For the Spring semester of 2023, Justice U.U. Lalit will be teaching the course,
“Affirmative Action under the Constitution of India” to the postgraduate and undergraduate students of Jindal Global Law School. 40 students have enrolled in this 3-credit course. The course has historical and comparative approaches. It has many interesting elements of, and dimension on, affirmative action which include, medieval and modern efforts that manifested as ideas in the Constituent Assembly debates, conceptual foundations of equality of status and opportunity, social, economic and political justice in practice, and the Third Amendment of the Constitution.
Welcoming Justice Lalit to O.P. Jindal Global University,
Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, the Founding Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University said, “It is an honour and a distinction for JGU to have the Former Chief Justice of India, Justice U.U. Lalit joining as a Distinguished Jurist & Professor of Law & Justice. Students of Jindal Global Law School will immensely benefit by his rich experience in the legal profession, his profound knowledge of law and his thorough understanding of society. This will be a rare and exclusive opportunity for our students to learn directly from such an erudite jurist. Justice Lalit has been part of many renowned and landmark decisions taken by the Supreme Court of India."
Accepting the faculty appointment at Jindal Global Law School as a Distinguished Jurist and Professor of Law & Justice, Justice U.U. Lalit observed, “I have always wanted to engage with legal academia and pursue my passionate interest in teaching and interactions with young law students. I am excited about this opportunity and look forward to my teaching at Jindal Global Law School, which has acquired a global reputation as an institution of excellence. I hope to interact with the students and faculty while pursuing the teaching of a full-fledged course on affirmative action and constitutional law. This will indeed be a new experience and I look forward to participating in the effort to nurture and mentor the next generation of lawyers and judges.”