As a basketball\nplayer, Vamshi Rao was used to putting his best step forward every time he\nstepped on the court. He took that same sporting attitude to the Supreme Court\nof India as he worked with some of the most renowned lawyers in the country. This\nalumnus of Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) from Batch 2010\u201315 has been a part\nof legal teams responsible for some landmark judgments of the Supreme Court of\nIndia. He says, \u2018I have not even achieved half of my\ndream as there is still a long way to go.\u2019 We retrace his steps back to where\nit all began for him \u2013 the O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to Vamshi, studying under Professor James Nedumpara, Professor Amit Bindal, and Professor M. Gandhi helped shape his belief system. He mentions the political science and criminal law lectures that encouraged introspection, and continue to remain a driving force for him. During his time at JGU, he also decided to focus on his overall growth. Being a part of JGU\u2019s basketball team helped as \u2018it taught the importance of camaraderie, respect for opponents, and the value of staying calm in both success and failure.\u2019 Talking about his five years at the law school he says, \u2018It was the defining period where you could make choices that shape your future.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As a student of JGU, Vamshi had the opportunity to intern with top legal firms as well as assist some of the most respected legal brains in the country. He recalls the opportunity to work as a Judicial Law Clerk for Justice Indrajit Mahanty in the Orissa High Court as a huge learning experience. He also worked with Justice J. Chelameswar, Justice L. Nageswara Rao, and Mr. Mukul Rohatgi, the then-Attorney General of India. Under their guidance, he could work on some of the most remarkable cases in recent times. \u2018The court is the best place to showcase your talent and learn from stalwarts every day,\u2019 he says, speaking of his experience. He assisted Justice Rao in representing the late Ms. Jayalalitha, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, in the disproportionate assets case before the Supreme Court and also worked on the Triple Talaq case with Mr. Rohatgi that led to the historic verdict by the Supreme Court, holding it unconstitutional. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, one of\nhis most memorable cases involved him assisting a senior in the writ petition\nthat challenged Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalized sexual\nrelations between persons of the same sex. \u2018The Court struck down Section 377\nas unconstitutional, and I felt myself to be a tiny part in this historic\nmoment,\u2019 he shares. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There have been\nmany such highlights in Vamshi\u2019s already astonishing career. But he reminds us\nthat there have been challenges too, and living away from home was one of them.\nHe is grateful for his time at JGU, which helped to prepare him not only for\nhis career but also to face life\u2019s challenges. \u2018There have been many\nexperiences at JGU, which make me look back and feel nostalgic. But one of the\nmost important has been the opportunity to make friends, who will remain with\nme on my life journey,\u2019 he says, looking back. And, as Vamshi shares, he has\nonly just begun the journey, and the road promises to be long and exciting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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