School of Law

School of Law

The School of law of Sister Nivedita University is entirely focused on imparting legal education to the students covering all branches of law. This school deserves its strength and ethos from the qualified and dedicated faculty. The institution has the unique and proud privilege of intimate association with prominent legal professionals as Visiting Faculties. Lectures, workshops and discussions are part of the activities of the School of law along with simulation exercises such as moot court exercises, debates, research writing, mentored seminars and drafting workshops which help in strengthening the confidence of the students and make them industry-ready. This school of law fulfills its objectives of training not just with the assistance of the finest of the legal practitioners but also by nurturing professionals and thinkers in every sphere of society.

VISION :
To turn out of its portals legally competent human resource excelling both in academics and values.
To produce students who would become true legal professionals and who would contribute to the profession, community and the nation as first class citizens.
To make the students leaders in their chosen profession with a sense of commitment, social responsibility, and high moral values.

MISSION :
To provide the youth with the best opportunities and environment for higher education and enable them to attain the highest levels of academic excellence.
To enable students to develop themselves as intellectually alive, morally upright, socially responsible citizens with a positive attitude, ever ready for continuous personal and professional growth.
To inculcate a sense of true professionalism among the students and make them self-reliant.
To foster a close working relationship between the academia, judiciary, legal professionals and the Government for the betterment of the society.

ACADEMICS:
Teaching method : Teaching - learning process ensures that students acquire knowledge in the respective fields thoroughly. The Faculty Members not only keep the students abreast of the recent developments in the legal world but also involve them in research based learning.
Problem solving, Mock Trial, Moot Court, Research Writing, Case study, Active and Experimental learning, Court Visit and innovative mechanisms using the latest technological tools are used in the teaching learning process.
The School of Law at SNU strives to inculcate in every student a sense of responsibility towards society and respect for human life besides developing in them the highest standard of professional behaviour and personal integrity.

CoursesYearsSemesterEligibility CriteriaMarks Required
B.A. (Hons.), LL.B.510Passed/Appeared in 10 + 2 (Stream: Any Stream)50% As per BCI norms
B.Com. (Hons.), LL.B.510Passed/Appeared in 10 + 2 (Stream: Any Stream)50% As per BCI norms
BBA (Hons.), LL.B.510Passed/Appeared in 10 + 2 (Stream: Any Stream)50% As per BCI norms
LL.B.36Passed/Appeared in any 3 Years UG course50% As per BCI norms
LL.M.24Passed LLB or equivalent50% As per BCI norms
Ph.D. (Law) (Full Time / Part Time)3 or 5
DR. DEBASHREE MUKHERJEE

Dean - School of Law

B.Sc.(H), LL.M., Ph. D. (Law)

Email: debashree.m@snuniv.ac.in


Experience:
Teaching experience: over 18 yrs.; Practicing experience: over 6 yrs. (Hon’ble High Court at Calcutta and State Administrative Tribunal) Debashree Mukherjee has completed her Ph.D. in Law from the University of Burdwan. She has been awarded Gold Medals at both PG and UG levels. and is the recipient of the Saroj Mazumdar Medal by the University for her consistent academic performance. She has over eighteen years of teaching experience at both UG and PG levels and six years of experience in practicing at the Hon’ble High Court at Kolkata and at the West Bengal State Administrative Tribunal. She has published over twenty articles in edited volumes and various Law Journals and edited books on various aspects of Law. Her research interest areas include Environmental Law, Human Rights, International Law and International Relations.

RINA S. KUMAR

Head of Department - Law

Email: rina.sk@snuniv.ac.in


LLM from Bharti Vidyapeeth, Pune University with specialization in International Human Rights. P.G. Diploma in PM & IR, Annamalai University. LLB from Mumbai University & secured 1 st Position in the subject of Criminal Procedure Code. Seven years of teaching experience in Mumbai & Kolkata. Seven years of practice in the field of civil & criminal matters as Advocate in Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi. Presently working as Assistant Professor – law at Sister Nivedita University, New Town & pursuing PhD in Labour Law from the same University. She has published several articles, book chapters in National & International journals and Journals of repute. She has four publications in UGC Care journals and has presented several papers in various National and International Conferences/Seminars. She has also participated in several workshops, training programs and seminars. Her areas of interest include Labour Law, Company law, Family law & Constitutional law.

ANANYA CHATTERJEE

Assistant Professor - Law

Email: ananya.c@snuniv.ac.in


LL.M from Calcutta University (Hazra Campus) with 1ST class.
B.A LL.B (Hons.) from S.K Acharya Institute of law (University of Kalyani) with 1st class.
Pursuing PHD from Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata.
Nine years of teaching experience as an Assistant Prof. of Law at different Colleges/Universities.
Presently working as an Assistant Prof. and Head of the Department at Sister Nivedita University, New Town, Kolkata
1 year experience in court practice.
Presented paper in various International and national seminars, conferences etc.
9 publications in recognized UGC Care journals on labour law, environmental law, &
Constitution of India & Criminal law.
Engaged with an NGO called ‘Karmakutir’ for the development of women and underprivileged
children.

SOMANJANA DUTTA CHATTAKHANDI

Assistant Professor - Law

Email: somanjana.dc@snuniv.ac.in


Somanjana Dutta Chattakhandi is persuing her PH.D from Sister Nivedita University. She has qualified SET examination. She is having 8 years teaching experience and 1 year working experience in LPO. She completed her LL.M from Department of Law (Hazra Campus) University of Calcutta with first class. She was first class first in B.A. LL.B(H) from SKAIL, University of Kalyani. She has good number of publications in various recognised journals. She has also participated and presented paper in various national and international journals.

Dr. Susmita Dhar

Assistant Professor - Law

Ph.D. degree from Burdwan University and LL.B. (Hons.), LL.M., NET.

Email: susmita.d@snuniv.ac.in


Dr. Susmita Dhar has been awarded her Ph.D. degree from Burdwan University and her LL.M from University of Calcutta. Graduating from Hooghly Mohsin College, she has an experience of 6 Years in teaching and 8 years of Practicing experience at the Calcutta High Court in Criminal and Writ jurisdiction. She has been a State Funded Research Fellow of Burdwan University. She has Published 25 Articles in various journal and edited books. She Participated in 39 National and International seminars and conferences as paper presenter. She has also taught as guest lecturer in the Department of Law, Burdwan University and Department of Law, University of Calcutta for many years. Her research interest areas include IPR, environmental law, Corporate governance, Company Law, Law of Evidence and Banking Law.

SURJA KANTA BALADHIKARI

Assistant Professor - Law

B.A. LL.B (Hons), LL.M, PGDHR Human Rights, Diploma Cyber Law, Ph.D.(pursuing)

Email: surja.kb@snuniv.ac.in


After completing B.A. LLB (H) in 2013 from University of Calcutta, he joined litigation in the High Court of Calcutta and the District courts in West Bengal. Thereafter while doing LL.M from WBNUJS, Kolkata he was engaged as a 'field investigator' in a project titled ‘assessment of the juvenile justice system in West Bengal’ to assess the implementation of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act. After completing LL.M in 2015 he joined as a ‘research assistant’ in a project titled 'judicial trends in cyber law with special reference to West Bengal' involving implementation of the Information Technology Act in the State of West Bengal. Subsequently he joined a research Centre established by Govt. of West Bengal at WBNUJS, Kolkata in 2016 dealing with various research areas on public policy such as Right to Information, Executive Magistrate, Bengal Excise.

He also published several articles, book chapters in national journals and books of repute including UGC Care, presented papers in national and international seminars and have also participated in several workshops, training programs and seminars.

He has also taught as Guest Lecturer in Law at Surendranath Law College in 2017, Assistant Professor of Law at Amity University, Kolkata in 2018-19 and as Guest Faculty at WBNUJS, Kolkata.

At present he is an Assistant Professor of Law at Sister Nivedita University, Kolkata and is pursuing his Ph.D. in Law from NLSIU, Bengaluru on the topic 'Access to justice with special reference to victims of crime in the Indian legal system’ – an empirical study.

Dr. Ishraz Ahmed

Assistant Professor - Law

Ph.D. in Law from Sikkim Central University. (A recipient of UGC fellowship)

Email: ishraz.a@snuniv.ac.in


She is Ph.D. in Law from Sikkim Central University. (A recipient of UGC fellowship).
She cleared her UGC NET and West Bengal SET in 2020.
She did her LL.M. from the WB National University of Juridical Sciences with specialization in International and Comparative law and passed in first class.
She did her B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) from Department of Law, University of Calcutta and passed in first class.
She has published one book and many research papers in national and international journals.
She has participated and presented papers in numerous national and international seminars and conferences.
She has worked as Research Associate in the Project Team of State of Sikkim as part of a National level Research Project on ‘Police System in India’ undertaken by Menon Institute of Legal Advocacy and Training (MILAT) and Thomson Reuters in 2020-2021.

She is the NCC Officer of the University and a Member of the Ph.D. Cell
Her areas of interest include human rights, international law, jurisprudence and family laws.

Misthi Saha

Assistant Professor - Law

Ph.D (provisionally registered) at WBNUJS, Kolkata, UGC NET, LL.M., B.A. LLB (Hons.) University of Calcutta

Email: misthi.s@snuniv.ac.in


She is a Ph.D Research scholar (provisionally registered) at West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. She has passed LL.M. from Department of Law, University of Calcutta in the year 2021 and B.A. LLB (Hons.) from Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri Law College under University of Calcutta in the year 2018 with first class. She has qualified UGC NET in February, 2022. She has three publications in peer reviewed journals. Prior to joining as an academician she was practicing as an Advocate in the High Court at Calcutta and Alipore Judges' Court.

Chhaya Lalwani

Assistant Professor - Law

LLM from the Institute of Legal Studies, Ranchi University in First class. LLB.(H) from BBMKU,DHANBAD and was GOLD MEDALIST.

Email: chhaya.l@snuniv.ac.in


She has completed her LLM from the Institute of Legal Studies, Ranchi University in First class in the year 2023. She has cleared UGC NET EXAM twice both in December and June 2022 and June 2023.

She has done her LLB.(H) from BBMKU,DHANBAD and was GOLD MEDALIST of the her university in the year 2020.
She has several publications, journals, articles and has keen interest in researching, mooting etc. Apart from this She has done B.COM (ACCOUNTS HON  )from V.B.U. HAZARIBAG and passed with first class. Prior to joining she' was enrolled with the Jharkhand  State Bar Council in the year 2021 and got enrolled and practising as an Advocate in Dhanbad District Court from 2023. Her area of interest is criminal laws, constitutional law, contract law etc.

MS. AKRITI GUPTA

Assistant Professor - Law

Ph.D. (Thesis submitted), National Law University Jodhpur, Rajasthan 2019. LL.M. (Intellectual Property Law), Christ Deemed to be University, 2018

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RESEARCH INTERESTS: Intellectual Property, Personal Laws

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 2019: Ph.D. (Thesis submitted), National Law University Jodhpur, Rajasthan. 2018:
    LL.M. (Intellectual Property Law), Christ Deemed to be University, (Secured Percentage: 60%)
  • 2018: B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), University of Calcutta(Secured Percentage: 69%)
  • 2013 : WBCHSE : 84%
  • 2011 : WBBSE : 74.8%

RESEARCH INTERESTS: Intellectual Property, Personal Laws

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 2019: Ph.D. (Thesis submitted), National Law University Jodhpur, Rajasthan. 2018:
    LL.M. (Intellectual Property Law), Christ Deemed to be University, (Secured Percentage: 60%)
  • 2018: B.A., LL.B. (Hons.), University of Calcutta(Secured Percentage: 69%)
  • 2013 : WBCHSE : 84%
  • 2011 : WBBSE : 74.8%

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • 2014-Secured the second position in the inter college debate competition organized by
    “Ganesh Mavalankar Memorial Parliamentary Debate Competition”.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE:

  • Interned in CALCUTTA HIGH COURT under a Civil Lawyer (June-July, 4 Weeks)
  • Interned in Axon Partners LLP, Delhi (Company Law, Property Law etc.) – One Month
  • Interned in Tees Hazari court, Delhi (Mediation, Civil Matters etc.) - One Month

WORK EXPERIENCE:

  • Worked for You Tube Channel “Exam Race” as their Legal Content creator for 3 Months.
  • Academic researcher in a company called Dynmark Info solutions for a month.
  • Assistant Professor at The ICFAI University, Ranchi Jharkhand for 2 Years currently Incharge of IntellectualProperty, Family Law, Jurisprudence, Law of Torts.

FACULTY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME:

  • Have successfully completed National FDP on “Current Trends in Legal Research” organized by School of Law, Christ Deemed to be University, Delhi NCR from 8th-14th February, 2021
  • Have successfully completed National FDP on “Cyber Security with Artificial Intelligence with hands on training” organized by Center for Cryptology and Cyber Security and Center for Artificial Intelligence in medicine Imaging and Forensics, Sharda University, Greater Noida from 21st -26th February, 2022
  • Have successfully participated in the 10th Faculty Induction Programme held during 15th July- 12th August 22 organized by UGC - Human Recourse Development Centre, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishvavidyalaya

ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Have been an academic coordinator for BBALLB 2019-2024 and BBA LLB 2021-2026
  • Have been a member of the sexual harassment cell from 2021.
  • Have hosted all the University Programs.
  • Have conducted an E-Conference on Changing Contours of Copyright Regime in Digital
  • Era: Challenges and Opportunities on Oct 17, 2020 10:00 AM
  • Was in charge of 15 students under me for Student Internship Program
  • Have been editing the Newsletter for Department of Law

PUBLICATIONS:

  • Have participated in an essay competition in NLSIU, BANGALORE under the Coauthorship under the title - "Access to Justice: Constitutional Parameters and Challenges"
  • Participated in UNESCO GOI International essay competition under the title “Education to build a better future for all”
  • DISSERTATION- “Traditional cultural expressions-Rights of Indigenous People”
  • Conducted 5 hours of successful teaching practice during my LLM.
  • Attended a two-day national workshop on “Academic Industry interface on contemporary developments in corporate and commercial laws.”
  • Attended a webinar on “Commodity Markets - Trends and Career Opportunities” on 4th August, 2020.
  • Have participated in the Webinar on Protection of Foodstuff Under GI: Implications of Traditional Specialties Guaranteed held on September 11, 2021 organized by CENTRE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY STUDIES NLUJ.

Paper Presentations:

  • Have presented a paper “Role of Law in enhancing the digitalization of farmer producer organization in respect of existing legal regime” on a national seminar on “Creating a sustainable Road Map for FPO’s in India by ICFAI University Jharkhand in association with NABARD.
  • Have presented a paper in Masters Conference in IP- MCIP 2.0 named “Protection of Traditional food recipe under Traditional cultural expression under the current International law regime” on 26th & 27th March 2022 organized by Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, IIT Kharagpur.
  • Have presented a paper titled “Explainable AI meets the Criminal Justice System: Legal battle of Good, Bad and Ugly sides of Justice in this intervention” in the One-day Blended National Seminar On Cyber Crime And Criminal Justice System In India: Issues And Challenges In Collaboration With Cyber Law University, held on 18 November 2022
  • Have presented a paper in National seminar on emerging trends of Intellectual Property and innovation in the corporate sector in the contemporary world named “Murky waters of AI in light of Fundamental principles of Justice in the Criminal system: Boon or Bane?” on 24th to 25th April 2022.
  • Have presented a paper in CLC's 3rd International Conference on "Artificial Intelligence and International Law” titled Title: “Re-examining Authorship and Ownership of Musical Works under International Copyright Law in the Wake of Artificial Intelligence: A Critical Analysis” which is recognized by UGC.
  • Have presented a paper in 1st NLUD Annual Doctoral Law Colloquium 2023 on Law and Contemporary Issues in India, titled “Traditional Food Recipes Vis-A`-Vis Foodstuffs Under GI Act, 1999 –A Critical Analysis Of Foodstuffs In European Union Law In Comparison With India” , which was held from 16th to 18th March, 2023. Paper Presentations:
  • Have worked on an essay under the co-authorship on the title - "Justice delayed is Justice denied" which is published in International Journal of Legal Research, Volume 2, Issue 4, June 2016
  • Worked on a research paper “personality rights” which was published in International Journal of Research and Analytical views, Volume 6, Issue 1 in a UGC recognized journal Jan-March 2019.
  • Have published a paper titled “Traditional Cultural Expressions: Analysis of Culinary Custom'' has been published in the January 2022 issue of JIPR, CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research, recognized by Scopus.
  • Paper has been published in CLC's 3rd International Conference on "Artificial Intelligence and International Law” titled Title: “Re-examining Authorship and Ownership of Musical Works under International Copyright Law in the Wake of Artificial Intelligence: A Critical Analysis” as a Conference Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and International Law 24-25 June, 2022, ISBN: 978-93-85329-65-4 which is recognized UGC care list.
  • A paper titled “The Positivist Separation of Law and Morality: A journey down the Hart- Fuller Debate” got selected for publication in “CPJ LAW JOURNAL VOL. XIII Jan, 2023” (ISSN 0976-3562) which is recognized under UGC care list.
  • Two papers are pending in the UGC care listed journals. PERSONAL DETAILS: Date of Birth: 5th March, 1995 Marital Status: Unmarried Languages: English, Hindi, Bengali Computer Skills: Fairly acquainted with Microsoft Office and Internet. REFERENCES
  • Prof. Gargi Chakrabarty (Associate Professor of Law, National Law University, Jodhpur)
  • Prof. Sayantani Bagchi (Assistant Professor of Law, National Law University, Jodhpur) (Former Assistant Professor of Law, School of Legal Studies, CMR University)

PALLAVI ROY

Assistant Professor - Law

Pursuing Ph.D. at WBNUJS, Kolkata, UGC-NET (Law), LL.M. (Corporate and Commercial Law) from WBNUJS, Kolkata

Email: pallavi.r@snuniv.ac.in


Pallavi Roy is a Ph.D. Research Scholar at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. She earned her LL.M. with a specialization in Corporate and Commercial Law from the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata in the year 2019, after completing her B.A.LL.B. (Hons) from South Calcutta Law College, affiliated to the University of Calcutta, in 2018. She cleared the UGC-NET exam for Law at her first attempt in December 2019. She has two publications to her credit and has more than two years of teaching experience. In addition, she also has practical industry experience as a Legal Executive prior to joining academia.

Pubali Dutta

Assistant Professor - Law

LL.M. from West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences completed in 2023

Email: pubali.d@snuniv.ac.in


UGC-NET 2023 Qualified

LL.M. from West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences completed in 2023
Specialization : Criminal & Security Law (Researched on LGBTQ Rights)
B.A.LL.B. (Honours) from Department of Law, Calcutta University (Hazra Campus) completed in 2022

Soumika Aich Roy

Assistant Professor - Law

LL.M with specialization in Tort and Crime from University of Calcutta.

Email: soumika.ar@snuniv.ac.in


Soumika Aich Roy has graduated in B.A. LL.B (Hons) from Department of Law, University of Calcutta (Hazra campus), where she also completed her LL.M with specialization in Tort and Crime. She has done her schooling from G. D. Birla Centre for Education. She was enrolled in the All India Bar in 2020 and has qualified UGC NET for Law in 2023. She has previously worked in the Department of Legal Science at Techno India University, Kolkata. She has acted as course lead for various internship programs organised by KMCT Law College, Kerala, and has also delivered special lecture sessions for legal training of West Bengal Police cadets in the Swami Vivekananda State Police Academy, Barrackpore. She has participated and presented papers in various national and international legal seminars and has published papers in several legal journals and books. Her areas of interest include crime and criminology, social issues, forensic science, use of AI, criminal profiling and other related fields.

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CoursesFee During Admission (Including 1st Semester Fee / 1st installment for annual scheme)Fee 2nd semester / 2nd installment onwardsProgram Fees Total
B.A. (Hons.), LL.B.9240061955649995
B.Com. (Hons.), LL.B.8740051400550000
BBA (Hons.), LL.B.8740051400550000
LL.B.9666560667400000
LL.M.8950053500250000
Ph.D. (Law) (Full Time / Part Time)9025070000480250

 

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School of Law

The University has an effective and interactive Placement and Internship Cell composed of experienced and trained professionals who assist the School to liaison with the corporate world and train the students to make them industry ready confident aspirants. Assistance in obtaining internship opportunities at organizations of repute is also one of the key areas of concern.