Faculty
Pushpa K H
Qualification
- B.A. LL.B (Bangalore University)
- LL.M (Commercial Law - Bangalore University)
- MBA (IGNOU, New Delhi)
- Post Graduation Diploma in Taxation Law (PGTL - Bengaluru University)
- UGC NET Qualified
- Pursuing Ph.D. from Christ (Deemed to be) University, Bangalore. Research Topic: “An Analytical study of the Legal Framework Governing Genetic Engineering in India with special Reference to Designer Babies”. Supervisor: Prof Shampa I Dev
- Designation: Assistant Professor
Teaching Experience
- Worked as Lecturer at K.L.E Society Law College from August 2002 - December 2007.
- Worked as Senior Lecturer at IFIM Business School, Bangalore from July 2008 - Jan 2010.
- Worked as Assistant Professor at Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian Law College, Bangalore from August 2012 - August 2016.
- Worked as Assistant Professor at Panchami College of Law from August 2018 till December 2020.
- Working as Assistant Professor at Seshadripuram Law College, Bangalore since December 2020.
Papers presented and seminars / workshops attended
- Attended the One-day Seminar on Cyber Laws on 19-10-2005 organized by K.L.E. Society’s Law College, Bangalore.
- Attended the programme on "Legal Aid for the Mentally Ill" during the observation of legal aid week for mentally disturbed on 15th October 2005. A programme organized by K.L.E. Society’s Law College, Bangalore.
- Participated in the 2 days Symposium on "Current issues in CrPc. and C.P.C. in Modern India", organized by the BES College and Bangalore University on 5th and 6th of February 2005.
- Participated in National Seminar on "Protection from Domestic Violence Bill" on 21st and 22nd July 2005 at S.S.L. Law College, Gulbarga.
- Participated in the National Workshop on Cyber Laws held on 13th February 2005 organized by K.L.E. Society’s G.K. Law College, Alumni Association, in association with the Department of Studies in Law, Karnataka University, Dharwad.
- Attended the programme on "Acid Attack on Women" and Screening of the documentary on "Burnt but not destroyed" on 17-09-2005 in co-ordination with the Campaign and Struggle against Acid Attack on Women (CSAAW).
- Participated in the National Seminar on "Intellectual Property Rights and Patents" organized by the J.S.S. Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore on 6th June 2005.
- Participated in the two days National Workshop on "Human Rights Awareness and Training" organized by Gulbarga University, Gulbarga on 8th and 9th of October 2005.
- Participated in the National Workshop on Mediation organized by KSLU on 31st Jan and 1st Feb, 2014.
- Participated in one day workshop on Criminal Justice System in India held on 13th Sep, 2014 at MSRCL, Bangalore.
- Participated in state level seminar on "Human Rights" held at Bangalore Law College, Bangalore on 6th Sep 2019.
- Participated in the workshop on Forensic Medicine conducted by Seshadripuram Law College on 31st Oct 2019.
Paper presentation
- Presented a paper with the title "Marketing in India- a legal prospective" at 2nd International Conference on "Doing Business in India" Dec 2009 organized by IFIM B School, Bangalore.
- Presented paper at International Multi-Disciplinary Conference at B.M.S College of Law on 12th October 2019 on the topic “Innovative and Intellectual Property Rights Law: An Overview of the India Laws.”
- Presented paper on the topic “Overview of the Human Genome Editing Technology: Criminal Law prospective" at National Conference on Changing Criminal Law Jurisprudence to tackle crime against the vulnerable on 4th and 5th March 2023.
- Presented paper on "Germline Editing Research: Women’s Health prospective" at one day National Conference on “Empowering Women: Law and Management” on 20th May 2023 hosted by KILPR in association with Bishop Cotton Women’s Christian Law College, Bengaluru.
Publication
- Published articles in KLE magazine - Corporate Exposure, Intellectual Property with the title "Family courts: Are they gender sensitive", "Protection of genetic information", "Development of Intellectual property Rights in India", 2005.
- “Innovative and Intellectual Property Rights Law: An Overview of the India Laws”, Vol 4, Issue no 5, ISSN: 2345-435, Oct 2019.
- “An Analytical study of ethical and moral issues in human gene patenting”, Vol No (XII), ISSN: 0378-44568, Dec 2021.
- “Overview of the protection of women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 in the light of Article 15 of Indian Constitution”, Vol No. VIII, Issue 8, 2021-2022.
- “An Overview of Human Rights of Vulnerable Sections in India”, Vol. 52 No. I (IV), ISSN: 0378-4568, Dec 2022.
- “Overview of Gene Editing Technology and its application to produce Designer Babies”, published in Scopus Indexed Journal, Baltic Journal of Law and Politics, Vol 16, Number 3 (2023), ISSN 2029-0454.
- “An Analytical study of Ethical and Legal issues in creating Designer Babies with Germline Gene Editing Technology”, published in Journal of Chemical Health Risks (Publisher: Islamic Azad University of Medical Science), Vol. 13, Issue 3 (2023), ISSN: 2251-6727.
- “Ethics concern in application of Crispr-Case9 in creating Designer Babies”, Vol. 54, No.2, ISSN: 0378-4568, Dec 2024.
FDP and Refresher course attended
- Regional Teacher Program on International Humanitarian Law organized jointly by the Department of Political Science, Bangalore University and the International Committee of the Red Cross during 30th August to 1st September 2007 at Bangalore, Karnataka.
- Faculty Development Programme on ‘Quality Professional Development’ organized by Al-ameen College of Law on 10th October, 2015.
- 7 Day National Level Faculty Development Programme in Public Law from 3rd to 9th August, 2020 organised by KSLU.
- Participated in Refresher Course from 06/09/2021 to 19/09/2021 organised by UGC-Human Resource Development Centre of Gujarat University, Ahmedabad.
Co-curricular activities
- Faculty co-ordinator, Legal Services Clinic, Seshadripuram Law College, Bengaluru, since 2021.
- Faculty co-ordinator, Mediation Cell, Seshadripuram Law College, Bengaluru, since 2021.
- Faculty co-ordinator, Various Workshops/Awareness Programmes hosted by Seshadripuram Law College, Bengaluru.
