JAGRAN LAKECITY UNIVERSITY, BHOPAL

SCHOOL OF LAW

Annual Report (2014-15)

Director: Prof. (Dr.) C.A. Gurudath

School of Law

The School of Law is committed to providing a world-class legal education to a diverse and talented

body of students. The students are given exposure to new ideas, international perspectives, and

innovative teaching in an encouraging and open academic environment. With a high quality

education bolstered by unique work experiences, our graduating students are well equipped with

the skills they need to succeed in a diverse set of fields, in India and abroad.

Vision

To bring out the competent legal professionals ‘par excellence’ with requisite knowledge, skills and

character with a commitment towards justice, human values and social welfare.

Mission

School of Law is committed to meet the requirements of legal education through exploring the

talents, exposing them to the vistas of the legal knowledge and equipping them to successfully

handle the contemporary challenges.

Objectives:

The School of Law is committed to:

Be one among the top ranked Law Schools

Develop a team of excellent teachers with knowledge, zeal and commitment

Develop a full-fledged information centre

Facilitate research and advanced learning

Spread the eroding values and ethics to the young minds

Develop a profession centric approach in the course

Courses offered:

BBA, LLB (Hons.)

B.Com., LLB (Hons.)

LL.B. (Three Years)

LL.M. (Corporate and IP Laws)

LL.M. (International Trade Law)

M.Phil.

Ph.D.

Evaluation Scheme

Academic Performance

(Session 201-15)

I-Semester

BBA,LLB,, B.Com.,LL.B. and LL.M.

Course Name Total Students

Appeared

Promoted to II-

Semester

LL.M.

05 05

BBA,LLB

43 43

B.Com.,LLB

13 13

Total 61

61

Faculty Profile

Name of the faculty Designation Qualification

Prof. (Dr.) C.A. Gurudath Dean & Director B.Com, MBA, MA, LLM,

Ph.D.

Dr. Yogendra Srivastava Associate Professor B.Sc. (Gold Medalist), MA,

LLM

S.No. Assessment Maximum Marks

1 Assessment 1:

Presentation/test/quiz etc.

05

2 Assessment2: Midterm Examination 15

3 Assessment 3:

Presentation/test/quiz etc.

05

4 Assessment4: End term Examination 60

5 Class participation & Attendance 15

UGC-NET, LLD., P.G. Diploma

in Human Rights

Dr. Shobha Bhardwaj Assistant Professor BA, MA, LLB, LLM, Ph.D.

Ms. Nidhi Khare Assistant Professor B.A, LLB (Hons.), LL.M., UGC-

NET

Mr. Abhishek Kumar Jain Assistant Professor MBA, UGC-NET

Mr. Ankit Singh Assistant Professor B.A, LLB (Hons.), LL.M., UGC-

NET

I. ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

a. Workshop/Seminars

School of Law in collaboration with The Press Information Bureau, Bhopal conducted a one

day Workshop on Right to Information: Perspective and Challenges on 23rd August.

School of Law organized a one day National Level Workshop on ‘Women Empowerment in

the context of Uniform Civil Code’ on 13th March. The workshop was divided into four

technical sessions which were chaired by reputed personalities from different spheres of

society. Each session had noted academicians, social activists, advocates and post-graduate

students in the form of resource persons. Smt. Santosh Khanna, Editor-in-Chief of the

quarterly journal ‘Mahila Vidhi Bharati’, New Delhi was the Chief Guest of the function.

SOL organised a colloquium on ‘Changing Times & Transforming Lives’ by Mr. Bill ‘Balwant’

Bhaneja, Canadian Diplomat.

b. Ignited Mind Lecture Series

Lecture delivered on Environmental Justice in India with special emphasis on the National

Green Tribunal by Prof. Geetanjali Nain Gill, Professor of Law, University of Northumbria,

United Kingdom under the Ignited Minds Lecture Series on 26th July.

Honorable Justice N.K. Jain (Retd.) inaugurated the Legal Aid Clinic and Moot Court Hall on

4th September. He also delivered a lecture and interacted with UG and PG students.

District Legal Aid Officer Mr. Anuj Chansoriya and other officials from State Legal Services

Authority, Madhya Pradesh visited the School and attended the inauguration ceremony.

Prof. Stephen Woods from Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK visited the School and

delivered a lecture to UG and PG students.

J

SOL organized a lecture under the Ignited Minds Lecture Series by Mr. Rajesh Gupta,

Inspector General of Police, M.P. and OSD, Sanchi International University, M.P.

Ms. Jyoti Kiran. Assistant Commissioner, Customs, Excise and Service Tax Dept.,

Vishakhapattanam, delivered a motivational lecture and interacted with UG and PG students

on 31st March.

Mr. Shivendu Joshi, Senior Legislative Executive, Rajya Sabha, delivered a motivational

lecture and interacted with undergraduate students on 1st April.

c. FDP/EDP

Faculty Development Programme for Law teachers and Research Scholars of Madhya

Pradesh was organised on 11th October with Prof. Stephen Woods as the Resource person

whereas Prof. (Dr.) Mona Purohit, Associate Professor, Department of Law BU Bhopal

delivered the keynote address.

Faculty members attended a two day Faculty Development program by Ms. Marie Paul on

'Teaching Methodologies'.

d. Industry Visits

Students of undergraduate course were taken to the Family Court as part of Legal Aid Clinic

Activity.

e. Other Academic Activities

Prof. (Dr.) M.K. Shrivastava, former Vice Chancellor, Hidayatullah National Law University,

Raipur, delivered the orientation address for the first batch of undergraduate students on

16th July.

All Students of LL.M. attended a five day training programme on ‘IPR Issues: Patent Drafting

and Processing of Patent Application’ from 14th-18th March, 2015 at MANIT, Bhopal.

Students of LL.M. participated in a two day workshop organized by NLIU, Bhopal on

'Marrakesh Treaty'.

An Orientation Session on ‘Manupatra-A Legal Data Base’ was organized for undergraduate

students.

A demo moot court competition was organized for the undergraduate students by LL.M.

students as part of Moot Court Activity.

Classes of all batches commenced from 19th January.

Academic audit was conducted by Ms. Marie Paul, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK.

Orientation ceremony was held for all the students entering the second semester.

Synopsis presentation (dissertation) of LL.M. students was held.

Centre for Post-graduate Legal Studies established under School of Law was inaugurated by

Prof. M Sridhar, Central Information Commissioner, CIC, New Delhi.

Classes for first batch of LL.M. (Corporate and Intellectual Property Law) commenced.

II. CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Mr. Ramesh Sharma, Vice-President of M.P. Ekta Parishad and Senior Journalist delivered a

lecture on ‘Vyaktitva Vikas Evam Vyaktitva Prabandhan’ on the occasion of Hindi Diwas on 11th

September.

International Girl Child Day was celebrated on 10th October along with a round table

discussion for the students with Prof. Woods as the moderator.

Students of School of Law participated in the cultural program at the National Integration

Day event organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) on 14th January.

III. SPORT ACTIVITIES

Faculty members and students of SOL attended the Jagran Lakecity University Football

League – 2015’.

IV. RESEARCH WORK/CONSULTANCY/FUNDED PROJECTS (Faculty-wise)

(i) Prof. (Dr.) C.A. Gurudath

Prof. (Dr.) C. A. Gurudath participated as a Resource Person in the Conference on ‘Media Law

and Ethics’ organized by Makhanlal Chaturvedi University, Bhopal.

Prof. Gurudath participated in the Inauguration Ceremony of Madhya Pradesh Economic

Association Conference organized by Barkatullah University in collaboration with Jagran

Lakecity University.

(ii) Dr. Yogendra Srivastava

A Book on “Banking Law in India: Regulatory Regime” published by a Lambert Academic

Publishing, Germany (Foreign Publisher) and ISBN Number is 978-3-659-40148-0.

A research paper " Insurance For Providing Social Security in India: A Critical Study " is

communicated.

Attended One Day National Level Workshop on “Women Empowerment in the Context of

Uniform Civil Code” on 13th March, 2015 organised by School of Law, JLU, Bhopal as Resource

Person.

Attended One Day Training and Awareness Programme on Intellectual Property Rights

organized by PHD Chamber of Commerce, M.P. & PATENT INDIA on 28th November, 2014.

Attended One Day Faculty Development Programme for the Law Teachers of Madhya

Pradesh on 11th October, 2014 organised by School of Law, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal

on “Contemporary Teaching Methods and Challenges”.

Attended One Day National Level Workshop on “Right to Information: Challenges and

Perspectives” on 23rd August, 2014 organised by School of Law, Jagran Lakecity University,

Bhopal as Resource Person.

Paper accepted and presented in Symposium on Ethics in Photography organized by Wanted

Series, New Delhi on topic “Moral, Ethical and Legal Issues in Photography: A Critical Study”

with Ms. Nikita Kothari, Student, MJMC, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal.

Paper accepted and presented in International Conference on People, Politics and Media

organized by School of Media and Communication, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal from

25-26th April, 2014 on topic “ Social Media, Democracy and Changing facets of Law: A Critical

Study”.

Paper accepted and presented in International Conference on Sustainable

Development(ICSD) organized by Xavier Institute of Development Action & Studies(XIDAS)

from 13th to 14th February,2014 on topic “Role of Green Economy in Sustainable Development

& International Approaches”, a joint paper with Mr. Yogesh Patel ( M.Phil., UGC-NET).

Participated as a Resource Person in an International Conference on “Management and

Behavioral Science” organized by Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal in collaboration with

SMBS, Canada on 16-17th January, 2014.

(iii) Dr. Shobha Bhardwaj

A Book on “Fundamentals of Plea Bargaining and Its Expanding Horizons” published by

Suvidha Law Publishing, Bhopal and ISBN No. is 978-81-8242-043-4.

Attended One Day National Level Workshop on “Women Empowerment in the Context of

Uniform Civil Code” on 13th March, 2015 organised by School of Law, JLU, Bhopal as Resource

Person.

Participate as Speaker in a Workshop on “Women Rights” organized by Barkatullah

University, Bhopal on 14th October, 2014.

A research paper published on “Effect of Plea Bargaining on the Criminal Justice System of

Madhya Pradesh in 2013 GJLS Vol. No.2 Galgotias Journal of Legal Studies (ISSN No. 2321-

1997).

Attended One Day National Level Workshop on “Right to Information: Challenges and

Perspectives” on 23rd August, 2014 organised by School of Law, Jagran Lakecity University,

Bhopal as Resource Person.

Attended One Day Faculty Development Programme for the Law Teachers of Madhya

Pradesh on 11th October, 2014 organised by School of Law, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal

on “Contemporary Teaching Methods and Challenges”.

(iv) Ms. Nidhi Khare

Attended One Day National Level Workshop on “Women Empowerment in the Context of

Uniform Civil Code” on 13th March, 2015 organised by School of Law, JLU, Bhopal as Resource

Person.

Attended One Day Faculty Development Programme for the Law Teachers of Madhya

Pradesh on 11th October, 2014 organised by School of Law, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal

on “Contemporary Teaching Methods and Challenges”.

Attended One Day National Level Workshop on “Right to Information: Challenges and

Perspectives” on 23rd August, 2014 organised by School of Law, Jagran Lakecity University,

Bhopal as Resource Person.

Presented a paper on 'Curbing the Menace of Sex Trafficking: A Critical Analysis of the Role

of Police Officials' at the TIIKM World Conference on Women’s Studies (WCWS 2015), 24th-

25th March, 2015 organised by the University of Buffalo, New York in collaboration with The

International Institute of Knowledge Management, Colombo.

(v) Mr. Ankit Singh

Attended One Day National Level Workshop on “Women Empowerment in the Context of

Uniform Civil Code” on 13th March, 2015 organised by School of Law, JLU, Bhopal as Resource

Person.

A Research Paper titled ‘War Against Terrorism: New Trends in International Humanitarian

Law’ was published in the International Journal of Legal and Social Studies, Volume II (Issue I),

January, 2015.

V. ACHIEVEMENTS/AWARDS

Dr. Yogendra Srivastava has been made a member of the Corporate Law Teachers

Association, Australia.

Students of SOL participated in the Inter-University Debate Competition- ‘The Big Fight' on

the Union Budget, 2015-16. Suji Pillai, student of BBA.LL.B. (Hons.), won the first prize in the

debate.

Students of School of Law participated in the "Pitch" Parliamentary Debate Competition

organized by School of Law, G.D. Goenka University, Gurgaon, New Delhi, NCR. One of our

teams reached to the Semi-Final Rounds.

Interview of Ms. Nidhi Khare, Assistant Professor was published on the website www.

SuperLawyer.com.

Prof. Gurudath judged the final rounds of 3rd NLIU-INADR International Law School Mediation

Tournament at National Law Institute University, Bhopal.

Prof. (Dr.) Gurudath was made member of the Advisory Board for International Journal of

Research in Management.

Ms. Nidhi Khare, Assistant Professor, completed online Certificate Course on ‘Forensic

Science and Criminology’ awarded by the International Forensic Sciences Department of the

Government of India.

VI. MoUs

The School of Law became the ‘Intellectual Partner’ of Global Forum on Law, Justice and

Development, Washington DC (A World Bank Initiative). SOL became the second school in

the country to acquire such status.

The School of Law signed MOU with University of West Los Angeles, United States.

VII. VALUE ADDED COURSES

SOL offers a value added course in ‘Criminology’ to LL.M. students. The course is conducted

under the guidance of Dr. Shobha Bhardwaj.

VIII. OTHER INFORMATION

Parents-Teachers meeting (PTM) was held on 18th of October.

Faculty members attended a Talk Show on Special Efforts for Road Safety and Accident

Prevention by senior faculty of MANIT, Bhopal.

Faculty members attended a lecture on ‘Leadership Awards’ by Mr. Kapil Bhalla.

Students of SOL participated in the 'Cambridge English language Assessment' Seminar.