Former Chief Justice of India, Justice U.U. Lalit to teach at Jindal Global
Law School as a Distinguished Jurist & Professor of Law & Justice
Sonipat | Published : February 17, 2023
The Jindal Global Law School is honoured to announce
that the former Chief Justice of India, Justice U.U. Lalit has joined Jindal
Global Law School of O.P. Jindal Global University as a Distinguished Jurist and
Professor of Law & Justice.
Justice U.U. Lalit was the 49th Chief Justice of
India and the second direct appointee from the Bar to be appointed as the Chief
Justice of India. Justice Lalit enrolled with the Bar Council of Maharashtra and
Goa as an advocate in June 1983. He started his practice with advocate M.A.
Rane, who was considered a proponent of the radical humanist school of thought
who believed that social work was as important as building a solid legal
practice. He shifted his practice to Delhi in 1985 and joined the chamber of
senior advocate Pravin H. Parekh. From 1986 to 1992, Justice Lalit worked with
the former Attorney General for India, Soli Sorabjee. In 1992, Justice Lalit
qualified and was registered as an Advocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court. In
2004, he was designated as a senior advocate of the Supreme Court.
For
the Spring semester of 2023, Justice U.U. Lalit will be teaching the course,
"Affirmative Action under the Constitution of India" to the postgraduate and
undergraduate students of Jindal Global Law School. 40 students have enrolled in
this 3-credit course. The course has historical and comparative approaches. It
has many interesting elements of, and dimensions on, affirmative action which
include, medieval and modern efforts that manifested as ideas in the Constituent
Assembly debates, conceptual foundations of equality of status and opportunity,
social, economic and political justice in practice, and the Third Amendment of
the Constitution.
Welcoming Justice U.U. Lalit to O.P. Jindal Global
University, Professor (Dr) C. Raj Kumar, the Founding Vice Chancellor, O.P.
Jindal Global University said, "It is an honour and a distinction for JGU to
have the Former Chief Justice of India, Justice U.U. Lalit joining us as a
Distinguished Jurist & Professor of Law & Justice. Students of Jindal Global Law
School will immensely benefit by his rich experience in the legal profession,
his profound knowledge of the law and his thorough understanding of society.
This will be a rare and exclusive opportunity for our students to learn directly
from such an erudite jurist. Justice Lalit has been part of many renowned and
landmark decisions taken by the Supreme Court of India. He was also instrumental
in bringing advanced use of technology to court proceedings. It was during his
tenure that the Supreme Court began live-streaming proceedings of the
constitutional bench. We are quite excited at the prospect of our students
benefiting from his learning and scholarship".
Accepting the faculty
appointment at Jindal Global Law School as a Distinguished Jurist and Professor
of Law & Justice, Justice U.U. Lalit observed, "I have always wanted to engage
with legal academia and pursue my passionate interest in teaching and
interactions with young law students. I am excited about this opportunity and
look forward to my teaching at Jindal Global Law School, which has acquired a
global reputation as an institution of excellence. I hope to interact with the
students and faculty while pursuing the teaching of a full-fledged course on
affirmative action and constitutional law. This will indeed be a new experience
and I look forward to participating in the effort to nurture and mentor the next
generation of lawyers and judges."
Professor (Dr) Sreejith S.G.,
Executive Dean, Jindal Global Law School stated, "Justice Lalit's joining Jindal
Global Law School is an act of nobility of a former Chief Justice of India
returning to classrooms to educate students. It is extraordinary evidence of his
commitment to the advancement of legal education, which creates hope for higher
education and legal education in India. This is a reason for rejoicing for the
legal academia".
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