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.
Write to us
Editorial, Guest Column and corrections: editor@nyayapathshala.co.in
Workshops, collaborations and general questions: contact@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
Justice above law
Every article explains not only what the rule is, but what it protects and why it matters.
Plain words
No jargon. If a citizen cannot read it on a phone at a police station, we rewrite it.
Classroom to community
Lessons tested with students, advocates, prosecutors and police officers, then shared with everyone.
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.
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
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