Prof Dr. G.B. Reddy
Chief Editor
Professor of Law, Osmania University, Hyderabad
9440284993 | gbreddy@keralalawacademy.in
Dr.G.B.Reddy is a lawyer turned academician. Studied B.A. (HPP), LL.B., and LL.M. (Constitutional Law) at Osmania University, and P.G.Diploma in Human Rights from University of Hyderabad. Obtained Ph.D.in Law from Osmania University in 1999 on the topic “Supreme Court and Judicial Activism – Its Contribution in Specific Areas of Constitutional Law after 1980”. His area of specialization is Constitutional Law in LL.M. and Judicial Activism in Ph.D. He specialized in the area of Intellectual Property as an independent researcher, publisher and teacher.
He has had a brilliant academic record with three Gold Medals in LL.B. and one Gold Medal in LL.M. apart from being the first candidate to have qualified for UGC-JRF in Law from Osmania University in 1993.He practiced in the High Court of Andhra Pradesh for about seven years before joining the faculty of law, Osmania University. He authored 23 well received books on law including Women and Law, Intellectual Property Rights and Law, Copyright Law in India, Practical Advocacy of Law, Right to Information and Law and Judicial Activism in India. Two of his books namely Women and Law and Judicial Activism in India have been reviewed favourably in the Book Review section of the Hindu by Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer. He also published 73 articles on law in standard law journals, and more than 30 newspaper articles. He offered four SWAYAM Courses/MOOCs successfully in 2019, 2020 and 2021 on Human Rights and International Law, IPRs and Competition Law, Indian Judicial System and Environmental Laws, and Private International Law and ADR in India.
He possesses rich administrative experience having worked as the Principal of University College of Law (2005-2008), Head of Department of Law (2005-2008), Chairperson of Bos in Law (2017) and Dean, Faculty of Law, Osmania University (2017- 2019). He helped the university to introduce LL.B. Five Years Integrated Course at University College of Law and P.G. College of Law, Osmania University and LL.M. (IPR), LL.M. (ADR), and LL.M. (ITEL) and P.G. Diploma in Cyber Laws. He has been a visiting faculty at several reputed institutions including the Judicial Academy, Excise Academy, CCRT, NAARM, TS Police Academy, National Police Academy, NALSAR University of Law , National Industrial Security Academy (NISA), Dr.MCRHRDI, APHRDI, Academic Staff Colleges (now HRDCs) of several universities. He was the Co-convener of the APLAWCET & PGLAWCET for 2014- 15.
He held positions as the Joint Director, University Foreign Relations Office, Osmania University for 5 years before he became its Director. He was the founder Director of the Legal Cell of the University, a member of General Council of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad (for the period 2011-2014), A.P. State Consumer Protection Council (for the period 2010-2013) ,the Hyderabad District Legal Services Authority by the Government of A.P. and also the Telangana State Legal Services Authority He is a Life Member of the Indian Law Institute ,New Delhi, the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies, New Delhi and the American Studies Research Centre, Hyderabad (presently OUCIP).He participated in several National and International Seminars, Workshops and Conferences on Law and allied subjects and visited Japan, Malaysia, Singapore , South Korea and Thailand.
At present he is Chairman of Bio-Ethics Committee of CDFD, Hyderabad and Institute of Genetics & Hospital, OU, Member of Academic Council of NALSAR University and NUALS, Cochin. He was also the Dean, Faculty of Law of Telangana University(2017-2021) and currently the Dean of Faculty of Law, Sathavahana University, Karimnagar (Since 2017). He has been the Convener of the TS LAWCET & TS PGLCET for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021. He was also the International Student Advisor of OU (Director, UFRO) from 2016 to 2018 and 2019 to 2021.He has been appointed as the Director of the Prof.G.Ram Reddy Centre for Distance Education, Osmania University (on 26th May 2021) .
He was awarded the State Best Teacher Award by the Government of Telangana on 5th September 2021.
List of Publications
Books
Sl.No. |
Title |
Edition and Revision details |
Publisher |
1. |
Women and Law |
1996 -Revised five times – last revision in 2020 |
M/s Gogia Law Agency, Hyderabad |
2. |
Law of Consumer Protection in India |
1999 – last revision in 2014 |
M/s Gogia Law Agency, Hyderabad |
3. |
B.Vishwanath Iyer’s Commentaries on Civil Procedure Code (in 2 volumes) |
1999-6th Edn.- Dr. V. Krishnamachari |
M/s Gogia Law Agency, Hyderabad |
4. |
Land Laws |
2000 (6th Edition Last Revised in 2016) |
M/s Gogia Law Agency, Hyderabad |
5. |
Intellectual Property and Law |
2000- last revised in 2019 |
M/s Gogia Law Agency,Hyderabad |
6. |
Judicial Activism in India |
2001-last revised in 2013 |
M/s Gogia Law Agency,Hyderabad |
7. |
Practical Advocacy of Law |
2002 |
M/s Gogia Law Agency, Hyderabad |
8. |
Freedom of Information and with Justice |
2003 |
M/s Gogia Law Agency,Hyderabad |
9. |
University Laws |
2003 |
M/s Gogia Law Agency,Hyderabad |
10. |
Copyright Law in |
2003 |
M/s Gogia Law Agency,Hyderabad |
11. |
Prevention of Immoral Traffic and Law |
2004 |
M/s Gogia Law Agency,Hyderabad |
12. |
Commentary Act, 1988 |
2005 |
M/s Gogia Law Agency,Hyderabad |
13. |
Right to Information and Law (As Co-author along with Justice |
2005 |
M/s Gogia Law Agency,Hyderabad |
14. |
Constitution of India and (As Co-author along with |
2006 |
M/s I.K. International Publishing House Pvt.Ltd, New Delhi |
15. |
Bharatha Rajyangam (Indian Constitution in Telugu) |
2008 Revised Edition 2019 |
Telugu Academy, Hyderabad ISBN No. 818180590-9 |
16. |
Judiciary in India- Constitutional Perspectives |
2009 |
Co-Edited with G.Manoher Rao & V.Geeta Rao, Asia Law House, Hyderabad, 2009 |
17. |
Law and Prevention of Unfair Practices In Family Relations |
(Study Material for PG Diploma |
ICADR & NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad |
18. |
Family and Property Relations |
(Study Material for PG Diploma |
ICADR& NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad |
19. |
Prohibition of Ragging and Law |
(2009) |
M/s. Gogia Agency, Hyderabad |
20. |
The Lokpal |
2014 |
M/s. |
21. |
Corporate |
2015 (as |
Asia |
|
|
|
ISBN No. 978-93- 85556-27-2 |
22. |
Uniform Civil |
2017 (as |
K.V.Ranga Reddy law College, and Asia ISBN |
23. |
Reflections: |
2017 (as |
Osmania University, Hyderabad |
24. |
Recent Trends in Corporate Laws: India |
2019 (as |
Vrinda 87418-40-0 |
25. |
‘Law Governing Unfair |
2020 |
Self-Study University, Hyderabad |
26. |
Consumer Protection Act – A Commentary |
2021 (as Co-author with |
Eastern Book Company, Kolkata ISBN No. 978-93- 90715-33-6 |
27. |
Transgenders and |
2021 (as Co-author with Baglekar Akash |
Eastern |
Articles
S.No. |
Title of the |
Journal/Book, Citation and ISSN/ISBN No. |
1. |
A Note |
(1998) 1 SCJ 59 |
2 |
Medical Profession and Jurisdiction of Consumer Courts |
(1998) 1 SCJ |
3 |
The |
(1997) 1 SCJ |
4. |
Right to Commit Suicide – Some Socio-legal Perspectives. |
1996 Cri.LJ Journal 1 |
5 |
Judiciary |
Dr.Ambedkar |
6 |
Socio-legal Aspects of Suicide – Critical Analysis |
1995 (2) ALD 27 |
7 |
A |
1996 (2) ALT Journal 19 |
8 |
A Brief |
1993 (3) ALT Journal 60 |
9 |
The A.P.Mandala Nyaya Panchayats Bill |
1995 (3) ALT Journal 34. |
10 |
A Note M.K.Gupta – Peak of Judicial Activism |
1994 (1) |
11 |
Judicial Activism and Judicial Review |
A.P.Times, December 7, 1996. |
12 |
Expanding Horizons of Judicial Review |
DJLS January, 1997 |
13 |
Gender Justice and Uniform Civil |
DJLS August, |
14 |
Compensatory Discrimination and the Rule |
DJLS April 1997, p.47 |
15 |
Role of Judiciary in Protection Human |
AIR 1999 Journal 148. |
16 |
Future of Judicial Review in India Journal of Indian Law Institute Speed breakers Ahead |
39 JILI, (1997) p.411. |
17 |
Emerging limits of Compensatory Discrimination and the Rule of Qualifying Marks |
AIR 2000 December Journal |
18 |
Rights of AIDS patients in |
41 JILI 1999 (April – |
19. |
Fifty Years of Indian Constitution – A Constitutional Imperative to review |
Indian Bar Review, |
20 |
Corruption in High Places |
2001(2) ALT Journal p.20 |
21 |
Supreme Court |
D.Banerjea (Ed),“Judicial Activism” Vikas |
22 |
Compensatory Discrimination in India-A Critical Analysis |
D.S.Prakasa Rao (Ed), Constitutional Jurisprudence and Environmental Justice (Essays in Pratyusha Publishing House, Visakapatnam, 2001 |
23 |
Women and Law in India |
All India |
24 |
Access to Healthcare in |
Journal of Indian Legal (published by Mahatma Gandhi |
25 |
Law relating to Rape in India |
2003 (3) ALD Journal |
26. |
Indian Legal Regime |
Dr.A.S.Raju, (Ed) “Terrorism in South Asia – Views from India: 2004, India Research Press, New Delhi |
27 |
What is Intellectual Property? |
FAPCCI Review, |
28 |
Right to Strike-A Comment on the Recent |
ICFAI Journal |
29 |
Review Article on “Where Corruption Lives” Gerald E.Caiden, O.P.Dwivedi, And Joseph Jabbra(Ed) (Connecticut: Kumarian Press, Inc, |
World Affairs (The Journal of International Issues), Vol.9, No.1 |
30 |
Religion-based Reservations—Legal and Constitutional Perspectives |
Andhra Law Times, |
31 |
Legal Education in Traditional Colleges Needs a Fresh Look |
The Hindu (Open |
32 |
Guaranteed |
S.V.Raghavacharyulu (Ed), ”Guaranteed Employment for the NIRD, Hyderabad, Pp.319- 331 |
33 |
‘Development of Human Rights |
Prof.G.Manoher Rao(Ed), Constitutional Development through Pp: 404-416 |
34 |
Role of Law Teachers for Better Legal |
Prof.G.Manoher Rao & K.Shrinivas Asia Law |
35 |
Infringement of Copyright and Doctrine of Fair Use |
DESIDOC Bulletin of Information Technology, Delhi, 36 |
36 |
Traditional Knowledge in IPR Regime |
Think-Line, A Guna Gaurav Nyas (27-03-2007) |
37 |
Right to Information Act.2005: A Primer |
The ICFAI Journal of Governance and Public Hyderabad |
38 |
Protection of Traditional Knowledge-an Indian Perspective |
All India |
39 |
Role of Law Teachers for Better Legal |
Justitia, Osmania University Law Quarterly, Oct-Dec.2007, Published by Faculty of Law, Osmania [ISSN No.0447-1954 ] |
40 |
Citizenship of India-An Overview |
V.B.Maleshwari (ed), “Citizenship: Contemporary Issues And Developments”, Amicus Books, The ICFAI University Press, |
|
|
2007 Pp: 173-185 [ISBN:81-314-1368-3] |
41 |
Protection |
Justitia, Osmania University Law Quarterly, August.2008, published by Faculty of Law, Osmania University, PP: 27-65 [ISSN |
42 |
Law relating to Rape in India-Need for |
C.P.Nandini (Ed),“Law of Rape”, 2008 |
43 |
Criminal Contempt Power of Courts in India – An Analysis” |
“Judiciary Pp: 375 ff |
44 |
Maintenance of Aged Persons and Law in India |
“Journal 113-125 |
45 |
Sui Generis System |
ANU |
46 |
Protection of Domain Disputes through ADR– Impact of WIPO’s |
Journal of Indian Law Institute, 2010 (along with C.P.Nandini), Vol.52 No.1 January-March 2010 |
47 |
Good Governance in India-Constitutional and |
G.Gopal Reddy (Ed),“Good Governance ISBN:978-81-89131-55 |
48. |
Protection of Biodiversity and Sustainable Development in India-An appraisal of Legal Mechanism and its |
Supreme May 2012 Issues ) |
49 |
Local Working of Patents-Law and |
JIPR Vol.18(1) Jan.2013 , pp:15- 27 [BIMONTHLY-ISSN: 0975- 1076 |
50 |
Effective |
P.Ishwara Bhat (Ed),Inter State & (ISBN No.93 -5028-980-6) |
52 |
Annual Survey of Indian |
Indian Law Institute, New Delhi ISSN |
|
|
Available at http://14.139.60.114:8080/jspui/ handle/123456789/38 |
53 |
Annual Survey of Indian Law (2013), Vol.49, [on Environmental Law] |
Indian Law Institute, New Delhi ISSN |
54 |
Effect of the Law in Containing Corruption Act, 2013 |
Nuances of Law, CKS Publications, Bangalore, (2014), Pp:85-97 |
55 |
Regulatory |
Justitia, Osmania University Law Journal, Jan-June 2014 Issue, |
56 |
Saving varsities from politicians |
The Hindu, August |
57 |
Recent |
Bangalore University Law Journal (Refereed Journal-ISSN 0973-3280) Vol:5-No:4, June 2015, Pp:92-114 |
58 |
Annual Survey of Indian Law -2014 , Vol.50, [On |
Indian Law Institute, New Delhi (Pp:575-602) (ISSN 0570-2666) Available at http://14.139.60.114:8080/jspui/ handle/123456789/38 |
59 |
Annual Survey of Indian Law -2015, Vol.51, |
Indian Law Institute, New Delhi (Pp:543-562) (ISSN 0570-2666) Available at http://14.139.60.114:8080/jspui/ handle/123456789/38 |
60. |
Human Rights and Criminal Justice System in India-A Peek at Judicial Activism |
TSN Sastry & Durgambini Patel (Ed) , Law Development& Justice-Conference Proceedings, Dept. of Law, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune (2017), ISBN No.978-93-5235-978- |
61 |
Protection of |
Manoj Kumar Sinha et all (Ed), Environmental Law and Enforcement: The Contemporary Challenges, Indian Law Institute New Delhi (2016), Pp: 101-132 ISBN No: 978-81-927926-2-0 |
62 |
Evolution |
Y.F.Jayakumar (ed), Consumer Law-Redressal Mechanism, Pendekanti Law College ,Hyderabad (2017) ISBN No. 978-93-86730-07-7 |
63 |
Uniform Civil Code-Debate of Rights versus |
Book entitled “Uniform Civil Code-Issue |
|
|
College, Hyderabad ISBN No.978-93-86698-64-3 |
64. |
Constitutionalism and Dr.Ambedkar |
Book entitled “Dr.B.R.Ambedkar and Constitutionalism”(2018), Edited ISBN No.978-93-86730-14-5 |
65 |
Annual Survey of Indian Law -2016, Vol.52, [On |
Indian Law Institute, New Delhi (Pp:523-540) (ISSN 0570-2666) Available at http://14.139.60.114:8080/jspui/ handle/123456789/38 |
66 |
Annual Survey of Indian Law -2017, Vol.53, [On |
Indian Law Institute, New Delhi (Pp:361-381) (ISSN 0570-2666) Available at http://14.139.60.114:8080/jspui/ handle/123456789/38 |
67 |
Making Reproductive Rights a Reality: A Human Rights Perspective |
K.C.Sunny ,Pp:41-46, ISBN: 978-93-5346-708-1-07-7 |
68 |
Role of Judiciary in Humanizing the Criminal Justice System in India |
Sudarshanam Gankidi (Ed), Human Rights in India- Prospective and Retrospective, (2019) , Rawat Publications, Jaipur |
69. |
Discussing IPR Issues Bhavana Vemuri) |
NUALS Intellectual Vol.II (2019-2020),Pp:1-13 |
70 |
Annual Survey of Indian Law -2018 ,Vol.54 [On |
Indian Law Institute, New Delhi (Pp:403-429) (ISSN 0570-2666) Available at http://14.139.60.114:8080/jspui/ handle/123456789/38 |
71 |
‘Importance of ODR in Electronic Commerce’, (2021) (co-authored with Dr. Leila Kharazmy, Azad |
The Scientific Journal of Research Studies in Management, Economics and Accounting, Vol.52, pp.49-57. http://jomea.jseas.ir/ListArticle.a |
72 |
Book Review |
Vol.7, Journal |
|
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https://nlspub.ac.in/journal-on- environmental-law-policy-and- development-vol-7-2020/ |
73 |
Doctrine |
Justitia, Osmania University Journal ISSN: 0447-1954 |
74 |
Environmental Law |
Annual Survey of Indian Law (2019), (under |
75 |
‘Prajaswamyam lo Civil |
Yojana, Vol.49, Issue 10, August 2021 [ISSN: 0971-8729] |
Newspaper Articles
1) “Vilivala Potham..Pragtiki Chatram -Rajyanga Spoortiki kattali pattam” in Editorial Page of Eenadu,Telugu Daily, 27 November, 2019.
2) “Gatha Kalapu Bhayalu..Bhavishyathupai Aashalu” in Andhra Prabha,Tlugu Daily, 25 November, 2020.
3) “Sankatamlo Samakhya” in Namaste Telangana, Telugu Daily, 26 November, 2020.
4) “Prajaswamya Parirakshane Rajyanga Lakshyam” in Velugu, 26 November, 2020.
5) “Simultaneous Elections: A Chimera” in Editorial Column of Telangana Today, 19 April, 2019. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
6) “Go all out on Gram Nyayalayas” in Editorial Column of Telangana Today, 03 June, 2019. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
7) “Illogical outcry over RTI changes” in Editorial Column of Telangana Today, 16 August, 2019. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
8) “Time for a Transparent Collegium” in Editorial Column of Telangana Today, 21 September, 2019. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
9) “Religion and Court’s Jurisdiction” in Editorial Column of Telangana Today, 04 December, 2019. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
10) “Sifting CAA Facts and Fiction” in Editorial Column of Telangana Today, 04 January, 2020. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
11) “Being prudent on Population” in Editorial Column of Telangana Today, 29 February, 2020. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
12) “Battle won, now win War” in Editorial Column of Telangana Today, 14 March, 2020. Co- author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
13) “Vizag victims must get compensation” in Editorial Column of Telangana Today, 25 May, 2020. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
14) “Why SC Kerala Temple Verdict is Pragmatic” in Editorial Column of New Indian Express, 18 July, 2020. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
15) “Challenges lie ahead as new Consumer Law is now in force” in Editorial Column of Deccan Chronicle and Asian Age, 23 July, 2020. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
16) “Rush for Vaccine and Ethics” in Editorial Column of Telangana Today, 22 August, 2020. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
17) “Equal partners in property” in Editorial Column of Telangana Today, 02 September, 2020. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
18) “Protesting is right, but not at cost of peaceful public” in Editorial Column of The Hans India, 08 December, 2020. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
19) “Privacy, Defamation and Stigma” in Editorial Column of Telangana Today, 14 December, 2020. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
20) “Whose farms? whose laws? whose solution?” in the Editorial Column of The Hans India, 26 January, 2021. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
21) “Politicians and the Promise of Moon (Article on Freebies)” in Editorial Column of Telangana Today, 7 April, 2021. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
22) “Work on access to education for all” in Editorial Column of Telangana Today, 25 May, 2021. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
23) “Administration of Justice: From Tribunalisation to Trivalization”, Bar and Bench, 7-6- 2021. Co-author with Baglekar Akash Kumar.
24) “Decongesting prisons in pandemic”, in Editorial Column of Telangana Today, 15 May, 2021.
Co-author with G. Rishi Chandra
Reddy.