Three part-time members of the Law Commission of India (LC) - GNLU Gandhinagar director Dr Bimal Patel, Satya Pal Jain and advocate Abhay Bhardwaj - are being taken for granted and treated as “second class citizens” by the 21st LC chairman BS Chauhan, according to allegations leveled against Chauhan, reported News18.
Chauhan has been allegedly circulated a notice that the part-time Jain, Bhardwaj and Patel do not have to sign the draft laws anymore, which would only require the signatures of the four permanent members.
Chauhan also allegedly asked the part-time members to send their own law reports to the government separately from the official LC reports, in response to the part time members’ objection to the embargo on their signatures on draft laws. Additionally, the submissions of the part time members do not form part of internal LC meeting minutes in this term.
According to Bhardwaj, the LC has seen such a situation for the firm time in all its terms that part-time members are asked not to put their signatures on its reports.
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In history, many jurists have not had LLB degree, such as classical scholars we study in jurisprudence. Also, many economists and political scientists have also contributed to legal scholarship and policy. Prof Patel can be placed in such a category of interdisciplinary expert.
Blind love is a terrible affliction in this country, it seems.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bimal_N._Patel
https://www.gnlu.ac.in/GNLU/Director
This is from a paper of his, published in 2015 by Leiden University, available here https://openaccess.leidenuniv.nl/bitstream/handle/1887/33019/cv.pdf?sequence=19 :
"Mr Bimal N. Patel, was awarded the first Doctorate of Philosophy in International Law and Governance by the Jaipur National University, Jaipur (India) in 2011 under the guidance of Professor V. S. Mani. Mr Patel acquired LLM in International Law from Leiden University and Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Amsterdam. He also obtained Post Master Degree Graduate Diploma in International Relations from the University of Amsterdam and Post Graduate Diploma in International Relations and Development from the Institute of Social Studies, the Hague, The Netherlands. He received Post Graduate Summer School Certificate in International Relations, Foreign Policy and Government from the University of Oslo, Norway. He completed his undergraduate studies in Agriculture Science from the Gujarat Agriculture University, Anand (Gujarat) India."
Shameless German idiot. At least Google
If someone could explain why there is a discrepancy to the CV on the Leiden PDF linked to above, without ad hominem, that would be much appreciated.
He was the only candidate who didn't had PhD.
If search committee report required i will provide.
They fooled General Council and write Dr. Bimal patel to get his selection done.
I have all the records.
Hepocratic he is.
1. Prof Bimal Patel is the leading international law jurist of India after Prof BS Chimni and Prof VS Mani. Now that Prof Mani is no more and Prof Chimni is retired, Prof Patel can be regarded at the top.
2. Prof Patel has very prestigious academic qualifications and is only VC of an NLU with degrees from top international universities and also only VC with two PhDs.
3. Prof Patel has single handedly improved the reputation of GNLU ad making it a brand. He has worked very hard to improve faculty, infrastructure and establish research chairs. GNLU is the only law school making a serious contribution to drafting bills.
4. There can be no doubt that Prof Patel is best law school VC in India in every way. Unfortunately in India many attempts are made by jealous people to target successful people and make fake allegations. This is happening with Prof Patel. But the reality is known by people at GNLU.
He is nothing he has just leaked the boot nothing else.
He has misused the trust of everybody.
Your days are numbered BIMPA just start packing your bags.
As per GNLU Act..
"The Director shall hold office for a term of five year. He shall be eligible for re-appointment for a further periode for 5 year only."
So not a single day more than 10 years.
2nd November, 2018 last day for BIMPA the glorious day for future of GNLU a dream of PM which is shattered by BIMPA actions.
Also, please tell us about the total number of professors in GNLU. Also, establishing is one thing but please tell us about the "ground breaking" research being carried out by the "so-called" research centres.
Last but not the least, Prof Patel is not eligible to be called a Vice Chancellor and usually signs as Director of GNLU.
Whatever the institution has achieved is merely because of the dedication and perseverance of its students. Otherwise, it is a glaring example of favoritism and nepotism.