IDAW Conference Schedule
| DAY 1: 20 February 2021 | Saturday | ||||
| Inaugural Ceremony and Keynote Address | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Livestream | Shri Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah, Former Chief Justice of India
Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao, Former Governor, Reserve Bank of India Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, General Secretary, Foundation for Democratic Reforms Prof. B. Raja Shekhar, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad Prof. Rajendra Srivastava, Dean, Indian School of Business |
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| Session 1A: Addressing Challenges of Modern Policing 1. Enhancing the strength of police force and quality of police recruitment and training 2. Reducing the burden on police force and improving professionalism through specialization of functions 3. Institutionalizing community policing |
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM | Chair - Shri K. Padmanabhaiah, Chairman, Administrative Staff College of India
Shri Kamal Kumar, Former Director, SVP National Police Academy Mr. Raj S. Kohli, Chief Superintendent, Metropolitan Police, London Smt. Maja Daruwala, Sr. Advisor, Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative Shri Jacob Punnoose, IPS (Retd.) Shri Vibhuti Narain Rai, IPS (Retd.) |
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| Session 1B: Addressing Challenges of Modern Policing 1. Improving forensic infrastructure for crime investigation 2. Strengthening police mobility, communications and enhancing computerization in policing functions 3. Minimizing the use of force in crowd control |
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Chair - Smt. Aruna Bahuguna, Former Director, SVP National Police Academy
Dr. Vipul Mudgal, Director, Common Cause Shri Mohit Rao, Journalist Dr. Gandhi P.C. Kaza, Founder Chairman, Truth Labs Shri M. Mahender Reddy, Director General of Police, Telangana |
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| DAY 2: 21 February 2021 | Sunday | ||||
| Session 2: Strengthening Investigation and Prosecution 1. Strengthening crime investigation - Separating investigation of crimes above a threshold from law and order functions 2. Empowering prosecution to drive the investigation - Increasing the number of prosecutors, establishing independence and competence of prosecution |
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Chair - Justice B.S. Chauhan, Chairman, 21st Law Commission of India
Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, General Secretary, Foundation for Democratic Reforms Shri C. Anjaneya Reddy, IPS (Retd.) Shri D. R. Karthikeyan, Former Director, Central Bureau of Investigation Shri Justice M.L. Tahaliyani, Former Judge, Bombay High Court |
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| Session 3: Criminal Procedural Reforms 1. Implementing recommendations of the ‘Committee on Reforms of Criminal Justice System’ (Malimath Committee) 2. Removing procedural constraints on investigating officers 3. Reforming prisons - processing of under trial prisoners and enhancing prison infrastructure |
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Chair - Shri P. S. Ramamohan Rao, IPS (Retd.), Former Governor, Tamil Nadu
Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Minister of State for Home Affairs, Government of India Dr. Ranbir Singh, Founder and former Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR Hyderabad and NLU Delhi Dr. MR Ahmed, Former Inspector General of Prisons, Andhra Pradesh |
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| WEEKDAYS | |||||
| Day 3: 22 February 2021 | Monday | ||||
| Conversation on Extraordinary Law | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Chair - Prof Kham Khan Suan Hausing, Professor, University of Hyderabad
Prof. Ujjwal Kumar Singh, University of Delhi Shri Karnam Aravinda Rao, IPS (Retd.) |
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| Day 4: 23 February 2021 | Tuesday | ||||
| Conversation on - Weaponization of Fake News: A Big Threat to Democracy? | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Moderator - Mr. Abhinandan Sekhri, Co-founder, Newslaundry.com
Smt. Rema Rajeshwari, IPS Mr. Carlos Hernández-Echevarría Head of Public Policy & Institutional Development, Maldita.es |
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| Day 5: 24 February 2021 | Wednesday | ||||
| Conversation on Women's Safety | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | To be finalised | |||
| Day 6: 25 February 2021 | Thursday | ||||
| Conversation on Setting up Systems to deal with Cybercrime | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | To be finalised | |||
| Day 7: 26 February 2021 | Friday | ||||
| Rule of Law & Economic Growth | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Chair - Shri R.N. Bhaskar, Senior Business Journalist
Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India Dr. Arvind Virmani, Chairman, Foundation for Economic Growth and Welfare Shri Pradeep S. Mehta, Founder Secretary General, Consumer Unity & Trust Society |
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| WEEKEND 2 | |||||
| Day 8: 27 February 2021 | Saturday | ||||
| Session 4: Civil Procedural Reforms 1. Institutionalizing case management in civil courts 2. Mitigating challenges in the functioning of Commercial Courts 3. Updating pecuniary jurisdictions of civil courts |
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Chair - Shri N. L. Rajah, Senior Advocate, Madras High Court
Dr. Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice-Chancellor, NLSIU, Bengaluru Smt. Justice Shalini Phansalkar-Joshi, Mr. Hiram E. Chodosh, President, Claremont McKenna College, USA |
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| Session 5: Speedy Justice in Trial Courts 1. Establishing local courts in rural and urban areas 2. Building capacity - Increasing the judge to population ratio and strengthening use of technology and court administration 3. Clearing arrears in trial courts 4. Reinforcing the authority of the trial courts - contempt of court and perjury provisions |
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Chair - Justice G. Raghuram, Director, National Judicial Academy
Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, General Secretary, Foundation for Democratic Reforms Shri Justice R. C. Chavan, Vice Chairman, E-Committee of Supreme Court Shri Atul Kaushik, Chief of Party, Asia Foundation |
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| Day 9: 28 February 2021 | Sunday | ||||
| Session 6: Strengthening the Role of Constitutional Courts 1. Clearing pendency in the High Courts 2. Establishing permanent Constitutional Benches |
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Chair - Shri Justice Madan B. Lokur, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
Shri V. Sudhish Pai, Advocate and Author Shri Alok Prassana Kumar, Co-Founder, Vidhi Legal Policy, Karnataka Ms. Cathy Catterson, Former Clerk of Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, USA |
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| Session 7: Judicial Standards and Accountability 1. Creating an All-India Judicial Service 2. Utilising Article 235 effectively to ensure quality of the subordinate judiciary 3. Outlining national judicial standards and accountability mechanisms for the higher judiciary |
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Chair - Shri Justice B. N. Srikrishna, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
Shri Justice Jasti Chelameswar, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India Dr. G. Mohan Gopal, Former Director, National Judicial Academy Shri Harish Narasappa, Co-founder Daksh |
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| Rule of Law for the 21st Century Conclusion |
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Livestream |
Chair - Shri Justice Kurian Joseph, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
Dr. Jayaprakash Narayan, General Secretary, Foundation for Democratic Reforms Shri Prithviraj Chavan, Former Chief Minister, Maharashtra Prof. K.C. Suri, Professor, University of Hyderabad Prof. Ashwini Chhatre, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Indian School of Business |
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