Dr Paramjyot Singh
Qualification : M.A.,LL.B.,LL.M.,Ph.D. in Legal Studies
Email : paramjyot@xlri.ac.in
Functional Area : General Management
Languages Known : English, Hindi, Oriya, Punjabi.
Professional Software Knowledge : Basic Skills.
Hobbies : Travelling, Meditation and Volunteering.
Brief Profile
Dr. Paramjyot Singh, has been associated with human rights advocacy and awareness campaigns for the last one decade in Odisha. A former intern of the National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, he has worked extensively on the legal issues concerning rehabilitation and resettlement of involuntarily displaced tribal people. Mr. Paramjyot graduated First Class First with Distinction in History from Utkal University, Odisha. He was awarded the National Merit Scholarship and the Professor Ghanashyam Dash Memorial Gold Medal for this distinction. He completed his Masters with specialization in Modern Indian History from the Central University of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. He has a Bachelor and Master of Laws degree from Utkal University. He was awarded the University Gold Medal in Law for securing the University Top position in Master of Laws Examination. He has worked as an advocate at Orissa High Court and was a visiting faculty of Constitutional Law and Human Rights at Utkal University.
Paramjyot Singh was awarded the Fulbright Doctoral and Professional Research Fellowship to pursue research at the Indigenous Law and Policy Center, Michigan State University, United States of America. He was awarded his doctorate degree in law for his work on the land rights and development induced displacement of tribal people. His main focus remains human rights and fair justice initiatives involving populations at the grassroots level. He has varied interests in adventure sports, folk theatre and oral history traditions. He is currently the Chairperson of the Centre for Peace and Justice at XLRI Jamshedpur and the Ombudsman.
At XLRI Jamshedpur he teaches Business Laws, Constitution and Labour Laws applications and conducts training during MDPs/In Company programmes for many PSU`s and private corporates like NTPC, Maruti Suzuki, BHEL, Bharat Earth Movers, Balmer & Lawrie, Tata Steel, ONGC-OTPC, L&T, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance, Deloitte, Banking PSUs, HDFC, ICICI, ALCs and RLCs of Government of India.
Total Experience (in months)
40 + Bar Experience. (as on 25-APR-17)
Experience Detail
1.Fulbright DPR Fellow, Indigenous Law & Policy Center, Michigan State University, 2010-2011.
2.Taught Constitutional Law & Human Rights at P.G Department of Law, Utkal University, 2011-2014.
3.Advocacy and Legal Consultancy, 2008-2017.
4.Taught Human Rights at University Law College, Odisha, 2005-2006.
5.Research Assistant to Prof. L.K.Mahapatra, UNDP-DFID Assisted Project on Rehabilitation & Resettlement Policy, Odisha, 2005.
6.Intern, National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, 2001.
Dr Paramjyot Singh
Achievements and Research Interest/Area of Research Interests
Academic Distinction (Awards and Scholarships)
Adminstrative Distinction
- Chairperson, Centre for Peace and Justice, XLRI Jamshedpur.
- Member, Administrative Council.
- Assistant Dean Student Affairs (ADSA)
- Ombudsman.
- Member, Grievance Redressal Cell.
- Member, International Relations Committee.
- Fmr.Convenor, SC & ST Committee.
- Fmr.Member, CASH/ Internal Committee.
- Fmr. Member, Faculty Placement Committee.
- Fmr. Member, Career Services & Industry-Institute Interaction.
Other Achievements
Area of RESEARCH INTERESTS
Faculty Development Programs Attended
Capacity Development Programme for Corporate Laws organised by National Academy of Law Teachers, Center For Corporate Law & Governance, National Law University, Delhi in Collaboration with Faculty of Law, University of Glasgow, UK between 9-13 October, 2017 at NLU Delhi.
Courses Taught
Consultancy Undertaken
In-Company Programs
NTPC
Larsen & Toubro
Balmer-Lawrie
Maruti Suzuki
Reliance
ONGC-OTPC
Tata Steel
BHEL
Bharat Earth Movers Limited
ALCs and RLCs of Government of India
Indian Navy
INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS (PUBLICATIONS)
Journal Articles-Refereed
Published Research Monographs
Scholarly Books
Chapters in Scholarly books
Conference Proceedings-Refereed
Singh, Paramjyot, "Fraudulent Corporate Transactions: Reworking Regulating Silos and Legislative Judicial Lacunae through Punitive Penalties", Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings, 4th International Conference on Law and Economics, organised by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, IIM Ahmedabad and Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, at Gokhale Institute, Pune, 16th December, 2018.
Paper Presentations-Refereed
Presented a paper at the 9th International Conference on Governance, Fraud and Ethics and Social Responsibility, organised by Chair for Professional Ethics, Centre for Corporate Law and Governance, National Law University, Delhi, Institute of Companies secretaries of India and Trakya University, Turkey, at NLUD New Delhi, 26th October, 2018.
Text Books
Research Report
Padhi,P.K, Jha, Jatinder, Singh, Paramjyot, "Development of HR Competency Framework for National Thermal Power Corporation, 2020
Working paper
Singh, Paramjyot, "Fraudulent Corporate Transactions: Reworking Regulating Silos," https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/cf_dev/AbsByAuth.cfm?per_id=1505709
Key note presentation
Invited as key note speaker at Loyola Instititute of Peace and International Relations, Kochi, "Human Rights: International and National Institutional Framworks", 26th October, 2019.
Delivered the Keynote address at Convocation Ceremony, " Our Constitution and the Peace Process", LIPI, Kochi, 10th Jan, 2020.
Keynote address on, " Human Rights and School Curriculam", Workshp organized by Indian Social Institute, Delhi, ISI Bangalore and LIPI-Kochi, 15-16 February, 2020.
Published articles in newspapers/magazines
Singh, Paramjyot, "Development for whom ? Remembering the concerns that drove Activist-Anthropologist L.K. Mahapatra" Junie 1, 2021 https://scroll.in/article/996282/development-for-whom-remembering-the-concerns-that-drove-activist-anthropologist-lk-mahapatra
Singh, Paramjyot, "The Song of Life", PAX LUMINA, Vol-1, No-1, May 2020, http://paxlumina.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PAX-LUMINA-May-20.pdf
Cases developed for Teaching purpose
Other Professional Activities
Achievements in Professional activities
Chairperson/Co-Chairperson in conferences
Co-ordinating/Organizing Workshop/Conferences /MDPs
Organized a Talk at University Law College, ULC Campus, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on 15th April 2013, for Mr. Asim Rehman, President of the New York Muslim Bar Association in collaboration with American Consulate Hyderabad, India.
Contribution towards Institution building/ development/ services such as Chairperson (Placement) etc
Guide/evaluator/ examiner at doctoral research level
Invited to deliver Keynote addresses/ speeches
Membership of Professional Bodies
Participation in Workshops/Conferences/Forums/ Meetings etc
Professional Services such as Member/Editor of Editorial Board/ Advisory Committee etc
Member, Advisory Board, PAX LUMINA, http://www.paxlumina.com
Member, Internal Committee, SEEDS, Jamshedpur, http://seedsjsr.org/
Reviewer/Referee in Journals/ Conferences etc
Visiting Faculty
Visiting Faculty, Constitutional Law and Human Rights, at Loyola Institute of Peace and International Relations, Kochi, India.
Research Project Undertaken
Working on the National Thermal Power Corporation Project, " Development of Assessment Models for HR Executives of NTPC" 2020-23.