10:30-12:00

SESSION 1

GENDER AND INDIAN JUDICIARY

Chair- Varsha Gaikwad, Jindal Global Law School

1.     Swati (Saint Xavier University, Kolkata): Constitutional Goal of Gender Justice

2.     Mahima Sharma (Mahraja Surajmal Institute, Delhi): Exploring Gender Representation and Challenges faced by Women in India

3.     Priti Saxena & Shraddha Srivastava (BBAU, Lucknow): Paucity of Women Judges at Apex Court: Cause and Effect Over Administration of Justice

4.     Neha Saxena (Presidency University, Begaluru): Legal Rights and Discrimination: A Critical Analysis of Transgender Rights in India

5.     Mihir Rajamane (KCL, London): Can Judges Say 'I Don't Know'

6.     Disha (Jamia Millia Islamia): From Margins to Bench: Envisioning a Truly Inclusive Indian Judiciary with Queer Representation

12:00-1:00

LUNCH

1:00- 2:30

MODERATOR-

Dr. Ivica Petrikova, Royal Holloway, University of London

GUEST SPEAKERS-

Prof. Ravivarma Kumar, Former Advocate General, Karnataka

Dr. K. S. Chauhan, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India 

2:30-4:00

SESSION 2

JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND COLLEGIUM SYSTEM

Chair- Arvind Kumar, Royal Holloway, University of London

1.     Anupama Arigala (SOAS, University of London): Appointment of Judges to the Constitutional Courts in India

2.     Arun Kumar & Amandeep (Punjabi University, Bathinda): Judicial Appointments and Collegium System in India

3.     Banani Ghosh (University of Delhi): Breaking Barriers: Exploring Gender Disparity in India's Supreme Court

4.     Raj Kumar & Parul Sharma (University of Jammu): Evaluating the Efficacy of the Indian Collegium System in Judicial Appointments

5.     Banhita Bose & Pubali Datta (Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata): A Critique of Collegium System

6.     Nikhil Adsule (IIT, Delhi), Interrogating Modesty - A curious case of the Supreme Court and fractured idea of Modernity

4:00-5:30

SESSION 3

INEQUALITY AND INDIAN JUDICIARY

Chair- Varsha Aithala, NLSIU, Bengaluru

1.     Deepa Das Acevedo (Emory University) & Deepika Kinhal (Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy): Recruitment and Evaluation Across Indian Courts

2.     Anjali Gupta & Umang Gupta (Banasthali Vidyapith): Unveiling the Hidden Reality: Male Domestic Violence in India

3.     Aruna Mahananda (Essex University): Prejudices in Rural Policing in India

4.     Nandini Mittal (NUALS, Kochi): A Necessary Feminist Revision of the Methods of Judicial Edict for True Inclusivity in Judging in India

5.     Ishika Gautam & Rajeev Kumar Singh (Amity University, Lucknow): Embracing Diversity as a Catalyst for Transformation Strategies for India & The UK

6.     Srisruthi K. Manjunath (HS Legal Solicitors, Colchester) and Shaji Muthappan (CIST, Chennai): Cogitation on the Nexus of Meritocracy and Exclusion

9:30-11:00

SESSION 1A

GENDER AND JUDGING

Chair- Charvi Rajput, Queen Marry, University of London

1.     Deepak Kumar & Isha Tiwari (Bennett University): Indian Judiciary Controlling Women's Sexual Autonomy

2.     Mimansa Joshi (NLU Punjab): Unveiling Complexity Gender Sexuality and Judging in the Indian Judiciary

3.     Rahul Jain, Bhabani Sonowal, Neha Chaudhary (Bennett University): Protecting the Rights of LGBTQIA

4.     Sonia Rajoriya (Gitarattan International Business School): Gender, Sexuality & Judging

5.     Shabeeba N. Noorainganakam (University of Delhi): Gender, Sexuality, and Judgment in Women's Prisons

6.     Shivam Gaur & Himanshi Babbar (Bennett University): Gender Neutrality in the Definition of Sexual Offences Under Indian Criminal Law

11:00-12:30

SESSION 2A

JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE AND EXECUTIVE INTERFERENCE

Chair- Kumaresh Singh, Patna High Court

1.     Piyush Bharti (NALSAR University of Law): Tug of War

2.     Purushottam Kumar (Chief Legal Manager, ICICI) & Tanushri (Advocate, Patna High Court): Unravelling the Knots in Pillars of Democracy

3.     Shikha Vasishta (Bennett University): Higher Judicial Appointments and Judicial Independence

4.     Rashmi Sinha (CNLU Patna): Government Policy Decisions and the Role of Indian Judiciary Against Abuse of Power

5.     Alfiya Latheef (NUALS Kerala): Origins of Judicial Activism & Its Usage by the Indian Judiciary to Establish Constitutional Aspirations

6.     Tamasi Biswas (Adamas University, West Bengal): Judicial Adventurism or Executive’s Authoritarian Attitude: The Tug-of-War Yielding to India's Democratic Regression

12:30-1:30

GUEST SPEAKERS-

Dilip Mandal, Senior Journalist

Nishant Ranjan, The Hindustan Times

1:30-2:00

LUNCH

2:00-3:30

SESSION 3A

THE QUEST FOR JUDICIAL REFORMS

Chair- Madhuri Xaxlo, SOAS, University of London

1.     Neelam Seam (Gitarattan International Business School): Justice Unveiled Unpacking the Dynamics of Judicial Reform in Combatting Inequality

2.     Rimjhim Rana & Sanya Yadav (Bennett University): Revealing Gender Discrepancy in the Indian Judiciary

3.     Madhu Kumari & Pooja Rana (Amity University): The Land Rights of Tribal Women in Jharkhand, India: An Interpretative Analysis

4.     Showkat Ahmad Wani (Alliance University, Bengaluru) & Dhriti Bole (NMIMS, Bengaluru): In the Halls of Justice: Fair Criticism of Indian Judiciary

5.     Noopur Maurya (Research Fellow, JNU): Fragmented Transformative Approach and Politics of Exclusion

6.     Vishakha Chele, Unveiling Caste, Gender, and Privilege: A Critical Analysis of the Indian Legal Landscape

3:30-5:00

SESSION 4A

SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CAPITAL IN LEGAL PROFESSION

Chair-Shrikant Borkar, Royal Holloway, University of London

1.     Manish Tiwari (University of Lucknow): Exploring the Gender Dynamics Within the Indian Judiciary

2.     Senjuti Chakrabarti (Advocate, WB Legal Services Authority): Unheard Courtroom Stories: Exploring the Exclusive Nature of Indian Litigation System through Experiences of Women Lawyers.

3.     Puranjoy Ghosh & Aniruddha Roy (KIIT Law School, Orisa): Balancing the Scales: The Rise of Women in India’s Legal Landscape

4.     Preeti Sharma (Amity University Noida): From Barriers to Bench: The Intersectional Exclusion of Women in the Indian Judiciary

5.     Pradumn Gautam (Advocate, Allahabad High Court): Exclusion from Bar Council of State through Higher Fee

6.     Subham Kanu (MS University of Baroda): From Personal Laws to the UCC

9:30-11:00

SESSION 1B

        IDEOLOGY AND JUDICIAL POPULISM

Chair- Asang Wankhede, University of Oxford

1.     Najeed N Siddiqui (Vinayaka Mission Law School, Chennai): Walking the Labyrinth of Justice

2.     Shruti Chaturvedi (Bansthali Vidhyapith, Rajasthan): Ideology in Judicial Decision-Making and Autocratic Legalism

3.     Anshu Kumar (CPS, JNU): Judicial Populism and Democracy in India

4.     Naresh Prajapati (Central University of Punjab, Bathinda):

Examining the Legality and Ethics of Electoral Bonds Insights from Indian Judiciary

5.     Mamta Patel (GD Goenka University Haryana): A Critical Analysis of the Right to Information with Emphasis on Political Parties

11:00: 12:30

SESSION 2B

LEGAL EDUCATION IN THE ERA OF NEOLIBERALISM

Chair- Mayank Yadav, Delhi High Court/University of Delhi

1.     Nivedita Chaudhary (Amity University, Gurgaon) & Srishti Chaturvedi (NLIU Bhopal): Transformation of Indian Legal Education in the Face of Contemporary Challenges

2.     Shivam (GGSIU): Women in Indian Legal Education: A Socio-Legal Analysis

3.     Subhagata Chowdhury (Sister Nivedita University): The Commodification of Legal Education: Neoliberalism’s Effects and Solutions

4.     Tashmoyee Mukherjee (Sister Nivedita University): Impact of Neoliberal Ideals on Legal Education

5.     Arunava Banerjee (Ashoka University): Rethinking Pedagogical Systems of International Law Education in India

6.     Adya Pandey (Amity University): Neoliberal Thought and Legal Education

12:30-1:30

MODERATOR-

Shailesh Kumar, Royal Holloway, University of London 

GUEST SPEAKERS-

Nishant Ranjan, The Hindustan Times

Dilip Mandal, Senior Journalist

1:30-2:00

LUNCH

2:00-3:30

SESSION 3B

DATA, TECHNOLOGY AND VISUAL CULTURE IN JUDICIARY  

Chair- Shailesh Kumar, Royal Holloway, University of London

1.     Anushka Khadse (NLU Nagpur): Empowering Change: Can Court Automation Revolutionize Gender Equality in the Legal System?

2.     Khursheed Jamil (KR Mangalam University, Gurugram): Artificial Intelligence and Legal System in India: A Realist View

3.     John Varghese (Kerala Judicial Academy): Datafication of the Judicial Case Management in India

4.     Sarthak Pathroliya (DNLU Jabalpur) & Sakshi Rajoriya (Banasthali Vidyapith): Digital Transformation and Access to Justice: A Critical Analysis of India's Judiciary Modernization

5.     Siddhant Sukhlecha & Arya Gupta (CNLU Patna): Justice on Trial: The Impact of Hollywood's Courtroom Dramas on the Reputation of Legal Professionals

6.     Aishwarya Pagedar (Jindal Global Law School): Picture Legal Hai!

3:30-5:00

SESSION 4B

POLITICS OF MERIT AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN JUDICIAL RECRUITMENT

Chair- Rakesh Singh, Jindal Global Law School

1.     Ashok Kumar Sharma (Meerut College, CCS University, Meerut): Wholesome Justice: Observing the Ignorance of Law Professors in Judicial Recruitment in India

2.     Vishal Sharma & Sourish M Pillai (Bennett University): The Feminine Gavel Confronting Patriarchy in India's Supreme Court

3.     Shikha Kumari (JMFC, Vaishali): Gender Perspective in Judges: Whilst Inclusion is Uphill

4.     Subrata S Satapathy (Christ Academy Institute of Law, Bengaluru): Affirmative Action and Inclusion of Transgenders in the Indian Judiciary System

5.     Mukul Kumar Choudhary (University of Delhi) & Raj Krishna (NLIU, Bhopal): Politics of Merit, Affirmative Action and Judicial Recruitment: A Case Study of Jharkhand High Court

6.     Sugato Mukherjee (Amity University, Haryana): Gender Neutrality Under Indian Law: A Burning Necessity

5:00-6:00

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