Department of Law

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About Department

The Post Graduate Department of Law, Berhampur University was established in the year 1985. Research-oriented intensive full-time LL.M., Ph.D and LL.D Courses are offered in the Department.

The Department has successfully conducted different certificate and diploma courses viz. (i) UGC sponsored certificate course on Human Rights and Duties Education (ii) UGC sponsored P.G. Diploma Human Rights and Duties Education (iii) P.G. Diploma in Disaster Management.

Further, the Department has organized various National Seminars and legal awareness programmes to inculcate the knowledge of law among students, academia and common masses.
The Legal Aid Clinic of the Department established under the aegis of District Legal Services Authority, Ganjam, Berhampur caters the needs of the people of the vicinity in terms of legal assistance and advice.
The Department has brought many laurels in the past years. The students and researchers of the Department are well placed in corporate sector academics, judiciary, civil services and other Government services.

VISION: Achieve excellence in legal education and research in the quest for the development of a humane and just society.

MISSION: Commitment to the holistic development of students:

  1. Intellectually alive,
  2. Morally upright,
  3. Socially responsible citizens ,
  4. Lead the legal profession and academics to new heights.

List of External Mentors

  1. Prof. Bhavani Prasad Panda, Director, School of Law, KIIT University, BBSR.
  2. Prof. Prabir Kumar Patnaik, School of Law, SOA University, BBSR.
  3. Prof. Binaya Kumar Das, Professor and Dean, ASBM University, BBSR.
  4. Prof. Sudhansu Ranjan Mohapatra, Professor and Dean, P.G. Dept. of Law, Sambalpur University.
  5. Prof. Sukanta Kumar Nanda, Professor, M.S. Law University, Cuttack.

Programme

Master of Laws

Master of Laws course is a two years fulltime course. It is based on the choice based credit system as per the guidelines provided by the University Grants Commission and the Curriculum Development Centre of U.G.C. It is aimed to develop the legal acumen in-abreast with contemporary legal development and train the LL.M. students for future research. Master of Laws (LL.M.) is a fulltime two-academic years programme with four semesters. The first semester shall cover the period from June to December and Second semester from January to May in the first academic session. The Third semester shall commence from June to December and Fourth Semester from January to May in the second academic session.
The P.G. Department of Law currently offers Master of Laws course with specialization in Business Law and Human Rights Law.

Law graduates of 5 years integrated LL.B Course as well as three years LL.B course of Berhampur University and other universities (as considered equivalent by Berhampur University) can take admission into LL.M programme. Usually, the LL.M admission commences within fifteen days from the date of publication of LL.B results of Berhampur University.

Ph.D

Ph.D. Programme in law is for a minimum duration of three years, including course work and a maximum of six years. The admission is done as per the University Research Eligibility Test (URET) followed by a viva voce examination. However, candidates who have qualified in the UGC-NET (including JRF) / UGC-CSIR NET (including JRF) / SET / SLET / GATE/ Teacher-fellowship holder may be granted exemption from URET. However, such candidates have to appear in the Viva-Voce Examination . The PhD programme is currently regulated under the Berhampur University Standards and Procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degrees Regulations, 2019.

LL.D

Berhampur University is one of the few Universities in India offering LL.D Programme. The programme is regulated under the relevant regulations framed by Berhampur University.

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People

Sri Chitta Ranjan Gogoi
Assistant Professor
B.A., LL.B., LL.M., NET.
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Mr. Chitta Ranjan Gogoi has been associated with P.G. Department of Law, Berhampur University since November, 2017 as Assistant Professor. From 2020, he has been serving as the Coordinator of the Department. He has published number of research papers in leading national and international journals of repute and participated in various national conferences and seminars. He has authored 3 books and a few book chapters. Further, he has an edited book to his credit. His interest areas include health law, human rights and administrative law.

Dr. Lupta Ratna Patra
Guest Faculty
Ph.D.
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Dr. L R Patro completed his LL.M and received his Ph D degree from Berhampur University based on his doctoral thesis titled "Study of the legal implications of patents regime on public health" . He was appointed as Guest Faculty at Lingaraj Law College, Berhampur a constituent college of Berhampur University in the year 2007 .He has participated at the " Workshop on Bail Practice and procedure"�� at WISDOM institute, Berhampur. He contributed in a number of research projects and publications in addition to teaching. He has devoted himself to scholastic research and published a number of outstanding papers in different academic journals.

Dr. Dinesh Kumar Sabat
Guest Faculty
Ph.D.
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Dr. Dinesh Kumar Sabat is a Guest Faculty of Berhampur University, the premier university of south Odisha. Before joining as a Guest Faculty of Berhampur University, he was Legal Research Editor in Lexis Nexis (A Division of RELX India Pvt. Ltd.- Previously known as�Reed Elsevier) and Universal Law Publishing Co. Private Ltd., New Delhi since 2008. Besides that he was a Lecturer in Ganjam Law Colleges, Berhampur from 2011 to 2013. He has more than 13 years of Teaching and Legal Research experience.

  • Before joining Lexis Nexis (A Division of RELX India Pvt. Ltd.- Previously known as Reed Elsevier) and Universal Law Publishing Co. Private Ltd in 2008, he was a student of best institutions like Khallikote Autonomous College, Berhampur; Lingaraj Law College, Berhampur; and P.G. Dept. of Law Berhampur University.
  • He has been the Editor of many Law Journals of national repute Like Consumer Protection Journal; Delhi Law Times, Arbitration Law Reporter; Copyright and Trademark Reporter; and Contract and Tender Law Journal.
  • He has authored, revised and edited around 100 books for Lexis Nexis, (A Division of RELX India Pvt. Ltd.- Previously known as Reed Elsevier) and Universal Law Publishing Co. Private Ltd., New Delhi; and Other publications.
  • He has published several research publications including: "Protection of Intellectual property Rights of Genetic Resources of Bio-Diversity vis-a-vis Farmers Rights in India" (2021) in International Education and Research Journal (IERJ): (Peer Reviewed & Referred International Journal).
  • He has done Legal research in many areas including in the areas of Intellectual Property Law, Environmental Law, Corporate law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law and so on.

Facilities

Facilities in P.G. Department of Law:

The P.G. Department of Law provides a conducive atmosphere for research. The R.P. Padhi Library has a good stock of reference books and textbooks on various subjects of Law as well as inter-disciplinary areas. The P.G. Department of Law has a Computer Lab for the use of the Students and Researchers. Apart from the Departmental computer lab, theR.P. Padhi Library has also a computer lab which gives access to different e-resources subscribed by the University. The Berhampur University to provide seamless access to quality e-resources has subscribed ProQuest, J-Gate database, Oxford University Journals, Cambridge University Journals etc. Apart from these, students and researchers can access various Online Educational Resources (OER) by using University's internet service.
The back volumes of Journals, as well as current journals on law and inter disciplinary areas, are available at the R.P.Padhi Library. The thesis and dissertation section of the R.P. Padhi Library is open for scholars and students for study.

Scholarship- The LL.M. students and full-time research scholars may avail various scholarship offered by Central Government and State Government of Odisha.

Research

Research Area in the Department

The Department has contributed significantly to the society by conducting quality research. Social relevant research work is a feature of the Department from time of inception.Another significant feature of the Department is that scholars across the country have received Ph.D and LL.D degrees.

The main reasearch areas of the Department are Criminal Law, Human Rights Law, Constitutional Law,Business Law; Family Law Environmental Law.

Publication / Achievement / Credentials

The faculties of the Department ,Ph.D and LL.D scholars are continuously publishing research papers in reputed law journals. Further, they have authored book chapters and books. Publishing of the Edited Volumes after conclusion of seminars and conferences is a regular feature of the Department.

Events

Events organized by P.G. Department of Law, Berhampur University

Seminar, Workshop, Training and Awareness Programmes-

Extension Lectures- Extension lecture is the continuous feature of the Department . The department has organized lecture programme by inviting senior-most academicians, lawyers, legal luminaries at regular interval.

  1. Two days National Seminar on Intellectual property Rights: Issues and Challenges sponsored by University Grants Commission, New Delhi was organized on 21st and 22nd December 2011.
  2. Two days Legal awareness programme sponsored by the National Commission for Women on Women Related Laws was organized on 4th and 5th March 2017.
  3. National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi sponsored One Day Basic Training Programme on Human Rights conducted on 10th November 2018.
  4. An awareness programme on human rights was organized in association with District Legal Services Authority, Ganjam, Berhampur on 10th December 2018.
  5. Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) based Competition on Laws Relating to Women for University Students sponsored by the National Commission for Women was conducted on 11th December, 2018.
  6. National Level Webinar On Right to Health and Covid-19 Pandemic -Issues and Solutions was organized on 15th July, 2020.

Alumni

Alumni Association:

The Department has an alumni association of Ph.D Degree Holders . The first general body meeting of the alumni citation of Ph.D Degree Holders of Berhampur University was organized on 27th April, 2009. The association from its inception has been extending cooperation and support to the Department in promoting the cause of legal education and research. Besides, the association has organized seminars on different contemporary subjects inviting jurists and law professors across the country.

Further, alumni meet of the Master of Laws (LL.M) 1995-97 batch was organized on 25th December, 2018 in the Gopalpur PWD Guest House.

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Sri Chitta Ranjan Gogoi
Assistant Professor
Email : [email protected], [email protected]