NLU Delhi held its 10th Convocation Ceremony; 167 students graduated from B.A.LL.B.(Hons.), LL.M. and Ph.D. Programmes
New Delhi, 26 August 2023: At the 10th Convocation of National Law University Delhi, 84 and 78 students from the undergraduate and the post graduate programmes, respectively, received their degrees in law. Five doctoral degrees were also awarded at the convocation. In total, 167 students graduated from these academic programmes.
Professor (Dr.) G.S. Bajpai, Vice Chancellor, National Law University Delhi, in his Welcome Address said, “Legal profession is not just a career. It is a calling to serve and make a meaningful impact in the lives of individuals and community at large. The power of law lies not only in its ability to enforce rules but in its capacity to bring about positive changes.”
Highlighting NLU Delhi’s contribution to social development, Professor Bajpai said, “At NLU Delhi we take pride in our societal engagement and meaningful impact. One of the ways in which we exemplify this commitment is by actively contributing to the drafting of bills, policy, rules and regulations that shape our legal manuscripts. Our faculty members and students lend their expertise to create well-informed and comprehensive documents that contribute to the betterment of society.”
“NLU Delhi, through the Committee for Reforms in Criminal Law (CRCL), spearheaded the ongoing criminal law reforms. Incidentally, I had the very good fortune of serving as the convener of the committee. It is heartening to note that several progressive provisions in the bills recently introduced in the parliament were inspired by the committee recommendations. We have also been invited to make a presentation before the recently constituted Joint Parliamentary Committee on the subject of amended laws,” Professor Bajpai said.
Talking about NLU Delhi’s achievements over the last one year, he highlighted the launch of various schemes by NLU Delhi; National Scholars-in-Residence Programme and International Visitors Programme to encourage national and international research collaboration, Eklavya Scheme to universalize legal education, Abhyasa Scheme to institutionalize practical learning in a class-room and Utkarsh Scheme to acknowledge the remarkable contribution of faculty and staff to the University.
He underscored NLU Delhi’s commitment to interdisciplinary legal research by highlighting the launch of Ph.D. degree in social sciences. He congratulated NLU Delhi’s students on their achievements in competitive exams including Union Public Service Exam, Judicial Services Exam and National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) saying it’s a “testament not only to their exceptional academic capabilities but their steadfast perseverance to achieve their goals”.
The Vice Chancellor also mentioned how NLU Delhi proposed the institution of the Chief Minister’s Fellowship to law students, in order to bridge the gap of opportunity that often ails our education system. As part of this initiative, 6 fellowships, each valued at 50,000 per month will be awarded to graduate students and the recipients will actively collaborate with various governmental departments, aiding them in policy formulations and evaluation, and in the process empowering both the students and the government of NCT of Delhi.
The event was graced by the presence of Chief Guest Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Visitor, NLU Delhi, who delivered the Convocation Address, where he said, “Study of law is not a means of lucrative career, it is a profound commitment of upholding justice to serve the needs of society and safeguarding the principles enshrined in our constitution and legal system.”
“As someone who lived through the emergency, I hold a firm conviction that our collective ability to raise critical and honest questions will profoundly shape the society as we wish to construct. Today, I implore you to unflinchingly embrace the audacity to pursue forthright answers and not merely settle for convenient ones. Upon your generation falls the task of maintaining and furthering the culture of our Constitution,” he added.
Speaking about women participation in law and related fields he said, “When I joined college, there were fewer women pursuing law. This was not unique to this profession, but a mere reflection of society. Standing here, some 40 years later it is heartening to see how far we have come. Yet there are miles to go to achieve equal participation of women in the work force uniformly in our deeply unequal society.”
Ms. Atishi, Hon’ble Minister of Finance, Planning, Higher Education, Govt of NCT of Delhi and Mr. Kailash Gahlot, Hon’ble Minister of Law, Justice and Legislative Affairs, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, both graced the ceremony as Special Guest of Honour. The conferment of the degrees was done by Hon’ble Mr. Just Satish Chandra Sharma, Chief Justice, High Court of Delhi & Chancellor of NLU Delhi.
The event marked the release of three NLU Delhi journals; Journal of National Law University Delhi, Journal of Victimology and Victim Justice and NLUD journal of Legal Studies.
Other publications that were released were “Hate Crime in India” written by Professor (Dr.) G.S. Bajpai, NLU Delhi, Garima Pal, Tusha Singh, Advait Tambe, Project 39A’s “Forensic Science India Report”, Centre for Communication Governance’s two books “Mapping the Blockchain Ecosystem in India and Australia” and “Drafting Data Protection Legislation”, the latter authored with guidance from the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Governance Team in the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support.
At the ceremony, students from the undergraduate and the post graduate programme were also felicitated with Gold Medals, Vice Chancellor’s Medals and cash prizes.
The Convocation was also live streamed on the University’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-zPRCUgDn4
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LIST OF GOLD MEDALS FOR 10TH ANNUAL CONVOCATION ON
26TH AUGUST-2023
GOLD MEDALS FOR B.A.LL.B.(HONS.) (BACTH OF 2018-2023)
S.
No.
Roll No.
Name of Student
Name of Medal
Subject
Endowment By
1
82LLB18
Waleed Nazir Latoo
Late Shri M.K. Nambyar
Constitutional Law
(I & II)
Shri K.K. Venugopal
2
82LLB18
Waleed Nazir Latoo
Late Shri Adwaita
Pada Ganguli
Constitutional Law
(I & II)
Shri. A. K. Ganguli,
Senior Advocate,
Supreme Court of India
3
82LLB18
Waleed Nazir Latoo
Late Shri T.G. Krishnamoorthy
(Freedom Fighter)
Mrs. K. Subbalakshmi
Constitutional Law
(I & II)
HMJ K. Ramamoorthy, Former Judge, High Court of Delhi
4
82LLB18
Waleed Nazir Latoo
Late Shri A.N. Sinha
Public Law
HMJ S.B. Sinha, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
5
74LLB18
Supriya Shekher
Smt. Sadhana Sharma
Criminal Law
(I & II)
Shri S.R. Sharma, Advocate, Supreme Court of India
6
74LLB18
Supriya Shekher
Senior Advocate Amarendra Sharan
Criminal Law (I & II)
Mrs. Madhu Sharan
7
74LLB18
Supriya Shekher
Smt. Lajya Sharma
Jurisprudence
(I & II)
Shri Subhash Chandra Sharma
8
31LLB18
Ishan Bhatnagar
Hon’ble Justice Umesh Chandra Banerjee
Intellectual Property Rights
Shri Amitesh Banerjee, Advocate, High Court, Kolkata
9
31LLB18
Ishan Bhatnagar
Anand & Anand
Intellectual Property Rights
Shri Pravin Anand
(Anand & Anand Partners)
10
31LLB18
Ishan Bhatnagar
Mohan Law House
Alternative Disputes Resolution
Shri Mohan Ahuja & Shri Vinay Ahuja
11
63LLB18
Shikhar Aggarwal
Pallavi & Shardul Shroff Medal
Corporate Law
(I & II)
Shardul S. Shroff
12
56LLB18
Ritesh Patnaik
Shri Satbinder Singh Bhatia
International Trade Law
Shri Pawan Bhatia on the behalf
of Royal Safe Company
13
56LLB18
Ritesh Patnaik
Mr. K.K. Luthra, Senior Advocate
Evidence Law
Dr. Sidharth Luthra
14
56LLB18
Ritesh Patnaik
Kajal and Sheetal Mishra
Taxation Laws
Kajal and Sheetal Mishra, Advocates & Founders,
SKS Juris Legal Group
15
57LLB18
Rohit Raj
Suresh Shroff
First Rank Holder
Suresh Shroff Memorial Trust
16
31LLB18
Ishan Bhatnagar
Bharati S. Shroff
Second Rank Holder
Bharati & Suresh Shroff
Memorial Trust
17
48LLB18
Nimit Rajesh Goyal
Shri Ratan Lal
Lahoti
Best Student
of the Year
HMJ R.C. Lahoti,
Former Chief Justice of India
18
56LLB18
Ritesh Patnaik
Justice Y.K. Sabharwal
Best Student
of the Year Award
Mr. Chetan Sabharwal and
Mr. Nitin Sabharwal
19
57LLB18
Rohit Raj
Smt. Pavani Satyanarayanamma
Overall Excellence
Shri P.P. Rao
20
57LLB18
Rohit Raj
Late Dr. L.M. Singhvi
All Round Performance
Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi
(Senior Advocate,
Supreme Court of India)
21
57LLB18
Rohit Raj
Late HMJ T.P.S Chawla
Legal Aid & Community Outreach
Dr. (Mrs.) Santosh Chawla
22
15LLB18
Anushka Sahay
Late Shri Pandit Girdhari Lal Salwan
Best Outgoing Student from Excellence Through Diversity (Jurisprudence)
Shri Inder Dutt Salwan,
Architect, Salwan Furniture
VICE-CHANCELLOR’S GOLD MEDALS FOR B.A. LL.B (HONS.) (BATCH OF 2018-2023)
S. No.
Roll No.
Name of Student
Name of Medal
Subject
Endowment By
1
53LLB18
Nupur Agrawal
Vice-Chancellor’s Medal
Best Female Student
B.A.LL.B.(Hons.)
NLU Delhi
2
52LLB18
Nityesh Dadhich
Vice-Chancellor’s Medal
Best Male Student
B.A.LL.B.(Hons.)
NLU Delhi
GOLD MEDALS FOR LL.M. PROGRAMME (BATCH OF 2022-2023)
S. No.
Roll No.
Name of Student
Name of Medal
Subject
Endowment By
1
22LL.M.24
Chahak Aggarwal
Dr. Qamar Ali Khan and Mrs. Annamma Varkey Khan
Competition Law and Policy
Mr. Arshad (Paku) Khan and Sofia Akselrod
S. No.
Roll No.
Name of Student
Name of Medal
Endowment By
1
22LL.M.09
Akanksha Yadav
First Rank Holder
(LL.M. Programme)
NLU Delhi
2
22LL.M.24
Chahak Aggarwal
Second Rank Holder
(LL.M. Programme)
NLU Delhi
VICE-CHANCELLOR’S GOLD MEDALS FOR LL.M. (BATCH OF 2022-2023)
S. No.
Roll No.
Name of Student
Name of Medal
Subject
Endowment By
1
22LL.M.27
Dishti Mahajan
Vice-Chancellor’s Medal
Best Female Student
(LL.M. Programme)
NLU Delhi
2
22LL.M.58
Priyadarshi Jha
Vice-Chancellor’s Medal
Best Male Student
(LL.M. Programme)
NLU Delhi
CASH PRIZES FOR B.A.LL.B.(HONS.) PROGRAMME (BATCH OF 2018-2023)
S.
No.
Roll No.
Name of Student
Name of Cash Prize
Subject
Endowment By
1
82LLB18
Waleed Nazir Latoo
Late Shri Parmatma Swarup
Cash Prize for Constitutional Law
(I & II)
Shri Manoj Swarup
2
26LLB18
Dritih Ganjoo
Prof. Ghanshyam Singh Memorial
Cash Prize for
Civil Procedure Code
Shri Degamber Sen Sawhny,
Settlor & Founder Trustee,
Bodh Raj Sawhny Memorial Trust, Yadgar Manzil,
New Delhi
3
31LLB18
Ishan Bhatnagar
Prof. R.V. Kelkar
Cash Prize for Criminal Law-II
Prof. (Dr.) K.N. Chandrasekharan Pillai
4
56LLB18
Ritesh Patnaik
Canara Bank Endowment Fund
Prize for Banking Law & Negotiable Instruments
Canara Bank
5
12LLB18
Ananaya Agrawal
Late Sh. Radhey Shiam & Virbala
Best Student in Environmental Law
Prof. Bharti