Project Administration

Current Assignments/Ongoing : As Project Director

  • Promoting research and studies in the areas of Criminology and Victimology.
  • ‘Evaluation of Functioning of Fast Track Courts in India—An Empirical Study’, awarded by the ‘Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice’, October 2018.
  • ‘Hate Crimes—Prejudices and Violence Faced by People from North Eastern States and Measures to Counter—An Empirical Study’, awarded by‘Indian Council for Social Science Research’(ICSSR), March 2018.
  • ‘Exploring Critical Criminal Law—A Research Study’, undertaken by‘Centre for Criminology and Victimology’(CCV), NLUD, 2017 onwards.
  • ‘Study of Preparedness and Level of Enforcement of Private Hospitals in the National Capital Region (NCR) in implementing the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace’ (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013, awarded by National Commission for Women, to NLU Delhi, 2017 onwards.

Projects Supervised and Completed

  • Established ‘Centre for Criminology and Victimology’ at the National Law University Delhi, 2011.
  • Major research project, awarded by UGC, on ‘Impact and Implementation of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2000’ in 2015.
  • ‘Witness in the Criminal Justice System’, funded by‘Bureau of Police Research and Development’ (BPR&D), 2011.
  • ‘Efficacy of Cyber Law Enforcement—A Judicial Impact Analysis’, funded by the‘Indian Council of Social Science of Research’, New Delhi, 2012.
  • ‘Status of Crime against Women and Gender Justice in Northern Regions of India’, awarded by ‘Indian Council for Social Science Research’; completed in 2017.

As Project Principal Investigator

Completed:

  • ‘Massive Open Online Course (MOOCs)’for e-PG Pathshala Project, awarded by UGC to NLU Delhi, 2017.
  • Course Coordinator, paper entitled, ‘Research Methodology.’
  • ‘e-PG Pathshala Project’for the subject Criminology, awarded by UGC in 2016. This project involved developing e-content for Postgraduate courses in 16 subjects in Criminology.
  • ‘e-PG Pathshala Project’for the subject Law, at NLU Delhi, awarded by UGC in 2013. Developed e-content for Postgraduate courses in 16 subjects in Law. The project generated more than 100 modules under a four-quadrant approach.

Consultancy

Academic and Professional Engagements

As Expert/Advisor

  • ‘Appointment expert in the Consultative Group of Experts’, at‘Bureau of Police Research and Development’(BPR&D), New Delhi. This is to provide expert advice on—laying the roadmap, identifying topics and expert resource people—for the National Conference of Prosecutors; scheduled to be held at‘Central Academy of Police Training’, Bhopal, February 2019.
  • Expert advice to‘National Security Council Secretariat’(NSCS), on the issue of ‘Possible Legal Measures to be Adopted with Regard to the Issue of Radicalisation’, from Dec. 2018 to Jan. 2019.

As Member

  • Advisory Board, Law Mantra.
  • Delhi State Legal Services Authority, New Delhi, from March 3, 2018 to March 2, 2020.
  • Advisory Committee at BPR&D for Correctional Administration from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020.
  • Standing Committee constituted for finalisation of Research Methodology for Research Projects, at Bureau of Police Research and Development, New Delhi, 2016.
  • Elite Panel of Teachers at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, for the Two Year LL.M (Executive) Programme for the subject, ‘Legal Research Methodology and Writing’.
  • Advisory Group for Restorative Justice Study in Child Sexual Abuse Cases at Counsel to Secure Justice, New Delhi.
  • School of Board of Applied Sciences, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwadiyalalya, Sagar, M.P.
  • Academic Council, The Northcap University, Gurgugram, Haryana.
  • Board of Expert for Curriculum Development in Criminology, National Institute of Criminology and Forensic, Science, New Delhi.
  • General Council, Maharashtra National University, Aurangabad, Maharashra.
  • Board of Studies, Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad.
  • Research Advisory Committee (RAC) at Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad; for monitoring the progress of research scholars.
  • Advisor, Law School, Galgotias University, Noida.
  • Counsellor, IGNOU courses on Human Rights.
  • Expert Committee for Curriculum Development of PG Course on Criminal Justice, IGNOU.
  • Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, evaluating research proposal.

Completed

  • Expert advice and consultancies to set up Law Schools.
  • Served, UGC, for accreditation of Law Schools.
  • Member, Expert Committee, for conducting Interaction meeting with Scholars, at the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi. This was for short-listing major research projects for the financial year 2017-18.