Army Institute of Law Blog

“I wonder whether those of our political masters who have been put in charge of the defence of the country can distinguish a mortar from a motor; a gun from a howitzer; a guerrilla from a gorilla, although a great many resemble the latter.” ~ S.H.F.J Manekshaw It’s been 38 years, since India won the 1971 war against Pakistan and brought it down to its knees by capturing 93,000 Pakistani Prisoners of War (POW). Fast forward it to the Kargil encounter in 1999, India was again seen to have tackled the non-state actors (as claimed by Pakistan) creating terrorism in the Kashmir Valley. Even in the 21 st Century, our dear neighbor has not learned and still carries out such petty war tactics, which lead to a loss of life & property in India. It has been seen in the month of September 2016, that terrorists, along the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), have attacked the Indian Army bases at Poonch and Uri in Jammu and Kashmir. In a Press Conference conduc...

On the 18th, 19th and 20th of January, 2019 the Army Institute of Law, Mohali conducted its annual National Moot Court Competition, Checkmate. This was the 9th edition of the moot court and it saw participation from 26 teams from law schools around the country. This year the proposition for Checkmate dealt with a naval dispute between two nations, which caused certain aspersions being cast upon the integrity of a senior naval officer. The questions of law pertained to the Naval Act, 1957 and Constitution of India.  This year’s proposition was drafted by Gurnoor Singh Sandhu (5 th  year) and Adhiraj Bhandari (5 th  year) who were both felicitated for the same. On 20 th  January, the finals were conducted in the Multi Purpose Hall, between Balasaheb Apte College of Law, Mumbai and Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad.  The final rounds were judged by - Hon’ble Mr. Justice Arun Palli, Judge Punjab and Haryana High Court;  Hon’ble Mr. Justice Gurmeet...

AIL organised its annual Alumni Meet on the 24 th   November 2018.  The alumni meet is conducted every year in order to reconnect with the Alumni and celebrate their success and various achievements.   A special welcome was extended to the Alumnis, followed by a cultural extravagance put up by the students, which was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience.

AIL’s 7 th  Annual Convocation was held on Saturday, 24 th  November 2018. The venue was inside the campus in Mohali at the newly unveiled Sports Complex of 1.44 acres. The esteemed Guests of Honour for the Convocation were Hon’ble Mr Justice A B Chaudhari, Judge,  Punjab & Haryana High Court; Lt Gen Surinder Singh, AVSM, VSM, ADC, GOC-IN-C, Western Command  & Patron-In-Chief, AIL; Prof  (Dr) B S Ghuman Vice Chancellor  Punjabi University, Patiala and Maj Gen M L Aswal, MG AOC, Western Command  & Chairman, AIL.  The Convocation began with a majestic and grand procession of Bagpipers that welcomed the esteemed guests. This was followed by the National Anthem. D egrees were awarded to the students of B.A.LL.B. of batches 2012-17, 2013-18 and LL.M.2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-2017.

AIL conducted the annual AWES Youth Fest, a three day competition, from the 29th to  the 31st October of 2018.  The Youth Fest is conducted for colleges that are part of AWES and the  following colleges participated in the event: -Army College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi -Army Institute of Management and Technology, Gr eater  Noida -Army Institute of Education, Greater Noida -Army College of Nursing, Jalandhar -Army Institute of Law, Mohali The three day fest witnessed neck to neck competition in the sports, literary and cultural events.  The winners were felicitated by Maj. Gen. Aswal, Chairman AIL and Dr. Tejinder Kaur, Principal AIL. The Winners of overall trophy are as under: Sports (Girls) Trophy - AIL Sports (Boys) Trophy - AIL Cultural Trophy - AIL Literary Trophy - ACMS

Amidst fears with regard to handling of sensitive data and information and several allegations being levelled against the government of enabling the creation of a surveillance state and also with regard to the alleged leak of private information of plethora of people on the social networking site Facebook, a committee headed by retired Justice BN Srikrishna was constituted and given the task of carving out a solid foundation or a digital framework for proper handling and processing of personal and sensitive data and after a long and tedious deliberation it submitted its draft of the “Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018” on July 27, 2018 to the Government.  Various Entities: The Bill has recognised several entities Data Principal (whose data is processed), Data Processor/Data Fiduciaries (who processes the data), a central regulating authority called the Data Protection Authority of India (DPAI) whereby term “Processing” includes collecting, recording, adapting, ind...

On 18 October, 2018  a think tank, Suvichar organised the Thursday activity. Suvichar is a think tank where experienced persons provide insight into various key sectors of our society. It seeks to give back to the society, inputs and guideposts that can enhance the ability of people to deal with a plethora of issues and also to provide thought leadership in certain areas.                                           Gen. Ved Prakash Malik PVSM, AVSM The topic for the day was 'the need to speed up judicial process.'   The esteemed guests for the afternoon were General V P Malik, Mr. M.L. Sarin, and Mr. Vivek Atray. All the dignitaries shared their wisdom and thoughts on the topic with the audience.  Mr. M.L. Sarin, Senior Advocate, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Founding Secretary, Sarin Memorial Legal Aid Foundation Mr. Vivek Atray,  Author, Motivat...