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About Nyaya Pathshala

Who we are, what we are trying to do, and who started it.

Nyaya Pathshala (न्याय पाठशाला, “the school of justice”) is a free, independent legal-awareness platform for India.

We publish plain-language guides to the rights the law already gives every citizen: what to do when the police refuse an FIR, how bail works, how to file an RTI, how to get your deposit or salary back, and much more. Everything is free, in English and Hindi, and written to be read on a phone.

Alongside the articles we build practical tools: a “What happened?” rights finder, ready-to-send letters and legal notices, and a judgment of the week explained in plain words.

How we work

  • Accuracy first. Every section number, deadline and helpline is checked against the bare Act, official notifications or court records before it is published. Articles show when they were last reviewed.
  • Current law. We use the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, and the new Labour Codes, with the old section numbers in brackets where they help.
  • Information, not advice. We explain the law in general terms. For your own case, consult an advocate or call free legal aid at 15100.
  • Open to contributors. Students, teachers, advocates and citizens write for our Guest Column, and law students can join as Campus Ambassadors.
  • Independent. No advertising, no paid placements, no data selling.

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Write to us

Editorial, Guest Column, corrections, workshops, collaborations and all other questions: editor@nyayapathshala.co.in

Our mission

न्याय before क़ानून

Qanoon is the rule. Nyaya is the reason the rule exists. This project begins from the belief that the second must be taught before the first.

I teach law. Every semester I watch bright students master sections, tests and precedents, and I worry that we rarely stop to ask whether the outcome is just. Law is a tool. Justice is its purpose. A law school that teaches the rule and forgets the reason produces technicians, not guardians.

Nyaya Pathshala is my attempt to put justice back at the centre: for ordinary citizens, who deserve to understand the rights the law already gives them, and for the classroom, where the next generation of lawyers is formed. Every guide here is written in plain words, because justice that cannot be understood cannot be claimed.

Shashank Shekhar, Founder

न्याय

Justice above law

Every article explains not only what the rule is, but what it protects and why it matters.

सरल

Plain words

No jargon. If a citizen cannot read it on a phone at a police station, we rewrite it.

समाज

Classroom to community

Lessons tested with students, advocates, prosecutors and police officers, then shared with everyone.

Shashank Shekhar

Founder and editor

Shashank Shekhar

Assistant Professor of Law, Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida

LL.M., National Law University, Delhi · Ph.D. candidate, Jamia Millia Islamia

Shashank teaches constitutional law, criminal law and legislative drafting. He served as a Legislative Fellow at the Ministry of Law and Justice on the drafting team of the Arbitration Bill, 2024, and writes regularly on courts, rights and the Constitution for national and international publications. He has trained police investigation officers, prosecutors, advocates and NGO workers on India's new criminal laws.

3 years teaching and research UGC NET qualified twice 17 published pieces in 7 outlets Rank 4, B.A. LL.B., Jamia

Experience

  • July 2023 – PresentAssistant Professor of LawLloyd Law College, Greater Noida
    • Teaches the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Constitutional Law II (B.A. LL.B.), and History and Principles of Criminal Law (LL.M.).
    • Delivers awareness and training programmes on the new criminal laws for public prosecutors, advocates, law students and police officers.
  • May – July 2024Legislative FellowInstitute of Legislative Drafting and Research, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India
    • Contributed to the drafting team of the Arbitration Bill, 2024.
    • Designed an online course on Plain Language Drafting for legislative officers, hosted on the Government of India's Karmayogi portal.

Education

  • 2024 – 2028Ph.D. (in progress)Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
  • 2023UGC NETQualified twice, April and August 2023
  • 2022 – 2023LL.M.National Law University, Delhi · First Division
  • 2017 – 2022B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi · Rank 4 in batch

Writing & op-eds

Talks and training

  • "Landscape of Changing Criminal Jurisprudence: Penal to Justice Oriented", Frontier Welfare Society · 29 Jun 2024
  • Day-long workshop on the new criminal laws for legal officers and staff of NGO Prayash, Jahangirpuri, Delhi · 7 Jun 2024
  • Resource person on the new criminal laws for Investigation Officers, Sultanpuri Police Station, Outer District, Delhi · 29 May 2024
  • Resource person on the new criminal laws for Investigation Officers, Raj Park Police Station, Delhi · 27 May 2024
  • "Career in Law: How to Manage Five Years in Law School", Ishan School of Law, Greater Noida · 12 Nov 2023
  • "Breaking the Barriers: Women Pioneers in Law", Girl Up Rooh · 16 Sep 2023

Moot courts judged

  • Christ University Moot Court Competition 2026, Christ University, Noida · 27 Jul 2026
  • National Hybrid Moot Court Competition 2024, NIMS University, Jaipur, with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India · 9 Nov 2024
  • Jamia Intra Moot Court Competition 2024, Faculty of Law, Jamia Millia Islamia · 8 Nov 2024
  • IIMT National Moot Court Competition 2024, IIMT College of Law, Greater Noida · 18–19 Mar 2024

Founder

Shashank Shekhar Founder & EditorShashank ShekharAssistant Professor of Law, Lloyd Law College, Greater Noida Law is a tool. Justice is its purpose. A law school that teaches the rule and forgets the reason produces technicians, not guardians. Shashank founded Nyaya Pathshala in 2026 on a simple conviction: justice must be taught before law, and the people who most need to know their rights are the ones least likely to find them explained. He leads the project and its editorial board, sets the standard every guide must meet (plain words, current law, checked citations), and personally writes and reviews the guides on criminal procedure, arrest, bail and the Constitution. He also runs the Guest Column, which publishes students, teachers and advocates, and the Campus Ambassador programme that takes legal awareness from law schools into communities. shashank@nyayapathshala.co.inRead full profile →

Editorial Board · Associate Editors

Dr. Sonia Pandey Dr. Sonia PandeyAssociate EditorAssistant Professor of Law, Lloyd Law College, Greater Noidasonia@nyayapathshala.co.inView profile →Shivani Chauhan Shivani ChauhanAssociate EditorAssistant Professor of Law, Lloyd Law College, Greater Noidashivani@nyayapathshala.co.inView profile →Wasi Ullah Wasi UllahAssociate EditorAssistant Professor of Law, Lloyd Law College, Greater Noidawasi@nyayapathshala.co.inView profile →Dr. Snigdha Kuriyal Dr. Snigdha KuriyalAssociate EditorAssistant Professor of Law, Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, NMIMSsnigdha@nyayapathshala.co.inView profile →Dr. Avinash Krishna Goswami Dr. Avinash Krishna GoswamiAssociate EditorAssistant Professor of Law, Lloyd Law College, Greater Noidaavinash@nyayapathshala.co.inView profile →Dr. Nishant Singh Rawat Dr. Nishant Singh RawatAssociate EditorAssistant Professor of Law, Lloyd Law College, Greater Noidanishant@nyayapathshala.co.inView profile →

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