In Conversation with Professor (Dr.) Paramjit S. Jaswal, Vice-Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab

Prof. Dr. Paramjit S. Jaswal is the Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. He is an academician par excellence with a vast and rich experience of 33 years in the field of teaching and research. He is a keen researcher with three decades of experience and has to his credit 66 research papers published in various reputed National as well as International Journals/Books. He has presented a multitude of research papers in numerous Seminars and Conferences and is also...

People who obtain a degree a law and do not practice cannot be kept at the same footage at those who have chosen to pursue the noble legal profession. ; Advocate SNP Sinha, Former BCI Chairman

Senior Advocate Mr. Suraj Narain Prasad Sinha is a former Chairperson of the Bar Council of India. Mr. Sinha, a leading criminal lawyer in Patna High Court has had an illustrious experience at bar for around six decades now. In this interview, he discusses with LiveLaw his initial days at the bar, experiences as the Chairman, BCI and his views on the Collegium system, post retirement job spree by judges& entry of foreign law firms in India.We are extremely  grateful to him for taking out...

In Conversation with (Dr.) Yogesh Pratap Singh, Head - Glocal Law School, Saharanpur

Dr. Yogesh Pratap Singh earned his LLM (with specialization in Human Rights Laws) from National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bangalore and MA in Ancient Indian History from the University of Allahabad. He was awarded Ph.D. in the year 2014 on his thesis "Contribution of Dissenting Opinions of Indian Supreme Court Judges to the Indian Legal System: A Critical Evaluation". His thesis was acknowledged as a significant contribution to the understanding of voting patterns of judges in the...

Law Commission is working on Criminal Law Reforms including decriminalization of some Offences and introducing some Offences such as those relating to mass-scale communal violence; Justice AP Shah, Chairman Law Commission of India

Justice (Retd.) Ajit Prakash Shah is the Chairman of the 20th Law Commission of India. He was the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court from May 2008 till his retirement in February 2010.Justice Shah has delivered several landmark judgments during his tenure ranging on diverse issues such as Application of the Right to Information Act to the Office of the Chief Justice of India; Decriminalization of homosexuality; Freedom of speech and expression; Environment and ecological matters; Protection of...

Enacting the Judicial Appointment Commission without consulting the Supreme Court may lead to a Constitutional crisis; Prof. Upendra Baxi

Professor Upendra Baxi, since 1996 Professor of Law in Development, University of Warwick, served as Professor of Law, University of Delhi (1973-1996) and as its Vice Chancellor (1990-1994). He has also served as: Vice Chancellor, University of South Gujarat, Surat (1982-1985), Honorary Director (Research) The Indian Law Institute (1985-1988). He was the President of the Indian Society of International Law (1992-1995).Professor Baxi graduated from Rajkot (Gujarat University). He read law in...

“I am not in favour of restricting young Law Graduates in practicing in Hon’ble Supreme Court of India”; In Conversation with Prof. (Dr.) Faizan Mustafa, Vice Chancellor of NALSAR, Hyderabad

Prof. (Dr.) Faizan Mustafa is the current Vice-Chancellor of National Academy of Legal Studies and Research, (NALSAR) Hyderabad. Before joining NALSAR in 2012, he was the founding Vice-Chancellor of National Law University Odisha, (NLUO) Cuttack.Prof. (Dr.) Faizan Mustafa completed his LL.M. from Aligarh Muslim University, (AMU) Aligarh. He, being a gold medallist, was persuaded to join the AMU Law Faculty. The academic journey was followed by the administrative one and he worked as Dean,...

Tussle between Chair of VC, NLUO and Judiciary at Odisha, a Myth: In Conversation with Prof.(Dr.) Rao, New VC, NLUO

Prof. (Dr.) Srikrishna Deva Rao is the current Vice-Chancellor of National Law University Odisha, Cuttack. Before joining NLUO, he was the registrar of NLU, Delhi since 2010. He was also the founding director of IGNOU’s school of law from May 2007 to 2010. He has worked with NLSIU Bangalore, NALSAR Hyderabad and GNLU Gandhinagar (as its first Dean) and was a member of the UGC expert committee to transform legal education in India.Prof. Rao obtained LL.M. from Kakatiya University, Master of...

I am not in the race for NUALS VC; NUALS runs like a private company except matters related to admission of students; Dr.Sheena Shukkoor

Dr.Sheena Shukoor is the Pro-Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University as well as the Acting Vice-chancellor of National University of Advanced Studies (NUALS). Hailing from a humble background, she graduated from GLC Calicut and secured LL.M from Vanderbilt University Law School, United States of America. He did her PhD in Law on the scope and application of Muslim Family Law. She is a Fulbright Vanderbilt Fellow 2008-09 from India to United States of America. She was a practicing lawyer and...

Policy making in India political in nature; good of the country not prime consideration: In Conversation with Prof. Homer D. Pithawalla of Government Law College, Mumbai

Prof. Homer.D. Pithawalla has been teaching in Government Law College, the oldest law college in India, for 41 years. His students include Supreme Court and High Court Judges, Attorney-Generals, Ministers and advocates all over the world. He is a life member of the Academy of American and International Law of the University of Texas at Dallas, Texas. He was also one of the two Indians selected to attend their Academy several years ago.Homer D. Pithawalla is a practicing Advocate of Supreme Court...

Whistleblowers and Information Seekers should be protected. Prashanth Bhushan took the right decision not to disclose the name of Whistleblower before the Supreme Court: Prof. Madabhushi Sridhar (Central Information Commissioner)

Professor (Dr.) Madabhushi Sridhar Acharyulu is a noted intellectual and legal expert. He hails from Warangal district in Telangana.He has written extensively on various issues such as RTI, Media freedom, and Telangana statehood. He also writes regular articles in The Hans India, The Hoot, The Indian Express, Namasthe Telangana and The Metro India. He has also contributed articles to MissionTelangana.com.Prof Sridhar was working as professor of law at National Academy of Legal Studies and...

In Conversation with Umakanth Varottil Faculty of Law at the National University Singapore (NUS)

Umakanth Varottil is an Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law at the National University Singapore (NUS). He had completed his BA, LLB. (Hons) from the National Law School of India University, Bangalore. He then completed his LLM from the New York University School of Law, and his Ph.D. from NUS. His doctoral thesis is titled Corporate Governance in Emerging Economies: Role of the Independent Directors.Umakanth specializes in corporate law and governance, mergers and acquisitions and corporate...

From GLC Trivandrum to Brazuca; An interview with Advocate Mahajan Vasudevan Nair, “Head of Club Licensing & Commercial Legal” at Asian Football Confederation

What are Law Graduates doing at the 2014 FIFA World Cup event at Brazil? When one of their colleagues at Kollam Bar Association, Adv Mahajan Vasudevan Nair was seen at Brazil representing the Asian Football Confederation, the biggest member of FIFA family, friends were confused because Mahajan was a sportsman as well as a lawyer. Mahajan practiced civil law as a junior to the famous civil lawyer of Kollam, Adv Choottaramadom N. Venkita Subramoniya Iyer from 1996 onwards and started independent...