Shaoni Das

Shaoni Das

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Advocate|Office of Ankit Yadav, Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court of India

  • Education

    • Kendriya Vidyalaya NFR Maligaon

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      9.2 cgpa
    • J.B.Law College(Gauhati University)

      2020 - 2021
      B.A.LL.B(Hons.) Law 1st class 3rd rank holder

      Activities and Societies: Sub editor, College Magazine Rank 1 in college and 3rd in all over Gauhati University in B.A.LL.B(crime and Criminology honours).

    • Jindal Global Law School (JGLS)

      2022 - 2023
      Master of Laws - LLM Intellectual Property Rights and Technology law 7.4/8
    • Cotton University

      2014 - 2016
      High School Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities A+
  • Experience

    • The North-Eastern Chronicle

      Dec 2016 - Oct 2020
      Creative Head

      The North-Eastern Chronicle is a digital media house situated in Guwahati, Assam. Initially, I stated working as a content writing intern and gradually as the head of creative department. My position entailed heading a whole department, supervising creative contents which would go up in the social media handles of the agency. Additionally, I have hosted events conducted by the agency, worked as an Organising Committe member for the Corporate Industrial Conclave Model United Nations, 2019 and 2020 respectively. Have also conducted workshops on creative writing. Show less

    • J.B. Law College

      Jul 2017 - Apr 2021
      Sub-editor
    • National Human Rights Commission of India

      Nov 2019 - Dec 2019
      Legal Intern

      Visited Prayas Institute of Juvenile Justice, Tihar Jail and various police stations to understand the institutional relevance of procedural aspects of the criminal justice system. Attended seminars and workshops initiated by bureaucrats, Police officers and senior advocates on the relevance of human rights mandate in the day-to-day working of the system. Additionally, wrote reports and worked on a research paper at the completion of the internship.

    • GnS Legal LLP

      Jan 2020 - Feb 2020
      Intern

      -Attended court proceedings before the Supreme Court of India, Delhi High Court, NCLT and NCLAT courts and Tis Hazari District Court. Also, attended an arbitration proceeding in the International Chamber of Commerce -Researched on Section 376 IPC and case laws related to it, assisted in drafting an RTI and other legal documents like petitions and affidavits.-Researched on Section 125 CrPC and important case laws relating to maintenance. -Attended client meetings.

    • Indian Civil Liberties Union

      Feb 2020 - now
      Member
    • Corpus Juris: The Law Journal

      Nov 2020 - Dec 2020
      Intern
    • Azim Premji University

      Apr 2022 - Jun 2022
      Policy Intern

      Prof. Vikas Maniar is a faculty of the Azim Premji University. He has been working to create a repository for educational documents. These documents may include Court judgments, CABE reports, committee and commission reports and reports by various state governments, etc. Here, under his guidance I analysed various educational acts of Assam, made small abstracts relating to them. Also, read through various court judgements on educational policy in India and understood the basic premise of policy interpretation related to education policy in India. Show less

    • Anas Tanwir, Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court of India

      Dec 2022 - Jul 2023
      Legal Intern

      -Drafted Special Leave Petitions, Legal Notices, Power of attorneys, writ petitions under Article 32 of the Constitution of India as well as legal agreements. -Conducted research on various subject matters under the Constitutional law, Criminal law and civil law.

    • Chambers of Ms. Rohini Prasad, Advocate-on-Record, Supreme Court of India

      Jul 2023 - Apr 2024
      Associate
    • Centre for Communication Governance

      Jul 2023 - Aug 2023
      Research Intern

      -Researched on the impact of Generative AI in data privacy in India by undertaking a comparative analysis of data protection acts from different jurisdictions around the world(European Union, USA and UK). -Conducted extensive research on deepfake and other Generative AIs present in the internet and their copyright implications. Especially looked for existing and prospective legal cases from India, UK, EU and China. -Worked on the impact of internet shutdowns in India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka by chronologically tracking various gazetted and statutory notifications as well as developments in these jurisdictions. Show less

    • Software Freedom Law Centre, India (SFLC.in)

      Feb 2024 - now
      Fellow/ Digital Defenders Network
    • Office of Ankit Yadav-Advocate-on-Record- Supreme Court of India

      Apr 2024 - now
      Associate
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • International Human Rights Law and Kashmir: Prospects and Challenges, 2022

      Oxford Kashmir Forum
      Jan 2022
    • Advocate

      Bar council of India
      Mar 2024
    • Advocate

      Bar Council of Delhi
      Aug 2023
    • Workshop on Trial Advocacy

      NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY AND JUDICIAL ACADEMY
      Nov 2018
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Shaoni Das
      Savitri Jindal Scholarship Award Jindal Global Law School Jul 2022
    • Awarded to Shaoni Das
      1st Class 3rd Rank Gauhati University Mar 2022 Crime and Criminology honours
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Research Assistant

      Issued by Indian Civil Liberties Union on Jan 2020
      Indian Civil Liberties UnionAssociated with Shaoni Das