People

Research Consultant

Mr. Anubhav Kumar

Assistant Professor of Law at the National University of Study and Research in Law (NUSRL), Ranchi. He did his LL.M. from the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi with specialisation in Criminal Law and is pursuing his doctorate on Sentencing in Criminal Law from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad. He has earlier taught at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi; Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar; and University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun.

Senior Faculty

Mr. Neeraj Tiwari

Specialises in Criminal Law and is Assistant Professor at National Law University Delhi. He has worked with the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal and Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, and is Co-Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Administration and Human Rights at NLU Delhi. His core research interest is Criminal Procedure and Criminal Justice.

Research Associate

Mr. Ankit Kaushik

A graduate of National Law University, Jodhpur with Constitutional Law Hons., he completed his LL.M. from National Law University Delhi with a dual specialisation in Criminal Law and Constitutional Law. His primary area of interest is Critical Criminal Law with a focus on preventive criminalisation.

Research Associate

Ms. Anupama Arigala

Graduated from National Law University Delhi in 2014. She is an independent practitioner who regularly appears before the Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh, with expertise in criminal, civil and constitutional law.

Researcher

Ms. Dona Mathew

Completed her Masters from National Law University Delhi with a specialisation in Criminal and Constitutional Laws. She has experience in research and policy-making in gender rights, education reforms, land rights, humanitarian law and access to justice.

Research Associate

Ms. Mehak Bajpai

Completed her Masters in Criminal and Constitutional Law in 2018 from National Law University Delhi. Her doctoral research is on positive obligations and omissions in criminal law in India, inspired by Professor Ashworth’s work. She is an Honorary Researcher for the Committee.

Research Associate

Ms. Monal Gera

A graduate of National Law School of India University, Bangalore, she completed her LL.M. from the University of California, Los Angeles with a specialisation in Criminal Justice. Her interests are prison law and policy, sentencing, and victims’ rights.

Research Associate

Ms. Mugdha Pande

Completed her LL.B. from SOAS, University of London. A practising advocate at the Supreme Court of India who regularly appears before the High Courts of Delhi and Bombay, she has worked on criminal, civil, labour, family and constitutional matters and is junior counsel at the Chambers of Sr. Adv. Mahesh Jethmalani.

Research Associate

Ms. Parul Madan

Graduated from National Law University Delhi in 2016, where she was part of various research projects. She has since been engaged in litigation in courts in Lucknow; her interests are Criminal Law, Family Law, matrimonial disputes and women’s rights.

Research Associate

Ms. Sanya Sud

Graduated from National Law University Delhi in 2016, where she was part of the team that assisted the Law Commission of India in its 262nd Report on the Death Penalty (2015). She has since been engaged in litigation in New Delhi and is part of the office of Mr. Jayant K. Sud, Ld. Additional Solicitor General of India.