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Date: 29th August, 2019
Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad.
Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad participated in the Inauguration of the ‘Fit India Movement’ by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India at 10:00AM on 29th August, 2019. The Director, Deputy Director, Faculty, Non-Teaching Staff and the students enthusiastically participated in the event. The event was initiated with a brief introduction about the Fit India Movement, the necessity of a fit lifestyle and healthy living. Thereafter, the Inauguration of the Fit India Movement was telecast live at the Auditorium of the Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Hyderabad Campus. Subsequent to the inauguration, the Director, Deputy Director, Faculty, Non-Teaching Staff and the students came together to take the pledge of fitness and thereafter, walking 10,000 steps across the campus. The event was served as inspiration for everyone to take time out of their busy lives and take care of their health and fitness.
The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, launched the Fit India Movement with collaboration from schools and colleges across India. In his historic speech, he appealed to every citizen to take time to make themselves fit, healthy and active. The inauguration took place at the Indira Gandhi Stadium in New Delhi and the live telecast was screened at Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad. The event started with a mesmerizing performance depicting the various forms of sports, martial arts, dance and yoga in India. Further, the Hon’ble Prime Minister paid a tribute to Dhyan Chand and appreciated the various sportsmen of India. In his concluding remarks, the Prime Minister appealed to every individual, especially the youth, to engage in physical activity in order to maintain their mental and physical well-being. The telecast inspired and motivated the students and staff of Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad to adopt a healthier lifestyle.
After the telecast, the attendees pledged to adopt a healthier lifestyle and thereafter, walked 10,000 steps across the campus of Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad. The event brought the necessity of a healthy lifestyle and the dangers or a sedentary lifestyle into focus, and thereby, motivated every attendee to maintain their health and fitness.
To commemorate National Sports Day on August 29 ,Sri Narendra Modi during his Mann Ki Baat address on August 25, urged people to visit iconic places and travel places related to nature and wildlife.
Stressing on the need to be fit, he said that a healthy India is his goal and called for a strict control on people's lifestyles. He also emphsasised on the importance of fitness, especially in the times we live in and added that people must change their mindsets when it comes to physical fitness.
Students of Symbiosis Law School Hyderabad and Symbiosis Institute of Business Management convened to tune into the live telecast of the Fit India Movement and vowed to take a step towards a healthy life
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SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL, HYDERABAD
INDUCTION PROGRAMME – JULY 2019
DAY: 01: ICE- BREAKING SESSION
After the inaugural ceremony of the new academic year for the new batch of students, an ice breaking session for all the students was organized on the campus wherein students actively participated in it. This session was organized with an intention to make students comfortable in the new environment at Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad. As the students take a leap into a new career they are faced with anxiety, curiosity and sometimes fear. The thought of spending 5 years away from home might sometimes be daunting for a student.
With this view in mind, trainers from Dishi Consultants were invited to conduct the ice-breaking session for the students. They aimed at making the students comfortable and create a launch pad for them to start off their careers with a positive note. Their main focus was to make the students understand what TEAM is all about. They believe in Trust Empathy Attitude Motivation and the focus of the session was also on the same theme.
The session began with an introduction of each student with their fellow mates followed by human scavenger activity wherein students were given a task which aimed at realizing the importance of communication and building relations. With umpteen activities throughout the session, students imbibed many valuable lessons like trusting each other on campus, being empathetic and kind towards fellow mates, and so on. During the session, students were also shown few motivational videos so that they could draw inspiration from those who faced challenges in life and ended up being successful in life. The teams also focused on making students understand the importance of having right attitude, positive thinking, facing different challenges in life and so on. The team enthralled the students with a number of fun-filled activities like exercise, dance, sing, and communicate with each other so that they mingle with their peers in a better way.
By way of storytelling, sharing one’s experiences, individual as well as group activities students learnt a lot from the session about each other and were open to one another while being entertained and engaged in different activities. It was heart-warming to watch large group of students participating this event and making the best of the day. It was a wonderful evening with a lot of memorable moments captured to cherish forever. The session ended with good music, dance and cheers!
About the organizers:
Having identified the gap between the academic and the corporate world, a group of young and dynamic professionals started Dishi Consultants in 2011. The word “Dishi” in hindi means direction and in Chinese means “Man of Virtue”. The objective of Dishi, as an organization, is to create a blend of both these meanings and impact organizations by enhancing productivity and performance through effective people skills. Dishi comprises of highly skilled, motivated & committed professionals who facilitate transformation of the participants. A team of 4 trainers visited Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad and conducted this ice-breaking session on the 1st of July 2019 from 2pm to 5pm in different classrooms. The session ended up with a refreshment to all the students.
Venue: Auditorium
Date: 31st July
On the eve of Dr. S.B. Majumdar’s birthday the students of SIBM and SLS Hyderabad came together and put a beautiful show of dance, music, drama and fashion to celebrate the various talents of the students. The programme began at 11.00am and ended around 1.40pm with students breaking for lunch. The detailed event flow for the same is attached herewith.
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ISD EVENT FLOW: 31 July, 2019 (Wednesday) |
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10:30 - 10:40 |
Student report at the venue |
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10:40 - 10:45 |
Introduction of S.B. Majumdar |
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10:45 - 10:55 |
SIU Video |
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10:55 - 10:56 |
Invite the dignitaries to stage |
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10:56 - 11:00 |
Lighting of the lamp |
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11:00 - 11:05 |
Welcome speech by SLS Deputy Director |
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11:05 - 11: 15 |
Presidential address by SIBM Director |
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11:15 - 11: 25 |
Presidential address by SLS Director |
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Cultural Programme Flow |
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11: 30 - 11:40 |
SIBM Music |
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11:41 - 11:43 |
SLS Music Set Up |
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11:43 - 11:55 |
SLS music performance |
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11:55 - 12:00 |
Stage set up for dramatics |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
SIBM Drama |
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12:30 - 12:34 |
SIBM dance set up |
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12:34 - 12:40 |
SIBM Solo dance performance |
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12:40 - 12:42 |
SLS stage set up |
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12:42 - 12:52 |
SLS Dance performance |
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12:52 - 12:53 |
Stage set-up |
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12:53 - 12:57 |
SIBM Group dance performance |
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12:57 - 1:00 |
Fashion show stage set-up |
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1:00 - 1:10 |
SIBM Fashion Performance |
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1:10 – 1:15 |
Address by international student |
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1:15 – 1:20 |
Address by international student |
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1:20 - 1:25 |
Vote of Thanks by SIBM Deputy Director |
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1:25 - 1:27 |
National Anthem |
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1:27 - 1:32 |
WDC Drama |
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1:32 |
Break for Lunch |
A session on orienting parents to concerns of mental health among the students of Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad was conducted on July 1st 2019 by the Symbiosis Centre for Emotional Wellbeing (SCEW). The session was focussed on “Building Responsible, Respectful and Resilient Children in Today’s World”.
The Symbiosis Centre for Emotional Wellbeing (SCEW) was established in August 2018. SCEW, headed by a psychiatrist- Dr. Girija Mahale, consists of a team of psychological counsellors at every campus with inhouse facility for psychiatric consultation. The centre provides free, confidential and non judgemental counselling sessions, along with the conduction of awareness and educational workshops, and seminars. Counsellors are available for assistance during emergencies 24/7 via telephone. The parent session was conducted as part of SCEW’s initiatives to collaborate with all stakeholders: parents, faculty, institute, health centre, friends, and any others.
The workshop was conducted by representatives of SCEW, Ms. Aarathy R Lakshmi and Ms. Meghna Kohli, psychological counsellors with SCEW for Hyderabad and Bangalore campuses respectively. The 2 hour session was aimed at helping parents and guardians better understand their child’s mental health, and increasing awareness about emotional wellbeing.
The session broadly addressed the following areas:
● Knowing what are the concerns faced by students
● Learning the reasons behind the concerns faced
● Understanding how students cope with these difficulties
● Importance of parent involvement and roles played by parents
● Addressing parents’ emotions
The most commonly faced issues by students of the age group were discussed. Some of these included unhealthy coping mechanisms, problems related to communication, difficulty in adjusting to a new environment, procrastination, concerns with self-esteem, anxiety, problems with regulating emotions or moods, depression, and difficulties in interpersonal relationships.
A plethora of reasons were brought up in the forum to answer the question of why students face these issues. It was also highlighted and understood by the participants that many of these concerns are interrelated, and hence need to be tackled in a holistic manner. Post the discussion of the difficulties faced and the causal factors, the session then drew attention tolearning how students deal with the issues. Some of the unhealthy and healthy strategies of coping used by students were discussed.
Additionally, parents were aided with signs to watch out for in their children. Parents were informed of their involvement and role played in the process of transition. Specific communication strategies were discussed with the help of real life examples such as attendance shortage, and low grades. Lastly, parents’ emotions were also discussed as its also a transitioning phase for them, what is sometimes referred to as the empty nest syndrome . A 30 day self-care checklist was shared with them.
The methods adopted for the session were both instructional and interactive in nature. Activities were included to enhance introspection and reflection. Participants asked questions and gave suggestions that were welcomed by the facilitators. A variety of emotions were tackled in the duration of the session and afterwards as well.
In conclusion, the participants were informed of the procedure to reach out to the Psychological Counsellor and SCEW Team for the students’ emotional well-being. The session was well received by the parents and was noted as a good initiative towards promoting health. It helped in the collaboration between SCEW and parents, who are the primary important stakeholders in students’ health. It also helped in getting to know each other better, thus bridging any gap.
The session was a great learning experience for parents and facilitators to share their experiences openly without any hesitation or judgement. Parents reported that they found the workshop useful and visited the counsellor personally post the session for queries and concerns.
“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe”
-Abraham Lincoln
No quote better suits the ideology of mooting and this message was made very clear during the First Moot Orientation Programme of Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad which introduced the 2019-24 batch to the world of mooting, an activity that will at some point of time become the central focus of any law student’s college career. The programme was conducted by the senior members of the Moot Court Association from 9th- 12th July, 2019.
The programme began with an introduction to mooting, what it is, why it is so important and what the procedures of mooting were. The moot problem, opinions and perspectives of the audience were then discussed. The audience was then taught how to approach any given problem by breaking it down and filtering out unnecessary information. Students were then asked to highlight information they deemed necessary in the problem and were then asked to justify why they believed the information to be important for their preparation. All the relevant information was then organized and noted for all students to view. The students were then given explanations as to why certain information was relevant to the problem while, the problem also consisted of unnecessary information meant to confuse students.
The students were taught about the correct procedure to be followed while researching for the problem and how they were to use legal authorities while mooting. Students were then taught about the importance of a memorial, its formatting, the expected content and the order in which it must be drafted. The next topic covered was oral pleadings and how to divide arguments during pleadings into different stages.
The students were then briefed about the formalities of mooting, how one must address themselves, the other side and the judges. They were then informed about mooting etiquette, what one must do, what one must not do, how they must present themselves and how they must present their cases. The briefings were then followed by an informative question and answer session to clear any doubts the students had. Questions about the 4th Internal Moot Court Competition, Zeal such as the formation of teams, the method of research and the format of proceedings were put forward by the students and were then clarified by the members of the Moot Court Association, thus concluding the first orientation programme.
REPORT ON LEGAL SERVICES CAMP
NALSA (effective implementation of poverty alleviation schemes)
SUBMITED BY:
LEGAL AID CENTRE
SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL, HYDERABAD
SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL (DEEEMED) UNIVERISTY, PUNE
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
DISTRICT LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORITY
RANGA REDDY DISTRICT COURT, L.B NAGAR
DATE AND LOCATION: 17th August, 2019; KBR Convention- Keesara.
MEMBERS WHO ATTENDED THE CAMP:
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1. |
Chaitra P |
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2. |
B Deepthi |
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3. |
Lahari Gurrala |
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4. |
VS Bharat Ram |
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5. |
Akula Sai Jaihuk Reddy |
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6. |
Yuktika Kadali |
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7. |
Sandra Lisa Philip |
BREIF INTRODUCTION:
National Legal Services Authority of India (NALSA) aims at providing free legal services to eligible candidates and organize Lok Adalats for speedy resolution of cases. There is a provision for similar mechanism at state and district level also. In accordance with the aim of NALSA, this legal camp was conducted to provide effective implementation of poverty alleviation. This initiative was taken upon by the Telangana State Legal Services Authority and District Legal Services Authority as per the NALSA module and conducted the awareness camp in Rangareddy District. The primary objective of this camp was to spread awareness amongst the villagers and few other tribal societies and also provide the government with the issues being faced by the people of the backward classes, so that their basic requirements and necessities are met and their problems are considered in the eyes of law to be solved.
PURPOSE OF THE VISIT:
The purpose of the visit was to provide the students an insight into what problems the villagers and the backward community are facing, but in more depth this was being communicated to the students by the people themselves. As Para Legal Volunteers we aim at spreading legal literacy and legal awareness amongst the people and, in particular, to educate weaker section of the society about the rights, benefits and privileges guaranteed by social welfare legislations and other enactments as well as administrative programmes and measures.
OUTCOME:
This helped the students acknowledge the problems faced by the backward community and how they can be solved and the measures taken by the government through implementation of various schemes in accordance with the NALSA module. There were a lot of cases where people did not have a place for shelter or food to eat. As the saying by John D. Rockfeller, Jr goes, "Think of giving not as a duty but as a privilege." This provided opportunities for many people to come share their problems to be looked into so that they are given with what they need and the students to become a part of this much respected and regarded initiative. This initiative taken upon by the state and district government was very helpful in making the students understand the procedures of legal formalities to be followed for the camp which was conducted and the problems to be heard so that that they are noted and considered to fulfil the needs of the backward community.
ABOUT THE EVENT:
Legal Services Camp on Effective Implementation of Poverty Alleviation Schemes is the first camp organised by the District Legal Services Authority in collaboration with the National Legal Services Authority. As the main aim of this camp was to spread Legal Awareness, to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society so that they do not remain deprived of justice due to their economic or other disabilities.
The main objective behind setting up these stalls in an awareness program is to spread awareness about welfare legislations and schemes and strengthen the community’s access to the schemes being implemented by the legal services authority and other departments of government. It aimed at identifying and connecting people to welfare schemes to ensure that fruits of welfare schemes are passed to eligible people, to understand legal needs of people and address legal problems of people by giving appropriate legal advice and taking other necessary steps. Dignitaries for the event; Sr. Civil Judge/ Secretary, District Legal Services Authority Shri Uday Kumar, Malkajgiri Bar Association President - Yadagiri Rao, Ranga Reddy District Judge – Renuka , IPC,DPC L.B Nagar – Sampreet Singh, Joint Collector Medchal District Srinivas Reddy and other municipal commissioner of various zones illuminated the minds of the people by explaining the core aim of the camp and the purposed of setting of stalls based on Government Schemes and the benefits which can be availed through the stalls by the weaker sections of the society in order to alleviate poverty. They emphasized on the problems faced by the people who are living below the Poverty Line. A brief explanation was given as to what was the main purpose of the Telangana Government for the implementation of these schemes (especially for the weaker and the backward sections of the society). A concise description was given as to how the Legal Services Authorities extend to educate the weaker sections of the society about the rights, benefits and privileges guaranteed by social welfare legislations and other enactments as well as administrative programmes and measures.
The students were able to interact with the people belonging to the weaker sections of the society who are deprived of justice due to their economic or other disabilities and their problems were noted and acknowledged. Each student was given one stall and they assisted the members of the stall while noting the problems faced by the people. Issues related to people who belong to weaker and backward sections of the society(SC’s & ST’s), domestic violence against women, child labour, child marriage, unorganized and unemployed labour, beggars and homeless people, victims of disasters, people suffering from various kinds of disabilities, people who are deprived economically etc where addressed and acknowledged through the stalls which were set up. Stalls based on schemes for legal services to disaster victims through legal services authorities, victims of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation, effective implementation of poverty alleviation schemes, protection and enforcement of tribal rights, legal services to the victims of drug abuse and eradication of drug menace, legal services to senior citizens, child friendly legal services to children and their protection, legal services to the workers in the unorganized sector etc were organized.
EXPERIENECE:
Through this awareness camp the students learned in depth about the working of the legal services authority and why there is a need to effect paradigm shift from awareness to empowerment. Throughout this camp the students were able to educate themselves about the functioning of the Legal Services Authorities and enlightened the people about their entitlements and apprise them about the availability of free legal services. The work done by the DLSA in this regard stood out, as the guests who attended the event were able to give their true insight into what it is like to organise an awareness camp. The visit was truly one of a kind that opened the students’ minds to various things which are otherwise not given as much importance.
Independence Day Celebration – 15th August 2019
The Independence Day celebration at Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad, on the 15th August 2019, was organized by SIBM and SLS at Academic Block between 8:30 am to 10:00 am. The event was started with hosting of Flag by Directors, Chief Guest, Faculties, Staff and Students with National Anthem. After the felicitation and flag hoisting, Director of SIBM, Hyderabad, Dr. Ravi Kumar Jain and Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmed Khan, former Director of SLS Hyderabad addressed the gathering. The Chief Guest for the event was Dr. Om Prakash Shukla, Principal National Defence Academy Pune, also addressed the gathering.
Music Cell students came up with patriotic songs which was the last part of the celebrations.
Justice B Prakash Rao a former Chief Justice of Telangana High Court have been Invited to deliver the lecture on “ Appeal from District Court to High Court” “Writes under Indian Constitution ”on 3rd of Sept. 2019 to 4th of Sept. 2019. The Guest has been welcomed by the speech of the former Director Symbiosis Law School, Prof. (Dr) Sarfaraz Ahmad Khan. Prof. (Dr.) S.B. Dwarakanath was also present on the occasion of welcome speech. The guest lecture was mandatory to 5th Year Students. Subject incharge of Drafting Pleading and Conveyancing introduced the guest to students and request guest to deliver his lecture.
First Day:On the very first day i.e 3rd of Sept. 2019 Justice B Prakash Rao covered the aspect of Appeal from District Court to High Court. The first two lectures were engaged for A and B Division and rest session were opened for C and D divisions. Both the sessions ended with the open discussion and question answer sessions. Each Session continued for 2 hours.
All A to D divisions sat together for listening the guest B. Prakash Rao. The session opened with the specialty of the day, and then course moved toward the further discussion. Wherein, he covered all writes and the drafts thereof. Special Emphasis has been given on Writ of Hebius Corpus and Special Leave Petition. Justice B. Prakash Rao rained up to 2 hours and at the end, he read one enormous poem from the book of his late daughter collection on Intellection. Mr. Pankaj Umbarkar offered the vote of thanks to justice b. Prakash Rao. The Guest gifted the copy of Intellections to Mr. Pankaj Umbarkar as his memory on the campus. The details schedule of presentation is as under
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Topic Covered |
Date |
Time |
Venue |
Division |
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Appeal from District Court to High Court
Petition of writ of Habeas Corpus arising out of criminal case to high court under Art. 226 of Indian Constitution |
3/9/2019 |
10.35 AM to 11.35 AM
11.40 PM to 12.40 PM |
Assembly Hall |
A B C D
A B CD
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Writ Petition Under Art 32 of Indian Constitution Special Leave Petition Under Article 136 of Indian Constitution |
4/9/2019 |
10.30 AM to 12. 30 PM
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Moot Court Hall / Assembly Hall |
A, B C D |
Mr. Anirban Chakraborty, Associate professor of law from MNLU, Nagpur have been Invited to deliver the lecture on “Conveyancing” from 9th of Sept. 2019 to 12th of Sept. 2019. Subject incharge of Drafting Pleading and Conveyancing introduced the guest to students and request guest to deliver his lecture. The Guest has been welcomed by the speech of the former Director Symbiosis Law School, Prof. (Dr) Sarfaraz Ahmad Khan. The guest lecture was mandatory to 5th Year Students. On the very first day i.e 9th of Sept. 2019 Dr. Chakraborty covered the aspect of introduction of Conveyancing. Further he moved to explain the draft of sale deed. The five days schedule of the guest is as under
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Sr.No |
Topic to be Cover |
Date |
Time |
Venue |
Division |
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Draft of Deed of Sale |
9/9/2019 |
9.30 AM to 10.30 AM 1.40 PM to 2.40 PM |
Assembly Hall |
A and C
D and B |
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02 |
Draft of Development Agreement between Developer and Owner of the land. Draft of Deed of Mortgage. Draft of Lease Deed |
10/9/2019 |
6.00PM to 8.00 PM in convention hall |
Assembly Hall |
ABC and D |
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03 |
Draft of Negotiable Instruments and Promissory Note Draft of Gift Deed
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11/9/2019 |
9.30 AM to 11.30 AM 1.40 PM to 3.40 PM |
Assembly Hall |
A and C
D and B |
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04 |
Draft of Lease and License Agreement Partnership Deed-Formation and Dissolution
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12/9/2019 |
9.30 AM to 11.30 AM 1.40 PM to 3.40 PM |
Assembly Hall |
A and C D and B |
After completing of all the sessions, the last session was organized in convention hall. Where he has been falicited by Prof. (Dr.) Sarfaraz Ahamad Khan, former Director SLS-H. At the end Pankaj Umbarkar, Subject incharge offered vote of thanks.
For Teachers Day, we had planned and organized a special lunch for the faculty in the Multipurpose Hall. They were first invited through a letter of invitation and a chocolate waiting for them at their table before they started their day. After this, a special biryani lunch with sweet and cake was arranged in the multipurpose hall for the teachers. The Director and Deputy Director along with special presence of Director of Clinical Education MNLU, Prof. Dwarakanath Sir and all Teaching and Non-teaching staff cut the cake which signified the beginning of the Teacher’s Day celebrations. After all the teachers enjoyed the food, a game of crossword with the teachers’ first/last names as the words and a phrase related to them as the clue, was prepared. The teachers thoroughly enjoyed this activity and the event ended with the Cultural Troupe telling them that there is a surprise waiting for them at their tables which was a thermal magic cup and a letter. For this event our Cultural Cell Incharge Dr. Priyanka Madam helped us lot.
REPORT ON AVAGAHANA’19
(THEME- RESPECT FOR RIGHTS IN DIGITAL AGE)
SUBMITED BY:
LEGAL AID CENTRE
SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL, HYDERABAD
SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL (DEEEMED) UNIVERISTY, PUNE
PANEL DISCUSSION
THEME- The Internet culture and its predicament
Date and Time: - 14th August, 2019, (10:00am to 1pm)
Location: - Convention Hall, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad.
Faculty-in-charge: Prof K. Shanthi
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1. |
Sriharshitha Chada |
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2. |
P Chaitra |
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3. |
N.Srinidhi Reddy |
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4. |
Manogya Chava |
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5. |
Meghna Mishra |
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6. |
Nidhi A.K |
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7. |
Harish Kesav |
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8. |
Akshaya Chintala |
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9. |
Apoorva Ghore |
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10. |
Bhakti Khule |
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11. |
V.S. Bharat Ram |
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12. |
Vinitha Reddy |
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13. |
Sanjana |
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14. |
Tanisha |
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15. |
Lahari Gurrala |
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16. |
Deepthi Reddy |
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17. |
Rahul Prasad |
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18. |
Jaishuk |
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19. |
Sandra |
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20. |
Harshwita |
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21. |
Yuktika Kadali |
BRIEF INTRODUCTION:
The Legal Aid Centre conducts “Avagahana” as a vital component of its work to make the people aware of certain significant issues that are necessary to be made aware of and bringing it to their conscience hence making them vigilant about the same. This year the Legal Aid Centre flagged off its second edition of “Avagahana” for the academic year 2019-2020. As evident from the name “Avagahana”, it means awareness and aims at spreading the knowledge and proliferate it among the people at large. The Centre aimed at expanding awareness regarding cybercrime and how the social media serves as the main source and medium for this. It included interactive sessions to make the gathering get a wide view of the topic taken for discussion, thereby making it engrossing.
PURPOSE OF THE EVENT:
The purpose of this event was to expand the knowledge of the students on the topic, ‘The internet culture and its predicament’, mainly focusing on cyber-crime issues that would have been otherwise completely neglected, through a panel discussion. A Digital Strategy Consulting report, suggests that the average internet user in India, spends around three hours a day on the web. However, this count is not actual intelligent usage or even wide-spread usage. The reach is growing at a massive rate. However, the internet culture of the country is still not mature enough to utilize online resources fully or even build new ones. There is a lack of real 'internet culture' and ‘digital literacy’, where the web is used as wholly a utility as roads, electricity or other infrastructure. Research conducted by Phil Agre, an associate professor of communication at the University of California mentions, "Simply putting everyone on the Internet, however, will not ensure that they share their thinking with one another." With such diverse interests, it is quite a tedious job to attain a particular internet culture among citizens of the second-most populated nation on Earth. The aim was to provide the students with any possible knowledge on cyber-crimes to make them vigilant about the same.
ABOUT THE PANEL DISCUSSION:
The main event of Avagahana this year was to give the students ample knowledge into the matter of cyber-crimes through a panel discussion.
The panel embraced eminent personalities which included
Mr. Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat, IPS, Commissioner of Police, Rachakonda Commissionerate.
Mr. Dileep Konatham, Director for Digital Media at Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department, Government of Telangana
Mr. Anil Rachamalla, the founder of the End Now Foundation, India's first Non-profit Organization
Dr. Baijesh Ramesh, an Internet Addiction Therapist and a Neuropsychologist
Dr. Shanta Thoutam, Vice president of Corporate Innovation and Business Development at T-Hub.
Mr. Mahesh Muralidhar Bhagwat, in light of various issues in today’s cyberspace he addressed the gathering in establishing the crucial nexus between the law and the police department in ensuring public safety and the upcoming tech-savvy generation of our country. He gave an insight on how the internet culture is giving rise to various crimes. Playing a very vital role in the cybercrime department, he observed that lack of literacy, awareness and knowledge in law were the deterrent factors which generally dissuade people from approaching for assistance.
Mr. Dileep Konatham, stated that internet has predominantly taken over the present generation due to which various crimes have been committed in this department. He highlighted on how the Telangana Government is taking initiatives in ensuring that cyber related offences are being tackled with. He also emphasized major key points while accessing the internet which included on how calls, posts and text messages are always being recorded every single hour of the day.
Anil Rachamalla, had contributed to the discussion by pointing out the internet and cyberspace etiquettes and its relevance in the current generation. Being the founder of End Now foundation, he introduced various projects that the Foundation has and shall accomplish in the future to provide assistance and improve the negative impacts of social media in our lives.
Dr. Baijesh Ramesh, as a therapist he spoke about the impacts of social media on the minds of the younger generation. By narrating everyday examples, he very well conveyed the changing psychology regarding the social media addiction. He efficiently put forward the initiatives taken by him in contributing towards the menace of cybercrime.
Dr. Shanta Thoutam, who was the moderator for the panel discussion, put forth various questions to the learned panelists which led to an indulging discussion. She acted as a medium between the present panelists and the students by conveying the necessary information which created a forum in exchange of experiences and information.
This diverse group of panelists were called to give opinions and address the problem in their perspective, thus giving the students a view of all of them. By the end of the panel discussion, with the topic being addressed by all the panelists, the students were given a chance to make their queries about the problem and clarify them if they had any. This made it an interactive and lively session where these queries were answered. The questions posed by the students played a major in directing the discussion towards a more open and helpful session. The discussion was made more interesting by exemplifying. Case laws, wrongful usage of the internet and many other topics were covered within a short span of time.
The panel guests ensured that all dimensions were considered and a valuable viewpoint was presented.
OUTCOME
This panel discussion was an eye-opener to the students as they were presented with a lot of information about which they merely had knowledge, or to put into simple words; had knowledge but had not been addressed yet. This also enabled the students in gaining insights with regard to cyber-crimes and spreading awareness about the same. The emphasis on the wrongful usage of the internet, excessive usage, its ultimate outcome and its effect on the mental health was a major turn on for the gathering. In light of various issues in today’s cyberspace the students were addressed regarding establishing the crucial nexus between the law and the police department in ensuring public safety and the upcoming tech-savvy generation of our country. This also enabled the students in gaining insights with regard to cyber-crimes and spreading awareness about the same. The emphasis on the wrongful usage of the internet, excessive usage, its ultimate outcome and its effect on the mental health was a major turn on for the gathering.
AWARENESS WORKSHOP
THEME: Cyber Crime Awareness – Technicalities & Prevention
Date & Time: 14th September,2019; (2:00PM-4:00PM)
Location: Convention Hall, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad
ABOUT THE EVENT:
In order to create awareness amongst the pupils of the 21st century, about the hazards of the virtual world, a workshop has been organized by the members of the Legal Aid Centre, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad conducted a workshop in collaboration with the Cyber Crime Department, Hyderabad City Police on Cyber Crime Awareness- “Technicalities & Prevention.
The major objective behind conducting the workshop was to create and build awareness among the present generation. In this workshop, Mr. Madan Goud, Sub-inspector of Police(Hyderabad City) had elucidated various technicalities and its preventive measures in the cyberspace which was very well portrayed with the help of few videos Highlighting the challenges of today in the area of information security and the threats of botnets, they recommended a cautious approach for all the netizens especially in the light of dangers posed by professional hackers and cyber attackers organized as hackers' groups and other unorganized forums.
The students were expounded through various powerful presentations on information security, the threats and vulnerabilities. They highlighted the practical problems faced by the investigators right from the stage of enquiry, FIR and up to the stage of a final conviction. Through this workshop, the students were illuminated with the effectiveness of various tools like EnCase in the field of cybercrime investigations and shreds of evidence. Drawing from their rich experience of dealing with different cybercrimes and computer-related offences, they spoke about the significance of forensics tools and the evidentiary values from the tools.
The entire workshop was conducted in an interactive manner, as a lot of pertinent questions were raised, which were answered in great detail by Mr. T. Vinay Kumar, Sub-inspector of Police (Hyderabad City). The focus of the session was to create awareness about the usage of networking devices, which have become a part and parcel of everyone’s life. An individual who is unaware of the uses of cyber world is vulnerable to the risks it poses. Hence the entire session was meticulously designed and executed, it covered a wide range of issues from morphing to online predators.This workshop has provided the students with a great opportunity to interact and discuss the crux of cybercrime awareness.
DEBATE COMPETITION
Date and Time: - 13th September, 2019 (3:00pm to 5:00pm)
Location: - Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad
Debate is one of the academic activities that give students creative room to express what they feel. The length and breadth of knowledge that they gain through this is simply unparalleled. The members of the Legal Aid Centre conducted an intra college debate competition on the topic “Cyber Security with specific reference to Human Rights” as a part of Avagahana’19. A total of 16 students from Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad took part in this competition out of which 8 went for the motions and 8 against the motions. A slot of 11 minutes (7 minutes + 4 minutes) was allotted to each participant. The Jury team comprised of Mr. D. Ganesh Kumar, Mr. Hifajatali Hidayatali Sayyed, Shipra Chauhan, Mr. Amish Abdullah, Mr. Dwarakanath.
The motions set for the Debate were:
Is it valid for Central or State Government to infringe upon the right to privacy for friendly relations with foreign States.
Privacy defined under Indian Cyber Laws is sufficient to encompass all essential features in contemporary cyber space.
State restraining use of cryptocurrency in cyberspace shall announce to liberty to have independent economic relations among individuals of a State.
The participants were eager and exuberant in giving their views and displayed a deep understanding of the motions. They were armed with laws and data which made their arguments more emphatic and exhibited great oratory skills.
Arjun Mohan of batch 2017-2022 and Madhav Sharma of batch 2019-2024 shared the first position. To motivate the participants and inculcate the habit of debating, the competition constituted cash prizes of total Rs 3000. The event was aimed to give an impetus to the participants and inculcate in them a spirit of competitiveness and confidence. It was an enthralling experience for all the speakers.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Ms. K.Shanthi
Dr. Anuradha Binnuri
Prof Dr. Sarfaraz Ahmed
Faculty In-Charge
Legal Aid Centre
Deputy Director
Symbiosis Law School,Hyderabad
Director
Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad
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