V. K. Ahuja Explained

Prof. (Dr.) V. K. Ahuja
Birth Date:6 March 1967
Birth Place:India
Nationality:Indian
Education:University of Delhi (LL.M)
Jawaharlal Nehru University (M.Phil.)University of Delhi (PhD)
Occupation:Senior Professor
Organization:Director, Indian Law Institute (Deemed to be University), New Delhi, India; February 2024 till date
Vice-Chancellor, National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, India; 2021 - 2024
Joint Director, Delhi School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Delhi; 2020 - 2021
Professor In-Charge, Law Centre-II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi; 2017 - 2020
Education Officer, Directorate of Research, Institute of Company Secretaries of India, New Delhi; 1997 - 1998
Awards:First Prize in the Fifth South Asian Teaching Session on International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law (2003)

V. K. Ahuja is a Senior Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, India[1] He is presently serving as Director of Indian Law Institute (Deemed to be University), New Delhi, India,[2] [3] he has also served as Vice-Chancellor of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam (NLUJAA), India.[4] [5] [6] He has been a legal academic in the field of Intellectual Property Rights and International Law.[7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Education

Prof. Ahuja obtained his Master's degree in Law from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi,[15] Master of Philosophy (M. Phil) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi and Ph.D. from the University of Delhi.[16]

Early life

He began his career in the field of law as a Research Associate at the Faculty of Law in 1994, and subsequently worked as a Lecturer at Law Centre - II from 1995 to 1997, and then from 1998 to 2000. In 1997-98, he briefly served as an Education Officer at the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). He continued his teaching career at Law Centre - II as a Senior Lecturer from 2000 to 2004, and then as a Reader from 2004 to 2007. In 2005-06, he also served as the Principal of Lovely Institute of Law. Prof. Ahuja's contributions to legal education and research have been widely recognized, and he was appointed as an Associate Professor at Law Centre - II in 2007. He was promoted to the post of Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi in 2010.http://www.ioe.du.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/V-K-Ahunja-CV.pdf https://www.du.ac.in/du/uploads/departments/faculty_members/Law/2571.pdf

Academic career

Prof. Ahuja started his career in 1994 as a research associate at Faculty of Law, University of Delhi and became a Lecturer in 1995. In the year 2004, he was elevated to the post of Reader.[17] Later he became associate professor in the year 2007 and professor in 2010 at University of Delhi.[18] He also served as the Principal[19] of Lovely Institute of Law, Punjab (affiliated to Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar). He was the Professor In-charge of Law Centre-II, Faculty of Law, University of Delhi during 2017-2020.[20] Furthermore, he was also appointed as Joint Director of Delhi School of Public Policy and Governance established under the Institute of Eminence (IOE), University of Delhi in 2020.[21] In June 2021, Ahuja was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam, India.

Memberships and Boards

Prof. Ahuja served as a member of the Governing Body of Hindu College and Aryabhatta College[22] of University of Delhi. He is also associated as a member of the Board of Management of Judicial Academy, Assam and a Member of the General Council of Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Visakhapatnam.[23] He served as a member of the Board of Studies/Academic Council/Executive Council of several Central and State Universities such as Rajiv Gandhi University, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim University,[24] Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Law University, Sonipat, School of Law, VIT-AP University,[25] B.B. Ambedkar University, Lucknow to name a few. He was the Regional Co-Ordinator for the entire North-East for the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) in the year 2021 and a member of the Governing Body of the Consortium of NLUs.[26] Prof. Ahuja is one of the Jury members of India Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) 100 Awards 2022.[27]

Awards

In 2003, he received the first prize as an exemplary teacher in the Fifth South Asian Teaching Session on International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law organized jointly by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and National Law School of India University, Bangalore.[28]

Selected publications

Books

Books edited/co-authored

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Department of Law . Delhi University . Faculty Members: Prof. V. K. Ahuja . 2022-03-29 . Delhi University.
  2. Web site: Ili.ac.in/faculty . 2024-02-08 . ili.ac.in.
  3. Web site: Law Teacher in Focus Law Teachers India . 2024-02-08 . law-teachers.in.
  4. Web site: National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam . Vice Chancellor of NLUJA: Prof. (Dr.) V. K. Ahuja .
  5. News: Chacko . Jelsyna . 18 June 2021 . Prof VK Ahuja takes charge as Vice-Chancellor of NLU Assam . Bar and Bench .
  6. News: Hans News Service . 29 May 2021 . VIT-AP School of Law offering sustainable legal education . The Hans India .
  7. Web site: Law Commission of India . 184th Report on The Legal Education & Professional Training and Proposals for Amendments to the Advocates Act, 1961 and the University Grants Commission Act,1956 .
  8. Web site: Best Books for AIBE 2022: Topic-wise Books recommended by Experts and Toppers . 2022-05-07 . www.shiksha.com.
  9. Book: Ahuja, V.K . Intellectual Property Rights in India . Lexisnexis India . 2007 . 978-81-8038-143-0 . Nagpur . English.
  10. Mittal . Raman . 2006 . Review of LAW OF COPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES . Journal of the Indian Law Institute . 48 . 4 . 580–582 . 43952067 . 0019-5731.
  11. Book: Ahuja, V.K . Public International Law . Lexisnexis India . 2016 . 978-81-8038-143-0 . Nagpur . 500 . English.
  12. Web site: IP Books . 2022-05-07 . SpicyIP . en-US.
  13. Web site: Galgotias University . Galgotias University Curriculum for LL.M. programme .
  14. Web site: OCLC . Worldcat Identities: Ahuja, V. K. (Virendra Kumar) 1967- . worldcat.org.
  15. Web site: Faculty Details proforma for DU Web-site . Delhi University.
  16. Web site: Prof. V.K. Ahuja – Institution of Eminence . 2022-04-29 . en-US.
  17. Web site: Prof. V.K. Ahuja – Institution of Eminence . 2022-04-04 . en-US.
  18. Web site: Ahuja . V.K . Faculty Details proforma for DU Web-site . University of Delhi.
  19. Web site: Lovely Institute of Law, Phagwara, Punjab » PunjabColleges.com . 2022-03-29 . www.punjabcolleges.com.
  20. Web site: Ahuja . V.K . Faculty Details proforma for DU Web-site .
  21. Web site: Delhi School of Public Policy and Governance . 2022-08-17 . en-US.
  22. Web site: ANNUAL REPORT (2020-21) ARYABHATTA COLLEGE . Aryabhatta College.
  23. Web site: General-Council . 2022-03-29 . DSNLU.
  24. Web site: Board of Studies . 2022-03-29 . cus.ac.in.
  25. Web site: Board Advisors – VIT-AP . 2022-03-29 . en-US.
  26. Web site: Consortium. 2022-01-11. consortiumofnlus.ac.in.
  27. Web site: India SME 100 Awards India SME Forum . 2022-05-07 . www.indiasme100.com.
  28. Web site: V.K. Ahuja - Law Intellectual Property Rights. 2021-12-29. lawbookshop.net.
  29. Book: Ahuja, Virendra Kumar. Law Relating to Intellectual Property Rights. 2007. LexisNexis Butterworths. 978-81-8038-143-0. en.
  30. Mittal. Raman. 2006. Review of LAW OF COPYRIGHT AND NEIGHBOURING RIGHTS: NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES. Journal of the Indian Law Institute. 48. 4. 580–582. 43952067. 0019-5731.
  31. Web site: IP Books. 2021-08-24. SpicyIP. en-US.
  32. Web site: Search ResultSugamya Pustakalaya. 2022-01-11. library.daisyindia.org.
  33. Web site: V.K. Ahuja: Authors page - EBC Webstore. 2021-08-24. www.ebcwebstore.com.
  34. Web site: University Faculty Details proforma for DU Web-site . Delhi University.
  35. Book: Ahuja, V K . Krishna and Mediation . National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam . 2023 . 978-81-954276-3-5 . 1st . Guwahati . 200 . English.
  36. Web site: Human Rights: Contemporary Issues - EBC Webstore . 2022-03-29 . www.ebcwebstore.com.
  37. Book: Legal education in India in 21st century: problems and prospects . 1999 . Faculty of Law, University of Delhi . Koul, Autar Krishan . Delhi . en . 48957357 . Ahuja, Victor Bravo.
  38. Book: Law of copyright: from Gutenberg's invention to internet . 2001 . Faculty of Law, University of Delhi . Koul . A. K. . Delhi . Ahuja . V. K..
  39. Book: The Law of Intellectual Property Rights: In Prospect and Retrospect . 2001 . Faculty of Law . en.
  40. Book: Human rights in 21st century: changing dimensions . 2012 . University of Delhi . 978-93-5035-166-6 . Gurdip Singh . Delhi . en . 794321382 . V. K Ahuja .
  41. Web site: Mediation - Indian books and Periodicals . 2022-03-29 . www.ibpbooks.com.
  42. Book: Vashishtha, Prof V. K. Ahuja and Dr Archa . The Professional book Intellectual Property Rights - Contemporary Developments . 1 January 2020.
  43. Book: MUKUL ASHER ON ECONOMIC REASONING AND PUBLIC POLICY: CASE STUDIES FROM INDIA EDITED BY V.K. AHUJA & AJAY B. SONAWANE . 2021-05-07 . Delhi School of Public Policy and Governance, Institution of Eminence, University of Delhi - Price - Free . 978-81-952281-1-9 . en.
  44. Web site: 2022 . Ahuja . V. K . Sundaram . Dr. Sankar . Baruah . Sharmistha . Islam . Nuzhat Nasreen . Handbook on the Geographical Indications (With Special Focus on North-East Region) .