Faculty Achievements
Prof. (Dr.) Heena Ghanshyam Patoli
- On 14th March 2025, served as a Resource Person at Christ University, delivering a lecture on Dialectic on Contract Law with a focus on E-Contracts formation, performance, and discharge of contracts.
- A patent was published in January 2025 titled Integrated Smart AI Tool for Legal Research, highlighting innovative application of artificial intelligence in legal studies.
- Secured a copyright in January 2025 for the work Effective Pedagogy for Teaching Criminal Law.
- Participated in the Faculty Development Programme on Innovative Legal Pedagogy organized by Dayananda Sagar University in July 2025, emphasizing modern teaching methodologies in legal education.
- Co-authored and published a book titled Business Laws 2025 in April 2025, bearing ISBN: 978-81-19415-39-7.
- Submitted three research papers to Scopus-indexed journals in 2025.
- Attended the 65th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics, organized by the Department of Labour, Government of Karnataka, held at Mahatma Gandhi Auditorium, Nagarabhavi, on 9th and 10th January 2025.
Ms. Shivani Dutta
I. Resource Person
- Invited as a Resource Person for the OJT Program for Strides Pharma Trainees on 25 February, 2025.
- Invited as a guest speaker on ‘Gender Sensitisation’ by Christ University, School of Business and Management on June 16, 2025.
II. Paper Presentations
- On ‘The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025: An Insight at the International Conference organised by Kristu Jayanti College and CEERA on May, 2025.
- Second Best Paper awarded for the paper Assessing the Impact of Microplastics in Food: A Comparative Legal Analysis of India and Global Standards organized by Dr. D. Y. Patil Law College, Pimpri, Pune, India, in collaboration with The Safety Chic, Nigeria and Ramkrishna Law Firm and Research Centre, Jan 2025.
III. Faculty Development Programme
- Criminal Laws & Environmental Justice: Ensuring Access to Sustainability organized by Dept of Law (IIIJ) Kolkatta, 2025.
- One Week National Level Online FDP using Advanced Tools and Techniques for Quanitative & Qualitative Data Analysis (Special Focus on Jamovi & Nvivo), GNLU, Gandhinagar.
IV. Publications
- Microplastic Contamination from Plastic Utensils: A Legal Analysis of Indian Legal Frameworks ISBN: 978-93-341-8585-0.
Arifa Sultana Choudhury
I. Conferences
- Presented Paper titled “Bridging the Gap in Justice: Advocating Gender Neutrality in Sexual Offense Laws”, in the International Conference organized by the Department of Legal Science, Techno India University, West Bengal, March 21st to 23rd, 2025.
- Presented a paper titled “Transforming Crime Prevention and Investigations: Bridging Legal Gaps in India's Technological Integration” at the International Conference on Law and Social Sciences (ICLSS 2025) organized by the International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences, Bengaluru in collaboration with The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University, Chennai; Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi; Research Unit One, Italy; South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV), and Saveetha School of Law, SIMATS, on 29–30 March, 2025.
- Presented a paper titled “Protection of Copyright in the Digital Space: Global Management and Models for Regulating IP on the Internet” in the Two-Days International Seminar organized by Prof. N. R. Madhava Menon Interdisciplinary Centre for Research Ethics and Protocols (ICREP), CUSAT, in collaboration with the National Human Rights Commission, Delhi, on 22 & 23 January 2025.
II. Faculty Development Programme
- Participated in the Five Days’ Workshop on Research Methodology and Data Analysis organized by the Centre for Public Law and Policy (CPLAP) in collaboration with the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), The ICFAI University, Jaipur from 24th – 28th March, 2025.
- Successfully participated in the Virtual Faculty Development Programme titled “Teaching Tech Laws in India”, organized by KETAS Education Foundation, Gujarat National Law University, and World Cyber Security Forum, held from January 10th to 14th, 2025.
- Successfully participated in the 5-Day Executive Development Program on “Empowering Early Career Law Academicians: Pedagogy, Research, and AI Integration in Legal Education” organized by Manipal University Jaipur in collaboration with Maharashtra National Law University, Mumbai, held from 18th August 2025 to 22nd August 2025.
III. External Engagements
- External Moot Court Evaluator for KSLU Examination in IFIM Law School
- Judged Internal National Ranking Rounds 2025-26 School of Law, CHRIST (Deemed to be University)!
- Editorial Board Member, Sada Law Publications and Law Jurist
Mr. Nithin Rajeev
I. Guest Lectures, Academic Engagements & Professional Invitations
- Resource Person, Workshop on Changing Dimensions of Patent Law in India, Law Jurist.
- Expert Panelist, Panel Discussion on "Unpaid Care Labour in India," organized by the Gender Studies Committee of the School of Law, Christ University.
- Resource Person, One-week FDP on Corporate Governance, Business Ethics, and Legal Compliance in the Contemporary Business Environment conducted by Netaji Subhas University, Jamshedpur.
- Guest Speaker, Law Beyond Classrooms – A Closer Outlook on Practical Learning, Ramaiah Institute of Legal Studies, Bengaluru.
- Guest Speaker – Workshop on Moot Court and Memorial Drafting, Kerala Law Academy, Thiruvananthapuram.
- Judge – XV SLCU-CAM International Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, School of Law, Christ University, and Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas.
- Judge – National Moot Court Competition, PES University and Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India.
- Judge – 34th Kerala Law Academy National Moot Court Competition, Kerala Law Academy, Trivandrum.
- Chief Memo Evaluator – National Moot Court Competition, Ramaiah Institute of Legal Studies, Bengaluru.
- External Evaluator, Final Year Moot Court Assessment, IFIM Law School, Electronic City, Bengaluru.
- Panel Chair – International Conference on Law and Social Sciences (ICLSS 2025): On March 29–30, 2025, jointly organized by the International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences and Tamil Nadu and Dr. Ambedkar Law University, along with several esteemed collaborators including VSLLS, The Research Unit One (Italy), SASCV, and Saveetha School of Law (SIMATS).
- Editorial Board Member, Sada Law Publications and Law Jurist
II. Publications
- Cultural Appropriation of Social Movements in the book titled Exploring Intersections of Law and Social Sciences in a globalized world, ISBN:978-81-982543-3-7 by IIJPS, Dr. Ambedkar Law University, VSLLS, The Research Unit One (Italy), SASCV, and Saveetha School of Law (SIMATS).
- "Urbanisation and Ecological Balance: Constitutional Mandates For Sustainable Environmental Governance In India" published in the Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research, ISSN: 2582-8878, Volume VII Issue IV.
Mr.Sanjay H Utagi
- Published an article titled "The Environmental Dangers of Harmful Pesticides and the Role of Indian Judiciary in Protecting Human Health and the Environment: An Overview" in the International Journal for Legal Research and Analysis [ISSN: 2582- 6433] in December 2023.
- Published a paper titled "Analysis of Indian Legal Framework for Ensuring Pesticide Safe Food in India" in the International Journal of Law Management & Humanities [ISSN: 2581-5369], Vol. 3, Issue 6, December 2023.
- Presented a paper titled "Assessing the Impact of Microplastics in Food: A Comparative Legal Analysis of India and Global Standards" and won the 2nd Best Paper Award at an international conference organized by DY Patil Law College in September 2024.
- Presented a paper titled "A Critical Analysis of Legal Framework for Protection of Environment from Hazardous Effects of Pesticide Residues in India" at a conference organized by CEERA, NLSIU in June 2023.
- Presented a paper titled "Assessing the Impact of Microplastics in Food Articles from Plastic Utensils: An Analysis of the Indian Legal Framework" at the PROTECT AND SERVE: The 2024 International Conference on Product Safety and Consumer Advocacy, organized by DY Patil University, Pune, and was awarded the Second Best Paper Award. (Oct-2024)
Dr.Prasanta Moharaj:
- Published one research paper in Scopus and Q2 indexed journal, titled “ Moharaj, P. (2024) Tiger Nageswara Rao - A Deviant or Social Role Model?” by the Journal of Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), Volume 59, No 26-27, pp 92-93. The paper can be retrieved from
- https://www.epw.in/journal/postscript/tiger-nageswara-rao.html
- Accepted Paper: Forthcoming research paper of Dr. Moharaj is also indexed in Scopus and Q2 journal, titled “Moharaj, P. (2024) The Role of Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) in Agricultural Sustainability in India.” by the Journal of Economic and Political Weekly (EPW).
- Professional Membership: Achieved Professional Life Membership for the Indian Sociological Society (ISS)- LMI-6238 in the month of April, 2024.
- Communicated research paper authored by Moharaj, P; Rana, S; Sahoo, D; Kumar, KK; N, Gajendra; Borah, N and Utagi, S (2024). titled “The Dynamics of Water Stress in Bangalore: Exploring the Confluence of Geopolitical, Climatic, and Anthropogenic Factors” is presently under review in the journal of Asian and African Studies, Sage, indexed in Scopus and Web of Science journal.
- Invited as a guest for the inauguration of the 'Launch of the Chanakya Centre for Sustainability' at Chanakya University, Bangalore in the month of June 2024.
Dr. Gajendra N
- Delivered a Special lecture as a Resource Person on “Economic Fluctuations of Current Scenario in Karnataka State’’ at Government First Grade College, HSR Layout on 16.03.2024.
- Membership: Achieved Professional Life Membership of The Indian Econometric Society (TIES): L/2978/24-25 in the month of July, 2024.
- Published an edited Book Chapter in Scopus by Bhavani, K & Gajendra, N. (2024). Smart Data-Driven Sensing: New Opportunities to Combat Environmental Challenges, in Bio- Inspired Data-driven Distributed Energy in Robotics and Enabling Technologies by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis. Available at
- https://www.routledge.com/Bio-Inspired-Data-driven- Distributed-Energy-in-Robotics-and-Enabling-Technologies/Kumar-Saini-Dubey- Diaz/p/book/9781032640631?_ga=348708296.1716249600
- Gajendra, N. (2024). The Dynamics of Water Stress in Bangalore: Exploring the Confluence of Geopolitical, Climatic, and Anthropogenic Factors" submitted to the journal of Asian and African Studies, Sage, indexed in Scopus and Web of Science journal (under review).
- Invited as a guest for the inauguration of the 'Launch of the Chanakya Centre for Sustainability' at Chanakya University, Bangalore in the month of June 2024.
Bharath K M
- Appointed as Member of the Panel of Examiners of KLE Law College, Bengaluru, Constituent College of KLE Technological University, Hubballi for the academic year 2023-24.
- Invited as a Guest Speaker for the session titled "Awareness on the Indian Constitution" by the Rotaract Club, Bangalore Aagneya, on 29th November 2024.
Dr. Sheikh Inam Ul Mansoor
- Sheikh Inam Ul Mansoor (2024). National Security or Trade Openness? The Balancing Act in Contemporary Trade Relations. IUP Law Review, 14(3). 2. Sheikh Inam Ul Mansoor, 2024 International Institutional Reform: Mitigating Political Failures to Prevent Starvation,published on UN Website by United Nations Human Rights Council.
- https://tinyurl.com/4f57b8y7, OHCHR | Call for input - Human Rights and Starvation, with an emphasis on the Palestinian People’s Food Sovereignty,published on UN Website by United Nations Human Rights Council.
- Sheikh Inam Ul Mansoor (2024), Tech and Trafficking: Technology as a Tool for Child Sexual Exploitation,published on UN Website by United Nations Human Rights Council.
- https://tinyurl.com/m2wmu3ms OHCHR | Call for input: Existing and Emerging Sexually Exploitative Practices against Children in the Digital Environment.published on UN Website by United Nations Human Rights Council.
- Attended, Faculty Development Programme on “Intellectual Property Rights and Artificial Intelligence” organized by Seedling School of Law and Governance, Jaipur National University, during July 5 th to 7 th, 2024.
- Sheikh Inam Ul Mansoor (2024). Who will Judge the Judges? An Appraisal of Bias in the Delivery of Justice. Central University of Kashmir Law Review, 4, 200-215.
- Sheikh Inam Ul Mansoor (2024). Legal Implications of Deep fake Technology: In the Context of Manipulation, Privacy, and Identity Theft. Central University of Kashmir Law Review, 4, 65-92.
Ms. Stency Mariya Mark
- Ms. Stency Mariya Mark, Assistant Professor of Law, has two SCOPUS-indexed publications in Law, State and Telecommunications Review and Economic and Political Weekly. She has further enhanced her academic profile by attending a Faculty Development Programme on Legal Pedagogy and Research at Dayananda Sagar University and participating in an international conference on Climate Justice at VIT, Vellore. She has adjudicated national moot court competitions at NLUO and Presidency University, and chaired the International Conference on Global Challenges in the Transforming Society (GLC–2024). In addition, she has been appointed as a reviewer for Springer Nature and the International Journal of Law and Society.
Ms. Amthul Naseeb
- Ms. Amthul Naseeb authored a book chapter titled "Transformational Leadership and Legal Duties: Accountability and Vigilance in Organizations" in the book Advancing Safety, Service, and Performance in Organizations With Impactful Leadership published in 2025. The chapter is available under the DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-5686-0.ch001 and is indexed in Scopus.
Sakshi Mehta
- Presented a paper on the title "Exploring Copyright in the AI Era: Evaluating Authorship and Ownership of AI-Generated Content with ChatGPT" at the International Conference on Data Mining and Information Security (ICDMIS 2024) on 7th-8th October 2024 whose proceeding will be published in Springer (LNNS Series-Approved) indexed in Scopus.
- Contributed to a paper titled "The Conservation of Forest Biodiversity of India through The Integration of Law and AI/ML" presented at the International Conference on Data Mining and Information Security (ICDMIS 2024) on 7th-8th October 2024 whose proceeding will be published in Springer (LNNS Series-Approved) indexed in Scopus.
