Parul university organised expert lecture on Judicial Perspective of Investigation and Evidence

Former High Court Justice guides law and science students on bringing together Law and Science for the betterment of the society

Furthering its interdisciplinary approach to education, as a way of
providing practical solutions to some of the lacunas in today’s criminal
justice system, city based Parul University, blended science and law to
facilitate this enlightening legal platform. The University’s Faculty of Law
acting in conjunction with its Applied Science Faculty, organised an expert
lecture on the “Judicial Perspective of Investigation and Evidence”. 

To shed enlightenment on this vital subject, the University invited
former Justice Z.K Saiyed, one of Gujarat’s most notable legal luminaries,
whose judicial insights have shaped the practical application of Law not only
in Gujarat, but in India as a whole.  

With his enriching expertise and practical experience as a former
sitting judge of the High Court of Gujarat, Justice Saiyed guide the budding
law and forensic science students on the judicial application of their
education. 

Justice Saiyed went on to share his insightful perspective on the
forensic handwriting expertise as well as on the significance of post mortem
and Inquest Pachanama, strangulation, amongst various subjects. Over 150 law
and forensic science students attended the gathering, where they had the
lifetime opportunity of learning and engaging with the esteemed Justice. 

“ Being a student of law I believe just as it is important to learn
theoretical aspects of the law, it is of much more significance to learn of the
practical elements also. I am very grateful for the opportunity that Parul
University has provided for all of us as students, to learn from such a
distinguished personality”, said Vaishvik Patel, a law student under the
University’s law faculty. 

As a way of providing students with the most enriching learning
experience, Parul University has been constantly engaging with various notable
experts within the field of law, such as Justice Ravi Tripathi, Justice K.A.
Puj and now Justice Z.K. Saiyed. The University has also been focusing on
providing the students with the finest hands on training, during the course of
their studies through various workshops, and visits to places having immense
legal significance such as the High Court of Gujarat. On this occasion former
Justice Saiyed, went on to share his expertise on various landmark judgments
which have been delivered over time on this subject, along with other concepts
pertaining to test and investigation of samples examined by forensic
laboratories and cross examinations.  

On this occasion a book authored by one of Parul University’s PhD law
students, Mr Wolle Abegaz Yesuf was also inaugurated through the hands of the
Justice Z.K Saiyed and the University’s Dean of Law, Dr Akil Saiyed. Having the
title “Rule of Law and the Conscience Balance in Ethiopia”, the subject matter
of this book was commended by the dignitaries of the occasion as having great
significance in the legal system of the world. The budding law students of
Parul University continue to make strides within Gujarat and India’s legal
academic fraternity, by practically engaging and emerging victorious in various
law based competitions, such as moot courts, parliamentary debates, public
speaking contests amongst others. 

“Creating such platforms where the students get to engage with the real
time scenario of the society is something of great significance, and I believe
hosting personalities of such an esteemed statured such as Honorable justice
Saiyed , who have made vast contributions to our Nation’s legal fraternity is
of vital importance for us as a University” said the University’s President Dr
Devanshu J Patel.