About
Dr, Vimal specialises in international law. His academic and research interests include Contract law, Property law, Land laws, Juvenile Law & human rights.
Before joining Chanakya National Law University, Patna, Vimal was a practising advocate at the Patna High Court since 2003. In Litigation, he has close to 10 years of experience and has appeared before all major courts and tribunals in Patna as well as the High Court. He had the occasion of working on matters in diverse areas, including Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Corporate Law. He was also an empanelled lawyer of the central government in the Patna High Court. He has also taught at SKJ Law College, Muzaffarpur, before finally shifting to CNLU in 2013.
At CNLU, Dr. Vimal is the faculty Convenor of the Moot Court Committee and Programme Coordinator of the NSS Cell. His current publications profile largely focuses on Juvenile Law, Women’s rights, Human Rights, Labour law etc. He has also participated and presented papers at various National and International Conferences. He regularly adjudicates various national and international moot court competitions.
Qualification
PhD, LL.M., BA, LL.B (Hons)
Teaching / Research Experience
Have been teaching at CNLU since 2013.
Area of Interest
Contract law, land laws, Human Rights and International Law.
Publications
12 in national and international journals including 3 Scopus indexed.
- DNA Profiling and Forensics- Making Criminal Investigations Better for the Indian Legal System, accepted for publication in Special Issue of the Journal of South Indian Medicolegal Association (Scopus Indexed, ISSN 0974-6196) (Forthcoming in 2026)
- Revisiting Adulthood, Juvenile Delinquency and Justice under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015: A Decade Assessment, Legal News and Views, Volume 40, Number 1, January 2026 (ISSN 2277-5323)
- Article Published in Scopus-Indexed Journal- Journal of Applied Bioanalysis Vol 11 Issue-2 (2025) titled Geospatial and Developmental Approaches to Combating Human Trafficking: An Analysis of International Organisational Efforts. (Scopus Indexed 2405-710X) (DOI 53555/jab.v11si2.521)
- Article Published in Scopus-Indexed Journal- Journal of Applied Bioanalysis Vol 12 Issue-1 (2026) titled Regional and Developmental Effectiveness of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 In India: A Policy Perspective on Child Protection and Justice Delivery. (Scopus Indexed 2405-710X) (DOI 53555/jab.v12i1.747)
- Article Published as Co-author in the Indian Journal of Integrated Research in Law Volume V Issue V ISSN 2583-0538, Year 2025, titled Preserving the Past, Protecting the Future: IPR Approaches to Traditional Knowledge.
- Personality Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence- Balancing the Commercialisation of Intellectual Property and Privacy, Emerging Researcher: Volume 12: Issue III: July – September 2025 ISSN: 2348-5590.
- Article published in International Journal of Management and Humanities Volume 3 | Issue 4, year 2020 titled Comparative Analysis of Preventive Detention Laws in Different Legal Systems: A Critical Appraisal.
- Article Published in Journal Burnished Law Journal Volume 1 Issue 3-year 2020 titled Impact of Suspension of Labour Laws in the Midst of Covid-19.
- Article published in the International Multidisciplinary Law Journal Balance Volume 5 Issue I titled Understanding the Role of Affirmative Actions in Prevention of Gender Discrimination at workplace in India.
- Article published in Journal – Journal of Department of Law of Patna University 2017 titled Legal Dilemma of Euthanasia in India.
- Article published in year 2014, ISSN No.: 2321-290X, Shrinkhala: VOL-1, Issue-12, August 2014, titled E-contract and Legal Challenges.
- Article published in Journal -Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Legal Research, Published February 10, 2022, Version 1, ISSN 2582-9947 Volume 2 Issue 1 titled Impact of Juvenile Delinquency in India.
Conference / Seminar / Workshop
Presented paper titled ‘Addressing the menace of Deepfakes and AI in India-Ensuring Harmony and Digital Wellbeing’ at the ETLTC-ICAIH2025, jointly organized and sponsored by the ETLTC and ACM Chapter on eLearning & Technical Communication and hosted by the University of Aizu, Japan & Jindal Global University, India (Scopus Indexed Conference).
Capacity Building Training Programmes
No Data
Honours / Awards / Membership
Life Member- All India Law Teachers Congress; Member- the Indian Society of International Law.
Visiting Faculty / Guest Lectures / Keynote Address
No Data
Other Accomplishments
Interview of Dr Vimal is being published at Legal News and Views, Issue 40, Number 2, February 2026, (ISSN 2277-5323) published by the Indian Social Institute, New Delhi. (forthcoming)
ORCID ID
0009-0009-9089-6755
