Damodaram Sanjivayya National University ~ a cradle for future jurists~

Sri. 14 February 1921 - 8 May 1972

The Cover Page carries a picture from the Bojjannakonda Rock-cut Caves, . The Bojjannakonda caves consist of groups of rock-cut stupas, brick stupas and small chaityas featuring all three phases of Buddhism-i.e., Hinayana, Mahayana and Vajrayana

Image courtesy of Prof. (Dr.) S. Surya Prakash Table of Contents

From the Vice-Chancellor’s Desk 1

Hon’ble Visitor 3

Hon’ble Chancellor 4

Seminars, Workshops & Moot Courts 5

Juridical Lectures 10

Glimpses of DSNLU 13

Faculty Achievements 15

Students Achievements 20

Life at DSNLU 24 From the Vice-Chancellor’s Desk

Greetings from DSNLU-Visakhapatnam!

I am happy to present the second issue of the DSNLU Newsletter- “Waves” which highlights academic activities organized by the University and achievements of the students of the University.

I took the charge as Vice-Chancellor of this University on 24th December 2018. The mandate and vision of the University is to advance and disseminate learning and knowledge of law and legal processes with special emphasis on research activities. Keeping this in mind, the University organizes diverse activities for the students ranging from juridical lectures by persons of eminence in the legal field to practical training in the form of legal-aid camps.

We are very grateful for the visit of Hon’ble Sri Justice C. Praveen Kumar, Acting Chief Justice, High Court of and Chancellor, DSNLU on 13.05.2019 along with Hon’ble Sri. Justice A. V. Sesha Sayee, Judge, High Court of Andhra Pradesh and Administrative Judge, Visakhapatnam District who took keen interest in the developmental activities and the functioning of the University.

We are also grateful to Hon’ble Sri Justice C. Praveen Kumar, Acting Chief Justice, High Court of Andhra Pradesh and Chancellor, DSNLU for delivering the First Justice Koka Subba Rao Memorial lecture on “Constitution of : Transformative Justice” on 13.07.2019.

The University conducted varied programmes for the enrichment of the students and faculty such as National Seminar on “Law and Mental Health”, National Conference on “Contemporary Aspects of Direct Tax”, 5th DSNLU Moot Court Competition, National Workshop on “Civil Trail Advocacy” and National Seminar on “Copy Right and the Internet Revolution – The Changing Landscape” and Orientation programme for the First year students etc.

It also organized juridical lectures by eminent personalities like Prof. Sairam Bhat, NLSIU, Bangalore, Dr. S. Sachidanamdam, Adjunct Professor, NLU, Odisha, Prof. Peter Kuznick, Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University, Dr. G. Narayana Raju, Secretary, Legislative department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Govt. of India, Prof. Rajiv Kumar Khare, NLIU, Bhopal, Prof. Uday Pratap Singh, NLIU, Bhopal, Sri A. Satya Prasad,

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 1 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 Former Additional Advocate General and Senior Advocate, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Sri Ananta Narayan, Assistant Director, National Academy of Excise, Customs and Narcotics (NACIN), Visakhapatnam and Sri Ramakrishna, Superintendent, National Academy of Excise, Customs and Narcotics (NACIN),Visakhapatnam.

The University’s future timeline of events include the 7th Novice Moot Court Competition, National Seminar on “ILO and Child Rights”, International Conference on “Superpowers’ dominion in Outer space and Global Sustainable Development” and International Conference on “Immanuel Kant and Transformative Justice”. We are certain of their success.

The University is looking forward with confidence to make its mark among the other National Law Universities in India.

My special thanks to Hon’ble Sri Justice N. V. Ramana, Judge, and Visitor, DSNLU who is a salient supporter to the University.

I am also grateful to Hon’ble Sri Justice C. Praveen Kumar, Acting Chief Justice, High Court of Andhra Pradesh and Chancellor, DSNLU for his constant encouragement and guidance in making this University a Centre for Excellence in .

I would like to congratulate all faculty members, wonderful students and administrative staff of the University for their Untiring Efforts towards making this University “a cradle of future jurists”.

Before I conclude, I, on behalf of the DSNLU family, would like to express my deep-felt condolences to the family of Prof. (Dr.) N. R. Madhava Menon. He is the architect of modern legal education in India. National Law Universities were his brainchild and his passing is an irreparable loss to the legal fraternity. All my years of association with Prof. Menon kept me inspired to continue to work for the improvement of legal education. I am ever grateful for his constant guidance and support. The University would like to dedicate this issue of “Waves” to the memory of Prof. (Dr.) N.R. Madhava Menon.

S. SURYA PRAKASH

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 2 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE N. V. RAMANA JUDGE, SUPREME COURT OF INDIA & HON’BLE VISITOR, DSNLU

Born in an agricultural family on August 27, 1957 in Ponnavaram Village, Krishna District. He enrolled as an

Advocate on February 10, 1983. He has practiced in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Central and Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunals and the Supreme Court of India in Civil, Criminal, Constitutional, Labour, Service and Election matters. He has specialized in Constitutional, Criminal, Service and Inter-State River .

He has functioned as Panel Counsel for various Government Organizations. He has functioned as Additional

Standing Counsel for Central Government and Standing Counsel for Railways in the Central Administrative Tribunal at . He has also functioned as Additional Advocate General of Andhra Pradesh.

He was appointed as a permanent Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on June 27, 2000. He functioned as Acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court from March 10, 2013 to May 20, 2013. He has- participated in several National and International Conferences held in India and abroad and submitted papers on various topics of legal importance.

He was elevated as the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court w.e.f. 02.09.2013 and as a Judge, Supreme Court of India w.e.f. 17.02.2014.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 3 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE C. PRAVEEN KUMAR ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE, HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH & HON’BLE CHANCELLOR, DSNLU

Born on 26.02.1961 at Hyderabad. Had his school education (Class-I to Class-X) at Little Flower High School, Hyderabad. Passed intermediate from Little Flower Junior College and B.Sc from Nizam College, Hyderabad. Obtained Law degree from University College of law, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Enrolled as an Advocate on the rolls of Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh on 28.02.1986 and joined the office of Sri C.Padmanabha Reddy. Actively practiced on criminal side and also in Constitutional matters. Had developed independent practice in short span. Elevated as Additional Judge of A.P. High Court on 29.06.2012. Appointed as Judge of High Court of Andhra Pradesh and assumed charge as such on 04.12.2013.

He was appointed as an Acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on 1st January, 2019.

DSNLU is honoured to have Justice Praveen Kumar as Chancellor of the Univeristy to steer the University to greater heights.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 4 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS & MOOT COURTS

DSNLU aims to advance learning and knowledge in law and legal processes. To that end, the University has organized various juridical lectures, moots, seminars, conferences, workshops etc. Regional Workshop on BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY on 5th and 6th January 2019

A Two-day Regional workshop on Biodiversity Law was organized by DSNLU in collaboration with UNDP, NLSIU, and GEF. The workshop hosted participants from various disciplines such as law, agricultural sciences, fishery sciences studying across the regions of Andhra Pradesh.

The objective of the workshop was to create awareness about legal mechanism for conservation of biodiversity in

India. The workshop was inaugurated by Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor of NLSIU Prof. (Dr.) R. Venkat Rao and an introductory remark was given by Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor of DSNLU Prof. (Dr.) S. Surya Prakash. Dr. K. Tulasi

Rao from AP State Biodiversity Board was the Chief Guest of the event and he spoke on issues concerning biodiversity law and its application in the state. He lucidly explained the key points of the law and impediments in its implementation. Other resource persons included representatives from National Biodiversity Authority, the UNDP and senior professors from NLISU. Thirty-three participants including students, young academicians and senior professors deliberated over two days on topics such as Nagoya Protocols, Access and Benefit Sharing Agreements.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 5 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 5TH DAMODARAM SANJIVAYYA NATIONAL MOOT COURT COMPETITION 2019 22-24 February 2019

The 5th DSNMC witnessed the participation of 24 teams from various reputed and prestigious legal institutes of the country, including other National Law Universities and premier law colleges. The competition commenced with the Inaugural Ceremony, conducted on 22ndFebruary, 2019, witnessing the participation of 24 enthusiastic teams from across the country.

The Preliminary Rounds and the Quarter Final Rounds were conducted on 23rdFebruary, 2019, presided over by 18 distinguished judges from different Law Firms (Amarchand Mangaldas& Co., Fox Mandal & Associates, Khaitan & Co., Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, etc.) and High Courts. Eight top scoring teams qualified for the Quarter Finals, which were conducted on the same day. The Semi Finals for the 5th DSNMC were held at the University premises on 24thFebruary, 2019.

The Judges presiding over this round were Shri Mohan Rao Ronanki, Joint Director (Economic), Competition Commission of India; Mr. Animesh Sinha, Partner, Animesh Sinha and Partners (the drafter of the Moot Proposition); and Mr. Tarun Jain, Advocate, Supreme Court of India. The Semi Finalists were National Law Institute University, Bhopal; National University of Law, Patiala; NMIMS Kirit P Mehta School of Law, Mumbai; and TNDALU School of Excellence in Law, . National Law Institute University, Bhopal and Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala qualified for the Final Round.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 6 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 The Final Round for the 5th DSNMC was an exuberant affair. The Final Round was presided by Shri Anand Vijay Jha, Additional Director General, Competition Commission of India; Dr. G. Narayana Raju, Secretary, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, ; and Dr. T. S. Somashekar, Associate Professor, National of India University, Bangalore. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala was declared the Winner of the Competition and clinched the trophy as well as a cash award of Rs. 30,000 with them. The winners were also provided with a one-year subscription of SCC Online and free access to the EBC database for a year. The Runners-Up, National Law Institute University, Bhopal, were also awarded a trophy and a cash prize of Rs. 15,000. The Trophy for the Best Speaker-Finals was awarded Ms. Neha Jain from Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, along with a cash prize of Rs. 8000. The award for Best Speaker-Preliminary Rounds and a cash award of Rs. 8000 were presented to Ms. Suchitra Dey from National Law University Orissa, Cuttack. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala was also awarded a memento for the Best Memorial along with a cash award of Rs.10,000.

The Valedictory Ceremony marked the end of the Competition with Dr. G. Narayana Raju, Secretary, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India as the Chief Guest and Shri Anand Vijay Jha, Additional Director General, Competition Commission of India and Prof. (Dr.) T.S. Somashekar, Associate Professor, National Law School of India University, Bangalore as the Guests of Honour, addressing the gathering and sharing their views. Dr. Dayananda Murthy, In-charge Registrar, DSNLU proposed the Vote of Thanks. National Seminar on CIVIL TRIAL ADVOCACY from 1st March to 3rd March 2019

The Seminar on Civil Trial Advocacy emphasized on the various theoretical aspects of civil law practice such as jurisdictional claims, foundational terms, fundamentals of filing a suit, etc and practical knowledge relating to includes drafting, pleading, and presentation of oral arguments before the Court.

Hon’ble Justice Dr. K. G. Shankar (Retd.) Judge of High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hon’ble Justice K. V. Vijaya Kumar (Retd.) as Principal District Judge, and Sri. Mohan Rao, Senior Advocate, Hyderabad presided over various sessions of the Seminar. Drawing from their long years of experience at the Bench and Bar, they gave valuable inputs to students and budding lawyers.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 7 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 One Day National Seminar on LAW AND MENTAL HEALTH on 7th March 2019

The seminar focused on themes like promotion of mental health, prevention of mental disorders, legal issues related to treatment, mental health laws and rights, emerging trends in mental health, Conventions on the rights of Persons with Mental Disability and critical issues in the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.In the Inaugural Session, the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor emphasized on the interplay between law and mental health. He argued for improving awareness on mental health issues. He also emphasized on the need to go beyond the Mental healthcare Act 2017 to ensure true protection of the rights of Persons with mental Disability.

Prof. M. Lakshmipathi Raju, the Convener of the Seminar, referred to the minor mental health disorders like stress, anxiety, fear etc which affect the people. He stated that these minor issues, when compounded, result in mental illnesses. He argued for the adoption of holistic treatment options to counteract minor and major mental health issues. He also commended the shift from custodian-based care to a rights-based approach in the treatment of mental health illnesses under the 2017 Act.

Prof. Muralidhar, NIMHANS emphasized on a multidisciplinary approach to curing mental health illnesses through cooperation of all human service professionals like psychiatrists, psychologists and psychiatric social workers in the treatment of patients.

Dr. Radha Rani, Superintendent of Mental Hospital, Visakhapatnam, the Chief Guest of the Inaugural Session, noted an increase in the incidence of mental illness and asserted the need for medical professionals to collaborate with legal professionals to promote awareness, treatment, and counseling services.

Other eminent invitees like Prof. Roopesh, NIMHANS, Dr. Rajakumari Reddy, NIMHANS. Ms. Deesha Claire, Ms. Aruna Srilakshmi spoke on varied topics such as juvenile delinquency, anxiety disorder, and rights of mentally ill persons. Over thirty papers on varied themes were presented during the technical sessions. Selected papers are proposed to be published into a book.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 8 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 One Day National Seminar on CONTEMPORARY ASPECTS OF DIRECT TAXES On 16th March 2019

Tax regime in India has undergone elaborate reforms over the last couple of years in order to enhance rationality, ensure simplicity and improve compliance. The tax authorities constantly review the system in order to remain relevant. To capture such contemporaneous developments in taxation, this Seminar invited papers on various tax- related themes.

In his Welcome Address, the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor highlighted the background of India’s Direct Tax Policy. Dr. P. Sree Sudha stressed on the need to realign tax policy with the developmental strategy of the Nation and hence, the need for constant review of the taxation regime.

After inauguration by the Chief Guest Sri B. G. Reddy, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Visakhapatnam), Shri G V N Hari, senior advocate, highlighted the practical and prosecution- related aspects of direct tax administration. Sri G. Venu Gopal, Director-Finance, Visakhapatnam Steel Plant detailed the realignment of taxation policy with the developmental needs of the Nation through his paper “Recent Trends on Exemptions and Deductions under Income Tax Act.” Shri. O. Naresh Kumar, CEO of Symbiosis Technologies, criticized the aggressive taxation policies of the government and the wide discretion powers given to tax authorities as resulting in ‘pain of doing business’.

The Technical Sessions were chaired and attended by Chartered Accountancy Professionals, Government of India officials working in the Indian Revenue Services, and budding lawyers. The seminar witnessed participation of more than 150 persons.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 9 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 JURIDICAL LECTURES

DSNLU aims to advance learning and knowledge in law and legal processes. To that end, the University has organized juridical lectures by person of eminence to enlighten the DSNLU fraternity with their theoretical perspectives and practical knowledge.

A few noteworthy juridical lectures organized by the University between January 2019 and June 2019 are:

“United States and World Nuclear Enigma” by Peter Kuznick, Professor of History and Director of the Nuclear Studies Institute at American University, on 8th January 2019

Dr. Kuznick contextualized the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He criticized the decision to use atomic bombs. He stressed on the need to limit the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

He also acknowledged the difficulty faced by international regulatory organizations in keeping track of Nations’ use of nuclear energy.

“Law making process and interpretation of law- the beginning and the end” by Dr. G. Narayana Raju, Secretary of Legislative Department, Ministry of law and Justice, Government of India on 23rd February 2019

In his lecture, Dr. Raju explained the integral role played by the Legislative Department of the Law M ministry. He emphasized on the role-played by the Constitution in Legislative Drafting- stating the Constitutional Morality will prevail over all moralities as the Preamble of the Constitution begins with “We, the People”. He also elaborated on the Tools acted techniques of Legislative Drafting.

He asked the students to look up the INDIA CODE- a compilation of over a thousand legislations in India published under the super vision of the Law Ministry to grasp the features of a good draft.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 10 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 “LGBTQ Community- Rights issues” by Prof.(Dr.) Uday Pratap Singh, NLIU, Bhopal on 9" March 2019

Dr. Singh introduced the topic through references to mythological characters like Shikhandi and Arjuna who represented the LGBTQ community. He also referred to the historical practice of appointing transgenders as guards of queens and princesses. His point was that the LGBTQ community existed since time immemorial and they held respectable professions. He also elaborated on various Conventions and Declarations in international laws for LGBTQ protection. He traced the developmentofIndianjurisprudenceon LGBTQ rights through the Naz Foundation judgment and the Navtej Singh Johar Judgment.

“Mass Torts (Bhopal Gas Tragedy)—a Critical Review” By Prof. (Dr.) Rajiv Kumar Khare, NLIU, Bhopal on 9'hMarch2019

Dr. Khare established facts to conclude that Union Carbide’s sheer negligence led to the disaster in Bhopal. He then explained the legal challenges faced in prosecuting Union Carbide- jurisdictional challenges against a Company executive who had fled to the United States, application of the Doctrine of Absolute Liability- that culminated into the enactment of the Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster (Processing of Claims) Act, 1985. He also discussed the fixation of State responsibility and corporate responsibility in the event of an industrial disaster.

“Projects- Research Methodology” by Prof.(Dr.) Bhavani Prasad Panda, Former Vice-Chancellor, MNLU, Mumbai on 18'hand 19'h March, 2019

Drawing from his numerous years of research experience, Prof. Panda provided valuable inputs to students in terms of the research methodology they can adopt while working on their project works. He also guided them on choosing research topics. He emphasized on the importance of discipline and hardwork in undertaking research.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 11 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 “Challenges and Prospects in Legal Profession” by Sri. A. Satya Prasad, Senior Advocate and Former Additional Advocate General, Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 10th April, 2019

Sri. Satya Prasad elaborated on the emerging challenges in the legal profession such as, inter alia, the functioning of Legal Process Outsourcing firms in India, increasing reliance on alternative modes of dispute resolution resulting in a falling demand for litigation-oriented lawyers. Deriving from his expansive practical experience in litigation, Sri. Satya Prasad provided some invaluable tips to students.

“Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code” by Ashish Mehta, Founder, Ethos Alliance, Omi Mehta, CEO, Ethos Altiance and team on 22‘dApril 2019

The team from Ethos Alliance gave insight into the practical working of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. Through illustrations, they explained strategy formulation with respect to formal and informal restructuring, drafting the relevant transaction documents, modes of enforcing and implementing security mechanisms, and liquidation processes.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 12 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 Glimpses of DSNLU

Visit of the Hon’ble Chancellor Hon’ble Sri Justice C. Praveen Kumar, Acting Chief Justice, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 13 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 Glimpses of DSNLU

Interaction with the Infrastructure Monitoring & Development Committee of the University, headed by Hon’ble Sri Justice M. Satyanarayana Murthy, Judge, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 14 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

Prof. M. Lakshmipathi Raju, Adjunct Professor

& Presented paper titled “Gender Discrimination- Socio-Legal initiatives for gender justice” in UGC Sponsored two day National Seminar on “Women in Contemporary Social Realm: New Predicament and Emerging Strategies on 27th and 28thFebruary, 2019, in Acharya Nagarjuna University, .

& Presented paper titled, “Post disaster Rehabilitation- Rescue Operations- Strategies for Social Work Inter- vention in the 37th Annual Conference of Indian Society of Professional Social Work, held on 3rd to 5thJan, 2019 at National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS),Bengaluru.

Dr. Dayananda Murthy C.P., Associate Professor

& Chief Guest, 32ndConvocation of National Open University (IGNOU), 2019.

& Chaired a session on “Methods of Teaching in Law Schools” at the M K Nambiar Institute of Continuous Legal Education, Kochi in Association with NLSIU, Bangalore and Government of Karnataka, June 7th to 13th June 2019,Bangalore.

& Co-authored Books with Sri. C N Parashiva Murthy, published by the Karnataka State Souharda Federal Cooperative Ltd, a self-regulatory organization of the cooperatives registered under Karnataka Souharda Sahakari Act, 1997 a Government of Karnataka initiative, Bangalore:

· “Supreme Court Judgements Related to Cooperative Sector”, Vol 1

· “Supreme Court Judgments Related to Cooperative Sector”, Vol2

· “Karnataka High Court Judgments Related to Cooperative Sector”, Vol2

& “Revolutionary inroads into the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law in India”, ISBN 978- 81-314-2791-0, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Laws: Global Response’ scheduled on March, 1-3, 2019, at ICFAI Law School in association with Widener University, Delaware Law School and the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 15 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 Dr. C.P. Nandini, Associate Professor

& Detecting and Preventing Click Fraud: The Economic and Legal Aspects” To be published in The IUP Law Review, Vol. IX, No. 2, 2019 (EBSCO Database)

& “Plug the Risk in Cyberspace: Extension of Insurance shield to Cyber Attacks” published in “Insurance Law and Regulations: Global Practices” International Conference organized by IFHE “ICFAI Law School” Hyderabad with The University of Newcastle, Australia Feb 1-3rd , 2019 Excel India Publishers (ISBN9789388237437)

& Attended One-Day Workshop on Research Methods in IPR - An Empirical Study at IUCIPRS, Kochi, and Kerala on 29 June 2019

& Participated in the 5th Annual Refresher Course on IPR for Law Teachers on Developmental Perspectives of Intellectual Property Rights, June 21-28, 2019. Organized by Inter University Centre for IPR Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology

& Attended Refresher Course from 7-13th June 2019 on “March Of Law: Legal, Policy And Institutional Challenges To Urban Governance In India: Towards Making Our Cities More Sustainable And Liveable” Conducted By National Law School Of India University Bengaluru In Association With Bar Council Of Kerala M.K. Nambyar Academy For Continuing Legal Education, Kochi And State Government Of Karnataka(Received Award as BESTPARTICIPANT)

& Invited by JNTU Ananthapur on the Topic “Intellectual Property Rights with Special Reference to Copyright and GI” June 30th, 2019 for Staff and PGStudents.

& Invited by JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysore on “Gender Justice and Sexual Harassment at Work Place” for PG and Staff. On 19th June2019.

Dr. P. Sree Sudha, Associate Professor

& “Revocation of Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) by U.S.A – Issues and Challenges, GST Law Times (GLT), Vol.24:Part2 9th May 2019, at pp J 66 to J71

& “Indian Initiatives on Regulation of E-commerce - The Way Forward,” Excise Law Times (ELT), Vol.365 : Part 3, 1st February 2019, at pp A89-A95

& “Ethics on Virtual Ethnography – Socio Legal Perspective,” in the book entitled “Readings in Legal and Social Research,”Published by “Regal Publications,”New Delhi, at pp19-36, ISBN No:978-81-938829-3-1

& Presented a paper entitled “IPR a Key tool for Protection and Commercialization of Traditional Cultural Expressions (TCEs) – Developing Countries Perspective,” at First IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference, held at Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws, IIUM Gombak Campus, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 31st January to 2nd February 2019

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 16 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 & Presented a paper entitled “ Role of Youth in Addressing Drug Abuse,” at National Seminar on , Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam, on March, 9th2019

& Delivered a Key Note Address on “ IPR- A Key Tool for Transformation of India from a Developing Country to Developed Nation,” at “One Day” program of “Intellectual Property in Innovation & New Product Development” on the eve of World IP Day, at Kalam Convention Centre, AMTZ Campus, Organized by Novel IPR Academy (NIPRA), Visakhapatnam, on 26th of April,2019

& Delivered a lecture as Guest of Honor on “ Role of JNANABHUMI in attainment of Inclusive Education in the State of Andhra Pradesh,” at a Workshop Shop on “JNANABHUMI 2.0” held at Platinum Jubilee Guest House, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, on 17-5-2019.

Dr. K.Sudha, Assistant Professor

& Contributed an article titled “Navigating through Data Collection in Empirical Research” for the proposed publication of an edited book titled “Readings in Legal and Social Research” published by Regal Publications, Hyderabad in August2019.

& Delivered a lecture in a Three-Day Residential Training Programme on “Environment Laws and Enforcement” organized by Andhra Pradesh Human Resource Development Institute, Baptla at Bapatla, Guntur District, AP on 23-09-2019.

& Delivered a lecture and acted as a Moderator in the Annual Philosophical Symposium on ‘Reweaving of Democracy in India: Post-2019, May 23’ organized by the Saint John’s

& Delivered a lecture on social issues at Maharaja Vijayaram Gajapathi Raj College of Engineering, Vizianagaram, AP on26-08-2019.

Mr. P. Bayola Kiran, Assistant Professor

& Won the First Prize in National Research Article Writing Competition – 2018 organized by- Manikchand Pahade Law College, Aurangabad.

& Secured First Rank in APRCET (for admission into Ph.D. programme) and got an admission in Andhra University (Ph.D. programme in Law) in March2019.

& Delivered a lecture on ‘Corporate Social Responsibility Policies’ at the Three Day Capacity Development Programme for Government Servants (MEOs, Sub-Inspectors, Teachers, etc.), NGOs, CSR consultants at the AP Human Resource Development Institute, Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh in July2019.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 17 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 Mr. P. Jogi Naidu, Assistant Professor

& Contributed as a Resource person in the “Two day Regional Workshop on Biological Diversity Laws and Access and Benefit Sharing” organized by the United Nations Development Programme in collaboration with the Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur and the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru under the UNDP-GEF (Global ABS Project) “Strengthening Human Resources, Legal Frameworks and Institutional Capacities to Implement the Nagoya Protocol” held on 8th & 9th May, 2019 at the Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur

Dr. Ch. Lakshmi, Assistant Professor & ‘The Legal Quest for Gender Equality with reference to women’s status in Globalised world’, in the IUP Law Review, Jan 2019, Vol.9No.1.

& Participated and presented a paper on ‘Cultural Relativism and Its effect on Modern Women Right with a special emphasis on Marital Rape’, in the National Seminar on ‘Women in Contemporary Social Realm: New Predicament and Emerging Strategies’ , organized by Department of Sociology and Social work, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur on 27th and 28th February,2019.

& Participated and presented a paper titled “Mental Healthcare Act, 2017” in a National Seminar on Law and Mental Health, on 7th March2019 organized by DSNLU.

Mr. R. Vishnukumar, Assistant Professor & (De-) criminalization of attempted suicide in India: Does it really encompass the Mental Health? - A review- Accepted for Publication in the DSNLU Journal of Social Sciences

& Participated in the Three Day Refresher Course for Law Teachers (Faculty Development Programme) organized by KLEF college of law, from 9th to 11th May 2019 at its campus in Vijayawada.

Dr. Vishwachandranath Madasu, Lecturer & Presented a research paper on “Espionage system of British and its role in Indian National Movement 1885-1947” in the 43rd Annual session of Aandhra Pradesh History Congress held at Kandukuri Veeresalingam College, from 5th to 6th January2019.

Mrs. T.Y. Nirmala Devi, Teaching Associate & Participated in Workshop on “Contemporary Issues in Criminal Procedural Laws with Reference to Crimes against Women” organized by GITAM School of Law and Women Empowerment Cell on 2nd March, 2019.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 18 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 & Presented a paper on “Impact of Globalization on Higher Education in India – Challenges and Opportunities – An Insight” in a National Seminar on’ Higher Education in India : Emerging Challenges’, Organized by New Government Degree College, BHEL, Hyderabad and sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi, RUS&TSCHE on 30th& 31st January2019

Dr. N. Bhagyalakshmi, Teaching Assistant

& Published a paper on “Life Insurance: A step towards family security”; contained in the Proceedings of International Conference on Insurance Law and Regulations

& A paper on “Honour Killing: Is it pride for family?’ in the International Journal of Legal Developments and Allied issues [ISSN:24541273]

Ms. V. Vijayalakshmi, Research Assistant

& Invited to a meeting to discuss strategies for implementation of the recommendations of the study on working of Special Courts under the POCSO Act in the state of Andhra Pradesh held on 9th January 2019 at Vijayawada Conducted by the National Law School of Indian University, Bangalore and CRAF Andhra Pradesh.

& The research paper titled “Corporate Criminal liability – A Critical Legal Study” was published in the Multidisciplinary National Journal bearing ISSN 2581-5504 in Volume. 5, January2019

& The article titled “Protection of Women from Dowry Death “was published in the Social Welfare monthly Journal (ISSN. No. 0037-8038), Vol.65. No.11, February2019.

& Invited as a subject expert on the topic “Gender Equality” in the eve of International Women’s Day celebrations Organized by women Development and Child Welfare Department, Visakhapatnam scheduled on 8th March 2019 at NTRCSD & EW, Visakhapatnam.

& The Article titled “Exploitation of Women and Violence against Women” was published in the Social Welfare monthly Journal (ISSN. No. 0037-8038), Vol.65No. 12,2019.

& Presented a paper titled “ Issues and Challenges faced by Working Women” in the one day national seminar on Gender and Caste in Contemporary India: Issues & Challenges on 29thMarch Organized by Sathyam Social Service Organization, Vellore (DT), Tamil Nadu.

& Acted as a resource person for multiple workshops on Child Welfare conducted by the District Adolescent Resource Centre, UNICEF in collaboration with the Government of Andhra Pradesh.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 19 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 STUDENTS ACHIEVEMENTS

Our students have made their mark in the mooting field- winning accolades in various National Level Moot Court Competitions held all over India.

A team consisting of Anjani Harika, Anmol Giri, and Anurag Tiwari won the Anand Swaroop Memorial Moot Court Competition (Sharda University) along with the Best Speaker award by Sharda University in April 2019.

Pallavi Kolarkar, Akanshya Bhattacharjee, and Abdul Qadir won the 2nd Surana and Surana & Dr. M.S. Ramaiah Tort Law Moot in March 2019.

Ankit Baranwal, Ritesh Kumar, and Ayush Pathak won the 3rd Amity National Hindi Moot Court Competi- tion in March 2019

The team consisting of Rohith V., Navya.P, Aleena won the 6thMangilal Pagaria Memorial National Moot Court Competition (MATS School of Law, Raipur) in April 2019.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 20 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 The team of Sahil Mathur, Priyanshi Shukla, and Sagar won the Best Memorial Award and the 2nd best Speaker Award at the 2nd TNNLU- CCI National Moot Competition, 2019.

Siddharth Jain, Ayushi Dwivedi, and Madalsa Jain qualified as the Runners-up at the 3rdNMIMS Kirit P. Mehta School of Law’s Moot CourtCompetition.

The team consisting of Navy Jain, Kanika Parmar, and NikhilaBollu qualified as the Runners-up and also won the Best Lawyer, Best Speaker, 2nd Best Speaker awards at the Justice T. Ramachandran Memorial Ever Rolling Trophy Moot, 2019.

Priyanka C and Muskan Jain won Jus Consilium- a Client Counseling Competition 2019 (Saveetha School of Law, Chennai).

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 21 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019  D.K Balakrishnan, Abhinav Mishra, and Satyam Pandey qualified as the Runners-up at XIX All India Moot Court Competition (GLC Ernakulam) in January 2019.  Students of DSNLU were awarded with the Best Memorial at 9th School of Law, Christ  Amrutha Gayatri and Lakshmi Praharshita qualified as the 3rd runners-up in UPES National Mediation Competition, 2019.  A team consisting of Sanchit, Sanskar, and Nehal secured the 4th position in 9th UPES – Dr. Paras Diwan Memorial International Energy Law Moot 2019.  Khyati Ananya, Anushka Agrawal, and Akhil H Krishna secured 3rd position in 1stNational Mock Trial Competition, Jiwaji University, 2019. [Att6] In the same competition, Aditya Tripathi, Ajay, and Himanshi Tripathi qualified till the Quarter finals.  Tanusha K, Nita Singh, and Rishi secured the 4th position in Sir Syed & Surana & Surana National Criminal Law Moot, 2019.  A team consisting of Akash, Sravani, and Priyanka reached the Quarterfinals of the 35th BCI All India Inter- University Moot Court Competition, 2019.  Harshit Malviya, Alen J Cheruvil, and Saumya Singh reached the Quarterfinals at the UNDP-GEF-NLSIU- CEERA Moot Court Competition on Biological Diversity Law, 2019  Abhishek Singh, Khushboo Pareek, and Somesh Pandey reached the Quarterfinals of the 7th Surana & Surana JSS Law College Corporate Law Moot, 2019.  Abhipsa Mohanty, Utkarsh Pandey, and Nikhil Jain won the book review writing competition at SDM Law College’s Lex Orbis International Trade Law Moot & Book Review Writing Competition, 2019.  The team comprising of Anurag Tiwari, Priyanka Singh, and Shreya Nair won the National Asian Parliamentary Debate held at National Law University and Judicial Academy on April 26-28, 2019.

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 22 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019 Viraj 2019 Our students also registered stellar performances at Viraj 2019- a Sports Fest conducted by National Law University, Odisha.

Apart from winning the award for the Best Contingent (Overall), they also won • A Gold Medal in TableTennis(Women) • A Silver Medal in Football(Women) • A Gold Medal in LawnTennis • A Gold Medal in Relay-Swimming(Men) • Gold Medal and Bronze Medal in Relay-Running(Men) • Silver Medal and Bronze Medal in Relay-Running(Women) • Gold Medals for the 100m Running (Men andWomen) • A Gold Medal for the 200m Running(Women) • A Silver Medal and a Bronze Medal for 200m Running(Men) • A Silver Medal in 400m Running(Men) • A Gold Medal and a Silver Medal in 400m Running (Women) • A Silver Medal in 800m Running(Men) • A Gold Medal and a Bronze Medal in 800m Running(Women) • A Gold Medal, a Silver Medal, and a Bronze Medal in 1500m Running(Women) • A Bronze Medal in 1500m Running(Men) • A Bronze Medal in Shotput(Men) • A Gold Medal in Long Jump (Women) • A Bronze Medal in Long Jump(Men)

(A News Bulletin Published by Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam) 23 Volume - II | Issue-I | July 2019