10th Remembering S. P. Sathe Symposium, 2016 - ILS Law College, Pune

04/03/2016

Kindly note that the participation certificates for the Symposium will be available outside Hall number 1 tomorrow (5th of March 2016) between 10.45 to 11.45 am.

12/02/2016

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Participants are requested to report by 9:00 AM on 13th February & 14th February outside Hall 05 (Auditorium). The programme is scheduled to begin at 9:30 AM.

2. Participants are required to carry their I-cards and challans, failing which reading material will not be provided.

3. Participants are strictly prohibited from leaving the auditorium while the sessions are in progress.

4. There will be two desks set up for ILS students:
Desk 1 – Participants whose names begin with A – M.
Desk 2 – Participants whose names begin with N – Z.
In addition to this there will be a separate desk for students belonging to other Institutions.

5. All participants of the Symposium are to be dressed in formals.

6. Participants are to strictly maintain decorum during the sessions. Usage of electronic devices is prohibited.

7. Participants are urged not to litter the campus.

8. Certificates will be awarded to only those participants who attend ALL the sessions.

We look forward to hosting each one of you!

12/02/2016

He is the CEO of Intelligent Quotient Security System (IQSS). A top notch trainer in cyber crime, cyber forensics, digital evidence and cyber law domain. He has trained more than 15,000 cops and assisted in more than 2,500 cases of cyber-crime globally. He is also associated with law-enforcement organisations such as the CID, NIA etc. He has trained Judges from 17 states in the country.

Recently, he was chosen as the lone trainer to train all Public Prosecutors in Maharashtra by the Judicial Officers Training Institute in Nagpur. He has been on various panels of the Government advising them on the technical and legal framework of cyber security breaches and detection.

He has also worked on projects with DTE, Home Ministry, Sales Tax, Revenue Department, Excise Department, Co-operative Department, Income Tax, Agriculture Department, Irrigation Department, Industry Department by providing training, legal support and assistance in cyber-crime domain.

We are proud to present to you Dr. Harold D'Costa.

12/02/2016

Dear All

We regret to inform you that due to some personal unavoidable circumstances Ms. Rebecca John and Ms. Swati Sathe will not be able to make it to the Symposium.

We sincerely apologize to all those attending the Symposium especially to those who were looking forward to hearing from them.

The inconvenience is highly regretted.

07/02/2016

Last date to register - Monday 8th February, 2016!

The line up for the Symposium is as follows.
Come, be a part of it.

Stay tuned for further updates!

07/02/2016

#8

Our next speaker is a man of intelligence and a master of languages, that in short is Pune's former Police Commissioner. A student of Fergusson College, he did his MSc from Pune University. He has also done a course in Russian and has worked in both in India as well as abroad.

This high profile Indian Police Service (IPS) officer has had a 22-year-long overseas stint with seven different Indian embassies. On joining the Maharashtra-cadre, he has served in Aurangabad, Jalgaon, Bhiwandi, Thane and Satara. In the late eighties, he went to Cabinet Secretariat and during this stint with the R&AW he served in Pakistan and some Gulf countries.

In 2001, he returned to the parent cadre and joined as Joint Commissioner of Police in Nagpur and then as Addl DG (ANO). Subsequently, he became the Commissioner of Nagpur and then went to Pune where he headed the CID before becoming the Pune Police Commissioner. Last year, he shifted base to Mumbai.

He has also worked in various countries in Africa, Asia and Europe and is known to speak a number of languages. He is known for using his linguistic and communication skills with people. He is also known for his expertise in international communication, terrorism, Islamic fundamentalism and nuclear issues.

Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you, Mr. Jayant Umranikar. It is our privilege to play host to such a high ranking officer of the law.

03/02/2016

# 7 Justice M. L. Tahaliyani

Known as a tough and fair judge in the corridors of power, Tahaliyani shot into the limelight after he convicted Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist of the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai in 2008. Tahaliyani pronounced his landmark order on August 29, 2014. His order was upheld by the high court and the Supreme Court. As a result, Kasab was sent to the gallows.

Born on December 23, 1953 in Sardar Shahar, Rajasthan, Justice Tahaliyani started his legal practice in May 1975 in the cities of Gondiya and Chandrapur in Maharashtra. Two years later he was appointed assistant public prosecutor in Gadchiroli district with jurisdiction over Gadchiroli, Sironcha, Desaiganj and Warora. In 1987, he was appointed as Metropolitan Magistrate in Mumbai and later was the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate here in 1994 and subsequently became the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate in 1997.

He was elevated as a judge of the Bombay City Civil Court later that year and then rose onto become the Principal Judge of the same court in 2010, and in 2011, became a judge of the Bombay High Court.Tahaliyani has presided over several high-profile trials, including the 26/11 attacks, Gulshan Kumar murder and the money laundering case involving businessman Hasan Ali.

He is often called a ‘green judge’ due to his passion for nature. He is also praised as "a true flag-bearer of the rule of law in this country".

03/02/2016

# 6 When she first donned her uniform as a jailor in 1995, her colleagues mocked her, prisoners sniggered and others wrote her off. But having proved her mettle in her twenty two year long career, she has held one of the most vied for and challenging posts in India — she was in charge of the infamous Arthur Road Jail.

Her fascination with the crime world began when she was pursuing her Master’s degree in criminology and correctional administration at the Nagpur University in 1990. Her interaction with juvenile delinquents and prisoners triggered off an interest, and Sathe decided to pursue her career in prison administration — an unheard choice for a woman in those days. Slowly and steadily, she rose up the ladder, shrugging off her initial inhibition. She is respected as a no-nonsense person who effectively squashed the corrupt practices rampant among the inmates.

She has the distinction of being the first woman jail Superintendent in India, with a background in prison administration. When asked as to what is the most satisfying part of her job and pat comes the reply: “To see a prisoner benefit through the reform and rehabilitation programmes,” That, she says, is the ultimate reward. She took over the running of Arthur Road prison in 2002, and it was no cakewalk.

She plugged the holes in the system, particularly where the henchmen of gangsters like Chota Rajan were concerned. Quoting her, “I’ve always wanted to serve the society. Even in my current job, I try my best to help the prisoners — they are human beings, too,” she says.

Though Sathe believes in the here and the now, she dreams of starting her own NGO when she retires, and being associated with organizations where she can use her on-field experience. We take pride in introducing to you our next resource person, also known as the iron-lady, Mrs. Swati Sathe, DIG Prisons, Western Region.

30/01/2016

Symposium On Current Trends In Indian Criminal Justice System.
Registration starts from 2nd February, 2016 :)

29/01/2016

Introducing Ms. Rebecca John, the first woman lawyer to be designated as a senior advocate in the field of criminal law.

28/01/2016

#4

Our next speaker is a Yeats scholar who is known to lead the movement against capital punishment.

He is a human rights lawyer practicing at the Bombay High Court and the front-runner and hero of India’s small and unorganized death row abolitionist movement. He represents most of the prisoners in imminent danger of ex*****on. He was regularly consulted by Ajmal Kasab’s lawyers, the only terrorist survivor from the Mumbai attack, who was executed in November 2012. The other famous cases he is actively involved in are - the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case (Murugan, Santhan and Perarivalan) in the Supreme Court, Mahindra Nath Das case in the Supreme Court, Saibanna case in the Karnataka high court, 7/11 train blast case(accused in the Bombay high court).

His phone rings incessantly, but when he is in Mumbai, you can only reach him in office on a landline. He carries a mobile phone only while travelling. This is unusual for a lawyer who focuses on capital punishment, considering the alacrity with which India has been trying to execute death row convicts. Chaudhry was also the one who coordinated the last-minute reprieve of the ex*****ons of Magan Lal Barela and the Veerappan four. In both these cases, he approached the Chief Justice of India at the judge’s residence on the night before the ex*****on and got a stay order.

It is an honor to have with us, Mr. Yug Mohit Chaudhary, Advocate, Bombay High Court as one of the speakers for the Symposium.

27/01/2016

#3

Our next speaker is the one who has made a mark in the field of criminal law and is considered to be one of the leading criminal lawyers in this country. She acquired membership to the Bar in 1988. She has the distinction of being the first lady lawyer in the field of criminal law to have been designated as a Senior Advocate by the Delhi High Court.

Just four years into her chosen field, she had a major breakthrough when she argued the Harshad Mehta's criminal cases in Delhi. She considers Ram Jethmalani as her mentor. She has a slew of giant corporate clients such as Coca Cola, Reckitt Benckiser, SAIL, and Ispat among others. She has defended Kobad Gandhy, top CPI (M) leader and was also the counsel for murdered Noida teenager, Arushi's parents, Rajesh and Nupur Talwar. She has also been involved in the other high profile matters such as the 2G scam.

It is indeed a proud moment for us to introduce to you one of India’s best defense lawyers, Ms Rebecca M John, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India.

We are immensely honored to have her amongst us for the symposium!