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Dr. Pradeep Kulshrestha

Dean, School of Law

pradeep.kulshrestha@sharda.ac.in

About

Dr. Pradeep Kulshrestha has been awarded Honorary Doctorate (Law) by National  American University, South Dakota, USA and also received a merit scholarship from the Government of Uttar Pradesh. He has published ‘Constitutional Law of India and ‘Law of Tort for the Law students and his academic works ‘Criminal Justice in India Maladies, Challenges and Recourse has been published by Lambert, Germany. He has also been extended the privilege of reviewing ‘Legal Aspects of Business, Oxford, Delhi, 2011, ‘Mercantile Law Tata McGraw Hill, Delhi, 2012 Albuquerque Daniel, Legal Aspects of Business, Oxford, Delhi, 2012. He has also published various research papers and conference papers. He is the resource person for Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, National Centre for Innovations in Distance Education (NCIDE), IGNOU, Birla Institute of Management & Technology, Greater Noida, GGS IP University, New Delhi etc. He also had the honour of judging various prestigious Moot Court Competitions. His teaching and research interests include Constitutional Law of India, Law of Tort, Consumer Protection Laws, Labour Laws and Industrial Relations.

Dr. Pradeep Kulshrestha joined School of Law, Sharda University, Greater Noida in December 2015 as Professor. Prior to joining Sharda University, he was with K.R. Mangalam University, as Professor  & Dean, School of Law.

He graduated in Law from Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. Prof Kulshrestha received Masters in Law and Ph.D. degrees from Jodhpur University. He obtained Masters in Arts (Political Science) from Punjab University, Chandigarh. Dr Kulshrestha completed Three Year Post Graduate Programme in Management with specialisation in HR from IMT, Ghaziabad.

Experience
  • Senior Law Academician- with over 30+ years of extensive expertise in Academic Affairs, Legal Research & Advisory Services. Alumni of Kurukshetra University (Faculty of Law) and Jodhpur University.
  • Ex-Dean and Professor, K.R. Mangalam University, Gurgaon, India
Qualification
  • Ph.D. (Law)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management (HR)
  • LL.M. (Torts & Criminal Law)
  • M.A. (Political Science)
  • LL.B.
Award & Recognition

  • Awarded Honorary Doctorate (Law) by National  American University, South Dakota, USA, September 2019
  • Academic Council Member, GGSIP University, Delhi (2018-21)
  • Governing Body Member, K.R. Mangalam University, Gurgaon (2018-21)
  • Academic Leadership Award-2017 in Legal Education by All India Council of Human Rights, Liberties and Social Justice, New Delhi, 2017
  • Lifetime Membership of Indian Law Institute, Delhi
  • U.P. Meritorious Scholarship

Research

  • Legal Aspects of Business, Oxford, Delhi, 2011
  • Mercantile Law Tata McGraw Hill, Delhi, 2012
  • Albuquerque Daniel, Legal Aspects of Business, Oxford, Delhi, 2012

BOOK PUBLISHED

  • Criminal Justice In India: A Critical Legal Study, Lambert, Germany, ISBN 978-3-659-60849-0, Year 2015 
  • Human Rights & Criminal Justice System in India, Pradeep Kulshrestha, Namit Kumar Srivastava, Harish Kumar Tiwari, Bharti Publications, New Delhi, ISBN 978-93-86608-92-5, Year 2019

LECTURE NOTES

  1. Constitutional Law of India, Published by Mewar Law Institute, Ghaziabad
  2. Law of Torts, Published by Mewar Law Institute, Ghaziabad

JOURNAL(S) & CONFERENCE PAPERS(S)

  1. Seminar paper titled ‘Innovative Methods of Consumer Protection under Consumer Protection Act, 1986 Published in  National Conference on Management of Innovation and Technology, ISBN: 978-81-7515-613-5, March, 2010, Galgotias Business School, Greater Noida
  2. Paper titled ‘Delayed Justice: Violation of Right to Life & Personal Liberty Kulshrestha Pradeep, published in Pragyan: Journal of Law, IMS, Deharadun, Volume 2 : Issue 2, December 2012 ( ISSN: 2278-8093)
  3. Paper titled ‘Article 370: Constitutional Obligation and Compulsion Kulshrestha Pradeep, published in IJELLH, Volume IV: Issue 1, January 2016, Impact factor 4.287 (ISSN: 2321-7065)
  4. Paper titled ‘Cooperative Federalism & Judicial Activism in India Kulshrestha Pradeep, published in University of Tanzania Law Journal, September 2016, Vol 7, No 2, p 108-121 (ISSN 1821 5327)
  5. Paper titled ‘Sexual Harassment in Educational Institutions in Delhi NCR (India): Level of Awareness, Perception and Experience, Adetutu Deborah Aina, Pradeep Kulshrestha published in Sexuality & Culture, An Interdisciplinary Quarterly, Springer, USA, July 2017, p 1 -21 (ISSN: 1936-4822)
  6. Paper titled ‘Impact of the United Nation Convention against, Torture on the Protection of Human Rights in the, Administration of Criminal Justice System in Nigeria,  Zakiyyu Muhammad, Pradeep Kulshrestha, published in Journal of Legal Studies and Research, Volume 4 Issue 1 – January 2018, p 479-486 ISSN 2455-2437
  7. Paper titled ‘Human Rights in the Administration of Criminal Justice in India and Nigeria: A Fair Trial  Zakiyyu Muhammad, Pradeep Kulshrestha, published in Human Rights International Research Journal, Vol, Biannual referred international journal, SE Impact factor 2.58, February 2018, p 48-56, ISSN  2320-6942
  8. Paper titled ‘An Analysis of the Police Powers in the Administration of Criminal Justice in Nigeria and Human Right Issues, Zakiyyu Muhammad, Pradeep Kulshrestha, published in National Law University, Orissa Human Rights Law Journal July, 2018, ISSN 2581-3307
  9. Paper titled “A Decade of Creating an Alternative Banking System in Tanzania: The Current State of Affairs of Islamic Banks”, Pradeep Kulshrestha, Maulana Ayoub Ali, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering, Vol:12, No:10, October 2018 p 1271-1276, France, ISSN, 2010376X, 20103778
  10. Paper titled ‘Sexual Harassment at Workplace: Judicial Impact in Nigeria and India Aina-Pelemo Adetutu Deborah Aina, Mehanathan M.C., Kulshrestha Pradeep, Indian Journal of Law & Behaviour, (IJLHB) Volume 4, Number 2, pp211-225, July – Dec 2018 pISSN: 2454-7107, eISSN:2455-4189
  11. An Overview of the Islamic Banking Development in the United Kingdom, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda Pradeep Kulshrestha, Maulana Ayoub Ali, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology International Journal of Economics and Management Engineering Vol:13, No:4, 2019, International Scholarly and Scientific Research & Innovation 13(4) 2019, ISNI:0000000091950263

PAPER PRESENTED IN CONFERENCE / SEMINARS

  1. Seminar paper titled ‘Maladies Afflicting Criminal Justice System in India presented in National Seminar on ‘Justice Delayed is Justice Denied, 22 March, 2009, Institute of Professional Excellence & Management, Ghaziabad
  2. Seminar paper titled ‘Role of Police in the Administration of Justice presented in National Seminar on Police Behaviour & Justice, 19 August, 2011, Amity Law School, Amity University, Noida
  3. Seminar paper titled ‘Judicial Restraint presented in National Seminar on ‘Parliamentary Democracy in India: Issues & Challenges, 16 December, 2012, Indian Institute of Public Administration, Delhi
  4. Presented a paper on ‘Educational Qualification of Elected Representative in All India Seminar on “Economic Reforms with Reference to Electoral Issues”, 9th April 2017 at the Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. Chaired by Honble Mr. Justice Arun Mishra, Judge, Supreme Court of India.

SESSION CHAIR / SEMINAR RESOURCE PERSON

  1. Resource Person, International Seminar on “International Arbitration: 11 January, 2016, Symbiosis Law School, Noida
  2. Session Chair, National Seminar on Intellectual Property Law: The Emerging Trends, 29 January, 2016, Amity University, Gwalior
  3. Session Chair, National Seminar on Intellectual Property Rights in Media & Entertainment Industry: Issues & Challenges, 10th February 2017,  Amity University, Gwalior
  4. Speaker in National Seminar cum Training Program on ‘Human Rights- Towards Equality Amity Law School, Noida on 28th February 2017.
  5. Session Chair, National Seminar on Socio Legal Aspects of Disability in India, 01 November 2017, Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
  6. Session Chair, National Seminar on National Seminar on ‘Changing Dimensions of the Right to Privacy, 25 March 2018, Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
  7. Panellist in the Session on ‘ Present Scenario & initiatives on ODR Mechanism, National Conference on “Online Dispute Resolution Mechanism” on April 21, 2018, New Delhi
  8. Panelist, INBA LLM Fair-2018 on May 09, 2018 Shangri-La's Eros Hotel, New Delhi
  9. Session Chair, National Seminar on Emerging Trends of Alternative Dispute Resolution in India, 09th October 2018, Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
  10. Session Chair, National Seminar on Cyber Crimes: issues and Challenges, 09th March, 2019, Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

COMMUNITY SERVICE(S)  

      Free Legal Aid to the disadvantaged groups

RESOURCE PERSON

  • Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
  • GGS IP University, New Delhi
  • Symbiosis Law School, Noida
  • National Centre for Innovations in Distance Education (NCIDE), IGNOU
  • Oxford, Delhi
  • Tata McGraw-Hill, Delhi
  • Birla Institute of Management & Technology, Greater Noida

Area of Interest

  • Constitutional Law
  • Comparative Constitution
  • Criminal Justice System & Human Rights
  • Consumer Protection Laws
  • Law of Torts
  • Industrial Relations & Labour Laws
  • Community Connect and Free Legal Aid