• Prof. Richard Albert, William Stamps Farish Professor in Law at the University of Texas at Austin
• Asha Srivastava, HOD & Principle Scientific Officer (PSO) in Forensic Psychology Division, CFSL, Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi.
• Dr. T.D. Dogra, Former AIIMS Director, NewDelhi
• Isuru Dodangoda, Southern Councilor, Govt of Srilanka
• Nagendra Kumar, Former Justice & Consultant, National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi
• Adv. Pallavi Pratap, Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India
• Lisa James, Professor of Law, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom
• Carlos A. Gutierrez, Director and Instructor of True Forensic Science, USA.
• Dr. J.R. Gaur, Ex-Director, FSL, H.P., Presently Director, SFSRM, Rashtriya Raksha University
• Dr. S.L. Vaya, Director, School of Criminology and Behavioural Sciences, Rashtriya Raksha University
• Dr. Rahki Khanna, Deputy Director Training & Expert Toxicology, SFSL, Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Dr.Surya Shekhar Daga, Former Additional Director, SFSL Rajasthan
• Dr. Vivek Sahajpal, Assistant Director (DNA), SFSL, Junga, Himachal Pradesh
• Dr. O.P. Jasuja, Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Science, Chandigarh University, Punjab
• Dott. Eugenio D’Orio, General Director of Bio Forensics Research Center & Consultant for the Ministry of Justice, Italy
• Subhash Shete, Legal Head at Valvoline India
• Ravinder Chauhan, Senior Scientific Assistant, Photographic Division (CFSL) Central Bureau of Investigation, New Delhi
• Dr. R.K. Kumawat, Senior Scientific Officer (Sero/ DNA), State Forensic Science Laboratory, Jaipur, Rajasthan
• Sheetal Vohra, Managing Partner- Vohra & Vohra
• Syed Asif Iqbal, Co-founder, advok8.in
• (Dr.) Alok Misra – Dean at NMIMS Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, Mumbai
• Vivekanshu Verma, Associate Consultant, Department of Emergency & Trauma Care, Medanta Hospital.
• Syed Mujtaba, Human Rights Activist
• Vishal Kumar Singh, The High Court of Judicature at Patna
• Shobha Singh Thakur, Assistant Professor, Kalinga University
• Amitabh Biswas, Assistant Professor (Under United Nations Development Program), Forensic Chemistry & Toxicology Division, Dept. of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Arba Minch University, Ethopia.
• (Dr.) Atul Krishna, Founder Subharti Group of Institutions & Hospitals.
• (Dr.) Prashant Agrawal, Professor, Department of Forensic Science, School of Allied Health Sciences, Sharda University, Greater Noida
• Rajeev Kumar, Associate Professor, Division of Forensic Science, Galgotias University, Noida
• Dr. Pooja Ahuja, Associate Professor, School of Forensic Science, NFSU & Coordinator for Ballistic Research and Testing Range
• Mohineesh Chandra, Senior Scientific Assistant, Forensics Science Laboratory, New Delhi.
• Shalya Raj, MDS, CEO, Swami Vivekanand Subharti University Meerut, UP
• Neha Bahl, Asst. Professor, Amity Law School, Noida
• Sruthi Srunivasan, Legal Counsel (Associate Manager) – North America, Tata Technologies
• Amarnath Mishra, Assistant Professor-II & Program Leader, Amity Institute of Forensic Sciences, Amity University – Noida
• Sergeant William J. Dodds, Detective Division, Forensic Identification Section, Fingerprint Examiner at Saanich Police Department, British Columbia
• Detective Frederick D. Zigan, Crime Scene Investigations Section, Roswell Police Department, Georgia
• Robert J. Schaal, IAAI-CFI, Gulf Coast Fire
• Marco Pot, Founder of the Underwaterpark Twiske
• Anil Chiplunkar, Cyber Fraud Investigator, Infocounselor
• Mr. Mahesh Tripathi, Assistant Director & Assistant Professor (Psychology), School of Criminology and Behavioral Science
• Ankit Gupta, Partner at Taxassurance Taxation Consultants
• Mohammad Abdurrahaman Khan, Senior Resident, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, (U.P)
• Manoj Kumar Verma, Senior Scientific Assistant, Forensics Science Laboratory, Lucknow (U.P)
• Nada Mohammed Ali Ali ElBendary, Toxicologist (Drug & Poisons Expert), Forensic Science Laboratory, Ministry of Justice in Egyptian Govt
• Sonia Kaul Shali, Associate Professor, United World School of Law, Karnavati University, Gandhinagar
• Mohammed Naji, Senior Molecular Biologist, Member of Dubai Police Scientists Council, ISO Auditor Scientific Reviewer IWA Ambassador
• Sachil Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Chemistry, College of Forensic Science, Naif Arab University Security Science, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• Dr. Rajesh Babu, Centre Head at International Centre for Humanitarian Forensics (ICHF), Associate Professor, School of Forensic Science, NFSU, Gujarat

• Ms. Shalvi Agrawal, Teaching & Research Assistant, Senior Research Scholar, School of Forensic Science, School of Doctoral Studies & Research, NFSU, Gandhinagar

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Anuj Kumar, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Legal Desire

Submission Guidelines for Vol 9, 29^th Edition

Broad Themes:

The main focus of the submission shall be on the latest trends in the field of Law. These could be but not limited to the following themes – Business Law, Law of Contract, Criminal Law, Corporate Law, Constitutional Law, ADR, Intellectual Property Law, Cyber Law, Environmental Law, Human Rights Law and other contemporary Legal issues.

Types of Submissions: Please refer to the Instructions for Authors section below before submitting your research work. LDIJL invites authors to submit manuscripts under following heads:

1. Research Papers/Articles: A thorough analysis of your chosen theme. These can be submitted in two formats.
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