Title DR. (Mrs.) First Name KIRAN Last Name GUPTA Photograph Designation Associate Professor Department LAW CENTRE II, FACULTY OF LAW Address (Campus) Law Centre II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007. (Residence) 24, Babar Lane, Bengali Market, New Delhi 110001. Phone No (Campus) 011-27667052, 011-24111491 (Residence)optional 011-23326585, 011-23710859 Mobile 9868886450 Fax 011-27667052 Email Web-Page guptakiran@hotmail.com Education Subject Institution Year Details Ph.D. Faculty of Law, University of Delhi 1990 Thesis topic: Institution of Polygamy in Modern India and Contemporary Islamic World LL.M. Faculty of Law, University of Delhi 1984 Subjects: LAW LL.B. Faculty of Law, University of Delhi 1982 Subjects: LAW B.Sc. Daulat Ram College, University of Delhi 1979 Subject : Botany, Zoology, Chemistry Career Profile Organisation / Institution Designation Duration Role Law Centre II, Faculty of Law Associate Professor January, 2006 Teaching & Research Law Centre II, Faculty of Law Reader July,1998 Teaching & Research Law Centre II, Faculty of Law Lecturer in Sr. Grade August, 1994 Teaching & Research Law Centre II, Faculty of Law Lecturer August, 1992 Teaching & Research Law Centre I, Faculty of Law Lecturer (Adhoc) August, 1991 till Teaching & Research July, 1992 Law Centres I & II, Faculty of Law Lecturer (Adhoc) August, 1986 till November, 1986; Feb.-1987 till Mar.-1987; Teaching & Research Research Interests / Specialization (i). 1985 to November, 1988 Jamia Hamdard University, Research Fellow (ii). December, 1988 to July, 1991 Indian Law Institute, Assistant Research Professor Teaching Experience ( Subjects/Courses Taught) (i). 23 Years teaching experience in various subjects (in LL.B. Course) i.e. Family Law I, Family Law- II, Law of Torts, Property Law. (ii). 15 Years teaching experience in various subjects (in LL.M. Course) i.e. Law of Specific Torts, Succession Laws. Honors & Awards University Faculty Details Page on DU Web-site (PLEASE FILL THIS IN AND SUBMIT A HARD COPY AND SOFT COPY ON CD ALONGWITH YOUR PERIODIC INCREMENT CERTIFICATE(PIC)) www.du.ac.in Page 1
i. Cherry Memorial Award for securing Meritorious position in LL.B. Course ii. UGC Fellowship for pursuing Higher Studies in Law Publications (LAST FIVE YEARS) Books / Monographs A- BOOK Revising Author of 4th ed. 1990, 5 th ed. 1994, 6 th ed. 1998, 7 th ed. 2002, 8 th ed. 2004 and 9th ed. 2009 of CHAWLA S ELECTIONS LAW AND POLICY B- RESEARCH PAPERS:- (i) Rights in Water-based Resources: Fishery, Ferry and Navigation and Hydro-Electricity in C.P. Singh (ed.), WATER RIGHTS IN INDIA 33-88 [Indian Law Institute, 1992] (ii) Drainage and Sanitation : Law and Policy in 33:4 JOURNAL OF INDIAN LAW INSTITUTE 553-588 (1991) (iii) Constitutional Law in Muslim Countries, in V:3 ISLAMIC AND COMPARATIVE LAW QUARTERLY 303-311 (Sept.-Dec.,1985) C- ARTICLES AND NOTES: 1. Standard of Care in Medical Profession : Shift from Bolam to Bolitho: in XIV National Capital Law Journal 1 (2011). 2. Proof of Medical Negligence : in Legal Perspectives in Medicine 1 (2011). 3. Tort Law : Annual Survey of Indian Law 2010, pp. 665-696. 4. Citizen - Centric Reform for Civil Service : in Journal of Administrative Reforms 37, April June 2007. 5. Women s Reservation Bill : Rhetoric or Reality: in XII-XIII National Capital Law Journal 48 (2007-2008). 6. Vice of Bigamy and Indian Penal Code: Ramifications of an Archaic Law in 32:3 JILI 386 (1990). 7. Writs Against, Rulings under and Suggested Amendments to the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986: An Overview in VIII : 4 ISLAMIC CLQ 289 (Dec.1988). 8. A Review of the Hindu Succession (Andhra Pradesh Amendment) Act 1986 in VIII : 3 ISLAMIC CLQ 225 (Sept. 1988) 9. Iddat in Hindu Law : Need for Reform of the Law on Remarriage Among Hindus in V:2 ISLAMIC CLQ 135 (1985) 10.Constitution and the Law in the State of Kuwait: Highlights and Sidelights in VI:4 ISLAMIC CLQ 231 (Dec. 1986) 11.Women in Islam: Viewpoint of a Non-Muslim Student of Islamic Law in T.K.Sheriff (ed.) WOMEN AND ISLAM 29 (Madras 1986) 12.The Indian Parsi Marriage and Divorce (Amendment) Act 1988 : A study in Retrospect in VIII:4 ISLAMIC CLQ 337 (Dec.1988) 13.The Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act 1984 - A Brief Historical and Comparative Study in VI:2-3 ISLAMIC CLQ 181 (June-Sept. 1986) 14.Dowry Prohibition (Amendment) Act 1986 in VI:4 ISLAMIC CLQ 263 (Dec. 1986). 15.Polygamy under the General Civil Laws of India- Statutes of Civil Marriage and Rules of Civil Service in XIV DELHI LAW REVIEW 146 (1992) 16. The Quran on Polygamy : Seventh Century Religious Reform of a Socio-Legal Institution in I: 1 RELIGION & LAW REVIEW 71-99 (1992) www.du.ac.in Page 2
17. Polygamy Law Reform in Modern Muslim States: A study in Comparative Law in XII : 2 ICLR 114-154 (1992) D- CASE COMMENTS 1. Islamic law in the Indian Courts: 1987 in VIII : 2 ISLAMIC CLQ [ June 1988] 2. Muslim law in the Indian Courts: 1986 in VII : 1 ISLAMIC CLQ [ March 1987] 3. Indian Judicial Decisions on Islamic law: 1985 in V : 3-4 ISLAMIC CLQ [Sep.- Dec. 1985] E- BOOK REVIEWS 1. Zeenat Shaukat Ali, Marriage and Divorce in Islam: An Appraisal (Bom 1987] in VII : 4 ISLAMIC CLQ [ Dec. 1987] 2. M A H Ahanger, Customary Succession among Muslims [ Delhi 1986] in IX : 1 ISLAMIC CLQ 81 [ March 1989] 3. Safia Iqbal, Women and Islamic Law (Delhi 1988) in IX : 1 ISLAMIC CLQ 84 [March 1989] 4. Vijay Malik, Muslim law of Marriage, Divorce and Maintennace (Lucknow 1988) in IX : 1 ISLAMIC CLQ 88 [ March 1989] 5. Mohammad Shabbir, Muslim Perosnal Law and Judiciary (Allahabad 1988) in IX : 1 ISLAMIC CLQ 89 [ March 1989] 6. Arvind Jain, Aurat Honay Ki Saza [ Delhi 1995] in VIDHI BHARTI 94 (Jan. 1995) 7. Alexander M. Bickel, The Least Dangerous Branch -- The Supreme Court at the Bar of Politics (Delhi 1998) in III NATIONAL CAPITAL LAW JOURNAL 170 [1998] 8. K.V. Swaminathan, An Introduction to the Guiding Principles in the Decisions on Patent Law (Delhi 2000) in V NATIONAL CAPITAL LAW JOURNAL 162 [ 2000] 9. M. R. Mallick, Mitra s Co-ownership and Partition [Kolkata 2003] in XXVI DELHI LAW REVIEW 225 [ 2004] 10. Kusum, Cases and Materials on Family Law [ Delhi 2007] in XXVII-XXVIII DELHI LAW REVIEW [ 2005-2006] F- RESEARCH PROJECTS 1. Water Resource Management : Law and Policy (A Ford Foundation, U.S.A., Financed Project), at Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, India. 2. Constitutional Law in Islamic Countries, at Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India. 3. Islamic Personal Law in the Indian Supreme Court : A Study in Judicial Activism, at Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India. Papers Presented in Conference & Seminars:- (I) MADRAS : All India Seminar on Women s Rights. Organised by Tamilnadu Law Graduates Association : 1985. (II) CALCUTTA : All India Conference on Cultural Diversity and National Integration : Legal and Social Responses 1986. (III) DELHI : National Conference on the Muslim women Bill. Organised by Minorities Cell, All India Congress Committee : 1986. (IV) DELHI : All India Seminar on Euthanasia, Organ Transplant and Right to Die. www.du.ac.in Page 3
(V) (VI) Organised by Hamdard University : 1988. DELHI : International Seminar on Constitution, Law and the Minorities in India. Organised by the Institute of Objective Studies : 1990. DELHI : Seminar on Water Resource Management : Law and Policy. Organised by the Indian Law Institute : 1990. (VII) DELHI : Seminar on Status of Religious Minorities in India. Organised by the Comparative Religion Forum : 1991. (VIII) DELHI : Workshop on Study of Islamic Law at the Indian Law Schools. Organised (IX) (X) by the Institute of Objective Studies : 1991. DELHI : National Seminar on Democracy, Political Stability and Electoral Reforms. Organised by Law Centre II, Delhi University : 2000. DELHI : Thirty Fourth Annual Conference of the Indian Society of International Law.Organised by Indian Society of International law, Delhi, 2005. (XI) DELHI : National Dialogue on Containment of Violence. Organised by Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, Feb, 2008. (XII) DELHI: Conference on International Humanitarian Law, Organised by AILTC and ICRC, December, 2008. (XIII) DELHI : Changing Dimensions in Family Law. Organised by Law Centre II, Faculty of Law, Delhi University, in 2009. (XIV) DELHI : National Conference on Emerging Trends in Family Laws in India. Organised by Law Centre II, Faculty of Law, Delhi University, March, 2010. (XV) DELHI : Workshop-Cum-Conference on Information Technology Laws and Related Intellectual Property Organised by Law Centre I, Faculty of Law, Delhi University, March, 2010. (XVI) WEST BENGAL: Medical Negligence: State of Negligence and Remedies under the Consumer Protection Act, with particular focus on Rural India Organised by Kalyani University, Dec. 2010. (XVII) DELHI: International Conference on Human Rights in 21 st Century Organised by Faculty of Law, in 2011. (XVIII) DELHI : National Seminar on Consumer Protection in India : the way Forward Organised by IIPA on 1-2 Feb. 2012. (XIX) DELHI : Contribution of International Environmental Law for Sustainable Development Organised by Faculty of Law, on 17-18 Feb. 2012. Talks & Lectures Delivered:- 1. Medical Negligence and Consumer Protection, organized by IIPA, Delhi, July 2012. 2. Constitutional Provisions related to Levy and Distribution of Taxes, Organsied by National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics, Faridabad, June 2012. 3. Medical Negligence and Consumer Protection, organized by IIPA, Delhi, June 2012. 4. Medical Negligence and Consumer Protection, organized by IIPA, Delhi, May 2012. 5. Medical Negligence : Training Program for Government Officers, Organised by IIPA, www.du.ac.in Page 4
Delhi, March, 2012. 6. Medical Negligence and Consumer : Orientation Program for Class I, Officers, Organised by IIPA, Delhi, Jan, 2012. 7. Consumer Protection Medical Field : Orientation Program for Civil Servants, Organised by IIPA, Delhi, Nov. 2011. 8. Medical Negligence : 74 th Orientation Training Program for Presidents & Members District Consumer Forums, Organised by IIPA, Delhi, Sept 14, 2011. 9. Medical Negligence : 73 th Orientation Training Program for Presidents & Members District Consumer Forums, Organised by IIPA, Delhi, July 5, 2011. 10. Medical Negligence and Consumer Protection Laws :- Faculty Development Program, Organised by Amity Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Noida, June 29, 2011. 11. Medical Negligence : 71 th Orientation Training Program for Presidents & Members District Consumer Forums, Organised by IIPA, Delhi, May 4, 2011. 12. Medical Negligence : 70 th Orientation Training Program for Presidents & Members District Consumer Forums, Organised by IIPA, Delhi, Feb 23, 2011. 13. Medical Negligence and Consumer: 36 th Advanced Professional Program in Public Administration, Organised by IIPA, Delhi, Dec 13, 2010. 14. Medical Negligence and Consumer : 4 th Traning Program for Heads/Presidents/Secretaries/Directors of NGOs/VCOs, Organised by IIPA, Delhi, Nov. 23, 2010. 15. Medical negligence and consumer:- In the training course of members of the state consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions organized by IIPA, Delhi, 25th August,2010 16. Medical negligence and consumer : :- In training programme on training of trainers in consumer Protection and Welfare organized by IIPA, Delhi, May 28, 2010. 17. Medical negligence : :- In 10 th Training of Trainers Programme for Faculty of ATIs/ SIRDs on Consumer Protection and Consumer welfare, organized by IIPA, Delhi, February 16, 2010 18. Taxing Powers of Centre - State : Narcotics, Faridabad, Oct. 2009. 15. Remedies for Medical Negligence under the Consumer Protection Act : :- In the training course of members of the state consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions organized by IIPA, Delhi, Feb. 2009. 16. Medical Negligence : :- The training course of Defense officers organized by Indian Institute of Public Administrative, Delhi, Feb. 2009. 17. Investigations and Inquiries : Narcotics, Faridabad, Oct. 2008. 18. Government s Liability : Narcotics, Faridabad, Oct. 2008. 19. Medical Negligence : :- The training course of Defense officers organized by Indian Institute of Public Administrative, Delhi, March 2008. www.du.ac.in Page 5
20. Investigations and Inquiries : Narcotics, Faridabad, March 2008. 21. Government s Liability : Narcotics, Faridabad, March 2008. 22. Rights of Girl Child : :- At Daulat Ram College, Delhi, Dec 2007. 23. Remedies for Medical Negligence under the Consumer Protection Act : :- In the training course of members of the state consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions organized by IIPA, Delhi, 2007. 24. Medical Negligence under CPA : :- In the training course of Presidents of the district Consumer Forum organized by IIPA Delhi, 2007. 25. Sexual Harassment of Women at the Work Place : :- Organized by women s studies Research Centre, Kurakshetra University, 2007 : In Feb, 2007 at Kurakshetra University in a Legal Literacy Workshop for women. 26. Protection of Women From Domestic Violence : :- At Indra Prastha College, Delhi, Feb 2007. 27. Reservation of Seats for Women in Legislature : :- At Shivaji College, Delhi, 2006. 28. Property Rights of Women : :- At Laxmi Bai College, Delhi, 2006. 29. Polygamy law Reform :- India and Islamic World : :- In Refresher course for Law Teachers organized by University Grants Commission at ILI Delhi, 2006. 31. Status of Women in India : :- At Indra Prastha College, Delhi, 2005. 32. Constitution Provisions Relating to Tax Laws : :- At Indian Law Institute, Delhi, 2004. Total Publication Profile optional Books One, As above. In Indexed/ Peer Reviewed Journals As above. Articles Articles mentioned as above. Conference Presentations/Talks & Lectures Delivered Conference Presentations mentioned as above. Talks & Lectures mentioned above. Projects (Major Grants / Collaborations) www.du.ac.in Page 6
Three Projects as mentioned above. Other Details -Editor of National Capital Law Journal since 2005. -Member of Editorial Board of National Capital Law Journal (1992 to 2004), Delhi Law Review (2005-2006), Islamic and Comparative Law quarterly (1985-1989). -Supervisor to Ph.D. Students. 1. Ajay Kumar : Law Relating to Medical Negligence Delhi University. Degree Awarded 2. Gowardhan Somdave: Mortgage Finance System in India with Special Reference to Role of housing Finance Companies in Financing Shelters, Delhi University. Thesis submitted 3.Defzul Azmi: Medical Negligence: Comparative Study of Law in India and Iran, Delhi University, Degree Awarded 4.Ramesh Paranjapi: Law of Medical Negligence in Nepal: A Comparative Study with Indian Law, Amity University, Work in Progress. -Supervised more than 24 LLM Dissertations. (DR. KIRAN GUPTA) Dated: 2 July 2013 (Signature & Stamp of Head of the Department) www.du.ac.in Page 7