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Faculty Profile

Mr. Tarun
LL.M., LL.B.
Assistant Professor (Research)

CONTACT

Email : tsingh@gnlu.ac.in

Phone : (+91) - +91 -79-23276611/12

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Teaching / Research Experience

Research Experience

  • 4 years of Teaching  & Research Experience
  • Faculty Member, GNLU Centre for Sports and Entertainment Law

Areas of Interest

  • Sports Law
  • Constitutional Law
  • Administrative Law

Subjects Taught

  • Sports Law
  • Criminology
  • Administrative Law
  • Information Technology Law
  • Air and Space Law
  • Copyright Law (LLM Programme)
  • Media Laws (LLM Programme)


Research Projects (Completed)

  • Member of the research team for a project titled ‘In the Face of COVID-19: Assessing the Readiness of India’s E-Court Structure’, submitted to Gujarat National Law University (2020)
  • Member of the research team for a research project titled ‘Criminal Justice System: Need For Reforms’, submitted to Gujarat National Law University (2020)
  • Co-Investigator in a project titled, ‘A Study on Sports Governance and Policy in India: Current Issues and Challenges’ (2018)
  • Principal Investigator in a project titled, ‘Empirical Research Project on Analysing the Perception of Gujarat Sports Community on Implications of Lodha Committee Recommendations on Cricket in India’ (2017) 
  • Co-Investigator in a project titled, ‘National Security Advisory Board: Report Card’ (2017)


Research Projects (On-going)

  • Principal Investigator in a project titled, ‘Athlete Legal Education Programme: A desideratum for Gujarat sports ecosystem’ funded by Government of Gujarat


Consultancy

  • Consultant, appointed by the College of Fisheries, Mangaluru, for a project titled “Rapid Assessment of the Blue Economy in Karnataka” funded by World Bank. (2020)
  • Member, Drafting Committee, Gujarat Sports Development Code, appointed by Swarnim Gujarat Sports University (SGSU), Gandhinagar. (2019)
Publication

Journal Articles

  • Tarun and Sequeira T., ‘Face Value: An Analysis of Endorsement Contracts in Sports Industry’ Shodh Sarita, Vol. 7 Issue 26(II) April-June, 2020, Pg 221-225. (ISSN-2348-2397) (UGC Care Listed)
  • Tarun and Sequeira T., ‘Undercutting of Fares in the Aviation Industry’ (2016) 2(2) The World Journal on Juristic Polity (ISSN: 2394-5044)
  • Tarun, ‘Election financing: A Democratic Challenge’ (2016) 3rd National Conference on Law and Justice’ (Proceedings: ISBN 13: 978-81-928189-6-2)
  • Tarun, ‘Doping and privacy: Fine line between Morality and Necessity’ (2014) National Conference on Sports Law (Proceedings: ISBN-978-81-924656-3-0)

Blog(s)

Editorship 

  • Co-Editor, Sports and Legislature, Volume II (2018)
  • Co-Editor, The GNLU Law Review, Volume 4, Issue 2 (2013)
Conference / Seminar / Workshop
Seminar/Conference/Workshop (participation with paper presentation)
  • Chanda S. and Tarun, ‘Contouring E-doping: A Menace to Sportsmanship in Esports’ at the Second JGLS Faculty Research Colloquium, organised by Jindal Global Law School, O.P. Jindal Global University (Date to be announced)
  • Tarun and Sequiera T., ‘Games, Sets, But Limited matches: A Socio-Legal Analysis of Baised Media Coverage of Women Sports’ at the National Seminar on Media and Law, organised by Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, NMIMS, Mumbai, 23 January, 2021
  • Tarun, ‘Blue Cathedrals: The Role of Sports Regulatory Bodies in Tackling Marine Pollution’ at the National Seminar on Protection and Improvement of Environment and Safeguarding of Forests and Wildlife: Challenges and Remedies, organised by Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, NMIMS, Mumbai, 16 February, 2019
  • Tarun, ‘Sexualisation of Female Athletes by Media: A Pervasive Case of Gender Inequality in India’ at the National Seminar on Role of Women in Sustainable Development, organised by Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, 1 April, 2017
  • Tarun and Sequiera T., ‘ISIS-A threat to World Order’ at UN@70, organised by Amity Law School Centre-II, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 4-5 February, 2016
  • Tarun, ‘Election Financing: A Democratic Challenge’ at the 3rd National Conference on Law and Justice, organised by AURO University, Surat, Gujarat, 10-11 October, 2015
  • Tarun and Chaudhary R., ‘Consumerism and Competition Law’ at the National Seminar on Consumer Law, organised by Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 27-28 March, 2014   
  • Tarun, ‘Doping and Privacy: Fine Line between Morality and Necessity’ at the National Conference on Sports Law, organised by Dr. Ambedkar College, Nagpur, 15-16 February, 2014

Seminars /Conferences/Workshops (participation without paper presentation) 
  • Participated in the Sports Law and Policy Symposium, organised by The Sports Law and Policy Centre, 2-3 July, 2021 (online)
  • Participated in the GNLU Academy on Law and Economics, organised by GNLU Centre for Law and Economics, 25-30 August, 2021
  • Participated in the Sports Law and Policy Symposium, organised by The Sports Law and Policy Centre, 20 and 27 June, 2020 (online)
  • Participated in the Research Connect Forum, organised by Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar in collaboration with Elsevier, 17 October, 2019
  • Participated in the Sports Law and Policy Symposium, organised by The Sports Law and Policy Centre, 2-3 August, 2019
  • Participated in the National Seminar on Uniform Civil Code and Human Rights (Constitutional and Judicial Mandate), organised by Gujarat National Law University, 11 February, 2017
  • Participated in the Workshop on Intellectual Property Laws for the Traditional and Internet Based Businesses, organised by Gujarat National Law University, 27 July, 2016 

Seminars /Conferences/Workshops/Certificate Courses (organised) 

Office of the Director, GNLU
  • Trilateral Winter Law School on National Security and Defense Law and Practices [France, Germany and India], in Collaboration with University Paris Nanterre, Paris and University of Potsdam, Germany, 13-16 February, 2018 
  • One-Day Workshop on Environmental Justice, 28 July, 2017

GNLU Research and Publication Division
  • Organised a Ten Days Workshop on Research Methodology (ICSSR Sponsored), 24 May-2 June, 2021
  • Organised a webinar titled Building a Research Culture in Indian Law Schools: Knowledge Creation, Publications and Social Impact, 21 May, 2020
  • Organised a webinar titled Writing for Journals: A conversation on Research Methods, 12 May, 2020

GNLU Centre for Sports and Entertainment Law
  • Three Day lecture Series on Rethinking Sports Governance and Autonomy in the Post-Covid World, 18-20 January, 2021
  • One Day Roundtable Symposium on Law and Business of Entertainment for Gujarat Films & Music Industry, 24 April, 2019
  • Three-Day Certificate Course on Law and Business of Entertainment, 20-22 September, 2018
  • Sports Law Academy on Corruption in International Sports, 9-13 July, 2018 
  • Three-Day Certificate Course on Gaming Laws, 20-22 January, 2017
  • Three-Day Certificate Course on Sports Law and Management, 6-8 January, 2017

GNLU Centre for Business and Public Policy
  • One-Day Seminar on Establishing Start-ups in the Domain of Law, 7 October, 2016

Centre for Banking and Financial Laws
  • International Conference on Banking and Finance(GICBF), 17-18 March, 2018

Other
  • Organised a Virtual Consultation on Criminal Law Reforms organied by Gujarat National Law University in collaboration with School of Law, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, 8 August, 2020
  • Organised a Virtual Consultation on Criminal Law Reforms organised by Gujarat National Law University in collaboration with School of Law, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal, 30 July, 2020
  • Organised a Virtual Consultation on Criminal Law Reforms organised by Gujarat National Law University, 25 July, 2020.
  • Organised a Virtual Consultation on Criminal Law Reforms organised by Gujarat National Law University in collaboration with Government Law College, Viluppuram, 18 July, 2020.
  • Organised a Higher Education Virtual Summit by L’Strategique in collaboration with Gujarat National Law University, 17-19 July, 2020
  • Organised a virtual international conference on Environmental Law organised by Gujarat National Law University, IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, Government Law College, Viluppuram and Trees India, 5 June, 2020
  • Organised the 3rd Edition of GNLU Air and Space Law Academy in collaboration with University of Cologne, Germany, 27 August-2 September, 2018
  • Organised a Certificate Course in Applied Criminal Law and Procedure, 24-28 August, 2016
Capacity Building Training Programmes

Faculty Development Programmes

  • Participated in the Faculty Development Programme on E-Content Development for MOOC’s for Blended Teaching & Learning organized by Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar, 17-19 January, 2020
  • Participated in the Faculty Development Programme, organized by Gujarat National Law University, 11-18 May, 2017
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Certificate Courses

  • Certificate Course on High School Sports Concussion Training, University of Utah Health Care Sports Medicine, 2019 
  • Certificate Course on Safeguarding Athletes from Harassment and Abuse, International Olympic Committee, 2019
  • Certificate Course on Professional Sport Management, International Olympic Committee, 2019
  • Certificate Course on Crossing the Line: Tackling Manipulation of Competitions, International Olympic Committee, 2019
  • Certificate Course on Sports and Society, Duke University (www.coursera.org), USA, 2018
  • Certificate Course on Global Business of Sports, University of Pennsylvania (www.coursera.org), USA, 2013 


Diploma Course

  • IPR- Law and Management, Enhelion and GNLU, Gandhinagar, 2014
Honours / Awards
Honorary Membership(s)
  • Senior Editor at Law Essentials
  • Mentor at The LawKit
  • Peer Reviewer at Extra-Cover, The Sports Law Blog of India
  • Advisory Board Member at The Quest Socio-Legal Review
  • Advisory Board Member at Sports Law and Policy Review Reporter
  • Advisory Board Member at Global Sports Policy Review

GNLU Membership(s)
  • Member, GNLU Annual Report Committee, 2016 and 2018
  • Member, GNLU Newsletter Committee, since 2017
  • Member, Student Research Development Council
  • Member, Annual Research Report Committee, 2018-19
  • Member, Sports Committee, since 2016
Visiting Faculty/Guest Lectures/Keynote Address
Guest Lecture(s) 
  • Delivered lecture on Scope and Career in Sports Law at the National Workshop on Sports Law- Scope and Career, organised by The Lawyer Bro at S.S. Jain Subodh College, Jaipur, 29 February, 2020
  • Delivered lecture on Sports Law at the AICTE sponsored Two Week Training Program for Physical Education Trainers/Sports-games Teacher/Director of Sports, organised by Swarnim Gujarat Sports University, Vadodara, 16-28 September, 2019
  • Delivered lecture on Sports Law at the Capsule Course on Contemporary Issues of Sports Law, organised by Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad, 14-15 September, 2019
  • Delivered lecture on Introduction and Evolution of Sports Law as a part of guest lecture series, organised by Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad, 12 September 2018
  • Delivered lecture on Introduction and Evolution of Sports Law as a part of the One-Day Workshop on Introduction and Evolution of Sports Law organised by Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad, 27 August 2018
  • Delivered lectures on Sports and International Relations & Sports Law and Public Interest Litigation as a part of the One-Day Workshop on Sports Law, organised by Parul University, Baroda, 29 August 2017

Webinar(s)
  • Resource person at the Interactive Certificate Course on Sports Law & Practice, organised by MyLawman, 11 June-18 July, 2021
  • Delivered lecture on International Arbitration in Sports, organised by Parul Institute of Law, Parul University, Vadodara, 23 April, 2021 
  • Invited as panelist at the 3rd International Virtual Conference, organised by LEGGE RHYTHMS, 17 April, 2021 
  • Delivered lecture titled Games, Sets But Limited Matches: A Socio-Legal Analysis of Biased Media Coverage of Women Sports, organised by Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad, 26 March, 2021
  • Invited as panelist for the Panel Discussion themed Football Agents- FIFA and Beyond, organised by Law Essentials India, 20 September, 2020
  • Invited as Moderator for the Panel Discussion themed Defining Contours of Sports Contracts and Policies, organised by School of Law, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Bengaluru, 23 August, 2020
  • Invited as panelist for the International Webinar on Impact of COVID-19 on the Football Industry, organised by Centre for Sports Law and Policy, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad, 26 July, 2020 
  • Delivered lecture on Evolution of Sports Law, organised by Amity Law School, Patna, 27 June, 2020
  • Delivered lecture on Career Prospects in Sports Law, organised by Dharmashastra National Law University, Jabalpur, 19 June, 2020
  • Delivered lecture on Introduction and Evolution of Sports Law, organised by School of Law, Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal, 29 April, 2020

Podcast(s)
  • Invited as guest speaker for Suits and Sports, organised by Global Sports and Policy Review (GSPR) (YouTube)
  • Invited as guest speaker for a Podcast themed All about Sports Law in India, organised by Budding Lawyers 
  • Invited as guest speaker for a Podcast themed On the Rise: Facets of Sports Law, Gender Issues & COVID Impact, organised by Indian Journal of Law and Public Policy, 22 July, 2020

Moot Court/Client Counselling
  • Invited as Judge (Prelims) at the MAIMS 1st National Moot Court Competition 2020, organised by  Department of Law, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies, 26-28 November, 2020 
  • Invited as Judge at the 1st Virtual International Client Counselling Competition 2020, organised by Amity Law School, Dubai, 16 May, 2020
Personal / Family Details
  • Mother’s Name: Sujata, Deputy Director, Women Empowerment and Child Development, Government of Uttrakhand.
  • Father’s Name: Dr. Y.P. Singh, Scientist-E (Retd.), Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
  • Sister’s Name: Tanya