Valedictory Session: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Concluding Remarks : Professor C. Raj Kumar

5:30 pm – 5:35 pm Vice Chancellor, JGU &
Dean, JGLS

Summary of Proceedings : Professor Vik Kanwar

5:35 pm – 5:50 pm Assistant Professor and Assistant Director
Centre on Public Law and Jurisprudence
JGLS

Reflections on the Seminar : Professor Marc S. Galanter

5:50 pm – 6:05 pm Professor of Law Emeritus
University of Wisconsin Law School, USA
Professor Jayanth K. Krishnan Seminar on
Professor of Law, Indiana University
Maurer School of Law, USA Delays in the Indian Legal System:
Professor Peter H. Schuck Legal, Judicial and Institutional
Simeon Baldwin Professor of Law
Yale Law School and
Reforms
Distinguished Visiting Professor, JGLS

Valedictory Address : Mr. Justice Dalveer Bhandari On

6:05 pm – 6:25 pm Judge, Supreme Court of India Friday, 19 February 2010
Vote of Thanks : Mr. Aman Shah
6:25 pm – 6:30 pm Registrar, JGU
Inaugural and First Thematic Session: 10:30 am - 12:45 pm
Rapporteur: Mr. Yugank Goyal, Research Associate, JGLS
Lunch: 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Second Thematic Session: 1:45 pm - 3:30 pm
Third Thematic Session: 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Inaugural and First Thematic Session: 10:30 am - 12:45 pm
Welcoming Remarks : Professor C. Raj Kumar
10:30 am - 10:40 am Vice Chancellor
O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) &
Dean, Jindal Global Law School (JGLS)
Chancellor’s Remarks : Mr. Naveen Jindal
10:40 am - 10:50 am Chancellor, JGU
Presidential Address : Mr. Justice A.P. Mishra
10:50 am - 11:05 am Former Judge, Supreme Court of India &
Chairman, Legal Education Committee
Bar Council of India
Inaugural Address : His Excellency Mr. H.R. Bharadwaj
11:05 am - 11:20 am Governor of Karnataka
Overview and Objectives : Professor Marc S. Galanter
of the Research Project Professor of Law Emeritus, University of
11:20 am - 11:50 am Wisconsin Law School, USA
Professor Jayanth K. Krishnan
Professor of Law, Indiana University
Maurer School of Law, USA
Proposal on Small Claims : Professor Peter H. Schuck, Simeon Baldwin
Courts in India Professor of Law, Yale Law School and
11:50 am - 12:05 pm Distinguished Visiting Professor, JGLS
Proposed Outcomes of : Professor Vik Kanwar
the Report Assistant Professor and Assistant Director
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm Centre on Public Law and Jurisprudence
JGLS
Key Note Address : Professor N.R. Madhava Menon
12:20 pm - 12:35 pm Member
Centre State Relations Commission
Vote of Thanks : Professor D.K. Srivastava
12.35 pm - 12:45 pm Pro Vice Chancellor (Academic) JGU &
Vice Dean, JGLS
Rapporteur: Mr. Amit Bindal, Research Associate, JGLS
Lunch: 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Second Thematic Session: 1:45 pm – 3:30 pm
CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF DELAYS IN
THE INDIAN LEGAL SYSTEM
Chair: Professor Marc S. Galanter, Professor of Law Emeritus, University
of Wisconsin Law School, USA
1. 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm: Professor Bibek Debroy, Research Professor, Centre for
Policy Research
2. 2:00 pm – 2:15 pm: Dr. A. Francis Julian, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court
of India and Chief Legal and Planning Advisor, JGU
3. 2:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Mr. Siddharth Raja, Partner, Narasappa, Doraswamy &
Raja, Bangalore
4. 2:30 pm – 2:45 pm: Mr. Ritin Rai, Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Discussion: 2:45 pm – 3:15 pm
Rapporteur: Ms. Sulbha Rai, Research Associate, JGLS
Tea: 3:15 pm – 3:30 pm
Third Thematic Session: 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
REFORMS TO ENSURE TIMELY DELIVERY OF
JUSTICE
Chair: Professor Jayanth K. Krishnan, Professor of Law, Indiana
University, Maurer School of Law, USA
1. 3:30 pm – 3:45 pm: Professor Ghanshyam Singh, Professor and Registrar,
National Law University, Delhi
2. 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Professor Pritam Baruah, Assistant Professor, National
University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata
3. 4:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Mr. Arnab Kumar Hazra, Economist and Consultant,
Administration of Justice Project, Asian Development Bank
4. 4:15 pm – 4:30 pm: Ms. Menaka Guruswamy, Advocate, Supreme Court of
India
5. 4:30 pm - 4:45 pm Mr. Aditya Singh, Student, NALSAR University of Law,
Hyderabad & Visiting Research Scholar, University of Michigan Law School
Discussion: 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm
Rapporteur: Ms. Chakravarti Patil, Research Associate, JGLS
Tea: 5:15 pm – 5:30 pm