Bio-Data

Name HON'BLE MR.  JUSTICE RAGHVENDRA S. CHAUHAN 
Date of Birth 24th  DECEMBER, 1959
Marital Status MARRIED
Residential Address C-148, DAYANAND  MARG,  TILAK  NAGAR,  JAIPUR.
Official Address RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT, JAIPUR BENCH, JAIPUR
E-Mail I.D. chauhan148rs@gmail.com
Educational Qualification
 YEAR OF PASSING

NAME OF INSTITUTION

 DEGREE
             1983 DELHI UNIVERSITY, DELHI LL.B.   DIV. I
             1980 ARCADIA UNIVERSITY, GLENSIDE, PA (USA) B.A.  (HISTORY), DIV.I  GOLD MEDAL 
             1980 ARCADIA UNIVERSITY, GLENSIDE, PA (USA) B.F.A.  (FINE ARTS), DIV.I 
             1976 CHELTENHAM HIGH SCHOOL, WYNCOTE, PA (USA) HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA   DIV. I
Date of Enrolment as Advocate NOVEMBER 13, 1983
Date of Elevation JUNE 13, 2005
Advocate Judge  
  (a) Areas of Specialization :

Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, and Service Law.

 

 (b) Professional Experience :

                              
2004-05  :  Panel Lawyer, for Rajasthan State Roadways Transport Corporation.
2002-05  :  Panel Lawyer, the Jaipur Development Authority for Raj. High Court.
2001-05  :  Panel Lawyer, for Rajasthan Agriculture Marketing Board.
2000-05  :  Panel Lawyer, for the Department of Stamp & Registration, Rajasthan.
1998-05  :  Panel Lawyer, for the Department of Stamp & Registration, Rajasthan
June   98  - Nov.98  :   Panel Lawyer, for the Income-Tax Department
1993-95  :  Panel Lawyer, for the United India Insurance Company
1992-94  :  Panel Lawyer, for the Directorate of Revenue Enforcement ( DRI ) New Delhi
1990-94  :  Panel Lawyer, for the Central Excise and Customs Department
1990-93  :  Panel Lawyer, for the Western Railways.
1990-92  :  Panel Lawyer, for the National Insurance Company.

 
Service Judge : Not Applicable.
Publication/Paper presented at Conference/Assignments :
Digest of Rajasthan Criminal Cases : 1984-1994 ( Jaipur : Indian Law Agencies, 1995)
"The Unorganized Sector and the Courts : A New Horizon", The Citizen and the Court : Indo-GDR Experience, Ed. Jitendra Sharma  ( New Delhi : New Literature, 1989)
Additionally, have frequently published articles in Law Journals and the Times of India  (Jaipur)
"The Unorganized Sector and the Courts," a paper presented at GDR Conference, Jaipur, 1989.
"Secularism and Our Times," presented at the Indian Association of Lawyers" Conference, Chandigarh, 2003
"The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 : A Critique."  Paper presented in Seminar Organized by the Commissioner for Disabilities, Rajasthan (2003).
"The Prevention of Immoral Traffic Act" (2000) Paper presented on seminar organized by the Rajasthan Women's Commissioner.
"The Domestic Violence Bill" (2001) Paper presented on seminar organized by the Rajasthan Women's Commissioner.
"Trial by Media: An International Perspective" (2007) Paper Presented at National Law Conference on dispensation of Justice-Challenges Posed by New & Emerging Trends in Law, organised jointly by the Bar Council of India and Bar Council of Rajasthan.
"The Indian Constitution: Panacea for Social Conflicts" (2008) presented at Professor Ram Ahuja Memorial Lecture organised by Sociology Department, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
"The Constitution and the Administrator" (2009) Paper Presented at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie.
Awards or Achievements :
Editor-in-Chief, The Rajasthan Criminal Cases, 1994-96.
Member, Editorial Board, The Rajasthan Criminal Cases 1996-2004.
Membership of Society/Academy/Club/Associations etc :
Member of Rajasthan High Court Legal Service Committee.
Member of Permanent Committee on  Shishu Grah, Balika Grah, Kishore Grah, Center for Rehabilitation of Mentally  Retarded  Women  &  Boys. The Committee  was  formed  by  the Hon'ble High Court.
Member, Board of Directors, "Partners in Law", a think-tank organized by the Swedish Embassy to provide legal advice to NGO's involved in social work in India.
General Secretary, The Indian Association of  Lawyers  Jaipur  Chapter.
Life Member, The Indian Law Institute, New Delhi.
Served as Legal Advisor to the Rajasthan Women's Commission.

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