Legal Research Database

The faculty at NLC is always active in preparing research projects and papers to delve into the various aspects of legal studies. Numerous major and minor research projects have been published by the college, to encourage the faculty to do more research and to provide a rich database to the students.

S. No	Faculty Name and Designation	Title of Project	Type of Project
1	Prof. Dr. Mukund Sarda	Media Trial: Role of Media under Indian Constitution	Major Research Project
2	Dr. B.M Deshpande	Implications of Right to Education on the women empowerment – A Constitutional Study	Minor Research Project
3	Dr. Sapna Deo	Intellectual Property Protection and Protective Software’s for Database at International and National Level	Minor Research Project
4	Dr. Ujwala Bendale	Right to Fair Trial: Issues & Challenges in India	Minor Research Project
5	Mr Jay Bhongale	Protection of Human Rights: Assessment of the working of the National Commission of Human Rights	Minor Research Project
6	Ms. Vidya Dhere	The Implementation Of Senior Citizenship Act- A Socio-Legal Survey In Maharashtra	Minor Research Project
7	Dr. Jyoti Shrirang Dharm	Mass Disaster And Environmental Degradation In India: Legal Liability And Legal Remedies	Minor Research Project
8	Ms. Mamta D. Awariwar	Supreme Court Guidelines On Right To Reject And It’s Implication: A Study	Minor Research Project
9	Mr. Aman Rameshwar Mishra	Revamping The National Security Laws Of India: Need Of The Hour	Minor Research Project
10	Ms. Ujjwala Sakhalkar	Competing Interest in Custody And Visitation Rights: Exploring The Best Interest Principle In Divorce Proceedings	Minor Research Project

Anti-Plagiarism

The University, as well as the College, is sensitive towards maintaining quality in all its research endeavors. For this, the anti-plagiarism software URKUND has been in use since 2017. All Ph.D. thesis are screened for plagiarism through this software and similarity reports are generated. The similarity in content is permissible up to 10%. Beyond that, the research scholar has to revisit the report and revise the plagiarized sections.

Books And Journals

Total no. of books: 33890
Total No. of bound volumes reports and journal accession: 3598
Total no. of journal subscribed: Presently: 59(39 National, 20 International)
Total CD-ROM Databases: 3 (AIR, Grand Jurix, SSC)
E-Books: 31,00,000 +
E-journals: 9,000 +
Total Online Database: 11

List of Legal Research Databases

DELNET
Lexis Advance
Air online
SCC online
EBC Reader
Manupatra
West law Asia
West law
Thomson Reuters Ebooks
Livelaw.
Lexis Knowledge

Moot Court Society

The Moot Court Society is a key student body at NLC that promotes excellence in mooting and advocacy. It coordinates all mooting activities and organises international, national and in-house moot court and Trial Advocacy competitions. Students receive training and guidance from faculty, senior peers and legal experts to build strong mooting skills and represent the college in competitions.

NLC has organised the following moot courts and Trial Advocacy competitions to date: Justice P.N. Bhagwati International Moot Court Competition on Human Rights Surana and Surana National Trial Advocacy Competition Intra-College Moot Court competition for the first-year students. Intra-College Moot Court competition for the Second, Third, Fourth and final year students. The Society also conducts selection rounds to choose teams for national and international events.

Workshops on Mooting Skills

The Moot Court Society regularly runs workshops to strengthen students’ mooting abilities. These sessions involve problem-solving, mock trials and competitive exercises, and are especially helpful for freshers. The workshops are held throughout the year and tailored to different skill levels, covering topics like effective use of language, fundamentals of public speaking, fact management, data structuring, framing contentions and refuting arguments. Students have found these workshops to be very effective in developing practical advocacy skills.

Intra College Moot Court Competition

The Intra College Moot Court Competition for all the students of BA LLB (5 Years), BBA LLB (5 Years) and LLB (3 Years) was held on 19-20 September 2025. 58 teams had participated in the competition that was divided into three rounds – Preliminary, Semi-Final and Final. The problem for the moot court competition was based on the ‘Environmental Law and Constitution.’ The final round was judged by Adv. Abhinav Mishra, Adv. Aniruddha Kulkarni, Adv. Shivika Mattoo.