The National Law Institute University, Bhopal held its first Student Bar Association Elections from 24th October 2020 to 27th October 2020. The elections were held under the guidance of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. (Dr.) V. Vijayakumar, who is also the Patron of the SBA and the Election-in-Charge, Prof. (Dr.) Tapan Mohanty. Prof. Mohanty was aided in this task by the Election Commission which consisted of Anoushka Ishwar, Rayana Mukherji, Ritwik P. Srivastava, Sahil Sonkusale and Utsav Garg, all students of the present fourth year batch of NLIU and members of the Drafting Committee of the NLIU-SBA Constitution.
The election was made possible by the combined efforts of the students of NLIU who not only drafted the Constitution but also successfully conducted the first-ever election, overcoming the challenges of the pandemic, by devising a means for online voting.
The elections saw a massive response from the student body of NLIU, with each batch electing their two Batch Representatives and the entire student body electing the three Office Bearers. The Office Bearers of the first NLIU-SBA are Nipunj Niket (President), Rakshit Ranjan (Vice-President) and Kartikey Bansal (Secretary). Two Batch Representatives from each year were also elected by the students of their respective batches.
The results were announced by the Vice-Chancellor of the NLIU in an online ceremony conducted on 27 October 2020, which was attended by all students, and faculty members of the institution.
The first NLIU-SBA was formed after a two-and-a-half-year long demand for a representative student body. The Drafting Committee of the NLIU-SBA Constitution needs to be applauded for their endless efforts to ensure that the University got its SBA. The SBA is a truly democratic body and as the Constitution of the SBA declares, derives all its powers from the student community of NLIU. The NLIU-SBA strives to develop harmonious relationships amongst the students, faculty and administration of the University, ensuring that the entire NLIU Community benefits from the same.
