Justice Sunanda Bhandare Foundation: Conference On Judging & Lawyering At The Margins Disability Rights & Beyond [2nd August]
Justice Sunanda Bhandare Foundation in collaboration with QAble is organizing a conference on Judging and Lawyering at the Margins Disability Rights and Beyond on Saturday, 2nd August, 2025. The conference aims to foster dialogue and engagement on the role of the legal profession and judiciary in addressing issues at the intersection of disability and justice.The event will be inaugurated...
Justice Sunanda Bhandare Foundation in collaboration with QAble is organizing a conference on Judging and Lawyering at the Margins Disability Rights and Beyond on Saturday, 2nd August, 2025. The conference aims to foster dialogue and engagement on the role of the legal profession and judiciary in addressing issues at the intersection of disability and justice.The event will be inaugurated by Justice Manmohan Judge, Supreme Court of India.
Date: 2nd August, 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 10:30 A.M. onwards
Venue: Lecture Hall No. 2, IIC Annexe, K.K. Birla Lane, 40, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi-110003
Event Schedule
Panel 1: Lawyering for Clients with Disabilities (10.30 AM to 11.45AM)
Panelists:
- Justice Manmohan, Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Justice A.K. Sikri, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
- Mr. Rahul Bajaj, Advocate and Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility
- Mr. Praveen Prakash Ambashta, Dy. Chief Commissioner for PWD & CVO (PT) Office of the Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities
- Moderator: Mr. Amar Jain, Advocate and Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility
Tea Break (11.45 AM - 12.00 Noon)
Panel 2: Lawyering for Women with Disabilities (12.00 Noon to 01.00 PM)
Panelists:
- Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, Judge, Delhi High Court
- Ms. Shampa Sengupta, Disability Rights Activist and Co-Founder, Sruti Disability Rights Centre
- Ms. Jayna Kothari, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India; Co-Founder, Centre for Law & Policy Research
- Ms. Sanchita Ain, Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court of India
- Moderator: Ms. Namita Bhandare, Justice Sunanda Bhandare Foundation
Panel 3: Queer and Disabled Lawyering at the Margins (01.00 PM to 02.00 PM)
Panelists:
- Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Former Judge, Supreme Cour of India
- Mr. Saurabh Kirpal, Senior Advocate, Delhi High Court
- Mr. Kiran Nayak, Disability Rights Activist and Intersectional Justice Advocate
- Moderator: Ms. Anchal S. Bhatheja, Research Fellow, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy and Founder, QAble
Lunch ( 2:00 PM onwards)
Contact
- Takreem Ahmed: 9599522282(M)
- Email: admin@bhandarefoundation.com