On 24/3/2021 Saveetha School of Law conducted a webinar on “Features of Consumer Protection Act 2019”. The speaker of the day was Dr. Aneesh V. Pillai , Assistant Professor of Law at School of Legal Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology. The speaker holds high experience in the field of legal education. The webinar was on Features of Consumer Protection Act 2019. A consumer is defined as a person who buys any good or avails a service for a consideration. It does not include a person who obtains a good for resale or a good or service for commercial purpose. Speaker highlighted the Rights of consumers and also discussed Penalties for misleading advertisements. He further elucidated the Central Consumer Protection Authority. The advantage of this concept was discussed with illustrations and also about the Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission and Jurisdiction of CDRCs furtherly was discussed. The session was informative since most people lack awareness of the fact that the product manufacturer, service provider or seller has to compensate the consumer for any harm or injury caused by a defective good or deficient service. In order to claim compensation, a consumer has to prove any one of the conditions for defect or deficiency, as given in the Bill.

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A webinar organised by N K Susruthan (student coordinator) and Ambika Bhat K S (faculty coordinator) on "The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 was conducted on 24th March 2021. The speaker was Dr Adhilakshmi Logamurthy, a practising lawyer in the High Court of Madras and a social activist. Dr Adhilakshmi talked about the definition and rights of transgender as given in the 2019 Act. She also discussed the discrimination and harassments faced by the transgender community in our society. She addressed the importance of the National Council for Transgender persons. The webinar helped the students in critically understanding the legislation and the inadequacies in its implementation.

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A webinar conducted on 24/03/2021, topic was "Hindu Marriage Act with Special Reference to Section 9&13 and Filing Procedure" by the Resource person Mr. R.Dinesh Kumar, practising advocate in High court & other subordinate courts. The speaker explained about the Hindu Marriage Act,1955. Lecture covered the topic on Section 24 which deals with the interim maintenance. Further speaker explained on who can claim maintenance under HMA . Lecturer said the filing procedure in the family cases and documents need to be attached in the family case. He further elucidated about the landmark judgement with regards to assets and liabilities of husband and wife in the maintenance claim. This webinar helped all students to know the procedures followed in the courts with respect of divorce under HMA.

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On 21/3/2021 Saveetha School of Law conducted a webinar on "Cyber Crime And Court Room Challenges” The session is handled by Mr. Shiva Surya Narayan, practicing advocate of Madras HC. The speaker began the session with a brief introduction about cyber crime and the laws pertaining to it. He then moved on with the procedural challenges in collecting evidence because of the transnationation nature of these crimes. More often than once these cases are marred by the jurisdictional challenges and the difficulties in handling highly volatile electronic evidence. Investigative officers themselves are not trained in e- discovery and preservation of electronic evidence. This poses challenges in preserving the chain of custody of electronic evidence subsequently for trial. He explained in detail the procedures to be followed while producing electronic evidence in court, including S. 65(B) certificate. He reiterated the need for periodic training to both the investigating officers as well as the judges in handling the electronic evidence, for better trial and conviction of cyber crimes in India.

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On 20/3/2021 Saveetha School of Law conducted a webinar on “Law Of The Sea”. The speaker of the day was Ms.M.Malathi, Advocate, Madras HC. The speaker started the seminar by giving a historical background on the origin of the law of sea and explained trade and commerce that happened on the sea route and how the marine resources were used. Also the speaker mentioned Latin terms such as ‘Mare Liberum and Mare Clauses’ which means freedom of sea and closed sea. The speaker elucidated the concept of archipelagic waters and explained the exclusive economic zone and how many nautical miles it is away from the base land. The speaker also explained about the various marine laws under both International conventions and national laws. The speaker quoted the famous De Jure Beli ac Pacis book written by Grotius and explained about the internal waters and the territorial seas. She further explained the international efforts by countries in order to ensure safe and secure trade and commerce between the nations, which actually saved many countries from war. This Topic holds great importance as it brought light on how marine laws help today's trade and commerce and how the marine laws keeps the peace between various countries when it comes to trade and commerce though the high seas.

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. The Webinar on Overview of SARFAESI Act was organised on 20.3.2021 , The Resource Person Mr. Akshai Mani, Practicing in field of law gave an introduction about the legislation that prevailed prior to the SARFAESI Act. During this webinar the speaker elucidated the Need, Object, Scope and Extent of the SARFAESI Act with the constitutional validity and also explained the procedures and Enforcement of Security Interests. The session focused on the concepts of securitisation and reconstruction of the financial assets of the banks and financial institutions.

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Saveetha School of Law conducted a webinar on EMPOWERMENT AND LEGAL RIGHTS OF WOMEN on 14.03.2021. The resource person was Renugadevi. M, a practicing Advocate in Chennai, having bar experience for more than 35 years. She has done stellar work in handling cases specially has appeared for many cases involving women to mention a few property rights, maintenance, cruelty, domestic violence etc. She has handled cases for TNHB, Telephones, Banks etc. She is well known for counseling and settling cases of Women prisoners in Central Prison, Puzhal through the Taluk Legal services Committee. The webinar focused on the overview of women rights . The resource person highlighted the struggles and the hurdles for women empowerment in India . She even cited important incidents and judgements which paved the way for women empowerment. She discussed the recent amendments in women centric laws which was more interesting. The resource person focused on the history of women development in the political sector and in collaborative impact on all other fields. She even cited the recent changes made in women rights to property by a supreme court judgement. The session was interactive and the students actively participated in the webinar by imposing questions relating to women empowerment in the political sector . The webinar was different and interesting.

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On 14/3/2021 Saveetha School of Law conducted a webinar on “Right To Information Act -overview ”. The speaker of the day was Ms. B. Priya, an Advocate, practicing in the Madras High Court and District Courts handling Civil, Criminal and Family Court matters. The webinar focused on the overview of RTI act and the resource person highlighted the present covid in relation with RTI forms. The speaker gave a comprehensive outline on RTI law and its provisions in detail . The webinar focused on the process of filing an RTI application and the cost of stamp to be affixed. The practical application of RTI was explained in detail. She discussed the recent amendments and the landmark case laws relating to RTI act and had a discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on officials and the general public. Furthermore she concluded the session by listing out the various methods used by the government officials in combating COVID -19. The session was attended by about 80 students and faculties and was widely appreciated by the participants for its rich content and online interactive Q and A session.

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The webinar on Food Safety and Food Adulteration organised on 14th March 2021 was intendedto provide the students an overview of Indian regulatory system on food safety an food adulteration in India. The resource person, Ms. Rajani, a practising dietitian, started with a historical overview of food adulteration and food safety as emerging from different national and international legal instruments. After a detailed overview of the Indian laws in this regard, she gave practical examples of adulteration in different sectors in general and with respect to the spices in particular followed by the measures used by the department of food safety to address such issues.

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A webinar on ‘Legal Aspects of Forensic Odontology’ was conducted on 11/03/2021. The resource person was Dr.Gayathri Sathyamoorthy, a Prosthodontist. The speaker started the seminar by giving an introduction to the term Forensics and Odontology and explained the interconnection between these and law. She further elucidated the history of odontology as evidence in court, personal identification and also the basis of dental identification. In addition, the speaker also explained about the Post mortem and Ante Mortem reports and the need for such reports. She concluded by explaining the techniques of identification and elaborated on identification during times of mass disaster using sex differentiation and dental age estimation, the problems faced and the possible solutions for identification. This topic holds great importance as it brought light on the importance of forensic odontology as evidence in rendering justice.

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The Webinar on Companies Act, 2013 was organised on 7.03.2021. The Resource person Mr. GANESH RAM who is a MBA graduate in GMK College of Engineering and Technology Chennai has discussed widely on the basic concepts of Company law and also emphasized on important provisions relating to types of company, procedure to start a company, corporate veil, shares, etc. Detailed explanation was given on the procedures to be followed by Company law Tribunals and Appellate Tribunals. This session was focused on giving practical knowledge and its applicability in corporate world.

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On 3/3/2021 Saveetha School of Law conducted a webinar on “Medico legal investigation on death”. The speaker of the day was Dr. Judi Evangeline, a practicing medico. She gave a clear picture about the role of doctors in a death case and explained the importance of the death report made by a doctor. Further she explained the relevance of a report prepared by the medical expert in death investigations. It begins with body examination and evidence collection at the scene and proceeds through history, physical examination, laboratory tests, and diagnosis in short, the broad ingredients of a doctor’s treatment of a living patient. The key goal is to provide objective evidence of cause, timing, and manner of death for adjudication by the criminal justice system. The session concluded with discussion on the importance of such reports in unnatural and unexplained deaths including homicides, suicides, unintentional injuries, drug-related deaths, and other deaths that are sudden or unexpected.

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A webinar on Practical approach to court proceedings was conducted on 28/02/2021 by the Resource person Mr. G.A. THIYAGARAJAN, who is an Advocate practicing in the High Court. His areas of expertise are civil, criminal and family law. In this session the speaker discussed the Court proceedings. The speaker began with the importance of procedural laws and substantive laws, ‘One should pursue each and every provision and keep them by heart’, he added. Lecturer also said how loud an advocate should be in the Court. He galvanised his lecture with his first experience in court. This topic has huge importance to our students for their future practising in court’s.

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Webinar was conducted on 13/02/2021, topic was “the need for the legal fraternity under Indian Hockey Team” by resource person Dr. K. Xavier Jothi Sargunam, Senior Manager (Rtd), from SDAT, He has a total of 34 Years of experience. In the said webinar session, the speaker elaborated on the need for the legal fraternity and the winning spree of Indian Hockey team. He praised the many heroes of India in the field of Hockey including Major. Dhyanchand. and explained the difficulties faced by the Tamil Nadu State players in recent generations. The future of sports law was the main theme of this webinar. He explained his experience in the implementation of sports law and its defects in the Indian sports Society.

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A webinar on ‘First Information Report: An Overview and Analysis’ was held on 21st January, 2021. The resource person was Mr.V.M.Elangovan, a retired Additional Superintendent of Police. The session focused on FIR practices being followed particularly in Chennai. He highlighted the importance of FIR and its evidentiary value. He also discussed when an FIR will be filed and when not. Further, he outlined the format of an FIR and also read out samples. The session was very interactive and informative.

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Saveetha School of Law conducted a webinar on CSR Models in India - An overview. It was co ordinated by Student coordinator: A.BEULA CHRISMAK DARIUS, 5th year, BBA LLB (Hons) and Faculty coordinator Asst. Prof. Niranjana. The Webinar timing was between 03:00pm to 03:45pm. The Resource person was Mr. Christopher Jeyaraj.K, who is a Project head at Zion research and consultants. The resource person explained about the corporate social responsibility, approaches in corporate social responsibility, TBL (Triple Bottom Line) Approach of CSR, the social license in corporate social responsibility, Evolution in India, CSR spending in India-An Birds Eye View, and explained about the CSR financial details for the year 2019-2020, and then he explained about CSR initiatives undertaken by the companies in India, Ministry of corporate affairs and corporate governance, CSR compliance, Functions of CSR committee, CSR compliance-Financial reporting to MCA, Benefits of CSR these are things he explained about and concluded by stating that CSR is a unified blend of policies, processes and the Society In which the business operates, as to, the way in which companies self regulate the business processes.

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Dr. L.Victor was the resource person for the webinar held on 3rd January, 2021. The webinar was on the topic ‘Medical Malpractice’. The speaker briefly explained about professional misconduct, medical negligence and medical errors which might occur in the medical profession. He further elucidated the types of medical negligence and its legal implications. He also highlighted the provisions available under the Indian penal code relating to medical negligence. The session was highly informative.

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Saveetha School of Law organized a webinar on the topic “Emerging growth of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Tamil Nadu” on 03/01/2021. Dr. Devendran Thirunavakarasu, Founder and CEO, St Advanced Composite is the resource person for the webinar. The speaker started the session giving an insight on modes of starting a business. The speaker also explained the importance of innovation for being successful in entrepreneurship. Innovation is the specific tool of entrepreneurs, the means by which they exploit change as an opportunity for a different business or a different service. Entrepreneurs need to search purposefully for the sources of innovation, the changes and their symptoms that indicate opportunities for successful innovation. The speaker also explained about the importance of waste management and also the importance of balance between Environment and industrialization. The speaker explained his vision of green Tamil nadu and also spoke about the subsidies available for start up companies. He concluded by giving encouragement to the fellow participants on Entrepreneurship.

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On 2/1/2021 Saveetha School of Law conducted a webinar on “Procedure followed in motor vehicle Accident”. The speaker of the day was Dr. M.AJITH KUMAR M.B.B.S, a medical practitioner specializes in trauma care. Motor vehicle accidents being a medico legal case, the session aimed at bringing an interdisciplinary awareness about the topic. The speaker narrated the procedures that are followed in motor vehicle accidents and explained about trauma and various types of it as per medical jurisprudence.. He explained about what are the procedure done in primary survey and secondary survey. He also explained different procedures done in assessing a traumatic patient and what are the diagnostics used for it. He finally concluded with safety measures and steps to be done when an accident happens. He also made a comparative study on motor accident trauma care with other foreign countries and the procedures that need to be followed by medics in other countries. The session was very interactive and the students asked more questions to the presenter regarding different types of trauma and how to manage post traumatic stress in accident victims etc.

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Saveetha School of Law organized a webinar on the topic “A study on Share Market And Investment” on 02/01/2021. Mr. Mr.Mathiazhagan .B.E. was the speaker for the session. The speaker started the session giving an introduction to Share Market and its basic structure. He explained about various types of shares and basic norms for issue of various types of shares. The speaker also gave insight on regulatory role SEBI ( Securities Exchange Board of India ) and various measures taken by SEBI to protect the interest of investors. He also explained the role of brokers and other intermediaries in efficient functioning of share markets. The speaker also gave input on various online trading platforms available and he suggested some websites also to the audience. He shared his personal experiences in the share market and his view about current share market scenario in India. At the end of the session, students asked various doubts relating to DEMAT, Mutual funds , Bonds etc. Overall the session was highly informative and interactive.

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