The Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, is organising a conclave on the Indianisation of the Legal System and Education to commemorate the centenary year of the faculty.
To be held in collaboration with the National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), the Supreme Court of India, the two-day conclave will be held on September 29 and 30.
Union Minister of Law and Justice Kiren Rijiju will be the Chief Guest at the inaugural session on September 29. Supreme Court judge Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul will be the Guest of Honour, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta is the Special Guest, and DU Vice-Chancellor Dr Yogesh Singh will deliver the presidential address.
The two-day conclave’s valedictory will begin at 5 pm on September 30 with Supreme Court judge Justice MM Sundresh as the Chief Guest. Delhi High Court judge Justice Rajiv Shakdher will be the Guest of Honour, Union Minister of State for Law and Justice SP Singh Baghel will be the Special Guest of Honour, and Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi is the Special Guest. India Legal is a media partner of the two-day conclave.
The presidential address and concluding remarks on Day 2 will be delivered by DU South Campus Director Professor Shri Prakash Singh, and DU Registrar Dr Vikas Gupta, respectively.
Supreme Court Bar Association president Senior Advocate Vikas Singh will be the special invitee.
The first technical session on Access to Justice- Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Groups, Linguistic Barriers will have former Jammu and Kashmir High Court Chief Justice Justice MM Kumar, Justice Karuna Nand Bajpayee, Padma Bhushan Professor Ved P Nanda, and social thinker Atul Kothari as eminent speakers.
The second technical session on How to Use Technology in Indianisation of Legal System will have former Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice, Justice Sunil Ambwani, Senior Advocate Harish Salve, former Additional Solicitor General and Senior Advocate Dr Pinky Anand, Additional Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs, Rajiv Mani, and Joint Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, Dr GR Raghavender as the eminent speakers.
The conclave can be attended both online and offline after the registration process. Participants who register for the online sessions will receive links for the sessions through their registered mail ids while for offline sessions, participants need to carry their identity cards for verification.
Participants will be eligible for the E-Certificates after attending all the sessions and filling the feedback forms.