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 Further, participants are requested to send their unpublished original research paper along with relevant references / footnotes / endnotes between 2500-4000 words on anyone of sub-themes latest by 22nd November, 2014.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 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 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 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 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) 1. Name of the Participant:__________________ _______________________________________ 2. Designation: __________________________ ________________________________________ 3. Name of the Institution: ___________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ 4. Address for Communication: _______________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ 5. Title of the Paper: _______________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ 6. Sub-theme No. _____________________ 7. Phone/Mobile No: _____________________ 8. Email-ID: _____________________ 9. Gender: Male/Female __________ 10. Accommodation Required: Yes/No ________ (Signature of Participant)
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