From left to right: GCAI co-founders Lubinisha Saha and Manjaree Chowdhary; GCAI members Hemant Kumar and Rajiv Chauhan; Pankaj Mithal and Manmohan, justices of the Supreme Court of India; Sanjeev Sanyal, member of Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council; Sanjeev Gemawat, GCAI founder; Vivek Mittal, GCAI member; GCAI co-founders CV Raghu and Akhil Prasad.
The General Counsels’ Association of India (GCAI) has hosted its flagship conclave, Nyaya Nirmaan: Reimagining India’s Legal Foundations for Viksit Bharat @ 2047, on 19 September at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.
The initiative represents India’s vision of becoming a fully developed economy and society by the 100th anniversary of independence in 2047.
GCAI co-founder Sanjeev Gemawat said, “For the first time in independent India’s history, all custodians of the legal order – from government, judiciary, legislature, academia and industry – came together to chart a common vision for our nation’s future.”
The event gathered India’s jurists, legislators, policymakers, academics, senior counsel and industry leaders, alongside international experts, to deliberate on reforms required to strengthen the legal system ahead of the centenary of independence.
The opening ceremony was led by Harsh Malhotra, minister of State for Corporate Affairs; Dinesh Maheshwari, chairman of the Law Commission of India; Sasmit Patra, member of Parliament; and Sudhir Krishnaswamy, vice-chancellor of the National Law School of India University.
GCAI co-founders Gemawat and Akhil Prasad highlighted the significance of the gathering by outlining its twin themes, Nyaya Nirmaan (building justice) and Youth Unchained Through Knowledge and Transformative Internships (YUKTI). Prasad emphasised that YUKTI is an investment in the future of India’s legal fraternity. “By providing structured mentorship and exposure to real-world challenges, we aim to cultivate a generation of lawyers who are not only skilled in jurisprudence but also imbued with integrity, innovation and a global outlook,” said Prasad.
Arjan Kumar Sikri, judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court, joined by lawmakers, officials and corporate counsel, led a debate on transforming the legal profession through transparency, technology and global alignment.
Closing the event, CV Raghu, GCAI co-founder and former general counsel of Samvardhana Motherson Group, thanked all the speakers, participants and contributors, acknowledging the historic convergence of voices shaping India’s legal future.
