Mr. Apoorva Mathur

Assistant Professor of Law
School of Criminal Law and Military Law (SCLML)
Ph.D. in Law (Pursuing), UGC-NET, LL.M. (Criminal and Security Law), B.Com. LL.B. (H)

Phone No. – +91 9099147684, Ext: 604

Email – apoorva.mathur@rru.ac.in

Research Area – Criminal Procedure, Law of Crimes, Law of Evidence, Counter-Terrorism & Security Laws, and Constitutional Law.

Key Area Responsibility – Coordinator, Research and Training

About Mr. Apoorva Mathur

After graduating B.Com., LL.B. (Hons.) from Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Mr. Apoorva Mathur has worked as a legal associate under Advocate Mr. Maulik Nanavati in Ahmedabad where his work included diverse areas such as Criminal Law and IPR laws such as Copyright Act and the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act. He has also worked under Advocate Mr. Rahul Mishra in the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court and assisted him in criminal and family matters. While working, his inclination was towards teaching law and in furtherance of this, he pursued and completed LL.M. in Criminal and Security Law from Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar. He qualified the UGC-NET for Assistant Professor of Law in December 2019 with 98.8 percentile while pursuing his LL.M. in his first attempt. He has completed his LL.M. dissertation on Counter Terrorism Laws in Indian. He joined Rashtriya Raksha University in November, 2020. Mr. Apoorva Mathur has a keen interest in teaching law and is well versed with procedural and substantive Criminal laws such as the Code of Criminal Procedure, Law of Evidence, Indian Penal Code and other specialized penal laws. His research areas include Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Counter Terrorism and Preventive detention Laws.

Academic qualifications
  • Ph.D. in Law (pursuing)
  • UGC-NET (Law) Qualified
  • LL.M. Criminal & Security Laws, Gujarat National Law University
  • B.Com., LL.B. (Hons.), Institute of Law, Nirma University
Experience at BAR/ Industry
  • Enrolled as an Advocate on the rolls of Bar Council of Delhi, New Delhi bearing enrolment number D/22/2017
  • Certificate of Practice from Bar Council of India for qualifying All India Bar Examination (AIBE).
  • Legal Associate at Nanavati & Co., Ahmedabad.
  • Junior Advocate under Mr Rahul Mishra (Advocate), Allahabad High Court, Lucknow Bench.
Moot Courts/Paper Presentations/Workshops
  • India–UK Virtual Bilateral workshop on International Cross Border Data Flows organized by Foreign, Commonwealth and Department Office, United Kingdom, Gujarat National Law University and Victoria University, Australia (September 2021)
  • “The Role of Supreme Court in Bringing Gender Equality”, National Seminar on “Issues and challenges of Gender Disparity in Indian” organised by Faculty of Law, Parul University, Vadodara held in March, 2020
  • “The Role of Technology in Marketing‟, 16th Nirma International Conference on Management at Institute of Management, Nirma University held in January 2013.
  • “FDI in Multi Brand Retail‟, International Conference on “Issues and Challenges in Retail Sector and Foreign Direct Investment in India and Across the World” at Symbiosis Center For Management Studies (Under-Graduate) held in February, 2013.
  • Arbitration Training Workshop organised by Institute of Law, Nirma University and conducted by Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (India) at Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
  • Mediation Training Workshop organised by Institute of Law, Nirma University and conducted by Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mumbai at Ahmedabad.
Capacity Building Programmes/Refresher Course/Certificate Course
  • One-Week Online National Faculty Development Program jointly organized by H.S.N.C Board’s Kishinchand Chellaram Law College, University of Mumbai; Droit Penale Group, Prayagraj and Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre under the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) of Ministry of Education. (April-May 2022)
  • Two-day Course on “International Military Laws and Best Practices: Security Operations” jointly organized by Rashtriya Raksha University and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICSC) (December 2021)
  • One-week online Faculty Development Programme on “Law-Internal Security-Social Sciences” organised by the School of Integrated, Coastal and Maritime Security Studies, Rashtriya Raksha University (November 2021)
  • Five Days Certificate Course on “Maritime Security Operations: Contemporary Challenges in the Indian Ocean Region”, jointly organized by Rashtriya Raksha University, India and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (July, 2021)
  • Three Days National Level Online “Faculty Enrichment Program” Organized by IQAC, St. Antony’s College of Arts and Sciences For Women, Thamaraipadi, Dindigul (June, 2021)
  • Certificate Course on ‘Law of Armed Conflict at Sea: Contemporary Challenges’ jointly organised by Rashtriya Raksha University and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (March, 2021)
  • 16 Hours Super Intensive Online Course in Urdu Language organized by the School of Foreign Affairs, Languages and Political Economy, Rashtriya Raksha University, Gandhinagar (February/March, 2021)
  • Fifteen Days Online Online National Refresher Course on ‘The Changing Face of Higher Education in Law in India’, organized by Guru Angad Dev Teaching Learning Centre, SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi under the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) of Ministry of Education in collaboration with SVKM’s Jitendra Chauhan College of Law, Mumbai and Droit Penale Group, Prayagraj (Februrary, 2021)
  • Certificate Program in “Art Law and its Security Dimensions” organised by Directorate of Extension and Distance learning, Rashtriya Raksha University, Gandhinagar (January 2021)
Publication
  • Reproductive Rights and New Complexities: A Legal Uphill Battle, Supremo Amicus International Journal of Law, Vol. 28 [ISSN: 2456-9704] Impact Factor: 6.242
  • The Doctrine of Basic Structure: Implied limitation on the amending power of the Parliament, CPJ Law Journal, Vol XIII, Issue 2 [IISN: 0976-3562] (UGC-CARE)
  • The Role of Supreme Court in paving the way for gender justice in India, Lex Humanitariae Law Journal, Vol. 2 Issue 4 [ISSN: 2582-5216] Impact Factor: 5.042
  • The Counter Terrorism Task-Force of India: A Critical Analysis of the National Investigation Agency Act, White Black Legal Law Journal Vol. 2 Issue 9 [ISSN : 2581-8503] Impact Factor: 6.435
  • The Statutory Approach to Counter Terrorism in India: From MISA to the UAPA, Supremo Amicus International Journal of Law, Vol. 24, [ISSN : 2456-9704] Impact factor: 6.242
  • Countering Terrorism of Suppressing Dissent: A Critical Analysis of the UAPA, International Journal of Law Management & Humanities Vol. 4 Issue 3 [2581 – 5369] Impact Factor: 4.895
Other Accomplishments
  • Delivered two lectures in the Training on Conviction Rate Improvement Project for Gujarat Police Personnel at Gujarat State Police Academy, Karai, Gandhinagar, Gujarat. (January 2023)
  • Delivered two lectures on the Arms Act 1959, the Explosive Substances Act 1908 and certain Offences against the Human Body under the Indian Penal Code in the three months Basic Course in Corporate Security Management for Security Officers of Vedanta organised at Rashtriya Raksha University, India. (January 2023)
  • Delivered a lecture on ‘Legal framework on human right laws according to provisions of UN-CRDP – Economic, social, and cultural rights’ in the “Training Programe on Good Governance for Officials of Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority- Cambodia”, organized at Rashtriya Raksha University, India (January 2023)
  • Delivered an expert talk on “Provisions of NDPS Act” in the three days Online Training Programme on “Investigation of NDPS Cases and Trafficking” (June 2022)
  • Delivered a lecture on “Constitutionality of Deception Detection Techniques” for the fifth edition of the One Week Capacity Building Programme for Law Officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation organized by the School of Security, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Rashtriya Raksha University (August 2022)
  • Delivered a lecture on “Constitutionality of Deception Detection Techniques” for the fourth edition of the One Week Capacity Building Programme for Law Officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation organized by the School of Security, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Rashtriya Raksha University (July 2022)
  • Delivered a lecture on “Constitutionality of Deception Detection Techniques” for the third edition of the One Week Capacity Building Programme for Law Officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation organized by the School of Security, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Rashtriya Raksha University (June 2022)
  • Delivered a lecture on “Constitutionality of Deception Detection Techniques” for the second edition of the One Week Capacity Building Programme for Law Officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation organized by the School of Security, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Rashtriya Raksha University (May 2022)
  • Deliver a lecture on the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 for the Capacity Building Program for the ‘Friends of Police for Women and Children’ (FFWC) organized by the Center of Excellence for Child Protection at the School of Security, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, Rashtriya Raksha University, India in partnership with UNICEF and CID Crime and Missing Cell.
  • Expert talk on “The Doctrine of Implied Limitation: Revisiting Kesavananda Bharti” in Faculty Seminar organized by the School of Security, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (SSLECJ), Rashtriya Raksha University (June, 2021)
  • Resource persons for RRU Crash Course on UGC-NET organized by the Internship & Placement Section, Rashtriya Raksha University, Gandhinagar
  • Member of Choice Based Credit System (CBCS0) Implementation and Monitoring Group, Rashtriya Raksha University, Gandhinagar
  • Expert speaker on “Counter-Terrorism” in the “Combined Annual Training Camp” organized by National Cadet Corps units 1 Gujarat Girls Battalion and 1 Gujarat Arty Bty at Rashtriya Raksha University, Gandhinagar (February,2021)
  • Enrolled as an Advocate on the rolls of Bar Council of Delhi, New Delhi bearing enrolment number D/22/2017
  • Certificate of Practice from Bar Council of India for qualifying All India Bar Examination X (AIBE).
Administrative Experience
  • Nodal Officer for Capacity Building Programmes for Law Officers of the Central Bureau of Investigation organized at Rashtriya Raksha University
  • Member of Staff Grievances Redressal Committee at Rashtriya Raksha University
  • Chairman of the Persons with Disability Committee at Rashtriya Raksha University
  • Member of Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) Implementation and Monitoring Committee at Rashtriya Raksha University