Bhavani Prasad Panda

E mail: bhavaniprasad2007@gmail.com

BIO

Prof B P Panda joined the WB National University of Juridical Sciences as a Professor of Law in April 2009. Before coming to NUJS, he was working as a Professor of Law at the Berhampur University in Orissa. Prof Panda attained LL.B degree (Gold Medal) in 1979; PhD degree in 1994 and LL.D degree in 2006 from Berhampur University.

He has also been the Principal of the Lingaraj Law College, Berhampur University. Prof Panda has guided many research scholars in completing PhD degrees. Prof Panda was conferred the Fellow of Indian Society of Criminology in 1999. 

List of Articles published (Representative List):

1. The Role of Police in Criminal Law Enforcement, Seminar paper, 1988
2. The Crime of Sati in Retrospect and Prospect, 1989 CULR 325-336
3. The Sentencing Process in Rape Cases, Andhra Weekly Reporter, 1990 (J) 82-88
4. The Rationality of victimless Crime, Justice column, Deccan Chronicle, 4th April 1991
5. Borstal School Architecture, Justice Column, Deccan Chronicle, 6th January 1992
6. Presumption of Innocence in Criminal Justice Administration, Justice Column, Deccan Chronicle, 9th January 1992
7. Family Court, Justice Column, Deccan Chronicle, 13th January 1992
8. Law and Order, Justice Column, Deccan Chronicle, 6th February 1992
9. Sati in Retrospect and Prospect, Justice Column, Deccan Chronicle, 7th March 1992
10. The Child and Justice System, Justice Column, Deccan Chronicle, 21st March 1992
11. ‘Corruption – The Climate for Zero Tolerance: The Synergy of Best Practices [UNCAC 2005 - AALCO – G8 to Efforts in India]’, (2007) - Paper presented at the Indian Criminology Congress – 1st International and 30th All India Criminology Conference of Indian Society of Criminology February 23-25, 2007, University of Calcutta
12. ‘Hawala Remittance – the Conduit for Money Laundering: An Organized Transnational Crime’ (2007) paper submitted for publication
13. Fine-Tuning of the Right to Information: Genesis and Actualisation in India 2007 Paper presented to the National Seminar on ‘Right to Information: Towards Progressive and Participatory Democracy’ on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti, 14th -15th April 2007, Babasaheb Bhimarao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Raibareli Road, Lucknow –25 UP
14. The Analysis of The Right to Information Act, 2005: (With reference to Orissa Right to Information Rules 2005) - Paper presented to the National Seminar on ‘Right to Information: Towards Progressive and Participatory Democracy’ on the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti, 14th -15th April 2007, Babasaheb Bhimarao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Raibareli Road, Lucknow –25 UP
15. ‘United Nations Convention Against Corruption: Zeroing Bribery - The Synergy’ Paper presented to the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Corruption, Puri, Orissa 25th March 2007
16. ‘Human Rights and Disability: Analysis of Equal Opportunities Act in India’, Paper presented at the 35th Annual Conference of Rehabilitation Medicine Specialists, Patna Medical College, Patna India 19 to 21 January 2007
17. Consumer Protection Regulations, 2005: The Consumer Forum – Code of Ethics, Conduct & Procedure, (2007) Paper presented to the ‘National Seminar on Consumer Protection in the New Millennium- Law and Policies, 19-20 February 2007, organized by Dr.B R Ambedkar College of Law, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam., in collaboration with Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi.
18. Tele-Shopping & Protection of Consumer's Rights (2007) Paper presented to the ‘National Seminar on Consumer Protection in the New Millennium- Law and Policies, 19-20 February 2007, organized by Dr.B R Ambedkar College of Law, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam., in collaboration with Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi.

National Seminars / Workshops Attended, Presented Paper

• Participated and presented a paper on ‘Law on Prevention of Sati’, at the Fourth National Conference on Women’s Studies, held at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam during 28-31 December 1988
• Participated and presented a paper on the ‘Role of Police and Criminal Justice Administration System’, at the National Seminar on Police and Public Administration, 10th-12th December 1988
• Participated and presented a paper at the International Conference on Youth, Peach and Development, organized by the Department of Social Work, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, 1990
• Participated and presented a paper on the topic ‘Judicial Activism’ at the National Seminar on Judicial Activism, organized by Lingaraj Law College on 5th January 1992
• Participated and presented at the Law Symposium on ‘Social Justice and the Role of the Indian Judiciary’ organized by the Silver Jubilee committee, Berhampur University and PG Department of Law on 11th January 1992
• Participated and presented paper at the 22nd Annual Conference of Indian Society in Criminology, organized by Tata Institute of Social Science, Deonar, Mumbai during 4th-6th November 1993, paper entitled ‘Adolescent Offenders-the Criminal Justice Administration: Some reflections of the Visakahpatnam Borstal School.
• Participated and presented a paper on ‘political Moral Decadence and the Criminal Nexus’ at the 25th Criminological congress of the Indian Society of Criminology, 9th-11th February 1996 – organized by the National Law School of India University, Karnataka State Police and Bureau of Police Research and Development
• Participated and presented a paper on the ‘An estimate of Socio-legal Aspects of Child Labour and the Rights of Child’, at the national Seminar on Law, Labour and Society, organized by Jeypore Law College, 15th – 16th March 1997.

Books

• Festschrift: Current Legal Issues (2003) Edtd by Dr. B P Panda, ALERT, Berhampur, Orissa
• Law and Child, (2004) Edtd. By Nirmal K Chakrabarati et al., Cambray – Research Article ‘Child Sexual Abuse: The Problems of Definition and Proof in the Criminal Justice Administration’ Pages 225 –244
• Girl Child and Human Rights, (2005) Edtd by D Choudhry et al, Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi, ‘Women’s Rights and Human Rights Law’, Pages 12-37
• Human Rights, Development, and Environment Law – An Analogy (2006) Edtd by Prof. Satish C Sastry, Bharat Law House, Jaipur – ‘Law and Economics of Human Rights and Development’ Pages 114-147
• Environmental Management (2006) Edtd by Prof P S B Rao, - ‘Corporate Environmentalism-E’-Litigation: Responses from ADR Technique’
• Human Rights Aspects of Development and Environment, Academic Excellence, 2007