Dr. Kyvalya Garikapati

Associate Professor I

Dr. Kyvalya Garikapati is the Dean (Academics) and Associate Professor at KIIT School of Law. She completed her LL.B. from Montessori Mahila College of Law, Vijayawada in 1997 and her LL.M in Constitutional Law and Administrative Law in 2006, where she was a gold medalist at Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur. Dr. Kyvalya earned her Ph.D. from the same university in 2019.

Her career began with practicing as an advocate at the Guntur Bar Association from 1998 to 2004. She then transitioned to academia, lecturing at Andhra Christian College of Law and Mahatma Gandhi College in Guntur from 2006 to 2012. In July 2012, she joined KIIT School of Law, where she has taught various subjects including Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Human Rights Law, Legislative Drafting, Indian Federalism and Media Law

Dr. Kyvalya is noted for her extensive research, having published numerous articles nationally and internationally. She also co-authored a textbook on Administrative Law with Prof. V.D. Sebastian. Additionally, she has guided several LLM dissertations and Ph.D. scholars, and recently received an ICSSR Short Term Special Call Project grant worth 15 lakhs.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

B.Com, LLB, LLM, PhD

COURSE EXPERTISE

Constitutional Law and Administrative Law

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Environmental Law and AI and Law

Administrative Responsibilities

  • Dean (Academics) since June 2024
  • Associate Dean (Academics) July 2023-June 2024
  • Member Central Team (Sensitisation Committee since March 2024)
  • Head of the Department, Constitutional Law and Administrative Law (2021 to July 2023)
  • Convenor, Board of Studies.
  • Coordinator, PhD and Research (2020 July to July 2023)
  • Member Central Consultancy team KIIT and Coordinator, Consultancy team Law School (2022 March onwards)
  • Coordinator Equivalence (2020 Jan onwards till August 2023)
  • Faculty Head, Centre for KIIT Constitutional Law Studies and Research (2017 onwards till June 2022)
  • Course Coordinator 3rd year LLB (4 years)
  • Course Coordinator LLM (2 years)
  • Faculty in charge Library (1 year)
  • Member in several Committees like School level disciplinary Committee, Anti Ragging Committee, NAAC Team, IQAC Team, Moot Court Society, Centre for Legislative Drafting etc.

Awards and Achievements

Cleared AP CET 2013, LLM Gold Medalist

Outreach Activity

  • External Examiner for LLM and PhD at Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidhyalayam, Tirupati.
  • External Examiner PhD, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur
  • External Paper Setter LLM and PhD at Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidhyalayam, Tirupati.
  • Examiner Odisha Judicail Service Direct DJ recruitment
  • I have been speaker in the following events

1. Webinar conducted by LEGIS ORBIS on “Carreer oportunities during and post pandemic phase” on June 16, 2020

2. Webinar conducted by COLUMN OF CUREA on “Dynamics Centre State relations during Covid pandemic” on July 2nd 2020

3. Webinar conducted by CONSORTIUM FOR JUSTICE AND SOCIAL CHANGE on ‘Social, Economic, and Political Justice amid COVID Pandemic: Implementation and Impediments’ conducted on 27th September, 2020

4.Speaker at FDP KIIT School of Law 2021,2022.

5. Panelist in International Conference on “Comparative Public Law”, organised by Parul University in collaboration with Mediterranea International Centre for Human Rights Research (MICHR), Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Italy, 25th November 2022.

6. Speaker in National Seminar on “Creative Interpretation of Article 21” by Hindi Viswa Prachar Samiti College of Law, Mumbai. On November 26th 2022.

7. Speaker at “ll WORLD CONGRESS: CONTEMPORARY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS DF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, CYBERSPACE, GOVERNANCE AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS”organised by La Estuela Interdisciplinar de Derachus Fundamentales Praeeminentia lustitia,at Peru “Digitalization of Courts issues and Challenges” on 29th November 2022

8. Speaker at “World Summit: The Constitutional Rule of Law the new Social Rights and the future of Fundamental Rights” at Santa Catarina (Brazil) organised by 10 different Universities on 29th. 30th June 2023

9. Speaker at Staff Development Program, organised by Human Resource Department KISS University in collaboration with four other State Universitties of Odisha on 24th May 2023 at Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar, ODISHA

10. Guest lecture Guest lectures on Administrative Law, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Guntur on 27th , 28th May 2023

11. Guest lectures on Administrative Law at Sri Padmavathi Mahila Viswa Vidhyalayam, Tirupati.

12. Resource person at “One month National Level Online Faculty Development Programme on Teaching Law in 21st Century- Edition 1” on August 1, 2023, Organised by Gujarat Maritime University in association with Law Teachers India.

13. Resource Person, “Induction Training Programme of Odisha Administratie Survices (OAS) 2020 Batch” by Gopabandhu Academy of Administration, Bhubaneswar on September 12, 13, 2023

14. Speaker at MLU Lecture Series, at Madhusudan Law University, Cuttak, ODISHA on September 27, 2023

15. Resource Person, Faculty Development Programme, 2023 organised by KIIT University June 26th- 30th 2023

16. Speaker in the symposium, World Anthropology Congress -2023 organised by United Indian Anthropology Forum (UIAF) in association with Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar, Odisha on August 9-14, 2023.

17. Judge for the final rounds of “4th Padma Shri Dr. N.N Jain National Moot Court Competition”, organised by Department of Law, Prestige Institute of Management and Research, Indore, Madya Pradesh. (14th April, 2024)

18. Resource person, Induction Program for Assistant Labour Officers, at Gopabandhu Academy, Bhubaneswar. (20-04-2024)

19. Speaker at “Global Specialisation Course, Interdisciplinarity of the Inter Species Families of the ORB, Advances, Flats, Violence and Challenges” organised by The Interdisciplinary School of Fundamental Rights Praeeminentia iustitia, Peru, on May 16, 2024.

20. Resource person, Induction Program for Odisha Administrative Officers (2020,2022 Batch), at Gopabandhu Academy, Bhubaneswar. (30-8-2024)

21. Resource person, Induction Program for Odisha Administrative Officers (PR Batch), at Gopabandhu Academy, Bhubaneswar. (02-12-2024)

22. Resource person, Induction Program for Odisha Administrative Officers, at Gopabandhu Academy, Bhubaneswar. (27-02-2025)

23. Key Note speaker at International Women’s day celebration at School of Law, Birla Global University on the theme, “Breaking Barriers: Women’s Role in Shaping a Gender- Equal Future”, on March 7, 2025.

24. Resource Person, Induction Training Program for Assistant Labour Officers, on March 19, 2025 at Gopa Bandhu Academy, Bhubaneswar.

25. Resource Person, Training Program for OAS Officers, April 29, 2025 at Gopa Bandhu Academy, Bhubaneswar.

26. Resource Person, Induction Programme for OAS Officers Trainees (2022) on 22nd May, 2025 at Gopa Bandhu Academy. Memberships: Life member in IIPA Indian Institute of Public Administration. Events organised: ⮚Symposium on the Jurisprudential Trends in Right to Privacy panelled by Advocate J. Sai Deepak., Advocate Aditya Sondhi, 2019 ⮚Special lectures on Privacy and AADHAR by Senior Advocate Shyam Divan .2019 ⮚Guest Lecture series on Constitutional Law by Prof. Faizan Mustafa, 2020 ⮚Round table on Contemporary Constitutional Issues, Sessions taken by Advocate J Sai Depak, Advocate Aditya Sondhi, Advocate Yashobanth Das, Prof. Sridhar Acharyulu, 2020 ⮚International Webinar on the Federation of Earth and World Governance panelled by Dr. Glen T Martin and Dr. K Parameshwaran, March 2021 ⮚Panel Discussion on Increase of Women’s Age for Marriage: Social and Legal Ramifications on 30th January 2022. ⮚Guest Lecture on “Affirmative Action in Government jobs and appointments”, by Prof. S.N.Mishra, February, 2022 Panelist: Prof.S.N Mishra- Dean, KIIT School of Management Adv.Ashwini Upadhyay- Advocate, Supreme Court of India Dr.Tapan Mohanty Professor, National Law Institute University, Bhopal. ⮚Women’s Day Celebration, 2022 Guests: Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra and Prof. Priti Saxena ⮚National Webinar on Constitutionality of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (Online Session) by Ms.Kavita Krishnan (Secretary of AIPWA, Social Activist & Author), Mr.Ishkaran Singh Bhandari (Lawyer & Political Analyst) on 8th April, 2022 ⮚Judges Lecture series, By Justice L Nageswara Rao, on Privacy Rights on 13th August 2022.

Professional Membership

Life member in IIPA Indian Institute of Public Administration.

Projects & Consultancies

ICSSR Short term Special Call Research Project on “Evaluation of Socio-economic and Psychological factors influencing Investment of Rural Tribal Parents in Sukanya Samridhi Yojana (SSY): Reflection on Awareness, Perception, and Enrolment in Koraput, Nabarangpur, and Malkangiri” (150000+100000) 1600000/-Term 6 months. Submitted the final report yet to receive Clearance from ICSSR

Patents and Innovations

  • Australian Innovation patent “IMAGE PROCESSING BASED COVID-19 PREDICTION USING DEEP LEARNING”, Aug 2021.
  • German Innovation Patent “SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL SYSTEM USING IOT FOR DETECTION OF FAKE LINKS AND SUPPORTIVE SECURE TRANSACTION”