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Ameya Nayak Sukhthanker

Ameya Nayak Sukhthanker

Assistant Professor of Law; legal writer and television host

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Panaji, Goa, India
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Joined May 2026
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Summary

Legal academic and educator: She serves as an assistant professor of law at V.M. Salgaocar College of Law (and is listed with other law colleges), teaching subjects such as drafting, criminal procedure, family law and land laws of Goa while coordinating moot court, legal aid cells and media/publicity for the college. edu
Practitioner with courtroom and drafting experience: Alongside her academic work she has experience in court practice in civil and criminal law and has worked in legal roles including associate and intern positions at Timble & Timble and as a legal associate with other practitioners. edu
Writer and commentator on legal and public policy issues: Regular columnist and contributor to Business Goa and Goa Today since 2019 and author of academic and analytical pieces (including a Lawctopus research paper), focusing on topics such as privacy law, medical negligence, domestic violence and legislative responses to COVID-19. edu+2
Public-facing media presence and educator-mentor: Maintains an active social profile (Instagram, Twitter/X mirror) that highlights roles as law professor, television host/anchor and public speaker; also offers tutoring and recorded teaching modules for state educational initiatives, reflecting an interest in wider public legal literacy and media engagement. instagram+2

Work

Education

Projects

Writing

The DPDP Act, 2023 & Puttaswamy Judgment

March 1, 2026

A research paper examining the constitutional compatibility of India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 with the Puttaswamy privacy judgment and the protection of informational privacy.

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Transitional Timeline of Clinical Legal Education in India: The Past, Present & Future

March 1, 2022

Co-authored paper presented at an international conference on Clinical Legal Education (Galgotia University) in March 2022 on pedagogical innovations and clinical legal education's trajectory in India.

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The Impact of India’s COVID-centric Legislative Initiative

January 1, 2022

Column published in Goa Today (Special March 2022 issue) assessing India's legislative response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Legal Eagle columns: 'The Concept of Commercial Courts in Goa' and 'Uniform Civil Code in Goa: Uniform or not?'

January 1, 2021

Columns published in Business Goa (Feb 2021 and June 2021 issues) discussing commercial courts in Goa and debates around a uniform civil code in Goa.

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Tackling the dual disasters of present times: COVID-19 and Domestic Violence

January 1, 2020

Paper accepted and published in Salgaocar Law Review (Volume VI, 2020) addressing the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic and domestic violence issues.

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Medical Negligence in India: The ethical conundrum and ensuing remedies

Article published in Jurisperitus: The Law Journal (Volume 3, Issue II) addressing medical negligence, ethics and remedies under Indian law.

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Hobbies

Stock market enthusiast. instagram

Foodie. instagram