‘Appreciation of Evidence in Criminal Law’ on 1st of January 2016.

Prof. Dr Mukund Sarda, Dean Faculty of Law and Principal of New Law College Pune, Felicitating Hon’ble Mr. Justice A. R Joshi, Judge Bombay High Court, who was in Law College Pune, for inauguration of ‘Justice V.R Krishna Iyer Memorial  Lecture Series’ , and also delivered legal discourse on ‘Appreciation of Evidence in Criminal Law’ on 2nd of January 2016.

Books And Research Publications

Research meets its finest hour when any piece of writing or book of the faculty member is published and is being appreciated. Publication of books and well-researched articles is one of the activities which make our College special in terms of intellectual resources. Overall, 7 books of international standard and high quality and more than 53 peerly reviewed research articles have been published by the faculty members from during the period of 2011 to 2013.

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra Judge, Supreme Court of India

A Journal With Unique Scholistic Significance

Bharati Law Review, a journal with high academic research distinction and valuable pieces of writing from renowned scholars all over the world is indeed a remarkable achievement of the year at NLC. It is a Peer reviewed Law Journal with ISSN: 2278-6996 which within a very short period has created a watershed in the domain of legal research. The Journal was released by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipak Misra, Judge, Supreme Court of India. The Journal has earned its name in no time and the race to submit the piece of writing of various academicians, judges, and senior advocates has made it difficult for the Editorial Committee to select submissions for publication.

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Verma

The then Judge, Supreme Court of India

Grand Ceremony Of Book Release:

A Masterpiece in the form of a book named “Cases and Materials on Evidence Law” was co-authored
by Prof. Dr. Mukund Sarda, Dean & Principal and Adv. Dev Chopra, Senior Faculty Member. The
book was released at the august hands of Hon'ble Mr. Justice Deepak Verma, Former Judge,
Supreme Court of India. The unique feature of the book was that it covered all the latest trends and
case laws relating to Evidence laws and its foreword was written by Hon'ble Mr. Justice
Deepak Verma, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India himself.

Hon'ble Shri. Paras Kuhad, Additional

Solicitor General of India releasing the

NLC-LAWSOME, a newsletter

published at the institute.

Release of 'NLC-Lawsome :
A Newsletter

NLC: At the forefront of research

Our research receives international acclaim and major research funding agencies sponsor our research projects and
other research related events. Supported by teaching staff at the forefront of their fields, our shared knowledge and
expertise allows us to make discoveries and breakthroughs that have a real impact on the world.

NLC: At the forefront of Research

RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
Our academics and researchers engage in cutting-edge theoretical and applied research across a wide range
of legal areas in collaboration with practitioners, policy makers and the brighter legal intellectual community.
The College is recognized u/s. 2f & 12-B of the University grants Commission Act, 1956. This privilege
facilitates our institute to apply for further funding to pursue extensive research in the various emerging areas.
As a result, several major and minor research projects coupled with some sponsored seminar are sanctioned
by the University grants Commission.
It has excellent research amenities available to explore the new avenues in the domain of law and legislations.
We firmly believe in the principle that better research yields better laws.
The Following are the special features that make NLC an excellent place for legal research:
1. Recognition u/s. 2f & 12 B of the UGC Act, 1956
2. The Euro-American Legal Study and International Research Centre
3. The International IPR Research Centre
4. BHARATI LAW REVIEW, a peer review law journal.
5. Publication of Books by the Faculty Members
6. One Major research project, five Minor Research projects and two national Seminars exclusively
sponsored by University Grants Commission.
7. Establishment of Planning and Research Board.
8. Publication of research papers in law Journals with high impact factor
9. Collaborative Research with foreign universities, renowned NGOs etc.
10. Research focus on the emerging areas and more emphasis on social issues and social justice etc
11. Research is an essential component of PG and UG Programmes.

Prof.Dr.Mukund Bhagirath Sarda Awarded With D.Litt. Degree

Dean & Principal,New Law College,Pune Prof.Dr.Mukund Sarda,(LL.M, Ph.D., Triple Gold medalist)is awarded with highest Degree, D.Litt. (Doctor of Letters) by Governor of Madhya Pradesh on 20th November, 2015.

Legal Comments

Independence of Judiciary is the essence of rule of law and basic structure of any democratic set up. Slightest interference by political authorities in appointment of judiciary erodes the fabric of trust in judiciary and violates the concept of separation of powers. The foundation of judiciary is trust, which if shaken, collapses the system.

The Collegium system was introduced to ensure zero interference by strong executive in appointment of judges and at the same time to ensure selection of the best judges on merit by the Best and senior judges of the country. The sanctity in appointing the judges was left to the wisdom and integrity of judiciary. 

'Free Legal Aid Centre on Family Matters’ by Mukund Sarda gives amicable solutions

Statistics compiled over past few decades reveal that the number of family matters reported to the law has increased substantially over the last decade. A major proportion of these cases correspond to marital discords and property disputes. Every fifth family in India has a history of marital discord and 1 out of 10 such cases are generally taken to court, however many later are solved through out of court settlements. But nonetheless, there is a huge pile of such pending cases. Dr. Mukund Sarda, Principal, New Law College, Bharati Vidyapeeth University has devised a way to sort these cases at pre-litigation stage.

'Free Legal Aid Centre on Family Matters’ started at New Law College by Mukund Sarda aims to resolve family matters in an amicable way. This centre has been operational since 2 years and has resolved over 415 cases. Here, an esteemed panel of 20 experienced lawyers and academicians help resolve family matters by their free legal advice and counseling of the parties.

For the students of NLC, this serves as the perfect place to learn how to approach and resolve marital and family discords. Law students are encouraged to carefully observe and actively participate in the proceedings. They are even sensitized about the cases and recommended to view them from an emotional view point as well.

A major number of such cases involve domestic violence, live-in relationships and old people who are disowned by their families. The government has established laws like Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act, 2005 and Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, but it isn’t always possible for people to take the matters to the courts as it involves time and money. In such cases, ‘Free Legal Aid Centre on Family Matters’ serves as the way out.

Dr. Mukund Sarda says women must know their legal rights

A convention on ‘Justice and Women Empowerment’ was organized at the Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University New Law College, Pune. Participating in this event were over a hundred counselors. The symposium was organized by          Dr. Mukund Sarda, Dean And Principal New Law College. The symposium was inaugurated by Justice Dr. Mrs. Shalini S. Phansalkar Joshi, Judge, Bombay High Court, Mrs. Shailaja Sawant, Principal Judge, Family Court, Pune and Mr. Sudam Gayke, Vice-President, Association of Marriage Counselors, Family Courts, Maharashtra State. Pune family court judge Mrs Sawant mentioned that Gender Justice means no discrimination on the basis of sex. In India there is gender injustice as lot of cases of crime against women goes unreported; to stop the crime against women there shall be 1. Women police officers shall be appointed 2. Special help line numbers for women. Protection of legal rights of women, rehabilitation of children of prostitutes is the real Women Empowerment for which every citizen should fight.

Justice Dr. Mrs. Shalini S. Phansalkar Joshi stated that communications over social media must be encouraged between the spouses but this must not over shadow the need for having personal verbal communication. The idea is to develop an understanding and devote time to each other. This is a sorted way of solving marital disputes

Dr. Mukund Sharda said that matrimonial disputes which are needed to be solved are Child custody, Property issue and Crimes against women. He also elaborated that Counselors play an important role in order to bring amicable solution to matrimonial disputes. In physical abuse and torture cases ‘Domestic Information Report’ shall be filed without any attempt for counseling or settlement. Every woman shall know her right to medical aid, maintenance, alimony, live-in-matrimonial home, etc.

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