Chandigarh March 18, 2019

            University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh organized and concluded the 2^nd Intro Department Trial Advocacy Competition, 2019. The black and white embellishments welcomed the spirit of 40 Teams from within the department to show their skills in art of articulation.

            The first day of Competition comprised of one preliminary round adjudged by advocates of Punjab and Haryana High Court, District Courts of the Tricity and Alumni of UILS. The first round commenced  after the briefing of the judges in the moot court hall. The bars were set high by the end of the first round due to exceptional analytical and argumentative skills. The preliminary round 2 proceeded on 2^nd day with participants and witnesses demonstrating exuberant devotion towards their argumentative skills. The judges of the preliminary rounds were acknowledged with mementos as a mark of respect. The 2^nd day then preceded with quarter finals adjudged by advocates of Punjab & Haryana High Court and District Courts followed by Semi final rounds adjudged by senior advocates and senior professors of the department.

            With vibrant argumentative skills, top two teams qualified for the finals in the moot court hall adjudged by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajan Gupta, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Avneesh Jhingan and Prof. (Dr.). Rajinder Kaur, Professor, UILS, PU.

            The whole event was successful because of creative and scholarly richness of the organizing committee who worked under the guidance and support of Prof. (Dr.). Rattan Singh, Director, UILS and Dr. Jai Mala, Faculty, Coordinator, Moot Court Society, UILS, PU.

Chandigarh March 18, 2019

            To celebrate World Water Day which falls on 22 March,2019, NSS volunteers of Panjab University, Chandigarh supported the Pond Cleaning and awareness drive of L&T company(CSR activity) at village Joula Khurd, Dera Bassi block, SAS Nagar, Mohali. We are grateful for the all out support of Mr.N.K.Sharma, M.L.A, Zirakpur in this initiative taken up as a CSR activity by 25 volunteers of L & T team and PU NSS volunteers. The efforts of the Sarpanch of the village Joula Khurd S.Parminder Singh in extending his support in this initiative led to the successful completion of the project. Also these volunteers participated in the cleanliness awareness drive at the location of the identified pond. The volunteers met the village residents and tried to make them aware of the benefits of cleanliness of the pond and also discussed the benefits of clean water in the ponds. Villagers also committed to the volunteers  that they would make efforts to keep their pond clean. The village Sarpanch  also said that he will make efforts to create walkways around the pond and beautify the entire place by planting more trees around the park. The efforts of student volunteers were also appreciated and acknowledged when they received certificates of Appreciation from the L & T team. Dr. Anupreet Kaur Mavi coordinated the activity as Programme Officer, NSS Panjab University, Chandigarh with support from Dr.Amandeep Singh Marwaha, Associate Director, Central Placement Cell, Panjab University, Chandigarh.