Justice M. J. Rao, Former Chairman, Law Commission of India

. 4/18 B, Jangpura B, First Floor, Phone- 91-11-24372785 Mathura Road, New Delhi – 110014 . Staff Qtrs, National Judicial Academy, E-mail - [email protected] Bhadbadha Road, P.O. Suraj Nagar, - [email protected] Bhopal - 462044 - [email protected]

Geeta Oberoi

Work 14 months Perfect Relations, New Delhi [1996-1997] experience Media Image Executive

4 years Indian Law Institute, New Delhi [2000-2004] Research Assistant

3 years National Judicial Academy, Bhopal [2004-2007] Research Fellow

15 months National Judicial Academy, Bhopal [June 2007-Sept 2008 ] Assistant Professor

Volunteer . Engaged with Friendicose Seca – NGO engaged in animal welfare experience . Engaged with UNICEF, Bhopal for improving Juvenile Homes for Boys and Girls

. Engaged with D.P.S. Gurudev Shiksha Kendra, Bhopal for encouraging enrolment of poor children living in slums nearby

. Judicial System and Reforms in Asian Countries: The Case of India, IDE-JETRO, Publications JAPAN (2001) . Dispute Resolution Process in India, IDE –JETRO, JAPAN (2002) . Cases & Materials on Human Rights, Indian Law Institute (2003) . Guardianship under Hindu Law: Issues and Problems, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Dissertation (2003). . Textbook on Jurisprudence, 2004, Allahabad Law Agency, Delhi -110009 . Student Guide on Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996, Allahabad Law Agency, 2005, Delhi -110009 . Copyright Enforcement with Special Reference to Entertainment & Software Industry - Paper for Refresher course on Training the Trainer Workshop, NJA, Bhopal (2006) . Use of ADR process in Environmental Adjudications - Paper presented at Environmental Policy, Legislation and Enforcement, Prithvi, 2005 Global ECO Meet, February 19-28, 2005. . Book review of Guide to New Patents Law, Manish Arora, Universal Law Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd. (3rd Ed. 2005) in the Journal of the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal . The Need for Modern Competition Law, Note for Summer Retreat for Supreme Court Justices, NJA, Bhopal (July 2005) . Concept of Plea Bargaining, Note for Workshop on Mediation, Conciliation, Arbitration & Negotiated Settlement of Disputes, NJA, Bhopal (2006) . ADR in Mass Torts – Paper for Workshop on Mediation, Conciliation, Arbitration & Negotiated Settlement of Disputes, NJA, Bhopal (2006) . Model Core National Curriculum prepared to advance the systemization of Judicial Education in India, November 2006, NJA, Bhopal . Right to Food, Judicial Seminar on Justice and Poverty, August 2007, NJA, Bhopal . Alternative to Courts for environment, labour and tort litigation in India, ADR System in India, September 2007, NJA, Bhopal . Overview of ADR in India, Sustainable Dispute Resolution, NJA Vol. P-162, July 2008 . The Right to Food Case and other attempts to build justifiability, available for reading at http://indlaw.com/actionaid/?Guid=4e264c9d-fc1a-4483-96f7-60a442347429 . Suitability of Mediation, http://arbitration.indlaw.com/search/articles/?0f165f18-d4da- 4453-80f7-cfd35366aca5 . Reports for NJA Newsletter:

1. p. 63, Vol 2., No. 2, December 2005 2. p. 41, Vol. 2, No. 1, March 2005

Independent . Juvenile Justice Administration (October 2004, March 2005, August 2006, April programs 2007) handled at Judicial . Alternative Dispute Resolution in India (March 2005, April 2006, September 2006, Academy on March 2007, September 2007)

. Interpretation of Statutes (December, 2006)

. Impact of Globalization on Judicial Systems (March 2007)

. Public Law Challenges faced in India (April 2007)

. Judicial Method (July 2007)

. Justice System Managements by High Courts in India (July 2007)

. Justice and Poverty (August 2007)

. 6th Orientation Programme for Newly Appointed ADJs (September 2007)

. Education for Educators’ Programme on Judicial Education (October 2007)

. Regional Workshop on Timely Justice at Chennai (November 2007)

. 10h Orientation Programme for Newly Appointed ADJs (November 2007)

. 5th National Workshop on Timely Justice (December 2007)

. 6th Regional Workshop on Timely Justice at Jammu (6-8 January 2008)

. Seminar on Impact of Globalization (January 18-20, 2008)

. Education for Educators’ Programme on TTDAR (28-30 January 2008)

. Education for Educators’ Programme on Mediation (22-24 February 2008)

. 9th Regional Workshop on Timely Justice at Jammu (March 2008) . Education for Educators’ Programme on Juvenile Justice (May 2008)

. Workshop on Sustainable Dispute Resolution (July 2008)

. Workshop on Human Resource Management (August 2008)

Jointly . Court and Media Relations (March 2005) worked for programs on . Labour Law & Adjudication (December 2005) . IPR Adjudication & New Patent Regime (February 2006)

. National Judicial Education Strategy Meet (2-3 September 2006)

. Training the Trainers Workshop (November, 2006) . Regional Program on TTDAR at Ranchi (January 2007) . Supreme Court Justices’ Retreat (December 2007)

Other work Indian Law Institute, New Delhi related . Collected statistics and reports from courts, legal aid centers, high court registry, law experience ministry for writing of IDE-JETRO projects.

. Took visiting dignitaries from Japan, Israel, USA to important legal resource persons at NHRC, ICA, NALSA, NCW, SEBI office, etc.

. Rapporteuring and organizational support work done for seminars organized by the Indian Law Institute

. Worked as examination invigilator for diploma course exams.

. Wrote nine papers on Patent Law and four papers on Copyright Law for Kurukshetra University, to be circulated by the University to their IPR Diploma Students.

. Checking Assistant for LL.B. second year Labour Law paper for Jammu University.

. Took classes of senior administrative staff members to make them computer savvy and helped senior faculty members with internet search on legal materials, case law search for writing of papers.

. Took class of Afghanistan judges on ‘ADR system in India and their utility for legal system’ organized by Ministry of External Affairs at the Institute.

National Judicial Academy, Bhopal . Contribution towards research component of judicial education

1. Assisting in preparing reading materials for training courses

2. Assisting in preparing Plan of Actions and Benchbooks for Judges

3. Assisted in preparing National Judicial Education Strategy . Contribution towards management component of judicial training

1. From August 2004 to April 2006 took care of duties related to Reception, Rapporteuring, ticket and travel arrangements, reimbursements, etc.

2. Library Committee Member

. Official visits undertaken for preparation of training material to

1. Delhi offices of UNICEF, NIPPCCED, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, NISD, etc. for preparing material on COURSE NO. T009- REFRESHER COURSE ON JUVENILE JUSTICE AND CHILD CARE SERVICES, 6 – 12 OCTOBER 2004.

2. Delhi offices of ICADR, USEFI, FICCI, NALSA etc. for preparation and collection of statistics and materials for COURSE NO. T015 - FIRST ADVANCED COURSE ON MEDIATION, CONCILIATION, ARBITRATION AND NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES, 14- 20 MARCH 2005

3. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, New Delhi, Delhi High Court, Tis Hazari district court, Patiala House district court, etc. for collecting statistics and information pertaining to sponsored programme on enforcement of PNDT Act.

4. Delhi offices of Labour Ministry, VV Giri Labour Institute Noida, DWCD, ILO office, etc for preparing material and identifying resource persons for the COURSE NO. T029 - REFRESHER COURSE ON LABOUR LAW ADJUDICATION, 27-31 DECEMBER 2005.

5. Ranchi, Jharkhand for conducting Regional Programme of Techniques and Tools for Delay and Arrears Reduction, 5-8 January 2007

6. NHRC Conference on Juvenile Justice System in India at IIPA, Delhi on 3-4 Fenruary, 2007

7. Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi for UNDP Access to Justice project finalization meeting on 26-28 February, 2007

8. Supreme Court of India, New Delhi, September 10, 2007 meet of Committee for enhancing infrastructure at State Judicial Academies in India

9. Chennai for 4th Regional Workshop from 30th October to 4th November 2007

10. Delhi – Centre for Policy Research, UN Office, Supreme Court Judges Library, ILI for preparation of Reading Material for Supreme Court Justices’ Retreat

. Made Presentations in Following Judicial Workshops/ Seminars/ Conferences

1. 2nd National Workshop on TTTJ on the topic of ADR 2. 5th National Workshop on TTTJ on the topic of ADR 3. E/E Programme on DAR on Teaching of Judicial Ethics in training programmes 4. E/E Programme on DAR on Teaching of ADR in training programmes 5. 10th Orientation Programme for Newly Appointed (November 2007)

Contribution . World Bank Project on the Legal Regulation of Healthcare in India (2000) - for ILI, towards New Delhi under the Guidance of Prof. S.K. Verma. Independent . IDE- JETRO Project on the Framework of Legal Research in India (2003)- for ILI, New Delhi under the Guidance of Prof. S.K. Verma. project works . Guidelines supported by text/documents for training judicial officers of India, Srilanka, Bangladesh and Nepal on violence against children (2006) - for UNODC, New Delhi under the guidance of Prof. (Dr.) N.R. Madhava Menon

. UNDP project “Access to Justice” – for NJA, Bhopal under the guidance of Director of NJA, Prof. (Dr.) G. Mohan Gopal since December 2006.

Education H.S.C. Father Agnel School New Delhi Ist Division (63%) 1993

B.A. Hons. Delhi University New Delhi IInd Division (51%) 1996 (Mathematics) LL.B. Delhi University New Delhi IInd Division (53.4%) 1997-2000

LL.M. Maharshi Dayanand Rohtak IInd Division (56%) 2001-2002 (Previous) University

LL.M. Maharshi Dayanand Rohtak IInd Division (58.2%) 2002-2003 (Final) University

 Doing Ph.D. on Judicial Education and Training – Concept, Mechanisms, Constraints and Prospects at Delhi University

 Awarded Commonwealth Scholarship to do Split Site Doctoral Research Work on Judicial Education towards completion of Ph.D. on same subject registered at Delhi University – at the University of Warwick, United Kingdom.

Awards . Cash prize for getting highest marks in 10th class C.B.S.E. Board Examination in English received (89/100).

. Certificate from Mathematics Olympiad Contest held on All India level in 1992 for getting first division.

. Certificate from Ministry of Environment & Forests for writing slogan on Clean Delhi theme in the year 1999.

Other Animal welfare. Interests

. Justice M. J. Rao, former chairman, Law Commission of India References . Prof. Mohan Gopal, Director, National Judicial Academy, India

. Justice Madan Lokur, Judge, Delhi High Court

. Prof. S.K. Verma, Delhi University

. Prof. Nomita Aggarwal, Dean Faculty of Law, Delhi University

. Justice Arjun Sikri, Judge, Delhi High Court