Dr.Smita B. Vyas

Co-Ordinator, Department of Law Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan 384265 www.ngu.ac.in

A) General Information: a) Name :- Dr. Smita B. Vyas

b) Address (Residential):- “Shrey” A-11, Ayush Township, Patan (North Gujarat) Pin No-384265. Mo.No-09924123116 (Office) :- Co-Ordinator, Department of Law, H.N.G.Uni., Patan. Pin No- 384265 Email ID :- [email protected] [email protected] c) Designation :- Assistant Professor----Co ordinator Department of Law, H.N.G.Uni., Patan. Pin No- 384265 d) Date of Birth :- 27/10/1961 e) Area of Specialization: - LAW- Criminology ( Group IV)

1 B) Academic Qualification:

EXAM BOARD/ PASSING PERCENTAGE, NO. SUBJECTS PASSED UNIVERSITY YEAR CLASS 1. S.S.C G.S.E.B., Commerce 1976 49.87% Gandhinagar. 2. H.S.C. G.S.E.B., Commerce 1978 49% Gandhinagar. 3. B.Com. Gujarat Uni, Accountancy 1981 48.89% Ahmedabad 4. LL.B. Gujarat Uni, Law 1985 60% (Genaral) Ahmedabad 5. LL.B. Gujarat Uni, Law 1986 59.4% (Special) Ahmedabad 6. LL.M.( Uni North Guj. Criminal Law 2001 62.12% 1st. Awarded Uni, Patan Gold Medal) 7. GSLET M.S. Uni., Law 2002 Baroda 8. CHR BAOUni. Human 2007 1st Class Ahmedabad Rights 9. CES BAOUni. Environment 2008 2nd Class Ahmedabad 10. Ph.D. H.N.G.uni., SOCIO- 2008 Notification Patan. LEGAL No. STUDY OF 18-10-2008 THE 459/63/2008 CONSUMER PROTECTIO N ACT, 1986 A STUDY WITH SPECIAL REFERNCE TO PATAN AND MEHSANA DISTICTS. 11. CCC+ Babasaheb Computer 2010 70.00% Ambedkar Open Uni., Amedabad.

2 C) Teaching / Administrative Experience:

Courses Taught Name of the Duration University/College/Institution U.G. (1) Sheth. M.N. Law College, 4yrs (LL.B) Patan as a Lecturer. P.G (1) Visiting faculty, Dept. of (1) 2003 to 2005 (LL.M) Law, H.N.G.Uni. Patan. (2) 16/01/2006 till date (2) Full time Lecturer, Dept. of Law, H.N.G.Uni. Patan.

Any other (1) Co-Ordinator Dept. of Law 13/08/2009 till date H.N.G. Uni. Patan. (2) Visiting faculty, Dept.of 2 yrs. Life Science, H.N.G.Uni. (3) Visiting faculty, Dept. of Journalism 9 yrs. H.N.G.Uni., Patan. (4) Visiting faculty, 1 yrs. Dept.of Social Work H.N.G.Uni., Patan.

Total Teaching Experience: 12 yrs.

Post- graduate : Guided 50 Students in LL.M. for dissertation work

D) Research Experience & Training:

Research Stage Title of work/Theses University where the work was carried out Ph.D. Socio-Legal Study of Hem.N.G.Uni. the Consumer Patan Protection Act, 1986 A Study with Special Reference to Patan and Mehsana Disticts. Research Guidance. Ph.D. guide.(Law) At present, 6 students Hem.N.Guj.Uni., are doing research Patan. work under my guidance M.Phil (Law) 5 Students in M.Phil Hem.N.Guj.Uni., for Dissertation work Patan. 3 E) Ongoing & Completed Research Projects and Consultancies (Including State Research Projects)

Grant Category Title Agency Period Mobilized Year (in Rs) “A Study on Minor effectiveness of Research Environmental Laws 2009 to UGC 1 yrs. 80,000 Project in North Gujarat, 2010 (Completed) Special Reference to Human Rights”

F) Publications List of Articles:

Sr. Name of Articles Magazine/Journal Year & Vol. of No. publication 1. Consumer Protection on Gold in Guj.High. Judgement Page No.185 India Jan’08 to Feb’08 2. D'tI]N\0YL DFGJ Guj.High. Judgement Page.No.JS-126 VlWSFZGM E\U YTM GYLP April 2008 3. SM5LZF.8GF E\U AN, Guj.High. Judgement Page No.27 lNJFGL p5RFZM May-2008

4. DlC,F SFG}GL lX1F6 Guj.High. Judgement Page No.29 May-2008 5. AF/DH}ZLo X{1Fl6S VlEUD IMHGF Page No.98 May 2008 ISSN-0971-8400 6. Dowry in India: There are Guj.High. Judgement Page No.98 commas, not full stop Aug. 2008 7. Medical Negligence and Guj.High. Judgement Page No.81 Consumer’s rights July 2008 8. lJSF;GM CSSo V[S J{l`JS Guj.High. Judgement Page No.78 50SFZ July 2008

9. AF/SMGM CSS HgDIF 5C[,F IMHGF Page No.10 Nov. 2008 ISSN-0971-8397 10. Social Aspects of Consumer Journal of Law – A Page No. 43 Protection Govt. of Guj. 2010 Publication

4 11. Global Warming and Sustainable University News Page No.149 Development: A Judicial June 2010 Approach ISSN – 0566-2257 12. Environmental, Development “pNŸUD” Page No.- 17 and Human Rights: Integrated A Research Journal- Vol. 2-2011 Approach to Civil Society Sheth M.N. Law ISSN-2230-7478 College, Patan 13. Environmental Consumerism Law Z Page No. 28 July 2011

14. Consequences of Registration of “pNŸUD” Page No.-45 Marriage A Research Journal- Vol. 3-2012 Sheth M.N. Law ISSN-2230-7478 College, Patan

15. Entry of Foreign Legal Saurashtra Uni. Law Page No. 53 Consultants and Foreign Law Journal Feb. 2012 Firms into India

16. Environmental Issues under Journal of Law, Page No.86 Consumer Law Forensic Science and 2012 Social Studies ISSN 2277-4971

17. Position of Child Labour in “pNŸUD” Page No.-50 Unorganized Sector A Research Journal- Vol. 4-2013 Sheth M.N. Law ISSN-2230-7478 College, Patan

G) List of Published Books:

Sr. Title of Book Name of Publishers Year No. 1. DFGJ VlWSFZMGM jIF5 GLZJ 5|SFXG4 2008 VG[ VF\TZZFQ8=LI VDNFJFN SFINFVM 2. Consumer Protection Shree Niwas 2012 ISBN: 978-93-5032-021-1 Publications, Jaipur

3 Women at Work Shree Niwas 2013 (Issues and Challenges) Publications, Jaipur

5 ISBN:978-93-5032-061-7 4 Fundamentals: Research Shree Niwas 2013 Through Internet Publications, Jaipur ISBN:978-93-5032-062-4 5 Law and Gender Alfa Publications, New 2012 A Quest for Justice Delhi ISBN:978-93-81465-13-4 (Only one Chepter)

G)Participation in Seminars, Conferences, Workshops, Symposia etc.:

Sr. Subject Sponsored Organised Seminar/ Date No. Name College/ Workshop Department 1. Law and Guj. Uni. Uni. School of State Level 8th & 9th, Social Ahmedabad Law Seminar Jan., 2005 Transformati on

2. Health and International International 2nd-5th Feb., Human Society for Conference 2005 Rights Health and Human Rights, Norway and Indu Health Research Foundation, Vadodara

3. Threats to the H.N.G.Uni., Department of State Level 30th Internal Patan. Journalism Seminar Sep.,2006 Security of (Paper India Presented)

4. Promotion UGC Department of National 14 to 20 and Human Rights Workshop July, 2007 Protection of and Human International Rights in Humanitarian India Laws, Saurashtra Uni. Rajkot. 6 5. “ Section Guj. Law I.M. Nanavaty State Level 30th Oct. 498-A of Society, Law College, Seminar 2007 IPC: Does it Ahmedabad Ahmedabad call for an amendment, as it result in the Social Catastrophe”

6. Intellectual Patent Govt. Workshop 21st Feb., Property Facilitating Engineering 2008. Rights Center, College, Patan Technology & Guj. Information, Council on Forecasting Science & & Technology, Assessment Gandhinagar. Council, DST, Gol, New Delhi. 7. Social H.N.G.Uni., Social Welfare State Level 4-5 March, Integrity and Patan. Dept., Seminar 2008 Eradication Gandhinagar, (Paper of Dept. of Social Presented) Untouchabilit Works & Dr. y Babasaheb Ambedkar Chair,HNGU. Patan

8. Law School of Jaipur National National 17 to 19 Teaching and Law and Uni., Jaipur Trining March, Legal Governence Programme 2008 Research Skills

9. Exim UGC Department of National Level 31 March, Procedures Law and Seminar 2008 Saurashtra (Paper Uni., Rajkot Presented)

10. Human rights Bhavnagar Sheth H.J. State Level 22nd August, of Children & Kelavani College, Seminar 2008 7 Women Mandal Bhavanagar (Paper Presented) 11. Ethics and UGC H.A.College of National Level 20th-21st Human Commerce, Seminar Sep.,2008 Rights: Ahmedebed. (Paper Developing Presented) Values And Sensitivity

12. Fighting Faculty of Saurashtra Seminar 24th Sep., Terrorism in Law Uni., Rajkot 2008 India: Legal- Socio-Eco- Political Strategy

13. Conflict UGC Sheth State Level 31st Jan., Between M.N.Law Seminar 2009 Judiciary and College, Patan. (Paper Legislation. Presented)

14. Human UGC Department of National 3rd-5th Oct., Rights And Human Rights Seminar 2009 Value and (Paper Education: International Presented) Sensitization, Humanitarian Concept and Laws, Challenges Saurashtra Uni. Rajkot.

15. Uniform Department Saurashtra Uni. State Level 8th October Syllabus of Law Rajkot. Seminar 2009

16. With Book Department Saurashtra Uni. State Level 9th October Examination of Law Rajkot. Seminar 2009

17. Information Faculty of Uni. of Delhi Workshop- 19 to 21, Technology Law and Dept. of cum- March, Laws and Information Conference 2010 8 related Technology, Intellectual Govt. of India Property

18. Law, UGC Jainarayan National 4th to 6th Disabled & Vyas Uni., Seminar Sep. 2010 Human Jodhpur (Paper Rights and Presented) Duties Education 19. Human UGC N.H. Patel National Level 25th Sep., Rights and College of Seminar 2010. Human Education, (Paper Development Anand Presented) : Futuristic Role of Teacher Education

20 Importance of Sheth V.S. National 3rd Oct., Legal Law College, Workshop 2010 Education in Unjha. (Delivered key 21st Century note address)

21. Capacity KCG, Dept of HNGU, Patan Workshop 15th Oct., Building Education 2010 Workshop

22. Research Dept of Life HNGU, Patan Workshop 21st Oct., Initiative Science 2010

23. CBCS and Workshop 20th Nov., Internal HNGU, Patan HNGU, Patan 2010 Evaluation Workshop

24. Themes of Govt. of Guj. KCG, Dept of International 25th & 26th Higher Edu. & P.D. Conference Nov., 2010 Education: Petroleum Prospects of Uni., Gujarat Gandhinagar

25. Management Govt. of H.N.G.Uni., Workshop 10th Dec., of Higher Gujarat Patan. 2010. 9 Education in the Gujarat State

26. Criminalizati UGC Sheth National 8th-9th on of Politics; M.N.Law Workshop Jan.,2011 a Serious college, Patan. (Chaired the threat to our Session) democracy

27. Research UGC H.N.G.Uni., Research 10th-12th Marathon Patan. Initiative, Jan., 2011. Phase-II Workshop (Proposal Presented) 28. Hospital & Dept. of Dept. of National 26th Healthcare Health & Hospital Conference Mar.,2011 Management Family Management, Emerging Welfare, HNGU, Patan Trends, Govt. of Guj. Issues and Challenges

29. Creating HNGU, Patan HNGU, Patan International 15-16 May, Excellence Seminar 2011 for (Poster Sustainable Presentation) Society

30. Technology Rajiv Gandhi Indian Workshop 26th-27th and Society: National Sociological Sep., 2011. Issues and Institute of society & Challenges Youth Hem. Development N.G.Uni., (RGNIYD) & Patan. UGC

10 31. Research Association H.N.G. Uni, National 21 to 24 Methodology of Indian Patan Workshop Nov 2011 : A March Universities, towards KCG creating Gandhinagar, Research NAAC culture Banglore

32. Orientation & KCG Ahmedabad Workshop 25 & 26 Planning Gandhinagar Management June 2012 meet Association Ahmedabad 33. Research GNLU, GNLU, National 5th Sep to Methodology Gandhinagar Gandhinagar Workshop 9th Sep in Legal inter 2012 disciplinary field 34. Human The M.L. Shri N.S. Patel National 13&14 Oct, Rights on Gandhi Law College, Seminar 2012. Industrial Higher Modasa (Paper Labour in 21st Education Presented) & Century Society, Chaired the Modasa Sesson 35. Law and UGC School of Law National 20/01/2013 Challenges in Gujarat Seminar 21 st century: University Paper special Ahmedabad Presented reference to Women

H) Orientation Programme and Refresher Course:

Sr. No. Subject Name Sponsored Organised Orientation/ Date College/ Refresher Department 1. Law UGC Academic Orientation 2/06/2008 Staff to College, 29/06/2008 Gujarat Uni., Ahmedabad 11 2. Legal UGC The Indian Refresher 7/02/2011 Research Law to Methodology Institute, 27/02/2011 and Legal New Delhi. Writing 3. Human Rights UGC Academic Refresher 4/02/2013 (MD) Staff to College, 24/02/2013 Gujarat Uni., Ahmedabad

I) Membership/Participation in Bodies/Committees on Education and National Development:

(1) Co-ordinator (LL.M.), H.N.G. Uni. Patan. (2) Co-ordinator (M.Phil), H.N.G. Uni. Patan. (3) Member of Board of Studies, H.N.G.Uni., Patan. (4) Member of Board of Studies,(Jurisprudence) Sau.Uni, Rajkot (5) Chairmen, Women Cell, H.N.G. Uni., Patan. (6) Visiting faculty, Dept. of Social Work, H.N.G.Uni., Patan. (7) Visiting faculty,Dept.of Life Science, H.N.G.Uni., Patan. (8) Visiting faculty, Journalism Dept. H.N.G.Uni., Patan. (9) Member of Selection Committee of Tracking, H.N.G.Uni., Patan. (10) Member of Sexual Harassment Committee, H.N.G.Uni., Patan. (11) Member of ‘Day Care Center’, H.N.G.Uni., Patan.