Talk:West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences

Suggestion to move page
The name of this page should be National University of Juridical Sciences (NUJS) rather than West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences. I propose that this page be moved.

-- Andy123 16:47, 24 February 2006 (UTC)


 * In case, you are sure, please move the page to the correct name. In case, you want any help, please feel free to contact me. --Bhadani 16:50, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

I am sorry about the earlier post. I checked out the NUJS website and confirmed that the University is indeed known by the name of West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences. Now what I am going to do is create some redirect pages that affirm with the conventions.

-- Andy123 17:01, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Add Criticism section
The page lacks in the Criticism section. Moreover, the achievement section is not quite satisfactory. It should be able to list, link or cite some of the major achievements of the University as well. Add details about the faculty members as well.

-- Andy123 17:11, 24 February 2006 (UTC)


 * I have recovered some old edits and fused them with the article. --Andy123 17:52, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Infobox needed
I have uploaded the logo of the Law School. This page currently requires an infobox, like ones available on GNLU and NLSIU site. You can copy the source code from those pages to this one, and then upload information about the university. --Andy123 13:09, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

This article reads too much like a press release
Here's a sample:

The objectives of the University inter alia are to:


 * Advance and disseminate learning and knowledge of law and legal processes and their role in national development
 * To develop in the student and research scholar a sense of responsibility to serve society by developing skills in regard to advocacy, legal service, legislation, law reforms and the like.
 * To promote inter-disciplinary study of law in relation to management, technology, inter national cooperation and development.

Legal Studies at NUJS aim at a comprehensive learning experience, not only in traditional fields of legal education, but in contemporary cutting edge disciplines as well. The course structure is in conformity with the rules prescribed by the Bar Council of India. The Founder Vice Chancellor Dr. N.R. Madhava Menon, established NUJS with an aim to produce "social engineers". According to him, NUJS is a law school, which attempts to transform legal education into "justice education", a concept which emphasizes on legal ethics and social responsibility of the legal profession.

Someone needs to go through this article with a fine tooth comb to weed out all the buzzwords. MER-C 10:07, 28 October 2006 (UTC)


 * hi mer, thanks for responding, these are the objectives of the university and in my understanding they ought to fall within the definition of encyclopaedic info, for example if a company claims that it will provide homedelivery within 20 hours its not advertisement but a guarantee, so too the objectives of a university though may seem to be a bit flowery or too much over the top, yet they constitute an integral part to understand the institution. Legaleagle86 16:18, 28 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Legaleagle86, there's also the description of the academic block - I was only halfway through an edit of the campus description, so there are STILL beauts such as the academic block being a 'majestic structure', and so on. The entire page reads far too much like an advertisement, or as an extension of the NUJS website.218.248.32.114 14:12, 9 November 2007 (UTC)


 * My dear anonymous friend from NLS or would you prefer NLSUI or rather "National .....", I would not like to start an edit war, however whydont you start making concrete suggestions on specific issues and discuss them here before vandalising the pages as you did last few times, so I shall request you to kindly calm down and think out rationally as we both know that edit wars will be fruitless, thanks again my anonymous friend LegalEagle 16:07, 9 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Sorry for being anonymous earlier - I'm a bit of a Wiki newbie, which probably shows in that I added the NPOV tag without an earlier discussion on this page. However, let me substantiate what I was saying earlier by quoting this: "Dr. Ambedkar Bhavan (University Academic Block) is a beautiful edifice in stone. It is located on a prime land in Salt Lake City, overseeing the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. The Campus consists of an academic and three residential blocks — two seven storied halls of residence for girls and boys apiece and a double storied staff accommodation-cum-guest house. The academic block is a four storied majestic structure, comprising of 105 rooms in all with lift facility. It is an inward looking building octagonal in shape and rounded by widespread verandas that open up to the vast central courtyard with a fountain on one side. The build ing has nearly everything a modern University ought to have — a host of Class rooms, a vast library with a sprawling reading room, medical facilities and an auditorium. There is a central library with each school of the University having its own specialized library." This is what I edited back then, and the description of NUJS in terms of its campus is still somewhat biased. While I understand (now) that the NPOV tag is a little extreme, I suggest that the language of the entire page be toned down. Please understand that I am NOT in any way looking for an edit war, especially because I don't know quite what that means and I have a lot of friends in NUJS who I don't want killing me. I was just pointing out that the perspective on the article reads like some court historian describing the palace of the king paying his bills. The article needs a bit of a revamp. I apologise if I have offended you or made you believe I was looking for an edit war. Carboxy&#39;s moron 16:21, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Dear Carboxy, thank you for your thoughts, I appreciate your decision to discuss about changes at talkpage first. I have already removed some obvious POV like 'beautiful edifice', 'what a university ought to have', which you have also pointed out earlier, I welcome you to make further suggestion so that there is no overt or covert POV in the article. LegalEagle 04:05, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

Faculty Members
This section looks like a school brochure. An University may have many professors. Is it necessary to write about them (See:WP:NOT)?--Victor 06:21, 22 December 2006 (UTC)
 * yeah it seems to lenghthen the article too much so i havve removed it below is the section removed


 * Prof D.Banerjea, Head SCJA

Formerly a judge, he has been coordinating the activities of the SCJA since its inception in November 2000. His predominant area of teaching is criminal law although he also teaches administrative law and evidence.Prof. Banerjea has formerly taught law at the SVP National Police Academy, Hyderabad as senior Faculty and in the LBS National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie for over fifteen years as Professor and Coordinator, Faculty of Law. Subsequently he was a Fellow of the U.N.D.P. and conducted an in-depth study on 'Quality Assurance in Higher Education" in Heriot-Walt University, Scotland. He has also co-authored three books bearing on law and justice and is the Chief Editor of the publication 'Judicial Activism'. He has also assisted in editing the Criminal Justice India Series of publications.
 * Justice M. Sengupta (retd.) Adjunct Professor

A former judge, he rose through the State Judiciary and was elevated to Calcutta High Court. Transferred to Sikkim High Court he served as acting Chief Justice for one and a half years. He teaches Civil & Criminal Procedure. Justice Sengupta is also a Guest Lecturer at the College of Law, Calcutta University and is also intimately associated with the Lok Adalat movement, both at the governmental and non- governmental levels.
 * Dr. A.P. Mukherjee, IPS (retd.) Adjunct Professor

Dr. Mukherjee, a former Governor of Mizoram, and Director, C.B.I., joined NUJS in 2003. He is involved in a number of SCJA research projects and is leading the study on the formulation of an Economic Offence Code for India. He continues to be actively interested in a number of important social and legal issues involving police, public administration, criminal justice and electoral reforms and is presently also serving as Vigilance Commissioner, West Bengal.
 * Dr. A.K. Samanta Adjunct Professor

A former member of the Indian Police Service, he retired as Director General of Police, West Bengal in 1995. Presently he teaches Criminology and is also heading the SCJA project on the role of Forensic Science in Criminal Justice.
 * S.A.Khan B.A. LLB. LLM. , Lecturer

A Law graduate from Calcutta University, he has an LLM. in Alternative Dispute Resolution from NUJS. Subsequently he has joined the SCJA as a research fellow. Presently he is engaged is several research projects including the 'Role of Forensic Science in Criminal Justice' sponsored by the Bureau of Police Research & Development, Ministry of Home Affairs. He also actively practices at the Alipore District Court.
 * M. S. Panickar B.A. LLB. LLM. M.Phil. Lecturer

Meena Panicker is an M.Phil.from JNU with her thesis being "The Role of NGOs in the Development of International Environmental Law". Her field of teaching includes international law and environmental law. At present she is doing her Ph.D. on 'Reservations and Interpretative Declarations to Multilateral Environmental Treaties' from JNU. The Hague Academy of International Law has awarded her am Doctoral Scholarship in relation to her Ph.D. work
 * A. Mazumder B.A. LLB. LLM. M.Phil. Lecturer

Anirban Mazumdar deals with intellectual property law and cyber law. He has done research on the legal framework governing electronic commerce. He has worked as a lecturer in the National Law School of India University and during that stint he had been actively involved in projects such as the "First National Judicial Pay Commission" and the "Reserve Bank of India". He had also been a visiting scholar at the New York University, USA.
 * Prof Niharendu Konar, Head SLPD

N.Konar is a former judge who has also served as Legal Advisor to the Calcutta Municipal Corporation. Presently he teaches both civil and criminal procedure and also coordinates the Clinical education classes for the senior LLB. Students. He also coordinates the activities of the NUJS Legal Aid Society and has been instrumental in the successful outcome of a number of legal education courses and counseling sessions organized by the latter. Apart from NUJS, he is also the Chairman, Appeal Committee, W.B.Board of Secondary Education and Ombudsman, United Bank of India.
 * S. Sarkar B.A. M.A. MBA 

A post graduate in English literature from Calcutta University, she also holds a B.Ed., an MBA (IGNOU) with specialisation in Operations Management and a diploma in computer application (NCC, UK). Before taking up a full time career in teaching she has worked in the corporate sector as a computer faculty as well as on marketing assignments. Prior to joining NUJS, she was a visiting faculty in English Language and Communications in the Institute of Engineering and Management, Salt Lake, Kolkata during which she was involved in several corporate workshops on English Communication for many Central Government undertakings. She has also been an English examiner for the West Bengal Technology University from 2001 to 2003. At NUJS she is engaged in improving the communication skills of students, and in the editorial work concerning the publications of the University.
 * Shiju M.V. B.A. LLB. LLM. M.Phil. 

An LLB from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala and LLM. from Cochin University, he joined NUJS in 2001, subsequently being awarded an M.Phil. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi on 'Competition Law in India'. His area of specialization is predictably competition and anti-trust law, which he is currently teaching as a seminar course. Besides this, he has also teaches labour law and constitutional law. He contributed papers at many seminars and workshops. He also has experience of legal practice as an advocate in Kerala High Court.
 * S. Chatterji B.A. LLB. LLM. 

He has passed LL.B. from Calcutta University and LL.M. from Workwick University, UK. He has also passed the ICWA foundation and has a professional degree in computers. He had held the post of a Branch Manager in Golden Trust Financial Services, Siliguri in 2000 and practised as an Advocate in Bankshall Court (CMM Court), Calcutta, in both civil and criminal cases. At present, he is involved in teaching as well as researching for a project, titled 'A proactive consumer forum for farmers, agriculture workers and rural people'.
 * B. Ronald BSL. LLB. LLM. Ph.D.

A gold medallist from Pune University, Dr. Ronald also holds a diploma in Labour Laws & Labour Welfare from Pune University. Having joined NUJS in November 2001 she presently teaches Marine Law and Contracts. She is also associated with the UNDP Funded project undertaken by the SELG. Ms. Ronald is currently pursuing her PhD. on 'Capital management and shareholders protection in joint stock companies under the Companies Act 1956'.
 * V. Patanaik B.A. LLB. LLM. 

She completed her graduation from Utkal University, Orissa in 1993. Thereafter she did her LL.B. from Utkal University and LL.M. from Berhampore University, Orissa. Her specialisation is Commercial Law. She has been teaching in Utkal University before joining NUJS in the capacity of Teaching Assistant.
 * T.V.G.N.S. Sudhakar B.A. B.L. LLM. M.Phil. 

He did his graduation in Economics from Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh and thereafter obtained a Law Degree, B.L. from the same University in 1993. For the last eight years he had been highly involved in research work, in International Law. The topic for his LL.M.Dissertation Thesis was "Role of International Court of Justice in the development of International Law" for which he was awarded the first place. He has also done his M.Phil. in International Law from JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) in 1999. He has submitted a Ph.D. Thesis in International Humanitarian Law entitled "Protection of Human Rights in Non-international Armed Conflicts and the Emerging International Criminal Law" to the School of International Studies, in JNU. He has also participated in a South Asian Teaching Session on "International Humanitarian Law, and Refugee Law" held in National Law School of India University, Bangalore, hosted jointly by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and NLSIU, Bangalore.
 * Nandan Nawn B.Sc. M.A. M.Phil. Lecturer

An economics postgraduate from Jawaharhal Nehru University Nandan Nawn is in charge of teaching economics. An M.Phil holder, he is currently pursuing his Ph.D. from the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, JNU on the inter-relationship between agriculture and environmental degradation. He has previously been a lecturer in Ramlal Anand College and S.G.T.B. Khalsa College in Delhi. He has also worked as a Junior Project Associate in the Environmental Policy Cell of National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi.
 * Ruchira Goswami B.A. M.A. Lecturer

She had completed graduation in Sociology from Presidency College, Calcutta. Thereafter she had done post-graduation from Calcutta University and ranked first in the examination. She started her career in CINI-Child-in Need Institute, a Calcutta based NGO. Thereafter she shifted on to academics as a part time Lecturer of Sociology in Haldia Government College, Midnapore. Presently, she is pursuing her M.Sc. Degree in Human Rights from London School of Economics on a British Chevening Scholarship for one year. She has also been to Oslow International Summer School to attend a programme for 6 weeks.
 * Rukmini Sen B.A. M.A. 

A first-rank holder in sociology from Presidency College, Kolkata, Rukmini Sen is a post-graduate from JNU and was a Guest Lecturer in Sociology, at Burdwan University. Before joining NUJS, she was a Trainee Programme Officer in CINI, Kolkata and had also been a part-time Research Assistant, involved in a project on 'Developing a North-South Partnership' with the Centre for Study in Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi. At present she coordinates the disability law seminar course and also teaches sociology. She is also involved with the Centre for Women and Law.


 * hope this can act as future ref Legaleagle86 16:25, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks.--Victor 18:41, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I hope this is not a copyvio. &mdash; Nearly Headless Nick   {C}  10:16, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
 * My dear gryffindor house ghost, this is presently not a copyvio in the wikipedia sense because if one googles any line from the passage above, one will not get a 100% match. LegalEagle 12:14, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

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Major edit/overhaul of article
Hi, I propose to remove the section on Lectures, merge sections on history and ethos, trim down the section on degree. Please do let me know your views as to whether I should go ahead. Thanks LegalEagle (talk) 17:30, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Removed lectures section (for future ref)
Convocation Address List of Chief Guests
 * 2010: Professor Andre Betteille
 * 2011: Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta

K.C. Basu Endowment Lecture The K.C. Basu Endowment Lecture is an annual lecture instituted by Dr. Kaushik Basu, Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India, and Professor of Economics, Cornell University in his father's name. Shri K.C. Basu, a former lawyer was also a former Mayor of Calcutta. The recurring theme of this annual lecture is Law and Economics. List of Speakers
 * 2003: Professor Amartya Sen
 * 2004: Professor Pranab Bardhan
 * 2006: Professor N. R. Narayana Murthy
 * 2007: Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz
 * 2008: Lord Meghnad Desai
 * 2011: Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Durga Das Basu Memorial Lecture The Inaugural Durga Das Basu Memorial Lecture has been instituted by the late Durga Das Basu's family in memory of the great Constitutional Law scholar. List of Speakers
 * 2005: Shri Fali S. Nariman
 * 2010: Professor Dieter Grimm
 * 2011: Professor Mark Tushnet

Ford Foundation Lecture on Human Rights List of Speakers
 * 2006: Professor Upendra Baxi

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B.Sc.LL.B.
WBNUJS now offers 5-year B.Sc.LL.B (Hons) as well with B.Sc. being in Forensic Science and Criminology. That should be added to the page. 203.163.249.242 (talk) 16:12, 4 September 2023 (UTC)