INDIA LAW FORUM
INTERSECTION OF LAW & LIFE
94th SKOCH Award
26 August 2023 | 09:00 – 15:30
Constitution Club of India, New Delhi
HONOURS
Justice Chittatosh Mookerjee
Former Chief Justice, Calcutta & Bombay High Court
Late L M Singhvi
Eminent Jurist, Parliamentarian, Scholar, Writer & Diplomat
Justice U U Lalit
Former Chief Justice of India
Justice Indira Banerjee
Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
Justice Najmi Waziri
Former Judge, Delhi High Court
Arshad Hidayatullah
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
Bahram N Vakil
Co-founder, AZB & PARTNERS
At the Intersection of Law & Life
Date & Time: 26th Aug | 10:20 – 11:20
Policy: Is the Gaming Dice Loaded?
Date & Time: 26th Aug | 12:10 – 13:00
Constitution: Uniform Civil Code
Date & Time: 26th Aug | 12:10 – 12:50
Rights: Equitable Treatment of LGBTQIA+
Date & Time: 26th Aug | 12:50 – 13:30
INAUGURAL SESSION
09:00- 12: 10 | 26th August 2023
Constitution Club of India
09:00 – 09:15 Arrival, Meet & Greet
09:15 – 09:30 Networking Tea
09:30 – 09:40 Welcome & Opening Remarks
09:40 – 09:55 Lifetime Achievement Award & Film Premiere: Justice Chittatosh Mookerjee
09:55 – 10:00 Acceptance by Justice Chittatosh Mookerjee, Former Chief Justice, Calcutta & Bombay High Court
10:00 – 10:05 Star of India Award to be Conferred on Late L M Singhvi
10:05 – 10:10 Acceptance by Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Eminent Jurist, Writer and Parliamentarian
10:10 – 10:15 Challenger Award & Acceptance- Justice U U Lalit, Former Chief Justice of India
10:15 – 10:20 Book Release
10:20 – 11:20 Book Discussion – At the Intersection of Law & Life: Essays in Honour of Justice M N Venkatachaliah
11:20 – 11:30 Address by Justice M N Venkatachaliah, Former Chief Justice of India
India Law Forum Awards
SKOCH ILF AWARD for Service to Justice
11:30 – 11:35 Justice Indira Banerjee, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
11:35 – 11:40 Justice Najmi Waziri, Former Judge, Delhi High Court
SKOCH ILF AWARD for Service to Law
11:40 – 11:43 Geeta Luthra, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
11:43 – 11:46 Arshad Hidayatullah, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
11:46 – 11:49 Bahram N Vakil, Co-Founder, AZB & Partners
11:49 – 11:52 Jaideep Gupta, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India
11:52 – 11:55 Karuna Nundy, Advocate, Supreme Court of India
11:55 – 11:58 Nishith Desai, Founder, Nishith Desai Associates
11:58 – 12:01 Rajeev Chopra, Managing Director – Legal, Accenture
12:01 – 12:04 V Lakshmikumaran, Managing Partner, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
12:04 – 12:10 Short break for change in venues
AT THE INTERSECTION OF LAW & LIFE
Essays in Honour of Justice M N Venkatachaliah
Eminent Jurist, Writer and
Parliamentarian
Vice Chancellor
OP Jindal Global University
Former Judge
Supreme Court of India
Former Judge
Delhi High Court
Co-founder
AZB & PARTNERS
Senior Advocate
Supreme Court of India
Senior Advocate
Supreme Court of India
POLICY
IS THE GAMING DICE LOADED?
Chairman
SKOCH Group
Former Police Commissioner of
Delhi
Senior Advocate and Former
Additional Solicitor General
Co-head, Gaming Practice Group
Nishith Desai Associates
National Co-Convener
Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM)
CONSTITUTION
UNIFORM CIVIL CODE
Senior Advocate
Supreme Court of India
Senior Advocate
Supreme Court of India
Member of Parliament, Lok
Sabha & Senior Spokesperson
Indian National Congress
Director
SKOCH Group
Former Chief Information
Commissioner
