An alumnus of NLSIU (National Law School of India University) has topped the Oxford University’s postgraduate programme.

Niranjan V, who is a Rhodes Scholar, had opted for Bachelor of Civil Law course. He beat 150 classmates to top in the course with what he described as one of the most demanding programmes in the world He topped in three of the four courses, including Conflict of Law, Restitution, Personal Taxation and Law of Evidence.

The result was a pleasant surprise for Niranjan. He learnt about his result after he returned to India. The stint there was absolutely incredible. It was an intellectual exhilaration. You learn each subject in detail and in much depth. It’s not just policy-oriented law, but what a barrister interested in litigation would want to read. I interacted with the best minds in the field there, like Lord Hoffmann, he said.

Niranjan, son of a chartered accountant, is currently working under a senior advocate in the Madras high court.

NLSIU Alumni tops Oxford University’s postgraduate programme.

Report by Adhir Roy Chowdury