
- Reports
- 22 Feb 2024
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Civil Litigation Process for the Digital Age – Consultation Series
The purpose of this consultation series is the formulation of a Model Civil Rules of Practice to modernise civil litigation in India’s District Judiciary. To achieve this, each paper in the series comprehensively looks into a specific stage in the lifecycle of a civil suit, questions the current processes and reimagines them with technology and simplified legal rules at its core.
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Atishya was a Research Fellow with the JALDI team at Vidhi. She completed her B.A. LL.B (Hons.) from the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi in 2018 and went on to pursue her LLM in Human Rights Law from the University of Nottingham in 2019, for which she was awarded the Developing Solutions Master Scholarship. Her areas of interest include gender rights, diversity, and inclusion. Her experience includes working with governmental organisations like the National Human Rights Commission and the Department of Justice. Prior to joining Vidhi, Atishya was a Director at IDIA Charitable Trust. In her free time, Atishya can be found baking, reading or binging Netflix.

Deeksha worked with JALDI team for the Re-imagined Civil Rules of Practice (process re-engineering). She has completed my B.S.L.LLB. from ILS Law College, Pune in 2018 and then went on to work as a litigation associate with Dua Associates in Bangalore. Her dream for the Indian Judiciary is one where every citizen can lead their life with the confidence that should an injustice occur, they can approach the courts with assurance that justice will be delivered promptly, sparing individuals from the burden of prolonged waiting. Outside of work, she enjoys running and being outdoors.

Jyotika is a Research Fellow with the Justice, Access, and Lowering Delays (JALDI) team at Vidhi. She completed her B.A.LLB. from ILS Law College and went on to pursue her Master's from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. She has worked extensively within the Juvenile Justice System as part of her fieldwork at TISS. Her interests lie at the intersection of law, research, and advocacy and include Criminal law, Criminology, and Human Rights law. When not working, Jyotika enjoys reading, painting, and spending time with cats.

Priyamvadha is a Research Fellow with the Justice, Access, and Lowering Delays Initiative (JALDI) team at Vidhi, Karnataka. Her areas of interest include comparative constitutional law and human rights, particularly women's and migrant rights. She graduated with a B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad in 2020 and obtained the BCL from the University of Oxford in 2021. She has previously interned with Centre for Child and the Law, NLS-Bangalore, and has provided research assistance on other independent research projects. She enjoys reading, writing fiction and poetry, quizzing, listening to diverse music genres, and playing the piano.