Educational qualifications
Karuna Nundy received a degree in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University. She studied law at Cambridge University and pursued LLM from Columbia University, New York.
Legal Career
Karuna Nundy is a Supreme Court lawyer and also worked in US. Her main focus is on Constitutional Law, commercial Litigation, arbitration, legal policy and media law. She had been described as one of the three feminists leading a new wave, along with Vrinda Grover and Arundhati Roy by The Times of India. She wanted to make a huge contribution to India.
Landmark Cases
- Nirbhaya Rape Case: It was a major turning point in her life as she engaged herself in the field of anti -rape and sexual harassment of women in India.
- Bhopal Gas Tragedy Case: She was one of the daring lawyers who fought back for the rights of Bhopal Gas Tragedy victims and helped in cutting carcinogenic chemicals.
- Shreya Singhal v. Union of India: Nundy appeared on behalf of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (NGO) in the case, which struck down section 66A of Information Technology, 2000.
Other Contributions
- She had also worked with the government of Bhutan and helped Nepal in drafting the parts of interim constitution.
- She was consulted during the process of making Verma Committee report that was setup to review India’s Anti Rape laws
- Source :- https://blog.ipleaders.in/famous-female-lawyers-in-india/