Most Recognized Law Institutes of the Year, 2023

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The answers to the above puzzle can be found by judiciously understanding the causality of Christianism.

Rising out of the barbaric times of the Roman Empire, Jesus of Nazareth began preaching a message of love and forgiveness. His life and teachings led to the rise of Christianity. This religion had a great influence on people throughout the world. Leaving behind the sociopolitical ideals of Christianism and holding on to the cohesive social intent of a peaceful society, the global fraternity came up with a one-stop solution— jus gentium (law of all nations).

Transgressing these lessons of social equity, the legal institutions reshaped the world with Peace, Love, and Happiness. To keep this flame ignited and to ensure that the key lessons obtained from Indian constitutional values are inculcated in the mainstream society, CHRIST ACADEMY INSTITUTE OFLAW was established in 2017.

The institute found its inspiration from Jesus Christ and the Supreme Guru and St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, the founder of Carmelites of Mary Immaculate (CMI). It envisions to be a leading-edge centre of global excellence in legal education, research, and policy analysis, catalyzing through its graduates and its innovative ideas, legal reforms necessary to effectively serve the needs of the common people in India.

Guiding this transformative change in Indian Law education is Fr. Dr. Davis Panadan CMI , Principal of Christ Academy Institute of Law(CAIL). With an enriching experience of being a director of DVK Research Centre, he is unleashing the true potential of academic excellence and simultaneously inculcating educational ethics in the law community.

We at The Knowledge Review crossed paths with Fr. Dr. Davis Panadan CMI to learn the inspiring story and more about the college, its mission, and its contribution to enhance the educational quality in the Indian Law space.

CAIL- The Centre of Excellence

The institute has the mandate to deliver socially engaged legal education, meeting the highest global academic and professional standards.

Sharing insights about the college facility, Fr. Dr. Davis Panadan CMI says, "Our classroom represents diversity and national character, with students and faculty hailing from 26 states across the nation."

Since its inception, it has been the endeavor of the CAIL faculty to bring out books on various law and non-law subjects according to the Karnataka State Law University syllabus. CAIL has already made a mark in a publication by bringing out 47 books within a short span of 4 years. Two of these books are translated into Kannada.

Being resilient to its mission, the college has been re-discovering its education standards and walks on its futuristic roadmap in order to bring Indian Directive Principles of State Policies into life.

Steering the Wheel of Transformation

Standing at the helm of this transformation through CAIL's educational objective is Fr. Dr. Davis PanadanVarghese CMI.

His educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Theology, Philosophy, Economics, and Law. His post-graduate qualifications include LL.M. He also has an M.Phil, Licentiate in Canon Law from PIO Rome, and a Ph.D. degree from NLSIU Bangalore. Fr. Dr. Davis is the Academic Council Member of Karnataka State Law University for the academic year 2021-22. He has served as a Director of the Post Graduate Centre at DVK during the year 2009 to 2012 and as a Director of DVK Research Centre during the year 2012-2017.

He has served as a finance administrator of DVK, Bangalore, during the year 2012-15. He possesses teaching experience at the National University of Juridical Sciences, Calcutta, in the subjects of Public International Law, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, and Family Law. Fr. Dr. Davis is recipient of

5 years Integrated

B.A., LL.B

An Integrated course with Polical Science (Major), Sociology (Minor), Economics (Minor) and other related subjects to enable an efficient understanding of the law and its social implicaons.

Courses

5 years Integrated

B.B.A ., LL.B

Salient Features

An Integrated course that includes Commerce and Business Administraon along with the in-depth study of law and legislature.

5 years Integrated B.Com. , LL.B

An Integrated course that aligns students interest in the fields of Accounng, Management, Finance, Human Resource Management or Informaon systems.

'Kempegowda Award' for a social worker from Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike in 2011.

Christ Academy Group of Institutions is indeed proud of Fr. Dr. Davis Panadan, who is the author of 13 law books (Publisher: MPPHouse).

"All the written books are very good comprehensive Textbooks and Guides for the students and faculty fraternity," says the Principal of CAIL.

Enabling Students for a Bright Future

Being an affiliated college to KSLU, Karnataka, CAIL has to follow the syllabus prescribed by the University. In order to bridge the gaps in the curriculum, CAIL has introduced 'Add on Courses' on new and emerging areas.

This helps the students to get the benefit from innovation at CAIL. The add-on courses help the students to get the benefit of studying in a premier law school.

Judicial Services Training is another innovation at CAIL. Training is given st from 1 year onwards to prepare students to write the Judicial Services examination without any additional cost. CAIL is the only law school in India that has made training for judicial service examination a part of its curriculum, making it unique of its own kind.

Facilitating Unique Features

CAILlibrary houses a large collection of books, journals, and periodicals. Students can refer to laws that deal with a wide range of subjects, both national and international. Apart from this, the library has a good stock of all prescribed and reference books on major and minor courses offered in the curriculum.

Students have easy access to books, periodicals, and online journals round the clock through its digital library services. Other unique services includeScholarships, Village Sustainable Development Programme, Mentorship Programme, Internship and Placements.

The unique- 'Happiness Lab' at CAIL aims to facilitate students' mental health by conducting programs that help them overcome difficult situations.

Professional counsellors are available at campus to address the concerns of the student community.

Achievements, Accolades, Accreditations, andAwards

th CAIL is only in its 5 year of existence. Within this short span, its students have won prizes at National Level Moot Court Competitions, International Mediation Competition, and Model Parliament.

"One of our students is selected as the Campus Ambassador by Bar and Bench to represent CAIL , " says Fr. Dr. Davis.

CAIL has already made a mark in publication by bringing out 47 books on law and non-law subjects within a short span of 4 years.

Adding more feathers of achievements to the Christ Academy Institute of Law hall of fame, three students of the law

Institute has won the third prize in the Asia-Pacific Moot Court Brief Writing Competition.

Envisioning the Future

CAIL is guided by India's core constitutional values to deliver socially engaged legal education meeting the highest global academic and professional standards and directly engages with social challenges, evaluating and responding, in particular, to the legal dimensions of globalization.

The institute emphasizes its impact on fostering a legal/justice system that effectively meets the needs of the common people in India. The institution stands by its core values. The prominent ones are enlisted below:

Ÿ FAITH IN GOD

Ÿ INTEGRITYOF CHARACTER

Ÿ RESPECT FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL

Ÿ PURSUITOF EXCELLENCE

Ÿ COMMITMENT TO THE COUNTRY

Being one of its own kind, CAIL has been appreciated by a wide variety of student pool and academic communities. There are multiple academic and co-curricular activities implemented in college that help students and teachers with a real-time understanding of the Indian Law system and, at the same time, empower students and faculty with inter-cultural cohesion.