Organized by ‘Law and Other Things’ Blog, NALSAR University of Law and Azim Premji University.
Venue: M.K. Nambyar SAARCLAW Conference Hall, NALSAR Hyderabad
March 30, 2024 (Saturday)
INAUGURAL SESSION (10 am to 11.30 am)
Welcoming Remarks – Dr. Srikrishna Deva Rao (Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR)
Remarks by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat (Former Judge, Supreme Court of India)
Remarks by Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla (Judge, Supreme Court of Nepal)
Remarks by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah (Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan)
Inaugural Address – Justice B.V. Nagarathna (Judge, Supreme Court of India)
Keynote Address – Justice Alok Aradhe (Chief Justice, High Court of Telangana)
Vote of Thanks – Dr. K. Vidyullatha Reddy (Registrar, NALSAR)
Panel 1: ELECTORAL LAWS AND DEMOCRATIC LEGITIMACY (12 pm to 1.30 pm)
Dr. Anupama Roy (Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University)
Ms. Jasmine Joseph (Assistant Professor, NLSIU)
Mr. Nizam Pasha (Advocate, Supreme Court of India)
Mr. Aradhya Sethia (Ph.D. Candidate, University of Cambridge)
Moderator: Mr. Aymen Mohammed (NALSAR)
Panel 2: DEVELOPMENTS IN INDIAN FEDERALISM (2.30 pm to 4 pm)
Mr. Alok Prasanna Kumar (Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy)
Mr. Shadan Farasat (Advocate, Supreme Court of India)
Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy (Vice-Chancellor, NLSIU)
Ms. Snigdha Singh (Assistant Professor, Christ University)
Moderator: Dr. Sitharamam Kakarala (Azim Premji University)
Panel 3: SOCIO-ECONOMIC RIGHTS IN SAARC COUNTRIES (4.30 pm to 6 pm)
Justice S. Ravindra Bhat (Former Judge, Supreme Court of India)
Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah (Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan)
Mr. Niran Anketell (Attorney-at-Law, Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Moderator: Dr. N. Vasanthi (NALSAR)
March 31, 2024 (Sunday)
Panel 4: TAKING STOCK OF THE JUDICIARY (10 am to 11.30 am)
Dr. Aparna Chandra (Associate Professor, NLSIU)
Mr. Nicholas Robinson (Independent Scholar)
Ms. Chitrakshi Jain (TrustBridge, Rule of Law Foundation)
Mr. Saurav Das (Independent Journalist)
Dr. Rahul Bajaj (Founder- Ira Law)
Moderator: Mr. Siddharth Raja (Vertices Partners)
Panel 5: DEVELOPMENTS IN EQUALITY JURISPRUDENCE (12 pm to 1.30 pm)
Justice Sapana Pradhan Malla (Judge, Supreme Court of Nepal)
Dr. Saumya Saxena (Associate Professor, JGLS)
Mr. Arvind Narrain (Independent Researcher)
Mr. Supriyo Chakraborty & Mr. Abhay Dang (Petitioners in the Marriage Equality Litigation)
Moderator: Dr. Srijan Sandip Mandal (NALSAR)
Panel 6: SHAMNAD BASHEER MEMORIAL ROUNDTABLE – DISABILITY AND LAW (2.30 pm to 4 pm)
Organized in collaboration with IDIA-Hyderabad Chapter
Mr. Yugal Jain (Senior Associate, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas)
Mr. Anoop Kumar (In-House Counsel, HCL Technologies)
Mr. Yash Dodani (5th year B.A. LL.B, NALSAR)
Prof. Shilpaa Anand (Associate Professor, BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus)
Moderator: Dr. Amita Dhanda (NALSAR)
CLOSING SESSION (4 pm to 5 pm)
Book Discussion by Arvind Narrain and Sitharamam Kakarala, based on the recently published volume: ‘Of Law and Life: Upendra Baxi in Conversation with Arvind Narrain, Lawrence Liang, Sitharamam Kakarala and Sruti Chaganti‘ (Orient Blackswan, 2024).
Valedictory Remarks – Justice S. Ravindra Bhat (Former Judge, Supreme Court of India)
Plans for Future Editions – Mr. Sidharth Chauhan, Dr. Srijan Sandip Mandal and Mr. Aymen Mohammed (NALSAR)
Vote of Thanks – Eeshan Sonak and Utkarsh Mani Tripathi (NALSAR and LAOT)
Please find attached the Concept Note for Courts and Constitution Conference:
