KIIT School of Law is organizing a webinar on ‘Revampment of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897- Issues and Challenges’, on August 29th, on Zoom Meetings.
About School of law, KIIT Deemed to be University
The School of Law, since its establishment in 2007, has been acknowledged and appreciated for providing quality legal education and legal skills training to students drawn from across the nation and abroad. The School is presently ranked 12th in India for 2019, as per the ranking released by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (MHRD, Govt. of India). The Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Deemed to be University, has also recently been awarded the Institution of Eminence status by the MHRD, Govt. of India.
About the Webinar
Considering the widespread structural issues that have been exposed by the pandemic there needs to be a complete overhaul of the Act to deal with the modern-day public health crises. Following proper legal overhauls, the Act poses great potential to deal with modern-day public health-related issues. Considering the potential significance of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, the Centre for Study & Research in Legislative Drafting, School of Law KIIT-DU seeks to hold a webinar to discuss important aspects and issues related to the Epidemic Diseases Act.
The conference is organized by the Centre for Study and Research on Legislative Drafting (CSRLD), School of Law KIIT-DU.
The academic framework of the school has always encouraged the involvement of its students in curricular and co-curricular development at par with the best Law Schools in India, and in relation to which the School is hosting and organizing a webinar on the topic ‘Revampment of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897- Issues and Challenges.’
General Details
- Date: August 29th, 2021
- Time: 9.30 AM – 11.30 AM
- Platform: Zoom Meetings
Structure of the Webinar
The Conference will be focusing on the following domains:
- Technical Session I [Discussion of theme I]: Mr. PK Malhotra (Retd.), Secretary, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India.
- Technical Session II [Discussion of theme II]: Mr. Anup Kumar Varshney, Joint Secretary & Legislative Counsel, Ministry of Law & Justice, Government of India
Each session would be succeeded by a 10 minute Q&A session.
Eligibility
School of Law, KIIT-DU invites participation from Students of law of 3 years and 5 years course, research scholars, academicians, Advocates and professionals.
Location
The conference is organized in an online mode and the platform intended to be used for the same is zoom.
How to Register?
The participants are requested to register themselves by clicking the registration link given at the end of this post.
Important Dates
- Deadline for registration: August 27, 2021 (Till 11:59 P.M)
- Webinar Date: August 29, 2021, 9.30 AM – 11.30 AM
Contact Persons
1. Ms. Tulishree Pradhan, Faculty Coordinator, Centre for Legislative Drafting
Email: tulishreepradhan@kls.ac.in
2. Mr. Prateek Mishra, Faculty Coordinator, Centre for Legislative Drafting
Email: prateek.mishra@kls.ac.in
3. Ms. Shreyasi Bhattacharya, Faculty Coordinator, Centre for Legislative Drafting
Email: shreyasi.bhattacharya@kls.ac.in
4. Mr. Sartak Singh, Student Coordinator, Centre for Legislative Drafting
Email: 1883144@kls.ac.in
Contact Information
In case of queries, please call on any of the following contact numbers or email:
- Email ID: kiit.cld2021@gmail.com
- Student Coordinator: Mr. Sartak Singh: +91 7980570525
Click here for the information booklet.
