Faculty Profile

Teaching Experience

• Over 9 years of Experience in teaching in law and other subjects for LL.B., Judicial services exams, CLAT, UPSC, PSC, and CS, with clearing Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh Judicial Services Exams prelims and Madhya Pradesh PSC prelims exam twice.

Research Projects

• Completed project as Co-Investigator on Insertion of the Amendments in all the Acts of Government of Gujarat- funded by the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Dept. Govt. of Gujarat funded Project (2022-23). Two project proposals were prepared for Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Department, Govt. of Gujarat and both are approved and sanctioned by the department. Assisting as Co-I for the project titled ‘Listing out the amendments and to insert the suggested amendments to the Government of Gujarat Acts approved and enacted by the Government of Gujarat.’ Both the projects are approved and sanctioned for Rs. 24,72,500. Worked on the ‘‘Listing out the amendments and to insert the suggested amendments to the Government of Gujarat Acts approved and enacted by the Government of Gujarat since 1960”. Both the projects are completed, approved by the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Department, Govt. of Gujarat and successfully submitted to the Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Department, Govt. of Gujarat in April 2024.
• Completed as Co- Investigator a Project Sanctioned by NHRC titled as ‘A study on the status, functioning and effectiveness of Swadhar Greh and Ujjawala Homes for women and adolescent girls in the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Assam, Chhattisgarh and Tamil Nadu’ (2024).
• Completed the research project as Co- Investigator, funded by Government of Gujarat on ‘A critical analysis of the compliance for IMO’s Sulphur Cap Mandate 2020 and its impacts with regard to the selected Gujarat Port- the Mundra Port’ with Prof. (Dr.) S. Shanthakumar, Director, GNLU (2021-2022).
• Worked on Research project on In The Face Of Covid-19: Assessing the Readiness of India’s E-Court Structure.
• Completed Policy research on ‘Resource Mining and Law of the Sea: Issues and Challenges for India’ (2018-19).
• Research project completed on In The Face Of Covid-19: Assessing the Readiness of India’s E-Court Structure.
• Assisted in Project funded by Govt. of Gujarat on ‘Primary care takers and Interparental Cross Border Child Custody Disputes- Should India sign Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980?’ (2017-18). 
• Assisted in research project on UN Voting Pattern-Study of EXIM Bank Associated Countries Voting Trends in UNSC, ECOSOC and UNGA. (2017-18).  
• Served as faculty editor for 3 flagship GNLU journals (one UGC CARE listed journal) published by EBC and Thomson Reuters (2019-2022). Faculty Editor for GNLU Journal of Law Development and Politics. (2019- continuing) 
• Attended and presented the project with Prof. (Dr.) S. Shanthakumar, Director, Gujarat National Law University; on ‘A Critical Analysis of preparedness for IMO’s Sulphur Cap Mandate 2020, and it’s impact on the Business of Ports of Gujarat’.in Regional Seminar on IMO 2020 Sulphur Cap- Implementation and its impact in Indian Waters on 05th November 2019, organised by the Mercantile Marine Department Chennai, Ministry of Shipping, India in association with Indian Oil Corporation.
  
• Working on one GoG project on Primary care takers and Interparental Cross-border Child Custody Disputes- Should India sign Convention on Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction 1980? under the guidance of Ms. Harsha Rajwanshi (Asst. Professor of Law and Director GNLU-Centre for Private International Law) at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar.
• Policy research on “Resource Mining and Law of the Sea: Issues and Challenges for India” under the guidance of Prof. (Dr.) Bimal N. Patel at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar.

Areas of General Interest

• Maritime Law, Law of Torts

Current Research Interest

• Maritime Law and Private International Law

New Course(s) Designed/Introduced

• Assisted for developing the course modules for Maritime Law for training of GMB officials.

Journal Articles 

• The coauthored chapter titled ‘Social Responsibility and Legal Education in India: A Study in Special Reference to National Law Universities’ accepted by the UNESCO Chair in Book titled ‘Community Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education-International Perspectives on Knowledge Democracy’, published by Brill. (SCOPUS, ISBN: 9789004459076, Published in 2021)
• Published a chapter titled as “Affordability of the Maritime Legal Education in India: A challenge for Indian academics and Maritime field for coping with globalised professional legal education” in the book Globalisation of Professional Legal Education: Constitutional Conspectus by Bloomsbury Publication. (ISBN 9789354350825, Published in 2021).
• Published a chapter titled as ‘National Security Act of India and Constitution of India’ for the Book titiled ‘National Security Act(s) of India: Legal, Judicial and Inter-Disciplinary Analysis’ under the call for papers by Rashtriya Raksha University. (ISBN: 978-93-93485-08-3, Published in 2023).
• Published a paper in International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts, titled as ‘Nidhis: An Analysis of Legal Provisions.’ (ISSN 2320-2882, published in April 2018 edition, listed in UGC CARE till 2018.)
• Book titled as Digitalization and Law- Regulations, Implications, and Challenges under print by Thomson Reuters. It is a Co-edited book in two volumes along with one coauthored chapter contributed to the book.
• Prepared the ‘Maritime Manual for India’ under publication with the Thomson Reuters.
• Short article on ‘Ship Breaking: Towards Greener Recycling’ for the GNLU Centre for Public International Law (CPIL) web page. 
• Short article on and ‘Blockchain and Bill of Lading’ for the GNLU Centre for Public International Law web page (CPIL). 
• Assisted in Editing, review and publication of National Human Rights Commission’s Journal (NHRC Journal) 2021, inaugurated by the President of India. 
• Essay on Cultural Degradation and Role of Telemedia, for magazine Suman Saurabh magazine and got First prize (1998).
• Columns relating to science published on weekly basis in daily newspapers like Dainik Bhaskar, Nai Duniya and Nav Bharat Times.
• Essay on Environmental Seminar, got first prizes on district and divisional levels.
• Essay on Cultural Degradation and Role of Telemedia, got First prize in magazine Suman Saurabh.
• Article on Euthanasia for Political and Law Times magazine.
• Articles relating to science published on weekly basis in news papers like Dainik Bhaskar and Nai Duniya and Nav Bharat Times.

Paper Presentation

Others

• A paper titled “In-quest of Uniform Legal Regime for Demurrage: A critical analysis” in Sixth Annual Research Conference on Contemporary Legal Scholarship cum Legal Research Skills Training Workshop on 16- 17  September 2017 at Symbiosis Law School, Pune.

Participation

Conferences

• Participated in GNLU International Maritime Academy (15 th -22 nd April, 2017) (Maritime Industry, Naval Power and Marine Environment).
• Capsule Course on International Arbitration at Symbiosis Law School, Pune in August, 2016.
• Fifth Annual National Conference on Contemporary Legal Scholarship at SLS, Pune.
• Environmental Seminar at Hoshangabad, MP.
• National Youth Seminar at Bhopal, MP.

Seminars

• Seminar on Securing Your Digital Life by Quick Heal Technologies at Symbiosis Law School, Pune
• Seminar on SEBI and Insider Trading at SLS, Pune.

Workshops

• Participated in the Workshop on ‘Elimination of Bonded Labour System’ at MGLI Ahmedabad, Gujarat organised by the National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi on 23 February, 2018, 
• Attended the Research Methodology Workshop on Legal and Interdisciplinary Research (6th-18th November, 2017) at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar.

Others

• Attended and successfully completed with ‘O’ grade in Advance Training Programme on “Integrated Jurisprudence of Environmental Law-CBD TRIPS-Conflict or Co-Existence” from 8-11 October, 2017 at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinaagar.
• Attended Panel discussion on “Protecting Softwares through Patents: Current Challenges and Future Solutions” on 7 October, 2017 at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar.
• Attended Guest Lecture on “Coal in India 2017 - A Comprehensive Analysis of the Legal Trends in
• the Coal Sector” by Dr. M. P. Rammohan, Associate Professor, IIM Ahmedabad on 6 October, 2017 at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar.
• Attended Capsule Course on Trademark Registration- The Process & Practical Aspects on 29 September at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar.
• Has done basic course on “Applied Statistics using IBM SPSS tools for Legal Studies” from 23- 24 September, 2017 at Gujarat National Law University, Gandinagar.

Organised

Training Programmes

• Assisted as the Deputy Coordinator for organising GNLU International Maritime Academy 2018 from 17- 24 March 2018.

Short-Term Courses

• Assisted to oraganise Trilateral Maritime Law Dialogue as Trilateral Legal Talks from 15- 16 March 2018 at GNLU.

Certificate Courses

• Symposium on Convergence of Private International Law in IPR and Cyber Law on 01 April, 2018 at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Participated

Training Programmes

• Attended Sixth Annual Research Conference on Contemporary Legal Scholarship cum Legal Research Skills Training Workshop on 16- 17  September 2017 at Symbiosis Law School, Pune.
• Attended and successfully completed with ‘O’ grade in Advance Training Programme on “Integrated Jurisprudence of Environmental Law-CBD TRIPS-Conflict or Co-Existence” from 8-11 October, 2017 at Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinaagar.

• Nominated speaker by Ministry of Earth Sciences Govt. of India for International Seabed Authority – UN Conference at UN Head Quarters New York (Sep. 2022).
• Visiting Faculty at MNLU Mumbai for LLM Maritime Law in 2021-2022 designed the course outline and taught paper on Marine Insurance Law.
• Conducted classes on Maritime Law, Marine Insurance Law, Labour Laws, Law of contracts, Research Methodology, Criminal Law & Legal History, Environmental Law, International Trade and Business Law, Family Law, Air and Space Law.
• Represented India as a speaker at United Nations Head Quarters for the Conference organised by the International Seabed Authority in collaboration with Permanent Mission of Singapore and Malta to UN is (Sep. 2022). 
• Played pivotal role in designing the long duration and short duration courses for Indian Navy with Gujarat National Law University. 
• Completed the 9 hours Entry Level Training of Cyber-MAR project organized by World Maritime University (Nov. 2020).
• Invited as the keynote speaker for a virtual session on 10th January 2024 on the topic, ‘Sailing Through Jurisdiction: A Comprehensive Dive into Maritime Law and Soaring Horizons in Air and Space Legal Perspectives’, for National Internship & Training Programme by Vidhishala in association with Ranka Public Charitable Trust supported by University of Rajasthan, Shaskiya Naveen Vidhi Mahavidyalaya, Indore, Jagannath University, Jaipur, Rajasthan High Court Bar Associationand ProBonoIndia and others.
• Invited and delivered online lectures for the students enrolled for the M.A. (Maritime Laws) and Advanced Diploma in Maritime Laws at DDE, NALSAR, Hyderabad. Taken sessions on Maritime Laws of India- Maritime Governance in India (in March 2023 and in March 2024).
• Invited as a judge for preliminary rounds in the 11th National Law University Odisha Bose & Mitra & Co. International Maritime Arbitration Moot (IMAM) 2024 organised by NLUO in collaboration with Bose & Mitra & Co., The Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, Swansea University, the United Kingdom, along with the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Lloyd's List Intelligence and SCC Online – EBC in March 2024.
• Invited as a panellist for Knowledge Workshop on Prospects in Deep Sea Mining, jointly organised by FICCI and the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Chennai, under the aegis of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, on January 27, 2023, at National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), Velachery- Tambaram Main Road, Narayanapuram, Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
• Invited as a speaker in Open House Discussion on Human Rights of Indian Seafarers by National Human Rights Commission on 22th February, 2023 at Delhi.
• Invited to participate in the India - Norway Sustainability Forum, FICCI with Embassy of Norway, at Embassy of Norway, New Delhi on 9th February 2023.
• Invited as Delegate to the Workshop/Webinar on the pre-auction discussion with stakeholders on offshore mining and draft rules made under the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development & Regulation) Act, 2002, at New Delhi-110001 under Chairmanship of Secretary (Mines) on 15th May, 2024 organized by the Ministry of Mines Government of India.
• Invited for a two day workshop on Maritime Journey of Contemporary Indian Security: An Indian Perspective to be held at Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar from 26-27 February 2019 organised by the Central University of Gujarat in collaboration with Maritime History Society (MHS) and Mumbai University. Delivered as talk on ‘Law and Governance at Sea Operations’ dealing with an overview on maritime law from India's perspective w.r.t. Law and Governance at Sea Operations (Feb. 2019). 
• Invited for an online Guest Lecture on the topic Covid-19 and the Plight of Young Indian Seafarers on November 4th, 2020 organized by National Social and Legal Research Journal (NSLRJ) organized for 4 NLU’s students.
• Guest Lecture at Symbiosis Law School, Pune on September 19, 2020 on “Maritime- Ocean of possibilities. An ignored domain of law” for BA/BBA LLB and 3 Years’ LL.B. students.
• Invited for an online Guest Lecture by National Law University Odisha; Centre for Maritime Law, (NLUO) conducted an interactive webinar on ‘Dimensions and Opportunities in Maritime Law’ on July 29, 2020 where more than 1800 viewers attended the webinar.
• Columns relating to science published on weekly basis in daily newspapers like Dainik Bhaskar, Nai Duniya and Nav Bharat Times.
• Assisted in designing a Certificate Course (two credit course) on Maritime Law for Symbiosis Law School, Pune and National Maritime Foundation; taken sessions on Charter Party and Bill of Lading (May 2021).
• Invited to the panel of judges for the Semi-Final Rounds for the 12th Edition of IMAM was organised by The Moot Society of National Law University Odisha, National Law University Odisha, Cuttack in collaboration with Bose & Mitra & Co., The Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law, Swansea University, the United Kingdom, along with SCC Online, Lloyd's List Intelligence in association with Knowledge Thrust, International Arbitration and Mediation Centre, Hyderabad (IAMCH) and SCC Times from  21st– 23rd March 2025.
• Invited as a Resource Person in the Two Credit Certificate Course on the Law of the Seas organized by Centre of Advanced Study in International Humanitarian Law (CASH) of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) Punjab for taking sessions on International Straits, International Islands and UNCLOS (August 2025).