
jsl76@cam.ac.uk
Education CV
Education
- PhD in Law Candidate, University of Cambridge (since 2024)
- Master of Law (LLM) | First Class | University of Cambridge (2022-23)
- BA LLB (Hons) | First Division w/ Distinction | University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University (Chandigarh, India) (2017-22)
Scholarships and Awards
- Internal Graduate Studentship (PhD in Law), Trinity College - University of Cambridge (since 2024)
- Singhvi Trinity Scholarship (LLM), Trinity College - University of Cambridge (2022-23)
- Trinity Overseas Bursary (LLM), Trinity College - University of Cambridge (2022-23)
- Cambridge Students' Union Award for Contribution to Equality and Liberation (2025)
- Senior Scholar, Trinity College - University of Cambridge (2023)
- Lizette Bentwich Prize for Excellent Exam Performance (LLM), Trinity College - University of Cambridge (2023)
- Trinity College Exam Prize for Excellent Performance (LLM) (2023)
- Cambridge Pro Bono Gold Award (2023)
Selected publications
Articles
'Silent histories, loud exclusions: Hindu inheritance and transgender personhood from Dharmaśāstras to India’s Trans Rights Act' (2025) Oxford Journal of Law and Religion; rwaf013
Citation:
(2025) Oxford Journal of Law and Religion; rwaf013
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1093/ojlr/rwaf013
Published: Oct 2025
'Who is a 'Proclaimed Offender'? Putting CrPC's interpretative imbroglio to rest' [2021] 15 NALSAR Student Law Review 127
Citation:
[2021] 15 NALSAR Student Law Review 127
Published: Nov 2021
'PMLA 2002’s Gremlins: Anatomizing the Labyrinth of Recent Amendments and Precedent' [2023] 44(1) Statute Law Review
Citation:
[2023] 44(1) Statute Law Review
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1093/slr/hmab002
Published: Feb 2021
'Communalisation of Citizenship Law: Viewing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 Through the Prism of the Indian Constitution' [2020] 3(1) University of Oxford Human Rights Hub Journal 95
Citation:
[2020] 3(1) University of Oxford Human Rights Hub Journal 95
Published: Nov 2020
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