar the resource person elucidated the working of Courts in Pandemic Situation. As this webinar is on The Topic of Court Filing and Guidances, He explained The Topics in detailed manner and also explained the concept of filing a case in Civil Court. He resolved some of doubts raised by the Participants .

This Topic holds High Importance since the Lawyers are not aware of the Practicality and it is essential for all the Students to know the Filing Procedure in India, particularly in Tamil Nadu.

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Intellectual Property Rights and Health care


Webinar on Intellectual Property Rights and Health care was having the Resource Person as MR. BALU RANGANATHAN he holds as CO Founder And Director Of Bio Medical Based Company.

The Resource Person Explained about the Intellectual property rights with lots of Illustrative case. He explained the extent of the sustainable plan to promote innovation and access to IPR, the way of supporting innovation on a global level. He explained the concept of health innovation cycle and discovery. He frUrther explained about the concepts like, foreign patenting , licensing, research and development in IPR . He also discussed the impact of intellectual property rights on health care, copyright infringement and penalties for infringements .

This topic holds highly Importance since the Intellectual property rights and health is moving towards new normal and it is essential for all the students to know the ways IPR is used in the health care sector .


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Webinar on approach towards Judge Advocate General (JAG) examination


Webinar on Lectures on approach towards Judge Advocate General (JAG) examination was conducted by resource person Ms.Revathy. She holds a bachelor degree in law and is a practicing Advocate in the Madras High court.

She explained about JAG examination and elucidated that it is one among the prestigious services to serve our Nation. Judge Advocates are often tasked with representing Soldiers during courts-martial, but the JAG officers actually encompasses a wide range of legal disciplines, including civil litigation, tort claims, labor law, and international law. She briefed the various aspects to crack the JAG exam - the strategy, the tricks and technicality in the examination. A ppt presentation was done with the previous year questions and students interacted in the question and answer session. As a whole the session provided an insight about the JAG examination. The importance of JAG examination is to serve in the army as a full time advocate or the officers have a choice even to work for a short period of time.


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“PROCEEDINGS OF CIVIL SUIT”

Mr.Prakash Goklaney is a Senior Advocate counsel who practises in the High court bench. He has experience for over 40 years. He takes up cases in several courts across Tamil Nadu and in the Supreme Court of India. He is Expertise in the fields of corporate law and civil law.


The speaker discussed the detailed aspects of filing the civil suit and its proceedings. He started the webinar on discussing about the types of jurisdiction and of filing the cases based on the jurisdiction. Once after discussing the importance of jurisdiction analysis, the speaker moved to discuss the marginal amount that has been fixed for filing of civil suits based on legionary jurisdiction. He gave a broader view on the latest amendment to the pecuniary jurisdiction. The speaker was asked to share one of his case experiences by one of the participants for which he shared one of his criminal trial experiences. All the doubts asked by the participants regarding filing of suit and about the registration had been encouraged and cleared by the speaker. The topic of this webinar is important for everyone to know about the court proceeding so that no one else ends up having justice being denied. It was an interesting and thoughtful session.


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Agricultural reforms 2020: One nation one agricultural market-Freedom of speech and expression

The webinar on Agricultural reforms 2020: One nation one agricultural market-Freedom of speech and expression was having the Resource Person as Mr. Manas Bhulchandani, B.A.LLB(Hons), Gold Medalist, University Topper,(LLM(Human rights)) from Department of legal studies & Research Barkatullah University, Bhopal, Diploma in Cyber law and was Former Member of Indian National Bar Association.

The Resource person elucidated the ongoing legal issue with regard to the " The Indian Farms Reforms of 2020 to which the Agricultural bill is being passed by the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, 2020. He explained the three major Acts involved in this issue which includes the Farmers produce Trade and Commerce (Production and Facilitation) Act, 2020 where this Act expands the scope of trade areas of farmers produce from selective areas to any place of production. The second one was Framers (Empowerment and Protection) and explained about the Agreement on price Assurance and Farm services Act, 2020 providing a view into the pre-arranged contracts with buyers including pricing etc. The speaker concluded with the last Act Essential Commodities ( Amendment) Act, 2020 which was for the removal of foodstuffs such as cereals, pluses, potato, onions etc.

This topic holds high importance in connection to the ongoing Farmers Protest at the Centre. Thus, it is essential for the citizens of this country to beware of this bill which may affect them on a daily basis as Agriculture is denoted as the backbone of India.

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