UILS hosts the 1st Justice A.S Anand National Mediation & Negotiation Competition, 2018

Chandigarh, October 25, 2018: The University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh is proud to announce the 1st Justice A S Anand National Mediation & Negotiation Competition from 26th to 27th October 2018. The Competition shall witness 24 teams from all over India including NSLIU Bangalore, GLC Mumbai, NLUI Bhopal, NUJS Kolkata etc competing in the Justice A.S Anand National Mediation and Negotiation Competition 2018.
The final rounds of the National Mediation and Negotiation Competition will be presided over by Justice A.B. Chaudhari, Judge, Punjab & Haryana High Court; Mr. Atul Lakhanpal and Ms. Reeta Kohli, members of the Mediation Centre of the Punjab & Haryana High Court. The other rounds of the competition will be adjudged by eminent judges who are trained mediators from the Mediation Centre of the High Court. The winning teams will also be awarded Trophies and cash prizes worth Rs 70,000.
Prof. Rattan Singh, Director, UILS, Panjab University has provided the requisite mentorship for the successful organization of this National Event. The UILS 1st National Mediation and Negotiation Competition has had an excellent response under the guidance and leadership of Dr. Shruti Bedi, Assoc. Prof. of Law, UILS. Ms. Munisha Gandhi, senior advocate, has been instrumental in taking the imitative to commence such a competition in the memory of her father, late Justice A.S. Anand, former Chief Justice of India, who believed in the value if imparting such skills to the students.
The National Mediation and Negotiation Competition 2018 aims to provide a platform to the young students to enhance the skills pertaining to alternate dispute resolution. This competition will inculcate the spirit of resolving disputes through the means of mediation and negotiation, which is the need of the hour, considering the ever mounting pending litigation in the courts.
The participants will be judged on their communication skills, their relationship with the opposite party and the mediator and their ingenuity of ideas for possible solutions. The event seeks to provide an opportunity for valuable educational and cultural interchange between students, law academicians, legal practitioners and jurists.
The propositions for the National Mediation and Negotiation Competition, 2018 will be based on Medical Negligence, Family law, Torts, Contract and the Consumer Protection Act.
The format of the competition requires a team of 3 participants (Mediator, Counselor and Client) to participate, where the mediator is expected to elicit the information about the situation, play the role of a neutral party and facilitate the clients to reach a common solution. The client and counselor are required to negotiate and put forth their grievances. The students are evaluated on the basis of specific criteria that emphasize the use of skills such as listening, questioning, planning, and analytically deducing the problem and providing solutions of the same.
The students of the UILS ADR & CCL Board have acquired a formidable reputation of being one of the best organizers of such events and have taken the institute to new heights under the guidance of the faculty members. The organizational dexterity possessed by these students ensures a hospitable and comfortable environment for the competing teams.

REAPPEAR/SPECIAL CHANCE EXAMINATION IN DECEMBER 2018
Chandigarh: In supersession of this office earlier notification, dated 22.10.2018 for conduct of Reappear/Special Chance Examination of B.A./B.Sc/B.Com/B.B.A. /B.C.A. – 5TH and 6TH Semesters, it is notified for the information for public in general and the students in particular that this Reappear/Special Chance Examination of B.A./B.Sc/B.Com/B.B.A. /B.C.A. – 5TH Semester will be conducted in December – 2018 instead of October/November, 2018 along with regular examination. However, the date sheet for B.A./B.Sc/B.Com/B.B.A./B.C.A. – 6th Semester (Special Chance) will be notified in the first week of November – 2018.

A SPECIAL LECTURE (AS A PART OF THE ON-GOING SPECIAL LECTURE SERIES) FOR THE STUDENTS
Chandigarh: A special lecture (as a part of the on-going special lecture series) for the students of B.Sc. and M.Sc. (Fashion & Lifestyle Technology) initiated by the Chairperson, Prabhdip Brar, Ph.D. was organised by University Institute of Fashion Technology and Vocational Development (UIFT&VD) Panjab University, Chandigarh at its premises today. Dr. Jeesu Jaskanwar Singh, Assistant Professor, University School of Learning was invited as a Resource Person to deliver a talk on Art of Photography: An Integral Part of Fashion and Life Style. He talked about the various styles of Photography in fashion, films and the advertisement industry. He also demonstrated to students how to capture perfect pictures and best lifestyle related movements with the camera. He also informed students about components of different kinds of cameras. He motivated students to opt for photography as a career in the fashion industry.