Common Cause Events
Common Cause Events
Prakash Singh v UOI: 20 Years of Police Reforms
Sept 22, 2026, New Delhi: To mark the 20th anniversary of the landmark Prakash Singh vs Union of India judgment, the India International Centre organised a discussion on Police Reforms. Those who participated were Mr Prakash Singh, former DGP of UP, BSF, and Assam, Mr G K Pillai, former Home Secretary of India and retired Supreme Court judge, and Justice Vineet Saran, who also chaired the meeting. Common Cause director, Dr Vipul Mudgal, moderated the discussion. He also expressed his views, along with IIC Director, Mr K N Shrivastava, IAS (Retd). Common Cause was also one
of the co-petitioners in the landmark case.
Article Contributed to an Edited Public Policy Book
September 2026: Radhika Jha, Project Lead, Rule of Law, and Dr Vipul Mudgal, Director, Common Cause, contributed to an edited volume titled Policy Analysis in India, edited by Azad Singh Bali and Satyajit Singh. The chapter, titled ‘Mapping institutional deficiencies in India’s criminal justice system as instruments of policy analysis’, examines patterns of policing across India and draws heavily from the Status of Policing in India Report series.
Published by Bristol University Press, the volume is part of the International Library of Policy Analysis Series and is available here: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/policy-analysis-in-india.
A Discussion on Delhi Police and Citizenry
On August 6, 2026, the Press Club of India organised a panel discussion on Delhi Police and Citizenry in the aftermath of the brutal police action against the youth protesters of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP). The speakers included Common Cause Director, Dr Vipul Mudgal; retired IPS officer, Mr Yashovardhan Azad; Editor of The Wire, Ms Seema Chisti; student leader, Ms Neha Bora; and a pellet gunshot victim, Mr Irshad Mansoor. The discussion was moderated by the Press Club of India President, Ms Sangeeta Borooah Pisharoty.
Webinar on Accessibility as Common Cause: The role of PILs in seeking Justice
On July 31, 2026, IIT-Madras organised an online lecture by Common Cause director, as part of the Accessibility Research Centre (ARC) Webinar Series, Accessibility Without Boundaries (AWB). The series was aimed at fostering a dialogue on inclusive practices across education and public life. Dr Mudgal addressed a well-attended interactive session with students and faculty members from various disciplines of the institution, and Ms Divya Chauhan, Legal Officer, Common Cause, facilitated a Q&A session at the end of the event.
Audience at the Launch of the SPIR 2026
July September 2026