Former CJI Dr. DY Chandrachud Appointed Distinguished Professor at NLU Delhi
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | Dr. DY Chandrachud appointed as Distinguished Professor at NLU Delhi |
| Date of Announcement | May 15, 2025 |
| Role | Guide advanced legal research at the Centre for Constitutional Studies |
| Lecture Series | "In the Spirit of Justice: The DYC Distinguished Lecture Series" (July 2025) |
| Background | - CJI Tenure: November 2022 - November 2024 |
| - Previous Roles: Judge in Bombay High Court (2000), Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court (2013), Supreme Court Judge (2016) | |
| Key Judgments | - Right to Privacy |
| - Decriminalisation of same-sex relations | |
| - Ayodhya Verdict | |
| - Abrogation of Article 370 | |
| Static Information | - Designated Senior Advocate in 1998 |
| - Served as Additional Solicitor General | |
| - Advocate of constitutional morality and transformative constitutionalism | |
| Significance | - Reinforces NLU Delhi's role in legal research |
| - Connects judicial reasoning with academic discourse | |
| - Encourages engagement with real-world constitutional challenges |