The Relevance of the Bhagavat Gita in the Indian Legal System
Faculty of Law, University of Delhi and Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation, New Delhi
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The project “The Relevance of the Bhagavad Gita in the Indian Legal System” is a shared effort of the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi and Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Research Foundation, New Delhi.
It aims to explore how the perdurable teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, in particular, those on duty (dharma), justice (nyaya), karma and ethical action remain relevant to the Indian legal system. The philosophical tenets of the Bhagavad Gita offer an insight on moral framework for guiding professional conduct, responsibility and justice, values that are reflected in India’s constitutional ideals and judicial pronouncements.
The project envisages the publication of a comprehensive research book on the Relevance of Bhagavad Gita in the Indian Legal System. Overall, it seeks to revive and integrate the Indian Knowledge System into legal education, practice and policymaking, positioning the Bhagavad Gita as a philosophical foundation for modern Indian Jurisprudence. Several judges have invoked references to the Bhagavad Gita in various judgements to explore moral clarity and ethical responsibility.
Under the leadership of Hon'ble Dean and Head, Professor Dr. Anju Vali Tikoo, the project has been launched as comprehensive research initiative. The project engages 20 students from B.A LL.B. (H) and B.B.A LL.B. (H), LL.B.(3yr), LL.M.(2yr & 3yr), PhD programmes, offering them stipends to carry out research, case analysis and comparative studies. A dedicated research hub, equipped with a podcast studio and seminar facilities, has been established.
Till now the team has conducted several expert sessions with Adv. Anuj Saxena (Gita Practitioner), Aravindaksha Madhava Das, Prof. DS Chauhan (Pro Chancellor, GLA University), Dr. GR Raghavender (Senior Consultant, DPIIT, GOI), Senior Adv. Aruneshwar Gupta and Hon’ble Justice DP Singh (Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench).
In addition, the team has already conducted a 3-day national conference that received a great response, wherein we invited research papers and researchers from all over India presented their papers, which will be published later on. The conference was marked by the presence of Prof. (Dr.) Yogesh Pratap Singh, Prof. (Dr.) Manoj Sinha, Prof. (Dr.) Usha Tandon, Dr. Lipika Sharma, Justice Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, Prof. (Dr.) VK Ahuja, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, Prof. (Dr.) Jai Shankar Singh, Senior Advocate Shobha Gupta, Senior Advocate Anindita Pujari, Senior Advocate Sachin Puri, Director Shri Binay Kumar Singh, Shri Rajiv Mani, Justice Girish Kathpalia and Justice Sandeep Mehta.