National Seminar
on
“Indian Constitution:
the Precursor of Modern India”
(26 th - 27 th November, 2014)
Organized by:
Department of Law
Meerpur (Rewari) Haryana (India).
Website: www.igu.ac.in
Call for Papers
The seminar is open for all such as; Teachers,
Advocates, Judges, Social Activists, Research Scholars etc.
Therefore, anyone who has a good piece of research work in
the field of Indian Constitutional Law may participate in the
seminar.
Participants are requested to send an abstract of their
research paper not exceeding 250 words on any one of subthemes through e-mail to the Director of the Seminar
(Email: [email protected]) latest by 15th
November, 2014.
Further, participants are requested to send their
unpublished original research paper along with relevant
references / footnotes / endnotes between 2500-4000 words
on anyone of sub-themes latest by 22nd November, 2014. The
abstract and full paper should be submitted in MS Word
typed in Times New Roman with 12 font size with 1.5 line
spacing with sufficient margin. Only selected papers will be
allowed for presentation in the seminar and will be published
in form of a book having ISBN after the seminar.
Note: Participants who are not in position to send
their full research papers well in time are advised not to send
abstract of their paper.
Important Dates
Submission of Abstract : 15th November, 2014
Submission of Full Paper : 22nd November, 2014
Date of Registration
: 25th November, 2014
onwards
Registration Fee
Participants
Registration Fee
Teachers/Others
Rs.500/Research Scholars
Rs.200/Note : Invited scholars and resource person will be exempt
from Registration Fee.
Registration Procedure
The registration will start from 25th November, 2014
onwards for all delegates /participants. Participants are
requested to register themselves by filling up “Registration
Form” along with registration fee (Cash) on the spot.
Accommodation will be made available for the
outstation delegates /participants on their prior request.
No TA/DA will be paid to the delegates/participants.
They are requested to arrange the same from their own
institutions. However, sleeper class/bus fare can be provided
to some needy Research Scholars who are not funded by any
funding agencies if they submit a certificate in this regard
issued by their Chairperson/Head/Director.
Patron-in-Chief of the Seminar
Sh. Mohinder Kumar, IAS (Retd.)
Vice-Chancellor,
Indira Gandhi University,
Meerpur (Rewari), Haryana (INDIA).
Patron of the Seminar
Prof. (Dr.) Tej Singh
Dean,
Faculty of Law,
Indira Gandhi University,
Meerpur (Rewari) Haryana (INDIA).
Telephones/Mobiles: 09416372012.
National Advisory Committee
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Prof. C.P. Sheoran, Rohtak
Prof. S.K. Bhattnagar, Lucknow
Prof. S.K. Mane, Mumbai
Prof. Ranbir Kaur, Chandigarh
Prof. K.P.S.Mahalwar, Rohtak
Prof. Jaspal Singh, Amritsar
Prof. K. Elumalai, Delhi
Prof. Prahalad Rai, Jaipur
Prof. Arvind Jasrotia, Jammu & Kashmir
Prof. Raj Pal Sharma, Kurukshetra
Dr. Sanjay Sindhu, Shimla
Local Advisory Committee
1. Prof. Shri Krishan
2. Prof. R.H.Taxak
3. Prof. Manju Pruthi Narang
Director of the Seminar
Dr. Ajit Singh Chahal
Department of Law,
Indira Gandhi University,
Meerpur (Rewari), Haryana (INDIA).
Telephones/Mobiles: 09416148243.
E-mail: [email protected]
Members - Organizing Committee
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Mr. Satish Khurana
Dr. Sonu Madan
Mr. Ishwar Singh Sharma
Mr. Rajender
Mr. Hari Om
About the University
The Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur, Rewari was
established through an ordinance promulgated by the
Governor of Haryana on 07th September, 2013 and started
functioning from 13th September, 2013 with appointment of
Sh. Mohinder Kumar, IAS (Retd.) as first Vice-Chancellor by
the Governor of Haryana. The university campus is situated in
village Meerpur at a distance of about 13 Km from district
headquarter of Rewari in Southern Haryana. It is spreaded
over about 100 acres of land in lush green area. Before coming
in to existence as an independent State University it was the
Post Graduate Regional Centre of Maharishi Dayanand
University, Rohtak which was established on 03.10.1988.
At present University is running 10 Post Graduate
courses in 10 Teaching Departments. Apart from this, five
departments are running M.Phil program and Pre-Ph.D.
program. The university is also planning to launch various
other courses in near future. This University is working as a
beacon light to remove the darkness of ignorance and lack of
knowledge and to spread the golden brightness of the light of
knowledge in the area.
The University aims at providing quality education in all
the streams sought by students and scholars as par academic
excellence competing with the globally recognised
Universities.
About the Department of Law
The Department of Law started to work from the current
academic session in July, 2014 to impart legal education and
to spread awareness among students and laymen to work on
various legal issues through LL.B.- 3 Year (Professional)
Course (Morning & Evening). The Department of Law is also
planning to promote outstanding research work through
LL.M. & Ph.D. in Law. The Department of Law has a Legal
Aid Centre & well equipped Library to promote technical
legal education among students and scholars. We are also to
promote to work on and to share their views and experiences
on various issues of modern world. To organize seminars,
workshops, extension lectures and various competitions
among students are also at top priority of the Department of
Law.
So, on the occasion of the Constitution Day (26th
November) which is also known as Law Day, the Department
of Law, Indira Gandhi University, Meerpur (Rewari) is going
to organize this Two-days National Seminar on 26th - 27th
November, 2014.
Aim & Objectives of the Seminar
26 th Nov.
Under the able leadership of Baba Saheb Dr. B.R. Ambedkar,
Chairman of Drafting Committee, the Constituent Assembly,
adopted, enacted and gave to ourselves this Constitution on this
saga day of 26 th November, 1949.
"I feel that the constitution is workable, it is flexible and it
is strong enough to hold the country together both in peacetime and
in wartime. Indeed, if I may say so, if things go wrong under the new
Constitution, the reason will not be that we had a bad Constitution.
What we will have to say is that Man was vile."
---Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(25 th November, 1949 in Constituent Assembly)
On 26th day of November, 2014, we are going to
complete 65 years of the adoption of the Constitution of India.
No doubt, the Constitution of India is the supreme Law of the
nation which lays down a system of day-to-day governance in
India. The Constitution of India is a fundamental document
representing the social, economic and political ideas and
aspirations of “We the People of India”. As Thomas Paine
rightly said, “A constitution not the act of the government but
of the people constituting a Government and a government
without a constitution is power without right.”
The Constitution of India is a document which
recourses Justice, Liberty, Equality for all its citizens and
promoting among them all Fraternity. The ultimate goal of the
Constitution of India is that of “securing the dignity of the
individual and unity of the nation.” Therefore, on 26th
November, 1949 we the People of India solemnly resolved to
constitute India into a “Sovereign Democratic Republic” and
also introduced “Socialist” and “Secular” words by the
Constitution (42nd Amendment) Act, 1976. As many of
philosophers and jurists considered the Constitution of India a
most comprehensive and unique document in many ways as,
it attempts a balance between the fundamental rights of the
individual on one hand and the socio-economic interests of
the people and security of the state on other hand. While many
constitutions of nations framed after the Second World War
have floundered and gone into oblivion, our constitution has
successfully faced many crises and survived. This is itself
evidence of its resilience, dynamism and growth potential.
Truly, the Constitution of India is a revolutionary
document in its various dimensions. It is not only one of the
finest documents in the global legal literature but it is also the
Precursor of Modern India. Granville Austin, the eminent
scholar and political biographer of the Indian Constitution
rightly pointed out that the Indian Constitution is first and
foremost a social document. The majority of its provisions
are either directly aimed at furthering the goal of the social
revolution or attempt to faster this revolution by establishing
the conditions necessary for its achievement. Therefore, the
constitution of India is not only a legal charter laying down
legal rules of governance, but it is also the nation's
commitment to constitutional values of modern liberal
democracy, human rights, social justice, national unity and
welfare of all. In other words, the constitution is a national
instrument of social, economic and political transformation
by constitutional means.
So, the present seminar is an attempt to critically evaluate
the Social Transformation in India via Constitutional means
in present scenario and to prepare an extensive document in
India for the times to come. Thus, the objectives of the
seminar as follows:
1. To understand the Revolutionary Background of the
Constitution of India.
2. To promote Preambular vision of Modern India for
social, economic and educational expansion.
3. To expand a model based on Fundamental Rights
Jurisprudence in Modern India.
4. To explore the potentiality of Directive Principles of
State Policy as an agenda for Modern India.
5. To understand the working of the Legislative Activism,
Administrative Governance & Judicial Process in Modern
India.
Theme & Sub-Themes of the Seminar
Theme of the seminar:
"Indian Constitution:
the Precursor of Modern India"
Sub-themes of the seminar:
I Preambular Vision of a Modern India.
II Fundamental Rights Jurisprudence
in Modern India.
III Directive Principles as an Agenda for
Modern India.
IV Legislative Activism for Modern India.
V Administrative Governance in Modern
India.
VI Constitutionalism And Judicial Process
in Modern India.
Registration Form
National Seminar
on
“Indian Constitution:
the Precursor of Modern India”
(26th - 27th November, 2014)
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