O.P.

Jindal Global University

A Private University Promoting Public Service

You are cordially invited to participate in the

JGLS Student Research Colloquium: The Role of

the Judge and Judicial Independence
in Democratic Societies
Chief Guest
Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.P. Shah
Chairman, Law Commission of India
will deliver the Keynote Address

on the theme

Judges and Judicial Accountability

Guest of Honour
Professor Jayanth Krishnan
Professor of Law & Director, Centre for the Global Legal Profession
Maurer School of Law, Indiana University &
Vice Chair, International Board of Advisors, JGLS
will deliver the Inaugural Address

Day 1

Day 2

Date: Wednesday, 1 April 2015

Time: 8:00 pm 9:30 pm

Day 3

Date: Thursday, 2 April 2015

Time: 10:00 am 6:30 pm

Date: Friday, 3 April 2015

Time: 10:00 am 5:15 pm

Venue: O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat Narela Road

Sonipat - 131001, Haryana (NCR of Delhi)
Faculty Coordinator: Professor Rehan Abeyratne, JGLS, +91 8930110840, rabeyratne@jgu.edu.in

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DAY 1: April 1, 2015

Arrival and Accommodation
Welcome Dinner
T3Terrace, 2nd Floor

8:00 pm 9:30 pm

DAY 2: April 2, 2015

INAUGURAL SESSION: 10:00 am 11:00 am
Venue: T-3 150-Seater Auditorium
Welcome Address
10:00 am 10:05 am

Professor (Dr.) C. Raj Kumar, Founding Vice Chancellor, O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) and
Dean, Jindal Global Law School (JGLS)

Inaugural Address
10:05 am 10:15 am

Professor Jayanth Krishnan, Professor of Law & Director, Centre for the Global Legal Profession,
Maurer School of Law, Indiana University

Distinguished Keynote Address

10:15 am 10:55 am
Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.P. Shah, Chairman, Law Commission of India
Introducing the Research Colloquium &Vote of Thanks
10:55 am 11:00 am
Professor Rehan Abeyratne, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean (Research and Global
Initiatives), JGLS
11:00 am 11:15 am: Tea/Coffee and Snacks Break

Panel I: The Importance and Impact of Language in Judicial Decisions

11:15 am 1:45 pm
Venue: T-2, 3rd Floor Conference Room
Speakers and Commentators
Sana Malik & Ishita Gupta (Language in judicial decisions)

Faculty: Professor Faiz Tajuddin

Student: Rishi Raju
Navya Janu & Elizabeth Dominic (Language in sexual offense cases)
Faculty: Professor Dipika Jain
Student: Pradyut Kashyap
Avantika Sarkar (Language in live-in cases)
Faculty: Professor Surabhi Shukla
Student: Urvi Agarwal
Vatsalya Vishal & Namrata Dubey (Language in Religion Cases)
Faculty: Professor Sachin Dhawan
Student: Chitrangda Singh
1:30 pm 1:45 pm

Open discussion - I

1:45 pm 2:30 pm: Lunch

Panel II: Judicial Appointments Indian and Comparative Perspectives

2:30 pm 5:10 pm
Venue: T-2, 3rd Floor Conference Room
Speakers and Commentators
Shraddha Gome & Harpreet Singh Gupta (NJAC Bill)

Faculty: Professor Rohan Alva

Student: Uday Bedi
Arpit Sinhal & Shobhit Koshta (NJAC Bill)
Faculty: Professor Sushant Chandra
Student: Viren Bansal
Vishal Sharma (Comparative analysis of NJAC US and India)
Faculty: Professor Khagesh Gautam
Student: Pranav Munigela
Prateek Chakraverty (Comparative analysis of NJAC UK and South Africa)
Faculty: Professor Sarbani Sen
Student: V. Balaji
4:50 pm 5:10 pm

Open discussion - II

5:10 pm 5:30 pm: Tea/Coffee and Snacks Break

Research Methods Workshop

5:30 pm 6:30 pm
Venue: T-2, 3rd Floor Conference Room
Speakers
Professor Stephen Marks
Professor Dipika Jain
Professor Vivek Kanwar
8:00 pm 9:00 pm: Dinner

DAY 3: April 3, 2015

9:00 am 10:00 am: Breakfast

Panel III: Judicial Activism and Social Movements

10:00 am 11:10 am
Venue: T-1 (First Floor) Conference Room
Speakers and Commentators
Sneha Priya & Anuj Singh (Politics of judicial decision-making)

Faculty: Satya Prateek

Student: Reeti Agarwal
Aishwarya Narayanan (Judicial impact on social movements)
Faculty: Professor Rehan Abeyratne
Student: Darshan Datar
11:10 am 11:20 am: Tea

Panel III (Cont'd.)

11:20 am 12:30 pm
Venue: T-1 (First Floor) Conference Room
Speakers and Commentators
Nabeela Siddiqui & Najeed Siddiqui (Environmental PIL)

Faculty: Prof. Nupur Chowdhury

Student: Raveena Sethia
Chandni Chawla (Judicial activism v. judicial restraint)
Faculty: Prof. Pritam Baruah
Student: Namrata Maheshwari
12:30 pm 1:00 pm

Open Discussion III

1:00 pm 2:00 pm: Lunch

Careers in Academia Workshop

2:00 pm 3:00 pm
Venue: T-1 (First Floor) Conference Room
Speakers
Professor Rehan Abeyratne
Professor Arjya Majumdar
Professor Rohini Sen
3:00 pm 3:10 pm: Tea

Break-Out Session
3:10 pm 4:10 pm
Venue: T-1 (First Floor) Conference Room
4:10 pm 4:30 pm: Tea
Closing Address and Awards Presentation
4:10 pm 4:30 pm
Venue: T-1 (First Floor) Conference Room
8:00 pm 9:30 pm

Celebratory Dinner