About the Institute

Indian Law Society’s Law College is a government aided law college in Pune, India. It was established in 1924 and offers courses that include three-year and five-year degrees. ILS is located on Law College Road, Pune. 
About the Cell
The Criminal Law Cell was established in the year 2015 to study the contemporary issues and challenges in criminal law. The Cell conducts sessions on different aspects of criminal law along with recent criminal law issues to give better understanding and updated knowledge to the students. To know more about the cell, please visit https://ilslaw.edu/criminal+law+cell/.

Details of the Webinar

ILS Criminal Law Cell presents a webinar on the topic “A Century long journey of Sedition in India: Commemorating the death centenary of Lokmanya Tilak”. The webinar aims at getting insights of professionals by comparing and analysing the current sedition laws with the laws used in colonial India during the landmark trials of Lokmanya Tilak .

Date: Saturday, 12th September, 2020
Time: 5:00 PM
Details of the Speakers
  • Mr. BT Venkatesh, founder Reachlaw, Advocate & Former State Public Prosecutor, Karnataka High Court.
  • Mr. Mihir Desai, Senior Advocate, Bombay High Court, Co-founder of Indian Peoples Tribunal & Human Rights Law Network.
  • Ms. Nitya Ramakrishnan, Advocate,  Supreme Court of India, Author of  In custody: Law, Impunity and Prisoner Abuse in South Asia.
  • Dr. Santosh Jaybhay, Vice Principal, ILS Law College

 

Moderated by: Dr. Nitish Nawsagaray, Assistant Professor (ILS Law College) and Research Guide (Savitribai Phule Pune University).
How to join in: The webinar will be hosted primarily on Google Meet and will also be live streamed on Youtube. No prior registrations are required. Following are the links to join the webinar:
Youtube live link: https://youtu.be/VFawSrKA5so
For any queries, please write to us at criminallawcell@ilslaw.in.

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