Law at Parul University: An Alumnus at the Supreme Court of India and Mediation.

Jaydeep Findoria graduated with a BA LLB from Parul University in 2024. He is now Law Clerk-cum-Research Associate at the Supreme Court of India. During his time at Parul, he headed the Pro Bono Club under the Ministry of Law and Justice, worked with DAKSH on Supreme Court e-Committee policy, interned at the Rajasthan High Court under Justice Farjand Ali, and published case summaries on Bombay High Court judgments. After graduation, he completed an LLM in Constitutional and Administrative Law at GNLU, cleared UGC NET and GSET, and began a PhD at the University of Delhi. He returned to Parul for PIMC and was felicitated as Distinguished Alumni by Justice Pankaj Mithal (Supreme Court).

PIMC is organised by the Parul Institute of Law in association with DSNLU (Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University) Visakhapatnam. The competition features 44 teams mediating commercial disputes under a judicial panel that includes:

• Inaugural ceremony: Justice Pankaj Mithal (sitting Judge, Supreme Court of India), Justice Indira Banerjee (Former Judge, Supreme Court of India), Justice M.K. Thakkar (Judge, High Court of Gujarat), and Parul Patel (Vice-President, Parul University)
• Grand Finale panel: Justice Hemant Gupta, Justice Girish Kathpalia (sitting Judge, Delhi High Court), J.M. Kalia, D. Surya Prakasa Rao, and Saurabh Bindal (Partner, Fox Mandal and Associates)
• Quarter-Final and Semi-Final judges: 17 legal professionals including advocates from the Bombay High Court, Delhi High Court, IIDRC, WICCI, OP Jindal, LSE, and IIAM

• Sharmishtha Patil (Bombay High Court, LLM Business Law): described PIMC as well-structured and impactful, contributing meaningfully to the advancement of mediation and ADR in India
• Vediccaa Ramdanee (Delhi High Court, ex-Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, ex-L&L Partners, WICCI National Council): called it seamlessly conducted with exceptional talent
• Priyanka Sethia (Founder, OP Jindal LLM, LSE Negotiation Programme): praised participants for balancing legal positions with commercial practicality
• Anjali Saxena (IIAM Certified Mediator, Former Jury Member District Consumer Commission): praised the maritime contractual dispute simulation as challenging and realistic
• Fox Mandal and Associates (87,000+ LinkedIn followers): publicly posted that Partner Saurabh Bindal adjudicated the final round alongside Justice Kathpalia

Muskan Singh (1st year BBA LLB) attended the address by Justice Indira Banerjee, Justice Pankaj Mithal, and Justice M.K. Thakkar during PIMC. She described it as enhancing her practical understanding of law beyond textbooks and motivating her to explore dispute resolution with greater dedication. First-year students at Parul Institute of Law sit in front of Supreme Court and High Court justices. This is not a third-year privilege. It happens from the beginning.

Muskan Singh (1st year BBA LLB) attended the address by Justice Indira Banerjee, Justice Pankaj Mithal, and Justice M.K. Thakkar during PIMC. She described it as enhancing her practical understanding of law beyond textbooks and motivating her to explore dispute resolution with greater dedication. First-year students at Parul Institute of Law sit in front of Supreme Court and High Court justices. This is not a third-year privilege. It happens from the beginning.

Riya Kumari (2nd year BBA LLB, Training and Placement Cell) coordinated the organisation of PIMC. She managed logistics for a competition judged by Supreme Court justices, High Court justices, and Fox Mandal partners. She documented the complete judicial panel across all rounds (17 Quarter-Final/Semi-Final judges + 5 Grand Finale panellists). She also interned under Senior Advocate Yaragudi Ranganath Rao and at the District Legal Service Authority, Vadodara.

Mahi Singh (3rd year BBA LLB, Training and Placement Cell, Executive Member at Legiloom) anchored the valedictory ceremony of PIMC alongside Advocate Tanvi Mahajan. She described the key takeaways: boosted confidence, overcame stage fear, sharpened event management skills, learned more than expected. She has interned at the Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission, ProActive Legal (Lucknow), and the District Legal Service Authority (Lucknow).

Jaydeep Findoria (BA LLB 2024): Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of India. UGC NET. GSET. PhD at Delhi University. LLM from GNLU. Distinguished Alumni. The career trajectory from first year (sitting before SC justices) to graduation (working at the Supreme Court) is the complete pipeline.

• Pro Bono Club under the Ministry of Law and Justice (Tele Law, Nyay Bandhu government schemes)
• PIMC: international mediation competition with SC/HC judges, DSNLU association, 44 teams, Fox Mandal partner in final panel
• Judicial internships: Rajasthan High Court, District Courts, State Law Commissions
• Legal research: DAKSH (Supreme Court e-Committee), case analysis, published research
• Training and Placement Cell: students coordinate with SC/HC justices, manage event logistics, develop professional communication
• Moot court, legal writing, campus ambassador programmes (ProBono India, IMUNA, All India Legal Forum)
• VLF access: CJI Chandrachud, General Naravane, Shobhaa De, and other national leaders speak on campus