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The Army Institute of Law (AIL) was established in July 1999 by the Indian Army under the aegis of the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) at its interim location at Patiala. In July 2003, the Institute shifted to Sector 68, Mohali. On December 1, 2003, the Mohali Campus was inaugurated by H.E. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, the then President of India. The Institute is affiliated to the Punjabi University, Patiala and approved by the Bar Council of India. With 'Aspire & Achieve' as its motto, the Institute has grown as a Centre of Excellence in the field of legal education. The Institute is accredited grade 'A' by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). AIL has a magnificent residential campus in an impressive architectural structure in the vicinity of Chandigarh and Punjab & Haryana High Court. It conducts a five year BA.LLB and one year LL.M course.

The Army Institute of Law Blog aims to be a forum for expression of views and opinions through articles and write-ups on laws and myriad social, political and economic issues affecting the world.

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Guest Lecture: Socio-Religious Reforms through Judicial Intervention

On 3rd January, 2020 our esteemed guest Prof. (Dr.) Virender Kumar, Former Director of Judicial Academy Chandigarh, delivered a lecture on the topic 'Socio-Religious Reforms through Judicial Intervention: A Critique of Sabrimala Judgement' . He discussed the Sabrimala Judgement with the students and acquainted them with different possible interpretations of Article 25. Overall it was an informative and enlightening lecture for all.

National Seminar 2019

Army Institute of Law organised its annual national seminar on 12th October, 2019. The theme for this years seminar was "Dynamics of Gender Equations in the 21st Century: Socio-Legal perspectives." The Chief Guest for the seminar was Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajeev Bhalla, Former Judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court, and the Keynote Speaker was Advocate Palika Monga Deputy Advocate General, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh. Several delegates presented their research papers and valuable insights on distinct areas of Gender Equations throughout the course of the event, in the various technical sessions. Behind the curtains were Mrs. Amrita rathi - the faculty coordinator, Mr. Omvir and Mr. Yuvraj - the student coordinators, faculty members, students volunteers and the management and technical staff who put in tireless efforts for pulling off a successful seminar.

Novices Moot Court Competition

Novices Moot Court Competition is an annual event of the Army Institute of Law, Mohali, in which students who join the course of B.A.L.L.B. are introduced to the activity of mooting. Moot is the mock activity on how the legal proceedings take place in the courts. Novices is a beginners's guide for the First year's students to make them learn formal legal writing and drafting, to develop good and effective oratory skills and to work as a team in coordination with each other. This year the Competition was held from 19th to 22nd August, 2019. The rounds were nail biting as rigorous questioning was done by the judges. With the end of the final round, the following came out to be the winners - Category Teams Cash Prizes Winners TC 12 - Khushi Singh (1901) & V Prisha (1914) Rs. 2800 Runners-up TC 19 – Rajat Sharma (1965) & Akash A M (1944) Rs. 2200 Best Student

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